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“Don’t kill me. Please, don’t kill me. I want to go home,” Lilian cries, her eyes locked on mine. “Please don’t let him kill me.”
“You listen to me!” Alex yells, glaring at me.
I scream when he raises the knife, plunging it into her shoulder. My hands cover my mouth, watching in devastation as her eyes roll to the back of her head and a scream so loud it pierces my eardrums erupts from her throat.
“Stop!” I scream, rushing over to them.
“Allie, no!” CJ yells.
I only get so close before he yanks the knife out of her shoulder and points it at me. I stop short, looking him dead in the eye.
“Stop. Please, just stop.”
“Choose,” he screeches, spit flying everywhere. “CJ’s next, Allie, if you don’t choose, and it won’t be his shoulder I’ll be stabbing. I’ll be removing a body part.”
I make a pained sound, struggling with what to do, how to stall. “I can’t,” I sob, turning to CJ helplessly.
“Cupcake, you don’t have to do this,” he tells me, before turning to Alex. “Kill me. If you want to kill someone, killme. Just let them go, Alex. Do the right thing and let them go. There’s been too much death.”
“No, CJ,” I sob, struggling to breathe.
“You don’t get to choose, lover-boy. Allie has to choose.”
How do I choose one life over someone else’s? How can I stand here and let him kill the love of my life? I can’t. I also can’t stand here and let him kill an innocent girl. I would never forgive myself or survive the guilt.
I glance up at Alex, tears falling silently down my face. “Kill me,” I whisper.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Alex laughs dryly, a crazed look on his face. “No, no, no, Allie. We need you to choose.”
Slowly, I take another step closer. “Alex, you need to think about what you’re doing here. You can’t make me choose, it’s selfish and unfair.”
The glare he sends me has me taking a step back. “Allie, you’ve got to choose. You’ve got to choose.”
I shake my head, sobbing so hard my chest hurts. He starts dragging her over to CJ, her screams piercing the air.
“Choose,” he yells when he drops her chair next to CJ. “We’re the same. We’re the same, Allie.”
“No, you’re batshit fucking crazy; she isn’t. You’re forcing someone so pure, so good, to do something bad, something against her will. This wouldn’t be her decision, it would be yours. Alex, you need help, serious medical help,” CJ snaps.
Alex brings the knife up again, and I move forward, but I’m too late. I watch in alarm as he stabs CJ in the shoulder, twisting the knife with a sick look of satisfaction on his face.
CJ howls and I run to him, needing to help him. “CJ,” I cry. I’m a breath away, just a breath, but a hand shoving against my chest knocks the wind out of me and pushes me back. I trip over my own two feet, staring wide-eyed up at Alex.
I glance at CJ. His face is white, his hair wet from sweat and sticking to his forehead. He breathes heavily, the rabid animal sounds he was making turn into raspy moans.
He opens his mouth, more than likely to say something sarcastic or threatening, but only a wisp of air escapes him.
“Stop hurting him. Stop it!” I bark, clenching my hands into fists.
Alex circles CJ and Lilian like predators hunt down their prey. When he’s done a full circle, he stands in front of CJ, twisting the knife further in his wound before pulling it out. Blood sprays, making me feel queasy.
Lilian screams behind her gag, her body shaking violently as he approaches her. He runs his fingers through her hair, clucking his tongue. He doesn’t say anything, just stares down at her blankly, void of any emotion.
I feel helpless, like there’s nothing I can do to help either of them. Whenever I get close, he stops me. I could run for the door, try to escape and get help, but how far would I get? How far would I get before he killed one or both of them.
I crawl closer to CJ, glancing up at him. His pupils are dilated, and he can barely keep his head up. He notices my movements, though, and his eyes widen a touch. He begins to shake his head.
