Author: Kerry Disclaimer: None of the characters below belong to me. They are owned by Saban and Disney. I don't own squat. And if you wanna sue me, believe me, it's not worth it. Macy's doesn't pay me enough. Warning: This is a dark fic, so please don't yell at me for not warning you. This is not my best work, so don't expect much.
"Cold"
What if your whole life crashed down in a single moment? With a single phrase uttered? It was an innocent day, I was driving with some friends to go to a fair. I had just gotten off the phone with Tommy the night before, so I was in a particularly good mood. See..we've had our problems over the years, but we always got back together. Because that's what soulmates do.
I was sitting in the car, laughing as a friend told a joke when my cell phone rang. It was an old neighbor of Tommy's, who had gone to see him in Angel Grove for the weekend. I was thinking that it was a bit odd that he would be calling, he and I had only met a few times. But he seemed nice. He asked me if I was sitting down. Of course I was sitting down, I was in a car. And besides, what game was he playing?
He explained to me that there had been an accident. Tommy had been driving down the highway and a drunk driver had been speeding, and hit and flipped over the median onto Tommy's car. He was killed instantly. I did the oddest thing in the world, I laughed. I told him if Tommy put him up to this, I was going to kill him. The it hit me. Tommy wasn't the type of person to tell someone to do that to me. He loved me too much.
I stared down into my lap where my engagement ring sparkled on my finger. I stared at it, dumbfounded, and told him to call back later. How weird. Call back later? But it was too much information to compute at one moment. I guess I sounded like I didn't believe him, because the next time my phone rang, it was Tommy's mother. The minute I picked up the phone, I knew. I knew just by the sound of her voice. I somehow managed to ask her if she needed me to come by, but she was about to go out and be with family.
I slowly hung up the phone, and ever so slowly tears welled in my eyes. A tear rolled down my cheek and splashed on my ring. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. Tommy, dead? Tommy couldn't ever die. He was my white knight. He was the leader of the Power Rangers how many times? It wasn't possible. If all the bad guys over the years couldn't kill him...how could a car? It was all so surreal. He and I were supposed to be together forever. That's how it works. You separate for a time, get back together, and spend eternity together.
I turned the car around and headed for home.
So here I stand. Watching them lower my love into the ground. The ground, where he'll be cold. He hated the cold. He told me that once. He loved skiing, but hated the cold. Everyone turns and walks back to their cars. I stand, unblinking, as the cemetery workers settle the casket in the ground. Someone touches my shoulder and tells me it's time to leave.
I turn, and realize it's David. The brother who Tommy loved so much. I shake my head and tells him that I can't leave. He'll be lonely if I leave. David gently explains to me that he's dead, and gone, and he can't be lonely. But I seem to be beyond sanity, and I almost refuse to leave. I wanted to stay there, forever with him. But David takes my hand and leads me from his grave. I dig my heels in the ground, refusing to go, but he takes me anyway. But I find some small comfort. He and I won't be apart long. There's that bottle of pills at home with my name on it. I'll see you soon, my white knight.
A.N: This is based on true events that have happened in my life. My boyfriend died this past August from an aneurysm. And yes, I did have several suicidal thoughts, especially because my sister died two months later. Please R&R.