Stevie-Rae
Like, seriously, what the hell have I gotten myself into? Stevie-Rae thought to herself on the way to the haunted building she told Rephaim to go to. It wasn't a long walk, especially since she didn't really walk as much as she did run. And it was so late at night she didn't have to worry about being seen. In no time she was standing in front of the run-down boarded up shack she'd told him about.
She opened the door slowly, hoping not to startle him.
"Rephaim?" she called out. There was no response. She set down the basked of food she brought, thinking he'd probably be hungry since she hadn't been able to bring him food like she'd promised, and began to walk around looking for him.
"I'm in here," said a shaky voice coming from one of the back rooms.
"Rephaim!" She ran to where his voice was coming from, "Are you okay?" That's when she saw him in a crumpled mess in the corner. He sure didn't look okay, he looked awful. Even the black of his wings was looking pale.
"Oh my goodness! I am so sorry!" she ran to his side, "What happened to you?"
"Nothing," he choked out, "I came here after you left me that day, and I have not fed since then. It's hard for one to heal when he cannot eat. I think I am dying."
"No! No you can't die! Rephaim, please! Here, I brought you food, a lot of it!"
"It is too late, Stevie-Rae. I am very sorry, I know this will probably hurt you."
"Rephaim, no!" she didn't know why but she began crying. When did she get so attached to him? She knew they'd Imprinted, but she didn't know why she felt as though she couldn't live without him. She sure as hell didn't have that feeling with Aphrodite.
"Just please, please promise me you'll stay with me until I go…" he trailed off, she could tell that just talking alone was taking a lot out of him.
"I promise!" she sobbed.
"I know you blame yourself, but please do not. This was not your fault…" and with that final word his eyes slowly closed and his breathing came to a halt. It was as if he'd conserved all of his energy just to say good-bye to her.
The pain that enraged Stevie-Rae's entire body was indescribable. She wanted to die, and as if that thought itself had brought the sun to a rise, she could see the first rays peeping in through the cracks in the walls. Without a second thought, she ran to the door, flung it open, and stepped outside.
hahaha okay okay yes i finally killed off stevie-rae and rephaim. someone had to, right?
xoxo
-t
