Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Donut Sprinkles ❯ Fast As I Can ( Chapter 7 )

"I wouldn't run away!" she denied.

He had thought of her too many times to count. It hurt not to have her around. But this was better. He was a nobody, and so no one got hurt. He was just dumb ol' Ericks, to whom no one gave a second thought. If he went back, bad things would happen. People would hunt him. People would get hurt. Meryl would get hurt.

Let her think he was dead. He'd forget her in time. A few more years, maybe.

"I wouldn't run away."

I know you wouldn't. So I'm the one running.