I did it. I shattered the love of my life. Was the murder intentional or just out of my hands? Well, I can't answer that question since it seemed like it was done in both of those ways.

I gasp at my sudden action. "What have I done? Pearl? NO!" I collapse next to the shards as I tear up a little. I scream and wail in frustration as Garnet runs up to me with Steven.

"AMETHYST!" I know what's going to happen and I know that I can't avoid it. The best I can do is delay the inevitable. "AMETHYST! LOOK AT ME!"

I'm still not going to face her. "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" It's the one-liner that I had never expected so soon. I never wanted to hear it for real. I only heard it one other time in my dream.

I can hear Garnet's footsteps crunching in the sand as she walks over towards me. I notice her incoming shadow overshadowing me. Finally, she stops right behind me.

"AMETHYST! TURN AROUND!" She forces my body to turn around and Garnet slaps my face. She holds me up by the shirt. She then throws me to the ground.

Just when I hit the surface, we notice the shards of Pearl's gem flying out of my pocket. Garnet gasps at the sight of them. Steven tears up and he presses his face into Garnet's right leg.

I quickly bubble the shards and I send them off. "Uh...no hard feelings?" I shrug, trying to look innocent. "Listen to me, now." She summons her gauntlets and she pins me to the ground.

"What I saw was something I never wanted to see!" She punches me across the face with her heavyweight gauntlet. She then holds me up again only to punch my stomache twice and hurl me into the ground.

"Therefore, you are officially no longer a Crystal Gem! That is it! The end and goodbye forever! If I ever see you again, I'll shatter you on the spot! And then I'll harvest your shards for good measure!"

I face Steven and I try to reassure him with a smile. He glares at me in response and with tears, he runs away towards the beach.

Garnet then walks away, fists clenched, shaking her head, tears streaming down her face. I stare at her as she leaves. She then stops. "Leave." I don't feel like moving. I really don't want to say goodbye.

"NOW!" I then run away towards the pier. I tear up as I tear though my hair. "Eloc! Eloc! ELOC! SO THIS IS HOW IT ENDS, HUH?! YOU'RE PLAN WAS FOR ME TO BREAK UP THE CRYSTAL GEMS ONCE AND FOR ALL!

WELL, GUESS WHAT?! YOU WON! YOU GOT WHAT YOU WORKED FOR! ARE YOU HAPPY?! NOW JUST LEAVE ME ALONE YOU DINK!" I run away. Far away. Out of Beach City.

I keep running until I see the barn where Peridot and Lapis currently reside. I can't go inside. I can't bear to let them see me like this. They're all that I have now.

I don't want them to find out what I did. But they will soon enough though. They're one of us...I mean...
them. I sit down outside the barn and I cover my face as I cry my final cry in a silent manner that night.