It Follows Me
Chapter 3
A/N: I really don't like this chapter and am thinking about redoing it. The song is "The Scientist" by Coldplay.
Melissa stared at her phone on her dresser as it rang. She lay on her side in bed, thinking about all that had happened over the period of the past year. She gasped through her tears as she trembled in her bed.
She finally picked up the phone and cried, "Hello?"
"Melissa..."
She heard Jackson's voice and panicked, hanging up. She threw her phone at the wall, hoping it would shatter into a million pieces like her heart; to no avail.
She turned on her CD player to Coldplay and switched to her favorite song, "The Scientist" putting it on repeat.
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Melissa ran to her closet and pulled out one of her old blankets, throwing it out of her floor. She searched her desk and cut one, midum strip of cloth. She got on her bed, tying it to her fan which hung overhead.
She searched through her drawers, looking for paper. She sighed, just grabbing her diary and started writing in it. She pulled her page out and taped it to the front of her door. Once that was done with, she tied the cloth tightly around her neck.
Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on a silence apart
Nathan walked up the stairs to Melissa's room. He saw the stationary on her door. Instead of reading it, he flung her door open. He stood there in shock. Therre in front of him was Melissa, hanging from the ceiling fan of her room.
He raced to her and cut her down with the scissors on her nightstand. He pulled her into his arms off the floor and placed his head on her heart to see if she was still breathing. Luckily, she was. He kissed her forhead, cupping her chin in his hand. He pulled away and stared at her pake skin.
"Oh, Mel..." he sighed.
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start
After several hours, Melissa groaned, stirring in Nathan's arms. Her eyes slowly fluttered open. "Nathan?" she questioned and started coughing, rubbing her throat.
"Mel'," Nathan sighed in relief. "What the hell were you thinking?" he demanded. She looked at him and started crying. That's when he figured it out.
Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles
Chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Jackson sat in the cell with his head in his hands. Melissa had hung up on him nearly hours ago. He would never understand why; at least not the real reason.
He heard the door of his cell open and looked up to find Melissa running towards him. She threw her arms around him and sobbed. He held her close, rubbing her back in comfort.
Nathan stood in the doorway of the cell, watching them with a sad smile. He wiped his eyes.
"Jackson," Melissa said, pulling away and looking into Jackson's eyes. "I love you and I promise I will get you out of here, no matter how hard I have to push."
"Melissa, I love you," he said simply, tears in his eyes. She pulled him into her arms and he cried in the crook of her neck, "I'm so scared, Mel'. So scared. I didn't do anything this time... I'm so scared."
She rubbed his back, whispering in comfort, "Its okay, Baby. I know you didn't. And no matter what anyone says... I'm on you're side." She closed her eyes tightly to hold back all possible tears.
Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start