Scarlett

"Gosh today has been- just ugh." I said as I walked out of the apartment. As I looked around I noticed something strange. Is it just me or is the whole street empty? Doesn't it usually have like 20 people walking or something? 

As I kept walking I noticed how the street was still incredibly empty. No sound or anything. To be honest this was very strange since it was usually very busy and loud. 

As I kept walking I heard very loud screaming. I ran towards the screaming but when I got there, there was no one there. What the- I was so sure I heard the screaming though. I kept looking around and through some windows to cafes, stores and more. But it seemed they were all empty. There was nothing. Not even a sound. Suddenly I heard something in the park nearby. 

"Come out now if you want me to make you stay!" I heard a familiar voice say in the distance. It took me a few minutes to realise who said that. When I finally realised who it was that said that, I had never wanted to be so wrong in my life. 

God please tell me I'm wrong, please tell me I just heard the wrong voice or another person with a similar voice to Onyx. When I got to the Park I quickly hid behind a tree hoping he wouldn't notice me. When I got a good look at him I realised, it was him. I really didn't want it to be Onyx. He held up some sort of gun, to be honest it looked like those water guns children get during the summer.

Just as the cop came out, I saw as he immediately shot at them without any hesitation. Suddenly I felt as if everything got quiet for a few seconds. 

What just happened..? Please tell me it didn't really happen. Wait, does this mean he is the reason everyone is gone? No, he wouldn't. No- he-

I was in shock, but after a few seconds my attitude changed. I was so mad, shocked, disappointed, upset. I was feeling so many emotions at the same time. I was just so incredibly mad. 

I marched over towards him as he turned to me smiling. If i'm being honest that just made me even more mad. Once I got up to him I slapped him right away without thinking twice. This stupid idiot! How dare he! How could he?! I trusted him! So, so much, and he betrayed me! 

"What?" He said, looking confused and a bit sad. 

Is he seriously that clueless that he doesn't know what I am talking about? 

"Tell me right now! Was it you? Are you the one making all the people disappear?" I screamed at him with rage. I couldn't believe this. I couldn't believe any of this. I wanted him to tell me that it wasn't him. That what I saw was all a lie. That was all I wanted him to tell me. But all he did was look down. He didn't even look at me. 

"Yes, but-" He said before I cut him off with a slap. He didn't even bother looking me in the eyes, he could tell that I was upset at him. But not even the word ´upset´ could explain what I was feeling at this moment. 

"Bring them back now! I don't want to hear anything more, just bring them back!" I said. 

He looked up at me like tears were about to fall down. I had never seen him like this before. But I didn't care. 

"Scarlett, please you have to understand that I did this for us!" Onyx said, thinking I would change my mind. He clearly looked hurt, but I stood by what I thought, I wasn't going to change my mind for him nor was I going to care about what he said. 

"Onyx, remember one thing, there is no reason for you to ever do this nor to even think about it. Whatever words come out of your mouth about this will go over my head. I don't care about anything you have to say and I never will anymore. Just bring them back!" 

He was hurt and I could tell. But there was no way I was taking it back now. I stood by what I said. I didn't care about anything he had to say. 

"Please Scarlett, just listen to me!" 

Tears were already running down his face and if I'm being honest tears were also running down my face as well. 

"Onyx, just bring them back." 

Those were all the words I could bring out. It was hard for me to talk from the crying but I did my best. 

He brought out one of his inventions and pressed a bottom at the end of it and suddenly a big purple light came out of the inventions. When I looked around, so many people started appearing. It looked so magical to me. 

When the purple light disappeared, I couldn't help but look at Onyx who didn't even bother looking at me. All he did was look down at the ground. But once people started seeing Onyx they all ran away from him hoping he wouldn't shoot at them again, except me. We just stood there for a few seconds, I'm not sure why. Perhaps hoping one of us would start talking before the other. But suddenly onyx started talking. 

"Listen Scarlett, I'm sorry, I just wanted to do this for us. So we could be happy, but I realise now that it was stupid and I'm sorry."

I just stood there wondering what I should say. It was hard to come up with the words and perhaps he could tell that I didn't know what to say. 

"Please Scarlett, forgive me." 

Was he stupid or something, after what he did he honestly expected me to forgive him? In his dreams. 

"I.. I think it's better if we don't see each other anymore." I said as I looked up, clearly he was shocked and hurt. 

"I don't want to ever see you again, I don't want you to message me, I don't want you to call me, I don't want anything to do with you ever again. I just want you to leave me alone." I said and by this point even more tears were running down my face. 

He was also clearly very hurt and upset, but I could tell he understood why I thought this way. 

He looked down again trying to hide his tears but I could still see them nonetheless. 

"I understand, and I just want you to know that I still love you deeply and always will. I'm so sorry Scarlett.." 

He then got out a grapple hook and shot it onto a building before he flew off. 

That was the last time I ever saw him. 

. . .

A few weeks had passed and everything was basically back to normal, Onyx stopped doing his crimes and no one had seen him since his last incident. Not even me. It was a bit strange but It took some time getting used to. I somewhat missed him. I thought I would come to hate him and I of course do but somehow in a way I don't. I don't understand it myself but I still wonder what he is doing from time to time. 

I sat there on the balcony with my cat on my lap. It was a female Russian blue cat that I had gotten about two weeks ago. I got the cat so I wouldn't be lonely anymore and it helped. I named the cat Leila, I don't know why but I always liked the name, it was a cute name and why not name a cute cat a cute name? 

Suddenly I heard the doorbell ring. I stood up and as I stood up Leila jumped off my lap. I went back inside towards the door but when I opened the door to my surprise no one was out there. I looked down on the ground and to my surprise I saw a white envelope. As I picked it up I flipped it over hoping to see who the letter was from. Surprisingly it didn't say who it was from but it only said ´to Scarlett´ . Only with those words I had a guess as to who it could be. Onyx. A part of me didn't want to open the letter but another part of me did. I felt goosebumps before I even opened the letter. Why was I so nervous? It was just a letter. 

"Okay , that's it. I am just gonna do it." 

I opened the envelope and got the paper out. As I read it I couldn't help but feel my chest hurt a bit. 

´Dear Scarlett

I'm sorry, truly. I understand what I did was truly messed up and I understand why you are upset with me and I am truly sorry about it. 

I never got a chance to explain why I did what I did. I knew that if people knew about us then not only I would get in trouble but you. I knew people would judge us and I didnt want you to go through what I did. 

I already knew what it felt to be judged for everything you do, no matter what you do. I never wish for you to have that life. Ever. 

I thought that if no one was here then we wouldn't have anyone here to judge us. Now that I think about it again it was stupid, and again I'm sorry. 

 I really thought it was a good idea, that if people didn't exist then we wouldn't have to go through the judgement of people when they find out about us. I can't handle that. I went through that alone when I was younger and thinking about you going through that too would be too much for me to handle. It just seemed like it was a good Idea at the moment. 

I truly love you and I'm sorry. 

My sweet Scarlett I wish you the best and if you ever need someone to just be there for you I'm always here for you, and again I'm sorry. 

I love you Scarlett. ´

I put the letter back in the envelope and with a broken heart I went to get a storage box I had kept. On top of it was the key. I took the key and unlocked the storage box. I had kept this box to put pictures and memories I had with Onyx and It seemed this would be the last thing I put in it from him. I took one last glance of the envelope and put it inside the storage box. I took the key and locked the storage box. I then went and hid it behind some other boxes I had in a closet. I closed the closet but before I went away I looked behind me towards the closet with the storage box and I knew I would never open that closet again.