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He roars in pain, and stus out, and before I can do anythingto the ground again I scream, I scream so loudly that Kane roars at h a hot poker is being driven in and out offor air as the pain beco bitch," Kane bellows, driving his foot intoyou put h"

He storms towards th to move, because I’m in so much pain, but I won’t die like this I won’t let him kill roin, bringing hiun topples froto the side He roars in pain, and gripsa fist acrossto focus Eric cries out a few times, but not once does he try to help

I turn un as Kane drives another fist into my face I spit the blood froe for the gun Kane un before we do His face is pale and he stares down at the coldhe’s never seen before It’s terrifying hiht have to use it would behe is

Kane leaps atainst it, and I feel blood begin to trickle from my nose I scream and try to scurry forward, but he haswhore!" he roars I see the glimmer of a knife, and I know I have a split second before Kane drives it into my back and ends me

"Eric, shoot him!" I scream

The next moment of my life happens in slow ed toward er The loud crack fills the motel room Kane jerks, his body rolls off mine, and I hear his bellows of pain I slump in shock, unable toto his knees beside o, are you okay?" he frantically cries

Aside froo and get help, Eric Now"

"I…"

"Eric, get it before he stops screa him"

"I just want tothe Eric’s hand I know this is the last time I’ll see him, even if he doesn’t "I love you Eric, ok? You’re so brave Go and get help, I’ll be ok"

Eric nods frantically, and shoves the gun into my hands as I push to my feet Then he turns and bolts out the door I have er swells infull well one of us wouldn’t come out alive I know it too, and I decided thethat it wouldn’t be me I watch as he lifts his head Blood pours from his neck, and when he smiles that sick, evil smile, his teeth are covered in blood

"You couldn’t do it," he snarls "You’d never live with yourself"

"See," I snap, pointing the gun at hi about me When it comes to monsters, there is no hesitation"

"But you have to live with it," he rasps "Seeing my dead face in your ht you got, Indigo! You’re useless Not even your own father wanted you"

I knohat he’s trying to do, but it won’t work

"Your words, theyho…"

His voice is cut off when I pull the trigger The bullet hits hiround I stand there a moment, in complete shock

I’m not sure what I expected to feel when I ended Kane’s life I’htened, and I know I have onlytoward the uards are grouped off toward the front of the hotel, and Eric is frantically yelling at theo towards those; it’s ure out a plan, but I need to be away from here to do it I can’t think about my actions If I do, I’ll panic

I run out of the h to stop h my veins as I reach the s with a thu, and voices yelling out, and I know they’re about to discover a dead Kane in h the thick of the trees, shoving and pushing branches and twigs to get past as quickly as I can They’re thick, and the ground is wet, but I keep shoving through it The trees thicken the further in I get, and it feels like I run for over an hour before they begin to thin out I squintdownahead Thank God I shove through the trees further, and when I finally reach the clearing I launchto look first