Truth or dare (UNEDITED)

Chapter 29

The reflection of the summer sun shone across Charlotte's freckled face and she smiled as it warmed her skin. A bright green butterfly settled on her finger and she raised it closer to her face to adore it. The scent of the beautifully bloomed Lilies filled the atmosphere and it felt like she was in a dream land.

She twirled happily around the flowers "finally the nightmare is over".

From a distance she noticed Kai dressed in all white. He stood at the other side of the garden smiling from ear to ear "Kai!!" she yelled with great joy "I thought I'd never see you again!". He stretched out his arms and she ran towards him to hug him.

She stopped midway as she saw his smile turn upside down. He raised a hand to his head only to realise he was bleeding, his skull cracked open and his brain exploded and thick red blood oozed out.

Bits of his brain splashed everywhere including on her face, she watched as his eyes turned plain white and his lifeless body dropped to the ground "Kai!!!!!" she yelled out running faster to him, wiping off the bitter tears that rolled down her eyes but again stopped as she heard a familiar voice yell her name "Charlotte!!".........

Gasping for her breath as she jumped up from the bed but only to realise it was a bad dream "Char are you okay?. What's wrong?" Chase said kneeling on the bed beside her.

"I'm sorry, I had a bad dream" she let out a sigh as she rubbed her forehead.

"it's okay baby" he said placing a soft kiss on her forehead and squeezing her hand in his "let me get you a glass of water".

She nodded in reply and he instantly sprung off the bed grabbing a shirt before exiting the bedroom.

She got off the bed still naked and headed to his wardrobe rummaging through his clothes. She selected a big blue top that seemed even bigger for Chase and put it on with nothing beneath. She went to his mirror checking her face then smiled at her reflection after remembering the night they just spent together when suddenly the sound of shattering glass woke her from her reminiscing.

She rushed down the stairs to locate the origin of the noise and to her surprise, the boys were at each other fighting and a knife was present in Rufus's hand.

It seemed like an imagination, is this another dream? She thought to herself I need to wake up!.  She pulled her hair trying to make herself feel pain maybe she'd wake up.

But no it wasn't a dream. Chase had gotten the upper hand and he struggled to get the knife out of Rufus's hand "help me Charlotte!, he's trying to kill himself!"

"what?"

"His body has been taken over and He's gonna make him kill himself" he yelled out still trying to tame Rufus.

Charlotte finally got her senses back and tried to help but didn't know how.

"Guys can you keep it down! What's all this—"  Lottie paused as she saw them fighting "what's going on?!" she screamed.

"We need to help Chase"

Before they could get any closer, as if he had spiritual powers, Rufus threw Chase into the air and he landed into the glass table shattering it to pieces. "Ahhh" Chase cried in pain as tiny bits of glass stung his body.

"oh my goodness" Lottie cried out.

Before Chase could regain himself, Rufus was on him with his knife again aiming for the heart but missed by a little piercing his shoulder and blood oozed out "Arghh" Chase cried holding Rufus's hand as Rufus applied more pressure on the knife forcing it deeper and twisting it.

Both girls made an attempt to pull Rufus away but he was too strong even for both of them combined. "Rufus look at me" Charlotte begged and he turned his face to her. She gasp as she noticed his eyes had gone completely white "you can fight this" she said in a calm tone. For a moment, Rufus's face had changed and his expression showed sympathy "I'm sorry" he said apologetically with a streak of tear rolling down his face.

"Rufus I know you're in there!"

He looked down at Chase then back at Charlotte before gently removing the knife from Chase's shoulder. They all sighed in relief but suddenly Rufus stared at the bloody knife in his hand "but he isn't" within the twinkle of an eye, he made a swift move aiming for her throat but she blocked the attack with her hand and the knife pierced her forearm.

"Argh!" she yelled out in pain collapsing to the ground and Lottie ran to her to help pull out the knife.

"No!" Chase exclaimed in an attempt to free himself but Rufus was quicker. Trapping his arms under his knees, he gave Chase several punches to the face breaking his nose and causing swells around his eyes.

Throwing his fist at Chase's face, every punch much stronger than the last until Chase couldn't resist anymore. Blood gushed out of his mouth, nose and practically everywhere.

Charlotte rushed up the stairs and begged Lottie to stall a bit for her, without hesitation, Lottie picked up a few broken pieces of glass and pushed them into Rufus's back but he didn't budge. Pressing harder at the glasses only resulted in cutting her own hands and she cried in pain but still pressed hard on the sharp glass.

Holding Lottie from her hair with a third hand that supposedly grew out of his back, he threw her into the hard wall making her unconscious instantly.

Chase laid on the floor almost unconscious and even glass piercing into Rufus's back, he didn't stop the act of aggression.

Charlotte finally returned with Kai's pistol in her trembling hands "Rufus stop!" but he didn't listen. Instead he reached for the bloody knife and once again aimed for the heart but Chase had just enough strength to hold the sharp blade preventing it from entering his heart.

Blood dripped out of Chase's hands as Rufus twisted the knife peeling his palms.

Cocking the gun "God! Rufus I don't want to kill you" she cried out aiming at his hand before pulling the trigger but the bullet didn't affect him. Still pressing hard and twisting the knife, he groaned aggressively "just die already and you wouldn't have to be in so much pain!".

With his last breath "I don't want to die" Chase whispered with bloody tears running down his face. "ahh" Chase wept bitterly for his life but Rufus only applied more and more pressure on the weapon. Warm blood seeped out of the deep cuts in his palms but he still held on to the knife struggling for life with his last strength.

Cocking the gun again and pulling the trigger at the same spot but it only made him groan in pain but still refused to let go. Chase ran out of strength and accepted his fate letting go of the knife but before Rufus could stab his heart, several bullets went through his brain and he fell to the ground with his weapon cutting deep into Chase's face.

With every trigger she pulled, she felt like her heart could stop and she would fall dead too. Sobbing loudly, she shot him until he dropped dead.

Dropping to her knees with her face buried into her palms, a heavy flow of tears gushed out and she sobbed loudly. After a few moments, she rushed for Chase laying almost lifelessly in a pool created by his own blood. Raising his head to her chest, she hugged him tightly crying and begging for him to wake up.

Lottie soon gained consciousness and rushed to them, examining the deep cuts along his hands, she rushed to the kitchen for a bottle of alcohol and began washing away the blood on his wounds with it. After sterilizing every cuts with the little first Aid treatment they could, they carried his heavy body up the stairs and laid him on the bed hoping he'd wake up soon.

He had lost a lot of blood and needed medical attention but the rain poured even heavily than before leaving them with no choice but to hope their treatment was enough for him......