18-Stories.

I saw him killing the wolf, he killed him without even thinking about it twice, until the wolf finally died, he stood up raising both hands, the winner, everyone cheered on him, they were all cheering on a killer, but he wasn't my friend. My Andy would never have killed someone, he wasn't a fighter, the only fight we ever got into was the ones we were forced to go through, the ones where others hurt us, or when we fought over food, to get a share for me and him but this monster wasn't my friend. As the whole crowd cheered him on, happy about his win, I took off, I tried to walk away, but the crowd have just gone crazy, some were cheering, others were yelling and fighting, saying Andy cheated, wanting their money back. I didn't care all I wanted to do was get away from him, I'm not sure where I am, but one thing I know for sure is I'm somewhere where they speak English, it's safe enough for me to take off on my own, I'll find some job, I'll do something, but I'm not staying here.

I almost made it away, I was trying my best to move that's when another fight broke off with me in the middle, I had no idea who these people are, but whatever they were they had me in the middle of them, I was shoved between them, although I didn't know either of them, but they had me in the middle. I tried to push them off, to get away but the last person who pushed me, he did it too hard, he had me falling on the ground, my jeans ripped my palms got scratched but it wasn't something I've never been through before, being treated well for a day in hell doesn't mean I'm over it now. I was trying to get myself up from the ground, that's when I saw a shadow stand over me, the shadow seemed angry, he pushed the one who pushed me, landing a punch on the other offender face growling at them, they didn't seem to be in the mood of fighting anymore. The shadow now turned to me, it wasn't just a shadow, I haven't seen the face and couldn't tell who it is, but once they turned toward me, I could tell it's Andy, he's saving me, or maybe not, but I didn't want him to save me.

"Nova," he says offering me a hand up, I shook my head no first, but he then gave me a look, one that old Andy used to give me, one that got my heart melting, I took his hand, and stood up with his help. He kept his hold on my hand, and took me with him, everyone moved out of the way once we passed, no one would be standing in his face, I wouldn't either. "Where you crashing Nova?" he asks me, I had nowhere to go, I just shrug not telling him about hell or how I came here, to begin with. "You can stay with me," he says moving away, I was scared and happy at the same time, staying with my friend, or at least he's part of my old friend.

Andykept moving walking, the neighborhood we were in wasn't one I'm familiar with,it's on the bad side, I could tell from all the demons that are around here,Andy kept moving until we got inside a building, it looks like a bad abandonedbuilding, we got in and moved up the stairs, Andy kept holding my hand until wemade up to the higher floors, he moved until we made it toward a door, he got akey and opened it, is this where he's staying. He opened the door and moved meinside, the whole place was one room, a sofa was in the middle of the place, asmall kitchenette and his clothes all over the place and that's it. "Welcome to my house," he says smiling, this used to be our dream, to get aplace of our own, even if it's just a small room like this one, a place of ourown, but look where we are standing now.

"How did you...I thought you were dead. What happened Andy?" I ask him with tears filling my eyes, my voice was shivering from all the emotion I'm going through. "I did die, Nova, I should have never left you behind," he says, at least he knows. "But you did," I say hurt. "I did all that for us Nova, I had a deal with one of the demons, but they wouldn't allow me to go back and get you," he says holding me close to him, his hands embracing me, I missed his hug so much. "But you were dead," I say again touching his chest, feeling a heartbeat. "I had to die, to come back to you, but they said if I fight enough, if I do what they say, they'll allow me to come back and get you. But to become this, I first had to die than be reborn" he says.

"What are you now?" I ask him. "I'm a demon now Nova, I'm strong enough to keep both of us safe," he says making tears go down my face, he did it for me. "I knew you'd be strong and wait for me, I knew you would have survived," he says holding me closer to him. "But I'm not strong Andy, I gave up too" I say with tears going freely down my face, hugging while I sobbed out, I did give up while he's been fighting for the both of us.