However, I did not see any need to hurry at this point. Far better to walk and conserve energy. Jason had slowly lifted his head when the two idiots had stopped firing. He watched in dumbfounded befuddlement as I shot his two friends. Tay was quite dead. Darius was lying on the ground in a fetal position, clutching what was left of his genitalia. Jason finally looked around and spotted me. He stood slowly as I approached. I could see the animosity in his eyes as I got close. I looked over at Darius a moment. He was whimpering pathetically. I felt no guilt or pity. I might have once, but those days were over. I retrieved my radio from my cargo pocket. “What’s your status?” “Good to go.” She answered. “Same here. Stand by.” Julie answered my transmission with a click of her talk button. Good girl. I propped my foot on the front bumper of the stratus and pointedly stared at Jason while pointing my rifle at his midsection.
