Chapter 20: Words of truth

Scarlett watched with a heavy heart at the two love birds. "No! How could this happen, I thought I was the love of his life?" Scarlett gasped this couldn't be happening Rhett was falling for another woman. Scarlett thought she was the only one for him. Rhett....had forgotten all about her. Scarlett's hand flew to her mouth with another gasp. That just couldn't be true could it? No of course not. Rhett missed her so very much he just couldn't forget about her just like that. That just wasn't possible.

"Scarlett he deserves to be happy. It's been two months since your death. It's time for Rhett to move on with his own life, time for it to heal from all the hurt." Melanie said standing next to Scarlett as they watched what was going on down below.

"Hurt is that what I have become?" Scarlett asked as tears came to her eyes. What was the world coming to? She had lost the only man she truly loved to one of his old friends. "How could this happen Melly? I thought I meant more to Rhett then that." Scarlett cried as tears fell into her hands. Things where turning into a nightmare. There was a nightmare around every corner Scarlett turned just like there had been when she was alive.

"Scarlett you do mean more to Rhett then that and you know that. Rhett just needs someone to talk to right now that's all. No one will ever replace you in Rhett's heart nobody." Melanie said turning Scarlett towards her with care in her eyes. She knew this was hard for Scarlett to swallow but it just had to happen it was meant to happen.

"If I really mean that much to him then why is he doing this…to us?" Scarlett asked still not getting her answer she wanted earlier. Her body began to shake as big, round, salty tears poured from her lovely Green eyes. Soon she found herself kneeling to the ground on her fragile legs. Scarlett thought her eternal life was over as well when she thought Rhett had forgotten all about her. If this was too happen she didn't have any reason to be in heaven if this is what she had to watch.

"It's like I told you he needs this time to heal from this horrible event taking presents in his life and if Anne is the person that will bring him out of his depression then that is what is to happen. I'm sorry Scarlett but there is nothing I or god can do." Melanie said putting a hand on Scarlett's shaking shoulder. "I know this is hard for you to swallow but---"

"Hard for me to swallow Melanie I've never been able to swallow any of this. I want to go back, back where I belong and that is with Rhett. Safe and sound in OUR home with the man that I love and that is Rhett." Scarlett wailed like a small child not getting her way.

"Scarlett don't you want Rhett to be happy?" Melanie asked getting down next to a grieving Scarlett."

"Yes I do but…I thought we…wou…would be….to….together forever." Scarlett said but s sob got stuck in her throat. "Why couldn't it have been like I had always dreamed of? Having a great house, children and of course the best husband? I had that but I through it all away for…"

"I knew you loved Ashley Scarlett I've noticed for quite some time." Melanie said brushing Scarlett's lovely chestnut hair that went past her shoulders.

"You did? Why didn't you say anything?" Scarlett asked with fear showing all over her face. Melanie knew all along that she was in love with Ashley and yet she didn't say a word about it.

"Because I knew it would make things much worse then what things where already." Melanie said with a caring smile coming across her lovely face.

All of a sudden Scarlett felt very guilty that she had loved Ashley behind Melanie's back. "After I realized I really didn't love Ashley it was too late for me and Rhett to make things right again. I had finally realized that I had lost a great husband and child all because I wanted Ashley." Scarlett let everything finally poor out after all of these years. Scarlett fell to her ground with her arms folded with her head in them crying her eyes out once again.

Melanie bent down to comfort Scarlett the best that she could. Melanie knew that this was very hard watching Rhett going thought this when she couldn't do anything to help except watch…helplessly and heartbroken. "Scarlett please stop your crying there is nothing your tears can do."

Scarlett looked up with many running down her face. "I don't care I just want Rhett back! Please Melly isn't there anything that you can do?" Scarlett asked.

"I'm afraid not dear. Once you are up here you're up here for eternity. I'm sorry Scarlett but there is nothing I can do this is out of my hands." Melanie said taking Scarlett in her loving and caring arms. Melanie rocked Scarlett back and forth like a small child.

Scarlett stayed like that and cried for hours upon hours. This wasn't how things were supposed to end. No she was supposed to live happily ever after with Rhett by her side. This was the opposite of the happily ever after it was the never ever after. Scarlett never thought this was possible to die at a young age and lose everything she had ever loved.

There was no going back now Scarlett was stuck there for the rest of eternity watching as her beloved lived every waking moment without his love by his side.

"Scarlett you mustn't cry it will only make things worse." Melanie said putting her fingers through Scarlett's hair.

"Things just can't get any worse they just can't" Scarlett wailed putting her face into Melanie's dress. "This just isn't fair. What did I do to deserve this? "Her face began to turn red from all the crying she had been doing.

"Nothing dear you haven't done anything. It was just your time to come to us that was all?" Melanie said stroking Scarlett's hair while she buried her face into her dress.

"Melanie can you at least tell me this. Will Rhett end up marrying Anne?" Scarlett asked looking up at Melanie with tear stand eyes. She got to her legs before Melanie could answer.

Melanie didn't know what to do or say. She got to her feet then took a deep breath and spoke in a very calm voice. "Yes."

A/N: Aw poor Scarlett. Will her new world come falling down now that Rhett has found a new love? Review please and thank you:) Oh and I'm really sorry if this sounds like it is being rushed. I've just been really busy. Plus I have the rest of the story writen I just don't want to give to much a way that is all:)