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Butterflies

Emma Corfield

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Nina slowly walked home after a hard day at school, she walked past the Scully’s house and stopped to think about what she had done. She thought to her self, it wasn't my fault but deep down she knew it was her fault entirely. Some one tapped her on her shoulder slowly bringing her back to reality with a bang, it was Taj, Taj Coppin. She had broken his heart but he was still her friend, her only friend in the world right now. "Hey Nina, how are you? You look kinda ill, are you okay?" said Taj, he looked worried. "Yeah, I’m fine apart from the fact everybody hates me," she said as they walked towards Heather Street. "Look, that’s all in the past, I'm your friend." Nina looked at him and smiled. "Thanks Taj!" She walked on as Taj had to go, slowly her house came into view, her parents were away as usual so she had the house to herself for a month. She didn't mind, but she had no one to talk to. Her mind wandered back to Jack as she went up stairs up to her room, she was so upset... A month ago she was so happy being with Jack and then it had all gone wrong, downhill. Jack meant every thing to her, she can't bear to live without him and when he had died, she couldn't bear it. Nina looked slowly round her empty room, she had suddenly had a thought, if she died she could maybe be with Jack forever in heaven. She went downstairs and took the knife that lay on the kitchen surface and held it to her throat, all she had to do now was cut herself so she could be with Jack, forever...

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Nina's palm became sweaty on the handle of the knife, she lifted it to her neck, with one final deep breath she drew the knife across her neck. A sudden knock at the door made her jump and drop the knife so it scattered blood across the floor. Her neck was bleeding badly and freely and blood was going everywhere. She suddenly found it hard to breath, she tried to walk to the door, there was another knock. She was now staggering across the hallway floor, on her hands and knees. She managed to open the door, the handle now covered with blood. "Oh my...Nina what has happened?" It was Taj, he closed the door behind him. Nina's hands were covered in blood, her blouse stained, the hall floor a pool of swirling red liquid. "Help, help me Taj, please!" she shouted but it came out as a bear whisper. "Nina, its okay, your neck what happened?" He touched her face tenderly before rushing to the Kitchen to get towels. Nina knew she was dying and didn't want help from Taj, she knew he could easily save her, if only he hadn't of knocked she would have been dead, with Jack. Her mind went back to when Jack had been in her life... "Nina, look I have some towels to stem the bleeding okay? Oh Nina please don't die on me, I love you," Taj said with tears in his eyes and looked at Nina. He gently put the towels against her neck where the cut was bleeding, Nina wanted to be with Jack up in the clouds, she tried to pull the towel away but Taj pressed it against her neck tighter than ever. "You didn't try to kill yourself did you?" Taj asked. "Yeah, I did...to, to b-be w-with Jack," She said slowly in a small voice. "Oh Nina, Jack has gone, nobody can change that so please promise me you won't do anything like that again," "Oh, ok-okay," Nina whispered. She suddenly had a bad pain in her chest and started coughing only to cough blood. And then she blacked out. She could see Jack, standing in front of her, holding out his hand saying to her I love you over and over... Touching her face, telling her he was okay, it wasn't her fault. Jack was getting further and further away from her, going into the distance until he was a just a blaring light in front of her... With a jolt she awoke in a white room, her neck still bleeding, people in white coats surrounding her, and Taj staring at her, her mind went into a spin, her eyes went fuzzy, where was she? Who was she?

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People were crowding Nina she felt like she was imprisoned. People in white suits taking her blood pressure and then her eyes saw Taj looking at her lovingly. He got up and came over to the bed were Nina lay resting. "Nina, are you okay? Oh my goodness I am so sorry maybe I could have done more, are you okay?" He said looking scared. "I-I am f-f-fine," Nina said with difficulty. The white suits left the room and Taj pulled up a chair. He took her hand and stroked it gently, Nina was thankful, since her parents were away Taj was the only person left that was her friend and visitor. "Nina, I need to tell you something, I was so scared when I saw you, I thought I was going to lose you forever... and- and w-well I love you," Taj blurted this out, Nina was confused, how could he love her when she had dumped him for Jack? But he was dead now. Her heart softened as she looked at Taj's beautiful face. She placed her hand on his cheek, he lent forward and slowly kissed her, she didn't pull back but enjoyed the tender moment when their lips touched. She pulled away as her throat felt strange, she started coughing then everything went blank again. She could see Jack coming towards her like he did before when she blacked out. He looked angry, she was scared then she remembered he was Jack and he wouldn't hurt her... But she was hallucinating, it was a trick of the mind. But he came forward and said in an angry tone “I thought you loved me!” “We were meant for each other then I died and became this," he gestured to his body. "Then you kissed Taj, how could you?" His voice got angrier then before, Nina was so scared... "I hate you Nina Tucker, I hate you!" He threw a spear at her and it hit her in the stomach, pain inflicted upon her body then with an intake of breath she slipped back into reality. She couldn't breathe, Jack was in her mind, what do I do? She thought. The white suited people re-entered the room placing an oxygen mask over her face, with one last look at Taj she fainted...

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Nina sat up, the doctors around her told her to lay back but she couldn't, not now. She saw Taj looking at her worriedly, then his face turned into a smile, she smiled back. He came over and gently stroked her hair, "I was really worried about you!" He spoke softly, she smiled. The doctors left the room so they were alone. "Taj, I have to tell you something, Jack is haunting me, you have to help I am so scared," she whispered. "What?! Jack, but he's dead!" "Its his ghost..." Nina said then suddenly Nina fell backwards so she was lying down, Jack had gone right through her. She could see him now staring down at her as if she were dirt, "I loved you Nina tucker and you threw it back in my face!" She thought he was going to cry but instead he looked angry, "Taj help me!" She looked round her and saw Taj backing away, "Taj!" Nina cried out and Taj realised he had to do something, he walked over to the bed where Jack was hanging over Nina, Taj thought he was going to kill her but instead Jack kissed her softly on the lips then stood back and raised his spear ready to throw at Nina, "Don't you dare, don't you dare hurt her!" Taj stepped forward, he grabbed hold of Nina and carried her over to the door just as Jack threw the spear. They stepped out into the ward, "Nina, its okay don't be scared I’ll protect you," Taj looked at Nina, she was in his arms, she looked so small and vulnerable she had her head buried in his chest, he could hear her heart beating against his. "Taj we have to do something," Nina proclaimed. "We will, we will go to your place and hide." He swiftly carried her out of the back door of the hospital and without anyone noticing they managed to get to Nina's house. Taj opened the front door put Nina down and slowly closed it, but they soon realised that they had no where to run and no where to hide... 

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