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Sacrifices
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It's hard to change from killer and back so quickly. His father's voice echoing in his ears, he's still running on pure adrenaline when Abby—bless her, she always saw the best in him—finally pieces the puzzle together and sees him for who he really is.
A murderer.
"It's you…"
It didn't hurt him half as much when Trish looked at him that same way.
She backs up a few steps before turning to run and suddenly the killer is back in control. Faster than she ever would've expected, his hands are rough and she's tossed to the ground as easily as if she were a doll. It isn't a strike with murderous intent—quite the opposite, in fact.
He's prepared to protect Abby from the world. But first… first he has to protect her from herself. She's afraid, she's confused and she's just witnessed him commit a murder. She's in no state to listen to reason, to understand what has happened all in her name.
Henry had to put her to sleep, for her own good. He knows he would never intentionally hurt her.
He loves her too much to ever hurt her…
Tucking her off to the side, caressing her dark hair with a trembling hand before he leaves, he wipes away the tears that he shed for the loss of his father. Rational and in charge of emotions once more, he tends to Wakefield's body.
His mind focused on the church and the scene he must stage, he manages to convince himself that she needs her rest. That's why he sent her sprawling to the ground, out of harm's way and safe from the second stages of his plan, of course. He has Abby now; it's up to him to claim Harper's Island for them both.
Wakefield died with his eyes open, accusing and betrayed. Henry refuses to meet them as he hooks his arms under the corpse. He's heavy, still warm, and it's easy to pretend he's alive. He's cheated death one time before, Henry thinks in skewed pride.
But not this time. With a grunt and a renewed determination as he spares one more glance towards his beloved, Henry begins to drag John Wakefield's body towards his final resting place. The matches are already in his pocket and he's ready to begin a new life.
He followed his father, but he worships Abby. In time, when it's just the two of them together on the island—when she's seen everything he's done for her, how much he's sacrificed for her—she'll understand. His Abby is loving and forgiving; she wouldn't kill Wakefield when she had the chance, and she loves him more than she ever hated his father.
In time she'll learn to love him as more than just her best friend.
As more than just her brother.
Time…
They'll have all the time in the world together—
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Abby… I love you.
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—or not.
fin
Author's Note: Well, I guess that's that. I had a ball working on these shorts and I hope you, as the reader, liked them as much as I do. I got the idea from an interview I read with Christopher Gorham and Elaine Cassidy where he said that he believed that J.D., Trish and Wakefield were the hardest to kill; Sully, he added, was for fun. I definitely agreed with his interpretation and I tried my best to put that across in these handful of ficlets. Let me know if I succeeded ;) And thank you so much to everyone who stopped by and read, or even reviewed. I thrive on feedback and I appreciate everything I've been told. You guys are awesome!
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