The Haunted Traveler Vol 1 Issue 2

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voice. The brim of a baseball cap covered the majority
of his face. “Thought I’d stop by and give you a
little present. You don’t break a blood oath, Benny.
You just don’t.” Tom reached into his backpack and
pulled out a large knife. “You got me arrested. Twice!
I know you told the police I was involved with Jared.
You think I was going to let you get away with that?”
He waited until Benny’s swollen eyes were focused on
him before stepping closer.
“No, no,” Benny managed to groan out despite
not being able to move his jaw. “You bro—” Tom
hushed him, placing a hand over Benny’s mouth. You
broke the oath! Benny shouted mentally, trying to
move his head away from Tom’s hold. You were going
to rape my girlfriend!
Tom was too focused on the knife in his free
hand to notice the fierce glare being sent his way.
“You know what I’m going to do, don’t you? I’m going
to dig this into your throat and drag it all the way
across. You’ll bleed out before anyone has the chance
to come to your rescue. But just to make sure…” Tom
smirked and pressed a button on the EKG, silencing
the beeping. Benny jolted as the cold metal of the
knife was pressed against his throat. He registered a
sharp drag of pain even through the medication and
blood started flowing freely down his neck. “And
now we wait,” Tom smiled. The lines on the EKG
spiked erratically as Benny’s heart sped up. He
couldn’t do anything. He couldn’t scream, he couldn’t
move, he couldn’t even bite the hand that covered his
mouth. All he could do was wait, as time seemed to
slow down, passing at an agonizing pace. “Almost