Hi. Here's the last chapter of 'So simple yet so complicated'.

I just wanted to say that I don't believe anything said about dyslexia in this story. The bullies call Flora dumbass because they're horrible people, not because it's true.

It has now been 6 months since Helia Rose came into my life, and I'm so grateful that that chair next to me was free that day, because I can't imagine life without him.

We're in cafeteria at lunch time now, just chatting as usual.

'So are you coming over to my house after school?' Helia asks, we hang out most days after school, mostly at his house, so we can be with Ivy and play with Willow. Helia helps me with my homework a lot too, and I've been getting better grades since he started helping me and going through stuff with me.

I'm about to thank him for all his help, when I see Stella walking towards us, great what does she want this time?

'Hey Helia, I just wanted to ask if you wanted to come sit with me and my friends at our table, since dumbass is looking even uglier than usual today.' Stella says, glaring at me. Why does she have to be such a bitch? I never did anything to her.

Helia gets up out of his seat, looking angry, is he going to go with her? Has he finally given in to everyone telling him to stay away from me?

'Listen Stella. You need to realise that I am not and will never be interested in you.' Helia yells, looking Stella straight in the eye. The whole school is staring at the scene.

'I could never like somebody who is as cruel and unfair as you. Flora is one of the sweetest, kindest, smartest people I have ever met and you're only awful to her because you know that you will never be anything near as amazing as her. Now get lost and never bother her again.'

Helia looks really angry. I've never seen him like this before. I can't believe he stood up for me like that.

Stella is speechless for possibly the first time in her life. She turns on her heels and stomps off, while everyone else goes back to their lunch.

'Thank you.' I whisper, lost for words. That was by far the most amazing thing anyone has ever done for me.

Helia shrugs, 'Well somebody had to stand up to her,' he says.

We eat the rest of our lunch in silence, I think we're both amazed at his outburst.

It's after school now and we're walking back to Helia's house.

Over the past few months my feelings for Helia have only grown stronger, and it's killing me! And after him standing up for me today, I think that it's time I told him how I feel, he probably just thinks of me as a friend, but this is something I have to get off my chest, or else my life will be full of what ifs.

We get to the traffic lights, I know that these lights take forever to change because they're kind of banjaxed.

This is it, I have to tell him.

'Flora' Helia interrupts my thoughts.

Before he can continue, I pull him in close.

'Helia' I say, staring into those beautiful blue eyes

'I..I..'

'What is it Flora?'

'I think I love you,' he stares at me in shock.

'I-I love you too.' and then suddenly, he pulls me in for a kiss, and just as our lips are about to meet, the light turns green. Yeah, great timing.

We both pull away blushing, the moment is over. I run out onto the road.

"Flora" I hear Helia yell. I turn around, helpless, charging towards me is a huge lorry! Next thing I know I'm crashing to the pavement, how? 'Helia?' I'm too late . I hear the screech of brakes and his muffled yell .

NO! I whip around, there he is lying on the road, motionless.

I dash over and kneel down next to him. Is he unconscious? I can't see him breathing! He needs help and fast!

The lorry driver pulled in straight after he hit Helia, and is now running towards us.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't see him until the last second. I tried to stop but these brakes, they just don't stop that fast."

"I..Is he going to be ok?" I ask.

'I'm not sure, I called the ambulance they're on their way.' he replies.

I take another look at him, he's tall and tanned, with practically no hair, looking about in his mid thirties, he's pale as a ghost though, I don't feel angry at him, it's my fault, I should have looked before I ran out, I should have known the light had turned red again.

I take Helia's phone from his school bag and call his mom :

"Hello"

"Yes, hi, um...is this Helia's mom?"

"Yes who's speaking ?"

"This is Flora, Helia's friend"

"Ah Flora, how can I help you?"

"Ummm...Helia and I were walking home from school and there was a lorry coming down the road and it was going to hit me, but Helia pushed me out of the way and he took the hit..."

"Oh my goodness, is he alright?"

"Um...I ..I'm not sure..."

"Well, where are you?"

"Well we're on the old schoolhouse road, but there's an ambulance on its way so you could meet us at the hospital."

"Ok, I'm on my way. Thank you for informing me, Flora."

She then hangs up the phone.

Now what do I do? I know that his dad never picks up his phone.

*Nee Naaaww, Nee Naaaaw*

That's the ambulance, I run over to where they're lifting Helia on to a stretcher.

"Is he alright ?" I ask a man in uniform.

"He's unconscious could be in a coma, he may have suffered severe injuries to the head or internal injuries, even so we must be prepared for the worst." he replies his face is grim. If Helia doesn't make it I'll never forgive myself.

Next thing I know, we're sitting on hard uncomfortable hospital chairs, waiting for news on Helia .

Helia's mom is sitting next to me. His dad and Ivy are sitting across from me, grim faced.

There's a worried silence in the air and I feel sick to my stomach with worry and fear. Helia has to be ok, he just has to.

Ivy gets up and comes over to me

'Flora, what's going to happen Helia?' she asks.

'I don't know Ivy, I wish I did, but I honestly have no idea.' A fat tear slides down her face.

'I really want him to be ok.' she whispers.

'Me too' I whisper 'Me too,'

The door opens and a grim faced doctor comes out.

'I'm very sorry but Helia didnt make it. When the lorry struck him, it caused internal injuries and we think he's suffered from a severe head trauma. He started bleeding in the brain and we couldn't save him. My sincerest apologies, we tried all we could but his injuries were too severe. Helia is in a better place now.'

I look at Helia's parents. His dad is crying!

'NOOOO!'' Ivy screams, tears pouring from her eyes.

'My boy' his dad, whispers falling back into his mom is sobbing into her hands.

This is all my fault, if I hadn't stepped out in front of that lorry, none of this would have happened, but now Helia's dead . I can feel hot tears streaming down my face.

This can't be happening. Helia can't be dead. He just can't.

Why couldn't it have been me. Helia didn't deserve to die, he was so nice and caring and, well...amazing.


So here I am dressed in black, at a funeral that I wish was my own, but it's not. How can he be dead? Helia was the nicest, funniest, most kind hearted person, I've ever met.

Helia's family are sitting in the front row of the church . The priest is talking to them.

Clenched in my hand is the piece I wrote about Helia, I was up all last night trying to think of the right words to sum up just how amazing a person Helia was, not that I could sleep. I haven't slept properly since the accident and I don't think I ever will again.

I still can't believe this is happening, I still can't believe he's dead.

Ivy gets out of her seat her usually bouncy black curls hanging limply by her sides, she's runs towards me and hugs me. I hug her back, harder than I've ever hugged anyone before.

I feel the guilt twisting around in me like a knife, it's my fault her big brother is dead.

'There was something I thought you should see,' Ivy says, when we eventually pull apart.

'I was looking through Helia's stuff last night, and I found a box full of drawings and poems about you,' she places a piece of paper in my hand.

On one side there is a delicate pencil drawing of me and on the other side there is a poem.

I'm shaking as I read it.

Her voice is the whisper of windswept trees
Putting my troubled mind at ease
Her eyes are lit with the new stars aura
How I long to be close to my dear Flora.

I'm lost for words.

'It's beautiful' Ivy says, when I'm done reading it.

'And when I read it, I remember him and how much he loved art and writing, I remember the way he used to bring me to the park and watch movies with me. I remember how much I loved him.' at this point, tears are streaming down her face.

'It's just, I miss him Flora, I want him back more than anything.'

This is all my fault.

'I better get back to my parents, the service is starting in a second' she says, running back to her seat.

The priest clears his throat and begins.

'We are here today to grieve a kind hearted, 17 year old boy, named Helia Rose. Death took this boy early but had its reasons, what is death but a calling from God to come up to heaven to help him. We humans are born for a reason, to learn loyalty and how to love and care. But Helia already knew these things and that is why, I believe, his life was so short. Helia was a kind, loving boy and his mother, would like to say a few words about him. '

Helia's mom walks shakily up to the alter.

'Helia was an incredible person, it's just a pity I only realised it now, with me working 16 hour shifts and his father's accident, it was Helia who cooked and cleaned and looked after Ivy. He never lost his temper, never once yelled at us. He was so patient and he still loved all of us, even though we'd given him so many reasons to hate us. I still remember first holding him in my arms. He'll always be my baby and I'll never stop loving him.' she takes a deep breath and walks back to her seat.

'Next we'll hear some words from Helia's sister Ivy '

Ivy walks up to the alter.

'Helia was more than just a brother to me, he was my hero, he made dinner every night and did the washing up and insisted I didn't help. I remember how we used to watch movies every night, the house feels so...empty, without him. Helia loved art and nature and writing, he used to spend all his spare time cooped up in his room drawing or writing poetry. I have one of his poems here that I was going to read out to you'

She read out the poem she'd shown me earlier.

'Thank you.'

'And now a few words from Helia's best friend Flora.'

I get up and shakily walk up to the alter.

'Helia was by far the most amazing person I've ever met, and I'm so grateful I got to know him.' I begin.

'From the first day we met I knew Helia was different, but in a good way. He was my first real friend, Helia, unlike everyone else didn't judge me and really wanted to be my friend. He taught me so many things about myself that I never even knew, he listened to me and confided in me, his life was ten times harder than mine but he never complained . Helia was a beautiful person both on the inside and out and I'm so thankful to him that I got the privilege to know him. Thank you.'

I take a deep breath in and head back to my seat.

After that Musa, Riven, Timmy and Nabu give speeches.

The priest is walking back up to the alter after a sobbing Layla gave a speech.

'And finally Helia's father has prepared a speech about Helia '

Helia's dad walks up to the alter.

'Helia was a saint theres no other word for it, he cooked, he cleaned, he did everything really and what did I do? Lie in my room staring at the ceiling? Or spend my nights in the pub drinking? I wish I'd been there for him not just to help with the work but to just ... Be a dad to him and Ivy, I remember once Ivy came into my room and asked me if I wanted to watch a movie with her and Helia and do you know what I said? 'No thanks and close the door behind you.' Yep I know awful right? I now realise that I need to get over my depression and seek help for my drinking problems, it's been years since my accident happened. I just wish I realised sooner. I loved Helia with all my heart and was so proud of him for being so mature and being there for Ivy. I just can't believe he's gone, he really didn't deserve the life he had and Helia if you can hear me I'm sorry *sob sob*, I'm so so-o-ry.'

At this point Helia's dad is crying too hard to continue.

After that the priest says some final words and the church singer sings us out with a beautiful cover of 'somewhere over the rainbow.'


Flora's school years went by just like they were before Helia came. And alas she grew older and married some one she did not love. She often visited Helia's grave and wondered what might have been, and as the years went by she never ever forgot the boy who gave her happiness and made her life worth living.

As for the Roses, Helia's mom went back to nine hour shifts and Helia's father realised he needed to get over his depression and be there for his one remaining kid. He got a job working from home so he could be there for Ivy. Ivy, on the other hand, never truly got over Helia, after months and months she went back to being her peppy self, but her eyes betrayed her as they were sad and lonely though she had her parents back, it just wasn't the same without her hero, her big brother Helia .

~•~The End~•~

Ok, that's it. I know this must have come as a shock. I'm shocked and I'm the one who wrote it. I'm sorry that this is how the story ended, but I felt it just fit. Thank you so so so much for reading and all the follows/favourites/reviews, you have no idea how much they meant to me, and I'm sorry that it ended this way but I knew from the start that this was how I was going to end my story.

Once again thank you all. Bye for now, my other story will be updated soon and I will hopefully be posting a new story shortly.