Always there - Reid Garwin/OC
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Chapter 36- Now.
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Again with the neglect, I truly am sorry! I hope this makes up for it =]]
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Well here we go Dana01230 there's no need to be insane anymore!
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Kelly
I woke up in a room that's not my own, but I recognised it, it must be the room I was in before I left to find Reid, which means its some ones house, but I don't know whose, I cant think. Its quiet, really quiet, and there's something heavy hanging in the air, suffocating me it seems, though I know that's stupid and I'm just grieving, In shock, I need to accept things, but I can barely remember them. I climbed from the bed, my whole body was aching and I was freezing. Shivering. I pulled a sheet from the bed and wrapped it around my shoulders before tip toeing out of the room, I cant remember what happened after Tyler and Kate pulled me away, I remember someone telling me that it was over, then nothing. What happened to Reid?
What did they do with his.. I cant bring myself to finish the question, because it is not just a body, it's Reid, he was human, animated and he's not just a body, so I rephrase my question, Where did they put Reid?
Did they hurt him badly? I slow my steps as I feel tears stinging my eyes, and I near another door, I push it open slightly and see long blonde hair spread across one of the pillows and another body next to that, it must be Sarah and Caleb. I can only imagine how Caleb must be feeling right now, though he and Reid had never seen eye to eye they were still best friends, brothers, I can only imagine how long it must have taken Sarah to console him to sleep. I peek into another room and see the newcomer to the group, Tyler's friend, What was her name? Michelle! I see Michelle sleeping in the plush bed and a form slouched onto the seat next to it, asleep, must be Tyler, ever respectful and polite even with the loss of his best friend.
Everything seems slightly surreal, hazy, like I'm dreaming, but I know I'm not because I have never felt this bad in a dream before, I've never felt so sick and broken, like I've lost everything I'm living for.
I can't find Pogue and Kate anywhere, they must have gone home. Nor can I find a clock or anything to give me an indication of what time it is. Im guessing it must be late, or early, I'm not sure. I don't realise that I'm heading towards the front door until its wide open in front of me and I am stepping onto the porch, I don't remember opening it, or even descending the stairs.
I sat down on the porch, wrapping my arms around my bent up knees, holding the sheet tight around me and strangely enough its warmer out here than it is in the house, an its drier now, the grass is still shining slightly but there's no sight of the pouring rain from earlier.
"I'm sorry Reid" I mumble, feeling the tears coming again, "I'm so sorry"
"Me too"
I closed my eyes against the phantom voice in my head, "I let you down, I wasn't strong enough to save you"
"Baby no, It was me, I couldn't stop, Im so sorry" I cringed, I must be going crazy, because not only was I hearing his voice but I could feel his hand, stroking my arm, just like he always used to, rhythmically, I could feel his breath against my ear, and feel the boards creaking beneath the extra weight, even though he couldn't physically have been there.
Then I could feel his arms wrapping around my shoulders, pulling me into his solid chest and I thought for a minute that maybe it was one of the others pretending, but that was sick why would they do that?
"Kelly, baby, come on, wake up now."
"I am awake."
"No honey, not fully, your dazed, your probably seeing things funny, you need to wake up"
"I don't want to wake up Reid," I whined, "You wont be there if I do"
"Trust me" he whispered, breath tingling my ear and nothing had ever felt more real, nothing had ever felt so right. Then everything cleared, my vision, my mind, and I clearly saw his hands and arms wrapped around my torso, his fingerless gloves and pale skin, I clearly felt his chest rising and falling beneath mine, felt his chin resting on my shoulder his hair touching my own.
"Is this real?"
"Of course"
"Am I dead?"
"No"
I hesitated, "Are you?"
He chuckled, such a beautiful noise, one I hadn't heard for so long, "No"
I felt the tears spilling down my cheeks and didn't know whether to laugh or cry or pinch myself as I turned in his arms, he was there, really there, tousled blond hair, newly washed and clean, beautiful pale face lit by the moon above, his blue eyes boring into mine in that way that I once had found creepy but now would never change for the world.
"Hey beautiful" he whispered, gently pushing my hair from my eyes.
"What happened?" I asked, as I ran my hands through his hair, over his face, neck, every part f his body, checking, assuring myself that he was real, that not even my vivid imagination could conjure up something so real, so lifelike, every detail exact. I didn't need to elaborate, he knew what I meant, his face fell slightly, and I saw guilt, guilt where he didn't need it, "I don't really know, Pogue and Caleb were coming and you were being pulled away and I could hear you screaming and all I could think of was what you said before, that you loved me and I just, I don't know, stopped"
I smiled, "Thank you" and pulled him to me, kissing him, like it was the first time or the last time, or any time in between, like I would never let go, like I'd just been given my life back. And he was doing the same.
"I'll never put you through this again! I swear, honey I'm so sorry" he whispered into my ear holding me close to him.
"What happens now?" I asked.
"Now, we live, we look after Tyler until he ascends at least, we graduate, we live, I don't know, how does this sound to you.. You write, novel by twenty, ten by thirty, a son by twenty five, a gorgeous amazing husband." he replied, and I laughed as he repeated everything I had said I wanted once, a long time ago.
"And now you've lived through your ascention maybe you can paint, start a gallery or something."
"Maybe" he grinned.
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Epilogue coming soon!
=[ Gonna be sad to end this
Disclaimer----- If I owned to Covenant the Kelly would be a real character and the movie would be centred around Reid not silly old Caleb =] Or even better … I would be in Kelly's place XD