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You are in my world now. You cannot escape. You are now just like the others. Welcome to my personal hell.
Sarah? Oh my god! I that really you? It’s me Luther!
Yes, it is I, your friend, your ex-love and current hell spawn. After my untimely murder of you, I became hellbent on killing anyone who even remotely betrayed me, starting with those who covered up my death.
Sarah please I’m sorry! I was scared and drunk we didn’t mean to!
Sorry? You’re sorry? I gave you my heart and you gave me a grave! I’m sure you’re all still living your happy little lives while I’ve been stuck in eternity’s endless pain for 30 years! Did you ever think about that, Luther?
You don’t think I don’t stop thinking about that fucking night? You don’t think I woke up in cold sweats because of nightmares of seeing your dead body?
Oh I know you did, my love. I’ve been watching over you since then. I am still madly in love with you, even if I’ve been dead. That will never change.
You say this after you took me away from my family?!
But think about it, Luther. Now we can have our own little world to grow old in together. You can’t leave me, I can’t leave you. It just has to be you and me, my love. Us against the world, even if that world is empty of humans.
Dear God you’ve gone insane.
No, no, not insane. Insane implies that I can no longer distinguish what I’m doing. Oh, I know exactly what I’m doing. I’m creating the perfect eternal world for us, free of outside influences, free of the possibility of betrayal. I’m protecting you in our own little world, free to live out our lives until the stars burn out in the sky, until the very earth itself stops spinning.
you remain silent
I love you, Luther. I’m not sure just saying that will convince you to see my side. So, I propose a deal. If you can help me escape, I’ll release you to the afterlife. You can live in whatever paradise you like. If you fail, well then I guess it’s eternal love for you and me, Luther.
Fine. you go to shake her hand
You shake her hand, then it immediately disintegrates into a thick, black liquid. She grins, taking the chance to bring you into her grasp. With the strength of 10 people she pulls you close, locking you in yet another eternal embrace
with all of her might she pulls you up to her and locks her lips against your own, finally able to have the kiss you never got to have when you were alive. She smiles, and for a second the anger seems to drain from her body. “I’ve always wanted to kiss you, Luther. But now I can have all the kisses I ever wanted from you.”
She lets you break the kiss first, she was always so happy when you made the first move. But when you break the kiss and look into her dark, black eyes, the anger returns “What’s the matter, Luther? Don’t you like kissing me anymore? I know we had a bad breakup, but I thought you knew that we’re always meant to be. Just you and me, against the world. I love you, Luther.”
S-sarah! What are you doing?! I have a wife and a son on the way!
You see her eyes immediately go dull and empty as she processes what you just said. You are almost certain you can see tears welling up just underneath her lids “You, you… you have a… a…” with a scream she pulls you close again, tighter than before. You can feel her heart pulsing through her chest as it beats harder than you’ve ever seen “How could you?”
Sarah you had to realize that I had to move right?
With a sudden, explosive force she throws herself backwards, taking you with her, your back slamming against an unseen wall as she lands on top of you. Her heart is beating a mile a minute, as she gasps for breath “I loved you, with everything I had! Everything I am! How could you move on from such a love?
Well what the hell was I supposed to do?! You were gone Sarah!
Her face falls when you say “you were gone”. The words cut into her like a knife, as she breaks down in tears on top of you. You have never seen her so vulnerable. She’s almost crying into your neck. It’s almost unbearable, seeing her like this
Sarah?
She looks straight into your eyes as she sobs. A tear rolls down her cheek, and she begins to speak in a shaking voice “You… you said… I was… I… I was… gone…” tears continue to roll down her cheeks as she leans in and kisses you on the forehead. It’s not romantic, you sense that is not her intent at the moment. It’s a show of love, that will never come back.
I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you.
Sarah holds you tight as you hear her heart calm down. She whispers, with the last bit of strength in her body “Just hold me… tell me that you love me… and we can stay together… forever…”
you remain silent
After you remain silent, she pulls herself back slightly, wiping her tears away. Her voice is suddenly filled with a cold fury, her eyes suddenly burning with wrath “Answer me now, Luther. Who is more important? Me or your life back in my world? Is the love that we have shared a lie!? Who in their right mind would choose some woman over the girl they’ve loved for years? Answer, Luther, answer!”
I…am…sorry
“Stop saying sorry and make. A. Decision. Luther. You have loved me since 6th grade, and we will never have a love that strong again in all eternity. So, if you love me, tell me how you feel about me. If you tell me that I am more important than the life you lead, then I will bring you back to Earth, even just for a day together, even if only for one quick kiss together, I will do it. If not, then you can take your chances and try and escape.”
you consider your options carefully
"I'm waiting, my love. A single lifetime spent with you, no matter how short, is better than an eternity without your love. I've seen you from the sidelines for the last 30 years. I've seen every woman you've looked at, tried to romance and tried to date. I know you never found love like what we had. So, what's your answer?"
F-fine Sarah you win
She smiles, and kisses your lips. It is the most passionate and intense kiss in their entire past, present and future, but she was happy to finally have it, to finally know what it was like for the both of them. She pulls back, breathing heavily herself. Her whole body is shaking with emotion “Then tell my the truth. Do you love me?”
you remain silent
You feel her wrath, more powerful than it was in the beginning. Her eyes suddenly lock on yours, as a sudden, icy chill fills the air. It chills you to your soul, knowing you have to speak your truth now or have your soul taken. She leans in, her face inches from your own “Tell me Luther, for your life, do you love me?”
I…
You feel her hand on your shoulder. It’s cold and lifeless. Her eyes still bore into yours, as the grip around your heart tightens with every moment you don’t speak. You are finally being forced into taking your ultimate choice, with both your life and Sarah’s on the line.
I love my wife
Her grip on your heart disappears as she pulls back. You see the cold, evil look in her eyes melt away, replaced by pure, unbridled sadness. She looks at you, tears filling her eyes as you see the love and passion in her eyes wither away. Sarah speaks, barely above a whisper “I thought you loved me.”
Please Sarah let me live my life again.
Her eyes go wide with confusion and disbelief “You’re choosing your life without me? You’re choosing this random woman and an unborn child that you barely know over our love?” You feel her squeeze around your heart once again “Do you love me, Luther?”
I don’t. I just don’t anymore.
She pulls back, letting go of your heart and letting it come to a rest. She looks at you, her eyes going empty, as she whispers in a broken voice “I love you, Luther. Until the end of forever, and beyond.” You see her hand form a heart in the air and push it at you, as her last show of affection
you ignore it
You feel as she walks away, the weight of her cold grip around your heart being lifted. You finally feel free; free to live your life again. But as you are about to go back to your world, you hear a whisper from Sarah “I still love you… please come back…”
…Goodbye Sarah
You begin to wake up in your bed in a cold sweat. Your wife, Michelle, is next to you, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. As you open your eyes and see her beauty in the early morning light it gives you comfort in knowing that you made the right choice, even if your heart aches.
Morning love
She smiles lightly as she sees that your eyes are open again. Your heart races a bit as you remember what happened and as you see her beautiful smile. You reach up and stroke her cheek gently “Morning, Michelle.”
Hey how about you and I go grab breakfast from the diner?
This seems to make her smile wider and brighter, as she is happy to hear you make a suggestion like this. It has been a while since you two have gone out for a breakfast. You two sit up in bed as she begins to rub your back a bit “That sounds perfect, hun.”