A/N: Snape at his final moments with Harry before dying.
You lie there, grasping to hold onto life, wanting your chance at atonement. You wonder why you died without redemption, without your chance for grace. Your few breaths are harder to keep in, going in and out, hurriedly as if they cannot wait for you die.
Redemption, Atonement, and Grace. These three things you have yet to hold in your heart. These three things you have wanted for the past sixteen years.
Redemption- To make up for you had done.
Atonement- To make up for what you had said.
Grace- To know that you were accepted and forgiven.
Redemption and Atonement heard your feeble attempts at regaining life. They, as one, walked towards you silently. They did not make a sound as they both appeared next to you, staring you in the eyes.
The eyes were like Grace's own.
When you met Redemption and Atonement, they did not like you and you the same to them.
Your reason for hating what you wanted so dearly was simple.
Regret.
Because even though Redemption and Atonement had Grace's eyes, they were in the body of Regret.
Regret was very bitter.
Regret poisoned your cherished memories of Grace.
Regret made you hate Redemption and Atonement.
If you had not known Regret, then you would not know Redemption and Atonement.
If you had not known Regret then you would know Grace.
But you had known it.
And you bitterly accepted that.
You lie there, grasping for more time. Grasping to have the courage to take your chance. Not wanting to let them pass you by. Not wanting Grace to never know who you really were.
In spite of your intentions, your few moments of life were slipping away.
Redemption and Atonement were by your side. Grace was barely noticeable, yet there.
You take your chance.
"Take…it…take…it…"
You took your chance.
Atonement and Redemption are surprised.
They did not expect you to be so wanting of their approval.
You have taken your chance to explain, to let them know who you really are.
Maybe then you would feel forgiven, maybe then you would be given the most beautiful thing of all.
"Look…at…me…" You whisper to Redemption and Atonement.
And you see her,
Just for a second,
Grace.
A/N: So. what do you think?