“Bzzzz” I glanced over my phone to see what it was buzzing about.It was a message, “Silas” it read. My heart immediately did flutters and butterflies danced in my stomach like they were at a midnight jubilee. I had known Silas Bracket since I was in the crib, he was my best friend but I had always yearned for something more. Taking a deep breath I opened my phone and read the message. “Hey I really really like you a lot. Like more than friend. I want you to be mine. It’s ok if you don’t feel the same.” I wanted to scream. All my life this is what I had wanted. I texted back after a few moments of pumping my fists up and down. “I really like you too. I do feel the same, have for the longest of time.” I pressed send and waited, holding my breath. My phone’s ringtone broke through the tense air. I yanked it excitedly, almost dropping it. “Hello?!” I said trying to contain the squeal. “Annie I’m so sorry. I didn’t know you felt that way but I meant to send that to Natalie. I’m sorry but can we still be friends?” Silas confessed. My heart shattered into a million pieces. I stayed silent not knowing what to say. “An? You there?” He called. “Y-YEp I’m here. I actually meant to send that to……Derek I apologise too.” I made up the name hoping he didn’t know a Derek. My tears were threatening to spill. “Oh ok then. Bye now Annie” “Bye Silas.” I hung up and sobbed. My face was red with embarrassment. God, what am I going to do now?
Sometimes the only way to really forget everything is to go to sleep. I mean what else could I do, the love of my life was gone. Shot through the heart. One single bullet took it all away. I was numbed, heck maybe even paralysed. I laid down onto my hard bed. The warmth of another now gone. At first it took me for what it seemed like hours to fall into rest. Finally, I fell into a deep slumber. This was the only way to forget that my love was gone. There I could remember the happy times. Her red auburn hair flowing with the wind, and her pale ivory skin. Her blue sapphire eyes standing out against the field of wheat we had snuck into. Our first kiss in the back of my car, watching the stars. I hope they bring her justice. I would find her killer myself, but that would mean to look in the mirror.
“Tell us again!” They cheered sitting at my feet. I chuckled at looked over to my wife of 50 years and she gave a small giggle and nodded her head. “So back when Astoria and Aragon were at war I was a soldier for the Queen. After that I was promoted to her personal guard. I had always fancied her but was never able to tell Her Majesty so I kept it to myself.” I began nodding over toward my wife. “One day the Aragonian guards broke in and demanded the Queen so I hid her in the closet. That wasn’t the best hiding spot but it was all we had within the heat of the moment.” I chuckled as he she let out a small laugh shaking her head at the memory. “Well I was completely unaware she had dragons so when she wasn’t in the closet when I finished I panicked. I searched everywhere for her. I went outside and there she was!” I yelled pointing to the window. They all giggled “She said “Hop on!” and so I did and that’s the day I fell in love with her!” I smiled as I pulled her in for a kiss “Ewww” they said . I quickly kissed her on the cheek this time and they still laughed and said “Ew”. This was heaven.
Waving to the boy next door Laughing as he smiles back Wishing he were here Gesturing for him to copy some crazy dance move Reaching for a hairbrush to perform an imaginary duet with with A tear drops as I put the roses down onto the fresh soil. Here lies my first love. My hope and dreams.
“Bro I am SO pumped for the weekend, aren’t you Emily?!” Fredrick asked the dark mage. Emily looked up from her book with a confused face. “The what now?” She inquired now putting her full attention to the fire boy. “The weekend” he responded with a nod of his head. “Is that some mortal saying I am unaware of?” Emily acknowledged. Fredrick laughs, “Yeah I guess so.” He muttered. “Well then, would you be of service and please explain its terminology, that would be of appreciation” She asked now fully interested in its meaning. “Wait. You’re actually serious. You’re not pulling my leg again are you?” Fredrick questioned now taken back. “No, of course not… why would I be touching your leg?” She insisted. Fredrick sighed “We have a lot of work to do. Anyway” he began, “The weekend is where the week comes to an end and Saturday and Sunday begins” she nodded in understanding “Working Mortals get Saturday and Sunday off so that is the end of their working week. Today is Friday so tomorrow will be the weekend” he explained throughly “Ohhhh, it all makes sense now” she cheered like a child with a sticker form the schoolmaster. He laughed and nodded. “Now on to “pulling your leg”” he said.
You were my first love. You WERE my first love that is. We were doing so well, I trusted you with everything…but then again that’s my fault. You said you loved me yet you did that. You asked me out so why did you do that. Was I just some game to you, well if I’m some game…it’s my turn now. It felt like a bliss of happiness and joy but it all faded quicker and quicker as the sun set each day. It changed the way I looked at you. It changed the way I saw the world, it was full of life and color but then it was just a dull moment. But then he came along. He walked into the classroom and it all changed. The way he looked at me was different than yours, he didn’t try to control my every move. He never did try to change me for his likes. No he loved me with all of his heart and not his eyes. He chose me for my wits and heart, not my looks and bragging rights. If I saw you know I would thank you. Thank you for showing me how better I can do, how much I’m worth. How someone out there really loves me. Thank you.
I sat there typing at my outdated worn out computer. I sigh and look at the clock, only 3:00pm I sigh and rub my eyes. “Get back to work Emily” my manager, Kyle commanded. He slammed down another heap of papers onto my desk. “Stay after work and file these documents since you want to waste precious company time” he scolded. It was like this everyday now. I did this job to learn how to code now I’m stuck as a stupid paper filer. “Intern” is what they called me…… I’ve been here for a year now. None of them even know what my name is or if I even exist. The radio we had that played old songs started to make a ear screeching, drawn out beeeeeeep. We all turn out attentions to the device. A voice started to say “WE INTERRUPT THIS AFTERNOON BROADCAST BY ANNOUNCING THAT THE SUN WILL NOW EXPLODE IN T-MINUS 60 MINUTES. WE HEAVILY SUGGEST TO GO HOME AND SEEK CONTACT WITH LOVED ONES FOR ONE LAST TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON AND GOODBYE” beeeeep Everybody started freaking out racing out the doors even pushing each mother down. The music continued as if nothing was happening to the outside world. I let out a small chuckle and grabbed the knife that I kept in my small handbag for protection. After all this time, the moments where I was called into Kyle’s office and he would touch me in ways that I never wanted. I tried to scream but he covered my mouth, the times he would say that he would always win and be on top now it was my turn. I laughed and walked into his office heels clicking against the carpet. I knocked, “Come in” I walk in and mess up my hair, there he was, laying down and drinking whiskey out of a flask. “Hey doll” he cooed I giggled and sat onto his lap, he let out a lustful laugh. He started to trail kisses down my neck, I gripped my knife and plunged it into his neck. He started to gasp for air only getting a few little breaths in. “Now look who’s on top!” I mocked getting off his lap and stepping back to admire my work. He eventually stopped moving covered in his own crimson blood. The radio came back on “T-MINUS 10…9…8…7” I sighed and shoved him out of his chair and sat down. “Right on time” I muttered as the air started to get stuffy and a bright light now starting to get closer and closer. I closed my eyes and waited. This was it.
I never should’ve gone down that rabbit hole because The way you smiled at me The way you looked at me from afar The grins you would send me when someone said something The way your eyes would light up when you saw me The way you would say how are you How you would know just what to say I soon realized… They were all to HER
