The music echoed through Eds head even after it ended and people scattered, returning to their normal lives with their jobs and families. It hadnt hit until just now that his best friend, the guy that was there for him for two years, the guy that listened to his ridiculous stories, the guy that resembled his brother so much- was gone. If he had just known how to pull those straps off, gotten up and climbed out of that plane, run over and yanked Alphons away from those controls, he could still be here right now. They could be sitting at home, eating and talking about their silly dreams. Ed could feel hot tears well up in his golden