A/N: Aww so sad. Here's another sad chapter. But sorry, it's another short
one. Not much happens. Basically, it's everyone's' feelings about what
happened to Dana. They're all grieving and morning over me…I mean her. But
she might as well be me. :-) You know I'm loving this, right?
Chapter Sixteen- By Courtney
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have left her…" Eric sighed.
"No it's not, Eric," Cordelia comforted.
"Yeah, it is. She told me to leave her, but I… I shouldn't of… and now she…she's…" Eric couldn't manage to finish.
Cordelia hugged him. She hated it when he was like this. It really made her hurt.
Meanwhile, Billy was thinking, 'Oh, God! Not this. Not Dana. Now I won't find out…ever. Please no. Even if she wasn't family…don't let this happen to her. It's not right. It's not fair.'
Billy knew what it was like. He knew how it felt right before you knew you were going to die… even though he had escaped it, he knew what it was like. Scary and shocking and awful…. He hated the idea of Dana going through the same. Everyone did.
Now everyone shared the "other person's" point of view. They had now realized what it was like to have known someone and for them to leave…leave all too soon.
They couldn't stay there. They had to keep going. They had to.
Night came soon. After a day of searching and finding only depression, they went back to the research center. Through all of the misery she was going through, Cordelia had forgotten about how glad she was to see Eric. He walked over to where she was sitting down. She was staring off into space, looking like she wanted to cry but something was keeping the tears from flowing.
Though she didn't have much happiness herself, she tried to comfort Eric. "Eric, whatever happened back there, it wasn't your fault. You know that, right? I mean, Dana wasn't dumb. Not really, anyway…" she made an attempt at a joke. "I'm sure did have a plan…"
"Yeah…" Eric sighed. He stared off. Cordelia noticed that her attempt to convince him hadn't helped too much.
Everything used to make sense. What was happening? The world had suddenly flipped over. Things had always worked out for them before. Now they could never see their best friend again. Nothing made any sense. Nothing.
Tears couldn't come. It wasn't yet time for tears. Crying what something you did when you needed to let something out of you. Something had already been let out of Eric and Cordelia. Too much.
The world, as they knew it, was over. Throughout their whole lives they had been sheltered by something called childhood. It was all about laughing and games. Now their playtime was over. Maturity had swept over them. Why? A part of their childhood had left them. They had suddenly realized that death follows life. It wasn't fair. They were only kids.
These thoughts ran through everyone's' mind, forcing the group into an awkward silence that lasted throughout the night.
Chapter Sixteen- By Courtney
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have left her…" Eric sighed.
"No it's not, Eric," Cordelia comforted.
"Yeah, it is. She told me to leave her, but I… I shouldn't of… and now she…she's…" Eric couldn't manage to finish.
Cordelia hugged him. She hated it when he was like this. It really made her hurt.
Meanwhile, Billy was thinking, 'Oh, God! Not this. Not Dana. Now I won't find out…ever. Please no. Even if she wasn't family…don't let this happen to her. It's not right. It's not fair.'
Billy knew what it was like. He knew how it felt right before you knew you were going to die… even though he had escaped it, he knew what it was like. Scary and shocking and awful…. He hated the idea of Dana going through the same. Everyone did.
Now everyone shared the "other person's" point of view. They had now realized what it was like to have known someone and for them to leave…leave all too soon.
They couldn't stay there. They had to keep going. They had to.
Night came soon. After a day of searching and finding only depression, they went back to the research center. Through all of the misery she was going through, Cordelia had forgotten about how glad she was to see Eric. He walked over to where she was sitting down. She was staring off into space, looking like she wanted to cry but something was keeping the tears from flowing.
Though she didn't have much happiness herself, she tried to comfort Eric. "Eric, whatever happened back there, it wasn't your fault. You know that, right? I mean, Dana wasn't dumb. Not really, anyway…" she made an attempt at a joke. "I'm sure did have a plan…"
"Yeah…" Eric sighed. He stared off. Cordelia noticed that her attempt to convince him hadn't helped too much.
Everything used to make sense. What was happening? The world had suddenly flipped over. Things had always worked out for them before. Now they could never see their best friend again. Nothing made any sense. Nothing.
Tears couldn't come. It wasn't yet time for tears. Crying what something you did when you needed to let something out of you. Something had already been let out of Eric and Cordelia. Too much.
The world, as they knew it, was over. Throughout their whole lives they had been sheltered by something called childhood. It was all about laughing and games. Now their playtime was over. Maturity had swept over them. Why? A part of their childhood had left them. They had suddenly realized that death follows life. It wasn't fair. They were only kids.
These thoughts ran through everyone's' mind, forcing the group into an awkward silence that lasted throughout the night.