Intimidation

Chapter 4

I kneeled down to my dad and couldn't stop crying.

"Dad! Dad wake up!" I yelled.

I heard the shots in the distance but I wasn't focused on them.

I heard him mumble something and I felt relieved that he was somewhat okay.

Now I just felt angry.

I turned around and aimed my weapon at anyone who isn't my siblings and fired.

I stood up as I continued to empty the clip and I grabbed a new magazine from my dads bag and reloaded.

I couldn't feel anything but rage and sadness.

I didn't care who these people were.

They came after my family and I do not deal with that.

Once the second load was empty I threw it on the ground and looked around.

My siblings were laying on the ground,thankfully okay just tired I guess.

I walked back over to dad and he turned over slowly to look in the direction of the staircase door.

He got up slowly and my siblings followed,as one of them opened the door for us and we went through with the plan dad had told us before.

Once we got to the last black door,my youngest brother opened it and we all rushed through,making sure to be aware of our surroundings as we made our way to the back alleyway an to dads old van.

We all climbed in and dad sped off.

During all of this I am so glad mom decided to go back to china for a bit to see her family.

Her going through this would be bad for everyone,especially since her panic attacks are worse than mine are.

Dad drove the back way through the street where I live and I had a weird feeling in my stomach and chest.

As we drove past my apartment complex I felt like crying.

Everything was black,I could see through some of the appartements and then I noticed ours.

People were everywhere outside and I felt so bad.

I don't know why that guy ruined all of these peoples lives for nothing.

But he's going to pay for it.

Dad drove us past the complex and down our old street 2 blocks down and parked in front of our old neighbors house.

"We will all be staying here for a while. Nobody knows this is where we live and this is one of the safest places we can be right now. This house is still under our neighbors name so it should throw them off" dad said.

He grabbed his bag and we gathered our things as we all watched around us to be sure no one was there.

Dad got our first and went to open the door and he left it open as we all got out and hurried inside.

My oldest brother closed and locked the door completely with all of the locks and we stood there in the corridor waiting for dad to come back from checking the house.

He came back from the kitchen and went upstairs then a few seconds after we heard a loud thud and all went running upstairs with our weapons just in case.

We got to the first door,didn't see him,we got to the second door and saw him standing in the room close to the doorway crying and staring at the closet.

We looked and I nearly threw up.

A body was there,rotting and smelling really really bad.

I tried to see if I could tell who it was the it hit me.

"Dad.."

"I know." He said. His voice was cracked and I could tell he was about to cry.

The man laying in the closet was uncle Jeff. Dads brother.

The last time I saw him was last year for Christmas when he came to visit and he left without saying a word,it worried Lyla and I but a few days later she got a text from him telling her he had to leave for business and that he would be back soon.

Das wiped his face and walked out of the room.

We followed behind him to the living room as he closed the curtains and put his bag on the table.

As he took out all of the items in the bag he began to shed a few tears and we all gathered around him for a family hug.

I didn't notice at first but as I looked around,we all had started to cry.

Uncle Jeff was really close to us and this hurt terribly.

I can only imagine how dad is feeling right now,but I know for sure I will make whoever did this to uncle suffer.

After we separated from the hug,we all wiped our faces and stood around the table.

"We have to plan. Your brothers and I have to get back to work and where we were. For your safety we can't tell you where that is but just know we will be better there than here. But I do have a idea" dad said to Lyla and I.

He took out a phone and showed us some pictures of women in combat.

Fighting and training,some really hurt and some looking tougher than some of my brothers.

"Would you like to join us?" Dad asked.

I looked at Lyla and she didn't look happy about it.

"I don't think that would be the best idea. Who's going to stay here and wait for mom? We have to be sure she knows where we are so nothing happens to her while she's trying to look for us" she said.

Dad smiled.

"Oh yes,I know. Your mother will know where we are. Trust me. And she will be joining us when she gets back from spending time with her family" he said.

I really liked the idea of going with them. Especially now that I know mom will be there too,this seemed like the perfect plan and I was all for it.

Lyla stayed silent for a few seconds to think then she smiled.

"Okay. I'll go if Camilla goes" she said looking at me.

"Absolutely!" I said smiling big.

"Wonderful. So,in that case,we don't need to stay here. I will book our tickets right now and we will leave first thing in the morning" he said.

We all went our separate ways in the house but still making sure to stay somewhat close to eachother just in case anything happened.

It started to get dark so we had to use our phone flashlights to get around the house.

All of the windows have wood on them and also covered with a thick black fabric to be sure nobody can see inside.

Dad went upstairs with my brothers and dealt with uncle Jeff's remains then the came back to the living room after some time.

"Let's get to bed so we aren't tired for tomorrow" dad said.

We all followed behind him and upstairs. There were 3 bed rooms and multiple cotton beds in each room.

There were 4 bed rooms,but the way our family is,girls get one room and boys get the other. So we did that and dad has his own room.

We all took turns in the bathroom to clean off and get ready for bed. But of course we couldn't sleep in our normal pajamas due to this situation.

So I picked out some clothes that I want to wear tomorrow and I made my way to the room Lyla and I are going to be sleeping in and put my bag next to my bed as I layed down.

This is very different and kind of hard but I know if my brothers can do it so can I.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep soon after.

The next morning...

I woke up to someone moving around a lot in the room and I opened my eyes.

I saw Lyla searching all over the room frantically looking for something and I grabbed her hand slightly to calm her down.

"What's wrong? What are you looking for" I asked.

She looked sad and sat down on the floor next to my bed.

I say up and started to caress her head as she started to cry.

"My necklace. The necklace my boyfriend bought for me. I can't find it" she said.

I remembered I saw it on the ground last night when I woke up to get some water and I picked it up from behind me and gave it to her.

"I found it last night. You were sleeping so I didn't want to wake you up. I'm sorry" I said.

She sighed and hugged me.

"Thank you thank you thank you. It's okay I'm just glad you found it" she said.

She went to go out it on as i went in the bathroom to go get myself ready.

When I was finished I went back to the room and started packing my things so I could be ready by the time dad said to make our way to the car.

Lyla came back and picked her things up and looked towards me and signaled for me to follow her.

I did,and we made our way downstairs where the others were waiting for us.

Dad opened the front door and walked outside to the car and started it.

We followed my oldest brother closed and locked the door.

It was still really dark out but still just enough light for us to see where we were going.

Once we all got in the vehicle dad drove off and we made our way to the airport.

When we got there we all rushed inside.

Lyla and I were right behind dad and our brothers were behind us.

I felt someone tug on my bag and I turned around angrily to see the one person I really did not want to see again.

"Kason? What are you doing?" I said.

"I'm here to stop you. You're not going anywhere without giving me what I want. You do what I say" he said.

"Excuse me?"

A familiar voice said from behind me and I spun around.

"Mom?!"