Breaking the Rules of Justice - Part 1

There was a loud crash, and the floor rumbled.

Becks blurred in front of me and slammed her heel down on the ground, reacting far faster than anyone else in the room.

A slab of concrete broke from the floor and flipped up as a shield.

In less than a second, the rumble escalated to full on destruction. The gymnasium around me was torn apart by a blast wave. Rocks, lockers, and books were flying past me as the slab that Becks had raised shielded me.

“Mi—” Ryan coughed, splattering my face with blood.

My arms were around his shoulder, but I was supporting his weight.

Several wet plops sounded at my feet, and it was with horror that I looked down. There was a reason that I was holding his weight, or more appropriately, half of it.

From the waist down, Ryan was gone. His guts were falling out of his chest as he looked at me in stunned horror. The slab of concrete hadn’t been big enough to protect him.

“Ryan.” My voice was hoarse, cracked, and the words tore themselves out of me.

“Miles.” Becks grabbed my shoulder. There was something else she was supposed to say, but then her face warped into my uncle’s. “You’re a monster, Miles.”

The face cracked, and the scene bled away as people rose from the shadows, chanting ‘Monster.’

I squeezed my eyes closed, trying to force myself from the nightmare even as Becks rose in front of me again, her spine dangling out of her chest.

“I can’t believe you killed him. He was a hero.”

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Audiolibro: 24 de diciembre de 2024