Tears spilled out of Grey ’ s eyes . He hadn ’ t thought it was possible to feel worse than he already did , but her gratitude for what he was about to do , her gratitude over dying , had done the trick . No little girl should want to die , he thought . What kind of fucked up world is this that dying is not only the best thing for her , but something she wants ? If God exists , he ’ s a cruel son of a bitch .
With a sob , Grey commanded his elbows to bend . They obeyed , and the blade plunged into Tabitha ’ s chest with a soft hiss , burying itself up to the handle . Tabitha shuddered , and her head lolled to the side . She closed her eyes . Her breathing grew shallow and then she went still .
This time , Grey was the one to fall into Knives ’ arms . And when he wailed in grief and in horror , she joined him .
Hours later , as the sun disappeared over the horizon , Grey spoke in a hoarse whisper . “ We should cover them up . Lita and Tabitha , I mean . They shouldn ’ t be left out like this .”
Knives nodded but didn ’ t speak . Perhaps her voice was in worse shape than his . She had done a lot more screaming today than he had , after all .
They let go of each other and stood . In a closet , Grey found some sheets and passed one to Knives . He couldn ’ t bear to look at Tabitha , so he went to Lita instead . In the dying light , he saw that her eyes had been left wide open , staring blankly up at the ceiling . As they had been since he ’ d lain her on the ground .
Horrified , Grey hurriedly bent and closed them . He found it almost impossible to do , as rigor mortis had already begun to set in . Still , he managed to close them both , the eyelids audibly snapping as he moved them . His
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