‹ Prequel: Beyond
Status: Last story in the Avidity trilogy.
Sinister
Crashed
Overhead, thunder rumbled. When it started to rain, I watched the water come crashing down, soaking Scott's body, the blood from his wound seeping into the mud. I slipped into a crouch and reached out to touch his hair.
"You know you can't live with what you've done," John said softly. "You've got a lot of blood on your hands. There's only one way to get rid of the guilt."
Oh, I understood. John thought he was smart enough to be my conscious, to trick me into suicide. After he spoke so quietly in my ear, I heard the gun click. Then the muzzle was pressed against my temple.
I closed my eyes and lifted my hand, replacing John's, to hold the gun. It was still warm from when I fired a round into my partner's chest.
"You truly are a bastard, aren't you?" I yelled over the rain.
John's fingers gripped my hair and he turned my head so that I had no choice but to look at him. Then he crashed his lips against mine. My hand that held the gun trembled, and I moved it away from my head.
And placed it against his.
"The devil is waiting for me," he said.
Then he put his hand over mine and pulled the trigger.
"You know you can't live with what you've done," John said softly. "You've got a lot of blood on your hands. There's only one way to get rid of the guilt."
Oh, I understood. John thought he was smart enough to be my conscious, to trick me into suicide. After he spoke so quietly in my ear, I heard the gun click. Then the muzzle was pressed against my temple.
I closed my eyes and lifted my hand, replacing John's, to hold the gun. It was still warm from when I fired a round into my partner's chest.
"You truly are a bastard, aren't you?" I yelled over the rain.
John's fingers gripped my hair and he turned my head so that I had no choice but to look at him. Then he crashed his lips against mine. My hand that held the gun trembled, and I moved it away from my head.
And placed it against his.
"The devil is waiting for me," he said.
Then he put his hand over mine and pulled the trigger.
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There will be a few more chapters.