WOODSPILE.

she tries hard to muster sympathy, to stop the cruel animal in her before it becomes rabid; but his curls are a mess (not in a state she can easily run her fingers through), his shirt’s on inside out, and she wonders about the bruises. 

cody kisses her sweetly. cody kisses her right. he’s tender and soft when his hands cup her face; so slow and deliberate that she almost considers swallowing her anger with his spit.

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she reaches for his wrists, pulls him close; the skin is uneven and bumpy under her fingers, from where his worst moments are stitched to him, “you know you’ve been gone three days?” elena finally lets go, it takes working every bit of nerve she has not to shake the drinks out of him.

then his body stumbles over her. she says his name like a curse, a swear, a prayer all in one and is grateful for the couch that catches their fall, “you taste disgusting. been drinking this whole time?” a pause — heartbreak twitches across her stone-carved, judgemental face. he’s alive, that’s all that matters, but fear masks itself. resentment is easier, “and you smell even worse.”

cody does his best to ignore all that attention on ‘em scars,  goes for the joke despite the crack in his voice.   “THAT JESUS FELLER .. AIN’T HE DO SOMETHIN’ IN THREE DAYS?  HUH?”   he tugs against his own heart,  then,  and can finally exhale when she lets go.

go they do.  down,  down,  down like the spiral he’s on.   “thought y’liked me all dirty,  baby.”   cody pinches at her hips.  yet somethin’ stretches lip.  ain’t heavy ‘nuff to be joy.  moreso when someone’s fingers press all up against ‘em cheeks,  begging for a smile.  he used to do the same thing to boss.  this split,  all cracked skin with dried blood hiding in ‘em gaps,  comes from her realization.

“could be gettin’ into somethin’ lot better.”   he bucks then,  ‘em dirty fingernails of his scratching below the surface.   “drownin’ in somethin’ wetter .. but guess i better take that fuckin’ shower.”

sucks, don't it? the moment you realize you don't know shit.

hey you. dumbass.

didn't you ever misjudge someone?

damn you for making me do this. this was you, don't me. you did this to us! this was you! not me!

so this is where you plan to do it?

at least i have the balls to call this what it is: murder.

why don't you hush up?

you really believe they're gonna buy whatever bullshit story you cook up?

they'll get over you. they've done it before.

why? why now? i thought we worked this all out.

we tried to kill each other.

is that what you want?

i know you. you won't be able to live with this.

come on. raise your gun.

they are fucking with the wrong people.

you hear that?

why don't you just piss in my ear and tell me it's raining.

how come we never hooked up?

got a way with words, don't i?

you're a man of god. have some faith.

you need to know something.

maybe you people are better off without me.

maybe i'm fooling myself.

go on. there's the door. you can do better. let's see how far you get.

get one thing straight. if you're staying, this isn't a democracy anymore.

you earn what you take.

that was bullshit.

i made a choice.

you're beat. your people are down.

i'll get out of it. i always do.

we could have a future.

i am bigger. i am badder. and i got a bat.

it's not over until he's dead.

what happened, what we did, what we lost... there's gotta be something there. all this, all this is just what was. there's gotta be something after.

what happened to their guns?

they're at the door. they were gonna get in.

i killed them. i saved you.

i still know how to survive.

all life is precious.

i was wrong. i thought that after living behind these walls for so long that... maybe they couldn't learn.

if we work together, we'll rebuild the walls.

there'll be more. there's got to be more.

we're not safe with him.

why do you need him?

what do you want?

i think we should take our chances.

don't be foolish. there's no food, no fuel, no ammo...

what was that?

we need to leave. i mean, what are we waiting for?

it came from over there.

the last thing we need is for everyone to go running off in the dark.

no one's going anywhere.

what are you doing here?

you can never tell anyone.

she's in a better place.

if you believe it, you're an idiot.

did he say something?

i don't need you to patronize me. everyone either avoids me or they treat me like i'm crazy.

this could have been handled better.

you don't get it, do you?

we all have suffered.

i'm not going out there without my gun.

i've never seen a gorilla drive a car before. but if you put it in a museum, i'm not gonna call it art.

would you please talk some sense into your lover?

i hope we're not boring you.

i'm a good shot.

if i say something, will you promise not to be mad?

we couldn't just leave him behind.

people died trying to get you here.

are they alive?

i just didn't want anyone to die.

i can do it myself. i have to... while i still can.

where did you get this?

you poisoned them.

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