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Fear gripped my heart as I watched Sam let go of the wheel and put his hands up.  The gun was jammed straight into the back of his head, and Levi looked like he was about ready to pull the trigger.  “Don’t!” I yelled in a panic.  Levi turned to me, and as the light hit his face, his scar was clearly visible.  He looked angry, no furious…  “Shut the hell up,” he snapped at me.  I was surprised at the way he was speaking to me; I’m not quite sure why, considering this guy was a psycho and he killed people for a living… sort of.  “Levi, don’t do this.  Don’t hurt Kat,” Sam begged.  I didn’t know what to do.  I wanted to distract Levi somehow so Sam could grab the gun… or maybe I could grab the gun myself.  I just wanted to save Sam; I wanted to get rid of Levi once and for all so that I could be with Sam peacefully.  But all I could do was watch this horrible scene unfold right in front of my eyes.  “I’m NOT going to tell you again, Sam.  Get out of the damn car, NOW,” Levi warned, this time with more fire in his voice.  Sam turned to look at me.  I could see the panic in his eyes.  He wished he could save me, but was that at all possible?  Maybe there was no way you could save the future.

In life, you don’t always get what you want.  Maybe Sam just had to deal with the loss of his beloved fiancé, me.  NO!  What was I saying?  I didn’t want to die a year from now!  I wanted to live and get married to Sam, live in a beautiful little house with a white picket fence and have two kids and a golden retriever.  I didn’t see myself buried in the ground any time soon.  And then Sam got out of the car.  Why are you leaving me, Sam?  He’s going to kill me!  I pleaded with him with my eyes.  He looked at me for a brief second, but turned away.  Levi got out of the car, still holding the gun firmly against Sam’s head.  They closed the doors to the car, probably so I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but I heard every word.  “You are one dumbass, Sam Livingston,” I heard Levi say.

“Leave Kat alone, Levi.  I know that you want to do your job, but for this once, can you please just let me save her?”

“Do you know how many times I have been asked that question?  And do you know how many times I actually agreed?  That would be zero, partner, zero.  There is no way in hell that I am going to let you save her.  Her destiny is to die; I can’t allow you to change that.”

“I love her!  You have no idea how it felt to see her get hit by that car, to see her face covered in glass and blood, to see her die in my arms!”

“Boo-hoo…  Do you see this face?  This face doesn’t really care about your personal problems.  I’ve got to do my job.”

“I can’t let you take her from me; I won’t lose her for the second time, especially not to you,” I heard Sam reply angrily.  “Well that’s too bad, partner, because that’s just exactly what you’re going to do…” added Levi.  When I looked up, I saw Levi club Sam over the head with the edge of his gun.  Sam hit the floor.  I gasped at the scene.  Levi turned and looked at me through the window.  Fear gripped me, but my instinct was to run and run as fast as my legs could carry me.  I struggled to get the passenger door open and flee the vehicle, but Levi opened the driver’s door and grabbed my arm.  “Sorry, sweetheart, but you won’t be getting away this time,” Levi replied.  He closed his door and jerked hard on my arm; so hard that it threw my whole body to his side as he slammed my door shut.  Then he locked all the doors.  Tears began to roll down my cheeks.  I could see Sam off in the distance, lying on the pavement, unconscious.  Levi started up the car and we pulled out of the parking lot of the little motel.  I looked back as the motel got smaller and smaller.  What am I going to do?  I can’t die, I just can’t die…  I tried to think of a plan, but I had nothing.  I was terrified; he was certainly going to kill me, I just didn’t know when, or how…

Suddenly Levi turned to me.  “Aw, come on now, don’t cry, sweetheart.  It will all be over soon.  I promise that it will only hurt for a little while…” he said cryptically.  His words sliced through me.  I couldn’t believe what was happening to me.  I looked out the window to see where Levi was taking me.  I guess Levi got the urge for music because he turned the radio on to some country station and began to sing.  It was a chilling song that was about a man who lost his love.  It was really ironic, and I hated it.  We drove for several miles, when Levi suddenly pulled over to the side of the road.  He turned off the car and got out.  When he reached my door, I knew it was the only time for me to make a run for it.  So, as he opened my door, I kicked him in the groin.  He bent down in pain as I ran around him, but I guess I didn’t hit him hard enough, or he had some superhuman strength because he caught up to me and grabbed me around my arms so I couldn’t move.

“Stop being so stupid, Kat.  I could make your death a whole lot more gruesome if you really want; in fact, I rather enjoy the more gruesome deaths…” he whispered into my ear.  Cold chills ran down my body.  I began to shake from fear.  “Aw, is sweetheart cold?” Levi asked in sarcasm.  I tried to wriggle free, but he just was far too strong for me.  He turned me around so I would be facing him.  “Look at me, Kat,” he stated.  The hell I am you psycho!!  I continued looking down at the ground as the tears kept flowing.  Levi got angry.  He took one of his hands and grabbed my chin, forcing me to look him straight in the eye.  The vain in his neck was pulsating.  He was furious.  As I looked into his eyes, I noticed that they were a fiery red, as if they were blazing.  That made me even more frightened.  “Listen to me.  It’s time for you to stop trying to run away, and face the facts that today is the day you die,” he stated with rage.

He began pulling me off the road.  We were heading into some type of woods; just like the last time…  I tried forcing myself back towards the car, but Levi just pushed me in the direction of the woods.  “Come on, sweetheart, forward,” he said.  We were walking for a few minutes, turning this way, then that way, when we walked into some clearing.  For some reason, Levi let go of me.  I ran towards the middle of the clearing and rubbed my arm.  Levi had nearly cut off the circulation.  The sun was slowly beginning to rise at this time.  I looked up into the sky.  God, if you’re out there, please save me!  I didn’t know if he heard me, but there was nothing more I could do.  “It looks like I better do this soon if I don’t want to draw any attention to myself,” Levi replied, gazing up into the sky just like I was.  I knew he wouldn’t be praying to God; he worked for the devil…  “All right, sweetheart, it’s time,” he said.  More tears began to roll down my cheeks.  “No!” I replied through the tears, backing away from Levi as he drew closer.  “Come on, Kat.  It’s just the way things have to be.  If Sam hadn’t come back trying to fix things, you still would have had one more year… It’s Sam’s fault that you’re in this mess…”  He was trying to blame it all on Sam.

I couldn’t believe it.  He was trying to pin me against Sam before I die.  He obviously didn’t know that I loved him.  “I don’t believe that for one second,” I stated, getting some courage from a place I didn’t even know existed.  Levi rushed up to me and grabbed me.  “It’s true, sweetheart…” he whispered as he leaned in closer.  It was as if he was going to kiss me!  I pulled my head back as he placed his head by my neck and breathed in deeply.  I could feel his hot breath against the nape of my neck, as he traced his nose against the line of my chin.  More chills ran down my body.  I wanted to just run away, but I couldn’t; he had my arm in a vice.  “You smell so good…” he whispered as he pulled away.  “I can see why Sam was in love with you,” he added.  “He IS in love with me,” I corrected.  Levi rolled his eyes.  “Before you die, do you have any last requests?” he asked.

Sure, like he believed in last requests…  He wouldn’t do anything for me…  I knew I had to distract him somehow.  He was like a mind reader, and he knew exactly what I was going to do next.  I had to think of something he never would think that I would do… Then I would be free.  Suddenly, I had a light bulb turn on.  “My last request… kiss me,” I stated.  That threw him off guard.  “What?” he asked, trying to see if he had heard the foul words that had just come out of my mouth correctly.  “You heard me, Levi.  Kiss me…  You’ve really gotten under my skin.  I just want to feel your lips against mine before I die…” I stated, trying to be convincing.  It was the hardest thing I ever said!  I think I really deserved an Emmy for my award-winning performance.  Levi was so confused by my words, but he seemed to enjoy the flattery.  “A kiss?  Well, I don’t really think I can do that,” he stated, slightly pulling away from me.  But I knew that the only way I would be able to make a run for it is if he was completely distracted.

I lifted me hands to Levi’s cold cheeks and traced his scar with my finger.  Then I leaned in to his ear.  “Come on, Levi… Do this one thing for me.  I’m about to die; can’t I get one kiss from you?” I whispered.  He began to lean in to smell me again, and suddenly, his lips were touching mine.  It was the vilest thing on earth.  I just wanted to push him away, but it was the only way I could distract his whole body long enough to make a run for it.  As he began kissing me, I had hoped that his grip on my arm would loosen so I could pull away, but instead, he wrapped both arms around my waist.  He continued kissing me, almost violently, as I struggled to find a way out of his grasp.  Suddenly, he began pulling away.  No!  I need more time to get free!  I leaned up against his chest more and began kissing him some more, grabbing at his neck with my free hand.  He continued kiss me as I struggled to find a way to get free.