Chapter Two

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Sophie woke up in cold sweat, cursing herself.

It had been a year, she should've gotten over it. The nightmares had started a week ago.

Biana came in, mumbling about dreams. She sat next to Sophie and the two stared off into silence.

Sophie looked out the window of the girl's treehouse, with now just the two of them.

Outside of the window was the boy's tree house, which was empty.

Della had gone home.

The boys had...

It didn't matter.

"Nightmares?" Biana asked.

"Yeah."

"Me too."

Sophie choked. "Biana, I miss them so much."

"Me too, Soph."

And then they were both crying, knowing that it was all their fault.

Sophie fell asleep again, having another terrible dream.

-past-

"C'mon, Biana!" Sophie screamed as more pieces of the building fell.

They ran past a small alcove and Biana stopped her. "Sophie!"

They both turned to see the three people they had been worried sick about.

"Keefe! Fitz! Dex—"

Sophie's mouth choked on a scream.

Dex had a wound near his heart, and it was staining everything in the deep red color. Sophie started crying.

"Fitz, what—"

"Sophie, there's no time. Go."

"What?!"

"Go."

Sophie and Biana looked at each other.

"Sophie, please, Dex isn't going to make it out of here. I'm sorry. We'll meet you outside, just—"

"There must be some way, one of us can stay and help, I'll get Elwin—"

"Sophie! Can't you see? Dex is dying. He can't be fixed. It's too late. Me and Keefe will be out in a second."

The building shook again. Biana glanced at the exit. Sophie didn't look away from Dex.

"Sophie!"

Sophie glanced over at the exit at the sound of her mother's voice. "Sophie, c'mon!"

Biana looked at Sophie, and then at Edaline.

"Sophie, I'm sorry."

And then she ran to the exit.

Sophie scrambled to the boys. Fitz took her hand. He glanced at Keefe.

Then he brought her to a corner.

"Sophie, I'll be out soon. Please, go."

Then he leaned in.

Their lips were centimeters apart when the building shook again. Fitz pulled away.

"Go."

This time, she did.

She ran to the exit, only stopping to look back once. Fitz's eyes were filled with an apology. And that's when she realized.

Fitz and Keefe weren't going to make it out. They never planned to.

"No!" She screamed, running forward. But Edaline grabbed her arm and she was pulled away. "Wait!"

Her mother pulled her, sobbing, into the crowd of people, who watched the building fall, and Sophie knew her boys weren't ever, ever, making it out.