Lucas is panting hard and his vision is becoming blurry, but he can't stop now. They are about half an hour away from Maiven, but his body is going against him. Ashly had passed out a while ago, and he hopes she doesn't lose her grip and fall down.
Lucas is forced to slow down as he is scared that Ashly might fall off and get injured. Lucas looks back at Ashly who is just breathing, and he has to get her to a hospital. She needs to get to a hospital for her own survival.
Lucas then coughs a bit of blood, he looks at his hand that has his blood. He knows that his injured are serious as he needs medical attention fast if not more than Ashly.
Lucas then thinks to himself about a terrible scenario about him passing out. If he did then both of them would die as he doesn't know if Ashly will wake up soon. This is something Lucas just can't accept as he still needs to find his parents.
Lucas also needs Ashly to change, and try to atone for all her actions. He made a promise to Ashly that he will watch her change. That he will guide her, but now it seems that there is a chance that it might not actually happen at all.
Lucas is beginning to feel lightheaded, No! Lucas then shakes his head, he can't stop now. Not after all that they both went through, this can't stop them.
"I understand that I myself was being a stupid man for being clingy. I was stupid for staying with Ashly even with all the bad things that she has done to me and to others." Lucas says, he knew for a while that Ashly was never a good person.
Lucas only wanted to be around her because at that time he had no friends to play. "I'm such a selfish person that wanted to live a happy life. I always wanted Ashly to be a different and much better person. I almost told her to change, but I only stopped because I felt guilty." Lucas says as he begins to tear up, he isn't the good person Ashly and everyone else had said he was.
"Sure I'm not a bad person compared to Ashly, but that doesn't excuse my negative nature. I really should apologize to her after having such big expectations from her." Lucas says as he looks forwards again.
Lucas is struggling to stay wide away. "I can't pass out, I have to do this for Ashly. I have to do this for my parents who I will definitely find. After finding them I'll then have a long talk with them about everything." Lucas says as he then bites his tongue to not fall unconscious.
He knows that Ashly might be right, that they probably don't even love him anymore. He knows that they might have forgotten about him, but he just needs to talk to them. "I just want to know how they are doing, and I want to ask them why they abandoned me." Lucas says as he begins to cry a bit, it hurts to think about them.
This is just a lousy dream that could never happen, they abandoned and lied to him. Why would all of the sudden a reunion cause them to accept him again? As far as he knows they probably accepted that they would never see him again.
"Why am I thinking so negatively? This isn't the type of thing I usually think of." Lucas tells himself, for years he had always wanted to meet them. Now that he has no more obstacles all of the sudden he is backing away?
"Why am I doubting myself? I will definitely achieve my goal no matter what. I will make sure Ashly changes, and lives a life that's as close as normal as she can possibly have." Lucas says.
Lucas knows well that he is being biased for believing in Ashly. She is the one person who he has spend possibly the longest time with which is why he is attached to her. This is just how the world works. Lucas then turns again to check up on Ashly who is still holding on to him. "I'm sorry Ashly."
Lucas continues to do his best to stay awake, but it's hard. His body is starting to feel cold, and he tries to calm himself down. He had suffered from many injuries before, and this is just one of them. To be exact this doesn't seem to be as bad as compared to others.
He still has his money on his bag, and the extra that Amir gave them. With this money, they can just focus on finding his parents without any worry for months. At least their lives will be financially secured for a long time.
That's enough time for him to grow up as an adult, and get a stable job. Lucas then smiles. "This world is cruel, but that doesn't mean I have to give up. I'll just endure this, I'll grow strong as the world won't wait for anyone to get up!" Lucas says loudly.
He won't sit down and wait for help, that's impossible. He will just walk forwards as the world will throw things at him to slow him down. Lucas will acknowledge the struggles of living with a dream ahead on him.
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Ashly finally wakes up, and her face feels cold, her face is flat on the snow. Ashly can't move at all, and she thinks that her life is probably over. Her body feels a bit warmer than before, but she doesn't know why that is.
Instantly she feels a hand in her shoulder, and she darts her eyes quickly. Ashly sees a stranger who then looks down. "Hey! We need to help this woman out, she doesn't look good!" The man yells out.
What's happening? Did they make it to that district, and where is Lucas?. Oh of course, he went inside to speak with them to get them help. He spoke with them, and he guided them to where she is as he probably couldn't carry her inside.
The only reason she is alive is because of how smart Lucas is. "She is lucky as when some officers heard a gunshot outside. They investigated, and saw these two laying in the ground." The stranger said as they began to lift her up.
Oh, so maybe he didn't go inside, and call them to get her. Lucas is smart as he probably was weak so he used his rifle to get their attention. Ashly opens her mouth slowly. "Lucas." This was all she said, the man looks down at Ashly surprised.
"Hey don't worry Miss, we will get you some help immediately." The man says as he gives her an awkward smile.
"What about my friend, the one I was with a moment ago?" Ashly then turns her head, and looks around, she can see that the men look concerned. She can't keep her eyes concentrated as her vision is getting blurry again.
The men just look at each other, and one of them raised their voice. "Your companion, the one that you mentioned. I don't know how to tell you this, but he is dead." He says and Ashly's eyes widen in shock.
"W-what do you mean that he is dead?" Ashly asked, Wait! Is Lucas actually dead? That's not possible, sure he isn't as tough as she is but still. They both survived many hard situations before, how is this different than any of them?
"Well he died of blood loss or so we think, we can't know for certain yet. His body was very cold, it was darn near frozen when we got here." One of them responded to her.
"How is that even possible? We both wore the same amount of layers, I feel warm actually." Ashly says, and the men make a sad face as they look at each other.
"Oh yeah…Well about that, you're wearing his coat. We believe that he gave it to you because you were freezing, and he knew that he was dying." Said one of the men.
Ashly then looks down at herself, and she notices that she is wearing Lucas's coat. No wonder why she felt warm, but why couldn't she feel the extra layer? Ashly then looks to her side, and there he is. His body is blue and has a sad expression.
Ashly begins to tear up, she then tries to touch her face, her hands barely make it. She feels her tears, and she begins to cry silently. She can't believe a good man like Lucas died before she did.
"It's not fair, I didn't have the chance to prove to him that I could do so much better." Ashly says, it's the first time she cried ever since she was first taken away from her family. That doesn't matter now as she just continues to cry. "H-He's dead." Ashly puts her hands over her face.
"Hey Miss, we understand the pain of losing a loved one. We know that, but you have to stay strong, we have to help you immediately. Ashly takes her hands off, and she wishes that she was the one to die. Lucas never deserved this to happen to him.
This is all a big joke that she herself doesn't want to understand. Lucas was too kind, and in the end of the day, the world never cared about those people. As she is brought inside the district, she can see many SDA members around the area.
"Wait! I need to inspect this person for safety reasons." The person said, it seems that the conflict made the government anxious. They are most likely protecting the district from the gang if anyone of them tries to escape to.
So it seems that she is finally getting caught, and after all of this. She is going to rot in jail after her friend just died. Ashly closes her eyes but. "Yeah you are all clear, get her help now." The man says.
Ashly opens her eyes, and sees that it's Edwin, the father of that girl. So to seems that the first good thing she ever did saved her life in the end. She sure does wish that it happened to Lucas instead who was nothing short of a good man.
Edwin looks at Ashly. "Hope you recover well miss." Ashly continues to cry as this isn't fair, she hates this world for letting Lucas die. She wishes he was still alive, but maybe in some way, dying was the only way for Lucas to live without problems.
Maybe his death was his salvation as he suffered for way too long. Now that he is dead, he never had to worry about anything, but she feels hurt.