It sings of Death

Chapter 16: SKELETONS

Bic and the others ran out of the cabin and into the woods near the beach. As they run they split up. Paul goes with Serene in the northwest Direction, Serena goes off with Kevin and Aaron in the northeast direction and Bic goes with the kids due North. They all get quite far. When Paul stops to catch his breath.

Serene:
Come on, you should keep running.

Paul:
No, no (pants) those things are way too slow. It will take some time before they catch up (swallow hard) if we just keep walking we will stay ahead of them. (Inhales deeply) Okay, let's go.

They begin to walk

Serene:
Ok, I need answers. How could you stoop so low? The way you just manipulated Kevin. How could you?

Paul:
It's easy when you have no screw poles.

Serene:
Have you no conscience? I thought all this time Maurice was making you do this but you clearly love doing this, why?

Paul:
Oh, I had a conscience once. Believe it or not, I was the religious type. I would pray every night, fast, and devote myself. I was constantly bullied for it and I would pray that one day someone would accept me as I was. Nerdy, quirky, and religious. I worked hard to conform to my religious morals. Do not lie, do not manipulate, do not lust over anything... I did all this, and over and over my prayers were not answered. One day I decided to put God to the test. I prayed that he would give me the strength to confront my enemies and get them to leave me be and it failed. They beat me so badly that I almost died. That day I decided that Christian morals were not worth it. They take away all the pleasures of life. So I created my own. I remember the story of Saul and how he was Evil and one day Jesus showed him a light so bright it blinded him. He was renamed Paul. Maybe that was it. Maybe I was too good to be shown this light. I know for a fact that if there is a God up there he saw me suffer but he didn't care. I suppressed my natural urges because of his commands and I did so wholeheartedly and that was my problem. In order to see the light you have to revel in the darkness. So I refuse to glorify as long as he remains silent and as long as he remains silent I regret nothing. That is my moral code. So to more directly answer your question, no I don't regret using your friend. I would fuck anything, kill anything commit any number of atrocities. So it seems I have stooped so very low but let me tell you I can stoop far lower in your eyes but in mine till I see the light I have done nothing wrong.

Serene:
So what you did was to get God's attention. You sound like a rebellious teenage girl. So what was Kevin to you?

Paul:
The most disgusting thing I've ever had to do.

Serene:
Don't tell me that. There had to have been a million ways for you to get into our inner Circle but you chose that. why.

Paul:
Because it was the easiest. You and your sister aren't idiots. Bic and Aaron hate me.

Serene:
and so did Kevin

Paul:
but Kevin is different. He is down, bad, and desperate. He is just begging to get laid. Also, I was curious. I have never done anything with a guy before but skinny there is too wimpy. I need a challenge. I need to dominate a dominator, you know.

Paul slightly surpasses Serene.

Serene:
You are the most manipulative, vindictive, sadistic asshole on the planet.

Paul:
Okay and?

Serene:
You're full of shit. I don't know how much of your speech is true or if you actually believe what you are saying but you are not as bad as you think you are. (Paul stops) Your old morals are still there inside you and you try your best to ignore them but you can't.