I had just finished getting Amelia the ready for the day, when Anthony walks through the door, I send him a quick smile turning back around to look at Amelia. I feel his hand going around my waist causing me to freeze, he leans down smiling at Amelia just as I put her last sock on. Once she was finished I go to move but he takes my hand pulling me back towards him, he pulls me straight in front for him where he tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear.
“How did I ever get so lucky to find you and Amelia?” He asks with a smile, wait so he isn’t fully mad, he remembers he also found Amelia and we didn’t have her.
I was about to answer him but continuous rings of the doorbell causes us both to look towards the bedroom door, Anthony seems confused, obviously not expecting anyone.
He tells me to wait here while he goes to the bedside table pulling his gun out, he sticks it in his back pocket before walking out the bedroom door. I pick Amelia up slowly walking to the door, where I could hear Anthony talking in the intercom to whoever was there, I decide to leave the room slowly walking down the stairs where he was still talking to who sounds like a guy. Thinking it was one of his friends I walk Amelia into her playroom, putting her on one of the soft mats, she laughs crawling to go pick up her favourite toy as men’s voices echo through the house.
“I know, Nicole has a head like a sieve” I hear Adam laugh, which immediately makes my eyes go wide, I forgot I told him to look my case up, what if that’s what he’s here for?
I make sure Amelia was completely safe before exiting the play room and heading towards the main part of the house, I didn’t know where they were but it sounded like the kitchen. I slowly make my way in, where Anthony was looking through the cupboards while Adam spoke leaning against the counter, he smiles over at me but looks towards Anthony.
“You know she did spent most of the time in the living room, she might have dropped it there” he says over to Anthony, he looks over at me than nods, he walks passed me placing a kiss on my cheek as he went.
Adam walks over looking down the hall where Anthony went, once he was out of sight he pulls me so he’s back was facing the hall.
“I looked into the case last night and I know exactly who you are, I’m gonna get you and Amelia out of here” he quickly says, looking behind him to check if Anthony was coming, I wanted to believe him but a few other people have said that to me and are now dead “I promise, I’m gonna get you out of here now I know who you are, I’ve already called Jacob the lead officer in your case so he knows what’s going down” he continues, but loses my focus Anthony slowly walking down the hall catches my attention, he was looking over at Adam hearing everything he was saying.
Adam continued telling me what he’s done and what’s gonna happen until he looks up at me, he sends me a weird look, asking me if I was okay.
“Oh she’s fine, I don’t know about you though” Anthony’s voice comes from behind him, Adam whips his head around staring at a rather calm/angry Anthony, if that’s even possible to have both of those emotions at the same time.
“I was just telling Freya about the case I was just working on” he rambles, trying to make up an excuse slowly moving backwards, taking me with him.
“That’s not what it sounded like from where I was standing, it sounds like you think you know something you shouldn’t” Anthony says in a dark tone, taking slow steps towards us, Adam pulls me behind him telling Anthony not to hurt me “why would I ever hurt my wife?” Anthony asks, putting his hand behind his back, I knew exactly what he was trying to grab.
“How do I know that with what happened to a previous spouse” Adam smiles, I didn’t have a clue what he was to getting at, but by the look on Anthony’s face, he knew exactly what he was saying.
He look beyond angry, I’ve never actually seen him look like this before, even with the whole mother situation. He pulls the gun out pointing it directly at Adam getting ready to shoot, out the corner of my eye I see a little person crawling towards us.
“Amelia” I say in a soft voice, not wanting to scare her, Anthony immediately pulls the gun back looking towards where she was.
Adam saw this as a chance to get the upper hand punching Anthony around the face, Anthony drops the gun holding his face. Adam lunges at him knocking him to the floor, I run over scooping Amelia up in my arms moving further into the kitchen away from any fists or bullets, that might make their way around the room. They struggle on the floor for awhile I didn’t even know if anyone was winning, eventually Anthony boots Adam in the stomach sending him flying to the floor, he grabs the gun getting up pointing it down at Adam who was laying on the floor. Adam turns to me and Amelia shaking in the corner than back at Anthony.
“I thought you would never hurt your wife, but here I see you about to kill in front of her and your apparent daughter, that doesn’t scream father slash husband of the year” he says in a rather calm voice, which didn’t make any sense, Anthony turns to look at Amelia and me still shaking in the corner.
“Doll, why don’t you take Amelia to go play in her playroom while I escort Adam out, I’ll be in there soon” he smiles, acting like none of this was happening, I take a quick look to Adam who nods sending a tiny smile, while I had to hold back tears that threatened to come out.
I nod slowly walking towards the exit and pass the two men, just before I leave I turn to look at at them, I sigh walking it the room with Amelia. I wanted to help so badly but I knew there was nothing I could do, I felt so helpless as I walk into the playroom closing the door behind me.
A few minutes go by I try to put a smile on for Amelia as she crawls around the room playing with different toys, I hadn’t heard anything which I didn’t know whether to take it as a good or bad thing. Amelia stands up on the toy box looking around rather happy with herself, when I hear shouting coming from outside, she laughs throwing a toy down at the shouting go further away. Suddenly three loud noises fill the air, bang…… bang….. bang. I look down letting the tears win just bursting out crying, everyone’s that’s tried to help me has ended up dead. Maybe I’ll be better for everyone if I just play along and not try to escape anymore, than no not else can get hurt.