“Tasha, when I gave Dana that look, did she see me give it to her?”

I saw Tasha’s brow furrow in concentration and she said, “no.”

“So how do you know I don’t give you those looks when you aren’t looking?” I said.

Tasha blinked, surprised by my tactic. “Do you?” she said unsure of herself.

“Yes, all the time,” I said, “how can I prove to you that you complete me?”

Tasha looked at me and her gaze softened. “I don’t know Alice.”

“Look,” I said pointing towards the back seat where Dana’s alter was disassembled next to the lotion container, “I’m going to go up to the mountain where we threw Dana’s ashes and I’m going to threw it all in. I’m gonna let her go.”

“No, Alice don’t…”

“I have to Tasha,” I said opening the door of the car, “I need to let her go so I can dedicate my heart to you.”

“Alice,” Tasha said softly, “I love you.”

“And I love you,” I said leaning forward and pressing my lips against Tasha’s softly.

She kissed me tentatively and said, “go home for now, and I’ll go later so we can talk.”

“I wanna let go of the alter though,” I said.

“No, let’s talk about it and if you still wanna go through with it, I’ll go with you,” Tasha said.

“Really? It would mean the world to me if you did,” I said.

“Go home, we really have to talk in a better setting,” Tasha said. A loud bang was heard and Tasha’s hand immediately went to her weapon and she looked around. “Get in the car!” She ordered grabbing my arm and lowering me down.

I saw the speeding car from behind Tasha. The nose of a gun was sticking out and the man’s intention was set on Tasha. I don’t know what possessed me but I felt myself jump in front of Tasha and screamed my name and I heard the gunshot.

“Alice!” Tasha cried. I felt the pain shoot up through my back and the world started spinning around me. “Why did you do that?” I heard her voice say. It was starting to sound faint.

“B-because y-you comp-plete me,” I heard myself say. I had no control over my words, they just spilled out of my mouth.

I heard Tasha’s desperate cries and I heard her yell, “Alice! Don’t close your eyes! Stay with me! Stay with me!”

Then the world around me faded into darkness…