Layers

(continued from Tear)

Chad loved the girl beside him. As he raced the vehicle through the streets away from the strange orange glow in the sky behind them he glanced briefly at her face. She was staring at him in a way that indicated that she loved him too and his heart bumped a little. At least, it seemed like a bump. Or maybe indigestion. Or maybe … He clutched his chest. A pain. A twist. A … What was that?

Darktlhated the world. He was black and twisted. Bitterness churned and pulled insi...