“Danny” he said, “I don’t want to hurt you, I’m trying to keep the peace won’t you just stop this nonsense.” Danny stepped closer trying to decide whether to help the man or keep hurting him. As he stepped closer Grey sneered

“ I can’t believe you listened to me you fool!” and brought the knife up and stabbed the knife into Danny’s gut. Danny screamed in pain, his vision blurred and he lost consciousness.

Danny woke up with a start, he couldn’t move, he was scared afraid, and then voices said to him, “easy there, don’t want to hurt yourself again.” Danny moaned he had heard the voice. He couldn’t distinguish who it was until he heard it a second time. “Thanks for saving me Danny, well attempting anyway.” As soon as he heard that he struggled up into a sitting position and his eyes cleared and saw Rachel sitting the hospital bed which he was laying on, his stomach was bandaged and he had a drip in one wrist he noticed. Danny also wanted to know how he was still alive, but he was lost for words at how he was still alive.

“How, what??”

“Shhhhhh” she said softly and took his into hers. “I’ll tell you later” and with that he faded into soothing darkness. When he woke up a few hours later, the police were there to ask him about what happened down in the cave. He told them everything he knew and they left. Later that night after long visits from his mother and relatives Rachel stepped into his room and sat down on the bed beside him. Danny asked, “How did you escape?”

She replied, “While you and him were fighting I slipped out and called the cops, but when I came back you on the ground bleeding and Grey was gone.”

“So he’s still on the loose eh??”

“Afraid so”

They sat there in awkward silence until Rachel stood up to leave, she turned and said, “I love you Danny she said and kissed him.  With that she walked out the door, leaving Danny speechless.

A month later

Danny walked over to Rachel’s mansion. He was welcomed by her parents warmly as he knocked on the door. As he walked up to her room he noticed that something was wrong. There was no sound coming from her room, not even the soft music that she usually has playing in her room. He walked into her room. There stood Grey with a silenced Glock semi automatic pistol in his hand, as Danny was about to run out he saw Rachel on the floor with blood pouring out of a gaping hole in her head, even though he wanted to run he could not move from the horrifying sight. Grey said “I couldn’t let her live, I’m sorry, I really am. with that he shot Danny in the head. He dropped to the floor, blood dripping from his head and slowly staining the carpet beneath it. With checking that they were both dead James Grey slipped out the window and climbed into the car waiting outside and drove off.