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Justin was jolted out of a light sleep by a scream. He ran outside and saw Katie racing towards him. "Hide!" she whispered hoarsely. He heard a gunshot and the window not two feet to his left shattered. Sam was running at them both, his eyes wild, a 54 NK Silverballer in his hand. Justin and Katie ran along the side of the cabin, avoiding being trapped inside. Agatha charged out, holding on for their lives to the knife Justin had given her. Sam fired twice before she fell to the ground. Without a break in stride he turned back to where Justin and Katie had been a moment before. Pressed flat against one wall of the kitchen, they where trying to quiet their heavy breathing. Katie quietly pressed something into his hand. By the light of the moon he saw that it was a small digital camera. "Evidence," she whispered. He barely had time to put it in his pocket before he heard Sam's yell of triumph as he found them. They shot off towards the beach and Justin was no longer aware of anything but the contact of his feet on the sand, the blood pounding in his ears and the fact that he was still being pursued by the one who wanted him dead. Then he heard a piercing scream and the world came rushing back as he turned and saw Katie crumple to the ground. He froze, and Sam grinned as he leveled the pistol at Justin's head. he began to wave, but stopped as a knife blade went through his chest. When it was quickly pulled back out, he collapsed, revealing Sarah standing behind him, holding Agatha's knife. She turned and ran to the forest as Sam's blood darkened the sand. |
Justin was jolted out of a light sleep by a scream. He ran outside and saw Katie racing towards him. "Hide!" she whispered hoarsely. He heard a gunshot and the window not two feet to his left shattered. Sam was running at them both, his eyes wild, a 54 NK Silverballer in his hand. Justin and Katie ran along the side of the cabin, avoiding being trapped inside. Agatha charged out, holding on for their lives to the knife Justin had given her. Sam fired twice before she fell to the ground. Without a break in stride he turned back to where Justin and Katie had been a moment before. Pressed flat against one wall of the kitchen, they where trying to quiet their heavy breathing. Katie quietly pressed something into his hand. By the light of the moon he saw that it was a small digital camera. "Evidence," she whispered. He barely had time to put it in his pocket before he heard Sam's yell of triumph as he found them. They shot off towards the beach and Justin was no longer aware of anything but the contact of his feet on the sand, the blood pounding in his ears and the fact that he was still being pursued by the one who wanted him dead. Then he heard a piercing scream and the world came rushing back as he turned and saw Katie crumple to the ground. He froze, and Sam grinned as he leveled the pistol at Justin's head. he began to wave, but stopped as a knife blade went through his chest. When it was quickly pulled back out, he collapsed, revealing Sarah standing behind him, holding Agatha's knife. She turned and ran to the forest as Sam's blood darkened the sand. |
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Justin stood by the door to Katie's hospital room. Taking a deep breath, he stepped inside. Dropping into a chair by her bed, he stared in horror. She looked so small and still, dwarved by the white sheets she was under. She had stitches on her arm and a bandage on her shoulder and she looked like she hadn't slept in days. She had needles in one arm hooked up to packs of liquids, one of them the dark, thick red he had seen more than he wanted to. She tried to smile at him, but between her cracked lips and her sad, lonely eyes, it was gruesome. To him, she was beautiful just for the fact she was alive. "Hey, Justin,' she said weakly. "I was hoping to see you." "They wouldn't let me in before today," He replied. "Understandable, from their point of view, considering all the work I've needed." Her eyes went to an X-ray on the wall. " Shot in the shoulder, hip, |
Justin stood by the door to Katie's hospital room. Taking a deep breath, he stepped inside. Dropping into a chair by her bed, he stared in horror. She looked so small and still, dwarved by the white sheets she was under. She had stitches on her arm and a bandage on her shoulder and she looked like she hadn't slept in days. She had needles in one arm hooked up to packs of liquids, one of them the dark, thick red he had seen more than he wanted to. She tried to smile at him, but between her cracked lips and her sad, lonely eyes, it was gruesome. To him, she was beautiful just for the fact she was alive. "Hey, Justin,' she said weakly. "I was hoping to see you." "They wouldn't let me in before today," He replied. "Understandable, from their point of view, considering all the work I've needed." Her eyes went to an X-ray on the wall. " Shot in the shoulder, hip, collarbone, lost a lot of blood, an infection in the shoulder, and I broke few ribs in the fall. That's what this is all about," she said, her eyes traveling to the oxegen tank that was pumping into the tube under her nose. "Sorry that I have to use my eyes to gesture, but I was advised not to move. Good advice." He nodded. "Justin," she said, and her voice was strained. "Where is he?" "Who?" "Sam. The sick guy who cut down so much life." "Dead, too." Katie's eyes clouded. "And Agatha. And Aaron. And June. And Sarah will never be the same, either. Where's Sarah?" "I don't know. After she killed Sam, she just ran off." "Make sure no one catches her. She deserves to enjoy freedom." "Alright." "You too." "Okay." "Justin, live well. Be happy." "Yes, Katie." "Justin, I take back what I said earlier. Our marriage was no mistake. You made me happy. Sorry. Sorry that I said all that stuff, and sorry that I didn't marry you the first time. Sorry that I ran off, and sorry that I thought I could get evidence from Sam's cabin on my own. Sorry. I'm sorry." Justin put his hand in hers. "You don't need to be sorry," he told her. "I shouldn't have made such a big deal. This is my fault." "Don't give me that testing cheat. You're a great guy, and I love you." she repeated. He bent forward and kissed her forehead. She craned her neck, kissing him back. "Justin, I have to go." "What? You can't. You have to recover." "Justin, I can't. The only thing that kept me alive is the hope that you would come to see me. I knew you wanted me to be awake for that." "That's impossible. I'll go get a nurse or somebody, and they'll fix it. They have to." "They can't. This has been too much, all of it. I just knew that I had to keep pulling until you got here." "You'll make it. You're the strongest woman I know. I was right about you from the start." "No one gets to choose. Sometimes,you have to go. But you do get to say your I love yous before you say your goodbyes." "I'm not saying goodbye." Katie sighed, then winced. "Can you at least tell me you love me? That means more to me." "I love you. I'll always love you." "I'll love you forever." her eyes began to glaze over as the fever takes hold. "Forever. Love you forever." she mouths the words one more time. A tear rolled silently down both of their cheeks as she flatlined. |
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''Even when the last of them died, I never forgot. I never forgot them, June, Aaron, Agatha, especially Sarah |
''Even when the last of them died, I never forgot. I never forgot them, June, Aaron, Agatha, especially Sarah and Sam and Katie. I sometimes think I'd like to forget, but I don't. They deserve to be remembered. I couldn't forget, even if I sincerely wanted to. I'll never look at life the same. There are people like Sam. If there was one who'd been pushed over the edge, how many more were on the brink? I joined Moonlight Falls Law Enforcement, to keep anything like that from happening again. It wasn't the last time I would be in so deep. I know too much not to care, or not to try. So I do.'' |
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'''''The End''''' |
'''''The End''''' |
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