Chapter 10 - Last Kiss

I've been in my room for the past two weeks, curled up on my bed. I kept whispering her name over and over.

"Tomoe."

In my head I was screaming, 'Oh where or where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me.'

I replayed everything that happen that night in my head.

We were out on a date, in my daddy's car. I had to borrow his because mine was in the shop. We hadn't

seen each other in over six months because she was studying abroad. I had made reservations for us at the

restaurant where we had our first date. I picked her up from her house at six, so the sun had already set.

We hadn't driven very far, only a few blocks or so. There in the road, straight ahead, a car was stalled, the

engine was dead. I couldn't stop, there wasn't enough time to, so I swerved to the right, and crashed into a

tree. I'll never forget the sounds that night. The screaming tires, the busting glass, and the painful scream

that I heard last. I had hit my head against the steering wheel and blacked out.

I can still hear her scream echoing in my ears. She was in so much pain, and it was all my fault. I covered

my ears, trying to get rid of the piercing shriek that kept ringing, but it wouldn't stop. I don't think it ever

will.

When I woke up, the rain was pouring down. There were people standing all around. They had probably

heard the crash, and I could hear sirens in the distance. Something warm was going through my eyes, blood,

probably from the gash on my forehead, which was cut by some glass that had broken off the windshield. I

was disoriented, but the first thing I thought of was Tomoe. I couldn't see very well from the blood covering

my eyes, but somehow I found my baby that night.

I lifted her head, she looked at me and said, 'Hold me darling, just a little while. I held her close, and

kissed her our last kiss. I found the love that I knew I had missed while we had been apart. "I love you,

Kenshin. Be happy," she said. I was about to reply that I couldn't be happy without her, but now she's gone,

even though I hold her tight. I cried and chanted her name over and over. I lost my love, my life, that night.

My dad had been called by one of the officers, and he took me home. I went straight to my room, and

haven't left it since.

Suddenly, I sat up. She told me to be happy, and I know that she meant for me to find someone else to love,

(which I don't think will happen), but that doesn't mean that can't be with her again. I decided, she's

gone to heaven, so I've got to be good, so I can see my baby when I leave this world.

I will live the rest of my life serving others, and making others happy. I am certain that Tomoe's wish for

my happiness will be fulfilled in this way, because each person that I help will lead me one step closer to

heaven, which is one step closer to her.

A/N I came up with this one, because I was in a car accident yesterday. Luckily, no one was hurt. My sister

was driving, and if she hadn't stopped when I had told her to, I would either not be walking, or dead right

now (The other driver had hit my side of the car). Our car was totaled, so now we have to get a new one,

which sucks because we had just had work done on it, including new tires put on. Oh well.