--Keefe's POV--

Reality settled in.

She's really dead.

I mean, he knew this weeks ago, but he had always held onto that hope that she was still alive. 

But it's impossible.

He had to keep reading.

I had to die.

Please don't hate me, Keefe.

But I HAD to.

I had to protect you and the others.

It's not like I had any other choice, Keefe.

It's better that you think I'm dead than you never knowing I'd existed at all.

I just couldn't do that to you, Keefe. {Because I love you... XD}

To you, or any of the others.

I'm not THAT heartless. 

They explained how it'd all go down.

They'd get some gadgets to create a lightning bolt and blast me with it.

I knew they'd shoot you instead, though.

Just as I know they knew it'd torture you more, knowing that I was killed instead of you.

I need to tell you a secret.

But you can't tell ANYBODY else yet.

NO ONE.

Promise, Keefe.

I scan the next few pages, but they're all blank.

"I promise," I mutter to the book.

Something happened, and then the former blank pages had writing on them.

I stopped as soon as I read the next line.

I'm not dead yet, Keefe.

MUAHAHA! You'll have to wait until the next chapter!

I know, I'm evil. >:D

Kotlc Q&A: What is Keefe's middle name?

|xoxo|

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