to put you away once they find out you killed Winona.”
She pauses. “They won’t find out.”
“I’ll tell them.”
“It’ll be my word against yours.” She narrows her eyes. “And you won’t be able to tell anyone anything if you’re dead.”
I swallow. “No. You’re going to leave me alone.”
“How many bullets do you have left, Sarah?”
Bullets? I have no idea. I don’t know how many this gun holds and I don’t know if it’s been fired before tonight. She already knows that I don’t, it’s pointless denying it. I shake my head slowly.
“You’ll fire off a few more rounds into the walls until you get your confidence and you’ll be out.” She reaches behind herself and pulls out a long bladed knife. The metal is dull and jagged but I have no doubt its sharp. I imagine it’s had a lot of use. “Once you’ve finished firing up this dive, I’m going to come over there and slice open your throat. That’ll prevent you telling anyone anything.”
I keep my eyes on the knife. She means what she says, I know she does. “You’re right, Lili, I can’t shoot you. It’s not my style. I’m not a murderous bitch like you are; I don’t take people’s lives.”
I point the gun up to the ceiling and fire off all the remaining rounds. Dust and plaster stream down over both of us. The noise will be heard from miles away and that’s what I’m counting on.
There were four rounds left in the gun when the loud bangs stop, the harmless clicks the only thing that can be heard now as I continue to pull the trigger. When I’m finally sure that there are no more bullets in the gun I make a run toward the front door.
The dust is blinding and I stumble as I run for it, but I know the layout better than Lili. She has the disadvantage of not knowing where the rug and small table are.
Before I reach the door it bursts open. I can’t see who is there but I can feel him.
“Fuck,” says Ethan as I fall into his arms. “I came as fast as I could.”
Chapter 14
“She’s got a knife.”
Ethan looks past me into the room. Amidst the dust, Lili advances toward both of us.
She points the blade at him. “I could make it look like double suicide,” says Lili. “Or maybe she killed you for what you did to her, and then took her own life. There are witnesses that saw how cruel you were, Ethan. They’ll believe me.” She presses the blade against her own arm. “I was lucky to make it out alive.” Beads of blood appear where the jagged edge of the metal bites into her arm. “I put up a good fight.” She lifts it back up and slashes it down the front of her top. “But I survived. You didn’t.”
Her cuts aren’t serious, but seeing the dark blood appear on her clothing makes me want to throw up, so I look away instead.
“No, Lili. No more death.” Ethan walks slowly toward her with his hands raised. “We’ve both been around too much of it.”
She lifts the knife higher in a warning. “Don’t try anything, Ethan. I will kill you.”
“I love her, Lili. I love Sarah.”
I watch her hand tremble. “No you don’t. She’s just a good fuck.”
“Do you know why she’s a good fuck?” He waits but Lili doesn’t answer him. “It’s because of how I feel about her. When you love someone the sex is spectacular.”
I can’t believe he’s saying this to her. I hold my breath waiting to see what she does as he continues to move closer.
“She’s everything you aren’t, Lili. She’s vulnerable but strong. She’s gentle yet determined. She’s pure of heart, whereas your heart is black. She sees only the good in people, it’s a rare gift. That’s why I love her and why I could never care about anyone like you.” He takes another step forward. Only one more step and he’ll be within her reach. I whimper in fear waiting for her to strike.
But she falters. She doesn’t want to hear these words and she’s visibly recoiling from them. She lifts her arm up across her
She pauses. “They won’t find out.”
“I’ll tell them.”
“It’ll be my word against yours.” She narrows her eyes. “And you won’t be able to tell anyone anything if you’re dead.”
I swallow. “No. You’re going to leave me alone.”
“How many bullets do you have left, Sarah?”
Bullets? I have no idea. I don’t know how many this gun holds and I don’t know if it’s been fired before tonight. She already knows that I don’t, it’s pointless denying it. I shake my head slowly.
“You’ll fire off a few more rounds into the walls until you get your confidence and you’ll be out.” She reaches behind herself and pulls out a long bladed knife. The metal is dull and jagged but I have no doubt its sharp. I imagine it’s had a lot of use. “Once you’ve finished firing up this dive, I’m going to come over there and slice open your throat. That’ll prevent you telling anyone anything.”
I keep my eyes on the knife. She means what she says, I know she does. “You’re right, Lili, I can’t shoot you. It’s not my style. I’m not a murderous bitch like you are; I don’t take people’s lives.”
I point the gun up to the ceiling and fire off all the remaining rounds. Dust and plaster stream down over both of us. The noise will be heard from miles away and that’s what I’m counting on.
There were four rounds left in the gun when the loud bangs stop, the harmless clicks the only thing that can be heard now as I continue to pull the trigger. When I’m finally sure that there are no more bullets in the gun I make a run toward the front door.
The dust is blinding and I stumble as I run for it, but I know the layout better than Lili. She has the disadvantage of not knowing where the rug and small table are.
Before I reach the door it bursts open. I can’t see who is there but I can feel him.
“Fuck,” says Ethan as I fall into his arms. “I came as fast as I could.”
Chapter 14
“She’s got a knife.”
Ethan looks past me into the room. Amidst the dust, Lili advances toward both of us.
She points the blade at him. “I could make it look like double suicide,” says Lili. “Or maybe she killed you for what you did to her, and then took her own life. There are witnesses that saw how cruel you were, Ethan. They’ll believe me.” She presses the blade against her own arm. “I was lucky to make it out alive.” Beads of blood appear where the jagged edge of the metal bites into her arm. “I put up a good fight.” She lifts it back up and slashes it down the front of her top. “But I survived. You didn’t.”
Her cuts aren’t serious, but seeing the dark blood appear on her clothing makes me want to throw up, so I look away instead.
“No, Lili. No more death.” Ethan walks slowly toward her with his hands raised. “We’ve both been around too much of it.”
She lifts the knife higher in a warning. “Don’t try anything, Ethan. I will kill you.”
“I love her, Lili. I love Sarah.”
I watch her hand tremble. “No you don’t. She’s just a good fuck.”
“Do you know why she’s a good fuck?” He waits but Lili doesn’t answer him. “It’s because of how I feel about her. When you love someone the sex is spectacular.”
I can’t believe he’s saying this to her. I hold my breath waiting to see what she does as he continues to move closer.
“She’s everything you aren’t, Lili. She’s vulnerable but strong. She’s gentle yet determined. She’s pure of heart, whereas your heart is black. She sees only the good in people, it’s a rare gift. That’s why I love her and why I could never care about anyone like you.” He takes another step forward. Only one more step and he’ll be within her reach. I whimper in fear waiting for her to strike.
But she falters. She doesn’t want to hear these words and she’s visibly recoiling from them. She lifts her arm up across her
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