"It's ok," she whispered, struggling through the pain to speak. "Captain Hammer will save us."
Billy couldn't help the betrayed look that flashed across his face. Captain Hammer?! he wanted to scream, Captain Hammer was the one who pulled the trigger on a malfunctioning Death Ray! He's the one that killed you but you still run for him! What about me? Don't I matter - didn't I save you from the van? But he didn't yell, because it was obvious that Penny was dying. He couldn't spend her last moments bellowing about something, even that important. "Hey," he whispered, "Pen-". Hey, I love you. Hey, I'm sorry. He had so many things to tell her, but he never got to finish the sentence. Penny's face slackened and her eyes dimmed, the hand weakly clutching his rubber-clad forearm loosening. He didn't bother saying anything to a corpse. She didn't want me, anyways. Not even at the end.
Soon the dark is all that will remain