The tape player is on the ground a few feet away, I want it back.

It's the only connection I have to Jade, I need it.

I hear footsteps approaching me, but these are different, it's as if the person walking towards me has heals on.

Click, Click, Click.

I can hear it getting louder and louder.

They're getting closer and closer.

I feel as if I'm paralyzed, glued to the concrete floor.

A pair of pink high shoes stop about a foot away from my face, I look up and see a small girl with short shorts and a purple hoodie on.

Her red velvet cupcake hair cascades down her shoulders, she sits down on the ground next to me I set up next to her.

She rests her head on my chest and holds me.

'Everything will be fine, I promise.' She tells me.

We stay like this for several minutes, she's cold I can feel her shivering.

I brush the hair out of her face and she looks up at me sympathetically.

'What tape are you on?' she asks as she hands me back the cassette player.

'6, what tape are you?' I ask her, she must be on the tapes somewhere.

'I'm not on them' she says stroking my cheek, she's fully sat on my lap now.

'Wait, how do you know about them then?' I'm confused.

'Beck, I have the second set of tapes, she gave them to me before she… you know.'

I nod my head; I don't think I can manage much more.

'She told me not to listen till I got home, I ran right home and listened to all the tapes but by the time I figured out what was going on it was too late.'

Her tiny body is shaking with sobs, she's crying into my chest, gripping at my shirt.

'I'm so sorry' I whisper into her hair.

'I found her dead you know, I ran into her house past her mom and up the stairs, when I got to her room it was too late.'

Her eyes close as she remembers; I want to help her but I don't know how.

'it is my job to make sure everyone gets these tapes'

'How did you know I had them?' I can't look her in the eye, I just stare blankly into space

'Beck… You stole my tape player' she chuckles to herself.

I feel stupid now.

'Skip to the end.' She takes the tape out and reaches for my bag.

'NO!'

I snatch the tapes from her tiny hand. I stand up and she falls on to the floor.

Her hands are grazed now.

'This is the last time I will ever hear her voice, I need to listen to the all' I'm yelling at her now.

'BECK! Listen to me!' She grabs me by the wrists, she's so strong.

'I know that all you want is to hear her voice right now, don't you think I'm the same, but trust me if you heard her say these things you would never forgive yourself.'

She's right, I can't listen to these.

'Ok, what's on the last tape then? Is it me?' I ask her, her face looks pale.

'Look Beck, it's almost 11:00 get in the car, we can listen to the tape together.' She picks up my bag and her cassette player and walks to her car, her heels clicking on the floor as she walks.

Click, Click, Click.