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Chapter 7
I didn't want to leave.
That, and the fact that I had too, were the only things I were certain of. I did not, for instance, know why, or when.
Something in my mind, my sub-consciousness, was saying soon…now.
No.
Was what I wanted to reply. Never.
Apparently, that was not the answer.
My hand, was starting to fade.
Not, as one might imagine, it still looked like a hand…but not real. Not there, not like her.
A hologram, maybe.
I kissed her.
"I love you," her eyes were tear filled, she knew too, that the end was near, "I will always love you. Know that."
"I know."
Her voice was barely above a whisper. I had to strain to hear it. I wanted to remember every detail about her. Wanted this moment to never end. Wanted to hold her in my arms forever.
"We'll be together someday, Jesse. In one lifetime or another, it'll work itself out."
"Yes."
Another kiss.
"I love you…so much," she tried to grab me, to keep me from fading away. Tears were poring out of her eyes, soaking through my shirt. I was, I realized, crying as well.
So would you if you realized that this was the last time you'd ever see your love. This was the last time you'd ever hear their voice. It was like having your heart ripped out…like, nothing I can think of.
Just…pain.
And sorrow.
And tears.
She kissed me. I looked back at her, wanting to saver every detail.
"I love you, Susannah, alwa—."
Suze's POV
And then, he was gone.
Forever.
I stared, dry eyed, at the spot he had been in.
My lips were still warm. I could still feel his arms around me. I wanted them to still be there.
I guess it took a minute, to realize that he was really, actually gone.
Tears came out of my eyes again. Slowly, at first. For him.
For me.
For us.
For our future…the one that would never be.
I cried so hard, that I thought I'd throw up.
I cried, until there were no more tears left to cry. Just…emptiness. Cried to that point where you kind of feel dumb for doing it in the first place, because nothings coming out of your eyes anymore. There's nothing left.
Nothing.
I thought about him. Where was he? What was he doing? Was he…happy? Sad? Lonely? Angry?
Did he miss me, like I missed him? Were we doomed to this forever?
Or was it just me?
For the first time in my life, I was truely alone.
Jesse's POV
I was in the hallway again.
I missed her.
I knew, that once I opened the door, I would no longer miss her.
I wasn't sure that I wanted to open the door.
Would I have her memory? Or would there be nothing there?
Was nothing better than something?
It was time, after nearly two hundred years, to find out.
I reached for the doorknob.
It was cold, and turned smoothly under my fingers.
There was a crack, no bigger than my little finger…
And I was gone.
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