Love Struck
Chapter 50 - Let It Go Part 2
Ghost's POV
"SMASH!"
"AHHHHHH SHADOW!" Screamed Amy and Dove.
My eyes were wide open as my arm was hanging off the edge of the roof.
I laid there in shock as my heart broke. Tears came out from under my eyes as I stared down at the mixtures of blood splattered around the pavement.
Slowly my tears rolled down my face and onto my neck then slowly fell off hitting the ground where my brother laid in stillness.
"SHADOW!" Screamed Amy as she attempted to run towards the edge of the roof.
Jake quickly held her back as Zulu 2-7 approached me.
They all looked off the edge to find nothing but blood.
The men couldn't handle it and slowly began to puke at the sight.
"LET ME GO! SHADOW! SHADOW!" Screamed Amy as Dove cried behind her.
Jake was broken just like me as he did his best to hold her back, but Amy broke from his grip and ran at me.
She immediately looked over the edge and as soon as her eyes came in contact with what was there she lost all control.
Amy instantly covered her mouth in attempts to hold back her screaming as more tears then ever poured down her face like a waterfall.
I remained laying there staring at him. More blood poured out causing a bigger pool as civilians stopped to look in shock.
Some screamed as others cried. And some even looked up at me wishing that I would have been able to save him.
My tears poured like Amy's and slowly Dove and Jake got the courage to approach the edge next to me.
They stopped and looked over to find the same reaction as Amy.
Dove whaled out in tears as Jake fell to his knees next to me.
I slowly clutched the hand that still reached for my brother and I pretended that I caught him.
I slowly got to my knees without taking my eyes off the truth of what just happened.
Jake slowly went for my arm.
He rested his hand on me and said.
"Ghost…I'm so sorry."
I immediately looked to my left while having my head drop to my chest.
My tears poured more and more as Jake released my arm.
I couldn't save him. Just like mom and dad.
I let out a few grunts and growls as Amy and Dove looked at me.
Dove slowly got on her knees and wrapped her arms around my neck.
She hugged me tightly and through all my tears I stuttered.
"Sha…do…w."
Dove cried onto me and held me closer.
"I couldn't…save him." I said.
Dove put her head in my chest fur and replied.
"You tried Ghost."
I cried even harder and slowly I got Dove to release her grip from me.
She pulled back as I slowly tried to stand.
I struggled to get on my feet because of all the emotions coming out of me.
Once I gained control I slowly went to the door leading off this nightmare.
Everyone watched as I left and began to follow me towards the entrance.
I slowly walked through the mess hall and to the entrance where almost all the men and women in the base were at watching the sight that remained in the curb.
I slowly pushed by and once people knew I was coming they immediately let me pass.
Some men patted my back to give me comfort as the women began to cry because I was.
I walked by everyone till I reached the blood.
Civilians managed to walk into the perimeter and them and all the soldiers formed around me.
I stopped in shock as I felt the warmth of all the blood sweep up hitting my body.
My boots were covered in it, all of it.
I breath heavily as my tears washed away some blood.
Once I gained control to move forward I slowly approached the bodies.
I stopped above them and looked at their faces as Amy, Dove, and Jake stopped at the entrance to the crowd. They watched me as I fell down to my knees.
Both of their faces were smashed into the pavement. Blood poured out of their mouths as I slowly ran my hand on Shadow's quills. He was cold. The bullet wound in his chest was pouring still and I slowly put my hand on it letting his blood pour onto my fingers.
Shadow had no protection from that. He wore only a black muscle shirt along with his BDU and boots. I slowly cried onto him as I moved my hand onto his back. I slowly moved my hand and felt the touch of the combat knife he carried.
I slowly took it out and brought it to my face.
This was my old blade. Shadow kept it after the fight we had.
This made me cry harder and harder as I let the knife slip between my grip.
It bounced off the ground and landed between my legs as Amy slowly approached me.
She cried harder at the sight of being up close and Slowly Jake brought her in his arms with the comfort of a gentle hug.
She cried out as the solders and civilians still stared at me.
I slowly looked at Carl and he was dead. He took his life along with my brother's. Shadow risked his life to save this man and who could have thought he was risking it again by talking with him after everything was done with. I carefully picked up the gun that rested on its side next to his body and gently brought it close.
Everyone grew scared thinking I was going to shoot but instead I slowly unlatched the clip. It landed onto my legs and I carefully picked it up and looked at one of the nearby men who carefully took it from my cold and unsteady hands.
He took the gun away and I slowly looked back at Shadow.
His eyes were closed and I gently placed my hand on his.
We were both cold and I took his fingers into mine and held them gently.
My tears rolled off my face as Dr. Miles managed to approached us through the crowd.
He covered his mouth in shock at the sight I was sitting in. He slowly approached me and looked at Shadow and Carl.
Jake carefully released Amy and walked to his side.
Dove took Amy in her arms as they both cried.
Miles gently put his hand on my shoulder and said.
"Ghost."
I was too shocked to respond.
Miles slowly took his hand away from and looked back at the bodies.
I slowly managed to say.
"Help him."
Miles stood caught off guard by the request and replied.
"Ghost…I can't…!" Jake cut him off.
"Please Miles try." He said.
Miles slowly nodded and bent down next to me and rested his hand on Shadow's neck.
He showed no facial reaction as he took his hand away. Then he slowly felt the wound.
As he ran his hand inside the hole Shadow's body rolled onto its back.
I held his hand and cried as the side that hit the pavement was relived.
"AHHHHHH!" Screamed Amy in tears as she saw the sight of her love.
Shadow's face was cut wide open full of shards from the impact. His entire left side was broken.
Miles slowly retracted from the wound and felt Shadow's face.
He couldn't take it any longer.
We all knew he was gone.
He slowly looked at me and said.
"I'm sorry Ghost."
I shut my eyes and squeezed Shadow's hand tighter.
Shadow's POV Unknown Location
I opened my eyes to find I was in a dark room surrounded by walls.
I blinked and in an instant a spotlight of some sort formed around me.
I stared forward to find I was laying in a cracked pavement ground with Carl staring at me.
He was flattened just like me but he was alive.
He smiled at me as blood shot out of his mouth.
I stared at him and he finally said.
"Do you know what happened to my other sister?"
I didn't respond.
Carl chuckled in pain and continued.
"She was bullied in school and her life grew hard for her." He stopped and coughed up some more blood.
"She did drugs as the answer to solve her problems. It didn't work." He slowly flinched in pain.
Carl rolled to his back without ever disconnecting from my eyes.
"One day it grew too hard and I found her in the bathroom." Carl stopped and smiled.
"On the sink was a bottle of pills and a gun. She looked at me and said. "I'm sorry brother. I can't do this anymore." she then picked up the gun. She put it to her head as I stood in shock, then she said to me. "I just need to let go." Carl stopped.
He stared at me and his smile went away.
"When you let go Shadow, the pain ends. When you let go, you lose everything." Carl slowly stopped and his eyes grew still and he stared at me dead.
I stared into his eyes and suddenly the light turned off leaving me in the dark.
"Shadow." I heard a familiar voice call out to me.
I turned my head to where the voice was coming from and all I saw was half a body. He wore boots and a dark pair of pants, but nothing else stood before me.
"Congratulations." He said.
I slowly asked.
"For what?"
The body slowly backed away into the darkness but before it could leave he replied.
"You passed the test of pain."
He disappeared leaving me in shock.
All I could think to myself was.
"Test one. The test of pain."
Ghost's POV
I squeezed his hand tighter and tighter as my sadness controlled my actions.
Jake slowly rested his hand on my shoulder and said.
"We have to go."
I shut my eyes and replied.
"I know."
Jake and Miles carefully got me to raise off my blood covered knees and up onto my feet.
I slowly released Shadow's hand letting it hit the floor. I gently began to walk away when I heard.
"Ghost."
Shadow's POV
I felt my hand land on the floor and rest in the pile of warm blood.
I slowly opened my eyes to make out my brother turning his back away from me with the help of Jake and the doctor.
Using all I had I tried my best to call his name.
"Ghost."
I shut my eyes again and I heard a slight gasp from the crowd of people around us.
"Shadow?" I heard his voice call to me.
I slowly opened my eyes to find his widened in shock along with about a hundred others.
I was in so much pain and confusion all I could say was.
"Help."
No one moved as I attempted to raise my head.
I got about an inch off the blood covered ground when I lost control and fell back.
I slowly looked at Ghost and begged.
"Help…me."
After those words left my mouth Ghost instantly leaped at me while getting on his knees.
"Shadow?!" He said again as I closed my eyes.
He was too shocked to see me alive he didn't believe it, no one did.
"Ghost." I cried out again as I opened my eyes.
I slowly attempted to raise again and Ghost immediately took my head onto his legs.
He wrapped his hands under my cheeks and cried.
"Help him!"
Everyone panicked and ran in different directions. The doctor and Jake rushed my side as my love and Dove stood in shock staring at me. The soldiers on the other hand began to immediately rush the civilians off the perimeter as a small group also ran for a stretcher.
Once they returned they readied it as fast as they could.
"Ghost." I cried out to him as he held me close to his heart.
"I'm here brother!" He stated as him and Jake raised me off the ground and onto the stretcher.
Blood still came out of me from the bullet and all the pain caused me to began to cry.
"Please help me Ghost." I cried to him.
Ghost was crying heavily as everyone began to run back inside the building.
Ghost placed his hand on my wound and cried.
"I'm going to help you Shadow!"
I slowly closed my eyes as we entered the medical wing.
I began to feel colder and Ghost immediately patted my cheek.
I immediately flickered open my eyes and Ghost cried to me.
"Stay awake Shadow! Please don't fall asleep!"
His tears landed on my body as we bashed open the nearest Emergency room door open.
The men who ran with all of us quickly stopped and carefully placed me onto the table.
My blood began to roll off the table as the men ran away with the stretcher.
As soon as they tossed it in the hall they came back in with the nurses.
Everyone was trying to save me at this point.
I slowly reached for Ghost's hand.
"Ghost." I said quietly as he reached for me.
"I'm here Shadow." He said calmly through his tears.
His hand was cold and he held my fingers tightly as my blood rolled onto his hand.
It dripped onto the floor as the doctor prepared a clamp.
He then came to my side and looked at Ghost who then stared back at me.
"This is going to hurt Shadow." He stated.
I mustered up.
"Morphine."
Ghost nodded in disapproval.
"We have none left Shadow." He stated in tears.
I slowly closed my eyes.
"I'm going to do this on the count of three!" Stated the doctor.
Ghost held me tighter and said.
"I'm here brother. I won't leave you alone to face this." He stated.
I griped him tighter as the doctor shouted.
"One!"
I began to cry again.
"Two!"
Ghost cried with me.
"Three!"
The doctor raised the clamp and pushed it into my wound.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HH!"
