Alright..I dunno if I'm doing the right thing but..you insisted so
here you go. One more chapter! And if you were one of those who wanted me
to leave it as it was, then you can just pretend that it ended as before so
it won't ruin it for you. I hope you like it, please please review!
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"Please don't go."
The words had slipped out of her mouth, surprising even her. He stopped, his back still to her. He drew in a deep breath.
Elizabeth rose quickly. It seemed that all her sense was gone, and all she knew was her desire for him to stay. Will stood unnaturally straight, as though he were trying to convince himself that he was doing the right thing.
"I must,"
He didn't even look at her. He just couldn't or he knew he would end up staying. Elizabeth's eyes filled with tears.
Of course she knew he had to go. It was for his own good. He had to hide from the government. What she didn't understand was why this was hurting her so much, why she felt as though she were being abandoned. Had she really become this attached to him?
"How do I know you'll come back?" she whispered, swallowing the last bit of pride she had.
Will silently began to walk towards the door, shutting out all that he was leaving behind. He turned the knob and eased it open, stepping out into the night. He quietly turned to her, speaking to her a final time before disappearing.
"Because the only thing I've got to lose..Is you."
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Elizabeth woke with a start, sitting up straight in her bed.
She raised her hand to her face, wiping away a mixture of sweat and tears. Peering vaguely around the dark room, she slowly came to her senses. She shakily released a sigh.
It seemed this was all her life had become. Memories..Nightmares filled with deep red wounds and the deadly cracks of gunshots. And at times she even convinced herself that it was nothing but a nightmare, some dream that she would awake from at any moment.
But it wasn't. It was real. Will was dead, and she was left alive. And even that didn't seem to make sense. Why should she be allowed to live, when she was responsible for the exact same offenses as him? Why should she be allowed to live, when she didn't want to be at all?
She quietly approached the window, gazing out to the sea beyond her. Her eyes wandered to the steep, rocky ledge looming in the distance. She could just make out it's hazy form.
And then it came to her.
A way to end the pain. To end the loss.
Elizabeth hurried swiftly across the grounds, her bare feet slipping on the dewy grass. Her shadows danced behind her, almost as though they were chasing her. Building up speed, she came into clear view of the cliff's edge.
Taking light steps now, she peered over the ledge to the jagged rocks below. One step and all her misery would be gone, all her broken dreams forgotten. It would be bliss.
"Then why am I afraid?" she thought to herself.
No. No, she wasn't afraid. Not anymore. The moon shone silver against the purple sky, casting a ghostly light on the waves that crashed into the cliffside. A thousand emotions swarmed inside of her, and they all seemed to come down to one. She edged forward, one step closer to an eternity.
"The only thing I've got to lose..Is you."
His voice sounded in her head as though he had been right next to her...The only thing she had to lose, she had lost. Her soul was left hollow, her heart emptied. There was nothing to hold her back.
It was now or never.
Cliffhanger!! I'm sorry but you'll have to wait and see..Please PLEASE review or I'll be too sad to write more! ~Kelsey~
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"Please don't go."
The words had slipped out of her mouth, surprising even her. He stopped, his back still to her. He drew in a deep breath.
Elizabeth rose quickly. It seemed that all her sense was gone, and all she knew was her desire for him to stay. Will stood unnaturally straight, as though he were trying to convince himself that he was doing the right thing.
"I must,"
He didn't even look at her. He just couldn't or he knew he would end up staying. Elizabeth's eyes filled with tears.
Of course she knew he had to go. It was for his own good. He had to hide from the government. What she didn't understand was why this was hurting her so much, why she felt as though she were being abandoned. Had she really become this attached to him?
"How do I know you'll come back?" she whispered, swallowing the last bit of pride she had.
Will silently began to walk towards the door, shutting out all that he was leaving behind. He turned the knob and eased it open, stepping out into the night. He quietly turned to her, speaking to her a final time before disappearing.
"Because the only thing I've got to lose..Is you."
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Elizabeth woke with a start, sitting up straight in her bed.
She raised her hand to her face, wiping away a mixture of sweat and tears. Peering vaguely around the dark room, she slowly came to her senses. She shakily released a sigh.
It seemed this was all her life had become. Memories..Nightmares filled with deep red wounds and the deadly cracks of gunshots. And at times she even convinced herself that it was nothing but a nightmare, some dream that she would awake from at any moment.
But it wasn't. It was real. Will was dead, and she was left alive. And even that didn't seem to make sense. Why should she be allowed to live, when she was responsible for the exact same offenses as him? Why should she be allowed to live, when she didn't want to be at all?
She quietly approached the window, gazing out to the sea beyond her. Her eyes wandered to the steep, rocky ledge looming in the distance. She could just make out it's hazy form.
And then it came to her.
A way to end the pain. To end the loss.
Elizabeth hurried swiftly across the grounds, her bare feet slipping on the dewy grass. Her shadows danced behind her, almost as though they were chasing her. Building up speed, she came into clear view of the cliff's edge.
Taking light steps now, she peered over the ledge to the jagged rocks below. One step and all her misery would be gone, all her broken dreams forgotten. It would be bliss.
"Then why am I afraid?" she thought to herself.
No. No, she wasn't afraid. Not anymore. The moon shone silver against the purple sky, casting a ghostly light on the waves that crashed into the cliffside. A thousand emotions swarmed inside of her, and they all seemed to come down to one. She edged forward, one step closer to an eternity.
"The only thing I've got to lose..Is you."
His voice sounded in her head as though he had been right next to her...The only thing she had to lose, she had lost. Her soul was left hollow, her heart emptied. There was nothing to hold her back.
It was now or never.
Cliffhanger!! I'm sorry but you'll have to wait and see..Please PLEASE review or I'll be too sad to write more! ~Kelsey~