The Highway And The Knife

The Highway And The Knife

The sky was dark. Everything was quiet. The moon was unusually big and slightly red as if it were reflecting blood. Nothing moved except Daniel and his girlfriend Vanessa, who were walking along the highway. 11:59pm. A quick movement sounded from behind them. Daniel looked back; he didn’t see anything so he turned around. A hooded figure came out from behind a bush. His knife, shining in the moonlight, was ready for whatever was to come. He broke into a silent run, dashing like an assassin. He took one look at the girl and swung his knife.

The clocks hit midnight just as the lightning skimmed through the sky. Rain started to fall. Vanessa fell to the floor. Daniel, still holding Vanessa’s hand, looked back again and saw her on the ground. He fell to his knees just as another shot of lightning struck behind him. Her eyes were emotionless. She was dead. Enraged, he clenched his fist so tight that his knuckles started to bleed. He looked up.

There he stood the hooded figure. Daniel stood up and glared at the murderer. Lightning struck behind the hooded man. Daniel’s heart skipped two beats. The face that he saw was too familiar. It was his best friend, John.

It’s been a week since John started carrying the knife. Everyday Daniel would tell him to throw it away; there was no need for it. Every time however, John would just reply “I need it…Just in case...” Now look at where they stand, before they were side by side and now they are face to face.

“John” Daniel stuttered, “Why?”
“I...I didn’t know it was her.” replied John, also stuttering.
“But, you were prepared to…Kill someone?” Asked Daniel.
“Y-Yes, If I had to...” John was scared.
Daniel punched him in the face; it was hard for both of them. John’s mouth was bleeding.
“You didn’t need to kill anyone just then did you?” Daniel was disgusted.
“I-I’m sorry Daniel, I didn’t kn-” John was interrupted with another punch to the chest. John fell. Now his expression changed. Now he was angry, even though it wasn’t his place to be. John threw a punch at Daniel, as if it were to even them out, however Daniel was too quick for it. He grabbed John’s arm and pulled it towards himself and kicked him in the stomach. John coughed out blood. John grabbed Daniel and threw him onto the road, He ran at him but Daniel kicked him back into the pavement. Daniel threw him right through a fence. John was bleeding everywhere now. Everything looked blurry. His hands were shaking. He picked up the knife and then ran at Daniel, he was not thinking about anything. Daniel knocked it into the air, he then gave John two punches to the face and caught the knife. John grabbed Daniel’s arm. Daniel broke free. John went for a punch, and Daniel swung the knife. John’s fist was in Daniel’s face but Daniel also got the knife into John.
John coughed up more blood. “I deserve this. I’m an idiot!” John said, disgraced with himself.
“I couldn’t control myself! The knife! It-” Daniel started.
“Seriously, it’s my fault.” John replied.
Whatever John said next was only a whisper. Even Daniel didn’t catch it, he only caught John when he fell. In a set of five minutes he lost the two closest people to him on earth.
He took his phone out of his pocket and called the police. There was an instant reply.
“Hello? What service would you like?” The operator asked.
“I need the police and the ambulance!” Daniel shouted “Two of my friends have been killed”
“Did you see who the culprit was?” asked the operator.
“I-” Daniel stopped. He couldn’t bring himself to admit it but it was him.
“You must be in shock, they’ll be there in 15 minutes” said the operator.
“You don’t know where I am” Daniel exclaimed.
“We’re tracking you, bye” The operator cut off.
Daniel left the phone of the floor, he picked up the knife. He walked on towards his house.

Five minutes later and Daniel is washing his hands, trying to get the blood off of it. He look up at the mirror and saw two figures who resembled his friends.

Two weeks later the police found him dead in the bathroom. None of them know how he died. Most of them say he died from shocked. The only clue they had was the knife clutched into his hand.

The End.