130. Friends

His blood splattered on both of us, yet he didn't close his eyes or avert his gaze even for a moment. 

We both waited and hoped for me to be right; the tension was fucking palpable. 

Finally, after so much blood left him, I saw firsthand as his wound closed, and everything was over. 

There was no shadow exiting him, which in this case was a good sign. 

"It's over?" I asked into the silence as Henry let the knife fall and reached for his neck with his trembling hands.

He let go of a violent breath and slumped backward, from a kneeling position to a sitting position, still holding his neck. 

"Ha... haaa... ahhaha." After inhaling deeply, he broke into a chuckle, lying back until he was resting on the floor.

I moved to him and kneeled at his side, the positions reversed from before. Lifting his hand, I also touched the skin of his neck myself.