CHAPTER ELEVEN

                                    

                                          
TW : gore ‼️
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Mia screamed. 
The blade hit her head, piercing through the skin just above her ear, causing her to stagger backwards. Blood trickled down her face as she pressed her hand to it, her head throbbing as Reece caught her. 
"You fucking monster!" Reece yelled as he tenderly lowered Mia to the ground, his gaze full of anger as he stared at Roger, who smiled menacingly. 
The redhead's breathing was ragged as she laid against Reece's chest, her eyes unfocused and dazed as she tried to comprehend what had happened. Autumn had charged at Roger, throwing punches and repeatedly hitting him with her bat as he squirmed under her hits. His nose was bloody as he retreated to the corner, shadowing his face away from Autumn's blows.
Siobhan rushed over to Mia, brushing the escaped hair from her face and looking at the gash above her ear. Blood continued to seep out, coating her shoulder and hair in the dark red substance. Siobhan's eyes grew as she saw the dagger lying to the side of her, meaning it must have just skimmed her head as Roger threw it. The cut was still deep and bleeding as tears welled in Mia's eyes, pain radiating through her body. 
Reece looked at her in alarm, "Mia, hold on please. We'll get you help." 
The redhead nodded silently, her hands trembling as she fought the urge to let go. Her head was dizzy and her vision a blur as quiet tears streamed down her sodden cheeks. 
Autumn threw one last blow at Roger, causing him to stagger back, holding his jaw. She then ran over to Mia, instantly pulling her hand into hers, intertwining their fingers. Autumn's gaze was soft as she looked at Mia, vulnerable and helpless as she tried to stay calm and content. 
Siobhan started to call people, explaining frantically over the phone and that Charlotte should get there as quickly as possible, before things got too late.
Hearing her girlfriend's name, Mia felt a pang of guilt rip through her heart. She had promised Char that she would stay safe, yet here she was, lying on the cold ground, blood pouring from her head. 
She couldn't give up on her girlfriend. Charlotte needed her. 
Reece clutched her desperately to his chest, careful of her head as he whispered things into her ear in attempt to keep her mind occupied. 
Autumn's eyes narrowed as Roger got up off of his knees, still clutching his broken jaw, "It's a shame really, she really was a good puppet."
Autumn grabbed the branch that Reece had discarded on the floor, hurling it through the air as it hit Roger in the stomach, causing him to yelp in pain as he fell onto his side. 
"I'll kill him." She muttered over and over, repeating the phrase as she knelt down beside Mia again. 
The redhead had been watching the scene play out before her, but as each minute rolled by, she felt her limbs growing numb and her eyelids heavier. She imagined Charlotte climbing into her car and driving frantically to the house, knowing that Mia was in death's grasp and could be snatched away at any moment.
Autumn pressed her jacket against her wound as Siobhan started to cry, mumbling "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" under her breath. 
Mia started to see black dots in her vision as her eyes started to droop, forcing them open tiredly as she felt herself slipping away. 
Death was gentle in a way life never was. 
Reece started to sob, watching as the light was slowly drained from his childhood friend, the usual confident woman vulnerable in his strong arms. 
As much as Mia was his ex girlfriend, he couldn't bare to watch as the sweet girl he grew up with die, even if that person inside of her had been buried by Roger for all of those painful years. He watched as her bright light dimmed rapidly, her blue eyes darting lazily around the room. 
Roger took this as an opportunity to escape, immediately staggering to his feet and dashing out the front door, running down the deserted street to his car.
Autumn abruptly leapt up before Siobhan yanked her back down, stopping her from chasing after him, "Mia needs you." She replied quietly. 
Autumn silently redirected her focus to Mia, watching as her eyelids fluttered open and closed, struggling to hold on. 
Her heart ached as she watched Reece cry, begging Mia to not let go, "Please Mia, hold on. I can't lose my bestfriend. Focus on something, please." 
So Mia did. 
She thought about Charlotte.
She thought about the night that she had found Char in the bar, helpless and lonely, only her mind and attacking thoughts to keep her company. Mia had come and found her, pulling her out of her pit of misery and making her feel loved at even the darkest of times. 
Mia was her saviour. 
Mia believed that Char had saved her too. She had made her feel valuable when she felt all was lost. When she thought everyone in the world hated her because of the villain she had portrayed herself to be, not the desperate little girl that wanted her father back. 
Charlotte was the only one who had seen through that mask. 
But that mask and her true self was slowly slipping away. 
Mia's voice was shaky and raspy as she spoke, trembling as Autumn and Reece held her; 
"If I die, please tell Charlotte that although I'll be far away, my love for her will always be near. I believe my soul will find her in another universe, connecting us in another lifetime where maybe none of these unfortunate things happened in our lives, yet I don't wish anything different in this world. Tell her to look for the brightest star." 
As Reece nodded, tears streaming down his face, Mia felt her mind slowly grow blank. She had wanted to tell Reece that she would be more like the moon, but her lips had gone numb and she couldn't find the energy to try and move them. 
As her eyes fell closed, she thought of her sweetheart and only her sweetheart. 
The moon needs the sun to shine.
Charlotte was Mia's sun. 
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Genuinely sobbing right now. 
I hate it when I write sad chapters because then it makes me feel sad, even when I know what happens next. 
 
I hope you enjoyed, even though this is one of the saddest things I've ever written 🫶🏻
I also wrote this quite quickly, so I'll try and finish the next chapter as soon as possible. 
Have a good day/night and remember to eat something !! <3
And I'll leave you with one last thing; 
Did Mia really die?