@ofcrawley It had all happened so fast that it was almost a blur. A gargled cry of pain. The dull thud as his body slumped to the ground. And then silence. Honestly, she couldn't fully believe that she had done it. That she had actually taken the life of another. Sure, he wasn't innocent, but she still felt conflicted... and rather sick, too. This man had been a rapist, and the only reason he had been walking as a free man was due to his place in the government. It was corrupt, and she'd seen the effects that it had taken on people. Victims, accused of lying and being given no support, whilst he was protected and allowed to do such vile things again? It had to be stopped. And she didn't see anyone else doing so any time soon. But... Did this make her just as bad? She had committed a crime - murder. She was a murderer. The word played over and over again in her mind and she found herself unconsciously stepping back away from the body, leaning heavily against the wall of the alley. It took her a few moments to realise that she was still holding the bloodied blade, and when she did, she threw it to the ground, flinching at the sound it made. Common sense and logic was lost to her at that point in time. She was consumed by a mixture of confusion, guilt and slight panic. Instead of getting out of the area to somewhere safe that police couldn't find her, she instead slowly sank to the ground, sitting with her back against the wall and her head buried in her hands. Her breathing was unsteady as she tried to resist the urge to sob. She was only eighteen. Had she just thrown away her life? It sure seemed like it to her.