Adolescent Innocence 2: Evil Never Dies (4)
After Tess was killed, Michelle jumped back up and grabbed Tess' gun and shot blindly at Jayson. He dodged easily. She then saw the window leading up to the surface. BLAMBLAMBLAM! She shot again at Jayson as she climbed out and ran to the front of the house. Michelle was scared out of her wits. She had just seen her friend, Tess get killed. As she ran through the darkness, an outstretched hand met her chin. The effect was an impressive clothesline. Michelle's gun was just taken away and she was jacked up to her feet. Jayson ran around the house. " Glad you got her. That bitch. " he said to his burly friend. He stepped up to Michelle and smiled. " Thanks for letting us get in the house. " he said as he punched Michelle in the stomach. WHOMP! Cough, cough! " Michelle struggled on the ground for air. " HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU FUCKING BITCH! HUH? " he said as he kicked her in the face as hard as he could. Michelle flipped over. Just then, WHIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRR, WHIIIIIIIIIIIRRRR, WHIIIRWHIIR!!! A police car pulled up into the yard. " Oh shit. " said Jayson. " What's going on here boys? What are you doing at a crime scene? " said the cop. Jayson stepped up and said, " Mr. I'm sorry if we are causing trouble but, we come here and visit our friends home. You see he was killed here and we miss him. " said a convincing Jayson. The cop looked suspiciously at the two. " Well that doesn't mean that you have to come out here and disturb the neighbors. And also, tampering around a murder scene is a major offense. Look, it's been a long day, what say we just drop this and you two just go home and never come back here again, ok? " the cop asked. " Sure. We promise. " Jayson said. As the cop got ready to leave a subconscious Michelle mustered enough strength to yell for help. " PLEASE HELP! " she screamed. The cop climbed out of the car with his nightstick. " What's really going on here? " he asked as he shined his flashlight to the ground. What he saw shocked him. He saw a beaten, bloody girl lying on the ground. As he was looking mystified, Jayson and his sidekick, a strong guy named Bruno, grabbed the cop and tackled him to the ground. They then proceeded to beat the cop with his nightstick. WHACK, THUMP, CRAAACK! Was the sound of the cops fingers breaking under the hard, iron-wrought nightstick. " Aaahhhh! " the cop uttered. He was a trained proffesional though, and he reached for his pepper spray and shot Bruno in the eyes. " Awwwww! Owwwwww! SHIT! " Bruno said fearcly. Jayson took out his gun and pistol whipped the cop across the face. THWACK! The cop fell to the side. THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! Jayson hit him again and again until his face was covered in blood. " Do what you want with him while I kill this chick. " said Jayson to Bruno. But to Jayson's surprise, Michelle was nowhere to be found. " Where the hell is that bitch? " he said. Bruno handcuffed the cop and shoved him roughly to the ground as Jayson ran off. He then picked up a cinder block and prepared to drop it on the cop's head when a voice brought him back to reality. " Bruno, finish him off. We have to find Lee. 2 down, 1 to go. " said Cory with unmistakable authority. Cory pulled the cop up and shoved a gun down his throat. " How do you like this pig? " he said as he pulled the trigger. BLOOOOM! The cop's brains and mouth parts shot all over the lawn. SLUMP! The cop fell to the floor dead. Cory looked at Bruno, " Find Lee, when you do, incacipate him so I can kill him. " he said as he walked off. But to Bruno's total unamusement, the cop car started up with a roar. Bruno looked up suspiciously. As he grabbed his gun the cop car shifted into drive and flew at Bruno like a speeding demon. VROOOOOOOOOM! Bruno shot at the car, BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM! But the driver must have been ducked below the dashboard. Bruno turned and tried to run, but the car kicked into overdrive and dove in on Bruno. There was a loud WHUMP as Bruno's body connected with the speeding cop car. But it didn't end there. Bruno slipped and fell down, with the car bearing down upon him. WHUMPTHUMPKA-CRUUUNC! Bruno was no more as the car ran him over. The driver looked cautiously before running out of the car. As Michelle turned and looked at what she had done, she really could feel the thrill of the kill as Lee had called it, running through her veins like a drug. She had made her first kill in a game made for the point of it. Jayson looked around in the dark house. This house is a battle scene, he thought. Michelle had to be around here somewhere. Jayson looked around in the basement. There was old machinery and leaky faucets down here. Also there was a huge puddle of water on the ground. As Jayson looked down he saw the blood red spot where Tess had died. " Wait a minute. If I killed her, then how can she be walking? " he said to no one in particular. " Maybe she's the walking dead girl. " said a voice above him. When Jayson looked up, a person landed on him. Whump! It was Lee! Jayson grabbed Lee by the shirt and pulled him to the ground. He tried to stand up, but the ground was too slippery with water. Lee dropped kicked Jayson in the ribs, THUMP! KER-CRASH! Jayson crashed into the floor, soaking himself with the water. He slid on the cement. Lee jumped towards him, arms stretched out. He grabbed Jayson and slammed his head into the cement, causing a minor concussion to grow in the back of his head. WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! Lee slammed without remorse. As he prepared for the 4th slam, Jayson reared his hand back and grabbed a glass lamp and smashed it into Lee's head. THRASH! The glass spintered everywhere on the ground. Lee fell back. Jayson was soaked to the bone in the now weird smelling water. As he got ready for the second attack, Lee suddenly grabbed a huge jug and slung it towards Jayson's head. He couldn't avoid the 20 pound filled jug. WHAM! Slip! THUMP! Jayson slipped and fell down. Lee suddenly emptied the contents of the jug all over Jayson, filling his eyes and mouth with the foul tasting water. Lee grabbed Jayson's head and kneed him in the face, Jayson stumbled and tried to gather his balance. Lee finally finished him off with an uppercut. Jayson flew back and fell into the cold, wet ground. Lee ran towards the stairs, away from the wet floor. Just then, the door opened and Michelle ran in. She handed a gun to Lee. " Guess what Jayson? That's not water. " Lee said as he aimed the gun at the ground and shot away. BLAM! A chemical reaction took place and the so called " water " was nothing but gasoline! The effect was instantaneous. The fire spread lightning fast towards Jayson. He uttered a final half scream as the fire engulfed his entire body. Jayson danced like a madman, trying to free himself from the inferno. Lee took careful aim and shot Jayson like a dog. BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM! Jayson fell to the floor, a burned, shot killer who's life had ended too soon. I looked into Michelle's eyes. " How many? " I asked. " I think just 1 more. " she said. " Cory. " she added. " Let's go. It's not over yet. " I said as we ran upstairs. " When I rip this gas cord, it's gonna spread all over the house until it comes in contact with the fire. It's gonna blow sky high. " I said. " It's not gonna blow if you never get the chance to blow it! " came a gruff voice. Then...WHACK! Someone slammed a pistol against Michelle's head, causing her to fall back towards the stairs. Lee turned around, but his gun was smacked from his hand. A large blow to the face made him fall against the stove. A kick to the chest made him fall to the ground. Cory grabbed Michelle and aimed the gun at her chest. She yelled a roar and fought him, twisting the gun ever way. Cory shot wildly. BLAM! BLAM! BOOOM! HIISSSSSSSSSS! The gas had started to leak into the room. In a few minutes, it would be in the basement with the fire... Cory head-butted Michelle and shoved her down the stairs with such force, I was sure she had been killed. I got back up and rushed Cory, hard. THUMP! I grabbed him and wrestled the gun from his hand. He pushed me away and jumped down and grabbed the gun. I ran away, to the back of the house as he fired behind me. BLAMBLAMBLAM! As I reached the stairs for my shotgun, it wasn't there. Where the hell is my gun?! I frantically thought as I searched like a drug dog. Nowhere. Cory had gotten back up on his feet and was now persuing my lead. I ran up to the attic and looked for any additional weapons. None to be found. I grabbed a large tire iron and readied myself for battle. " Lee? I know you are up there. Ya see, I am getting paid $100,000 bucks for killing you. Don't you see? This game is all about money. It it wasn't, I wouldn't be here getting ready to kill you right now. " he said as he climbed the stairs one by one. I was hidden above the stairs and prepared to attack him right when he came in. He was getting closer...closer...I could see the tip of his head now. As he came into view, I dropped from above and leveled the tire iron on his head as hard as I could. CLUMP! We fell on the weak stairs, strong enough for 1 person at a time. CRRRRRRRRACCCCCCCK! The stairs toppled and we fell to the bottom floor. THUUUUUMB! I fell on the ground and got my tire iron. Cory had already stood up and was now leveling the gun at me. " This is how it ends Lee. Me rich, you dead. " he said as he aimed the gun at my head. I closed my eyes and prepared for the worst thinking, I've fought a good fight, but the evidence will never get discovered now that Michelle and Tess are dead, I thought as I prepared to leave this life. Then... CHA-CLICK! BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Suddenly, Cory's chest was nothing but a gaping hole. CHA-CLICK! BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! CHA-CLICK! BLOOOOOOOOM! Now Cory had 3 respective holes in his body. With his remaining strength left, he turned around to see who his killer was. It turned out to be none the other than Tess herself. Cory fell to the floor, dead. Blood covered the room like wallpaper. " You're alive?! Thank God. " I said as I hoisted myself to my feet. Tess had 2 big red stains on her shoulder and lower chest. " I don't know how I survived myself. But I did. " she said thankfully. We then hugged and I helped her towards the basement, where Michelle lay. We received another surprise as Michelle appeared to us at the top of the stairs. " It's over guys. It's finally over. " I said as we gave each other a group hug. Michelle looked sullen, " Guy's, it's not over yet. I can't live with myself and what I've done. I am going to do this whether you like it or not. " she said. Me and Tess looked dumbfounded. " What are you talking about Michelle? " said Tess. Then, Michelle took out a gun and pointed at us with shaky hands. " Get away from me guys. I am really disturbed right now. I can't live with myself. I CAN'T! " she yelled. " Whoa, whoa. Take it easy. Look here now, we lived through it. It's over. Give me the gun and let's get out of here before to cops come. Or worse, before the gas seeps through under the door. " I said. She had the eyes of a psycho and she looked serious. Dangerously serious. She then threw open the door leading to the fire down stairs. " Now let's see how fast the gas can go until it reaches the fire! Get out of here now! " she yelled. " What the fuck is wrong with you? " I yelled as I walked nearer. She took the gun and aimed it about a foot from my foot and fired. BLAM! " Don't think I won't kill you? Right now, I'm liable of anything. " she said. " Guys I thank you for saving me and helping me, but I have to do this. Leave. " she said softly. I grabbed Tess' arm, " Let's go. " I said as I took one last look at Michelle. I knew that at the next shot of her gun, the gas would interact with the gunpowder, causing an explosion. Michelle had lost her mind. She was not used to so much killing. She had gone off the edge. As we ran towards the door, we heard a fatal gunshot, BLAM! " RUNRUNRUNRUNRUN! " I yelled hysterically. We had neared about 30 feet away from the house when it exploded. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! I could feel the heat of the fire as Heith's house met it's firey end. We knew that the cops would be there in a matter of minutes so we ran as fast as our tired legs could carry us into the woods. When we looked back, we could still see the fire, lighting up everything all around it. We ran for most of the night, until we reached Kenton, then, we hiked our way to Thomastown. We got there at about 8:00 a.m. on the next day, Thursday. Tess needed a doctor and her manmade splint was coming apart. I didn't know how we were supposed to do this without being caught, but I could come up with something. Still, no idea came up. As we neared my home at about 8:45 a.m., no one was at home. My parents was no doubt, helping the cops look for me. I walked Tess in and made a new splint for her as she slept. I looked out of the window and wondered what the hell I was supposed to do next. Lee and Tess trudged back to his home during the morning of Thursday. " Well, well Mr. Lee. Time for me to finally reveal myself. " I said as I videotaped him and her going in the house. I hoped that I would give him a shock with all my recordings of his friends and their little " game " . I dropped to the ground and walked to the door. Ding, dong! Who could that be? I thought to myself. I looked out of the window door and looked at the person. He was dressed in black, had a videcamera in one hand, binoculars draped on his neck, and a badge on his chest. Must be a cop, I thought. Well, if they're going to come for me, I might as well give it up right now, I thought in defeat. I opened the door. " Hello, Lee. I have something very important to tell you. " the guy said. " What do you want? " I said suspiciously. He said nothing and asked where my VCR was. I led him to it. " You have to tell me something. I don't like you silence. " I said to the stranger. All he did was insert a tape and mash play. I ate my words when I saw myself, 4 months ago, letting Heith in my house. I held my breath. Then I saw Heith running to his own house. I also saw myself 4 months later, sneaking out of the house with my mom's car. I then saw myself returning. Later I saw myself running to warn Michelle. " What the fuck is this? " I said with fear. " Lee, My name is Dylan Robertson. I am with the FBI. I was went down here about 4 months ago to investigate a chain of murders in the city of Portersville. These murders were strange, unexplainable. Now, 4 months later, they start again in a neighboring city. Lee, I know you have something to do with this and I am the only one here to help you right now. I know all your secrets, I know about Garret, I know about Tess, I know about the murders! " He said. " I could put you in jail for the rest of your life. But I'm willing to let you explain these to me. Shoot." He said. I was mystified. All this whole time, while I tactically planned my next move, someone had been watching. I am never going to get away with this, so I told him everything he had to know about the game. I told him how I was pressured and threatened and even attacked to play the game. Same with Tess. Afterwards he said, " You look like you have been holding this bottled up inside you for a long time. I think I can help you. " he said with a smile. All I could wonder was, is that a good smile or bad smile? 2 weeks later... I walked into ST. JOHN'S Hospital on a cool, early Saturday morning. In case you're wondering, I was visiting Garret for the last time. A lot had happened in the past few weeks. I had showed Agent Robertson the evidence that could put Frosteg away and it worked. He was now in jail for 20 years for embezzlement. The money was founded on his card and sent back to all those citizens who had to suffer under his wrath. The Portersville/Kenton/Thomastown killer turned out to be Michelle by the police. Michelle had hooked up with local gangs and went on a massive killing spree, survivors included Tess and Me. Agent Robertson was cool. He made it out so we could get off almost scott free with out crimes. We both were pressured to get in the game, so he said it was self defense. No one else knew about it. No one except Tess, me, and Robertson. Tess went to her step brother's funeral and told the McKinzies about her own family, back in Portersville. They made connections and she was re-united with her biological parents after almost 5 months of missing. She still visits the McKinzies. I on the other hand, was taken more serious at home. My mom still can't believe that someone tried to kill me and I didn't say anything under pressure. The little they know, the better. I thought as I walked to room 276. I opened the door and closed. " Hello Garret. " I said. " Well if it isn't Lee. " He said fakely. " I won. Looks like you are going to do some time. " I said, while looking out the window. " Yep. Life in jail for the Portersville murders." He said in a calm sort of way. I looked at him. " Garret, this has been the worst year of my life. I wish I could just forget it or change time so it never even happens. Don't you see where this shit gets you? " I said angrily. He looked up with his one good eye and said, " I wouldn't change a thing. Except you winning all the time. You know, you never really won the game. I'm still here. At least I can hold on to that while I spend my days in a cell. " he said with hope. I shook my head. " No Garret. You are never going to a jail cell. You are never going to see one. " I said with caution. He looked stupefied. " What the hell do you mean? " he asked. " Why do you think I'm wearing leather glothes? Because of the cold outside? Nope. Along time ago I promised myself that I would kill you. Not to long ago I topped that and promise someone else that I would kill you. Well, I don't break promises. " I said as I walked carefully to him. " You see Garret, I have killed 5 people. I've learned how to cover up myself very accurately. So accurate, that it seems like just anyone can pull the plug. You get my drift? " I said as I touched his life support socket. He looked horrified. " You wouldn't. You wouldn't go through with this. " he said fearfully. " Yes I would. I win Garret, see you in hell. " I said as I pulled his plug and left the room, not looking back. Garret's lifeline diminished and he soon died later. Sometimes I think about myself, and how the hell I survived this whole mess. How I got so many lucky breaks. How I survived with nothing but a few bruises while others were killed in horrendous ways. Do normal kids kill 5 people before the age of 15? Nope, not at all. I guess I just have the case of adolescent innocence. That's a word that I made for people like me and Tess. It means, to be innocent by all that see you, but to be guilty by all who watch you. Everyone has a case of adolescent innocence. You've just seen mine, so what's yours? The end Review this story before leaving
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