Page 42 of Sins Of Her Sister

“Layla was sexually abused when she was younger. After it happened so many times, she created me. By the way, I’m Kali. I killed our bastard father, and here we are,” she shrugs.

“No, no—” Tears are spilling down my face, learning of Layla’s traumatic past.

“Where is she? Let her come back! I need to talk to her!” I’m shouting at this point. Kali throws her head back in laughter.

“Aww, you poor thing.” She continues to chuckle.

“Layla’s not coming back anytime soon. In fact, we’re going away because I know the police will be looking for us. Right now, you're in our way. Ryan, you need to accept this as a goodbye,” she says nonchalantly, making me furious. She can't take her away from me.

I tackle Kali to the ground and put her into a chokehold. “Bring her fucking back to me you, bitch!” I slap her across the face and she looks back at me with a bloody smile.

Blaze yells my name and I’m caught off guard when I look back at him. A sharp pain in my chest freezes me in place. I slowly tip my head down to find blood cascading down my body. Warmth covers me, but cold replaces it instantly. I fall to the side, gasping for air.

Blaze punches Kali in the face, she falls to the ground. He rushes to me and puts my head in his lap. “Baby, we have to get you to a hospital. I'm not losing you like this. You have to staywith me. Ineedyou to stay with me,”Blaze pleads. I weakly reach for his face and cup his cheek. I study every inch of my best friend’s face as the warmth completely leaves my body.

“It's too late, baby. We won't get there in time.” I cough, wiping the blood from my chin. Blaze is ready to pick me up, but I pull on his shirt.

“Blaze, just let me have these last moments with you. Can you please be the last person I see before I go?” I ask weakly. Tears gather in his eyes and I want to wipe them away, but I can’t lift my arm. Blaze brings my hand to his face, kissing the back of it, and placing my palm to his warm, wet cheek.

“I love you, Blaze. I think I always have, but I need you to know even though I’m in love with Layla, I'm in love with you, too. Promise me you'll find your happiness and do all the things we planned. Promise to live your life to the fullest for me.” I whisper. I gasp for another breath and realize my time’s almost up. Blaze places his forehead on mine and kisses my lips.

“I promise, princess. I fucking promise. Thank you, Ryan…” Blaze sobs into my mouth. We both hear a gasp and see that my step-sister is rushing toward us. Blaze tenses up, but I know it's Layla when I see the bright green in her eyes.

Layla

Ryan is dying on the ground in front of me. I kneel down to brush her hair back from her forehead. “What happened? We need to get you help!” I say in a panic.

“You fucking happened!” Blaze roars. I chance a peek at his face, and although there are tears in his eyes, he's glaring hard enough that I can feel the burn on my skin.

“I'm so sorry! I love you! I love you so fucking much!” My tears are falling onto Ryan’s face. She takes my hand and I give it to her, noticing she can barely move now.

“I love you, little angel,” she whispers. I hear the rattle of her last breath and her chest stops moving.

“No!” I cry out loud, as Blaze sobs over her with her other hand still on his lips.

This is the worst pain I've ever felt in my entire life. I can hear Kali in the back of my mind, telling me it had to be done. Fuck her!! She's taken away the best thing that's ever happened to me. She’s taken away the only person who really protected me, loved me. I cup Ryan’s face with both hands and I kiss her, mumbling into her lips.

“Please, God. Please. Please come back to me.” I sob. Blaze shoves me off of her.

“Don’t fucking touch her! I’d kill you myself but you deserve to spend the rest of your life in the shittiest prison! I want you to rot in the ground where the maggots can have you! You don't deserve to even look at her. She was too fucking good for you!” He spits at me.

Everything I've done plays in my mind like a movie. I feel myself becoming numb. There's no going back, I can’t fix this. Kali took away the happiness I had. There's no telling what she'll do next and I don't think she’ll ever stop.

The rain is pouring now, and when the clouds have moved enough, I notice something shiny glinting in the moonlight. It’s Ryan’s knife. I crawl in the muddy ground toward it.

Blaze is holding Ryan in his lap, still sobbing. We did not only ruin our happiness, we ruined his, too. I stand up at Ryan’s feet with her knife in my right hand.

“I'm so sorry, I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I really am. I did love her with all of me, Blaze. I hope you believe me.” I sniff and wipe my nose with the back of my hand. The tears sting my eyes as they pour down my face, mixing with the rain.

Images of Ryan's beautiful face come to mind. The way her icy, blue eyes could see into my soul. The genuinesmile she would let slip, when her walls were down. Her kisses, when she held me.

“She was my only true happiness. With all the darkness that followed me, she was my glimpse of sunlight. The only thing that made my heart race with excitement. The only one to make me feel alive. I know she was yours, too. Hell, you deserved her way more than I did. I know that now.” I say to Blaze, whether he’s listening or not.

I can still feel the softness of her lips on mine. I can still feel the way her soft hands caressed my body. I want a chance to be with her, take care of her. Love her.I’m coming for you, baby.

“I’ll look over her, Blaze. If there’s an afterlife and by some miracle we’re reunited. I’ll take care of her. I promise.”

When Blaze finally acknowledges me, I bring the blade to my throat and slice. Quickly and smoothly. I feel the blood pouring out of my neck as I fall to the ground. The last thing I see is Blaze's shocked expression and my beautiful step-sister. Dead and gone.

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