It All Falls Apart
Disclaimer: Not mine
Pairing:
Spashley
Rating: R, drug use, adult themes
Spoilers:
S1
Summary: Spencer loved Ashley too much…
Warning:
Character death
The rain is washing down her back. She has
been standing in the same spot for nearly two hours, not moving and
barely breathing. She stood there in silence the entire time, facing
the darkly accusing stares and taking them knowing that it was the
least of which she deserved. She stood there silently, her hot tears
masked by the bitter cold rain.
She closes her eyes tightly and
takes a deep breath, forcing herself to stay in this exact spot and
let the reality of her actions and their consequences hit her full
force. She knows that this is what she deserves. She knows that, out
of all of her mistakes, this is one is, by far, the worst one.
Her
one and only chance at salvation is in a solid oak box right in front
of her in a hole six feet deep. She knows that she is responsible for
all of this, without a doubt.
Ashley looks down into the open
grave and wishes that Spencer never knew what she did. She wishes
that she never had to see the look of pity and fear when Spencer
walked into the bathroom and saw the needle sticking out of her arm
that first time. Just as much, Ashley wishes that it never happened
the second time. She wishes that Spencer would have just accepted it
rather than try and understand it. She wishes that Spencer didn't
love her so damn much.
She would trade all the love in the world
to keep the third and the fourth time from occurring. She would
willingly sacrifice her own life if she could go back to the party
that night and stop it all. She would do whatever it took to have
talked to Spencer instead of letting the girl figure it out on her
own.
All Spencer wanted was to understand why Ashley did what she
did. All Spencer wanted was to know what the draw was. All she wanted
was to see what was keeping the love of her life in such a desperate
place. She wanted to see what was so great about it all. Se thought
it could help bring them closer.
Ashley kept replaying the night
in her mind. She remembered removing her studded belt and wrapping it
around Spencer's bicep. She remembered that she had to go all the
way down so it took five notches to get it tight enough.
Ashley
clenches her eyes shut as fresh tears push themselves out of the
corners of her eyes anyways. She remembers the look of trust Spencer
shot her way as she heated up the metal spoon with alcohol and the
white powder. She remembers the familiar smell of the finished
product and the way it bubbled just right, signifying that it was
finished. The perfect fix, in her opinion at least.
Sinking down
onto her knees, Ashley remembers the way Spencer held onto the spoon
as Ashley took the syringe and pulled the liquid into the base of it.
She remembers taking the spoon from the younger girl and searching
her arm for a prominent vein. She remembers looking up into the pale
blue eyes of her girlfriend.
"It's okay," she promised, not
knowing how hollow the promise was. Not knowing that it would be the
last thing she would ever say to her.
"I trust you," Spencer
whispered back as she closed her eyes. Not knowing that those would
be her last words.
Ashley remembers sinking the needle in at a 20
angle and injecting the fluid into the other girl's forearm. She
remembers the way Spencer jerked just a little when the needle first
went in. But she held her tight and pushed all of the liquid into her
vein, rubbing the effected area of the arm with her thumb once the
object was fully removed. She remembered the click the pin of her
belt made when she released it and removed the belt.
Out of
everything she remembers, she remembers the way Spencer sunk limply
into her arms. She can still feel the way Spencer's head felt
resting against her shoulder, the younger girl's warm, shallow
breath tickling the fine hairs on her neck. She can still hear the
soft moan escaping Spencer's throat in her ear. She can still feel
the spasm rocking through the blonde girl before going completely
lifeless.
She wishes she could forget all of these things. She
wishes that she could close her eyes and block out all of the
memories of that night. She wishes this because she forgot the most
important thing when preparing her girlfriend's hit. She forgot
that Spencer didn't have a tolerance high enough to handle the
amount of heroin shot into her system.
Ashley's hands drop down
to her sides in defeat, sending a razorblade to the ground. Rivers of
blood trail down her forearms, the deep red being washed out and
diluted by the rain still beating down on her. No longer able to hold
herself up, Ashley falls to the ground completely, sobs wracking
through her body.
She tells herself that she has no right to be
here for taking Spencer out of this world. She tells herself that it
isn't fair that she should still be alive when Spencer was being
buried today. Her final thought before she blacks out is that she
didn't deserve Spencer and the way Spencer just loved her too
much.
Sorry, no warm fuzzies here. A little weird thing I couldn't get out of my head.
