The young woman lay in her bed, a white I-Pod clutched in her hand as she stared blankly up at the dark ceiling, unmoving, not thinking.
It just can't be true. She thought to herself. It just can't be. It has to be some sort of trick. That's it. It's a hoax, just like some of the others were. I'll listen to Labyrinth music to help me sleep and when I wake up, it will have been nothing more than a bad dream.
But when she woke up and checked her social media sites, her heart sank. There was more coverage and she knew that it was true. It can't be true! It just can't! It finally hit the girl and she wept long and hard into her pillow, her cries unheard by anyone. There was a hole in her heart, like she had just lost a dearest friend.
She had never met the man personally, but he still inspired her so much. She had been young when she first saw him in Labyrinth, watching the film with her sister. She cowered before him, he was frightening. She was in awe, he reordered time, he had turned her world upside down and he had done it for her.
When she grew older, she loved the story even more, sympathizing with Jareth, thinking Sarah was a fool. She grew again and realized that Sarah needed to grow up, but wasn't ready for what the Goblin King offered her. She grew once more and her hero had a permanent place in her heart.
She still refuses to believe he's dead, hoping and praying it's a trick. But a small part of her has accepted it and grieves for such a wonderful man who was finally at peace. She knows he's up in the heavens somewhere, making wonderful music and living on as a legend, a hero, and a Goblin King in her heart. She knew that one day she'd have children of her own and she could introduce to them the wonders of the Labyrinth. But for now, she'd content herself with teaching her sibling's children, sharing the joy and the fun with them. She would just have to remember and dream... And it was only forever, not long at all... She knew that in her dreams, the Underground would always be there waiting for her, should she ever need it...
It's only forever
Not long at all
Lost and lonely
No one can blame you
For walking away
Too much rejection
No love injection
Life can be easy
It's not always swell
Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl
'Cause it hurts like hell (hurts like hell)
But down in the underground
You'll find someone true
Down in the underground
A land serene
A crystal moon, ah, ah
It's only forever
It's not long at all
Lost and lonely
That's underground
Underground