I Heart You Haunt Me Short Story

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-I Heart You You Haunt Me.

Ava was only 15 years old when she fell in love. His name was Jackson, and she loved him. He convinced her to fight her fears, and they made each other happy. They thought they’ed be together for the rest of their lives. Then one day that all changed. While there was party at Heaven's Hideaway, a place Ava and Jackson found and named, Ava dared Jackson to jump off a small cliff into the lake below. Jackson accepted, but when he got up there Ava KNEW something was wrong, she tried to stop him at the last second, but it was too late. Jackson flew into the water, causing the water to crash, they did not know it at first, but he hit his head on a rock. Ava dove in after him hoping to save him, but others got to him first. She was petrified, as she sat in his pool of blood, hearing people yell “ Help! He’s not breathing! Call 911! ” Ava was pulled out and layed on the ground, paralyzed, thinking she killed Jackson. Jackson died that day, but the time his funeral came, she was still heartbroken. She blamed herself for his …show more content…
It was then when she realized, she couldn’t be with him. It got to the point that she left she room and slept on her parents floor to get away from him, because she wouldn’t get near her if her parents were around. Finally she told him to stop, what they were doing wasn’t love in her eyes. She didn’t understand why he was still here, when he died, as far as she could tell, he had no unresolved issues, and no emotional baggage. When she told him to go, he said, “ I’ll leave long as you let me take this guilt you hold too.” That’s when Ava realized, his unresolved issue was her guilt. She starts to get over him, and goes to a grief counselor. When she goes there, it’s when she finally is over his death, and knows it wasn’t her

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