AN: Hey all you wonderful readers, I'm sure you're all thinking why I started a new story? To be honest, I have no clue. They just keep coming out of nowhere! And what am I to do with crazed plot bunnies jumping everywhere? So you see my challenge? Well for this story I challenge all of you to leave your favorite song title, and what character you would like me to use, and I just might. I will post when I have time, these don't take long at all, thank you all for being paitent and forgiving, and with that I give my regards to DarkRook who editted this. I also recommend that you listen to the song posted for each chapter while you read, it may give you insight as to why I wrote what I did, thanks. On to the story!
If Everyone Cared: Nickelback
Alex stood in the entryway to his house, stiff and frozen to the spot. This could not have happened. It was supposed to be him. His throat had completely closed up on him; his eyes burned with tears he could not shed.
He did not even register falling onto his knees, the hardwood floor digging into his bare skin. His eyes were fixed on the blood pooling in front of him. She laid limp on the floor, facing away from him, but he knew it was Jack.
He recognized her familiar bright red hair, stained slightly with specks of blood. She had been waiting for him, cooking one of her famous ten minute meals. He had been late, had forgotten to call, had not thought any of it would be a big deal.
That call could have made all the difference. He could have said goodbye. Alex choked a little, his fingers curling into fists in an attempt to hold back the pain shuddering through him. He could have told her that he loved her, that he was incredibly thankful for all the small things she had done for him in the past.
Now it was over, he was too late, so when he whispered an apology as the raw tears blurred his vision, he knew she couldn't hear him. It was an overdue sorry for everything, and as Jack had always used to tell him, better late than never.