Eli's POV, one shot. Alternate ending to All Falls Down (2). What if Eli really did get stabbed? Starting with Eli alone in the halls, Clare pleading with him to run away somewhere else, and Fitz stabbing him (instead of the wall) when he realizes he loves Clare.
In a world of darkness, webbed with lies
I feel myself alone.
These empty halls where silence cries
Awake the fears I've never known.
I'm vulnerable and need rescuing,
A twisted, messed up ghost.
And when I hear your echoing footsteps,
I realize now I need you most.
We're all alone, just you and me
Your blue eyes wide with fear.
Trying to save me from falling once again,
But my feelings aren't yet clear.
A chilling presence lingered in the air,
As a shadow suddenly emerged.
A gleaming blade revealed itself,
My heart stopped as two paths converged.
I push you away so you won't get hurt,
But fighting the battle's no use.
My stirred emotions are too much for me;
I let my heart hang loose.
Hovering tension melts my fears,
With you beside me, I'm not so afraid.
We both have something to fight for now,
A spark that beats the blade.
It's you and me against the world,
The time that has awaited.
I glance over at you, you're still there.
Exasperated at the mess I've created.
I refuse his biting words,
As they hit like a tidal wave.
I'll fight for the moments of you and me
And keep the ones I save.
But it's no longer of any use;
The walls are closing in.
You're done always covering my mistakes,
The heart-shattering knife will always win.
"Don't do this," I plead to both you and him.
Because either way it'll be the end.
You're the knife that shatters my heart,
The heart that will never mend.
"No!" I scream,
As the blade cuts into my arm.
I fall to the ground, all is gone,
With the price was paid with harm.
Your piercing shriek smashes all silence,
Marking the end of war.
I take my last look to you
But you're not there anymore.
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