The Storms Within:

Chapter Two:
A Thousand Tears I Must Cry.

"Don't be coy with me, Jack. It was your fault to have let her come into this coven." he glares at her.

"But, Lightning! I didn't know...she's only a child, but 13. She can't be accountable for her foolish actions! Please give me one last chance! Please!" she kneels before his feet.

"It is too late, Child. She has broken the Laws too many times. You, being her poor sister, the one that has to stand up for her...you need rest...we need relief."

"What you need is morals! What you need is the love of someone other than yourself! You don't know how hard it is to be me! Lightning, you need to have something other than yourself to take care of!" she growls and he slaps her across the face, sending her flying into the wall on her right.

"Do not lecture me, you foolish girl! I have had someone else to take care of! I take care of this whole coven!"

She weakly gets up off the cold, linoleum floor. Clutching her reddened cheek.

"I don't want to hear anymore of this low-life bullshit! I don't need to hear you anymore! It was not my fault that you killed our parents! I did not cause any of it! Do you hear me?!" the gun moves from her holster to her hand. The weapon shakes violently.

"I know I will die anyway, for saying all of the things I've said. All I want is to know that you WILL take care of my little sister." he frowns.

"No...Jack, don't do it. I will not have you executed. You are my most loyal comrade." tears stream down both of their faces. She smiles weakly.

"Promise me." he nods and she kneels down in front of the statue of The Virgin Mary. Her voice shakes as she says her final words, a poem that Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII second wife; had written before her execution.

"Oh Death
Rock me asleep
Bring on my quiet rest
Let pass my very guiltless ghost
Out of my careful breast
Ring out the doleful knell
Let it sound
My death tell
For I must die."

A loud crack sounds and she slumps over. Blood pouring from her chest.

Author's Note:

I will add another chapter as soon as I get Rates and Reviews.