NICKMother jumped in fright when I yelled. “Nick, open this door!” Ethan sounded on the other side banging the door, but I kept my eyes on my dear mother. The one who thinks she has the right to play God and choose who lives or dies. “What did you expect me to do Nick? If I didn’t choose, he was going to kill you both!”I chuckled shaking my head, she should have let him kill us both then or choose father and let him kill me. I was the one who wronged his daughter not father. “You shouldn’t have chosen him, mother. I was the one who hurt Olivia, father did nothing wrong and yet you sacrificed him. why?” now my tears spilled from the corners of my eyes.I was hurt, mother played God and got an innocent man killed. Not just any man but her husband, my father. “Nick, you are my son, and you have a lot to live for. I couldn’t let him kill you. your father has lived a long, fulfilled and beautiful life. If he was the one who had to choose, he would have made the same choice.”She said cry
OLIVIAI heard Nick yell, and I turned to see Sandra with the knife held high charging at me. Nick was by the door, I think frozen, and I did the only thing I could do. I covered my son with my body and soon I felt stabbing pain on my shoulder then warm liquid spilled out. “Sandra! what the fuck are you doing?” Nick said but I didn’t turn.The knife stuck on my shoulder, and I could feel the blood wetting my blouse back and front. I could hear Lupita screaming on the side. “I am getting rid of that brat, Olivia has shown us that she is not going to leave us alone but, if I kill the brat. She will get the message.” Sandra sounded crazy, out of her mind.“Owen! Owen, get in here.” Nick yelled, I slowly got up, pain spread through my body as I moved. When I turned, Nick held Sandra, and she was struggling to get out of his hold. Owen budged in and his eyes widened when he saw the scene. “Take her to the car.” He ordered.Owen took Sandra out and Nick came my way, but I shook my head stop
OLIVIAThe guys had no choice but to listen to me. well, I didn’t give them much of a choice. They could both see that Nick was blinded or bias when it came to Sandra. The man was protective of her to a point that he risked his son’s life for her. Even after what she did, right in front of him but Nick found a way to keep her from being punished.Nick soon came back with a doctor, before the doctor could go into Samuel’s room to get the sample. He looked at me. “Are you sure about this? I know it’s not necessary because I can see that Samuel is mine. Why are you trying to prove that he is not? You don’t have to prove anything to me and Sandra will not hurt either of you again. She is locked up.”I said nothing but stared at him, trying to be brave for my son. When I didn’t answer, he sighed and gestured for the doctor to go inside. He walked in with the doctor and watched as he took samples. I looked back as the two and they nodded. “It shall be done.” Said Ethan with anger. “I will s
ELODIELoud defining sound boomed outside, the house shook and the cup I held in my hands fell shuttering into pieces. My first thought was earthquake, I hid under the kitchen counter trying to keep myself safe. Another boom was heard on the outside and the house shook even more. Fear gripped me, my chest tightened.Tension gathered on my shoulders and my stomach churned. “Oh, Ellie! Come out, come out wherever you are!” I froze, dear Lord, it wasn’t an earthquake but something worse. The devil himself has come for me. Did he hear about me blaming his daughter for what he did and came for revenge?Another booming sound was heard, screams and burning flesh lingered in the air. My front windows were broken. I got out from under the table and rose. Burning flesh and smoke hit my nostrils. “Come on Ellie, you don’t want more innocent people to die, do you?” what the fuck was Luke doing?I could hear sirens from a distance, they should have given me a sense of relief but they brought dread
OLIVIA“At least let me come and help with the pealing!” I yelled from the lounge unable to sit still. Marcus peeked from the kitchen. “You stay right there; I said I am cooking you dinner and that is what I am going to do. I don’t want you in this kitchen until am done.” He was making us dinner.He came here with ingredients and told us that he was cooking dinner for us. Grandma Susan, Lupita and I were ordered to sit and watch tv. He brought us snacks then took Samuel with him to the kitchen. He was wearing an apron and everything.“Give him a chance, he might surprise us.” Grandma Susan said with a small chuckle. “Lupita. Could you please order a pizza for us, just in case this dinner doesn’t go as planned.” Lupita laughed but pulled her phone out to place the order. We had to be prepared; we didn’t know how skilled the man was in the kitchen.Samuel kept coming out looking dirtier than the last time he came out and that got me even more worried. “Do we tell him if the food is terr
OLIVIAI watched as Marcus escorted her out of the house then sat down and continued eating. Lupita raised an eyebrow, but I paid her no mind. Marcus came back and looked at me funny as well. “What?” he shrugged. “I am just wondering if you are okay.” I shoved more food into my mouth and ate.“You should eat Lupita, bring my son back to eat as well.” Marcus furrowed his eyebrows. “You said you will take care of everything. I am deciding to trust you on that and live my life. I am tired of letting these people dictate my life, am tired of their threats and am tired of giving them my time and peace of mind.”A smile appeared on Marcus’s lips. He stood up and pulled me up from my chair. While I was still wondering what was going on, he smashed his lips on mine. My eyes widened in shock, but he didn’t stop kissing me. I then closed my eyes and let myself feel and enjoy the kiss. “Eewww!” we pulled apart laughing.Samual was standing there with his eyes covered, Lupita had a mischievous lo
OLIVIAI watched in horror as Marcus fell backwards, Ethan hiding behind the door and crawling away with Samuel. Grandma Susan falling next to Marcus and defining screams of Lupita. The door closed, I was not sure If I was the one who closed it, or Lupita did.Everything was happening so fast that I couldn’t register who was doing what. Ethan came back still with my son in his arms. “Let’s go around the back, come on!” he yelled but I couldn’t leave Marcus and Grandma Susan. I didn’t want them to burn to death. I couldn’t even tell if grandma was still alive, but Marcus was.But he was losing a lot of blood. He has too many holes on him that I didn’t know which one to put pressure on. It didn’t help that the fire was getting closer, smoke filled the house and the heat from the fire was unbearable. “Come on, Olivia, go get into the car and I will help Marcus.” Ethan shouted.I looked around, Lupita and grandma were no longer in the house. I didn’t know when they left, my focus was on M
OLIVIAWe sat there in silence waiting for his men to send the footage for us to see. I didn’t have to see it to know It was Sandra and Ethen kept telling me I should talk to that man. How was I going to do that when I didn’t even know how to contact him?“May I use your phone; I need to give Lupita feedback about her grandmother.” Ethan took out his phone and handed it to me. I took it and called the hotel, and they connected me to her room. I told her what the doctor told me, and I could hear the relief in her voice when she heard the news.I gave Ethan his phone back but not before looking at the time. It had been three hours since Marcus was sent for surgery, and we have not heard anything. It worried me to death. I needed to know how he was doing. “Nick, where are you going?” I lifted my head to see Nick about to pass the waiting room.He didn’t look good at all. He looked pale as if he was in a lot of pain. He was holding the side of his stomach and limping. “I have to go out th