When You’re Gone Novels & Stories

Desperate and searching. Feeling for something that wasn’t there anymore. “They were there,” I whispered. “All of them were there…” “I know.” “No, you don’t!” I cried, tears spilling now. “You don’t know what it feels like!” My body shook and my breath uneven. “I didn’t even know,” I choked out. “I didn’t even know there were three and now… now one of them is just…” Gone. The word wouldn’t come out, because saying it would make it real. And I wasn’t ready

Make it go away. As the numbness took over my body, I left this world. I was no longer here. I was gone. My spirit vanished, broken in a thousand pieces.

When you're gone The pieces of my heart are missing you When you're gone The face I came to know is missing too When you're gone The words I need to hear to always get me through the day And make it OK I miss you I've never felt this way before Everything that I do reminds me of you And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do When you walk away I count the steps that you take Do you see how much I need you right now? When you're gone The pieces of my heart are missing you When you're gone

-------------------------------------- WHEN YOU'RE GONE by AVRIL LAVIGNE -------------------------------- I always needed time on my own I never thought I'd Need you there when I cry And the days feel like years when I'm alone And the bed where you lie Is made up on your side When you walk away I count the steps that you take Do you see how much I need you right now? When you're gone The pieces of my heart are missin' you When you're gone The face I came to know is missin', too When you're gone The words I need to hear

"I'm not running away. I wasn't the one being replaced at the altar. Jack chose another bride. I simply left. There's no way I'm going back." She imagined him and Abby now, basking in the glow of their new marriage. Her parents must be happy as well. They were probably celebrating, embracing their perfect family life. Who would remember her? Perhaps it was better this way. Let it end completely. She had already left 250 thousand behind, severing all ties. Nick could sense the bitterness in her voice. He wanted to comfort her, but words felt inadequate. He struggled for a moment before managing, "Jessica, whatever happens, you can count on me. I'll always be here."

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How was I supposed to reply to a dead man? A missed opportunity would never return. There was no turning back the clock.

Immediate. The absence of zayden. not distant. not cut off. gone. the bond had already broken. but this was different. this was nothing left to reach. “Zayden.” The word didn’t carry. didn’t echo. It existed. and disappeared. because there was nothing here to hold it. the silence stretched. not seconds. not time. just stillness. and then something shifted. not outside me. Inside.

"You know what? You're pathetic. You've already lost one kidney, and now you're down to your last. If you weren't such a useless wreck, you could've hocked the other one and at least split a grave with someone. "Are you mute? Say something!"

"Until…' Then she was gone." Not gone the way people disappear into crowds — shoulder-turned, heads-down, absorbed by motion. Gone the way a flame goes out. Between one blink and the next, she simply was not there. The space where she had stood held nothing but platform grime and a discarded ticket stub and the fading warmth of afternoon light. Kai's hand stayed raised for several seconds more, fingers spread, reaching for something the world had already taken back. * * *