27: if you can hold on, hold on. “If you really love him, half as much as claim to—” “This random perfect stranger that’s all made up in your head, is not the person here. It’s not Zach” Katharina had let the echoes of her whisper get to her as she ran through the fields. The echoes of no other than, Regina. His mother. “Both of you are bad for each other. Look what happened, a moment away from me. Look at the news, where is your mother? Look at him” She said. “What was the grand plan?” Reggie threw questions at her as she cupped her chin to look down.  “I don’t know” “That is it, there is no grand plan. The truth is both of you bring out the worst in each other, so if you love him half as much as you claim to, you’ll

29: time will tell. You know, for the rest of their lives. Both Zachary Dempsey and Katharina Stones— —they would always have to wonder, was the sole of their connection to do something good as help or save themselves, or something worse as murder. It all depended on the perspective they’d choose to see it. And was their destiny just kill. They would soon find out, in what would not only be their flop era, but also a tumultuous life moving forward. And alas, will they then wish that they had never met each other? Only a matter of time. Le temps nous le dira. * TWENTY FOUR HOURS EARLIER  Her hair stood on its edge as the sound of the sirens drew closer. She couldn’t believe it, in a moment of a panic attack— —that s

31: two villains.   You see there’s something i saw somewhere. A villain or a hero. There’s really not much difference.   Because we all have blood on our hands. At least they both did. Both Zachary and Kat. So maybe there was no even hero amongst them.   Just villains, desperate for each other.   RENNÉ, PARIS.   As soon as they drove into the town, Zachary was hit with the familiar scent of Paris. And the sights and towers of which he admired.    He clung to the side of the windows like a hungry dog to a fleshy bone and his pupils dilated at the sight. Nostalgia burst inside of him and he couldn’t even tell why he was this excited.   Perhaps it was because he would finally get to see Amy again. And he knew the last time he had left, it wasn’t on good terms. And he feared that merely the voi

34: when i'm away from you. ZÜRICH, CH. Six hours. All it took was six hours for them to pass right under the landmark that Zachary could very well recognize. From that night. And just like that, sharp memories hit his head. He remembered he was in a bus— “Katharina” He remembered yelling as he stood. And he saw the pairs of eyes that shifted towards him as he continued shouting. “Please make sure you stay somewhere safe” “I need to get off this bus” He yelled. “Sir w—” He shut his mind to these memories as he turned his face to his mother whose eyes were fixated on the roads. They had barely talked for those six hours. Barely, in every sense of that word. They just managed to exchange a few glances, some of which they caught and of

36: bonny and clyde Zachary stood up from the grounds. At least he had tried to, before it made a loud thud, forcing him to loose balance. In his eyes, he'd seen the risen flames that engulfed the car that just blew up. And he stared at his mother's own, not invincible to severe damage as it rammed into the wall, forcing a dent in the front. The flames lit his eyes as he stood again, this time with his whole body shaking. He'd realized the damage he had done and it opened his eyes as he made an attempt to run back somewhere as he heard the sound of approaching sirens. His eyes still whirled from jumping out of a vehicle as he waved it off, staggering. 'Kat' He had tried to call in his mind as he limped. 'Kat' He made his way away from the disaster. And soon, tears had welled up in his eyes as the sirens drew nearer. He had no idea what he was to do. And he might have contemplated