Tex heard about K-Mar recovering. He healed in time for the testing last week. "D*** it RJ! I told you to kill him! What the h*** happened?!?" "I don't know but, Tex, don't you think it's stupid to try to kill someone over a lil ounce of weed? I mean you've had your stupid moments but---" Tex backhanded him quicker than daylight and RJ fell back and held his face. "You shut up! It's more than that. He cheated me and then turned me in. I spent five d*** years in that h***hole for that son of a b**** turning me in. I want him dead and you better make sure it happens before he graduates. That gives you an entire week. A whole seven days. If he's not dead then I'll see to it that both of you are in, eh,
sueño eterno. Are we clear?" RJ bowed his head. He was no match for Tex. "Clear." But when he left Tex he knew that he had to end it all. He had to end it by himself.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~K-Mar couldn't wait until summer! He'd be getting ready to go to college and he would be able to spend time with Qiana more often. The end of the year would be perfect. He thought as he walked on the sidewalk past the school. Or at least that's what he thought until--- "H-hey K. I'm sorry. So sorry." RJ dropped to his knees and cried. "I'm sorry! Tex made me do it or he'd kill us both! I'm sorry!" K-Mar looked around. No one was even around. He knelt in front of RJ and just hugged him. RJ tried to pull away. "No! Stop! I hurt you!" K-Mar just held him tighter. "It's ok RJ. Let it go. I understand. It's ok." "No it's not! Tex is gonna find us! He'll kill me for telling you! Let me go!" Finally RJ slipped from K-Mar's restraint. "I only came to repay you." RJ slipped the little knife from his pocket. K-Mar charged him just in time to grab the knife and pin RJ down. RJ struggled. "NO! I have to end it! I'm through! I'm through!" "Stop it! It's over. I promise it's ok. We're just gonna go get help and turn Tex in---" "NO!!!" RJ sobbed. "That's why he wanted me to kill you! You turned him in six years ago! I'm sorry K! I'm so sorry!" K-Mar never felt so vulnerable. If he turned Tex in, he'd get out and come looking for both of them. But if he let this play out, he'd immediately try to kill them. This was yet another game of catch 22: either they lose or they lose