Madness

Prologue

       "You're ok, it's going to be ok. You don't have to do this" A young boy thinks to himself. He crouched on the windowsill of a living room window.  "Just turn around. No one has to get hurt. I'm sure he didn't mean it, he was just kidding" He breathes heavily, weighing the pros and cons of what he was about to do.
          It was dark out, and the whole town was asleep except for him. He clenched his fists as he stared into dark room. Against the far wall was a sofa, which sat across from a large flat screen tv, other than that and a couple of recliners the room was virtually empty. With a deep breath, he slowly made his way to the sofa, the hard wood floor creaking under his feet with each step.
     "This is ridiculous, what the hell do you think you're do-"
"Shut up!" He shouted at himself.
There was a noise upstairs.
The boy stopped in his tracks, not daring to breath.
"Who's there?" A woman's voice asked. There was another moment of silence.
        The woman cautiously made her way down the stairs, a flashlight in her hand. She inspected the room but found nothing, she shrugged it off and started to head back to bed. That was until, she noticed the window, standing wide open.
            She could have sword that the window had been closed when she had gone to bed. She walked over and slowly, she peeked out into her yard. Nothing seemed to be out of place. She breathed a sigh of relief and closed the window. She turned to return to her room, and saw a teenage boy standing there, a gun in his hand. She let out a scream of terror as she fell backward on the windowsill.
           The boy was unfazed by this. He just stood there, staring at her. The woman was tense, as she stared into the boys cold, dark, eyes. His hair was long and matted, and his face was covered in dirt. He wore a black hoodie and blue jeans, both of which were in terrible condition. They were faded and had rios in them. The atmosphere was tense as the two stared at each other.
            Neither one daring to move. Finally the woman built up the courage to talk. "W-who are y-you, and w-why are you in m-my h-house?" It came out as a faint whisper, each word she had to say with great effort. The boy didn't answer, just stood there. "I'm going to call the police" the woman said more confidently. The boy didn't answer, but instead turner away from her and began fiddling with the gun in his hand. The woman slowly reached for the phone in her pocket, when suddenly,
    "Did you mean what you said about me?" The boy's voice was cold.
Confused, the woman stopped reaching for her phone
"What you said on the news about me, did you mean it?"
The woman took a deep breath.
"I did, and I stand by it" she shifted uncomfortably, waiting for the boy's reply.
      "I knew it" he said under his breath. Still not looking at her.
The woman took a step toward him.
"We could kill her" he said seemingly to himself. The woman immediately jump three paces back, reaching once again for her phone.
      "No, I can't do that" he said, looking at her only for a brief moment, as though he were actually considering it.
"You idiot, then what did you bring the gun for?"
"I'm not gonna-"
"What are you afraid of"
"I can make my own choices damn it!
       The woman watched as the boy argued with himself.
"Look, I know you don't trust me anymore, but-"
"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!!!" He shouted now turning to face her. The woman was now scared, and quickly whipped out her phone. "I can help you" she said, clutching the Mobil Device tightly in her hand. "Oh yeah? How?" He demanded.
"By sending me back to that place!? IS THAT YOUR IDEA OF HELP?!" He was now shouting at the top of his lungs.
       "I don't need! Or anyone!" I a fit of rage ripped the flatscreen off the wall, and smashed it on the floor causing the woman to scream.
     "Maybe I should kill you" he said quietly, almost to himself.
"It's what you deserve after what you did to me"
"Now, be reasonable" she said raising her hands in defense.
"JUST SHUT UP!!!"
"You need help, just listen to me"
"I SAID SHUT UP!!!"
"I'm sorry for what I-"
BANG!!!
He shot her right in between the eyes.
Her body went limp as she fell to the floor with a thud. 
       Breathing heavily, he stepped over her dead body and climbed back out the window. Laughing loudly about what he had just done.