Flaky stood in awe at the beautiful pond surrounded in roses, made just for her. She felt so flattered that the man beside for her, who looked so proud of his creation, would spend so much time and effort in making the scene so beautiful for her.

Flippy smiled at her.

"Well? What do you think?"

Flaky blinked a few times.

"Flippy.. It's… It's so pretty…"

He nodded.

"Found this pond a few days after I came into these woods. Used to be all dirty and full of crap, so I cleaned it out and made it my water supply. Then, after I found a few packets of rose seeds left by a few gardeners, I saved them up until I met you. And well… I planted them. I think it looks pretty good. How about you?"

She was still amazed.

"It's… So… Pretty…"

He chuckled a bit.

"Well… I guess that's a yes. Anyway, wanna sit down?"

She shook her head and snapped out of her amazement.

"Oh! Yeah. Ok."

He smiled.

"Alright. Hang on."

He slid his jacket off of his shoulder and placed it front first on the ground, then signaled her to sit on it to avoid messing her black dress. She smiled as she placed her behind on the jacket, while Flippy forcefully fell on his own bottom.

They exchanged a glance then proceeded to look at the beautiful night sky. So many beautiful white sparkles filled the dark blue area above them, and a big white sphere was shining the brightest down on the two. It looked so big that is could fall in the area right in front of them.

Flippy cleared his throat as Flaky looked right at him.

"So… How was your day today?"

She smiled.

"Not too bad. I've felt so happy since I saw you earlier. The only real bad thing today is that I ran into Shifty again."

Flippy dropped his smile.

"He beat you again?"

She shook her head.

"No. I beat him this time. I punched him in the nose."

He grew a slight smile.

"Really?"

She smiled and nodded.

"Yup. It felt pretty good."

She then dropped her smile and bowed her head.

"I thought I'd be afraid of him forever, until I met you."

"If you hate him, then why were you dating him?"

She thought about the evil man, and her evil mother. How good they acted around each other, and how vile they were when they were around her. They were practically mother and son, and all she wanted was to feel the same love and affection she gave him. All she wanted was her mother to say she loves her, and even that was too much.

"His dad… Is my mom's boss. And she makes me see him so she can stay on his good side. But… He's such a creep, and a pervert… And such a dickhead to me."

Flippy felt sorry for the young woman.

"And you're miserable, aren't you?"

She nodded.

"Yeah… I've been miserable… Ever since my dad died."

"You're dad? Oh… I'm so sorry. When'd he die? And how?"

She remembered her dear father, and the day she discovered his fate.

"He died… A year ago… In a pretty bad car crash. Black ice I think. I was so crushed… I loved him. And he loved me. And he was the only one back then who hated Shifty just as much I did. He actually tried to get my mom to quit her job, so Shifty would leave me alone… But then… He died. And I was stuck with him… And her..."

She could not get the evil images of the evil woman and teen out of her head. They were the supposed 'more important' people in her life. After all, her mother was the only family she had in the city, as the other parts of her family were in different parts of the country.

And he watched as her eyes began to get a bit watery.

"My mom hates me too… It's not her fault though… I got a lot more bratty after my dad died. But she… Never tried to comfort me. I just… Keep wondering if she still loves me… She never says it… But… She's my mom… She's supposed to love me. Right?"

He watched her put her hands in her palms, and he could hear her depressed sobbing, like she was letting all her emotions out at once. He felt responsible for comforting her. But he did not do anything, thinking she just needed to let out her feelings now.

"Flaky…"

She continued speaking through her tears.

"She's all I have… My friends are nice and all, but she's my only family… And if she hates me… Then everybody hates me."

"That's not true."

"Yes it is… She knows how I feel, I think. Since it was her husband who died, she knows how it feels to lose someone so special and important to you. Nobody else I know feels this kind of pain… I'm so confused… Why does the only person who lost a loved one hate me so much?"

Now, seeing her break down and lose all her happiness from just the thought of her father, Flippy knew he had to do something. He had to cheer her up, for this was not the way he wanted her to remember their first date; with her feeling sorry for herself and crying.

"You're wrong. I know exactly how you feel."

She lifted her head.

"Huh? You do? Really?"

He bowed his own head.

"I… Never really told you… How I got this way, have I?"

She shook her head as she wiped her tears away.

"No… How?"

He looked up at the sky.

"All started about 2 years ago. See… I grew up in a pretty good home. Had a great family. Big brother, big sister, nice dad and loving mom. Was a pretty good childhood. But then, my sister lost her battle to bone cancer and well… We were all pretty broken up. My dad was pretty pissed, since they couldn't find a donor in time. And to make things worse, my brother had Aspergers, so he couldn't hold a job. So he went to loan sharks…"

He cringed at the remembrance.

"And they shot him down… Couldn't make the payments…"

She gasped.

"Oh… My god… Is that… When…"

He shook his head.

"No… There's more. I thought I was depressed, but my parents were even more pissed. My dad took to alcohol and came home drunk pretty much every night. And one night, when they got in an arguement, I watched him grab his hunting rifle... And…"

He clasped his head, trying to suppress the memories.

"He… Shot her… My mom…"

She dropped her jaw.

"And that…"

He nodded.

"Yeah… That's when… When… I changed…"

He felt himself change.

"Into…"

And she watched as he stood up and held his head tighter. She watched him struggle more and more to keep the monster in his head. He was shouting and grunting, feeling the beast beginning to emerge. But he felt a young woman hug his body, and he felt her comforting warmth. And somehow, that led the monster to retreat from the sudden burst of kindness and love.

He exhaled and looked down at her.

"Thank you…"

She nodded and broke free.

"Sure. Flippy… I'm so sorry. I'm sorry you had to go through… All that…"

He looked away.

"I don't know how you can hug a murderer…"

She gasped.

"Wh-What?"

He bowed his head in shame.

"When I changed… For the first time… My dad… Was my first victim…"

She looked at him in sorrow.

"You… Mean his? That evil version of you."

"I don't see a difference."

He then looked up at the moon, and remembered the faces of all the people he has killed. Men, women, young and old, even children. He regrets every single life he has taken. And yet, he continues to suppress his emotions. He could not remember the last time he cried.

"Flaky… I killed so many… So many innocent people… And… The first time I saw with my own eyes what I did… I couldn't help but run. And I cried so much. I never felt so rotten. So horrible. And I just couldn't go to jail. I'd never survive in it. I've been in several cities, and I've killed in every place I've been in… I have to be out here… Alone… 'Cause I can't handle anymore guilt… Or blood…"

And he still did not cry, but she could tell he wanted to. And she felt the lowest she had ever felt for this man, for how sorry he must be feeling. She could not help but feel sorry for this man; he did not deserve this kind of life, especially since he was so nice to her. For a man so kind-hearted, this was not the kind of backstory she was expecting.

"That's… So sad…"

She wanted to hug him again, but he walked a bit closer to the pool.

"Flaky… I really envy you. You at least got friends… And a mother… I really don't have anybody. Except… My only two friends. You… And…"

There was silence.

"And who?"

He then pointed to the sky, at the big white sphere in the night sky.

"The moon?"

He nodded.

"Yeah. For a long time, it was my only friend. I know it's pretty childish, but the moon is pretty special to me. I always play my violin for it, to thank it for lighting the night so I can see at night, and for being the only thing to give me comfort. Except… For you…"

She began to blush.

"I… I give you comfort?"

He turned towards her.

"Yeah… You're the only person I've met in these past two years who never treated me like a monster… I don't trust anybody anymore… Except for you… Everyone else just wants money."

She got confused.

"What… What do you mean?"

He felt so much shame as he bent down and stared at his reflection in the clear water. He saw his evil side, his ugly yellow eyes and razor sharp teeth. And he swatted the water, leaving several ripples in the pond.

He stood up.

"I hate my evil side… So much… Flaky. You might not think I'm a monster… But I sure do. Everyone who knows me does to."

He remembers the first time he saw a wanted poster in one of the cities he has been in, and he saw just how evil and sinister Fliqpy really was.

"I'm known in some parts of this country as Daggermouth… The world doesn't hate you, Flaky, but I know for a fact it wants me dead. It gave me a huge bounty. Three million dollars for my head. Everyone wants that kind of money…"

She raised her eyebrows.

"Th-Th-Three m-million d-d-dollars?"

And he regretted telling the girl, as he remembered all the people who tried to kill him, and how he had no choice but to let his evil side out to protect him.

"Now let me guess… You want me dead, right?"

"W-what?"

"You want to kill me, right?"

She arched her brows in confusion.

"Why… would I do that?"

"Don't you wanna be rich? Don't you want to be happy? Money makes everybody happy, doesn't it? I'm too dangerous to make any friends. It was just luck that I met you. Real good luck. I deserve to be alone. And you… You don't deserve to even know who I am."

And that was when she was sure that he was ashamed of everything he has ever done. And for this night, the night of their first date, if he was to reveal his troubled past, it must have meant he trusted her with such powerful information.

But still, she did feel very sorry for him, for everything he had to put up with thanks to his evil persona. She thought he was sick before, but now she knew he needed someone to love. Just someone to call close to him. Someone who would provide him the love he needed to cope with his horrible life.

Just like she did.

She walked close to him and turned him around, and he noticed how red her cheeks were, and how bloodshot her crying eyes were.

"Flippy… I'm not going to kill you… I don't care about money, or luxury, or any of that stuff. Because… I want you to know something… Something I think you would want to know…"

He nodded.

"Yes?"

And she shook in embarrassment, and let her feelings emote from her mouth, as well as from her heart.

"You're… You're so nice. So strong. So brave. So mysterious. And when I met you, at first I was pretty scared. But now that I know just how you got this way… I think you need a friend. And I am your friend, Flippy."

She got even closer to him, then looked down at his dangling hand. She slowly reached out and clasped his rough skinned hand, which collided with her soft and gentle palm.

"But… The truth is, Flippy… I want to be more than just friends… I want… To be more…"

Flippy raised his brows.

"Why?"

She bowed her head and let her soft words pierce his cold heart.

"Because… Ever since I met you… My life has changed. I'm not sad and lonely anymore, now that I know I can come back to you anytime. This has been the best time of my life, since the day I met you."

She smiled.

"And… I think I was meant to find you one day. See, before I met you, I kept having this dream about three demons who look like Shifty and his friends trying to rape me. But then, a white knight comes in and fights them off, but then I see that he's a demon too. And ever since I first saw him, I kept wondering about the White Demon. I kept thinking he was my hero. The man who'll save me from Shifty and his friends."

She used her free hand to clasp his cheek, and she could feel the emotions building up in his expression.

"And… I found him… The White Demon… I think you're the White Demon, Flippy. I think… You're my dream come true…"

And, very softly and gently, she wrapped her arms around his torso and let her care and comfort wash over his cold body. He had not made a sound since she began her speech, and he was at a loss of words anyway. It was the most beautiful words he had ever heard, from the most beautiful woman he had ever met in his whole life.

She whispered softly.

"Fliqpy means nothing to me. But you… The real you… The man I'm holding right now… You're something more… You're a hero to me… My hero… You saved me from my old life. Before I met you, I thought for sure that one day I would kill myself out of depression. But then you came into my life, and your comfort gave me my life back."

She rubbed her hand on his back, and he finally returned the hug. He felt so relieved to know that she cared about him so much, like nobody except his family has since the day he killed his father.

And watching the two from afar, behind one of the large trees, was a scheming Lifty, who was carefully loading his pistol and waiting for a moment to strike. He wanted to hear every single detail, to give him more of a rush when he kills the two of them.

Flaky spoke a bit louder.

"I'm not afraid of your monster state. Because you're not a monster. You're a man. A sick, lonely man. And… I won't leave you behind. I'm not gonna say a word about you to anybody. I promise, Flippy. Because…"

She finally let him go, and looked deep into his eyes.

"Because…"

He was eager to know what she was going to say.

"Because?"

She smiled and finally let a tear roll out her hazel eye.

"Because… I… I love you…"

And he instantly gasped and looked at her so strangely. This was the girl he remembered stabbing, and he remembered was so afraid of him. He saw the fear in her eyes as she stared at him get up from his bed that same night. She figured she would tell someone that he was out here, like anyone else would do. But no, not this girl. Not his beautiful angel.

But still, he could not believe his ears.

"What… What did you say?"

She blushed even brighter and she carefully whispered.

"I… I said… I love you…"

He was still in awe.

"Are… Are you sure?"

She thought a minute, then smiled.

"Yes… I'm sure…"

And he closed his mouth and swallowed a few times, still trying to comprehend her feelings. He could tell by the look in her eye and the smile on her face that her feelings were true; she really was in love with him. Finally, someone he could love just like they love him.

And for the first time in a very long time, he smiled and finally allowed a single tear to escape his eye and roll down his cheek.

"I… Love you too…"

She opened her smiling mouth and choked out her happy words.

"You… You do?"

He nodded and pulled her into his arms, letting her feel the exact same kind of love and warmth that she gave him before.

"Being alone… For so long… With so many nightmares… So much sadness… It took the love of an angel to heal me…"

He looked up one last time at the moon, and let one more tear fall from his eye.

"Thank you… Flaky…"

Flaky smiled as well.

"Thank you too…"

And they continued to embrace, letting their sadness and pain escape their spirits, like they were both cleansing their bodies from all of their past mistakes. They were both smiling so widely, and their eyes were both overflowing with clear rivers of happy tears.

The sky above them was twinkling, and all the stars were smiling down upon them. The moon itself also seemed to glow even brighter as the two continued to hold each other so tightly. The heavens were emitting the beautiful sound of angels singing beautiful harmonies along the breezing wind.

They finally broke the hug, still clasping their hands together. They stared deep into each others eyes, him noticing how beautiful her eyes were in the moonlight, and her simply noticing the first time she has ever seen him cry. The moment was so beautiful, it was only missing one single element.

They both dropped their smiles, and they both began to lean in. Flippy finally let her hands go and placed them on her cheeks, and she let her own hands escape to his back. They both closed their eyes, hoping to end their night perfectly.

But before their lips touched, they heard a voice.

"Say your prayers, Daggermouth!"

They both looked towards the sound, and they saw a furious Lifty running towards them with a black shaded pistol in his hand. Flaky screamed as loud as she could while Flippy quickly ran forward. Lifty pulled the trigger, only to have the bullet miss as Flippy dove down and rolled his body into the mans legs, making him trip and fall face first into the ground.

Flippy called over to Flaky.

"Come on! We gotta get away!"

And the two began to run away, back towards the lone cabin a ways into the dark forest. Lifty gritted his teeth as he grabbed his gun and ran after them. The woods were too dark to see, so he was just wandering aimlessly.

Meanwhile, since Flippy knew every single tree and every single patch of dirt, it was easy for him to find his way back to his house. And the two shared a conversation as they ran.

Flaky was ecstatic.

"No no no! Why does this have to happen now?!"

Flippy looked over to her.

"You know that guy?"

"That's Lifty! Shifty's brother! How'd he find us out here?!"

"He must've followed you. Come on, we're almost there!"

The two finally reached the cabin and Flippy grabbed Flaky and pushed her gently into the wooden house. She looked back to see that Flippy was not joining her.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna scare him off. You just stay here where it's safe."

He turned around and began to walk back, only to stop when he heard her voice.

"Flippy?"

She was calm, knowing he will come back.

"Be careful."

The greedy man was still wandering through the dense woods, looking for either one of the people he was sent to kill. He was licking his lips in just the thought of all the money he was going to get from killing the wanted man.

"Damnit! Where the hell is that nutjob?"

He then heard a voice from his side.

"RIGHT HERE!"

Lifty then felt his body be tackled to the ground, and he saw the green haired man on top of him, punching and hitting his evil body. Flippy grunted in bravery with every hit and every punch he gave to the man, but he felt his own body be pinned to the floor and Lifty was on top, beating him with his own fists and smiling schemingly.

The two were brawling with all the strength they had in their hands and feet, until they finally stood up and continued the fight on their feet. But Lifty, wanting to end the fight now, finally brought up his gun and pressed the barrel to Flippys abdomen. Flippy was fast enough to grab the gun and throw it into the woods. Lifty, getting annoyed, reached into his pocket and pulled out a switchblade.

And without hesitation, the evil man dug the blade into Flippys abdomen. He let out a horrible scream as he fell to the ground, with a spot of blood forming under his dark shirt.

Lifty chuckled as he began walking again, now having just one more target.

"Now to just grab the whore and collect my cash!"

Lifty was so focused on his future with all that money that he did not notice the man he had just stabbed was getting up. And to make matters worse, his eyes had changed from emerald to yellow and his teeth had grown sharp and pointed.

Fliqpy had emerged, and he was livid. And since he was faster than the other man, he was quick to catch up to him and tackle him again. Lifty was forced to stare into the eyes of the real Daggermouth, the man who has been known to resemble the devil himself.

Fliqpy finally grabbed the knife out of Liftys hand and proceeded to stab him in the arm. Then in the leg. He dug the knife into the mans torso several times, and with every slice Lifty screamed louder and louder, feeling every bit of pain from the demon.

And finally, Fliqpy smiled devilishly as he placed the blade horizontally on the mans neck, and without another breath, he ran the blade across the mans skin. Lifty felt his soul leave along with the blood in his neck, and he exhaled one last time as he choked on his own blood.

Fliqpy, smiling evilly, stood up.

"Finally! Meat!"

He then grabbed the man and dragged him away, leaving a trail of blood from underneath the body. Fliqpy licked his lips as he thought of his future meal, and he continued to pull the evil corpse.

All Flaky could think about was the man she loves, and who loves her too. She knew he would be ok, but The Shifty Vandals were known for killing everyone they wanted to kill. Each one of them had a gun and a knife on them all the time. She could only pray for his return.

But her prayers were answered as she heard rustling outside, and she smiled and ran out the cabin door. She looked around for Flippy and heard the sound of squishing behind the cabin. She walked around the wall and finally saw the man she loved, but was shocked to see him with a much bigger knife, and she saw Lifty was dead on the floor.

He then turned his head towards her, and she saw his evil yellow eyes and sharpened teeth.

"Well well… It's you again."

Flaky shuddered a bit.

"Fliqpy…"

Fliqpy smiled.

"That'd be me. So… Care for some meat? I call the dark meat!"

Flaky looked at the evil looking man who plunged the blade into the corpse and sliced the man from the top of his chest down to his pelvis. She gagged at the sight of his insides, and she looked at Fliqpy and stood in shock.

"Fliqpy… Are you alright?"

He shook his head.

"Ah, what the hell do you care, anyway? I've been stabbed before."

"He… He stabbed you?"

Fliqpy felt his abdomen, and brought his bleeding fingers to his mouth. He giggled at the taste of his own blood.

"I don't care. The pansy's got a first aid kit. Besides, I needed this anyway."

Flaky just could not believe that he was barely even affected by the fact that he was stabbed, and instead was just happy he could taste blood. It really showed how twisted he was. But she decided to help him, and she went into the cabin and looked around, trying to find the first aid kit. She finally looked inside his wooden chest, and found a small, red colored case with a red cross on it.

She grabbed the kit and brought it back outside, only to see Fliqpy was lighting a fire. He was so hungry that he wanted to savor every last bit he would get from this mans innards.

Flaky walked over to him.

"Here you go."

She handed him the first aid kit, and he gave her a confused look."

"The hell is this?"

She shook her head.

"The first aid kit. You know, for your wound."

He looked at the kit and lowered his brows.

"Get outta here, girl."

She shook her head.

"No. I won't until I know you'll be ok."

"What do you care? Thought you were scared of me."

She realized that she was not shaking anymore at the sight of this monster, and she herself did not understand why. But she did admit that Fliqpy meant nothing to her anymore, so perhaps her love for his other half overpowered her fear.

Or maybe, it was for a different reason.

"Fliqpy… I'm not afraid of you anymore… 'Cause you're my hero."

Fliqpy raised his brows once again and slowly turned his head to him.

"What? Hero? Why? I'm a monster."

"Not to me."

Fliqpy was so confused.

"Alright, I'm about to throw up. Tell the wuss to let me out once you're gone so I can eat."

And Fliqpy, fed up with all the kindness, let himself faint. But he just could not help but give a bit of a sigh, knowing that this girl actually cared about him, and he was a hero to her. He never had that kind of honor before.

And Flaky watched as his eyes turned back to green.

"Flippy! You're back!"

Flippy held his throbbing abdomen.

"Yeah… Ow…"

He looked over to the cut open man lying beside him.

"Oh… Oh my god… I did it again… Dammit!"

Flaky smiled.

"Don't worry; he was a creep. Here. Let me help your wound."

Flippy had no choice, but he was still so shaken up.

"Yeah… Ok…"

He proceeded to slide his shirt off of his body, and she saw the stab wound on his belly. She reached into the first aid kit. She brought out a needle and thread, and she gave him a concerned look. He reached over and grabbed Liftys finger from his dead hand, then proceeded to bite down on it.

She held her breath as she dug the needle into one side of his wound, and she heard him wince. She brought the needle up from the other side of the cut, then crossed the thread back to the other side. She continued to stitch the wound, feeling his pain as he continued to wince over and over again.

Finally, with the wound stitched up, she looked over to him.

"Ok… Now what?"

Flippy looked at the fire, then he picked up Liftys knife. He used his shirt to wipe it clean.

"Here. Hold it on the fire for a minute, then put it on the wound."

She did not want to burn the man, but she did what he said. She took the knife and held it in the flame for a minute. Then, seeing it was steaming a bit, she gave him a sudden worried look, and he smiled and bit down hard on Liftys finger.

And she slowly put the flat part of the hot blade on Flippys skin, and he screamed as loud as he could. He never felt this kind of pain, but he felt a bit relieved that she was the one treating his wound. She held the hot blade there for a short second, then raised it up to see the wound was closed.

He panted hard as the tears of pain were escaping his eyes.

"Man… That's major pain…"

She looked a bit guilty.

"You ok?"

He smiled.

"Yeah. Now all you gotta do is put some ointment on it. It's the brown bottle."

She smiled as she reached into the kit and poured some of the white ointment on her hand, then rubbed it on his body. He sighed in relief, feeling its soothing pleasure and her soft skin on his rough body. She looked up at him.

"Feel better?"

He smiled as well.

"Yeah. Thanks."

"What's the matter?"

Flippy looked away.

"Flaky… I'm sorry… I'm sorry for killing him…"

Flaky smiled.

"But he was a Shifty Vandal, like Shifty. They're all creeps, and no one can touch them since their usually pretty armed and dangerous. But if you can kill one of them, you can kill them all. And everyone will love you."

She grabbed his cheeks very gently.

"Like I do."

Flippy looked so ashamed.

"But… I'm a horrible person. A murderer. Flaky, how can you love a twisted man like me?"

She knew his pain was overwhelming, and she could tell he really had no intention to kill the man. But she also knew that he was hero, because he not only saved her from her depression, but he also saved her from Lifty. And that was how she could love him.

She leaned closer to him.

"Like this."

And finally, for the very first time, she closed her eyes and tilted her head to the right. And she puckered her lips and finally touched them to his. He was shocked at first, but he closed his own eyes and felt her inviting kiss, feeling all the love she could muster.

He knew now that she really did love him.

She broke the kiss and kept her hands on his cheeks.

"Flippy… Come back with me. If everyone in the city knows you killed one of the Shifty Vandals, you'll be a hero to everyone. And you'll be happy and not alone anymore."

He shook his head.

"I won't. Flaky, this is why no one can know about me, so crap like this doesn't happen anymore. Please… Don't tell anyone what happened to him."

Flaky gave a sad look.

"But… I don't want you to be alone anymore. I want you in the city, so you'll be happy and be the hero you already are to everyone."

Flippy took her into his arms.

"I'm not alone anymore. I'm sorry, but I'm not going into the city. But you're still free to come back anytime you want to. I'm happy now… Because I have… A girlfriend."

Flaky instantly got happy.

"You… You want me to be your girlfriend?"

He smiled.

"I do. If… You'll take me as a boyfriend."

She smiled as well.

"Of course I will!"

And she gave him a slight peck on the lips and she broke from his embrace. She stood up and he looked at her glowing body from the warm fire.

"Well, I think I'm gonna go back home now. I'll see you tomorrow, ok?"

He nodded.

"Sure… If you wanna come over. Oh wait. It's a school day tomorrow, isn't it?"

Her mood dampened.

"Yeah… That sucks… I guess I'll come after school then."

He stood up as well.

"Yeah. That'll be fine. And… Flaky? Could you… Not say a word about Lifty? Please?"

"I promise. Not a word."

He got up as well, and she walked back into his warm embrace. She was so safe and comfortable in his hug, and he just felt the comfort only a woman can give to a man.

She broke the hug.

"I'll be counting the minutes until tomorrow night."

He smiled.

"Me too. Night."

And she waved to him as they both held their hearts and sighed, almost exactly at the same time. Flippy walked back into his cabin, allowing his evil sides dinner to mature a bit over night. He never lost his smile as he sat down on his bed.

But before he laid down to rest, he heard a voice in his head.

"You're going to that school tomorrow, aren't you?"

He thought about the woman who loves him, and he smiled.

"I… Think I am… For her…"