This is a part of the story I was going to include in the last chapter, before Horatio finds Ryan's body, but I decided to leave it out because I wanted the reader to be able to have their own interpretation of what happened to Ryan.
Another quick note- if you're wondering who's saying the quotations at the beginning and the end of the story, the beginning was supposed to be kind of an open for interpretation thing but kind of more towards Ryan. Then I wrote the last one from the perspective of Horatio. So the final answer would be the beginning is Ryan and the end is Horatio, both after they're dead.
I also apologize about not forewarning anyone about the character deaths. I know some people like to be forewarned that their favorite characters are about to die but I felt like that kind of ruins stories, because then you know how it's going to end.
Ok, anyways, here's the part of the story that didn't make the final cut.
The man grabbed Ryan by the throat and pulled him into the dark alley. He kneed Ryan hard in the groin and someone else stabbed a knife into his lower back. Ryan gasped for air as someone began beating him in the face. His nose cracked loudly and blood began to drip down his throat. They threw him to the ground and Ryan felt the front of his jeans flood with warmth at the sight of the knife in the moonlight. Fear flowed through him at the realization he wasn't going to leave that alley alive. They held his arms down as the other dragged the knife across his skin. Ryan screamed and cried out for help. He was only silenced when someone stamped their boot into his face.
See I felt there was more of a shock factor having Horatio called out to a crime scene where Ryan's found dead then telling about how Ryan was beat to death, and in case you haven't noticed I really like shock factors. lol