Things Happen

Chp 12 – Unwillingly letting go

Spencer sat Indian style on the floor; out side her dorm room. Belle’s head was placed gently into her lap, in hopes of giving the quickly weakening girl, some comfort. Spencer carefully stroked Belle’s hair avoiding the left side of her head, which was where the blood was seeping from slowly.

Once Ashley was off the phone to the emergency services, she slid down the wall opposite to where Spencer and her dying ex lover lay. She broke down in tears; salty water frantically ran down her flawless, tan cheeks. She couldn’t believe how her life was turning. Everything was going so well between her and the blonde, it was just her luck that her past would come back, to mess with her life once again. Only this time was different, her past was taking a part of her present with it. Ashley needed Belle, even though they lost contact when she left. She had never forgotten her; your first love is never one to be forgotten easily.

The air was dead, not one sound apart from the swaggering breath of the barely conscious Belle. Tia sat statue, she hugged her legs to her chest, as her chin lay to rest on her shaking knees. She stared off into the world that was so quickly made for her by Belle, but just as fast as it came, it left just as quickly without warning. So she sat emotionless. Waiting for the very foundation of the earth to fall away leaving the world bare.

The minutes that passed seemed like hours to Spencer. Ashley and Tia had no concept of time, which ever world their heads were in. Looking down, Spencer saw Belle’s eyes faintly flutter, then opened to slits; just enough to reveal her sorrowful eyes. “S-Spen…Im so, so…sorry” Belle’s voice was low, making Spencer lean closer to hear her faint words. “Sshh don’t try to speak, save your energy. You have nothing to be sorry for. I should be apologizing, to you; I got jealous over yours and Ashley’s history together. So for that Im sorry”. Belle smiled the best she could; she averted her gaze from the sincere blue, to the two broken girls sitting opposite. Taking a deep breath as tears began to fall from her closed eyes. And with her last breath she whispered “Look after them, for me”. Spencer’s eyes widened as sobs raked her body “I will, I promise”. Belle’s body relaxed fully, her head falling to the right facing Ashley. A smile graced her now peaceful face.