Not Gonna Get Us Chapter 5
Not gonna get us
They're not gonna get us
Not gonna get us
Not gonna get us
We ran, faster and faster into those daring forests and jungles of pain and longing. Looking back I saw the fear painted on her face, and wondered what it was I was doing to create such chaos for us both.
Starting from here, lets make a promise
You and me, let's just be honest
"Cindy." I was gasping for the dismal life force of air. She had fallen and I grasped her hand. " We can't stop, we have to keep going."
We're gonna run, nothing can stop us
Even the night that falls all around us
She bit her lip but nodded, squeezing my hand tightly as we ran further and further. They were after us. I couldn't let them break us apart. Not now.
Soon there will be laughter and voices
Beyond the clouds over the mountains
I could see the gates ahead. The gates of safety and hope. She fell again and I went down with her, hiding from the beams of hatred attempting to find us. The air blew fiercely in our ears as she cried out softy.
We'll run away on roads that are empty
Lights from the airfield shining down upon you
"Cindy, come on, they'll get us." She grabbed my hand again, pulling her weary body from the stained ground.
Nothing can stop us, not now, I love you
They're not gonna get us,
they're not gonna get us
"Jimmy." She panted as we sprinted across the forest floor. I turned my longing gaze towards her. "Jimmy we can't run forever. We can't do this." I averted my senses to the horrific howling in the night air.
"Cindy we can make it. Please trust me." Jogging faster, we hurtled over fallen logs and scrambled over the boulders betraying us.
We'll run away, keep everything simple
Night will come down, our guardian angel
We stopped for a moment, catching our much-needed breaths. She was crying softly. I knew she hurt. I knew she was terrified of what lay behind us, and what stood before us. But we had to try. I knew we could make it; I had faith in everything we had.
We rush ahead, the crossroads are empty
Our spirits rise, they're not gonna get us
"Cindy, lets turn this way, they believe we'll be heading straight. But if we take a left, and go round, it'll trick them." I held such hope in my eyes. She gazed at me in wonderment.
"Jimmy, I ache…how much running will we have to do? How much longer will this take? They'll…they'll always be after us…we can't…we can't do this anymore. I can't live a life in fear…we can't be…." I grabbed her shoulders, looking into those green eyes, those eyes of despair.
"No Cindy. You can. We can. It's just a little farther. Please Cindy…you have to have faith in us." I stroked that delicate cheek of hers, savouring the softness in my hand. Leaning forward, I placed a chaste kiss upon those quivering lips. "We can do it Cindy…" I pulled her with me, taking a sharp left into the dense forestry.
My love for you, always forever
Just you and me, all else is nothing
I just wanted us. Us to be together. No sneers or accusations. Nothing from anybody but the peacefulness of our hearts. They would never comprehend what we had. What rightfully belonged to us, they wanted to take, to destroy. They didn't understand us.
Not going back, not going back there
They don't understand,
They don't understand us
The howling stopped in the distance, it was just the sounds of our pulsing hearts, our crunching feet. "We should stop, they could hear us." She whispered in fear. I snatched her into my arms, breathing heavily as I caressed her back.
"Don't you see…they've stopped. They've given up. We're free Cindy…we're free!"
Not gonna get us
Not gonna get us
She smiled, running her hands across my arms. It was a picture of serenity, of timeless love and age.
Nothing can stop us, not now, I love you
"We're free…" I whispered into her hair, breathing in the sweet aroma. She looked up at me, closing her eyes and bringing those delectable lips to mine. She was intoxicating my senses.
They're not gonna get us,
they're not gonna get us
She screamed and I felt her ripped from my hold. She cried out wordlessly as a pair of golden eyes fixed on mine, before I was pushed into the vortex of darkness and pain.
Nothing can stop us, not now I love you
"Cindy!" I cried out and realized in my sweating fear I was in bed. Panting heavily, I leaned my body back down, staring outside my window, across the way to where she lay.
In those numb moments of nightfall,I concluded that it didn't matter what I wanted, because love is nothing we want it to be, and everything it could be.
In those waking moments of daylight, a surge of agony coursed through my veins. I realized, that I would rather have her in those few seconds, instead of living this lie.
Not gonna get us…