21st Century Breakdown

by Ophelia Tate

This is the story of Christian and Gloria. They are two people completely different from each other, perfect for each other, and doomed to crash and burn. Clash between my own interpretation and how I would write it as a musical/movie. Also serves as a prequel to "Remembering Whatsername".

7. Last Night On Earth

I heard music, a piano.

"I text a postcard sent to you
Did it go through?
Sending all my love to you." I turned around slowly towards my window. Christian standing inside the phone booth holding his iPod to the speaker as he sang along. I threw hand over my mouth. He didn't see me yet, but he looked up to my window.

"You are the moonlight of my life every night
Giving all my love to you
My beating heart belongs to you
I walked for miles 'til I found you
I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
I'm sending all my love to you."

I could feel the tears spilling over. I opened up my window and stuck myself out from the waist up.

"What the hell?" I shouted, the phone still held by my ear. Christian smiled.

"I didn't know how to say I was sorry." He shouted back.

"You song stealing bastard!" I yelled.

"Song finishing bastard." Christian corrected.

"With every breath that I am worth
Here on Earth
I'm sending all my love to you.
So if you dare to second guess
You can rest assured
That all my love's for you
My beating heart belongs to you
I walked for miles 'til I found you
I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
I'm sending all my love to you." He sang. Christian smiled and I held the receiver to my mouth.

"My beating heart belongs to you" I sang.

"I walked for miles 'til I found you" Christian sang back.

"I'm here to honor you
If I lose everything in the fire
Did I ever make," We sang. "It through?"

I dropped the phone and ran down the fire escape. I met Christian half way and wrapped my arms around his neck. We stood there in the rain, in an embrace for a long time.