A/N Another entry in a short story comp.
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Regrets

Jason stared down at the empty bottle in his hand. Maybe drinking himself into oblivion was a bad idea but he couldn’t think of any other thing to do.

She was gone, his Katie was gone.

The words echoed over and over again in his head. He set the empty bottle down; drinking wasn’t going to change it. It wasn’t going to change the fact that she was gone from his life forever.

He hated that driver, the one who had been so careless as to forget to brake at an intersection. A few seconds sooner and she could’ve made it out alive.

A few seconds.

Funny how things were, maybe this was a message from God telling him how his life was full of sins. If God even existed in this dark place; more like the devil. But it didn’t matter, she was gone and nothing could change it. He hadn’t gone to her funeral, going there would just make it seem so real, he didn’t want this to be real but there was nothing he could do.

Absolutely nothing.

She stood in a spotless white room; where was this place? Was she even Katie anymore? The last thing she remembered was crossing the road at the intersection, a car braking at last minute and then intense blinding pain before blackness. It felt like she was floating into nothingness, no pain, nothing.

Nothing.

Was this what her life – or afterlife – was going to be like? She heard something a voice, it sounded like Jason. Although the voice was really distant she could hear everything clearly. This was strange and yet slightly comforting to know that someone was mourning her because it had dawned on her that she was dead.

Dead.

It sounded so strange in her head.

He walked to his liquor cabinet still immersed in his thoughts about Katie. After a moment looking at the labels he made his choice. Closing the door and padlocking it he went upstairs to change and maybe sober up a little. It was time to face reality no matter how harsh it seemed. He had to say goodbye and maybe; just maybe all those unspoken words from the years they had spent together.

She closed her eyes and watched, drinking in every detail; this could be the last time she saw Jason for a long time. She saw the sadness in his eyes, she could smell the alcohol in his breath, and she could feel the aching of his heart. It took all her willpower not to cry; she was Katie, she didn’t cry.

I Love You

Jason was ready, he had to say Goodbye. His mind flashed through the years and memories they had shared together.

Why?

As he left through the front door he smelt the familiar scent of her perfume and heard her voice whisper.

“I Love You.”

“I Love You too.”

He whispered to the seemingly empty hallway.

Katie slowly opened her eyes and walked towards the light.

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