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"Cody, we are meant to be together, you are the only man I've ever felt I loved, Cody, don't you feel the same way about me"
"Yes, I love you, we were meant to be together, we will be together someday, I can't live without you"
"Come to me Cody, come to me and together we can be happy for all of eternity"
Cody Martin suddenly woke and bolted straight up in his bed, he had been dreaming of London, it was a very distressing dream and had left him in a cold sweat. It was finally beginning to sink into Cody that he truly would never see London again, he so wanted to see her, maybe in death they could be reunited, but Cody wasn't willing to break his promise to Zack either, it was an impossible situation for him, the land of the living and the land of the dead each offered Cody something he wanted.
Cody looked to either side of him, Zack and Maddie lay cuddled up to him, the three of them in a small bed, even though he had woken up fairly violently the other two remained oblivious to his awakening, they both looked so sweet, rolled over, now looking at each other. Cody thought Zack and Maddie would make such a good couple, he felt jealous that his twin had someone whom he loved alive in the world, not like Cody who's love had been cruelly snatched from him but evil souls.
Cody couldn't sleep, he looked at the clock on the wall, its monotonous ticking sounded like giant hammer being slammed into the ground every second, and it seemed like it was getting louder more and more, it was 5am, cold and dark outside.
Cody sudden remembered his letter from London, he didn't know if he could read it, but he wanted to do it, it was the next step to move on. Cody felt reading the letter was something he should do alone, he didn't want to be around Zack and Maddie when he read it, it was a personal letter from London to him, and he would keep it that way. Carey had brought Cody some clothes and an overcoat, so he tried as best he could to slip out of bed without waking Zack and Maddie, though with a broken leg in a cast it was not an easy task, but after about 5 minutes of careful movements Cody achieved it and managed to get out of bed and grab his crutches which rested against a wall.
Cody managed to get some pyjama pants on under his gown and put on a coat, greatly difficult considering his crutches and IV drip in his arm, but he managed to do it and then quietly left the room, London's letter in his hand.
"Hello, Cody isn't it?" a nurse sitting at the ward station asked Cody as he walked past, Cody wasn't in the mood for chat so he just gave a quick yes, the nurse realised he didn't want to talk and she quickly smiled at him and he went on his way. Cody just wanted to find somewhere quiet where he could read alone in peace, he figured at 5am it wouldn't be too hard to find somewhere.
Eventually Cody found himself on the top floor of the hospital in a far wing, a mostly deserted part, it seemed to be a quite lounge area near some office space, at 5am there was no one around, save for a few security guards who allowed him to move around mostly without question, Cody's look of utter depression did however draw a few second glances, but at the hospital depression wasn't something that the staff was completely unexposed too. The lounge area contained some huge full wall windows which looked out over the city of Boston from the high vantage point, Cody noticed a few media trucks parked outside the hospital, the bombing was still, of course the biggest story of the week. Looking further away from the hospital grounds Cody's gaze eventually focused upon the mall where he and his friend's had been watching the movie those few nights ago, it was Cody's first real exposure to the destruction caused by the bombing, the destruction was so immense, the Cinema complex was mostly a twisted, black wreck of steel and concrete, all piled on top of each other, he could see some parts of the main hall where he had been during the second explosion, seeing it made him realise how lucky he was that he, Zack and Maddie had survived. Some of the rubble was still smouldering, days after the explosion, and there was some emergency services vehicles still outside, searching for more bodies most likely. Cody's gaze then moved from the source of all his pain to a place which had given him such happiness, his home, the Tipton hotel, standing tall in an upmarket area of the city, he began to cry as he thought of all the happy times he had there, and thought that he would never be truly happy again.
Cody wiped the tears from his eyes and took hold of the letter, gently opening it, not wanting to tear the envelope, when he opened it he smelt it, it smelt of London, or the perfume she always more, that smell that Cody loved so much that now just caused him torment to his very soul. Cody took the delicate paper out of the envelope and unfolded it, it was hand written in a wonderful calligraphy style, it was obvious that London had gone to an extraordinary amount of effort with this letter, no one would have expected London was capable of such deep thoughts as were contained in this letter, but Cody knew the real her, if he put her mind to something she could be really smart sometimes.
Cody began to read the letter:
Dearest Cody, if you are reading this letter, then I am dead, I hope you are not too sad, for I am ready for death, I experienced more in my short time on earth than others experience in a lifetime, and I know I am truly lucky for my material state. My only regret of life is that for too long I relied upon my material wealth and did not pursue more meaningful interests, I did not see the need, I never had a meaningful relationship with a boy, I never met one which I wanted one with, that is, until I met you Cody. These past few months have been the most wonderful of my life, our work together on the show has been a special experience, and through it I grew to love you, but I could not tell you, I know you would feel the same way about me, you are so smart Cody, and I am not, we could never be together. But I wanted you so Cody, but now I am dead, and we can never be together, I hope your life is happy and I know you will go far, I know you will achieve success in whatever you want, and in my will I have given you things which I hope will allow you to achieve your goals in life. Goodbye Cody, my one true Love.
London Tipton, March 2008.
Cody couldn't help himself, he burst into tears, it was the single most depressing moment of his life, he couldn't bare it, to know London liked him back and he was such a pussy he couldn't tell her something so simple, and now she was dead, and his chance was gone forever. Cody curled up in a ball and loudly wept over and over and over.
At 8am Zack Martin awoke in Cody's bed, it seemed emptier than it had before. Zack looked over and saw his sleeping love Maddie, with whom he had shared a kiss the night before, but his concern was the lack of Cody, his twin was missing and Zack had no idea where he had gone.
Well there we go, a bit late on that update, but I've been busy and it's been a hard chapter to write, I depressed myself writing that letter. Either way though, I hope you guys enjoyed it, please let me know what you think! More updates to come soon!