Destruction Makes The World Burn Brighter

She hauls herself up amid swampy waters and brambles.
The world's gone strangely quiet. Only hears herself breathing.

On the ground before her the shape of her attacker.
As she's raising her head, she sees someone holding the knife.
It's Johannes. Of course it's Johannes.
Only other person in her whole world.

She hugs him then, whispering in his ear.
Don't ever leave me again.

Johannes clutches her tight. We have to go.

In his hand is the keyring, a key to the Escalade.
As they turn, they're stopped in their tracks.
The waitress from the diner. Wait, she whispers.