"Shawn?!" I ran towards him, Ignored the major pain in my ankle.
"Lilia?".
As soon as my feet made contact with the ice. I slipped and fell.
"Are you okay?" He, skate towards me.
"I'm sorry".
"For what?" He kneeled down right next to me.
"For the fight, I had with you I didn't mean to...". I was cut off by him.
"It's all fine I'm happy you are here... with me".
I tried to pull myself up but slipped again.
"Don't move you might have broke something".
"Shawn you..." but before I can finish my sentence he picked me up. Skated to the edge set me down on the floor.
"I'm so happy you're back I thought I was going insane without you".
"I'm gonna take the place from Demian".
"What?".
"As killer".
"Killer... You?".
"I don't want him to get hurt more, ".
"Why would you risk your own life for him?".
"Because I love him,".
"You are in love with him?".
"We've got a different kind of love".
"Nevermind...are you crazy! They will use you for killing people".
"I need to Shawn".
"I won't let you,".
"Shawn, please let me".
"No, I won't let you slip from my sight,".
"What do you wanna do?".
"Protect you".
"You don't have to,".
"I want to,".
We stayed quiet for a while, Shawn was the first one who broke the silence.
"You really want this?".
"I need to Shawn".
"No, you don't. answer the question... You want this?".
"No...".
"Then let me be your safety net" he took my hand.
I looked down at how his fingers solid with mine. Like it, was natural.
"Lilia?..".
"Yea Shawn?".
"It's gonna be fine we'll break out".
"I hope you are right" staring at our linked hands.
The silence was broken by the gunshots.
the fifty-fifth.
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