CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR – Last Night On Earth
Martha was rooted to the spot; the gun still pointed at Jamie. Her hands were shaking; her breathing heavy.
Jamie looked at her; pain etched across his face. He fell to his knees.
She'd shot him. She couldn't believe it.
She squinted into the darkness trying to find the bullet hole in his body. It was too dark; she couldn't see anything except for the outline of his body and the pale whiteness of his face.
"You bitch," Jamie groaned; before finally falling flat onto his chest.
Jamie was still; silent and very still.
Martha gasped. No, she couldn't have. He wasn't dead. There was no way. She lowered the gun and let it drop to the ground. She took a step forward; the leaves crunching loud under her boots. Apart from that, the silence engulfed her. She didn't like it. She hated the silence.
Silence, at that point of time could only mean one thing. Death.
Martha took a few more steps forward until she reached the unmoving body.
"Jamie," she said softly. Part of her wished for a sound to come from him. But another part of her wished that he would be silent forever; leaving her to live the life she so desperately craved.
She lifted a foot and prodded him with it. "Jamie," she called out again, as she continued to push at him with her foot.
Martha fell down to her knees and lent over him. She reached a hand out and poked at his back. Still nothing. She then moved her hand to feel for a pulse but stopped when she felt a warm sticky substance under her other hand; which was planted on the ground. She pulled her hand up quickly; finding it covered with blood. She looked down again and could faintly see a puddle of blood leaking out from underneath his body.
She let out a loud whimper and pushed herself away from him. She'd killed him.
Martha then jumped up quickly; grabbing the gun from where she'd dropped it. The only thing she could think of doing was getting out of there. She needed to get away from him. She started to run.
She'd killed him. She'd killed another human being.
She was a murderer.
And for some reason, she wasn't sorry at all.
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"Hey love," Alf smiled at Martha as she entered the apartment.
Alf and Ric were sitting at the dining table; eating dinner.
Martha didn't look at them. She just continued to walk across the room; heading for the bathroom.
"Hello to you too," Ric said sarcastically.
Martha ignored him. "I'm going to take a shower," she said as she walked passed them. "And no, I'm not hungry," she added, even before her grandfather had the chance to ask if she wanted some dinner.
How could she eat at a time like this? She'd just murdered a person. Eating was the furthest thing from her mind.
Martha walked to her room and grabbed some clean clothes and her favourite fluffy towel. She needed that shower so bad. She felt dirty and she had Jamie's blood caked under her fingernails. She needed to get it off.
She turned the hot water on and stepped under it; letting the hot spray scald her skin. She liked it hot. She grabbed the body wash and lathered it over herself. She needed to be clean.
Martha thought about what she had just done. She may have just rid Jamie from her life, but now she was a murderer; a wanted women. She was going to be in a lot of trouble. She wouldn't be able to get away with it. Her fingerprints were going to be found on his body and the bullet would be matched to her registered gun.
At the time, she'd thought she had done a good thing. Martha wanted Jamie out of her life permanently. She wanted a normal life; a normal life with Jack. She loved Jack and would do anything if it meant that they could be happy. And if killing another person meant that she and Jack could share a life together; then she'd do it.
She'd killed just so she could be free.
She did it for Jack.
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Martha rushed up to the door of Jack's house. She paused for a few moments before knocking. She hadn't originally planned on spending the night at Jack's, but since this might just be her last night as a free women; she decided to go to him.
She wanted to spend her last night with Jack. The man she loved. The man that she had killed for. The man who would be heartbroken when she was taken away forever.
She wouldn't tell him tonight. She would leave it until the next day. She wanted their last night together to be stress free. Well for him anyway.
Kim answered the door when she knocked. She walked into the house; ignoring Kit who was sitting on the couch. She ran up the stairs and barged into Jack's room; slamming the door behind her.
"Hey," Jack grinned at her. He was standing in the middle of the room with just a towel wrapped around his waist. Droplets of water were running down his chest. He looked so good. He'd obviously just gotten out of the shower.
Martha dropped her bag on the ground and pulled her jacket off; flinging it across the room. "I missed you," she said as she threw herself into his arms; kissing him hungrily.
"I missed you too," Jack laughed against her lips, as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Show me," Martha murmured as she skimmed her fingers down his pecks.
Jack's voice caught in his throat. "Show you what?" he managed to speak.
"Show me how much you missed me," Martha smiled softly. "Make love to me," she looked deep into his eyes.
"Eager, are we?" Jack smirked.
"I just don't want to waste another minute. We already spent too long apart," Martha began and gently placed a kiss on his lips. "You never know when it could all get taken away," she sighed.
"Are you okay?" Jack asked with a frown on his face. "Has something happened?" he wanted to know.
Martha shook her head. She couldn't tell him tonight. "Everything is fine," she answered.
"Are you sure?" Jack wanted reassurance.
"Yes," Martha nodded. "I just think that a person should spend every night like it's the last night on earth," she exclaimed.
Jack rubbed Martha's back. "Well, I love the fact that you would want to spend your last night on earth with me," he said as he started to kiss her neck.
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else," Martha said truthfully.
As Jack kissed down her neck, he started to lift her top. He peeled it from her body and let it drop to the floor. Martha slipped out of her black skirt and kicked it to the side. Jack removed the rest of her under garments and added them to the pile of clothes that were already on the floor.
Jack sucked on Martha's neck; eliciting a soft moan from her lips. Martha ran her hands down Jack's body and pulled his towel away; also letting it fall to the floor. She met his lips in a warm passionate kiss. They moved closer to the bed and fell back onto it.
Martha wanted tonight to be special. She wanted to make the night last forever. She needed to be with Jack as many times as she could take. She needed to etch every part of him into her mind. She wanted to remember everything about him.
She needed to remember everything about him. The way he touched her. The way he kissed her and the way he made her feel. She needed to know, so she wouldn't forget.
She'd never forget.
She wanted this to be a night that she'd remember forever.
It's the last night on earth before the great divide It's never enough
My hands are shaking, time was never on our side
And there's no such thing as a beautiful goodbye
As an ordinary day I prayed for you a thousand times
No matter how many times I tried to tell you this is love
If tomorrow never comes I want you to know right now that I A penny for your thoughts It's never enough
I'm gonna love you until the day I die
If tomorrow falls asleep can you hold me first
I'm gonna love you like it's the last night on earth
Like it's the last night on earth
A picture so it lasts
Lets knock down the walls of immortality
Your fingers on my skin, only you can hear my fear
Only you can help me heal
I see forever with you here
No matter how many miles stand between us this is love
If tomorrow never comes I want you to know right now that I
I'm gonna love you until the day I die
If tomorrow falls asleep can you hold me first
I'm gonna love you like it's the last night on earth
Last Night On Earth - Delta Goodrem
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