Grandpa was video taping his son and daughter when they came to visit last. Saphire was ten and the camera caught her having an argument with her father. Grandpa forgot to turn the camera off when he and his son ran after her.
"Saphire! Don't you run away from me!" She kept running away and the camera was still rolling. She ran over a road and her father did the same. But a four by four smashed in to him. His body flew up in to the air and bounced when he landed. Most of them gasped whilst some looked shocked at the screen. Tyson cringed like he always did when he saw this. Grandpa dropped the camera and it was pointed at the body.
"Saphire! Call an Ambulance!" Gramps must've kicked the camera with his foot because it swiveled round and turned on her. She was standing there in shock and slowly edged towards the body. Someone with a mobile phone called the ambulance and Grandpa made sure no cars were coming past. Saphire walked past the camera and they could hear her talking. "Daddy?"
"Hey little bird. You know how you said you always liked blading? Well I found this in…Russia. Take…good…care…of…it. Take care…of yourself… and…Lilly…"
"Daddy? Daddy wake up. Don't fall asleep now…Grandpa's getting the ambulance. Daddy?" The tape went on for about a minute before turning blank. "That's when the tape ran out." Tyson said getting up and taking it out of the machine.
There was an eerie silence, no one knew what to say. "W-why did you keep such a thing?" Hilary stammered with tears in her eyes. "So I can understand why she is like this. So I don't end up putting my foot in it like I did today." Kenny had turned white and looked like he was about to be sick. "It's a good thing Lilly left when she did."
"She blames herself." Kai stated with shock still present in his eyes. "I know. But she was only a kid, there was no way she could've seen that car coming."
"That's right Tyson, you should tell her that." Tyson sighed. "Don't you think I have Hilary? Me, Lilly, Grandpa and her mother have told her that so many times. But it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference."
"If I were you I'd get rid of that tape before Lilly finds it." Rei said looking a bit ill. Tyson nodded and ripped the tape out of the case. He took a pair of scissors and cut the tape in several places. He picked it up and threw it in a wheelie bin under Kenny's window. They were still a bit shook up about what they saw. "If only it were that easy to wipe from Saphire's mind." They nodded in agreement with Tyson.
Rei said he had to go somewhere and went to the street where it happened. He saw a reflection on a window in front of him. Saphire was standing on the edge of the building looking down at the street.
He walked away and climbed up the side of the building behind her using the fire escape. "Hello Rei." He looked up to see her standing over the fire escape. She didn't look happy, as though she had been crying. But now she was glaring at him. "Follow people much? I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Kai. I catch you following me again you'd better make sure I don't catch you."
"First I wasn't following you and second don't threaten me." Saphire bent down until their faces were inches apart. "Who said I was threatening you? So…just taking a walk on the rooftops I suppose."
"I admire the view." Saphire turned away and walked over to the other side of the roof. "I don't."
"Why?" Rei was playing the ignorant card so Tyson wouldn't get in to trouble. "None of your business." He edged closer to her. "I'm your friend aren't I? If there's anything troubling you then you can tell me." Saphire spun round and scanned Rei's face; he had no time to wipe the sadness from his face. "You know." She whispered and looked very angry. "It wasn't your fault. What are you waiting for? Redemption for a past mistake? You couldn't have known what was going to happen."
"Redemption? I don't think so." She came up to him and looked positively frightening. "DON'T YOU DARE FEEL SORRY FOR ME! DON'T YOU DARE! I DON'T DESERVE IT!" She ran to the edge of the roof and jumped over the side. Rei ran after her and looked over the edge. But She was nowhere in sight. 'That's weird.' He thought, but then his thoughts turned to Tyson and he ran back to Tyson's place.