Jaws of Death

Chapter 35

The Daredevil heard the women rush out into the open ground. He stood a few yards away, hidden in a dense outgrowth of bush. His breath was coming out in bouts of stabbing pain as he grabbed his gut. He was still bleeding and would need help. But that was the last thing on his mind.

He stood still in the bushes, waiting to hear the heartbeat of the woman he loved. He was waiting for Karen.

The women all seemed to be happy to be out into the open air. Some had been locked up for months. Their heartbeats rose up cheerfully as they walked out into the night air. Daredevil heard the police cars approach from the distance.

He would do well to stay hidden.

That's when he heard her.

Karen Page was out, freed after two days of imprisonment. She was talking with another man...Frank Castle...Daredevil realised. There was a definitive joy in the way she talked breathlessly. The Daredevil breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he heard them kiss.

A dead weight was dropped onto his chest. He could no longer breathe. Something seemed to grab his insides and twist them into a severe knot. Suddenly, in comparison, the stab wound didn't seem painful anymore. He tried to speak but words caught in his throat. The world seemed too overwhelming. All he wanted to do was run back to his apartment and shut himself in until he died of starvation. He-

"Are you The Daredevil?"

Matt Murdock never realised a light set of footsteps approach him. The voice was young and sweet. A young girl had walked up to his hiding place. He had been so absorbed in what he had heard moments before. The kiss shared between Frank Castle and the woman he loved.

"Are you?" She repeated.

He knelt down near the kid. "Yes, I am."

"Yippie, I knew you'd save us. I'm going to meet Mommy today and tell her about you."

Matt nodded silently. Swallowing hard, he put a smile on his face.

"Mommy usually says God saves us from The Devil." The kid continued. "But I'm going to tell her that The Devil is the best saviour. The Devil of Hell's kitchen!"

Matt Murdock exhaled sharply. The night was aloud with women rushing out to safety after going through a hellish period of despair and suffering. Cries of joy and tears of relief could be heard around the area.

From somewhere, Matt heard the voice of Father Lantom. Sometimes, God works through the Devil himself.

He smiled to the kid again. "Maybe this time, God sent the Devil to save you, honey!"

With that reply, he limped off into the bushes, away from the kid and every other women.