~Whispers From the Flame~Part 17~

~it's amazing how someone as strong as Matt could fall victim to drug addiction,but he had and Jeff knew that now,and the look on Matt's face was one Jeff would never forget as long as he lived,the look of seeing your girlfriend you murdered,the one person you would die for,yet had killed yourself~

~Matt stared at Savannah,a lost look coming over his features,like a lost puppy who had finally found there home,yet at the same time the guilt hit him,the guilt of what he did,his mind was so foggy because of the drugs,but he did know how he felt and right then,after weeks of missing her,needing her and would do anything to be back with her,he felt like dying,cause inside he did die the moment she did,he lost his reason for living,it was ironic....he lost what his reason for living...yet he is the reason she died~

~Savannah stared up at him Matt her eyes never leaving his~"You have to stop...you need help...please....Mathew...get help before you do something you will regret."

~Savannah's words were filled with so much emotion,even though the man standing in front of her had taken her life,she loved him,there was no need to question her love for him,because she knew,she knew she loved him and that would never change,not even in death,to her when you love someone it's forever and even in death it can not stop how you feel.She never wanted to believe he had did this to her,she had refused to see it,thats why now,she knew,was why she was sent back,to stop Matt from doing something else and to let him know she still loved him.Inside she knew all this time that was why she hadnt let him see her,and only Jeff had seen her,cause she knew it had been him,but even when you die you deny things,and love makes you blind,but her love for him was what was making her think and see clearly now and what she saw was a man struggling to accept he had a problem,struggling with the pain and guilt of what he had done to her and was about to do to his own brother ~


~Matt shook his head, fighting the tears back from his eyes as he lowered the gun~

"Regret?I do regret everything..."~his face went pale as he said it the words~"I killed you...I killed the person i love more than anything in the world..."

~Matt's head lowered some,but he kept his eyes locked on his Flame,he could never get enough of her beauty,of how one look from her would make his heart skip a beat,there was nothing he wouldnt do for her,he would climb to the night sky and get her the stars...all she needed to do was ask for them,but in his mind that was the sane Mathew talking,and it confused him how he knew all of this,felt it yet his mind was so foggy,so cloudy and confused he couldnt think straight about much of anything,only about his Flame~

~the words came out soft in the night air,soft and sincere,all truth in them,she didnt say the words to make him feel better,she said them because she meant them~


"I ...forgive...you"

~Jeff watched as the gun lowered in Matt's hand.but hearing Savannah's words he jerked his head to look at her with amazement in his eyes,his own brother had killed her,the love of her life had murdered her...and she...so easily forgave him?~

~Savannah's knew Jeff was looking at her,but her graze never left Matt's,yes he had killed her but she loved him...simple as that,she loved him with all her soul and she said to him many times when she was alive,nothing would ever change that...and it didnt~

~Matt's lower lip trembled when he heard her words,his own words no longer filled with anger or coldness~"You....forgive me?But...how...could you Flame...I took your life."~he paused a moment then whispered~

".Oh god....I killed you....I took away the most important thing in my life....."

~Matt's eyes brimmed with fresh tears,his heart feeling like a dagger had been pushed straight through it as reality set in,letting him now what he had done,even the drugs couldnt make him forget what he had done this time ~

~Savannah lifted her hand to Matt's cheek as a smile spread over her lips~"Remember I said I would always love you no matter what...that nothing in this world could ever change that...and it still holds true...."

~Matt felt her fingers on his cheek,so soft like a cool breeze against his flaming skin,the tears came now freely,he couldnt stop them even if he tried~"Please...come back....I will get help...I cant live without you."

~Savannah shook her head~"No....I cant come back...but you get help..for me and make me proud of you.I will always be here Mattie...always looking over you...you were my world....and you still are."

~Jeff took a few steps back,his eyes going back to the gun,he knew Matt was in there and hoped Savannah was getting through to him,but the gun was making him nervous,at any moment Matt's mood could change and jeff knew it could be his life taken this time~


~Matt shook his head suddenly another look coming over his face,his mood changing faster than a blink of a eye~"NO!!!You come back to me...you have to...you have no choice!"~his words were filled with regret and bitterness~

~Savannah never flinched at his sudden mood change,she had seen it enough when she was alive~"You know I cant....Please....get help...please Matt...I love you....always "

~Jeff watched as the gun in Matt's hand began to raise again,thinking he was about to get shot he quickly took more steps backwards as fast as he could,now a good ten feet away from Matt and still going~

~Matt's face went sad again,his mood sinking to another level now,he slowly raised the gun up toward his head~

"Then ..if you wont come back to me.....I..will......come to you..."

~before Jeff could respond or was fast enough to understand what Matt meant................ a single gunshot filled the stillness of the night as time seem to stand still~