I do not own Maximum Ride.
A/N: This chapter is dedicated to NonUserNumber1 (Who dedicated a story to me!), and KazWagner (My Aussie friend!) Thank you, guys!
WHEN IT RAINS
By Paramore
Angel POV:
We stand, side by side, in the rain. Silent, mouths closed. Too numb to feel the rain that pounds us. We are not only cold on the outside, but on the outside as well. How could she do this to herself?!
And when it rains,
On this side of town it touches, everything.
Just say it again and mean it.
We don't miss a thing.
You made yourself a bed
At the bottom of the blackest hole (blackest hole)
And convinced yourself that
It's not the reason you don't see the sun anymore
We watch as the men throw dirt on the coffin of the girl, and we watch with heavy hearts, knowing that we could have done something.
And no, oh, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
No, oh, I need the ending.
So why can't you stay
Just long enough to explain?
But even I didn't see this coming. But we all saw it. She was losing weight, and not sleeping.
And then, the men walk away, leaving us alone with the numbness and the rain. I slowly creep forward, and sit in front of her grave.
And when it rains,
Will you always find an escape?
Just running away,
From all of the ones who love you,
From everything.
You made yourself a bed
At the bottom of the blackest hole (blackest hole)
And you'll sleep 'til May
And you'll say that you don't want to see the sun anymore
I hum the tune to the song, "When It Rains", that she loved to sing. And I feel a person come sit next to me. I look up from the dirt, and see Gazzy. This is hard for him. She was kind of close to Gazzy, like me.
And no, oh, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
And no, oh, I need the ending.
So why can't you stay just long enough to explain?
He starts humming with me, ans we stare at the dirt in front of her grave. I feel another person sit next to 's Iggy.
Take your time.
Take my time.
But the last two standing will not sit because they were the last one who saw her alive.
"She was a beautiful young girl that had so much to look forward to. She decided it was over, though. That she couldn't stay here in this world of loss and pain. And we take this time to remember this amazing life now, because she meant something to all of us," I say.
Take these chances to turn it around. (take your time)
Take these chances, we'll make it somehow
And take these chances to turn it around. (take my...)
Just turn it around.
"She was my soul mate and true love," Someone says.
"She was my older sister that loved me," Another says.
"She was my mom and my protector," One whispers.
"She was my older sister and she supported me whatever I did," Someone sobs.
"She was my mommy when I didn't have one," I whisper.
No, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
No, oh, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
No, oh, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
No, oh I need an ending.
So why can't you stay
Just long enough to explain?
And one by one, we stand, put our flowers of her grave, and say our goodbyes. But I stay on the ground until everyone one else walks away in different directions. This is our last act as the Flock. And as I stand, my heart is pulled towards the grave. It hurts to stare at it. It feels like she's going to run out of the trees any second, screaming at us to run. It feels like a horrible dream I can't wake up from.
You can take your time, take my time.
I kiss the words on the grave, and walk up the hill. I turn around, and stare at the back of the grave that overlooks a forest and the dark sky. A beautiful grave for a beautiful dead girl named Maximum Ride.
Author's note:
Hey guys! What do you think? This whole death thing hits close to home, because my extremely close Nana died in May… it was like this. It was like a dream, like I'd wake up and she'd be there. If you've ever lost someone close, you should know how this feels. She's in a better place, though. Honest to gosh.
Thanks, R&R.
~Ever