The rollercoaster car hit a dislodged part in the tracks and it jackknifed, plummeting to the ground, with Wendy inside. She slipped out of it as it fell in mid-air and she held out her arms screaming in terror as she flew down to her death, the wind whipping her hair back.
As she fell, flashbacks played in her head; she saw herself looking anxiously back at Jason who waved at her from his front seat on the rollercoaster, she saw Carrie at the food court looking warily at Kevin and contemplating her relationship with him, Ian and Erin reassuring her that nothing was going to happen to the rollercoaster, Ashley and Ashlyn playing and winning an arcade game, Lewis testing his strength in a hammer game, and Julie flipping her off before departing with Perry and Amber.
Wendy was brought back to reality when her head hit the tracks below her.
*** Wendy's head snapped up. The monitor next to her began beeping and Dr. Springer wrote something down in his clipboard.
"Miss Christensen are you all right?"
Wendy realized she had been panting and was clutching at her heart. "Fine I just had a bad dream."
Dr. Springer stared at her inquisitively and scratched down something else with his ballpoint pen. With one more worried glance at her, he left the room. Wendy leaned back on her pillow and breathed heavily for a few more minutes. A voice interrupted her breathing.
"Hey Wen."
Hesitantly, she looked up to see Carrie Dreyer, her dead best friend.
*** Freddy walked with the rest of his class down the street. He was on one of those class fieldtrips to a construction site. He still hadn't decided what his major was going to study and therefore, he was tagging along in almost all the fieldtrips to see if anything interested him. So far, there was no such luck. His professor pointed at the rooftop of a soon-to-be mall. As if they needed another one of those. The professor began explaining the painting process and Freddy had to restrain a scoff. The building was only half finished so why had they started painting? The sun blazed in the distance and Freddy wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead, he was glad that he had decided to wear his usual short-sleeved shirt. His cell phone rang and everyone in his class eyed him. Freddy gave them a nervous smile and answered the phone. Kevin was on the other line.
*** The painters lowered the scaffolding and stepped off taking the paint cans but leaving their painting materials behind for later. When they left, the ropes holding the scaffolding snapped and it swung down, with full-force.
*** "We'll be there soon." Kevin promised, hanging up the phone. He hit the accelerator with his foot and sped up the car. Adie was sitting next to him in the passenger seat, looking out the window and thinking about Kris. Kris was her boyfriend well he used to be her boyfriend before he died on that cruise ship accident. She couldn't relate to Wendy anymore than she did now; Wendy had lost her boyfriend and her best friend all in one night just like she had. Except her boyfriend and her best friend was the same person. Then her thoughts swayed to Joshua and she cringed. She didn't know why but she just did just like she always did when she thought of Kris but why? Suddenly, the radio started up.
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm falling
I'm falling
Now I'm in over my head, with something I said
Completely misread, I'm better off dead
The song by Sum41 played ominously and Adie caught her breath. It was the exact same song that had played at the McKinley art museum the night that she, Wendy, Kevin, and Joshua had narrowly escaped Death. Except that they had a few new lyrics. I'm falling I'm falling. It was a sign.
"Kevin, step on it the song was a sign. It looks as if Freddy is going to fall to his death or something is going to fall on him." Adie explained.
Kevin didn't need to be told twice and he sped up the car.
*** C-Carrie?"
Carrie grinned and plopped down gracefully on the edge of Wendy's cot.
"In the flesh! Well sort of. How's life?"
Wendy blinked. "Um out of all the spirits I haven't seen you or Jason once. Why are you here?"
Carrie frowned mockingly. "I'm just visiting while I can. Aren't you happy to see me?"
Wendy flinched at the words; I'm just visiting while I can… What the hell did that mean?
"Um of course I'm happy to see you." Wendy replied.
This time Carrie frowned for real. "Way to sound enthusiastic." She said dryly.
Wendy chuckled. "It's just…I've been kinda nervous about meeting you and Jason ever since…well ever since I married Kevin."
There was an awkward silence.
"Oh that. I'm fine with it Wendy, really. It's totally weird for me I admit but I'm fine with it."
Wendy didn't let it go. "If you're weirded out by it then obviously you're not ok with it." Wendy pointed out.
Carrie sighed. "Wendy, you know I was going to break up with him before graduation so you know that it really doesn't matter all that much to me."
"But you guys were together anyways. It's not as if there was never anything between you."
"That's true I guess which is probably the reason that I'm weirded out by it. Since I've been watching over you guys I see how serious and kind he's become, he was never that way with me and that's why I wanted to break up. Maybe I am sort of jealous. I never in a million years expected you two to end up together and when you do he becomes the perfect guy, the guy I wanted."
Wendy chewed her bottom lip. "It's not as if he became that way just because we got together. It was you Carrie. You made him that way. After your death he fell apart and his whole jock image wore off. His thoughtful and sweet side came out."
"Oh great I had to die for him to turn into a decent guy."
"Carrie, he loved you and that's why he's this way. He realized that life was short and that he'd better live it seriously. He didn't change because he got rid of you or anything like that. He changed because he loved you and your death changed him."
Carrie's blue eyes crinkled the way they always did when she thought hard about something. Then she relented with a sigh. "Maybe you're right. Hey maybe I was meant to die so that you two could end up together. Eh that's life for you. So…can I see the ring?"
Wendy laughed and held out her right hand delicately, the small diamond glistened.
"Not as big as I would've wanted but it's pretty." Carrie complimented.
Wendy smiled and suddenly remembered something. "You know that he was going to propose to you at graduation right?"
Carrie nodded. "Yeah I felt bad when I heard that. I'm sure you did too since you knew all about my plans to break up with him. I'm sorry that you had to hold that in."
Wendy shrugged. "It's ok. You know I think that Kevin would've gotten you a bigger ring."
Carrie held out her hand dramatically. "Oh I know he would've. Only the best for the best."
The two best friends laughed simultaneously and talked together, no one noticing that Dr. Springer was watching from the hall in surprise and worry.
*** Kevin and Adie bumped into several college students while searching for Freddy.
"Damn I can't see him anywhere." Kevin groaned, trying to look over the heads of the students.
"I have an idea, just stay still." Adie instructed.
Kevin did as asked and she inched away from him a bit and discreetly waved her hand.
Kevin's legs were slowly lifted up from the ground and he hovered over the ground. Due to him already being tall Adie didn't raise him up too high. It didn't take long for Kevin to spot the recognizable Mohawk of Freddy in the crowd. He nodded at Adie whose hands immediately returned to her side. Unfortunately, Kevin didn't land gracefully.
Unless you count falling on your ass graceful.
Adie smothered a laugh when he stood up.
"Thanks." He told her in a voice dripping with sarcasm.
Then he hurried away to the front of the crowd and Adie followed. They found Freddy on the side of the crowd looking around tensely. When Adie tapped his shoulder he literally jumped.
When he saw it was them he sighed with relief.
"Oh thank god. I-" he was cut off by the screeching sound of the scaffolding collapsing and swinging towards him!
Kevin rammed Freddy to the ground and the scaffolding missed him.
Freddy held up a hand and laughed sarcastically. "Notice how I'm always cut off right before Death tries to get me."
Kevin began to reply when the painting supplies soared down from the scaffolding right at him! Adie swung her arm and all the paint supplies flew away from Kevin's head and landed on the pavement. Kevin looked at the objects that were meant to kill him with wide eyes.
"Thanks for that. I own you one." He told her sincerely.
The scaffolding swung back at them and this time at Adie. Kevin grabbed her leg and pulled her down. Adie flicked her hand at the scaffolding and it stopped swinging gradually. "You just repaid the favor." Adie breathed.
The trio stood up and they all walked back slowly to their car, forgetting the fact that since Death had skipped them all it was now Wendy's turn again.
*** Kevin pulled up in front of the hospital and he, Adie, and Freddy got off. When they reached Wendy's room Adie excused herself to go and get some food from the cafeteria. She hadn't eaten since yesterday. The cafeteria was pretty full and Adie had to telekinetically bring the last slice of pizza to herself. The second she sat down someone appeared in the seat in front of her.
It was Kris.
Her mouth dropped open and her salad fell to her plate.
Kris snickered. "Very graceful."
"What the hell are you doing here?!" she exclaimed a bit too loudly. People turned to stare at her and Adie stood up with her tray, motioning at Kris to follow her. She stopped in the corner of an empty hallway and looked a Kris.
"I repeat, what the hell are you doing here?"
Kris leaned back against the wall and smirked. "Visiting you obviously. How are you?"
Adie was still surprised. "Uh I'm ok I guess." She answered vaguely. "I miss you."' She added quietly.
Kris gave her a pained look. "I miss you too."
There was a silence in which Kris gently took Adie's hand and they stared into each other's eyes.
Suddenly, another familiar face materialized; it was Joshua!
Adie let go of Kris's hand instinctively and blushed furiously. Why did she feel as if she's just been caught cheating on someone?
Joshua smiled at her and waved. "Hey, Adie. How's it going?"
Kris scoffed and turned to look at Joshua but directed his question at Adie.
"Who the hell is this guy?"
Adie who was still blushing responded, "Uh haven't you guys met already? Um Kris that's Joshua my uh my friend."
Kris narrowed his eyes. "Friend huh? Why are you so red then?"
At his words Adie's face turned a shade redder. "I-I don't know I j-just um look can we just get back to what we were talking about?" she stammered.
Kris turned at Joshua. "Happily, as soon as Joshua leaves."
Joshua sniggered and crossed his arms across his chest, his mysterious gray eyes sparkling menacingly. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm here to talk to Adie."
"About?" Kris asked.
"About stuff that really doesn't concern you."
"Doesn't concern me? I'm her boyfriend I think it does concern me."
"Dude, you're dead. I think that kinda disqualifies you as a boyfriend."
"You're not exactly breathing air either my friend."
"Um can you guys please stop this?" Adie asked stepping between them.
Kris took Adie's hand and pulled her away from Joshua. "Sure we don't need to be here anymore." He began strolling her away when Joshua took his arm, turned him around, and punched him!
Adie gasped as Kris fell to the floor. Kris stood up, his lip bleeding and he laughed a demented glint in his eyes. Adie could only find herself asking one question; the dead can bleed? Kris dodged another one of Joshua's punches and the two jumped on each other, punches and kicks everywhere.
"G-guys stop it." Adie commanded weakly.
When that didn't work she tried to move them apart with her powers but apparently they didn't work on the dead. All Adie could do was watch her dead boyfriend and her dead best friend beat the hell out of each other.
*** "How can you do this to me? I thought we were friends." Jason told Kevin with a hurt expression.
Kevin couldn't find any words to answer him. What was he supposed to say; you were dead? It was a fair game then? Kevin opened his mouth but no words came out. All of a sudden, the scene dissolved and Kevin woke up with a start.
He was sitting in a chair next to Wendy's bed, his head on her bed.
"Are you ok?" Wendy asked him. She had just woken up but her eyes still looked sleepy.
"Yeah just a bad dream that's all. Go back to sleep, baby. It's all ok."
Wendy smiled at him and closed her eyes. Within minutes she was fast asleep again.
Kevin looked at her sweet face and couldn't help but think what would happen to him if she died on him? How would he live? He recalled the dream in which Jason was telling him of for marrying Wendy and he frowned. Was Jason right? Was what he did really that wrong?
Freddy walked into the room, scratching the back of his head. "Sorry, but I couldn't find Adie anywhere. She wasn't in the cafeteria."
Kevin got up to go and help look when Dr. Springer walked in.
"Mr. Fischer, may I speak to you privately for a moment?"
Kevin was reluctant. His last conversation with the guy had ended with him telling him that Wendy probably had a deadly blood clot inside of her. Not that great a conversation. Nevertheless, he followed the doctor out of the room.
Freddy took Kevin's chair when Wendy's cell phone rang. He quickly snatched it out her purse so to not disturb her and read the caller ID.
It was Bludworth.
Freddy nervously answered it. "Um hello?"
"Who is this?" Bludworth inquired on the other line.
"It's Freddy, one of the survivors, remember?"
"Oh yes. Listen, I need you and the other survivors to get over to the morgue right now. It's an emergency. Death has just fucked with me in a very messed up way and we need to beat it. Get over here right now, no excuses. Unless you're dead of course."
And on that cheerful note he hung up.
Author's Note: So hope the drama was enough for you! Sorry that there wasn't that much of Jason in this chapter but I couldn't fit it all in! Well, the other survivors were vaguely revealed here to those of you who remembered from my first Final Destination story but if you haven't caught it yet it will be further revealed in the next chapter. As usual you can request a spirit to appear in a review. And a little extra something; who do you think is better for Adie, Kris or Joshua? Write that in your review as well if you want and the one who gets the most votes will win the little fight they're having in the next chapter. Thanks for reading and please review!
