A/N well, this was SUPPOSED to wait a while before I posted it, but with
FF.net being down.....yuckies. Ah well, here it is, the answer to the
cliffhanger...ENJOY!
Time passed so slowly. I watched as John's finger twitched, rocking back and forth across the groove of the trigger. He took a deep breath and leaned back, keeping the laser pointed. He looked over the sight one last time, and I watched in horror as his index finger tightened.
"RIFF!" I screamed as he pulled the trigger. I watched as the three red beams came shooting out. I couldn't tell if he'd heard me or not. I couldn't bear to watch, but I couldn't take my eyes off of the scene either. All I know is I saw him fall to the floor. Had he been hit?
I stared at John in disbelief. How could he? How could he kill the only man I had ever loved? I felt a lump in my throat grow, but I refused to show any emotion. I refused to let John win. I just stared blankly at him, as he stared at Riff. The sweat dripped off of his face, and he was breathing heavily, when all of a sudden, he burst out laughing.
It was a crazy, maniacal laugh. He stood there, and what started as a smile, then became a chuckle, and was now a full blown laugh. His hand with the laser fell to his side as he threw his head back and laughed over what he had done. I felt my blood boil. He had just killed the only man who had ever meant anything to me, and was now laughing about it.
All I could do was stare. Stare blankly at John, trying to take in what he had done. My look mirrored how I felt. I felt-empty. I didn't feel sad, I felt slightly, well, more than slightly angry at John, but most of all, I felt empty. Almost as if a part of me died along with Riff. And I suppose a part of me did die with him. the part that would enable me to ever love again.
Time passed so slowly. I watched as John's finger twitched, rocking back and forth across the groove of the trigger. He took a deep breath and leaned back, keeping the laser pointed. He looked over the sight one last time, and I watched in horror as his index finger tightened.
"RIFF!" I screamed as he pulled the trigger. I watched as the three red beams came shooting out. I couldn't tell if he'd heard me or not. I couldn't bear to watch, but I couldn't take my eyes off of the scene either. All I know is I saw him fall to the floor. Had he been hit?
I stared at John in disbelief. How could he? How could he kill the only man I had ever loved? I felt a lump in my throat grow, but I refused to show any emotion. I refused to let John win. I just stared blankly at him, as he stared at Riff. The sweat dripped off of his face, and he was breathing heavily, when all of a sudden, he burst out laughing.
It was a crazy, maniacal laugh. He stood there, and what started as a smile, then became a chuckle, and was now a full blown laugh. His hand with the laser fell to his side as he threw his head back and laughed over what he had done. I felt my blood boil. He had just killed the only man who had ever meant anything to me, and was now laughing about it.
All I could do was stare. Stare blankly at John, trying to take in what he had done. My look mirrored how I felt. I felt-empty. I didn't feel sad, I felt slightly, well, more than slightly angry at John, but most of all, I felt empty. Almost as if a part of me died along with Riff. And I suppose a part of me did die with him. the part that would enable me to ever love again.