Dally Didn't Die A Hero Novels & Stories

“You still don’t understand why you lost.” He bristled. “I haven’t lost anything.” I looked around. Daren was dead. His warriors were surrounded and bleeding into the earth. Alina stood behind me, alive. The facts were plain. I let a cold smile touch my mouth. “You should probably take another look.”

The girl in the glass looked like someone who is not afraid of anything again, even death. Because she had. “You already died once for them” she whispered to her reflection. “And that is enough” She turned away from the mirror Head high Step steady. A slow smile crept on her face. “The game,” she said quietly to no one. “Has just started” And she walked away like nothing happened. She met Warren outside the door. “Did you just cry?” Faith didn't answer. Warren kept on following her. “Keep your distance” her voice was quiet. “Walls have ears”

I turn away before they notice. But of course they notice. Caspian comes to stand beside me. “Are you okay?” he asks and I nod. “I'm fine.” I reply. Zavian smiles. “You're crying.” he exposes me. “I am not.” I reply, not willing to back down. “You absolutely are.” I wipe my cheek and glare at him but he laughs. Somehow that makes me cry harder. There are moments when happiness feels almost as frightening as grief. Maybe because I know now how quickly a life can change.

His voice was getting frantic. Duke was not moving; his eyes were shut and his skin glistened with the first drops of rain that had come with the rumbling sky. “Duke!” Tim screamed. He had felt the panic in Jason’s voice and young as he was, he understood what that meant. Jack stood by the side, tears glimmering in his eyes. It seemed the boy had already given up on life before it started. “He is dead, is he not?” he asked.

Time passed, and Nathan received a message from my phone. During the accident, my phone flew out of my hand, and the screen broke. I figured the police had gotten someone to fix my phone and contact my family right away. [Is this Moon Clinton’s brother? I’m very sorry to inform you that Moon died in a car accident. Please come to the police station to identify the body.] Nathan slowly opened his eyes. He became visibly disgusted just from looking at the message. He seemed upset as he replied. [Moon, I don’t have time for your games. If you can come home, do it. Don’t expect me to pick you up!]

"Irving? I killed him. I threw his body into the sea to feed the sharks. "Aren't you all in love with him? Don't you all want to marry him? Too bad for you. Your wish will never come true. Come on! Kill me and avenge him!" Natalia's eyes turned bloodshot. She drove the knife straight into my chest. I collapsed limply onto the floor. Just as my consciousness was about to fade, I heard Irving's voice coming from the front garden. "Why is everyone here? What perfect timing. I bought some pastries. Ah! Why is there so much blood here?"

His forehead was covered in blood, which blended with the rain and smeared across his entire face. Eli stood apart from all of it. He didn't even cry as he watched the doors close. He just stood in the rain as he watched the whole cremation process. I floated in the air, taking it all in. I then looked at Eli—his face pale but still full of life—and at the space above his head. It was completely empty now. That damned countdown had vanished. I broke into a smile, thinking that it was truly wonderful. I was glad that Eli was still alive, as it meant that my death hadn't been completely in vain.

[Allan Carter, Deputy Captain. On March 17, 2006, he gave his life in the cross-border narcotics interdiction mission codenamed 'Broken Blade.' He was twenty-eight years old.] The cemetery caretaker—an old veteran—led me to the third row, the seventh headstone. His weathered fingers brushed the dust off the stone surface. "Right here. You're his daughter?" "Yes." He crouched down and pulled out the weeds growing in front of the grave.

His hand reached out, fingers brushing my gravestone, as if finally holding my hand. Alice collapsed to the ground, her screams tearing through the silence. Ella stood frozen, her arrogance finally replaced by terror. It was too late. Kael collapsed in a pool of blood, his heart already still.

"Have you considered what would happen to you if the hospital's reputation is destroyed because of this? Think about me for once. Don't you know how hard I've worked to raise you?" Kyle stared at his father in disbelief. The man who had always loved and protected him suddenly seemed like a stranger. The director couldn't even meet his son's eyes. The other families immediately joined in. "Mr. Jennings, please have mercy." "Your son can't be brought back to life, but my daughter still has a chance." "You can't be this selfish." I watched Kyle go through every stage of despair. First came the breakdown. Then, the disbelief and the anger. And finally, the crushing realization that he was comple