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Come on, Jacko We need you!

The meh his body, chilling hi eyes shut "I ran as fast as I could, screaain I kneas in trouble, but I didn't know " His words trailed off

"Jack?"

He shook his head Shahtly in his throat, he couldn't talk, couldn't breathe Tears burned his

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eyes and blurred his vision He cla

Lissa eased the hand frohtly "It's okay, Jack It's okay"

A racking sob shook his body, but he held it back, shaking with the effort it took to reet about it," he rasped

"They rong," she said quietly "You know they were Have you ever been able to follow their advice?"

Full of shame, he shook his head A hot tear slid down his cheek "No"

Lissa touched his chin and turned his face "You have to let it out, Jack It's eating you up inside If we have to talk about this every night for ten years, ill"

He blinked back the scalding tears and stared into her earnest eyes In their depths he found a place of co The safe harbor he'd searched for all his life All she was asking was that he try Try

"Hisheadithitsobs that rocked hi back and forth as he pushed the hated words out "I was running, and there it was Johnny's head hit rabbed it"

"Oh, God, Jack "

"There was blood So ers, and all I kept thinking was, 'It's Johnny's blood He needs it' "I couldn't let go of it" Where were you, Jacko? "Ikilled him"