Summary: One-shot. Melinda Wyatt is the only one left standing after a devastating magical war that kills her entire family. She looks down on destruction and thinks back on her life, wondering if she was destined to be alone.

Lost Inside

I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story

I stare down at the destroyed city of San Francisco. A teardrop falls down onto my lap as I sit on top of the Golden Gate Bridge. I can't believe this is happening. I can't believe they are all gone. My mom, my aunts, my cousins, my uncles. All of them gone. Murdered by evil. I never thought that I would have survived. Me, the youngest. Who would have thought that I would be the only Halliwell left alive?

In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby flowers
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me flowers

I think back on my life and wonder if it was all for nothing. I've been vanquishing demons since I was born and it never used to bother me. But when I got older, I felt the pain, the loss, and it tore me in two:

(Flashback)

A thirteen-year-old Melinda ran down the stairs in the Halliwell Manor, holding a DVD in one hand. She called out to her boyfriend Jason, "Hey, Jason, how does Creep 2 sound?" But there was no reply. Melinda ran into the sun room to find Jason sprawled on the floor with three bloody gashes across his face and a scorch mark on his ripped shirt. He was dead.

(End of flashback)

I let out a sob. How can this be happening to me? I'm only sixteen and my life is over! I have no one left! EVERYONE I KNOW AND LOVE IS DEAD! I jump to my feet and let out a scream.

"BRING THEM BACK!" I yell up at the sky, hoping that the Elders can hear me. "DO YOU HEAR ME? BRING THEM BACK! I NEED THEM! I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM! PLEASE JUST BRING THEM BACK!" I fall to my knees, sobbing, tugging my long light brown hair. I can't stand this. I just want it all to end.

Don't say I'm out of touch
With this rampant chaos - your reality
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
The nightmare I built my own world to escape

I can't stand this pain. It feels like my heart is being shredded into thousands of tiny pieces. My blood is boiling with anger and my soul dying from sadness. I want it all too end.

In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby flowers
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me flowers

I could kill myself right now. I could just jump right off the bridge. Why not? I'll be with my family. What have I got left in this life? But then I think about what my mom would say. Who would carry on the heritage? But why should I carry on the heritage? All it has done is bring us pain.

Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The Goddess of imaginary light

Evil did this. I blame evil. It's their fault. It's their fault for everything! They have killed everyone that I have ever loved! Why? Because I'm a witch. Sure, having powers is great, but I wish…I don't know. I just wish that my family didn't have to die! It's like we're destined to have kids that can carry on the heritage and then die young. Some life.

In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby flowers
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me flowers

I stand up and peer over the edge of the bridge. I take a deep breath. "See you soon," I say up to the sky and step off of the edge. I fall quickly, plummeting like a stone.

"Forever Charmed," I whisper and close my eyes…darkness…

oh.. paper flowers
oh.. paper flowers

A/N: Just a random one-shot that I decided to write because I was bored. Hope you all liked it!