Dead in his arms - Dakota
Dakota whistled that morning on his way to work. He was in a good mood. The weather was nice, he heard Josh say something about moving out.He was gonna have the trailer to himself. He had a feeling Serenity would never tell Marcus and work was going good. Things were looking up. It was almost opening time- and he was on his way to the back entrance so he could do the morning prep. He always got there before the waitress so he could make the food and have a long smoke break. The ally way was dark, but the sunlight streamed in a bit and bounced off the bricks. He detected an odd smell as he reached the door- nothing out of the ordinary for a old alley but continued to pull the keys from his back pocket to unlock the door. He put the key in the lock and noticed a flash of red out of the corner of his eye. He looked briefly- but took a double take when he realized what it was he was seeing. Turning to his left, he felt his entire heart stop. His stomach dropped into the pit of his body and he could feel the rush of blood move in his ears. He refused to breath, refused to believe his eyes.
It was Fiona. She was laying lifeless along the ally floor. Dropping everything in his hands, he ran up to her and felt for a pulse. Her body was cold. Her skin was clammy. Her lips and face were blue.
"Oh God.... No!!!!" He yelled. "No, no no, no, no!" He forgot everything about what he was suppose to do in this situation and grabbed her lifeless body in his arms.
"Please wake up. I need you Fiona." Now this grown man had not cried in almost 18 years, since the day his son was born. Now he let the tears stream down his face filling a river bed he wanted to drown himself in. A thousand things ran through his head. What happened, who did this, why? Fiona was a good person. Sure at times she was selfish and manipulative, but that was no reason to murder a woman. He ran his hands through her red hair and closed his eyes. He prayed for the first time in his life. Let this be a dream. He begged. But nothing changed, he opened his eyes and she was still dead in his arms.