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Her lids felt heavy over bloodshot eyes
and her fear was there, but distant, like
it didn’t really belong to her – like she
could only feel what she logically knew.
White lips fell open, as if she wanted to
speak, but nothing came out. It was too
much like a nightmare to be real, and in
her mind, everything just began to blur.
S t a y   w i t h   m e.  But no matter her
efforts,  Amelia Shepherd was   drifting
away.

              G A S P.  It was getting harder and harder
              to breathe, her body convulsing as it took
              what little energy there was left attempting
              to hold on to just a little bit of air. Limp and
              broken, a croaking sound was all she could
              manage; an adverse reaction to tainted pills.
              Chest constricting, eyes watering– – – –

       – i s   t h i s   w h a t   t h e   e n d   f e e l s   l i k e ?

As the  light in those blue eyes  waned  right
before  her, Teddy felt the thrum of  her  own
heart  pick up pace as if  in  mockery  of  the
girl  she was supposed  to  s a v e . With the
pulse  beneath her fingertips starting  to fade,
she  knew she had to act  —  and act  f a s t .
She  wasn’t   going  to   let   her   friend   die.
Drawing  from  a   strength  that   she   didn’t
know   she  had  in  her,  Teddy managed  to
pick Amelia up like she would a child, a sob
held between her gritted teeth.

              Lugging  her  friend’s  listless  body the ten feet
              to her car, Teddy couldn’t help but be reminded
              of  all the times she’d taken  a  midnight ride  to
              the  ER  with Henry’s agonized  groans coming
              from  the  backseat.  It  was  different  this  time,
              though   —   soon,  Amelia  might not be feeling
              any  pain  at all. It was a horrible thought to face,
              and  Teddy  wouldn’t allow the sun to rise again
              if  Amelia  wasn’t there to see it with her. Green
              gaze  b r i t t l e  with  conviction,   she  hissed:
              “Amelia  Shepherd, you stay awake!  You  hear
              me?  Stay   a w a k e  !   Don’t  you  dare  close
              your eyes on me now.”