Embraced

She held onto him and knew she was going to die, and she didn't want to let go. She didn't want to face it alone. She wanted death to come swiftly, and wished with all her heart for a rouge sniper to appear from the woods and shoot her so she could die at that very moment, and everything would stop and never continue. But there was no mercy in the Universe. Not before, and not then. She felt his embrace weaken, a sign that he'd had enough. She prayed for a sniper once more, then stepped away, knowing they would never see each another again.