He was broken and falling to pieces. She was lonely and bitter. As the leaves fell that September, so did their guard – and everything was different.

She remembers there were no flowers or cards or candies by his bed. There was only him and his blood, and she wonders if anyone would die for him.

Your screams echo in the eerie silence of this broken world. You're everywhere. I can never forget you; I can never let this go. I meant to help you, and I failed.