D E A D H E A D

Chapter 20

"We are the only two left alive, aren't we?" Zora asked Peter.

"Don't jump to conclusions," Peter responded. "Are you okay?"

"What do you mean?" Zora asked.

"After seeing Violet get shot and then drug away," Peter said.

"After everything that has happened to me." Zora paused. "I just feel numb inside."

"Violet?" Peter was in shock. Violet was looking into the car through the driver side window. Violet got into the passenger seat.

"What the fuck Violet! I thought you were dead!" Peter yelled. "I thought you were just another person that I lost."

"You killed," Violet corrected.

"I didn't kill anybody," Peter said.

"We both know that that's not true," Violet said.

"Jason. I know. But there were extenuating circumstances," Peter said.

"Right. You were just saving everybody else," Violet mocked.

"I was saving everyone else," Peter snapped.

"Didn't it feel good to kill somebody," Violet said while leaning towards Peter.

"Absolutely not! What are you trying to say?" Peter asked.

"Nothing," Violet sighed. "You should just drive." Peter and Violet drove to the warehouse Peter and his hacker friends stayed. Zora ran after Peter into the warehouse.

"I should be able to establish contact from in here," Peter said.

"This business was for your hacker group?" Violet asked.

"It was a rendezvous point for a worst-case scenario," Peter informed.

"Like your friends destroying the whole town? Like that kind of worst-case scenario?" Violet asked.

"We were trying to expose something tariff," Peter said.

"Good job," Violet chuckled.

"It was supposed to be a small explosion," Peter said.

"Again, good job," Violet said.

"Stop," Peter snapped.

"Have you really thought about what you have done? I mean, really really thought of it? All of those people you killed. Brooke, Taylor, Willow, Nelson, Liam. The list goes on and on. Their blood is on your hands."

"It's Keller's experiment that started all of this," Peter said.

"It's Keller's experiment that started all of this," Peter repeated.

"It was your explosion! You're the reason that thousands of people have died." Violet paused. "Yours!" Peter and Violet continued throughout the warehouse.

"Peter!" Zora screamed. Zora couldn't get Peter's attention.

"Do you remember Madelynn?" Violet asked. "It was after Hudson, Oscar, and Isabella but before Jason."

"Of course I remember Madelynn," Peter said. "Why are you doing this to me?"

"Doing what?" Zora asked.

"Doing what?" Violet asked.

"Telling me what I've done," Peter told Violet.

"I'm not!" Zora screamed.

"I'm not telling you anything that you haven't already done," Violet said.

"You're making me think about it," Peter said.

"Is that what I'm doing?" Violet asked.

"You're enjoying my discomfort," Peter said.

"Discomfort?" Zora asked.

"I'm supposed to feel bad that you have discomfort?" Violet asked. "Did I feel discomfort when you let Taylor break-up with me? Or what about when Willow died or Nelson and Hudson?"

"You want me to see that pain?" Peter asked.

"I want you to feel that pain," Violet corrected.

Peter started crying. "Of course I feel pain."

"No. I don't think you do," Violet said. "Not enough at least."

"I feel pain! I feel terrible pain!" Peter screamed.

"Peter it's okay," Zora said. Zora put her hand out to Peter and touched him. He didn't respond to her.

"Is that it?" Violet asked. "Anymore?"

"What's more than pain?" Peter asked.

"You tell me," Violet said.

"Peter stop ignoring me!" Zora screamed.

"My guilt," Peter said.

"That's a start," Violet said.

"What else do you want from me?" Peter yelled.

"I want you to snap out of it!" Zora yelled back.

"You know exactly what I want," Violet said.

Peter fell to the ground, crying. "Fine!" He screamed. "Something I did went very wrong and everybody died! It's all my fault! It's all my fault! The houses and the people and the entire town! I feel all of it! I feel pain! I feel guilt! Is this what you wanted from me? You want to see me broken! There is nothing left of me! Nothing!"

Zora slapped Peter as hard as she possibly could. Peter look unfazed. "Am I going fucking crazy?" Zora screamed. Zora started balling her eyes out.

"There! That is exactly what I want," Violet said.

"SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT PETER! YOU'RE FUCKING HALLUCINATING!" Zora screamed to the top of her lungs. Zora was finally able to get a reaction out of Peter.

"Zora?" Peter asked.

"Who were you talking to?" Zora asked.

"Violet," Peter said.

"Violet is dead," Zora cried. Peter and Zora cried on each other shoulders. Suddenly, They heard a loud crash and everything faded to black.

A/N: THE END ;)