Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World Novels & Stories

We exit the club, me, Niko, Andre and Apollo, walking to the vehicle a shot rings out. "Afentikó!" Someone yelled, I'm not sure who. Looking down I see a red spot blooming across my chest, collapsing to my knees the last thought I have in my head are of Layla and the babies. My world turns black.

It was like my heart was being ripped apart slowly, in the worst way possible. I kept chanting as tears rolled down my face. My whole body felt like it was on fire. Dylan’s breathing evened out as his tear stricken eyes finally met mine. He released my wrists, and smiled. I was still chanting. He was still feeling the pain, but most of it was in me. I wasn’t going to let it kill him. The world started to fade as the darkness slowly consumed me. I was light headed, and stars flooded my vision. My voice failed, and I couldn’t