Our Powerful Family

Wild Spirit Broken

Markus’ POV:

I feel numb. I didn’t give a s**t how ugly her crying was. She was still beautiful to me and currently in pain. I didn’t miss the hidden look in her eyes. She felt betrayed that I had left, even for only about an hour. And I didn’t leave on a good note either. I need to get to her. Save her and shield her from more pain. Oh god, her cries cut me deep. I’m a horrible person. Yet I know she loves me. 

But how? How can she love me? I used to push her away all the time, avoid her like the plague. I tried not to give in to temptation. But it was too hard. I’m just her friend... but damn, do I want to be more... I’ve never felt this way before. I have to protect her. My little bird. My flower. My love.

I wish she knew how I felt. How much I hated seeing her cry. How much I wish she was mine. She is so innocent. The opposite of me. And I know that. I don’t want her perfect image to be ruined by some stupid rogue like me. I’m not good for her. But she’s the only one for me. She’s my everything. So pure and so fragile. And even when I’ve been mean and cruel, she smiles at me like I’m the angel and not her.

She sees the best in everyone. That’s a part of the reason I love her so much. Suddenly I can’t see her. My eyes widen, I tried to reach out where she had just been. Instead, I was grabbing at air. At nothing. I think this is meant to be my torment. Having my everything out of sight so I’m reduced to nothing.

Then I heard the laughter. My eyebrows furrow and I suddenly find myself back in the house. Or more... it’s like a barn. But we are in the main house. I’m watching them. All of them. Gary, Mahto, Max and Mercy are talking while Mercy serves everyone. She always does that. I’m always mean about it even thought I respect her for it. Eva and Leo are doing their playful little flirting session, and she seems genuinely happy. Jorden is mainly silently helping Mercy, though I don’t miss the looks they keep exchanging. 

Then I see her. My girl. She’s sitting beside Eva, and laughing about something stupid Leo must have said. I love her laugh. So innocent and small... so perfectly Kelsey. I can never get enough of hearing her beautiful laugh. I relax, maybe this is all? But I know it can’t be. There must be more... but how can I be cautious when I see that gorgeous smile that brightens up my day?

I hear a crash and my head snaps up to the door. I try to yell for them to get down or run but I can’t. My voice doesn’t work. Several men holding guns and wearing all black gear rush in. My eyes widen as I watch in horror. Kelsey turns to run, screaming. Mercy and Jorden fall first, trying to protect the others. But I’m forced to watch as my friends fall, one at a time until there is only two. Max and Kelsey. But then Max is gone.

I rush forward. But I’m too late. One of the men grabs Kelsey, pressing her back to his chest, arms around her small body. Then he pulls out a knife and I’m moving again. “No!” I cry out, right as he moves the blade across her throat. Her eyes go widen with the shock of metal biting her flesh. The blood pours through the new cut on her neck and the man drops her. 

I’m there to catch her, cradling her in my arms as everything around us slowly dissolves into darkness. I caress her cheek, looking into her perfect light brown eyes. I don’t even care when I feel the tears fall. I haven’t cried in a long time. But she made me weak. And now... I was watching the playful light in her eyes disappear. And then, it was gone. Her eyes lost their life and she died. 

My soul was being shredded. I was always known for being the wild spirit that girls wanted because I was spontaneous and I guess they like that. But now, as I look down at her, I can feel something I’ve never felt before. I can feel my spirit breaking away from me. Shattering right before my very eyes. She meant everything to me. Without her, I wasn’t complete. Without her I was nothing more than a broken spirit that no longer had the courage to soar.