Title: Let Go, It's Okay
Author: ThrashMetalQueen
Summary: As Sarah dies, she stumbles on her last thoughts...and an old friend.
No...I can't be dying. This can't be the end. I have to help Ashe destroy Judah. I can't go yet. Please God, no...
I try and fight it. I try to keep my eyes open, but death is slowly starting to engulf me. The pain is unbearable; like a fire slowly burning inside of me. My vision is starting to blur up and I can't think straight. All kinds of thoughts are attacking me all at once. Is Ashe okay? Is Judah hurting him? What's happening? I need to keep myself alive. I need to see Ashe.
The crowds of people stand above me, towering. I turned my head just a little bit to see Ashe, but I couldn't. It hurt too much. I just continued to look up at the starless sky. My hope was fading away, as I was too.
The next thing I know, I was being shifted into somebody's arms. As soon as my vision cleared up, I realized that Ashe was holding me. He's trying to speak to me, but I can't hear what he's saying. I can't hear anything. It's becoming quiet.
"Sarah?"
Another voice...? Whose speaking to me...? I know this voice, but I can't pin-point who it is.
"Sarah, it's me."
I blink a few times, then look into the crowd. Out of all the dark individuals, I see one. Only one stands out to me, a radiant light outlining the figure like a bright halo. And I know this person too. He's from my past, the one that took care of me as a child. But how is he back here? It's been ten, maybe fifteen years. He can't still be here. But I don't question it any further, and watch as he just looks at me sadly.
"I feared this would happen one day..." he says to me. My gosh, he hasn't changed a bit. He looks the same as he did back then. He walks over to me and sits down. He puts a hand on my face. "...But it's okay. I've got you now."
I can feel the pain eat a little more at me again. I wince some. It's hurting me so much. Please, someone, make it stop.
He knows I'm trying to fight it back and looks at me with those same dark eyes. "Let go, Sarah, it's okay. It's time to go. I'm here with you."
Maybe he's right. He must be. If he's with me, I know it'll be okay.
"...I love you..." I hear Ashe's final words to me. I smile inside my mind. Now I do know it's true. I have found my peace.
Eric extended his hand to me. "Come on, Shelly's waiting."
I put my hand in his and pull forward. My own spirit leaves my body. I see Ashe's expression as I finally die. He's saddened and I can't help but want to hold him one last time.
Eric looks at me and tries to comfort me in a way. "He's just hurt, it'll be fine."
I figured he was right. I nod as I wrap my arm around his waist and put my head on his shoulder. "Okay, I trust you."
"Good." he says, smiling. "Are you ready to go home?"
"I'm ready."