Chapter 80: The Deal

Chapter - 80

"Ahh... So he kicked the bucket?" Realization dawned upon Rick, "Looks like there's not much for me to do."

The old man's lifeless form sprawled out, a pretty gruesome scene. His right arm was all busted up, and his right leg went off on a weird angle. The right side of his face was basically a nightmare show, showing off his teeth and his exposed jaw. The skin was torn away, his right eye was barely hanging in there, and his skull had a nasty crack with some nasty goo trickling out. 

The girl, her anger still simmering, watched the horrific scene unfold, her eyes fixated on her now lifeless tormentor. Then, she turned her gaze to Rick, her eyes a volatile mix of shock and rage. Her voice dripped with fury as she demanded, "You just offed him like that?"

"That," Rick, momentarily lost for words and unable to come up with a valid excuse for his impulsive actions, stood in awkward silence.