My Gift To Her

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Chapter Four

I had warned her not to go into the arena. Now she was going to die because she was trying to help. Oh Tru, why do you have to be so stubborn? Fate needs someone to die today… No I will not do that to her. I may hate rewinds, but I love Tru and I will not let her die. I would never forgive myself if she died.

"Tru! Get out of there!" I yelled at her.

"Give it up, Jack!" she told me coldly, glaring at me.

"Just listen to me for once, Tru! Get the hell out of there!"

"No!" she refused.

I heard the gun prepare to fire. Not caring for myself, I ran into the arena, jumped over the fence, and grabbed Tru. I pulled her to ground as a bullet came flying through the air. The bullet meant for her. Fate could have me if it meant that Tru could live. Tru gasped as she saw the bullet hit me in the arm.

"Tru, get out of here!" hissed at her, one hand covering the wound in my arm.

Tru froze in the dirt of the arena. She was still laying where she had landed. She couldn't believe that I, Death, had pulled her out of the path of a bullet.

"Jack?" she asked, her voice betraying her fear.

"Tru, you have to leave now. He'll kill you if you stay."

We were the only people in the arena. The girl and her horse had already left. I assume that they jumped the fence of the arena in a hurry. She might be safe, but Tru and I were sitting ducks. Tru's life was still in danger.

"But what about you?"

"I'll be fine, you just have to get out of here while you still can. Run and get in your car. Stay close to the ground. Don't worry about me."

She nodded and whispered, "Thank you, Jack."

"Don't thank me until you get out of here alive!"

Tru got up and ran, climbed through the fence, and headed towards her car. I got up too and followed her. On my way out of the arena, I noticed that the girl and her horse hadn't made it over the fence. The gunshot must have spooked the horse, who crashed into the fence, and killed the girl. Fate had its one death, now Jack only had to make sure that he got Tru out of there alive.

He had just made it through the fence when he heard a scream.

"Jack! Save me!" screamed Tru.

Tru had been cornered. Tru was going to die. Tru was going to die…

Author's Notes:

Only one more chapter to go!