One
year. One month. And one day. I only had one chance. Now he's
gone.
This twoshot is first about Jeb and all of his regrets
when he finds out that he has terminal lung cancer. Secondly, it's
about max and her regrets after leaving her flock, wanting to go out
on her own, and then discovering that she was no longer wanted when
she's ready to return. Based on the song "one life to love"
by 33miles.
Warning: It's sad.
Here's the hyperlink for the song if you want to listen to it. It's really good, but it's sad. I cried the first time I heard it. .com/watch?v=QF1Ezk21cDo
Italics: Song lyrics
Bold: headings
Jeb POV:
He
never thought he cared so much about the minute hand
Until
he started praying for, a second chance
Flashback
Jeb
POV:
"Maximum ride." I said, being as sincere as I
could be seeing my own daughter locked in a cage and being unable to
help her. "oh, I've missed you so much." Her look of
confusion, turning slowly to recognition, and then to rage, killed
me. I couldn't tell her what I wanted so badly for her to hear: that
I was a good guy, that all I wanted was to keep her safe. But I
couldn't.
End
flashback
If
he could only do it all again
He'd trade the long nights
that he spent behind his desk
For all he missed
Even now, years later, I couldn't bring myself to tell her the whole story. Every time I tried, she rejected me. And now here I am, sitting with Valencia, unable to change what I wanted so badly to change. Because my days on earth are numbered, and I have completely lost her trust.
He tells his wife "I wish that this moment in this room was not me dying, but just spending a little time with you."
Max will never know what I did for her. She'll never know why I came back. But it was all for her. Everything was for her. She will never expire, like the rest of the experiments. She'll live a long happy life with her family, and die naturally. I can't regret giving that to my daughter. I only wish I could tell her so. But my time is limited, as I lay here in a hospital bed. My only companion being Dr. Martinez, crying softly beside me. "I'm sorry." I whispered, and took my last breath. All the pain and suffering I endured weighted on my final goodbye.
You
only get just one time around
You only get one shot at
this
One chance, to find out
The one thing that you
don't wanna miss
One day when it's all said and done
I
hope you see that it was enough, this
One ride, one try, one
life...
To love....
The next chapter (and second verse) is in Max's point of view. REVIEW PLEASE! I'll update soon. Like, really soon. I have both the chapters typed up, and I'll post them once I get enough reviews to make me feel appreciated. ;)
KTHNXBYE,
-Bergatron