Page 22 of Wee, wee, wee, as you burn

“Quinn?” Charlee yells, and the two girls run to one another. I watch their embrace, wishing I had a friendship like that, but equally glad that they had that together growing up.

“Savannah, the longer we are here in hell the more he will heal but it's painful. He’s not getting off easy but he won’t die here.” Kai tells me and I nod.

“Okay, then put us back into reality so we can finish him,” I order, but he shakes his head.

“You will have a choice to make, Savannah,” he tells me, and I nod. Folding my arms over my chest.

“What is the choice?” I ask, and he huffs, causing black smoke to bellow from his nose.

“The dead cannot stay in the real world. There’s a time limit. We kill Jeremy and come back to hell. Only the living can make the choice of coming and going,” he says, and I roll my eyes.

“That’s an easy choice. Send us back! Let's finish this!” I order, and he nods, covering us in black smoke until the sun peeks through and darkness fades away, putting us right where we were in my front yard. I grab Tripp’s hand, and he smiles at me.

“Hey, Mom, can me and Quinn kill him?” Charlee asks, and I look up at Tripp. He nods, then looks at his daughter with admiration.

“Yes, go for it. We will dismember him and have a BBQ to celebrate.” I tell her, and she cheers, grabbing Quinn’s hand while Sadie and Olive stay close to them. Looking at Jeremy,who has a wicked grin across his face, I laugh as I snap my finger.

“Hey, Jer, how does it feel to have no backbone?” I ask as he screams, and I watch a piece of his vertebrae protruding out of place down his spine. The girls giggle as Kai hands Quinn his left horn and Charlee his right. Tripp squeezes my hand, stepping behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist, running his nose down the column of my neck.

“I’ve missed you, baby. Are you going to come home with me?” he asks, licking the shell of my ear as the sounds of skin shredding, bones breaking, and the monster from my nightmares screams bloody murder.

“For Eternity, baby. I go where you go! I don’t have anything left here, so there’s no reason to stay.” I confess, and he kisses down my neck.

“I love you, Savannah,” he whispers, and I turn my head to look up at him.

“I love you more Tripp.” I breathe as he leans down, capturing my lips with his.

“Hey, Mom. You’re up.” Charlee says, tossing the horn at me. Tripp lets me go as I walk up to them and straddle Jeremy’s convulsing body, which is now unrecognizable. His eyes widen as I take the horn, bring it over my head and slam it into his eye socket, then pull it out as pinkish goo coats the sharp end of the horn. He screams, and I smirk, blasting the horn right through his skull as brain matter flies onto the driveway and into my hair. I look around and smile as everyone surrounds me. Kai steps forward, bending towards Quinn, who places his horn back in its place. I hand her his other horn, and she repeats the motion.

“You are all free, we can go together to hell or you can stay here. The choice is yours.” I tell everyone as Tripp helps me up from the ground.

One by one, they all look around at each other, clasping their hands together, looking up at Kai, waiting to go to our new home. I guess the decision was easy.

“Let’s grill, baby.” Tripp smiles, cupping my face and pressing his lips against mine. I deepen the kiss, wrapping my arms around his shoulders, never wanting to let this man go.

“For eternity?” He asks and I smile.

“For eternity.”

The end