Tara paces nervously. Soon, it will happen. The rain pours down and clouds block the moon. Soon.

The footsteps can be heard. Slowly they make their way towards the house. She stops pacing and stands in front of the door, frozen to the spot.

The door opens. Andol walks through the door and stands only inches away, looking down on her.

“You’ve heard,” she says, almost like a little child.

“Yes.”

His eyes are flaming with anger. Flames that threaten to engulf Tara.

She drops her gaze. “I won’t do it.”

“What?” The confusion is evident in his voice. Clearly, he was never expecting that. “They’ll kill you,” he says, regaining control.

“She meets his eyes again. “After one hundred years, death doesn’t seem so bad.” She can read the bafflement written on his features. “They’ll be watching me, so its best you not be here.”

He blinks and nods, still clearly confused. “You never wanted this, did you?”

She turns away. “It takes you awhile to learn. Goodbye.” she walks and sits down, leaving him still standing there. After a moment, he leaves.

Soon.

The time continues to fade past, agonizingly slow.

Steps again. The come, and slowly knock on the door.

“Come.” The door opens. A tall man she has never met before stands in the door. His hair is dark and plastered to his face by the rain, his eyes ice cold.

“You couldn’t follow him. I would have told you that much. He’s far to fast for a mortal trying to run. And cars can’t travel through woods.”

The man walks forward. “You broke your part of the bargain.” His hand enters one of the pockets of his coat. “Now its time we keep ours.”

When his hand re-emerges, it is clutching a knife. She doesn’t move, doesn’t worry. It arcs downward, planting itself deep in her chest. Pain flashes, but it begins to fade as her heart slowly stops. She smiles. “Thank you.” And then succumbs to the long awaited death she finally earned.

Short, yes. But, it was pretty hard to write like this It was also fairly anticlimactic. But, hey. My other stories are much better. Well, 11:59, Seeing Shadows, Dreaming Truths, Life in Death, and Azure Days are. Can't say much for the other story. I’m blanking on the name. Oh well. I suggest those stories. And nearly anything by the authors on my lookup. I know this wasn’t very good. But, thank you to all those who reviewed. Now, I’ve got too many stories I need o work on. BYE!