章 116: Long Goodbyes

Thane falls back and lands on his ass with a look of shock on his face. He stares at the woman before stuttering out "The... There has to be some kind of cure. There has to be something... Death!" He suddenly looks to me, frantic, and says "If you die, the poison may leave your system and you won't..."

I cut him off while shaking my head and pointing to myself. His face grows whiter and whiter as he starts shaking his head over and over. Refusing to believe that it didn't work. Refusing the things that tear at his soul but I can't help it. I don't want to lie to him... he's the one person I can't lie to.

CheeChee takes the woman's hand and starts to pull her away as lightning crawls across the dark, night sky. Tears fall down my cheeks as I crawl to him and touch his face, trying to get him to look at me but his eyes are lost. He's slipping away...