I felt his arms slip out from under m sleeping body, my pajama top rubbing against my skin. I smiled in my sleep as I listened to his foot steps cross the room. There was silence for a while before I heard him return to the room.
"Char...I'm going to work" He stroked strands of hair from my face
I replied with a quite moan. I heard him chuckle slightly, as he stood and left the room. Silence yet again fell in the apartment. I slowly sat gazing round the room. Half the bed un-made, the curtains slightly parted and the door ajar. I smiled slightly. Even though Peter didn't live here, it seemed right if he stayed here. I felt safer when he was. I stood slipping my gown over my pj's walking into the kitchen picking up the carton of juice Peter had left for me on the side. I poured myself a glass and took a sip as I sat on the couch. I heard whispering from the guest room. I glanced at the phone. Was it time to tell my family about the proposal? I sighed as there was a knock at the door. I opened the door to Garrett.
"Hey Charlotte" he grinned as he stepped inside
"Hi Garrett..."
"Is Kate in?" he looked round
"Shes sleeping..."
"Ah..."
"Please sit..." I gestured to the couch
As I went to close the door I noticed a dark shadow in the corner of the hall. A sharp shiver ran down my spine as I stared into the shadow's shaded eyes. I closed the door as I heard someone shuffle into the room behind me, it was Kate.
"Morning Kate" I smiled at her bed hair
She simply moaned in reply as she completely ignored Garrett.
"Morning sleepy head" Garrett chuckled
Her eyes suddenly widened and she spun on her heels.
"Garrett?"
"That's my name" He grinned
"What are you doing here!"
"I.."
I blocked off their conversation when the phone began ringing. I walked over and answered it.
"Hello?"
No one replied. I frowned
"Hello?" I asked again
No reply. How odd I thought, wonder who it was. I listened closely. I could hear the stranger breathing at the other end of the phone. I began to fell slightly un-nerved.
"Hello?" I asked one final time before the phone went dead.
I stared at the phone before putting it back.
"Who was it Charlotte?" Kate asked
"Someone who wouldn't reply obviously" I smiled slightly
"Oh maybe it was accidental dial...I got a call like that once...you don't wanna know what was happening at the other end" Garrett chuckled
"Oh shut up Garrett" Kate hit him lightly
"Easy Katie" he continued to laugh rubbing his arm
She punched him again "Don't call me Katie..."
Garrett laughed and began to tickle Kate as someone knocked at the door. I frowned as I stepped closer to it. They knocked again as I reached for the handle. I paused. Something told me not to open the door. They knocked again and I reluctantly opened the door wider than I wanted too. A tall slim figure stood in the door way. His hair was sandy blonde and tied back in a hair tie. His green jacket was stained with mud and dirt and it looked like his trainers had seen better days. His eyes where dark. In his hand, he held a small revolver with a dark wooden handle. It glistened in the light from behind me. A small gasp escaped my lips as my arms hung by my sides.
"James..." I whispered.
He seemed to grin evilly as he pointed the gun at my chest. I realized what he was going to do but I was like a rabbit in the headlights. Frozen in fear. A terrified scream escaped my frozen body.
"CHARLOTTE!" I heard my friends scream but it was to late.
James pulled the trigger once and then again, the sound of the bullets leaving the barrel sounded like a thunder clap from over head. The first bullet entered my chest just below my collar bone on the left side, a sharp pain shot out from the area as my screams where silenced, the second entered my waist, as if it had been deflected. I fell backwards in what seemed like slow motion before I could hit the ground someone had caught me. Dazed and in pain I looked up and saw Peter cradling me in his arms.
"Charlotte!" He cried "Can you hear me?"
I could hear Jasper and Garrett trying to wrestle James to the ground.
"Char please! Say something!" he shouted
"Hello? Ambulance please my friends been shot" I heard Alice's panicked voice in the distance
"Charlotte?"
"Pe..Peter" I managed to gasped out
"Char it's going to be alright..." tears rolled down his cheeks
"It...it hurts so much" I cried
"I know... I know...just concentrate on me...not the pain..."
"but it hurts..."
He stroked my face "I know char...just think about me...listen to the sound of my voice.."
My eye lids began to feel heavy.
"Stay awake Char..." Peter said in what sounded like a whisper
"I..." I gasped out again "I love you..."
"Oh Char..." his tears fell faster
"It's so...col..cold..."
"Char the cold isn't real...I'm real...the cold isn't..."
My eyes began to close as sirens echoed in the distance
"Char?" Peter asked his voice echoing
My world plummeted into darkness as the pain over came me. My heat and energy drained from every limb. I thought this was the end.
