Again by Brandy Jeffus

Author:Brandy Jeffus
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Eli's eyes flutter open and he coughs, his hand coming up to cup my cheek, "Bonnie, it’s okay. It's okay."

"I love you so much, Eli. Please don't leave me okay? Stay here with me."

"I love you too, baby. I always have and always will. Don't worry okay?" He pulls my head down to him. Our lips crash together in a fearful kiss. I hear ambulance sirens and I feel hands around my arms. Someone lifts me off of Eli. He reaches out to me as I’m carried farther away.

"Eli, please! Dear God in Heaven, please!" The EMTs come to his side. There’s a flurry of movements as they cut his shirt and load him onto the stretcher.

"ELIJAH, DON'T LEAVE ME!!!" I scream. My heart is ripping in two again. I can’t lose him again. I won’t be able to live through it.

Then everything turns black.

***

As soon as he walked in, he immediately regretted it. There was a reason why he never became a bar hopper. They sucked. He spotted Eddie at the main bar. He waved him over with a big smile on his face. Eli could tell he was already smashed.

This should be interesting, Eli thought sarcastically. He walked over to Eddie and shook hands. Eddie attempted to pull him into a man hug but lost his balance.

“Whoa there buddy. Started a little early, huh?” Eli laughed trying to keep things light.

Eddie nodded and grinned broad. “You know me; the party's been going on since noon!”

Eli inwardly groaned and sat down. He didn't understand why he was being so negative. He used to enjoy hanging out with Ed. He motioned for the bartender to come over and he ordered a light beer. He looked around the bar and noticed all the balding, older men gathered around a TV in the corner. Down a few spots from him was a couple, oblivious to their surroundings.

“So man, who's all supposed to come out?” Eli asked after taking a short drink from his bottle.

“Just some of the group. Noah, Robert, Travis. They all hit me up saying they would come out. Everybody was real excited that you were back in town. We’ve missed ya dude.”

Eli gave a dry laugh. “I've only been gone 18 months. Feels like a lot longer.” He took another short swig and felt the liquid move throughout his body, loosening everything up. He raked his fingers through his short buzz cut. He missed his curls, mainly because Bonnie had loved them so much.

“So how was it over there man? Were you guys ever in some major trouble or what?” Eddie took a long pull of the bottle and smacked his lips.

“Yea, I mean it's no walk in the park dude. It sucks a lot. I’m probably going back on the next tour.” Eli took a deep breath and let it out through his teeth. These guys had no clue.

Eddie nodded absentminded and took another pull from his bottle. Eli noticed his face was covered with sweat. He felt bad for his friend, but he couldn’t place his finger on why.

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