PSYCHOPATH
” No. Don’t,” I shouted at Ryder to stop him from pulling the trigger. But Unfortunately, the person in the driver seat turned with a gun in his right hand. He easily managed to pull the trigger while driving the taxi. Nobody expected this to happen.
” Ryder,” I shouted in fear, afraid that the bullet may hit him. But Ryder dodged got down in a flash of a minute. The glass behind us in the taxi shattered with a loud noise. I’m too shocked to safeguard my life. I don’t even need to call him a driver. He’s a murderer and one of Patrick’s worker.
” Get down, Emily,” I heard Ryder’s voice as Jason pulled me down below the seat. I got hold of Jason when I heard another glass shattering noise. Somehow, I can sense that the car is nearly out of control.
” Stop the car, idiot,” Ryder yelled at him and pulled his gun trigger without warning. The glass in the front of the car shattered and the car stopped with a shrieking noise. Many broken pieces of glass are lying all over the taxi but nothing harmed us till now.
” I stopped it. How are you going reach home, now?” he laughed to himself as he got out of the taxi.
” Cut your non-stop talks. Where the hell is Patrick?” Ryder yelled, following him out of the taxi. Don’t go. He will shoot you, Ryder. I thought to myself instead of saying it aloud.
” What’s happening here? Explain it to me, please,” I begged, looking at Jason for answers.
” This got nothing to do with me, Milly. If you want answers, you should be asking him. I just booked a taxi but the driver is one of Ryder’s enemy. No one noticed that something’s wrong until now.” Jason cluelessly said. He has no idea what’s going on here neither do I.
” You are here on time,” I heard a familiar voice which is the least voice I wanted to hear. Patrick’s here. Jason and I got out in a minute. I don’t even recognize the surroundings. We aren’t on the main road but an empty road with less than three houses in it. The only sign I got to see is the moon and the stars. How can I sleep for four hours and why didn’t the boys notice that we came far away from home?
” So, I got them here risking my life. Where’s the money? Give it now,” the driver asked Patrick, showing his hands.
” Can’t you wait a little longer? My work isn’t done.” Patrick snapped and anger flashed in the driver’s eyes.
” So, what? Give it to me in advance,” he argued.
” Have your stupid conversation later. What do you want from us? Why do you keep on following us?” I shouted in frustration, looking straight into Patrick’s eyes.
” Do you want to know that? I want to punish Ryder for what he did to me. To be specific, I want to kill you. I would have done it a long time ago if he didn’t save you.” he said with a strong desire to do a murder. I still remember the day I got kidnapped. Is he a psychopath? I did nothing to him and all he wants is to kill me. He’s definitely a psychopath.
” You aren’t going to harm her, for whatever the hell Ryder did,” Jason shouted, pulling me behind him in a second.
” You too, Jason. I did nothing. He’s a psycho blaming me for a mistake which happened accidently.” Ryder argued, glaring at Jason.
” How can you lie like this? It’s not an accident. You did it on purpose.”
” I already went to jail for the mistake I haven’t done on purpose. If you keep on blaming it on me, I may even do it on purpose now.” Ryder made himself clear like he might kill Patrick now. I can’t understand the situation till now. I know Ryder went to jail but I don’t know why. I still believe he won’t have killed anyone. The next minute, Patrick grabbed the gun from the driver’s hands and Ryder moved forward before he pulls the trigger again. I closed my ears and eyes when I heard another gunshot. Jason ran toward Patrick to tackle him to the ground. What kind of street is this? No one becomes aware of this loud noise. When Jason helped Ryder to tackle Patrick to ground, Ryder got his gun.
Suddenly, a hand closed my mouth from behind. My heart started beating faster when I caught a glimpse of a knife which is a single inch away from my throat. I couldn’t scream even if I want to.
” If you want a single step, I will cut her throat. Is that what you want, Patrick? I hope I will get an extra reward for this work.” I heard the driver’s voice gave a warning to the boys. All I can do is look at their face in their dark. Ryder’s holding the gun but couldn’t do anything with it. This guy may cut my throat before Ryder could raise the gun. On the other side, Jason’s eyes locked with mine with a hopeless look.
” Well done, you will get your reward later. But I should be the one who kills her.” Patrick walked straight toward me with a wicked smile on his face. I feel like seeing a psychopath in movies. I’m feeling the hatred and fear at the same time.
” I will do anything. Just let her come to my side. Please, drop the knife.” Ryder begged.
” Um… I can consider your request if you can drop the gun.” Patrick said, enjoying the moment.
” Okay. Done.” Ryder threw it just like that.
” Leave her now. Please,” He impatiently requested.
” No. That’s not happening.” Patrick said, staying untrue to his words.
” Just ask any other thing. I will even give you money no matter how much you ask. Don’t harm her.” Jason begged this time. Boys don’t cry easily in front of others. But I spotted that Jason is close to tears. I don’t like to see them like this. Won’t there be any miracle happening in my life right now?
” That’s a great deal.” the driver said with excitement and almost moved the knife an inch away.
” No. I’m not making any deal. All I want is to kill her. I won’t be satisfied until it’s done.” Patrick refused. He’s stubborn in it.
” Why are you doing this? No one’s been important to me than her. You can’t get her life away from what you have lost in your life. I can’t live my life in the guilt of losing her. I won’t let that happen. I won’t.” Ryder said with so many emotions in his voice.
” If that’s how you feel, that’s what I want,” Patrick laughed and snatched the knife from the driver’s hands. I got relieved for a minute but then I felt a sudden pain in my wrist. I screamed and looked at my left wrist. He used the knife to cut my wrist as I saw my blood is flowing in a straight line. One inch down, he may have cut it right in the veins. Oh, god.
” I like to see you suffer instead of finishing her in a minute,” Patrick told as he brought the knife down to my wrist. This time he may not miss the veins. I closed my eyes involuntarily, deciding that I can’t be saved from this psychopath.