me and started to bang on my chest, knocking the wind out of me. I
was starting to black out again, then heard a weird swooshing noise
followed by a huge boom. His weight was off me, and I gasped for
breath, hearing nothing but hacking and his screams. Coughing and
gasping, I sat up and saw Rosie standing over Richard, hammering
his head again and again.
was more blood. His screams became very weak moans, but she
continued to whack him. I had to stop her, so I jumped up and
grabbed the bat. She struggled against my hold until the lights
turned back on and then, as if on cue, she stopped, allowing me to
yank the bat from her grasp.
up from her, refusing to look at the motionless Richard on the
ground.
M
entire body spattered with his blood. I felt something oozing onto
my hands, and saw blood dripping down the bat. At that moment,
I dropped the bat and stared at them, feeling my heart pounding in
my ears.
“He was hurting you, Alex,” she croaked. “I had to. He was
killing you.”
“I know,” I said, still shocked at the sight of this gorgeous
lost girl who saved my life now covered in blood.
mine! And no one will ever
take you away from me!”
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