Chapter 21

Suddenly Evan could breathe again. He gasped loudly.

"Okay..." he breathed. "Okay...I believe you.....you can kill me....I see you can..."

He put his back against the counter and tried to catch his breath. He closed his eyes for a moment.

"Michael what do you want from me?" He whispered. Silence.

"Can you show yourself to me? Maybe we can talk this out." Evan said.

"No talking..." It wasn't just whispers this time. It was Michael's voice

. "No talking..." Evan said. "okay, well...i don't know what you can do for you. You're gonna kill me anyway." He looked up at the ceiling.

"Daddy?" Evan heard Jordy's voice. Evan laughed as he stood up and looked to his left at his son.

"Michael, I know that's not Jordy. That's you. Why don't you show your real self! You don't scare me!"

Jordy smiled. "Your right. You're very right. I am Michael." His eyes turned red.

"What do you want. Grab the knife and kill me? What?" Evan asked the little boy.

Jordy snickered. "lets just say...I'm going to put things in perspective for you."

A gun shot was heard. Evan eyes widened.

"NO!"

In the theater...

"Okay" Evan said. "You ready?"

Tommy and Lisa nodded.

"lets go," Evan said. All three got off the door and opened it. Michael backed off the door.

"What are you doing??" Michael asked, looking at all three of them.

Lisa closed the door behind them. Michael saw the gun in Evan's hand and instantly ran to the phone on his nightstand. To his horror, Tommy had already unplugged it.

"no Michael, you aren't gonna ruin my life..." Evan said.

"What are you talking about?" Michael asked. Backing up onto the bed. His eyes were wide with horror.

"It won't happen. I'm sorry I have to do this but I have too." Evan said.

Michael jumped over the bed. "Please, maybe we can talk this out. I know you don't mean what you say, just put the gun down..." Michael begged, glancing at the door Lisa was guarding. he went up to her. "Lisa, what are you doing? You're not like this, Lisa, please...."

Lisa swallowed, trying not to look into Michael's pleading eyes. She shook her head. "Michael you're not getting through here." Michael turned around and found Evan pointing his gun straight at him.

"I don't know what this is but you guys can't be serious." Michael said. "You can't be--" His words were cut off by the gunshot. Lisa and Tommy flinched at the sound.

Michael froze, then looked up at Evan with eyes full of shock and pain. Evan pulled the trigger again. Another gunshot. Michael stumbled back before he collasped to the ground.

Lisa exhaled and looked away.

"He's dead..." Evan said. He put the gun in Michael's limp hand.

Evan smiled. "Not one fingerprint. Looks exactly like he killed himself. Come on, Let's go."

As Evan and Tommy walked out the door Lisa took one last look at her ex. His eyes blankly stared up at the ceiling.

"Sorry," lisa whispered before leaving the room.

The movie stopped. Prince sat there in the darkness, mouth ajar and tears falling from his eyes. He heard someone else crying. He turned around in his seat and saw his sister breaking into tears.

"Paris what are you doing here?" Prince got up quickly and went up and hugged her. She didn't stop crying. "I thought you went home."

"Oh daddy..." she sobbed. "How could that do that to daddy...."

Prince's tears started to fall. "I don't know Paris. But i have a feeling daddy wanted us to see that for a reason. Come on," He put an arm around Paris' shoulder and led her out of the theater while holding her close. "Lets go back to the house."

Without realizing it, Tommy screamed bloody murder as a pain shot through his stomach. The pain was so strong it seemed to go through his body. Tommy pressed his back against the wall and doubled over.

"i know why you're doing this..." he breathed. "michael i know why you're doing it...."

"Your body stops working..working...." the voices said.

Tommy colasped to his knees.

"This is what it feels like...." Tommy whispered weakly. "...to die...."

"The air seems to get thinner...thinner..." The voices continued.

Tommy started gasping. His body hit the ground. Tommy rolled on his back gasping for air.

"please..." Tommy gasped. "Please..."

Lisa walked towards the house shivering because she was wet. Once she got close to the door she saw Prince and Paris approaching.

"Lisa," Prince said as they walked up to her. He removed a tear from his eye with a finger. "What happened to you? and what are you doing here?"

Lisa swallowed. "Something bad is happening..." she glanced at the front door. "...in there." She tried the door. It opened.

Prince and paris glanced at each other. "Let's go check it out." Prince said. "But I have a bad feeling about this..."