I drove to his house as fast as I could, as fast as the physical limits permitted me to and after one of the most excruciating 8 minutes of my whole life, I reached in front of his house and jumped out of my car, completely impatient to see him again.

In such dire times, etiquettes like knocking had long left my mind and barging into the house, I immediately ran to that unfortunate room that had once taken my pete away from me.

I slam opened the door and in front of me was standing - Pete - my lost lover - the love of my life, alive and breathing! As my eyes moved down from his face I noticed him holding a noose in his hands.
Anxiousness clouded my mind as the memories of Pete's dead body flashed through my eyes and in the split of a second, I snatched it from his hand and threw it out of the window with as much force as I could use.

" Why did you do that?!! Why are you here?! Why can't you just leave me alone?! " Pete said in disbelief as soon as I reverted my gaze towards him.

" Pete..." My eyes welled him seeing him as the longing in my heart, to touch him, to kiss him, to treasure him for the rest of my life started growing more and more.

But cutting in, he snapped at me for everything I had done.

" Do not say a word! Why are you even here?! Because you were bored?! Because you wanted to use me a little more?! Is that why you are here?! " He said as he sneered at me.

" Pete that's not it..." I tried to explain but was again cut off mid-sentence.

" Vegas...I am not some toy! I have feelings too! This may just be the source of entertainment to you, but it's different for me! Please...I beg of you! Please stop tormenting me...please stop giving me false hopes...please stop with your lies...I can't take it anymore...I can't..." Pete voice faded towards the end as he broke down and started crying infront of me, breaking my heart a thousand times.

What have I done to his precious smile?
Guilt started filling me again as the images of his smiling face kept appearing in front of my eyes.

" Pete I- " I tried to go near him to console him but was immediately stopped.

" Stay back! " Pete screamed as he took out a pocket knife and pointed it at me.

" Do not dare to come near. " He said hatefully threatening to stab me but that barely mattered to me anymore.

I kept forwarding towards him hoping to calm him down by any means possible but before I could do anything he caught hold of my weak point.

" I don't think this will affect you, but if you dare to take even a single step more towards me I will stab myself immediately. " He said pointing the knife towards himself.

" NO! " I screamed instantly, terrified by his words.
The fear rose into my eyes making my spine shiver. Even the thought of losing him again made me tremble in terror.

" Please don't! Pete I beg you! Please...don't do this. " I begged him as tears started to roll down my face.
Kneeling down in front of him I clasped both of my hands together and begged him not to leave me alone again.

" Please pete...don't do this...I can't even think of living without you anymore! Please please throw away the knife...please pete I beg of you! " The intensity of my tears grew with each word as my voice kept fading from the fear.
I could see it in Pete's eyes that he was finding it difficult to hold his ground as well but was probably scared of trusting me again.

" It's already late Vegas...you can't change my mind anymore. Just think of me as one of your infatuations that disappeared somewhere in the darkness. Don't beg infront of me now, it won't change anything..." Pete said while looking at me with sadness visible on his face.

Seeing the determination in his eyes, I wiped my tears and somehow gained the strength to stand up again.

" Fine " I said and his eyes welled up even more, the tears nearly overflowing but he didn't allow them to.

" If I can't change your mind, neither can you change mine...if you are so persistent of dying...then you'll have to kill me first! " I screamed shocking him.

" Don't be silly Vegas " He snickered.

" I am being serious! Pete...you are not just someone to me...not anymore...you are the most important person in my life...my first and last love...I love you pete...and I am not afraid of doing anything to get you back. " I said, meaning each word that came out of my mouth.

" Both of us already know that they are just meaningless words. You love me?! Stop lying vegas! " He said looking hurt.

" I am not lying pete! Just say it, I will do anything you want to win your trust back...just order it...I swear I won't go back on my word. " I said standing high, ready to do absolutely anything humanly possible.

" Really? Didn't you say about killing youself? "
" Pete won't ever order me to do that anyway, so let me just use these lines to win him back...who cares if I mean them or not? "
" Isn't that what you thought before saying all those things? " Pete said in a snarky tone.

" No! I meant each word I uttered! " I said resolutely.

" Then kill yourself! " Pete screamed

"Go ahead! Take this knife..." He said tossing the knife towards me.

" And slash your own neck with it! Prove it to me! That you really can do anything for me! PROVE IT! " He screeched looking hurt but still pretty confident that I won't actually do it.

But contrary to his expectations I flipped the knife and smiling towards him pressed it against my neck.

His smile faded away in an instant and seeing how I was obeying him anxiousness immediately possessed his eyes.

" Ve-vegas. " He said nervously but didn't try to stop me.

" If that's what you really want, then be it. But remember, doesn't matter I am alive or not, I will always keep loving you! You are the only person that occupies my heart and mind. You are the only I truly love! I love you pete! I love you with all my heart, soul, mind and body. And I will keep loving you both in life and in death! "
I said as a peaceful smile adorned my lips and closing my eyes, I pushed the knife aiming to slash my neck in a single blow as my heart kept praying to receive my salvation in his arms.

But the moment I felt the knife pierce my skin, with a heavy force pete swatted it away from my hand and it got lost in some dark corner of the room.

" Are you crazy?!! " Pete screamed with tears streaming down his cheeks by now.

" Shh! Don't cry! " I said while wiping his tears but he swatted away my hand again.

" Worry about yourself first! " He scolded me as he started examining the wound.

It might have been a little insensitive of me but it was the first time that I felt happy seeing Pete worried.

He pulled me aside and made me sit on the bed as he immediately went away to fetch the medicine box.
A minute later he was back in the room and without losing a moment more, started tending to my wound.

After he was done, he slumped onto my chest and kept his faces buried against it.
After hesitating for a while, I finally wrapped my arms around him and felt him clenching my shirt.

" You won't break my trust again right? " He asked in a whisper as he looked up towards me.

" Shoot me right in between my eyes if I ever do that again. " I said completely determined to never let him cry for the rest of my life.

He smiled softly at me and instantly my heart melted seeing that precious smile that I had been longing to see for such a long time.

We both closed our eyes as we inched our faces closer and finding solace in each other's arms, our lips touched and started moving together on their own accord. Our fingers intertwined and we could feel our heartbeats producing such symphony together as if they were made to beat for eachother.
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( Writer's thought :

Pete and vegas throughout today's chapter:     

Pete : I'll kill myself!

Vegas : Nooo! Kill me first!!

Meanwhile me while writing the chapter:

My poor babies ╥﹏╥ <3 )
( Sorry I just couldn't stop myself from adding these XD )

( So did you people like today's chapter? Finally they are back together again ╥﹏╥ <3 )