Chapter 2
733 Words
"Honey, let's go!" Mom said as she tried harder to drag me away.
"Mom, I can't leave Dad. Mom!" I cried, pulling my hand away from her.
I won't leave dad there! I fought with her as she tried to tighten her grip on my wrist. She stopped and faced me. She's crying.
"Astrid, we have to survive!"
She held my face and looked straight into my eyes. I can see her fear and determination to get out of this place. She hardly brushed her palms against my face. I managed to calm down a little bit. I looked back again and saw that the man already disappeared. My father just lay there on the floor bathing in his own blood. I shut my eyes closed and cried as I started running downstairs with my mom. We're almost on the front door when I heard another gunshot. I saw my Mom fell this time.
"Mom!" I screamed in horror.
I saw blood dripping from my Mother's leg. I immediately clung to her arm on my shoulder and carry her outside. I succeed in opening the door but the moment when I was about to step outside, I felt a pain in my leg that made me fell down.
"Honey!" My mom called worried.
I looked at her trying to calm her with an assuring look. I tried to stand up and carry her again, I forced myself to walk.
"Astrid, go run. leave me here and escape honey," she said and stopped. I looked at her.
"No! we'll escape together mom!" I said and continued to walk.
"Honey, without me you can move faster, just leave me here. We will make it out alive honey just trust me. go!" She commanded as she removed her arm on my shoulder.
"Mom..." I hesitate as I looked at her.
"Go." She said and smiled.
A drop of tear escaped my eyes as I started to walk away. She smiled at me and go the other way. I forced myself to run across the garage, I am still learning how to drive 'cause I am only fifteen. Dad does not allow me to drive alone unless I am with him. But I am sure I can drive now, besides this is the only chance. I will leave this house and call for help. I just need Mom to keep hiding until I came back. I made it to the garage. I immediately searched for the key and hurried inside the car. I was about to insert the key on the ignition when I felt something cold is pressing against my temple. I gasp as I realized what is it. He must've predicted that I would go here to escape.
"Where do you think you're going, sweetie?" He asked. I saw him smirked in the mirror.
Fear is all over me. I suddenly lose hope that I can make it out here. I just hope mom made her way out, I just hope that she'll survive.
"Please..." I asked as I started crying again.
I heard him laugh as he opened the door beside him. He aimed the gun at me as he slowly climbed off the car.
"Get out," he commanded. I followed him and just cried silently. " It was all you father's fault. Point the blame on him. His ambitions were too high that it made his family face this kind of death." He said as he stared at me.
I saw him roaming his eyes all over my body. My body just started to develop as a teenager. I covered myself by wrapping my own arms around my body.
"You look exactly like your Mother. hmm. how beautiful..." He said as his eyes landed on my tights.
I feel so sacred and disrespected. He's a monster. I started to take little steps backward when he slowly took little steps towards me.
"Please, let us go. Please, my Dad is dead! It's over! leave us alone!" I screamed as I shut my eyes close.
I immediately opened my eyes when I heard him fell on the floor. I saw mom Standing behind him holding a metal pipe.
"Mom!" I called.
I was about to walk forward when he suddenly stood up and shot my mother in front of me. I stared at her bleeding Chest.
"Mom!!" I screamed as I tried to walk forward.
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