Safe and Sound.
Chapter 1 - Death
Shane's POV
Death was peaceful. This sort of death was, anyway. It was painful at first but ones I got to terms with the fact that this was happening and there for no way for me to stop it, I let it happen.
Floating. It felt like I was floating in a damp type of air. My mind was fuzzing and my eyelids felt heavy. I knew what was happening. I was dying. The draug killed me. They got me and killed me, there and then. It took a long time. A hell of a long time. They couldn't have just done it quick and easy, could they? They had to make it hurt and make it last. But it didn't bother me. Not one bit.
The only bit that bothered me was Claire. My Claire... I was leaving her. Alone. She had to go overwise this would have been her. She's been through death before and I'm pretty sure she didn't want to go through it again. I didn't want to go through it again. The pain of losing her was worse than the pain I felt now. And now I was going to cause Claire that same pain.
It wasn't anyones fault. It was bound to happen to one of us. The draug are seriously dangerous and if you get on their badside, thats the end of you.
It felt like I was floating for weeks on end. Just lay in mid air, thinking. Thinking of everything. Mostly about Claire though. I couldn't imagine the pain I'm going to cause for her, Michael and Eve when they find out I was gone. Gone for good.
It was hard to believe that everything I have fought for, everything I earnt had been lost. Every single thing that I have learnt, achieved, anyone that I've met and loved... they meant nothing now. I was dead. I could never talk to my friends again. I could never talk to Claire again.
I kept on seeing people. People in the past that I knew. Poeple who were dead. There was my grandmother and grandfather walking past me, hand in hand, smiling sweetly. My friend from high school who died in a car crash at the age of 15 skipped past me kicking his favourite football.
Then I saw my Mother. Walked straight up to me, looking me in the eye. I looked down to see she was holding hands with a little girl.
Alyssa.
She let go of my mums hand and ran up to me. She wrapped her hands around my waist and held me tight. My arms went straight around her. I've not held her like this in years. She still had that amazing smell on her. She didn't smell of smoke, or burnt skin. She smelt like a teenage girl. Beautiful.
My Mum continued walking towards me and held my hand as I put my arm around my sister.
'Mum.' I croaked. The first word I had said whilst being dead.
'Shane.' She smiled and carressed my cheek softly. 'I've missed you.'
'I'm here now.' I tell her. She squeezes my hand and smiles towards me.
'You've been gone a long time, Shane!' Alyssa pulls on my arm to get my attention. I look down and frown at her. 'What d'you mean, Lyss?'
'You died ages ago, where have you been?!'
'I died a minutes ago... not ages, Lyss.' I smile and throw away the subject, but Alyssa was in no frame of mind to talk about something else.
'No, Shane!' She whines. 'You died six months ago! You've been dreaming for six months! Talk about taking your time!' She definitely hadn't changed. She still had her cheek and sass. But thats what I loved about her.
'What?' I look at my Mum who nodded slowly. 'You died so long ago, sweetie. You're friends grieved for a very, very long time. They still are, hunny.'
'Claire..' My girl. She's lived for six months knowing I was dead. I had to know how she was!
'Somethings not right, Shane.' My mother frowns. 'I've been watching your friends the past six months. But they're not the only ones in the house, Shane.'
'Who?' I say a bit too fiercly. 'Has Claire moved on already? Has she got a boyfriend alrea-'
'No.' Alyssa says. 'You need to see it for yourself. Mum?'
My mum nods and looks at me with guilt in her eyes.
'You're not going to like this, sweetie.'
What do you guys think?! The next chapter is going to be on Claire and whats happening in the Glass House! Its not going to be pretty! Please review! xxx