You're Not a Bad Person

Chapter 32

Shattered Dreams

When the smoke finally cleared up, Sapphire was lying on the floor, sprawled as she glanced at the rocket launcher, dead in her arm. She grunted as she got up, pain surging down her back. She hissed and rubbed it to herself, pulling the shattered bangs of hair away from her face. Dave and Scuzz jumped down and rushed towards Sapphire.

"You okay, Sapphire?" Dave asked, holding her shoulder.

Sapphire shrugged. She didn't know.

"It looks like you've got Bart," Scuzz muttered. He walked towards the Shaman necklace and picked it up. He looked to see a dead body of Bart…but nothing, only shattered rocks and clumps of wood. "Hey, Bart's not there!" Scuzz cried out. Sapphire's eyes fixed to the floor. She looked at the rocket launcher and she sighed deeply. She threw it away in temper, smashing it against the wall of the Bounty Store. Dave flinched at her as the empty Rocket Launcher flew away. She glanced at Scuzz and Dave.

"Guys, I need to do something here. It's getting dark. I'm going to stay here." She turned to the Inn. "It looks fine, just smashed windows at the bottom but the place is untouched." She faced Dave. "Dave, please go to those gates and go to Beak's Peak. Ruby is there with my Clakker friends. Scuzz, you stay with him too."

"But what about you, Sapphire?" Scuzz asked, handing her the Shaman necklace. Sapphire shook her head.

"I'm nothing right now. I want to be left alone now. It's getting dark and I'm aching. Please seek to Ruby. She's more important." She glanced at her hands, unable to believe what she just done. "I've just destroyed…someone close to me…" Her voice chocked with emotions. "Please, just leave me now." She murmured, her eyes dropped to the floor as she stood up.

"But Sapphire," Scuzz gasped but she didn't look at him. She kept her head down. Dave sighed, knowing that there was no use in trying to convince her.

"Okay Sapphire. Whatever you say….See you soon," Scuzz and Dave turned to the gates and walked away. Sapphire kept her head low. With that, Dave and Scuzz retreated and closed the gate behind them. She heard it being locked and they ran away. Silence fell.

The night came. Velvety purple sky lingered over her soon.

Sighing to herself, Sapphire gathered her things and walked to the Inn. The Inn was empty and she sighed deeply. It was like a dead town now. The Inn in the inside was perfectly fine. She walked upstairs; her feet heavy and they dragged themselves. She walked up the stairs slowly, a heavy trance clouding her mind. She was aching all over, her body bone-tired and she trembled in pain. She walked into her room. She pushed the door open and glanced at Bart's room. She sighed deeply. She tossed her stuff onto her bed and looked at the folded dark green towel on the bed. She ragged her blue t-shirt off and looked at it. It was ripped, dirty and covered in blood, caked with dust. She threw it away. Her bra was no good too. Its straps were ripped and she sighed deeply as she took Bart's gift out of her draw. She stared at the Bra.

Bitch…she was really a Bitch…a bitch killing someone she liked. A bitch for killing her friend…

Her eyes ached for a moment. She gathered the black t-shirt that Rose made for her and the towel. She felt awful and she thought a shower would help her sleep.

She went to the shower room.

It wasn't until she was in the shower-the water was too hot, burning her skin-that she realised she was freezing. She shuddered violently for several minutes before the steaming spray could finally relax her rigid muscles. Then, she stood there, too tired to move. She leaned against the wall on her side, thinking deeply. She looked at her hands, wishing that the water could wash away the deed she did before. Her heart ached in anguish and she trembled. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to blink the tears away, but it was no use. There, she cried out loudly in the room, smacking her fists onto the wall, head-butting it too. She wept loudly against the damp wall; the steamy room whispered its hisses as she cursed under her breath. She hated herself for what she did…

She dried herself up after a long while. She was freshly-washed, all of the blood and sweat gone. She felt better, only slightly. She wore her new bra and black t-shirt, her wet hair draped over her shoulders. Her fringe plastered against her forehead. . She dropped the towel onto the floor and sighed deeply, walking towards her room. She faced her door and lowered her head sadly. She held her door handle and…what?

She felt a hand grab her softly on the shoulder. She became alive and turned around. Suddenly, a hand clamped around Sapphire's neck. She screamed as she smacked her body against the wall. Her eyes widened.

Bart glared hotly at Sapphire, his fingers pinching into her neck. Sapphire gasped. Though she was amazed that Bart was still alive, his gazed fixed hard onto Sapphire. His grip tightened, harder then before and her heart raged fast against her chest. She chocked.

"Bart…" She gasped in a suffocated voice. Bart ignored her. She then squeaked in horror to see that his other hand rose up, his huge Revolver in his hand. He then pointed the barrel against her forehead. She whimpered, terrified.

This was it, her life was over. Bart was being serious.

Sapphire suffocated, trying to pull Bart's hand away from her throat. She felt the blood in her face go red-hot. It felt as if time slowed down. Sapphire looked directly into his eyes, her eyes watered with tears of fright. "Bart…" She gasped again. Bart didn't reply. She heard the loud click of his Revolver and she squirmed in his grip. Her body panicked, she flapped around, trying to move away from his Revolver.

She heard his finger pull on the trigger lightly and her blood turned into ice.

"Bart!" She cried out in a choked voice. "I love you!"

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Oh my odd, Sapphire REALLY does love Bart…well, I bet you all guess that XD Anyway, yesh, I wonder how Bart will react to THAT one. Ha ha!

Disclaimer:

In all respect to Lorne Lanning and his world of Odd, I do NOT own anything in this, I only own my OCs:

Sapphire the Big Sis Slig, Rose the Landlady Clakker, Billy the Landlord Clakker, Dave the 'Multitasking' Slig and Furlong the big bro Slig, Danni the Vykker and Ruby the Slig, Corey and Joey the Big bro Slig.

OCs owned by friends who allowed me to put them on this:

Bart the Big Bro Slig © My Good Friend Jason. :D