Hunger of Killing

Chapter 8- The Rest of Us

Chapter 8

The Rest of Us

I stand in front of the police station in the dark night. I've decided that it's time to go home. I walk up the stairs but before I walk into the police station Jake appears out of nowhere as usual, and prevents me from entering the station.

"I can't let you walk in there." He says.

"Why not?" I confusedly ask.

"There are many reasons; first you haven't killed anyone since days so you might kill someone before you know it. Secondly you will have many doubts from your parents and the police, what if they ask you about the marks on your wrist? Will you be able to cover all the lies? I don't think you would."

I know he's right but I miss my parents and it's been a long journey I just want it to end. I don't ask him how he knows about me because apparently everyone knows what I am except me.  

 "My life is over. I lost everything…. My best friend, my home and my parents" I tell him as the tears run down my face before I can stop them. Jake removes the mask away from his face and he looks exactly like Kenny.

"I'm confused" I say.

"I'm Kenny's twin, surprise…" he says a little too excitingly.

"I see… so you let your brother die?"

"I hate him but not to that extent"

I laugh and it feels like I haven't laughed since ages. None of us say anything for a few minutes. Finally Jake breaks the silence.

"Your life isn't over it just started, It's not a curse it's a gift."

"It's easy for you to say, you can run at speed of light." I say angrily.

"It's not that easy it has consequences just like your gift."

"Stop calling it a gift! It's not a gift!" I scream at him louder than I intended to.

He puts on his mask so quickly with a horrified look on his face. I move my eyes to look at what scared him and I see my parents heading towards me, but with a blink of an eye I'm at the woods. I don't know if I'm supposed to thank Jake or yell at him for taking me away from my parents. I decide I should just stay quiet and wait for him to say something instead. He pushes his mask down so that it only covers his chin.

"My touch shocks a human to death, that's my consequence for having the speed of electricity."

He looks at me waiting for me to reply. However I wait for him to continue.

"Kenny and I are bonded together that means whatever pain he feels I feel it too, but he can't feel my pain. On the other hand he can feel my death but I can't feel his death."

"How can he feel your death?" I ask.

"It's like a massive hole in his heart, I'm not sure how it feels like but you can ask him when I die."

I don't know if he meant it as a joke. I don't laugh anyway.

"Where is he now?"

"He will be fine. I'm sorry for snatching the medicine from your sight." He says sounding very apologetic.

"Why did you do that!?" I say as my temper rises.