Previously:
Lyn was walking back towards them, a happy smile on her face, when Abigayle sensed it. A strong surge of magic. Unknown magic. Immeditaly she knew something bad was going to happen, and stopped the group from moving forward and yelled, "Get down!"
Jumping down, Abigayle protected her head as everyone else did, as the cieling started to crumble and fall. Rocks, books, and other debris fell and all everyone could do was hope that they were all safe. That's all Abigayle was thinking until she heard a loud pained scream.
Now:
Standing up before the others, Abigayle coughed in the dust surrounding the order, and looked around for everyone that had come. She counted James, Ally, Scorpius, Jason, Adrianna, and Victoria. Looking around she realized there was only one person missing.
"Lyn." Jason said, looking around for his sister, "Lyn, this isn't funny, where are you!" He ran forward, moving rocks out of the large pile that had built up.
Victoria gasped and pointed, everyone following where she was pointing to see one pale hand in the rubble. James and Scorpius made it to the hand before Jason did, so they could move the rocks carefully, without causing more harm.
"Lyn! Get out of my way! Lyn!" Jason yelled when he saw the girl's shocked face come from beneath the rubble. Her face was even paler, her scary blue eyes wide in shock, her hair caught up in th rocks, pulling roughly. Blood dripped down her face, from the cut on her head and from her lips. Her breathing was rough, as if it was hard for her to even attempt.
"Lyn. Lyn, look at me. Lyn!" Jason grabbed his sister's hand, looking into her eyes, begging her just to look at him. It took her a moment but she finally responded.
"J-Jason?" Her voice was soft, so quiet it was barely audible. "I c-can see it. It's ssso pr-pretty." A smile was on her lips as she spoke, her eyes glassy looking.
"What is it? What's pretty?" Jason asked, clenching his sister's hand in his own.
"You kn-now. . . What M-muggles c-call it. . . The light."
Jason looked around, gasping in surprise when he saw it. The bloody mess that used the be his sister's stomach and lower half. Completely crushed. Impossible to survive. But, either way, he was getting his sister out of there. No matter what.
"Lyn, stop looking at the light. Don't go near it. Please, Lyn. Look at me. Not the light. Please." Tears filled Jason's eyes, trying not to imagine life without his sister.
She laughed lightly, so lightly that it was almost like it hadn't existed. "D-dont. . . be silly br-brother. Would. . . you mind t-telling. . . everyone sssomthing for m-me."
"You can tell them yourself. Most of us are here. Go ahead. I promise to tell them anything. Just stay with me, Lyn. Keep talking."
The bloody smile did nothing to help anyone's feelings, though you could tell she was trying. "T-tell Mom and Dad. . . T-tell 'em I love 'em. . . And Teddy t-too. T-tell I'm sssorry as well. P-please?"
Lyn's fading blue eyes searched people out, and found the person she wanted, "V-vict-toria. . . I-I never t-told you th-that you were always. . . my b-best fr-friend. I n-never forgot how m-much. . . I l-love you. And you t-too Adri. . . You t-two are th-the. . . b-best sisssters a g-girl could ask for."
She searched out Ally next, "And you. . . You are am-mazing. D-don't let. . . anyone t-tell you otherwissse. You're. . . a g-great fr-friend."
Next she found James and Scorpius, "You t-two are T-teddy's b-best friends. . . Stay with him f-for m-me? . . . Even th-though I c-can't?"
Seeing everyone nod she finally looked to Abigayle, "I st-till d-don't c-care. . . what you're plan was. I'm just g-glad. . . I g-got to be a p-part of it. . . You know?" Her smile was just a scary ghost of the ones she usually had, "Th-thanks Abby. . . F-for the ad-dvent-ture."
Lyn coughed, more blood staining her pale white cheeks, as she looked to her brother one last time. "I. . . Love. . . You. . . Brother. . ."
She coughed again, her breathing getting shallower and shallower. The light in her eyes faded quickly, leaving it with a glassy look. Her whole body relaxed with her one final breath. Her hand that had been holding on to Jason's finally released and fell to the ground next to her.
Jason stared. Everyone doing the same. There was no sounds in the room until Jason reached and grabbed his sister's shoulders, shaking them and screaming at her to wake up. Then everything happened quickly. Adrianna and Victoria hugged each other tightly, crying and screaming. Ally covered her face and looked away, tears streaming silently down her face. James and Scorpius pulled Jason away, trying to give help to their friend before he did something he would regret.
Abigayle fell to her knees and stared. Stared at nothing, stared at everything. She had never felt so helpless before, seeing the girl that had become a friend to her die. All she could think was,
This is all my fault.
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Well there it is. The chapter I loathed to write more than anything. A shout out to my friends that have helped me get to this chapter so far. You know who you are. I should have said this at the top, but here I am now, when reading this chapter I would recommend listening to If You're Reading This by Tim McGraw or Here Comes Goodbye by Rascal Flatts.
-Becca
