They ran as fast as they could both of them struggling to get as far away as possible, his hand holding on tightly to hers afraid to lose her again. But as they ran she began to slow down, still he wouldn’t let her go trying to take her at his own pace but she kept going slower and slower and gently as she could she let her hand fall free of his, the fear etched on her face yet she stayed. He kept running not knowing that she had stopped and that he was no longer holding her, she was glad as she took one last look at him tears spilling down her face. She began to tremble as she heard them running ever closer but she kept looking ahead and watching him go he was almost there, she silently prayed that he would make it. She knew now was the time and steeled her body as she began turning to them, seeing them so close behind her she instantly knew what was going to happen. She knew this was the only chance he had of escaping because with her there, there was nowhere to hide, they would find them the way they always did, so she decided not to run anymore because he had to live, to live a life without fear and pain, a life without her.
She thought of him and snapped her head towards them, her resolve keeping her from going back to his arms the way she always did. She tried to remember everything; the way his warmth enveloped her, his smile that lightened her heart, his kiss that was so sweet it brought tears to her eyes, she wanted to remember everything as she closed her eyes wanting to give him another chance at life, one without complications. They headed for her, coming so fast they were almost a blur, but for her? time froze, she could see the face of the stranger close to her with his face hidden behind a dark shapeless front except for his eyes and she felt no emotion just the chilled silence from behind the cover.
She saw in the strangers hand that he was holding a small blade as he got closer and closer, then she felt it, he had pierced her already burning heart, one that was already filled with hurt for leaving him. She gasped as the faceless stranger moved to her left side with his long arm forcing the blade in further, forcing out from her the torment she had felt for everything that had happened, letting the most anguished cry escape from her mouth for the pain in her heart, her chest and the sinking knowledge that she would never see him again. The boy suddenly stopped and gripped his chest covering his heart as he felt the wrench inside him and quickly turned around seeing two things she was no longer behind him, she wasn’t near him anymore, how could he have not known? The same time seeing her so far behind, her body impacting a faceless enemy but not before he had seen the blade.
He was frozen as he heard her cry, tears escaped his eyes watching her and seeing the faceless stranger pull his blade out from her chest leaving her body to slump, filling him with further hatred, yet even more suffering. He began to move forward closer to her his legs barely able to keep him up, he could see the faceless strangers coming towards him and he didn’t turn away but kept watching her slowly give way and fall onto her knees, his hand still gripping his chest he fell to his own knees, legs unable to hold him up anymore.
She turned her head so that she could see him and that when she let go she would be happy that he was the last of her thoughts and the last in her sights. But he watched her with an ache in his heart as he gripped his chest and got up once more to run towards her, the faceless strangers closing the distance between them but he didn’t turn back he just kept running faster to her and watching as her smile began to fade and then she fell. Her hair swirling around her, eyes wide, her lips parted as she whispered “I’m sorry” because she finally understood, he wouldn’t leave her not now not ever, she had made a mistake but yet she was grateful the torture was over.
He let out a yell and ran faster wanting to reach her, a masked stranger grabbed him midstride but he would not be restrained, he knew, he finally knew what she had tried to do. She knew she would die she wanted him to get to the boat and leave, he knew, but how could she not know that he would never leave her? The torment, anger, and the sadness crushed him but he didn’t care that he would die anymore he just wanted her, wanted to be by her side to be able to lay by her one last time.
He tried to get out of the faceless strangers grip but he couldn’t, though he kept shouting to her “you can’t leave, you hear me? Don’t leave me, get up now!” He knew he had lost her and he wouldn’t give her her last wish, he wouldn’t live a life without her, he refused to. “I refuse to live a life without you! Do you hear me? I refuse!” As he yelled this towards her he felt a stab in his back and knew that they had at least granted his wish, he saw all the faceless strangers leave almost without a sound, their duty was at long last fulfilled.
He tried to walk closer to her but she was so far away, his legs gave out and he fell onto his back looking up, he turned his head to the side and he could see her, she was right there. He wanted to hold her once more, though he knew he couldn’t, but still he reached his hand out towards her, his heart pounding for her, his face twisted he was almost silently sobbing begging whoever it was out there just for one last chance to be with her. He knew no matter what life, or however many chances, it would never happen she never was in his reach, she was always so far from him and even while dying they were still so far apart, so he closed his eyes and let go, let go of ever being happy, let go of hope, of passion but above all he gave up what he cherished more than anything, his love for her.
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