Author's note: This story was inspired by the idea of lying to someone to comfort them at their last hour. I originally planned to write this as a short story, but after seeing how the first chapter turned out, it was so dramatic that I didn't want to touch it without deep consideration. What better "beginning" to put here? 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQiqTHh6Ub 維尼
"You are okay," I said, holding Serenity's hand. "You are perfectly fine, Seri." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6t7tZh7GGq 維尼
Serenity shook her head. "Stop lying, Kiera," she insisted. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGhx1tf01Y 維尼
"You are okay," I said. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYZfkgUhKv 維尼
"Stop. Stop lying. I'm not," Serenity maintained.8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡzueU30uLOh 維尼
"You will see the sun again," I said, stroking her raven black hair. "You will feel its warmth against your face. Just like before." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdK6MUmDgx 維尼
Serenity gestured to the cold, white hallway we were in, lit by harsh daylight white LEDs. "You know this is the end. I'm never going to make it back home," she whispered. "Just let me go." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0oZO8UvvJ 維尼
"No!" I screamed. "You will feel the wind in your hair. You will feel the sand beneath your feet!" I spoke faster, more urgently. "You are making it. We're going to find our way home. We're going to escape. Just watch. You're almost there!" 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfmD0wQ6eu 維尼
"Stop lying, Kiera," Serenity repeated, hushing me. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbqkX55c5b 維尼
"No. No, Seri. No," I pushed, willing her to hold on, if only for a little while longer. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdRFxCqpjx 維尼
"I know, Keira. They're coming for you, next." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m2XgDPHq2 維尼
I suppressed the tears threatening to spill out of my eyes. "Seri, no. You're going to see the ocean again. Serenity, you will see the sky, all of it, again." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3LCU5Q7qU 維尼
"Don't lie. I know it's the end." Serenity started crying, coughing as she struggled to breathe. "Kiera, you have to live for me." 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBcrqFtPwM 維尼
"No. You are getting out of here!" 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4gGqqvdYr 維尼
"Stop," Serenity said with as much gusto as she could muster, which wasn’t a lot, but it was enough. "I will not see you there tomorrow. Don't let me see you up there tomorrow. You will see the sun. You will feel the wind in your golden hair, feel the sand with your feet, and see the sky with those pretty green eyes. You will, won't you? For us?" 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsivRbbYn4 維尼
Tears overflowed in my eyes, gushing down my face. "No, don't go!" 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dBPZvdMu0 維尼
"Don't let me see you where I'm going tomorrow," Serenity insisted. "You have to live for both of us. And remember, I will always love you." And with that, the light in her crystal clear blue eyes faded. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXZB6u5Lt6 維尼
"NO!" I screamed. "No, please no, Serenity, NO!" I buried my face in her feather soft hair, crying my eyes out. This could not be it. This wasn't it. Not Serenity, my love, my life. This couldn’t be it. I wouldn't accept it. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2DXqLlco5 維尼
But it was it. Whether or not I accepted it, Serenity was gone. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeH6cBRRxd 維尼
"I love you," I whispered fiercely. I kissed her cold lips for the last time, and got up, knowing the master would be here any minute. If he already killed two of my series, I would be next. And I had to live for her, Series Seven Number Two, whom we called Serenity. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDikPmPcGp 維尼
I went to Serenity's pod, emptied it of all its contents, and did the same for mine. I packed everything important into a backpack and was gone by the time the first rays of dawn streaked the sky in the morning. 8964 copyright protection444ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTgA6TxT89 維尼
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