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Sorry for posting a short chapter but the next chapter is going to have a guardian in it. It's up to you guys who you want to see. Poll on my profile. I won't update till you vote...
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Finally, they were only two more blocks away from Luna's - and Thomas Green's, Jack thought bitterly - house on the other side of town. Jack walked down the path with Emma trailing behind him, humming. After his parents death, his mission was to run away from Burgess with Emma and Luna. The town was no longer safe for him or Emma, and Jack didn't want Luna to live with a psychopath murderer. He had asked her to run away and live with him and his family in the woods but she had always refused. This time, he wasn't going to take no for an answer.
He rounded the corner and froze, causing Emma to bump into him.
"Hey!" she squealed. "Why'd you-"
"Shhh." he whispered. When she gave him a puzzled look, he elaborated. "Let's play the quiet game now, ok?"
She crossed her arms with a huff. "But that's boring."
He raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Does that mean I win?"
She smirked back. "No way. I betcha I can stay silent the longest."
"You're on, little rabbit." He winked. "Three- two-one. Let the game begin!"
While his sister concentrated on being silent, which was hard for her considering that she loves to talk, Jack peeked around the corner.
Thomas Green had his cloak and hood on. Something seemed different about him but Jack couldn't put his finger on it.
The murderer glanced to where Jack was hiding. The boy ducked behind the corner. He could feel Thomas's eyes lingering on their hiding place. After a couple seconds, Thomas hurriedly walked away, disappearing into the crowd.
When Jack deemed it safe to come out, he gave Emma a look saying, I'll race you to the house.
Of course, the little girl sped off. And of course, Jack let her win.
She didn't notice his change in attitude or the sweat dripping off his eyebrow.
She paused at the door, waiting for Jack to take out the spare key Luna gave to him. He hesitated for a second before shoving the key into the lock. There was a small voice in his head telling him to turn around and run for there was something dreadful behind the door.
He shook off the feeling and stepped inside. The minute he cracked the door open, a strong coppery smell hit him like a battering ram. He stumbled back a step, the warning bells in his head ringing like crazy.
He held his hand out, gesturing for Emma to stay put.
He stepped inside the house and closed the door behind him so his sister wouldn't peak.
Besides him, there was no one else in the room. Just him, some broken glass, and puddles of beer.
But that wasn't the worst thing.
The worst and most horrifying thing was his girlfriend's head mounted on a stick, her eyes looking distantly towards the window. Her eyes were bloodshot and had sunken into her head. The veins in her neck hung loosely around the stick, dripping drops of redness. Her hair used to be a beautiful, light blond but now it was dyed a dark, raspberry red.
Written in blood on the wall behind her was a single message that contained a single word in huge, messy letters.
Jack
His stomach threatened to empty itself on the beer-soaked floor beneath him. He tried to look away but he just couldn't.
He should've taken his girlfriend away the last time he met her. Then maybe this wouldn't have happened.
Then it struck him like a lightening bolt. It was his fault. The sherrif was right. The villagers were right. Even the priest was right. He always made a mess of things.
If he hadn't been a trickster...
If he hadn't met Luna...
If he hadn't been so stupid...
If...
If...
Everyone told him to stop being such a fool but he didn't listen. Look where that led him...
An image flashed through his mind. His sister.
His sister was the only person he had left. He wouldn't let anything touch her. He'd protect her with his life. And that meant she couldn't know about this.
He stumbled and fumbled for the doorknob before running outside, dragging a small, confused girl behind him.
I apologize again for writing such a short chapter...
I won't update until you guys vote on my poll...
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