Gone

(From the 3 Scenario Comp. Scenario 2)    
   
Pop
That’s it    
It wasn’t loud    
She grabbed her chest    
Stumbled, took two steps forward    
And then collapsed into my arms    
I reached out, caught her    
Pulled her to me    
Then we fell    
Settling, really    
Together    
   
Insane    
The hole    
So damn small    
But so much blood    
I tried to stop it    
Tried my hands and my shirt    
It just soaked through everything    
Then she started coughing    
Blood there too    
Spraying everything    
Scarlet    
   
Quiet    
Almost silent    
She couldn’t speak    
I watched her die      
Saw the panic leave her    
She smiled, whispered I love you    
Slipping back into the blood    
Her eyes went dark    
She was gone    
That’s all    
Gone