Episode 4: I'm Always There
Cartoon: South Park
I sighed... Craig was being too weird today... like he was angry. I tried to ask him, but he always says nothing's the matter. I know he's lying! He was never a good liar. He always shifted his eyes, and even if he got away with it, Tweek told me the truth.
I sat down ontop of the old power plant's tower, looking at the sky. The stars were shining so bright. Since it was Sunday, I decided to go outside and spend the whole day at my father's old power plant. Not many people came by here since they called it 'haunted' because of the eerie calls and howls of the wolves and other night animals."Craig... Why... What did I do?" I mumbled. The sky was turning darker and darker. I heard some howls. 'Wolves...' I thought. I had a weird feeling that something bad was gonna happen. And oh boy how did I know I was right?
I looked down and saw the 4 trio of idiots. Kenny, the poor kid who always gets killed was trailing right behind a fatter kid as if he was the lone one of the group. Cartman, the fat weird guy, was making fun of a red headed kid continuously. Stan, the leader of the group who is always close to Kyle, was telling the fat kid to stop. And Kyle, the Jew boy, was growling at the fat kid in anger.
I turned around and saw a dark figure right there. I stared at it, freaking out slowly. I didn't like the way this was turning out. My only night being here is turning into a horror movie this very minute.
Its eyes gleamed and stepped closer to me. The only thing I could see was a dark cloak. Yet, I could make out some yellow shining orbs.
"Who are you and what are you?" I asked. I was really afraid since I was known to run away when the trouble started. That's why they called me Afraid Ami. I hated the nickname, but it stuck to me like glue and paper.
It only came closer, and I was to the ledge.
My foot got too close to the edge, and it made a few stray, lone gravel pebbles fall off. I was about to drop.
"Here's a present for my pet." It said, rushing at me while biting my neck. It happened so fast, that I nearly froze.
I screamed so loud everyone could hear me. My voice suddenly became a small hoarse, shrill yelp before I felt very faint, and my knees began to buckle. My vision faded in and out like on a movie or something, and I saw the perpetrator come at me. I couldn't do anything in this state. I was helpless.
He smirked before pulling me close so that he could whisper in my ear. "Bye bye for now." He said before laughing an evil laugh, and he lightly pushed me backwards.
I fell down to my death, and everything went black. My world faded as I slowly felt my body begin to lose blood and everything else. Pain filled my vision, and everything soon dissolved.
A few screams and yells were heard.
"OMG! AMI? ARE YOU OK?"
"She's not responding!"
"KYLE CALL 911!"
"Hello! Hello we're at the old Power plant! My friend suddenly fell out of the sky and is bleeding to death come here ASAP! WHAT? I DON'T CARE IF IT COST AN EXPENSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE; JUST GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE!"
"Whats the weird thing on her neck? Bite marks?"
I felt nothing. I swear I saw the same figure smiling at me behind one of them, but I knew my eyes were closed. That's when I heard the siren's calls, and people rushing around.
~~Craig's POV~~
I've been in a bad mood. Ami kept asking me what the matter was but... I don't know... Everything has been fragged up lately ever since Charlotte asked me out. God, I hated her so much. I don't have to take it out on Ami though…. I feel like slag now.
"Hey, Craig? Did you hear the sad news?" Tweek asked. He was twitching very badly for some odd reason. He normally did twitch, but not this bad.
"What news?" I asked apparently pissed. I looked over my shoulder to stare at him before closing my math book.
"Ami is in the hospital... No one knows why... Stan and his group found her after she hit the ground." He said. He began to twitch furiously.
"Ami... hospital..." I said. I stuttered; my friend for life... was in the hospital? I stood up and rushed out the door.
"Hey! Craig where ya going?" Clyde asked me.
I wasn't in the mood for him, so I just ignored him and kept on running to the hospital. My legs were beginning to burn, but I didn't stop until I got where I wanted too. I kept thinking if this was my fault. I crossed the street, not really seeing a Porsche coming out of nowhere, and it hit me straight in the leg. I skidded across the pavement, catching many people's attentions as they were running up to me, calling 911. I didn't care because my friend was in the hospital because of fuckin me.
"HEY KID! STOP AND LET THE AMBULANCE HELP YOU!"
"NO FRAGGIN WAY!" I yelled back, running back on both of my legs to carry me to the hospital. As soon as I got there, I rushed in there and asked which room Ami was in. "Which room is Ami Tinker in?" I asked, out of breath.
The lady behind the desk stared at me in confusion before she asked, "Um… Are you friend or family?" She was obviously new at this since he had an originally nurse outfit on.
I didn't care. "THAT DOESN'T MATTER! TELL ME WHAT FUCKIN ROOM AMI TINKER IS IN RIGHT NOW!" I yelled back, scaring the lady. A 17 year old boy was scaring a 28 year old woman.
She squeaked, giving me the number as she saw me run to the selected room.
I saw doctors everywhere looking at me in pain and surprise. I saw the door that Ami was in, and I skidded to a halt to there.
They said I couldn't come in, but I didn't care. I was being mean to her. Did she try to commit suicide? I ran in despite them saying no. I opened to door. I stopped and looked at the bed.
There she was... my best friend in a bed. She had an oxygen mask on. She had a bandaged head, and her neck was swollen. She looked so frail and lifeless like a porcelain doll. I remember giving her a porcelain doll once as a birthday present. I was hoping to give it to her tomorrow since her 16th birthday is tomorrow.
"Ami... Are you alright?" I asked, coming up to her. My eyes were stinging with tears... I never cried like this. Never ever have I cried this hard? There was a stinging sensation in my heart. "Ami please talk to me." I said, kneeling down on my injured legs and holding her hands. They were cold.
She didn't respond.
"Ami please don't die on me!" I said, crying. I looked at the monitor, and it slowly stopped. The line went dead. "Ami... no... Please... I love you..." I said crying.
The door opened to reveal the doctors. The doctors looked at me then to Ami. "I'm sorry, but you have to leave. There's nothing you can do now." He said. He tried to get me to move so they could move her body to a morgue or the graveyard, but I wouldn't move.
"No... I'M STAYING WITH HER!" I yelled, holding my hands up not moving. I would be giving a fight to stay with her.
"Come on there's nothing you can do to help her..." He said, calling in some reinforcements. They advanced towards me. Both of them looked pretty strong, so I knew I had no fraggin chance I beating them since I was already injured.
I looked at Ami and took this chance. I kissed her on the lips. It was sweet and short, but it was all the time I had. I wished she kissed back, but there was no way that would happen.
They dragged me off with me thrashing around before they sedated me. I bet they put me in a room so they could treat me up whole I was asleep.
The door was shut, and a flower vase fell from the table, cracking on the floor.
For the past couple of days I wasn't happy at all. I missed Ami, and that was that. I kept hearing her voice everywhere I went, and so it haunted me to the point I took out all my anger on those around me, that ended up being Clyde.
"School days... I HATE THEM ALL!" Kyle said. He was tired by the way his feet were dragging off the school bus as he headed to his next class.
"Yeah... you know who I miss… I miss summer days!" Stan said, laughing at Kyle's pouty face.
"Mmmmuffuu." Kenny agreed. He nodded.
"You know what I miss? I miss Ami in her bikini! Uwaaa she was pretty hawt." Cartman said. He had drool slightly coming out the corners of his mouth.
That struck a vein. I got up and picked Cartman up the collar. "Shut the hell up! Don't talk about Ami that way. You never knew her that much! So what makes it alright to talk about her!" I growled. I was very angry, and so I vented on Eric Cartman, the fatass.
"Uhhhh sorry I didn't know." Cartman said. He was pleading for me to let him go.
I backed off and sighed walking off. I flipped them the bird as I walked off the school grounds near the certain place I wanted to be right now, ignoring their calls.
"Cartman! Look what you did!" Stan sighed. He growled at Eric's lack of concern.
"Mmmgugug?" Kenny gasped as he saw something.
No ONES POV!
Kenny pointed to something. He was shaking all over at the sight.
Cartman looked and gasped. He couldn't believe what was right infront of him. He stuttered a bit before finally saying incoherent words.
Stan gasped while Kyle made his way over there. "Ami?"
My Pov
God let me live again for only today. I had to say goodbye to Craig before God took me away back to Heaven where he was assigning me to watch over certain people in the real world. He trusted me as a messenger so I was thankful. I had to tell Craig that I loved him too. I was right infront of Kyle so that must have startled him since his mouth was wide open.
"Ami?" he asked me. I heard his sincere voice turn to disbelief. I bet he was staring at my white dress and small feathery wings from behind me.
I smiled. My smile was my kind smile I gave to them every day when I was alive.
"Ho-ho-how? Are you alive?" Kyle asked. He was shaking, and so I calm him down.
I titled my head, smiling. "Where's Craig? I have to say something before I leave..." I said. I wasn't gonna answer Kyle's question since my answer was clear as the sky.
"I think I saw him making his way to the graveyard." Stan said. He pointed to the old graveyard.
"Thank you." I said and walked that way, leaving them behind me to think about what really happened.
After awhile, I saw the graves. The graves were shining in my view of the people at their death, so some of the souls didn't leave yet. I helped them pass over to Heaven while I still made my way to where Craig Tucker was supposed to be at.
'Poor people... dying.' I thought. I walked to a certain path. I was walking to my grave. I saw Craig there. I smiled and walked up to him.
~~Craig's POV~~
I was tired of not seeing her at class. I sulked and saw tears splattering over the grave. "Ami... I miss you..." I sputtered out. I didn't hear a chuckle before something stirred in my mind.
"I missed you too, Craig." A sweet, gentle voice said.
That was only one voice... Ami? No it couldn't be right? She was dead!
I turned around and saw her.
Her brown hair was lighten and looked like hazel. Her sapphire eyes glittered in the sunlight. She was wearing a whitish pinkish dress and some wings. She seemed to be fading away in small sparkles.
"How are you here?" I asked the ghostly figure before my eyes. I couldn't believe it, yet she was standing infront of me! Were my eyes deceiving me to make me miserable?
"God gave me chance to live again." she said. She seemed to smile a sad smile.
"Ami... you're not real! If you were real I'd feel you!" I spat out, crying out some more tears. The salty taste appeared in my mouth, and I mentally cursed myself for crying.
~~MY POV~~
I smirked and went towards him.
He seemed hesitant a bit before he controlled his actions and stayed still. His eyes shifted from my grave to me continuously.
I looked up into his eyes and went towards him. My lips attached his. I knew he was surprised, and I felt him hold me close, deepening the kiss. I let go and hugged him.
"I love you too..." I said, holding him before he held me tighter than before.
The next day, Craig woke up with a start to see that it was Tuesday. He groaned before remembering what happened the other day, and so he jumped up and got ready for school. One he was done, he got into his car and drove off to school. He saw Token and the rest of the other people he knew.
"Hey, Craig, what's up? You know what day it is right?" Token asked.
Craig growled. "Tuesday."
Token slightly laughed. "Yes, I mean it is Tuesday, but what date?" He asked.
Craig Tucker thought for a minute before noticing that Token was wearing a suite. Not just any suite, but a suite that Ami bought Token for his birthday one year. Why was he wearing a suite? "Why are you wearing a suit?"
Token looked at him confused. "Don't you know? It's Ami's birthday so the rest of us and some other people are going to visit her grave and pay thanks. Everyone is bringing something that Ami gave us. I'm wearing the suit she bought me 3 years ago." Token explained before seeing the rest of the group walk up to Craig's car.
Tweek was holding a coffee mug that stated 'Tweek's special coffee cup! No one touch it!' There was some writing on the handle that stated 'Ami Tinker'.Tweek was twitching slowly.
Clyde was holding a guitar that with black and red. On the back said 'Ami Tinker'. Clyde was smiling a bit.
Craig looked in the back of his car to find a dusty old box that read
'To: Ami Tinker
Happy 16th birthday, I hope you like this.
From: Craig Tucker'
He smiled before getting out of car, slamming the door while locking it and he walked with his group to the graveyard to pay their respects to Ami Tinker.
Everyone was there, even Stan's group. Everyone had something that Ami Tinker got them.
Craig Tucker went up to the grave, being the only one who knows Ami Tinker more. He kneeled infront of it before sighing. "Alright so look, Ami, I know I'm not very good at this sorta thing, but I really am sorry about what happened. I miss you; well we all miss you very much. I love you very much. And so, because yesterday was your birthday, I got you this." Craig sighed. He took out the dusty old red box with black ribbons.
Everyone looked at Craig Tucker to see him unwrapping something.
Eric Cartman looked over at Kenny McCormick saying, "What's he unwrapping?" He was holding a small sculpture of a dragon that Ami Tinker made for him on his 5th birthday. He was dressed in his regular clothes.
Kenny McCormick just shrugged before feeling the wind pick up and take his hoody off to reveal his yellow hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a necklace with a red cross in it and angel wings that Ami made from junk for his 7th birthday. "Maybe a present."
Stan Marsh who was clearly sniffling because it started to snow a bit began to sigh. He was holding a hand knitted ski cap that Ami Tinker made for him last year.
Kyle Broflovski was hiccupping due to the fact that he was sad. He was holding a small tiger sculpture that Ami Tinker made for him 2 years ago.
Craig Tucker finally got done unwrapping the gift, and so he sat it down on the grave where some pink roses were. "Ami Tinker, here is you in porcelain form." He announced, gaining everyone's attention as he stood up to feel the snow on his body. He was crying, and he didn't care who saw him. He lost his pride since he lost the one he loved. "AMI TINKER! WE WILL ALL MISS YOU!" He cried out.
THE END
