| Chapter 20 "Kevin, what the hell are you doing?" Brian asked as he looked into Kevin's face. Oh God! Those eyes! Brain could feel the terror overtake him. He tried desperately to free his arm and punch the nurses button. Kevin just stood there staring at him. "Kevin, this isn't funny, you're hurting me!" Brian said. "That's the idea," Kevin said with an evil smile, "And I told you, I'm not Kevin!" "Then who are you?" Brian asked, afraid of the answer. "If you must know, my name is Robert, and I've been waiting for this for a long time." he said. "Waiting for what?" Brian asked, still trying to free his arm. "To watch you die, of course," Robert said with a smile. Brian stopped struggling and stared at him. "You're the one that has been sending the letters and trying to kill me?" he said trying to keep the conversation going. Robert laughed, "I don't see anyone else in here do you?" "Why?" Brian asked fighting back the tears, "What have I done to make you hate me that much?" "Ha! What haven't you done is more like it!" Robert spat, "Ever since we were little it has always been about you! Ohh, poor Brian he's so sick, poor Brian he's so frail! Give me a break already!" "You've been around that long?" Brian asked. Robert leaned over and was face to face with Brian, "I was here before you were born, and I'll be here after you're gone!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tara was slowly coming back to consciousness. She could hear Brian and Kevin talking. She slowly turned her head to see Kevin with his back to her. She could feel something running down her face. Tara slowly reached up and touched her face, it was blood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Kev, Umm, Robert, you're doing this because you're jealous?" Brian asked. "I'm doing this because I can't stand the sight of you! All my life you have been the blessed one, and I've been the hated one. Well no more, you're little friend down there is gonna take the fall for this, and I'm gonna be the hero!" Robert said. Brian looked past Robert to see Tara laying on the floor, with blood on her face. "What did you do to her?!" Brian asked. "Nothing she won't recover from, unlike you." Robert said as he pulled a syringe from his pocket. "What's that?" Brian asked, trying to make his bad arm work. "This is round two of your little breakfast incident, only this time you won't be getting better!" Robert said with a smile. "Wait! I wanna know something first," Brian said trying to stall the inevitable. "What?" Robert said, clearly annoyed. "I wanna know how you did all that without someone seeing you?" Brian said. Robert flashed a huge smile, "It's amazing what this face will get you." he said. Brian looked at him confused. "Yeah, that cook at the hotel thought she was doing you a big favor by putting your �vitamins' in your food for you. You know people are suckers when it comes to being a fan, they'll believe anything I say, just because of who I look like." Robert said laughing. "I have one more question," Brian said, slowly willing his arm to move. "What now?!" Robert spat. "You said that Tara was gonna take the fall, how are you gonna do that?" Robert smiled, "I couldn't have planned it better! An adoring fan that just happens to find you and becomes the hero, while all the time she was the one stalking you, and then when you refuse to leave Leighanne, she kills you in a fit of rage, and I come in and catch her. To late to save you of course. See I'm the hero, and you're outta the picture." "But why do you want me outta the picture?" Brian asked. "See that's the best part!" Robert gleamed, "Lee, she's gonna be so devastated. She'll need a sturdy shoulder to cry on." Brian tensed every muscle, "You leave Lee alone!" he said through clenched teeth. "Sorry no can do." Robert said as he punched Brian's IV with the needle and injected the poison. Brian struggled with all his might, but he was still very weak. He started to yell when Robert punched him right in the shoulder. Brian almost passed out from the pain, he was gasping for air and trying to keep from throwing up, when he saw Tara standing behind Robert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tara had made it to her feet and walked up behind Robert. She suddenly dropped to the floor, on her way down swinging her leg around to sweep Robert's feet out from under him. He feel backward and hit his head on the chair sitting next to the bed. Tara jumped up and yanked the IV out of Brian's arm. "Brian, get outta here now!" she said as she turned to face Robert. He was just getting to his feet. Brian pulled the monitor wires off and slid out of the bed, his legs were to weak to hold him up, and he collapsed to the floor. Robert took a swing at Tara, she ducked and countered with a punch of her own. Robert took a few steps backward, holding his stomach. "You bitch!" he spat, as he came at her again. Tara grabbed the food tray from the table and used it to stop Robert's punch. Then she dropped and did the leg sweep from the front, sending Robert head first into the bed. Tara then hit him with the tray across the back of the neck. Robert slid to the floor. Tara ran around the bed and helped Brian up. She walked him quickly to the door, unlocked it and pushed Brian out into the hall. She then shut the door, locked it, and turned to face Robert again. He was closing the distance between them, when he stopped dead in his tracks. Tara was staring at him with fire in her eyes, "OK, let's finish this!" she said with a smile on her face. Chapter 21 |