Waters Course

-37-

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>             After
calming down completely Rachel struggled to free her wrists and it took a long
time but she managed it. After releasing her legs she went to the bathroom and
cleaned up. She removed the sheet from the bed and threw it into the garbage
bin. Then she got dressed and went to the living room where a large cabinet
stood locked. She opened the lock and opened the doors. Inside the cabinet were
several kinds of guns. She grabbed a Glock and her
trusty Barrett M99 and locked the cabinet again. With an uncontrollable anger
she walked down to the basement where she found Gabriel on the floor sleeping.
She placed the sniper rifle against the wall and set up the handgun. Pointing
the gun at a level slightly higher than Gabriel’s body she felt such a strong
rage that she wondered how she didn’t shoot him. The bullet flew two inches
above his arm. He woke up startled and turned to see what had happened. The
anger and rage was visible in Rachel’s features and he feared once more for his
life. What have I done? He thought loudly to himself as he gazed upon
the gun she was holding. His eyes averted to the side and fell over the sniper
rifle leaning against the wall. He gulped as he began to wonder what it was
for. He sat against the wall and waited.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“Part of me wants to shoot you right
here, right now but the other part wants to hunt you like an animal. So you get
to live while the two parts of me fight each other.” She announced with such
hatred in her voice that Gabriel shook at every word.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> When he made a move to talk she pulled the
trigger again and a bullet hit the wall an inch to his right. His ear started
to feel warm and he had a felling the next wouldn’t miss.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I saved your life and this is how
you thank me? What is your intention? Make me regret saving you?”

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He shook his head violently. Seeing that she
didn’t shoot him he took his chance and spoke.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I-I don’t know what got into me. I
wasn’t myself when I did it.” 

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She pulled the trigger again. This time the
bullet hit the floor, a few inches from his crotch. He closed his legs
instinctively and gulped again.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“Nice try smart ass. Next one hits
the spot if you don’t cut the bullshit.” She threatened.

class=GramE>“All right, all
right.” He
surrendered. “I’ll cut the bullshit. I did it because I wanted to know what it
was like being like you.” He explained.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Rachel lowered her gun more out of shock than
anything else. She gazed at him with an incredulous look on her face.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“You what?” she asked after a few
moments of silence.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I wanted to know what it was like
being like you.” He repeated slowly.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I never raped anyone jackass.” She
said annoyed.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I meant committing a crime and get
away with it.”

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Now she was really in shock. Of all the
explanations he could give her this was the last one she expected.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“You’re kidding right?” she asked.

lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>“style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>No. I’m serious.”style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Rachel shook her head and stared at him. He
closed his eyes in an attempt to steady his heartbeat and didn’t see her
sitting on the floor, her back against the wall like him. When he reopened his
eyes he found her in that position, the gun discarded by her side.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“I’m really sorry.” She said softly.
“I’m really, really sorry.”

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He looked at her surprised but soon he
realized what she meant.

class=GramE>“Me too.lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> I shouldn’t have done it. I
betrayed you. I’m sorry.” His tone was also soft.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>style='mso-spacerun:yes'> For a long, long time they stayed like that,
sitting in front of each other, looking at each other in silence, one trying
hard to find something to forgive the other. And as they gazed into each
other’s eyes they found it.

lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>