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I awake to bright lights. I'm on my bed. Paramedics are surrounding something under a white blanket on a stretcher, police men everywhere. I hear sobs and follow them. My living room is clean, so is the kitchen. It is not what Cassie had left it to be- I don't even see her. My china set remains on the cabinet where I left it. Intact.
My father and stepmother, huddle up on the couch. She's sobbing, and my father has tears in his eyes. He's in shock. I have never seen them like this. I try to approach, and ask them what's wrong. They don't answer. They can't seem to hear me. I don't understand.
I look for Cassie, but I can't seem to find her. She's gone. She's abandoned me.
I approach my family. A police officer and paramedic are with them now.
I catch phrases, "She's gone." "Alcohol poisoning." "Apparent Suicide."
My stepmother screams out and buries herself into my father's chest, with this last phrase. I died and Cassie abandoned me. How could she? She promised to be with me every step of the way. She said she'd be here. How could she leave me? I never left her.
"How could you?" I screamed as I sunk to my knees. "You promised! You promise me!"
Tears were streaming down my face. How could she dare to do this to me?! How dare she!
That's when I heard it. It was like nails against a chalkboard. I covered my ears, and crotched down. The hair on my arms stood up, and my face scrunched up. It was painful but stopped quickly.
I looked up and saw a mahogany door. I got up and approached it. It was marvelous, and beautiful, and I thought I heard Cassie call for me. I put my hand on the door, and pushed it open. I entered and everything went black. And I felt more regret than I ever have before.