When Darkness Falls

by Dancing-Firetoes

Have you ever been in a situation where you feel as if someone is watching? Imagine have that as a constant feeling and having to live in fear of it at all times. A new girl arrives at Horizon and experiences those feelings, however she's different.......

15. Vengeance

Chapter 14

Colleen surfaced, coughing and sputtering. All around her the river raged and water splashed over her. Adam was beside her and he too was struggling to stay afloat. Colleen's hold body felt almost numb and blood gushed from her head. She glanced around and saw a big fallen tree sticking out form the land. She swam with the current towards the tree and reached out her arm. She felt it catch and the current whipped against her. Adam had a hold of her foot and he held on.

"Let go!" she screamed at him and kicked, but it only made her slip.

"Help me Colleen," Adam sputtered. She managed to pull her upper body onto the log, and swing her one leg over. She turned and offered her hand to Adam and he let go of her foot so she could pull her whole body onto the log. He pulled himself halfway onto it. She saw Adam's gun sticking out of his pocket, and she lunged for it.

"You don't know how many times I've imagined THIS," she spoke, "and I couldn't have imagined it better." She watched as Adam's face finally turned to fear.........fear of her. "This is for everything, everything you've ever put me through. This is for your so called love, and for my baby." She raised the gun high and watched his helpless face, then brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. All her hate was put into that hit, and she didn't feel a speck of regret as his body float off the log and rushed away with the water. She watched it for a long as the dark would let her. She whipped the gun far into the water and edged herself slowly to shore. She passed out on the rocks, for she could no longer stand the pain rushing through her head.

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Auggie and Peter had found her lying among the rocks barely breathing. Her arm was in an awkward position and blood gushed form a slash above her right eye. It was almost light out, and there was no trace of Adam. Bruise marks formed on Colleen's neck which made Peter afraid to move her. He radioed the hospital telling them to sent a chopper. Scott had Cliffhangers been shot in the shoulder and was being rushed down the mountain by quads. The rest of the hiked back down by foot till they reached the road. On the way down, Daisy and Shelby talked.

"Are you going to be alright?" Daisy asked.

Shelby sighed she was still shaking, "I would be if they'd found Adam, he could still be alive."

"No he's not," Daisy stated.

"Dais, you don't know that for sure. How could you?"

"The cards read death, they never lie. Adam died, because Colleen's still alive."

"Ok Daisy, but Colleen could die she's in critical condition," she shivered at the thought. They continued on anxious to get dry. The night had been strange and disturbing. Despite Shelby not believing in the cards, she did get a sense of finality in the air as if it was really over. If only.....