The Dark Mark

STOP!! YOU'LL KILL HIM!!

Sorry guys for not publishing on time. I was really busy and didn't get home until late last night. But enough of my blabbering that you didn't come for - ON WITH THE STORY

Jack -

It had been a few days since my attack and I was FINALLY allowed to leave. They asked about me being moved to another patient, but I passed claiming to stick with Mark. The doctors just stared at me like I was crazy to go back. Well guess what?? I am.

As I left, I thought about Mark. Did he have a new guard while I was inside? I honestly didn't want to imagine the state he was in, so I decided to see him.

Felix had picked me up from the hospital and was nagging me to 'stay safe'. Me? Safe? Guarding psychopath who nearly killed me is safe? Whatever...

As we pulled up outside the apartment, I started walking into the asylum.

"Where are you going?" Felix' calls were muffled as I walked inside, not caring if he had something important to tell me.

Again, I didn't stop at front desk because what was the point? It took longer than I remember to walk to Mark's room. As I approached it, something felt off.

The steel door was open and I could hear screams of pain inside. Running inside, I gasped. Mark was lying on his front, whip gashes deeply embedded into his back. Towering above him was a slim woman holding a whip. She lifted the whip again and I ran in front of Mark.

"STOP!!" I screamed, covering Mark's bloody body with my own. The woman glared at me with high distaste before raising the whip higher.

"No. He deserves this for his murders and attacks. Why are you protecting him from his fate?" She scowled at me, clearly hoping I would flinch. I stood my ground and took a deep breath.

"Because I care about him."

I could feel Mark moving behind me, blood seeping onto my shirt. Turning around, I could see Mark staring at me with a half smile on his face. It broke my heart to see him like this. I smiled back...

"Ah!!" Pain seared through my face as I crumbled to the ground beside Mark. The woman had sliced the side of my face with her whip. Her laugh echoed through the walls and I could see tears streaming from Mark's face.

"That's illegal!! You can get arrested for whipping a patient AND a guard!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, placing pressure onto my wound. This was pure monstrosity towards Mark.

All the woman did was grab my arm, throw me across the room and tower over Mark's weak body. She covered his body from view and all I could hear was the cracks of her whip.

Mark's screams broke my heart. I tried to pull the woman away but she just shoved me out of the way. He sounds of whips cracking and Mark's screams echoed and rang through my ears.

"STOP!! PLEASE!! STOP!! YOUR GONNA KILL HIM!!"