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Engineer Catch-Up Part 3

Scarlet grew tense. I thought about it, Scarlet has always been very close to me. We have been friends since we were little, I never thought it was strange that she was so attached to me. If she really likes me in a romantic way, her actions make even more sense.

"I'm guessing your silence means yes." Charlie laughed. "I figured you were into pussy. I guess she doesn't know, she would find you sickening to be around if she did. If I'm not mistaken, isn't Courtney's daddy from the South? Do you know the things they do to people like you, I can only imagine what Courtney's daddy would do to you if he found out about your true feelings for his daughter."

"Don't talk like you know him! He would never hurt me."

"I highly doubt that."

Scarlet grew angry, she reaches into her bag but was stopped when Charlie pulled out a gun and pointed it at her.

"Don't even think about it."

"Do you even know how to use that?" Scarlet questioned him.

Charlie pointed the gun in the air and fired a shot. Charlie pointed the gun back at Scarlet.

"Now, put the bag down," Charlie said not moving his aim on her.

Scarlet did as she was told and put it down. I could feel my heart beating like crazy at this point. I had to do something he was going to shoot Scarlet and I couldn't let that happen. I was about to sneak up behind him but I step on a tree branch. The sudden noise made Charlie turn his head in my direction. Scarlet took the opportunity to tackle Charlie. Charlie fought back, quickly getting the upper hand. Charlie's focus was completely on Scarlet, I took this opportunity to run to Scarlet's bag. I opened it, it was full of weapons. I grabbed a small knife, and without even thinking I ran to Charlie and stabbed him right in the neck. I pulled the knife out and his hold on Scarlet was gone. Charlie held his neck as he choked on his own blood, he fell to the ground and it didn't take long for him to stop moving. Scarlet looked up at me completely shocked. I just looked at her, my hand was shaking and I drop the knife. I could feel the tears running down my cheek. Scarlet got up and pulled me into a hug as I cried.

"Shhh, it's okay," Scarlet whispered.

We sat there for a while before Scarlet let go. She dug a hole and kick Charlie in it. She poured gasoline in the hole before tossing a match in there. Scarlet stared at the fire.

"How did you find me here?" She asked not looking away from the fire.

"I followed you here, I saw you climb out your window," I explained. "I was going to see you talk about your late-night... activities."

Scarlet sighed.

"Are you mad at me?" Scarlet asked her voice full of fear.

"No, not really," I said. "Look, even if it's dangerous for you to kill people who hurt me... I would be lying if... I said I wasn't flattered by your actions."

Scarlet looked at me.

"What Charlie said... about me like you more than a friend... it's true..." Tears started to run down Scarlet's cheeks. "I-I would understand if you never want to see me again."

I frowned getting up from the ground. I couldn't imagine cutting Scarlet out of her life. I moved closer to Scarlet and grabbed her hand and hold it tight.

"I would never want that," I whispered.

Scarlet smiled. She covered the hole before walking me home. Once we got there, we said our goodbyes before I climbed back into my room. I looked outside my window, giving Scarlet a smile. She smiled back before walking away. I quickly changed out of my clothes, throwing the bloody clothes in my trash before getting into my pajamas. I laid in bed thinking about Charlie, I felt guilty about what I did but then I thought of Scarlet. He would have killed her...