I waited in the cemetery till it was midnight. It’s 1 am now and this time will be perfect. I dug out the soil and brought her body out from the coffin, then put the empty coffin down again and put the soil over it as it was before, so that no one doubts that something’s not normal here. Her eyes were still closed but very soon she will open her eyes again, very soon I’ll get my love back, I’ll get my Blaire back. I carried her in my arms and took her away from this state.
ELENA
“Ahhhhh” I took a deep breath in. I missed this place so much. Finally, I’m back to my hometown but I didn’t inform Blaire about it, thought of giving her a surprise. She’ll be happy to see me.
Instead of going to my house, I went to straight to my best friend, Blaire’s house. We’ve been waiting for so long to see each other and today we’re finally going to meet. I knocked on the door but not Blaire, Ethie opened the door and to my surprise she burst into tears when she saw me. I couldn’t make out the reason behind her tears but I took her inside the house.
“Ethie are you fine? Why are you crying?” I asked making her sit on the sofa.
“She’s gone Elena, Blaire’s gone” she said, still in tears.
“Gone? Where?” I asked perplexed.
“She’s no more” she cried out loud as she said that.
“What!? What are you saying?” I’m shocked by her words. Blaire’s no more? I couldn’t take that in.
“H.. how did that happen?” tears rolled down as I asked.
“Two days ago she fell from the terrace, we weren’t home, Zane took her to the hospital but she died” I don’t know how to react on this. I was excited to see her and now this news of her death has just broken me. My best friend’s no more? I hugged Ethie and we both burst into tears.
“I want to meet her” I said
“She’s in the old cemetery” she replied and I made no delay to leave for the old cemetery.
I lost my balance as I saw her name carved on the tombstone. I couldn’t help but cry bitterly. “I’m sorry my friend, you kept on asking about my arrival and I kept you waiting. When I landed here you were the only one I wanted to meet first, never had I thought I’d meet you like this. I wish I would’ve arrived earlier. I’m sorry Blaire” I wept placing my head on her grave.
ZANE
I brought Blaire to my family’s house in California, away from her family, away from her best friend, away from her hometown and away from all those who have hurt her. I’ve never been here ever since my family died. It’s been two hours and Blaire might wake up at any time now.
I can’t take my eyes off of Blaire, waiting for her to open her eyes and when she did I can’t explain how happy I was but also angry at the same time for the action she had taken.
BLAIRE
I opened my eyes and found myself in an unfamiliar place, everything in this room seemed ancient and made of wood. A wooden house. Am I in heaven? I haven’t done anything good to be in heaven, then hell? But then my eyes saw Zane sitting on the edge of the bed I was laying on, already looking at me.
“Zane… um where am I?” I said sitting up straight.
“Blaire take some rest. We’ll talk tomorrow about this” he replied and walked off the room, I followed him.
“Go to bed, I said” he said when he sensed that I was following him.
“Where have you brought me Zane?” I asked again.
“Am I alive?” I asked stupidly.
“Why did you commit suicide?” he cross questioned me and it reminded me of all the things that has happened to me.
“Answer me Blaire” his voice sent chills through my body. Please Zane don’t ask me anything, not now.
“I.. I lost my balance…” before I could finish my sentence he cut me off to say “I demand an honest answer, I saw you jumping off”
“so you need not lie” he added. Please Zane don’t ask anything.
“I demand an answer” he said grabbing me by my arms. His eyes changed it’s colour to red as it does whenever he’s angry. I don’t see any other way except for telling him everything.
“I was ready to see you. I was about to leave but then I received a call from Gizelle, she said she was in trouble and needed my help. She called me to come to college’s storeroom but when I went there…”
“When you went there what?”
“When I went there I saw her friends were already there in the storeroom, all drinking and smoking and maybe even taking drugs. I came to know that Gizelle was not in trouble she called me so that she and her friends can trouble me. When I realized this, I decided to leave the spot but they didn’t let me. They stood making a circle around me. When you called me Zane, before I could even look at the screen she snatched my phone and read your name out loud while her friends booed me and then she broke my phone”
“And then? You thought of committing suicide?” I stayed silent. I don’t want to tell him what happened next.
“I want to know the whole story Blaire” he demanded.
“Zane, I want to sleep” I said and turned to go to the room where I was before but Zane grabbed my hand.
“Why did you decide to kill yourself?” he asked, his eyes turned redder, scaring me to every bit.
“I… I’m…. S… sorry” is all I could say looking at those angry eyes.
“Blaire, I don’t want you to apologize. I’m not scaring you. I mean I don’t mean to scare you. I’m just angry because all I’m asking you is why you killed yourself?” he said calmly cupping my cheeks.
“Because I didn’t want to lose you” I said closing my eyes. I can’t believe I spilled that. I didn’t want to tell him because I didn’t want Zane to kill Gizelle or anyone but now I’ve spilled the words and can’t take it back so now I have to tell him everything.
“Because Gizelle wanted you. She said she loves you and if she can’t get you then she’ll expose you and then people of the town will take you to the church where they’ll stake your heart. She knows your secret Zane. All her friends know your secret. They know who you are. She asked me to leave you so that she can have you but I can’t live without you that’s why I decided to take my own life because there’s no life without you Zane” I couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. I let out the tears that I was holding back for so long. Zane was stunned to hear this. He wiped away my tears.
“I love you Blaire and no one can drift us apart. No one and I promise that” he said hugging me.
“I love you too” I replied.
“But Zane, where are we?”
“California” he answered
“California. Why? And I don’t understand one thing, how come I’m alive after falling from terrace? I mean if not death then I should at least be in a hospital with a broken arm or leg but after falling from that height but that isn’t the case. How?” I asked as epiphany hit me.
“We’ll talk about this tomorrow because now you must rest” he replied after staying silent for few minutes.