“We both know that this is the end of the road.” For several awful seconds, silence was king, reigning with an omnipotence that frightened him more intensely than he had ever been scared before.. “But why?” “You know why.” “But I love you.” “And I love you. I always have and always will. You know that.” He knew that she would soon be ending his life, and he was outraged by his predicament and bewildered by her words. “I do not. I know no such thing.” “Yes, you do.” Her eyes held steady, the firmness of her tone reflected by the narrowing of her eyes. He wanted to reach out to her, but he knew that that was impossible. He was held securely to the earth, and there was absolutely nothing that he could do about it. It was a hopeless situation. It had all happened so fast, and yet it had been such a slow process. How he had ended up like this was a question that tortured his brain. There were so many ways to answer, but did any of them really fit? He had always been a cautious sort, and yet this time, the one time in his life that it really mattered, he had been caught completely off guard, not fully comprehending the deadly seriousness of the situation until it was too late.
