Love the Cook

Chapter Eight

I run over to Loyal and notice blood pooling around him, a gunshot wound, I think, who shot him and why? I unbutton my brother's shirt to see a bulletproof vest. Loyal seems to be okay, but being out of breath and having bruises on his body. I glance over to my husband and see he has a phone in his hand, "what? I didn't shoot him!"

"There are only us here, no one else, so who would shoot him," I type quickly. I shake my head and look at my brother to see more blood. Seeing the blood, I notice he has been shot in the leg as well.

"An ambulance should be here soon," Luke says softly and I hold my breath, Loyal won't die as my parents and aunt and uncle did.

"Why was Loyal wearing a bulletproof vest while visiting you and I, Love," Luke asks like I know the answer. I just shrug, "maybe because he knew someone wants him dead."

I glance around, squinting until I notice a man with spiky hair and glaring eyes and as he walks towards the light, I see his hair that's light brown and curly. His eyes are blue, a stale blue, his eyebrows are thin. He stands 5'11" and his skin is pale and he is muscular, Luke yanks out a gun as the man walks closer.

"Was bringt dich hierher, Krähe Vernichtung? Um den Bruder meiner Frau zu töten," Luke asks, spitting.

"Nun, Luke Windfall, du solltest es wissen. Sie kennen Seine Befehle und wissen, was mit denen passiert, die nicht gehorchen," the man says, growling.

Luke doesn't say anything so the man answers for him, "Der Tod und weder Sie noch Ihre Frau wollen das wahrscheinlich. Habe ich recht?"

The man grins, "dann töte jetzt Loyal Goldenheart oder ich töte dich und deine Familie, nur um deine Frau leiden zu lassen."

Luke swallows, "Er wird morgen früh tot sein, Sir."

I stare at my husband confused as the German man walks away, "what was that, darling?"

"It was nothing, just a little chat," Luke says smiling like nothing happened and Loyal is there, dying at his feet.

I clenched my hand into a fist, "why is my brother dying at your feet," I type quickly.

"He'll be fine, we don't need to take him to the hospital," my husband says bored.

Then I know that Luke lied to me about the ambulance, there would be no help, only me trying saving him.

"Why were you speaking German," I type, prodding my husband's chest.

Luke rubs where I prodded him, "he doesn't speak English, Love."

I stomped my foot, "you lied about the ambulance!"

Luke sighs and asks for me to help take Loyal to the kitchen table so that we can try mending his leg. I bend down to grab Loyal's arms while Luke takes his legs and together, we take him to the kitchen table. Sweat poured down my brother's face as I begin to try and get the bullet out of Loyal's leg.

I work endlessly on fixing his leg, not really taking breaks, I didn't eat or use the bathroom for six hours.

Just an hour later, Loyal begin talking in quick and jumbled words and dies in mid-sentence. I stand there then I collapsed to the ground in tears, Luke walks over and hugs me.

"Loyal's dead, Luke! Why didn't you take him to the hospital," I type.

Luke says nothing for a good six seconds, "because he was dying anyway, Krähe would have killed him." I say nothing, neither did Luke, we just stare at Loyal's body and I walk over to my brother then close his eyes. I then leave to get Rose from her grandparents while Luke buries Loyal behind the house.

When I return, Luke is gone and so are the blood stains. On the table there is a note,

Hey Love, I'll be gone for a couple of days. XO

I know what he is doing and where he is. He is working with Krähe Vernichtung, and I can guess why he didn't take Loyal to the hospital. It's because Luke or Krähe wanted him dead even though Loyal has done nothing but give me answers about my parents death. Maybe Auntie was working with Krähe, killing Mom and Dad then Uncle tried to kill me. Since Luke is married to me, he has the job of making sure I'm dead. Why am I being killed or are they making me suffer? All I know is Rose is next even though she is only two years old or maybe Luke. I fall onto the bed in tears and later, cried myself to sleep, and think about Luke, Rose, Loyal, Mom, Dad, Auntie and Uncle.

I woke up to a thump, and I bolt to see Luke's face pressed against the window. I run outside to see him then I hug and type out my thoughts to him, he just sits there, silent.