The Right Side

Chapter 38

Avery's POV

Ash stands in front of me soaked head to toe in blood. She just stands looking around the room like she doesn't understand what she just did. Like she doesn't understand that she just killed everyone.

I slowly stand up she looks at me, "Ave-"

"No!" I point my finger at her and shake my head, "No! Don't... don't speak." I shake my head and look at my feet.

"Avery I don't-"

"Shut up!" I scream. I just take one step closer to her then push her as hard as I can. She stubbles back a little. My hands now have blood on them. I let out a shaky breath, "Do you know... what you just did?"

I look up into her eyes. They are the only clean part of her. Her eyes. They have sorrow but I know what happened. She killed them. She killed them all.

"Avery plea-"

"Are you pleading? Are you? I'm going to kill you!" I scream and launch myself at her. I throw my fist as hard and fast as I can. I feel her body against my knuckles. She just stands there.

I pound on her chest until she falls to her knees. I can't see her through the tears in my eyes, but I know she is looking at me. I grab her collar as I cry, looking down at her.

"I... why? Why Ash? Why did you kill them?" I cry and she slowly puts her hand on my waist. I push her back as hard as I can and she falls into the pool of blood right next to my mother.

"Don't touch me!" I scream, "Don't! Touch! Me!"

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry Avery- I didn't-" She slowly gets off the floor.

"You didn't? You didn't kill them all?" I look around and she shakes her head no, "Get. Out."

"Ave-"

"Get out!" I scream and point at the door. When she doesn't move I grab her shirt and push her to the door. I keep pushing her until she hits the door. "Get out!"

"Okay! I'm leaving! I'm leaving..." Ash puts her hand on the door handle, "But Avery I l-"

"No! Get out!" I push her again, this causes the door to open and her to fall out of the room. I close the door behind her and turn back to my mother. I walk up to her slower then I thought.

I fall to my knees and take her head into my lap, "Mom." I let out weakly, "I'm so sorry... i'm so so sorry." I cry and put my forehead on hers.

I cry with her in my arms. She is so pale. The knife in her head makes me cry even harder. I feel arms wrapped around me and I jump. I turn my head to see Natasha pulling me away from the pool of blood I was sitting on.

She drags me away from my mother. I feel blood drip off me. My head is hurting. My eyes are throbbing. My throat in dry. Everything hurts. And the worst part is all I can h think about is Ash's eyes pleading.

She looked so sorry and confused but how could she just be in my head like this. She killed so many people. So many. She obviously lost her temper and she... they are gone.

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Ash's POV

I fall out of the door way onto the floor. I look up at Avery who now has blood covering her. She has blood on her knees and shins and her hands and arms. I hate seeing her like this.

I drop my aching head to the floor. What did I do? What did I just do? How could I kill everyone in there? How could I be... so stupid?

"Ash! Woah. What happened are you alright?" I hear Natasha say and I just start pushing her to the door. She needs to calm Avery down.