Chapter Seven: A Nightmare Come True

Bijou wiped tears from her face. It was a horrible sight to see Boss cry. To see her best friend in the world cry.

Bijou sniffed. The only thing she could do now was attack herself over and over until she was painful and bloody, so the new pain would overcome the pain of losing Boss. There were no other options.

As Bijou walked down a deserted alleyway, she thought about her life. She thought about everything and what she did to Boss.

All of a sudden, she ran headlong into a dark leg. A leg that could only belong to a cat.

"Aiee!" Bijou squeaked, immediately shaking all over.

"Hello, young hamster. I am hungry, but that soon won't be," the cat said. "I am hungrier than before. The last meal escaped. But, oh, young hamster, that is not going to be you. No, you won't escape."

Bijou cried. Not the "Oh, boo-hoo, I lost my boyfriend" kind of crying. Real crying. As in, life-and-death kind of crying.

Bijou ran as fast as she could. She ran farther and farther until she found herself surrounded by fog. I must be somewhere very high if it's this foggy, Bijou thought to herself.

As Bijou was running, she spotted a figure in the shape of a Ham-Ham. But she couldn't care, because there was a murderer running behind her.

It felt as if Bijou were in a dream. Fog swirled around her in every direction as dark figures, such as trees and rocks, obscured her sight. She felt as if she were just running. Her legs were not tired, and she felt oblivious to the fact that a murderer was running behind her.

Bijou knew that she would eventually get to the end of the line, where she could not run anymore and would become lunch. She looked behind her, and the happy diner was still there.

Suddenly, Bijou was falling. Falling farther and farther. She must've come to the end of the line. The line that symbolizes life. She fell off a cliff, and she came to the end of the line, to the end of her life.

"Boss. somebody. anybody!" Bijou called.

Boss ran towards Bijou. This was exactly like in my dream! he thought.

Boss was the figure in the fog that Bijou saw. Bijou would never know it was him, though. She would be mad.

What do I do? The details. They are so blurry. Boss thought. Wasn't someone supposed to come? Boss thought all of this at lightning speed. Bijou was in danger, and he had to save her.

"Oh!" Bijou cried. Through the fog, Boss saw Bijou grab onto the branch on the side of the cliff. "Someone! Help!" she cried.

Suddenly, a mysterious yet familiar voice was heard. "Through the wandering skies. No one as beautiful as you. Could be mine."

"Help! What do I do?" Boss asked the voice.

"Love is a bliss. But there are many sacrifices. Save her." Jingle replied.

"I WILL!" Boss said, determined.

Boss jumped off the cliff. He fell and fell until he heard a scream.

"NO! I'm falling again!" Bijou screamed.

Boss saw a dark figure come into focus. He grabbed Bijou and held her against his stomach. He flipped around so his back would hit the ground and kill him while Bijou survived.

"Bijou! I have to tell you something!" Boss yelled. He didn't wait for a reply. "I love you!"

Bijou cried. "I love you too, Boss. More than a friend. I love you!" she said back. "And. Let me die! I don't want you to go. Let me die so you can live on!"

"Bijou-" Boss couldn't say another word as he landed on the ground with a murdering thud.

Boss had died.