CH 2

Mare sat on her window seat in her bedroom watching as the skies darken. A gentle, timid knock sounded at the door. Mare turned and saw Jade standing waiting in the open doorway.

"Me and Mark are going out to a movie" Jade stated "would you like to come?"

Mare took a moment to act as though she was actually considering it even though she already knew her answer.

"No" she replied "I think I'll just go look at the stars, the moon doesn't come up till later tonight" she explained giving a valid excuse.

"Ok sure" Jade said turning to leave "Hey your okay right?" she questioned as an after thought hoping to get the older girl to spill what was going on.

"Yea I'm fine Jade." she replied "go have you night with Mark. I'll see you later"

Jade nodded and left Mare alone to prepare to follow through with her lie.

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Mare stood at the top of her hill her binoculars hung loosely around her neck for her to view the stars with, to able her to follow through with her lie and make it real. In her hand mare also held a strong rope, in her mind she was debating the inevitable. Eventually all came to an end sooner or later, but could she really make it sooner than it ever should be? Could she really hurt so many other people? Could she really leave the love of her life, even though he'd already left her? Mare she stood as it debated in her mind searching for an outcome.

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Ash sped his car through the darkness of the empty street. He was so close and now he could feel her pain, distress and from all that he could just tell something was wrong and if he wasn't fast something really bad could happen.

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Mare knew she shouldn't hurt those people but she couldn't live with the feelings anymore, nothing had really help.

'I shouldn't have let him go' she thought as she pulled the knots tight as tears formed in her eyes.

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Ash pulled the car to a hurried stop and ran towards the feelings of his Mary-Lynnette. The pain was stronger now and he knew he had to stop her from doing something stupid. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill where she was. He slowed as he reached to top, his eyes focused in on her. He watched as she climbed onto a rock that was near a tree branch with a rope hanging off it. He saw her slip the loop over her head and round her neck pulling it tighter. At this point he was running again.

"MARE!" he yelled as her feet left the rock.

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Mare tightened the noose around her neck blocking out her surroundings. She heard her name yelled as her feet left the rock, it was too late to stop now.

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Ash lifted Mare's limp body into his arms and cut the rope from the tree, he lay her on the ground and slipped the loop off from around her neck.

"Mare," He whisper tears forming in his eyes "Mare please speak to me, please be okay. Mare I need you, don't leave me"

He held the girl to his chest as he cried tears falling into her chestnut hair. Her body moved and she started coughing the air choking her as she breathed it in.

"Mare" Ash cried hugging her close to him "What happen babe? Why'd you do that?" he asked

"I'm sorry Ash, I'm so so sorry" she cried as she collapsed into his arms with tear stained checks

"It's ok sweetie" Ash whispered kissing her forehead while picking her up into his arms to carry her to his car. "I love you and just don't ever leave me"

He kissed her once more before placing her limp body into his car.