Can Love Stand the Test?

Shut it Down

Mindy stood by the table as she watched Thomas and Lefty begin to fight with their chainsaws.

"Tommy, be careful!" she said.

She didn't know why she was still rooting for Thomas. He hurt her almost every way he could've but she still stuck with him. She still loved him. Mindy covered her mouth trying not to scream as she watched the two.

Thomas pressed his chainsaw against Lefty's as he pushed him against the table. Lefty raised his leg and kneed Thomas in the stomach. Lefty raised his leg again and kicked him in the face.

"Hey!" Mindy yelled. "No one does that to my husband!"

She grabbed her sledgehammer out of Grandpa's hand and ran toward the two men. She swung her chainsaw at Lefty just as he ducked an attack from Thomas. Thomas swung his chainsaw back and forth at Lefty until Lefty jumped onto the table. Thomas yelled in frustration. Why wouldn't this guy just die? Thomas got on top of the table as well.

"Tommy, careful!' Mindy said. "Don't fall!"

"The small businessman... always, always, always gets it in the ass!" Drayton said as he hid under the table. "Sure... sure took care of my hams."

Mindy looked under the table to see what Drayton was doing. He touched his backside and brought his hand back, covered with blood.

"Looks... looks bad", he said. "Sure burned my beans bad on that one."

Mindy rolled her eyes and looked back at Thomas who continued swinging his chainsaw back and forth. Lefty ducked and raised his chainsaw.

"TOMMY!" Mindy screamed.

She climbed onto the table and stood in front of Thomas as Lefty pushed his chainsaw into her back instead of him. Thomas yelled in horror as Lefty who also looked shocked. Lefty pulled his chainsaw away, not letting the chainsaw dig into her back. Blood dripped from Mindy's lips as her eyes closed.

"Tommy..."

Thomas turned off his chainsaw as Mindy back falling. He caught her in his arms. Blood gushed from her back onto him.

"Get him, honey", she whispered. "Get... him..."

Thomas quickly pushed her into a nearby chair and went back to fighting with Lefty. He was angry now. He was angry that Mindy was badly hurt.

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Mindy half-opened her eyes as she struggled to breathe. Her back continued bleeding, she didn't know if she could hold on much longer.

"Maybe it's time to shut down."

Mindy looked under the table to see Drayton who was still talking to himself.

"Time to shut down the show... yeah. Yeah, pull the plug. Come here, Nubbins!"

Drayton grabbed Nubbins' corpse and pulled it under the table with him. He started going through the pockets looking for something.

"Where's that old 'fuck you Charlie'?"

Mindy watched him trying to figure out what he was doing.

"That little 'just in case baby'", Drayton said. "Ah, here it is."

Her eyes widened as he pulled out a grenade.

"Drayton!" she coughed blood. "Are you crazy?"

"A man builds a good sturdy trade", he said. "By hooking and cooking. And then, ker-plooey! The gods just kick him right in the balls. Not this time."

"Drayton, you can't do this!" Mindy coughed. "Tommy... Carrie... what about her?"

"I got the last laugh right here!" Drayton laughed as he pulled the pin.

"Tommy! Drayton set off a grenade!"

Thomas looked down at the table with wide eyes. He jumped down from the table and grabbed Mindy. They had to get out of there now!

"Carrie", Mindy moaned. "We have to get Carrie..."

Thomas nodded and ran. They were less than halfway down the corridor when the grenade went off. The ceiling caved in and fell on top of them as well as Drayton, Grandpa, and Lefty.