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“Can you stop being so cynical We all sahat happened We all were affected by it Stop treating me like I’m weak simply because I’m human,” I snapped

Jonathon glanced at me, “You think that I think your humanity est You’re the strongest of us all I just worry about you I can’t help it It’s ingrained inhis forehead for emphasis “After it happened I didn’t knohat to say to you and that day at the ce you I can’t lose you Kylie I just- you saw your dad die and then Isaac and then all those others I didn’t knohat to say to make it better and that was hard Really hard So, instead I chose to say nothing at all All I want is to protect you and suddenly I felt like I had lost you,” he said choking on emotion

“Jonathon,” I said rubbing his hand, “You never lost ht here I’rieved after my dad died I was to numb and I was still scared of Selena But now that she’s dead I’rief to the forefront of mind”

He digested all of that and nodded his head as if he was having some kind of internal conversation “Okay,” he said “That makes sense I just hate to see you hurt but I understand that you have to It’s just really hard foryou like this I want to see you s that sparkle in your eye I just miss you”

“I just need time, Jonathon, that’s it I know that they’re dead and not co back but that doesn’t make it any easier At least it wasn’t you that died, as selfish as that sounds I can handle losing ht of losing you I’ain I promise,” I said with conviction

“I love you so much it hurts,” he said

“I love-,” suddenly a man stepped out into the road in front of our car He was a pale ghostly white, hite hair, and white clothes Everything about him hite, even his eyes “Jonathon!” I screamed He swerved the car and we plummeted over the side of the road down an embankment

I screaainstme still Suddenly we slaainst the passenger sideand I felt blood gush out of an to blur I felt the ilass again I coughed and blood came out Far off I could hear sirens

“Kylie, stay with me Oh my God! Please stay awake! There’s soto o to sleep! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! I love you! Please, don’t leave me!” screamed Jonathon in a panic

I tried to speak but I couldn’t I was paralyzed Somewhere in the back of my mind I hoped it wasn’t permanent I tried to look at him but my body protested I was suddenly very sleepy I would just

restof metal but it didn’t matter I was too sleepy to care what happened noould just rest ht? I knew I should stay awake but I couldn’t

I drifted into unconsciousness as I heard the anguished cries of my soul mate scream out for me to stay awake and then finally I heard hione

Epilogue: Heaven

I was four and I was running through a sprinkler in the backyard

I was five and I lost my first tooth, two actually, because Adam hit me with a baseball by accident