A Silent Killer

Chapter Four: A Threatening Promise

Pain and suffering come in two; But they only come when I am missing you.

After what felt like an eternity I stood up and backed away from my best friends' body.

"I am sorry for your loss." The mystery guy said, sympathetically.

"Shut up." I said turning away from him and storming back towards Antonio's school.

"Where are you going now?" he sighed.

"Home. I need to get a few things." I snapped.

"You can't go back there. They'll kill you." He shouted after me.

"Not if I kill them first." I mumbled, but I knew he heard me.

"At least let me come with you. To protect you or act as back up." He said catching up with me just as I reached the old building. I stepped to the side blocking his path, swung round and grabbed his jackets collar and pushed him against the cobble stone wall with such a force I heard a loud 'thump!' as his head met the wall.

"F-" he started but I butted in.

"Look, I don't care who you are, or who you work for. I don't care about your pathetic life story; I've heard them all. I don't want you sympathy nor do I want your help. But most of all I do not want your protection; I do not need it. As for my backup; I've lost him and he was all I needed. So do us both a favour and stay out of my way after wise you'll end up just like James; dead." I spoke, my voice full of promise and threat.

"Look I get it, you're angry, you've lost someone close to you and you want revenge. But going back in there; you're signing your death warrant. Just walk away!" He almost pleaded.

"Dam right I want revenge but I prefer to torture my subject first. I am not going to act tonight. But I want that back stabbing jerk to know and understand that he has signed his death warrant and he will die; very, very slowly; in ways he could never imagine. My face will be the last he sees and then maybe he'll understand that I am no angel and he has just helped to created his own hell on earth."