Unfair | Cindy Berman

xɪɪɪ: ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ

I won't let her fucking die.

Even if the cost is my life.

They'll save Shadyside. I know they will.

I promise to love you in the other side, Cindy.

"I'm so sorry for what I'm about to do Cindy." I whisper to myself and I turn to her, seeing her crying and panicking, I hold her face with both of my hands, gently cleaning the tears. "Look at me Cindy." She keeps panicking. "Cindy, look at me!" I exclaim and she keeps her gaze on me, I feel a tear cross the side of my face, I need to do this. "I'm not letting you die. After tonight, I want you to remember that I will always love you, I'm so sorry." I say to her, I lean my face towards her connecting our lips. Our last kiss. "Tell my mom that I forgive her." I say while crying, I hug her one last time and I run towards the kitchen, leaving them there.

"Cassie! What are you doing?" Alice yells.

"Keep her safe, for me." I say and close the kitchen door, locking it, so none of them can come in. I see that Tommy is getting closer to open the storage door, so I just breathe and get ready for what's coming.

"Cassie! Get the fuck out of there!" Cindy yells trying to open the door. "Cassie! Don't do this to me please..." She begs desperatly. "I...I love you.." I hear her whisper through the door and in that moment all I wish I could do was fly, fly so hard so I could save everyone. Save her and myself, but I am no angel, I'm just a simple human being that's ready to sacrifice herself for the people that matter. I hear Cindy crying and heavy breaths as she tries to open the door. "Don't....Don't fucking do this to me Cassie. I...I need you please, Cassie if you don't open this door right now I'll never fucking forgive you." She says and I smile, I knew she would say that. "Please..."

"Cindy, we need to go." Ziggy says.

"I'm not leaving without her!" Cindy yells as she cries harder.

"Cindy, she...She won't leave." Alice mutters. "I want her to leave that fucking door right now, I really do. But she's too selfless."

"She...She can't give her life just like that." Cindy remarks. Suddenly Tommy breaks the door, making a huge noise, he picks up the axe from the floor and looks at me.

"I can and I will." I say and I start running, seeing him walking towards me. I hear some screaming outside, but after some seconds, it went quiet. Meaning that they left, good. Now it's just me and Tommy. "I kissed your girlfriend but hey! No grudges right?" I say sarcastically and swings the axe at me but I quickly dodge it, I squeeze the shovel in my hands and prepare myself for what is coming. Death. "Dude, I'm sorry but like...she's too pretty." I joke and he groans, he hits the axe on the kitchen counter, centimeters away from my hand. 

I hit him with the shovel in the head, making him fall backwards so it saves me some time. I try to run but he grabs my ankle, causing me to fall onto the floor. He gets up and swings that axe, to hit me on the face but I grab the shovel so the axe doesn't hit me. He forces the axe to my neck, and I push the axe with my shovel, Tommy is really strong so it's getting kinda hard right now to keep pushing the axe. I lift my leg and push him backwards, making the kitchen shelves fall onto him. I lift the shovel in my head so I can cut his head but suddenly I feel a sharp pain in my right leg, I look down and see the axe, right on my leg. He removes the axe and I fall again, groaning in pain, this is it. I did my best right? I think I did...

I see him getting up with the bloody axe on his hand. I look at him...

I suddenly remember. Cindy is still wearing my jacket. She said she loves me.

I'm gonna miss my mom...

I want my mom...I'm scared.

I wonder what will happen to her after this, I'm sorry mom..

Tommy lifts his axe and swings right into my stomach hitting it, but not deep enough to kill me on the spot. I wonder why. He suddenly removes the axe and walks out the kitchen. Why didn't he kill me on the spot?

I guess I'll die slowly. I just hope they did make it.

This is painful.

When I was a kid my dad would always tell me stories about the other side, like, is there heaven, hell, valhalla or just simply void? He used to tell me the stories of all the bright and dark places after our death. I never believed in any of them, if I'm being honest, but right now I'm praying that heaven is real, that's what my dad believes and I want to believe that he's right there. Waiting for me, with my sister on his side. I guess death isn't that scary at all, I'm not going to be alone on the other side so why should I be afraid?

I feel the blood coming through my mouth, I turn my head so I don't choke in my own blood, the strong taste of iron kicking in. I look at ceiling, why is there no light? People used to tell me that there was a light...Suddenly I hear a sound coming from the vent, I feel weaker and weaker. I think I'm going to die. Fuck, I'm dying. Out of nowhere I see a bunch of people coming through the vent, wait...Those are the Shadyside killers. Fuck...

Cindy.

Ziggy.

Alice.

They're coming for them.

I need to get up.

I need to save...

I try to get up but I'm to weak to even move, I'm getting tired and even more tired each second, I feel darkness coming from me, I still try to move but more blood falls through my mouth, I try to scream to catch their attention but I only let out a small grown, because of my weakness.

I start crying.

I feel my tears mixing with the blood on my mouth.

I did this for nothing?

No, that can't...

I slowly close my eyes and feel the void consuming me, my last thought being Cindy and the hope that she'll be okay.

And that's it.

I was dead.