My mother lies on the ground, her charred remains lying mangled on the floor. My entire body is numb... I can't move. My friends stand around me, all reacting differently…

Jay's mouth is hanging open in disbelief, and he's completely forgotten about the wound in his arm. Carlos and Evie are wrapped in each other's arms, looks of anger on their faces. Ben just has a blank look on his face.

I'm trying so hard to talk, to move my mouth, to do anything. Eventually, I am able to move my jaw enough to talk.

"Ow" I say faintly. Everyone looks at me, looks of relief taking over the old expressions. Evie kneels down directly next to me, cradling my head.

"Oh, Mal." She says, before breaking into sobs.

"It's okay, E. I'm okay." I tell her gently. I really wish I could hold her, but feeling is coming back to my appendages agonizingly slowly.

"It's not okay! You're paralyzed!" Carlos exclaims, taking the place next to Evie.

"Seriously, stop getting hurt." Jay says.

Ben still stands, expressionless.

My friends pick me up and carry me back to the cave. It has started to rain, a cold, icy rain. It reminds me of when this all began. It feels like an infinity ago, when we came onto the island to save Ben. Look at all that's happened since then. Ben's been temporarily saved, I've been raped, Evie and Carlos have obviously told each other their feelings, and I've beaten my mother, once and for all. We make it back to the nearest thing to a home for us, our cave.

"We need food. Ben, stay with Mal. Guys, come with me." Evie announces before marching out of the cave, with Jay and Carlos at her heels.

Ben still stands in the corner, expressionless.

"What's wrong with you?" I ask him. He walks over and kisses me. "What was that for?" I ask. He still has no expression.

"I told you that if you ever got hurt again, I would die." He says.

"Ben..." I say.

"And you got hurt."

"Ben..." I say with more urgency.

"And I'm still alive, not hurt." I know where this is heading.

"NO!" I scream

"And you can't move to stop me." He says, taking a knife out of his back pocket.

"A STUPID PROMISE ISN'T WORTH YOUR LIFE!" I scream.

"I broke a promise, but I also broke you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been raped, and you wouldn't even be here."

"But I wouldn't even have met you... I wouldn't have become good without you!" I try to plead with him.

"And you would be happy in your old life. I love you Mal.."

"IF YOU LOVED ME YOU WOULDN'T DO THIS!" I yell again, crying. He embraces me, and kisses me again.

"I'm doing this because I love you." He says.

He stands up

He holds the knife

It comes onto his chest

He mouths the words

"I love you"

And drives the knife into his heart.

And my heart is shattered.

~~..~~THE END~~..~~

HOW WAS THAT FOR A TWIST! Do you hate me yet? Do ya? I'll have a chapter up soon with final words and shit, with some other stuff. PLEASE READ IT! How would you guys feel about a prequel or sequel? Yay or Nay? I love you all!

Anyway...

BEAST OUT!