Monica’s POV
With the way they looked at me, I knew I was the one that the bullet had met so I just closed my eyes, awaiting the pain that was coming
“No” Mia’s piercing scream echoed in the room, forcing me to open my eyes instantly to see Ethan lying on the ground, with blood oozing from a region in his abdomen.
“Ethan” I called out, guilt and sadness engulfing me as I watched him lying still on the ground, only blinking his eyes
“Monica” he called out and a tear ran down my left cheek “I love you,” he said and that made Mia hit him hard on his chest
“Ethan look at me, what about me? I’m here too” Mia said, her voice filled with desperation as she placed Ethan’s head on her thigh.
Ethan shifted his weak gaze to her and smiled weakly “I love you too but your hatred for Monica didn’t let you see it. Though I loved Monica more than you I loved you too” Ethan said, his voice low and weak.
“Ethan please don’t close your eyes,” Mia said, her trembling hands cupping Ethan’s face with fear in her eyes.
“I’m feeling tired Mia,” Ethan said, a tear running down his right cheek as he struggled to say another word “I want to sleep. I felt sleepy”
“You fool it’s death calling you not sleep. Please don’t close your eyes, Ethan, please just look at me” Mia said, her voice rough and holding so much pain and sadness.
Ethan just fixed his gaze on me and smiled at me a little before he slowly closed his eyes and his face turned to the other side, confirming he was dead.
“Ethan” Mia yelled, tears gushing out of her eyes as he placed her forehead against his forehead “Please wake up Ethan, open your eyes” Mia yelled desperately, holding his hand as she sobbed like a mother who had just lost a child.
While Mia was so engrossed in weeping, I tried removing my hand from the tightly knotted rope that used to tie my hands to the chair
Mia stopped crying, then shifted her teary gaze to me “You b***h, you caused all this. You will pay. I’ll make you pay” she yelled., another round of tears spilling from her eyes while holding Ethan tightly in his hand
I successfully removed the rope from my hand as my gaze landed on the gun beside Mia. If there was any time to take the gun and run away, then it was now.
I looked at the four men who stared at me with sharp piercing gaze and I swallowed hard in fear. They all held guns and in one line, faced us.
I summoned up courage and reached out for the gun instantly. Luckily for me, my legs weren’t tied and it helped me move from the chair quickly to the floor to get the gun.
“If you move an inch, I will shoo, you,” I said, gritting my teeth at the men who suddenly pointed their guns at me.
Mia laughed out loudly, shaking her head from side to side “Do you even know how to use a gun?” Mia asked, placing Ethan’s head on the bare ground and standing on her feet
“Should I try by pulling a trigger?” I asked and smiled a little when I saw fear flashing through Mia’s eyes.
“Let her go guys, she won’t be able to run far,” Mia said, and surprisingly, the men dropped their guns to the ground and raised their hands in the air
This was something I wasn’t expecting because it was too easy. Were they just letting me go like that? My mind screamed at me not to give them my back and I followed what my mind was saying.
Taking careful and slow steps, I walked out of the room, my gaze fixed on them like a predator while also carefully watching my back as I approached the door.
I didn’t turn my back to them and used my back to walk out of the house completely. The instant I was outside, I turned around and ran as fast as I could.
I had no idea of where I was going but I just ran, turning my head back from time to time to see if anyone was following me.
Suddenly I bumped into something and felt a sting on my face. Falling on the ground, the gun fell off and Mia picked up the gun instantly.
“I must say you are very fast in running. I give you credit for that” Mia said, breathing in and out rapidly as she picked up the gun.
From the way she was breathing, I realized that she must have been running after me.
“You will never get away with everything you’ve done Mia. You will rot in jail and you will_”
“Shut the f**k up,” Mia said sharply, landing a slap on the other side of my face and I realized that the first sting I felt on my face was because she slapped me earlier when I had bumped into her.
“I will not let you take my kids and take my life,” I said, gritting my teeth as I stared daggers at her
“You’re going to die Monica and no one is going to save you. Imagine Mason calling me mom” Mia asked staring at the sky dreamily “I can’t wait for those moments to come. They will forget all about their dead mother. I will make sure to erase every memory they have about you” Mia’s words pierced my heart and got me so furious
“Never,” I said, my hand which was already in a fist trembling by my side “I will never allow you to take my kids. They will only recognize me as their mother and no one else” I said again, glaring at her
“And who will stop me? You?” Mia asked and smirked “You can’t stop me dearest sister because you will be buried right under my foot”
Every strand of self-control broke loose as I stood and rushed her to the ground, taking the gun from her hand instantly.
She struggled to take it back but I punched her in the face, later feeling the effect of the pain on my hand.
Pointing the gun at her face, she smirked and glanced at me with a relaxed look on her face “You think that’s going to scare me? I know you, Monica. You’re not a killer”
I smirk, a dangerous sound coming out of my nose “That’s where you’re wrong Mia. I will kill anyone who tries to take Mason” I shot in her left leg and she yelled in pain, her eyes widening with shock and fear “And Macy away from me” I shot again in her other leg and she groaned in pain, her face becoming pale “Those two kids are my babies and nothing or no one is going to take them from me” I uttered finally, staring down at her as she glared at me
“Are you nuts?” Mia yelled, tears gathering in her eyes as she held her right leg tightly.
“You’re the only one who is not Mia,” I said then walked past her but I was too distracted to notice that I wasn’t giving her enough distance so she used her hands to. held tightly to my legs and she dragged me backwards.
I fell hard on the ground and my forehead hit a rock, making it start to bleed. “You think I’ll let you go like that?” She said then carried a stone from the ground and hit it hard in my head.
I suddenly became very weak and couldn’t even stand up to my feet. I felt dizzy and blood oozed from my forehead. Feeling dizzy, I looked around but everything seemed to be going in circles. I felt a sharp ache in my head and hissed in pain.
Mia hit me again with another rock and I felt a sharp pain in my cheeks. I suddenly realized that she wanted to kill me but I couldn’t stop her because I was slowly starting to lose strength.
“Monica” I heard a familiar voice and I knew it was Nicholas. I heard sirens and I knew what the cops were around. I didn’t even have the strength to raise my head to look but I just knew that I was about to be rescued.
“Stop her and handcuff her now” I heard a strange voice and I knew they were talking about Mia.
Someone suddenly carried me and from the cologne, I knew it was Nicholas. “Honey can you hear me?” he said but I had no strength to utter any words. I was just glad that he was here and all this was over.