Without You There Is No Me

I hurried downstairs and fiddled with my jacket. I was looking down as I zipped my jacket up. I bumped into someone and looked up. Jess was in front of me. I sighed and straightened up. "Sorry." I told her. "I wasn't looking."
"I need to tell you something." she said.
"If it's Vic again I'm coming."
"No," she laughed. "I mean whenever you're not there he misses you but that's not it. It's about Carrie."
"What about her?" I asked.
"I noticed she's been spending a lot of time with Tony. So we were just talking and I asked if she liked him. She said no, but she told me she loved him."
"Loved him?" I echoed.
"Yeah, so I asked if it was a crush and she said no. I said it must be because she's only young, but she told me that if Hannah can be in love so can she."
"Do you think . . .?" I trailed away.
"I don't know," Jess bit down on her lip. "I think you should talk to her."
"Okay." I agreed.
"How are you feeling about going to the tomb today?" Jess asked as we started walking.
"I'm not sure. I'm scared and nervous and excited to see if I can find out what actually happened. But I don't want Carrie to see anything bad."
"If you think you're going to go into anything give me a sign and I'll take her out." Jess offered.
"Thanks. I will." I smiled.
We walked outside of the house to the long driveway. I saw everyone waiting and ran over to Vic. I wrapped my arms around him from behind and felt him relax in my arms. He sighed and turned around. I smiled and him and reached up so I could kiss him.
"Are you okay?" Vic asked.
"Yeah." I nodded.
"Ready?!" Mike called.
"Yes!" Jess yelled. Everyone started walking and Vic took my hand. We stayed back from everyone, with Carrie and Tony at the front.
"I need your help." I told Vic.
"With what?"
"On the walk down just talk to Tony about Carrie."
"What about her?"
"Just see how he feels."
"What am I looking for?" Vic frowned.
"I think he might be her person." I whispered.
"What?" Vic gasped. "Like our Tony? But he can't be."
"Carrie says she loves him and he won't leave her alone."
"But she's fifteen. It's too young. When I was fifteen I loved my History teacher."
"I need to see if Carrie feels the same about him as I feel about you. So you can do the same with Tony."
"Okay." Vic agreed. "But what do we do if he is her person. We have to leave in a few days."
"I know." I sighed. "We'll have to figure something out."
"So, you take her and I'll take him?"
"Deal." I smiled.
Vic and I broke apart and went to the front of the group. I looped my arm around Carrie's and she turned to look at me. "Hey," I smiled.
"Hi Hannah," she replied.
"Can we have some girl talk?" I asked.
"Okay." she nodded.
"Tone, come on. Mike needs your help." Vic said.
"With what?"
"Guitar."
"But Mike doesn't play guitar." Tony frowned deeply.
"That's why he needs your help." Vic rolled his eyes and pulled Tony away.
"So, what's going on with you and Tony?" I asked.
"Oh, I don't know." she smiled widely.
"Do you like him? He's really cute." I said.
"No, I-" she stopped herself.
"What?" I asked.
"I think he's perfect." she rushed.
"His eyes can look a little weird sometimes though. His cheeks are really chubby." I said carefully.
"No! That's what I love about him. He's perfect." Carrie said fondly and looked back to him. Tony saw her and waved. She grinned and turned back to me.
"Do you miss him?" I asked.
"Of course I do." she replied. I sighed and bit down on my bottom lip.
"He's only over there."
"Yes, but I still miss him." she replied. "You must understand, Hannah."
"I think I do." I frowned. "Do you love him?" I asked suddenly.
"I do." she replied without thinking.
"What about if something happened to him? Would you get a new boyfriend?"
"I couldn't!" she exclaimed. "He's the only guy I could ever want to be with."
"Okay, Carrie. I understand." I told her gently. I took her hand and squeezed. "Go back to Tony." I urged.
"Alright, thanks." she smiled. She ran back to Tony and I looked forwards. Jess, Jaime, Mike and Vic came to walk with me.
"So?" Jess asked me.
"He's her person." I muttered.
"Shit." Mike said.
"Are you sure?" Jaime asked.
"Tone is definitely her person." Vic confirmed.
"How do you know?" Mike asked.
"Because he would die for her and he's only known her not even two weeks. That's how I know." Vic explained. "He feels how I feel." he added and took my hand.
We came to a fence. I saw an opening and walked inside. I was standing in a graveyard. There was a pathway leading to a church. I took Vic's hand and he pulled me close to him. "You can do this." Vic told me.
"I know." I replied. "Carrie, don't show you can hear anything." I said firmly.
"Why?" she asked anxiously.
"Because if they know they'll start screaming their story at you." I told her. "Tony, look after her."
"Always." Tony told me.
We walked deeper into the graveyard and I could hear the whispers. They were all trying to talk over one another. There were so many poor souls here and they just wanted some attention, finally. It was sad. I remember it. I could see them all sitting on top of their graves. Some hadn't even managed to reach the surface. They were clawing their hands up, digging up through the dirt. The saddening thing was that once they reach the top they'll be nothing but misery awaiting them.
I saw a large tomb in the distance. I closed my eyes and saw everything had changed. The sky was dark with stars shining down, lighting the somber scene. I didn't want to walk this way. But I knew I deserved it. I had nothing else left. Something was making me take step after step.
I blinked and gasped. Everything was back to normal. I gripped Vic's hand tighter. I could see the name 'Charlotte' engraved into the stone of the tomb. Jaime looked at me sadly before he opened the gate. I walked inside and felt everything. I felt every bad emotion in this place. I dropped down onto the floor and Vic knelt down with me. The entire place reeked of death. It was almost unbearable.
"Do you need to go out?" Vic asked urgently. I shook my head no and he helped me stand. Jaime was standing against one of the walls with Jess's hand gripped tightly in his own. Tony was nearby with Carrie. Vic was with me and Mike close behind Vic.
I climbed up onto a stone crypt with a heavy stone lid on it. I lay down and pulled Vic to me. "Whatever happens don't stop it." I told him.
"I promise." Vic said. I kissed him long on the lips. Then he backed away. Mike tapped his shoulder and looked on at me sadly.
My head snapped back. I could feel it coming. It was different to what I've been feeling. This made me go cold. I growled low in the back of my throat. My arms snapped out to grip the edge of the stone, while my legs straightened. Something was pulling me back and forth inside my own head. it was trying to make me give in. I know I had to.
"Jess!" I rushed. "Take her." I managed to get out. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jess pull Carrie tend Tony out of the tomb. She closed the gate and went back to Jaime. She couldn't see this.

Notes

Hey! What did you think? So Tony is Carrie's person. But we all knew that! Are you happy? What do you want to happen? What will happen to Hannah? What's coming? No one has commented for a few days! Do you hate it that much? ;) I'd love some feedback so I know it isn't turning shit! Please :)