CHAPTER 6 – Love?

'…you said you'd always be there for me,

Like a fool,

I thought you'd be…'

"Faust? How did you get in?" Kat asked, slightly nervous from the blank, wide-eyed expression on his face.

"The door was easy to unlock." Faust replied, slowly, thickly.

"Have you taken something, your eyes look out of focus…"

"You didn't take the pain away, so I looked somewhere else." Kat frowned and backed away slightly.

"Put the knife down Faust." She said sternly. He scowled.

"You witch." He said, quietly, hauntingly. "You played me like a fool. I'll show you…" He advanced on her, unsteady on his feet.

"Faust…" He backed her against the wall and with his free hand, gripped her throat. Kat chocked. "Faust…" She spluttered. He bought the knife up and placed it next to her face, the blade dug into her skin, a trickle of blood danced across the blade, and stained Faust's white gloves. "I didn't play you…" Kat managed to gasp. "I wanted you to get better,"

"Lies. You played me."

"For what? You don't have anything worth playing you for!" Faust tightened his grip. Kat struggled, the blade digging into her. "Is this what you do to all the girls you get to close to?" Faust scowled.

"Shut up." He shouted.

"Why? Because you know I'm right. You're an echo of a man! There's nothing left in you!" She gasped for air, Faust slid the knife down her cheek and she shrieked. "You're a fool. Do you really think Eliza would still love you now? Or would she scream and beg you to let her go like all the rest? She'd be afraid of you, like all the rest." Faust frowned. "Please Faust; I want you to be happy again!" His eyes slid back into focus, as he realised where he was, and what he was doing. He dropped her and the knife to the floor. Kat held her neck, breathing deeply. She looked up at Faust who was staring t his blood stained hand. He fell to his knees. Kat crawled over to him, and pulled him into an embrace, his head cradled against her chest as silent tears slid onto her nightdress. A dry sob echoed over the kitchen. "Shh…" Kat said soothingly as she ran her fingers through his hair. "it's ok…"

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