Vengeance
Previously (In Ominous)
And just like that, Noelle's father, Theresa Billings' great grandson, the person who'd given me life, fell to the floor at my feet. His eyes were open, his lungs were still.
I would never get the chance to thank him.
I didn't know how much time had passed, but I knew I was in the basement still, numb to the chaos around me. I could sense Josh next to me, could hear his panicked voice asking me to respond. I knew that I couldn't do it, would not be able to look at him without breaking down completely. Instead I focused on my ring; it was the only thing keeping me sane at this time. The blood on the diamond mesmerised me, was it mine? Or was it Mr Lange's?
I looked around the room robotically, Noelle was gone. I wasn't surprised; she'd jumped into action as soon as it happened. She leapt towards her father, checking for a pulse and screaming at the police to "get a damn ambulance here NOW".
It didn't take long for them to take him away. He was somehow still alive, but I didn't know how long for. Everything seemed fuzzy, and then one word came back to me. "Josh".
He was immediately at my side, looking into my eyes. "Reed, what is it? What do you need?" I merely stared at him, unable to say anything else. I felt tears gather in my eyes and fall over the edge. He reached him thumbs under my eyes and gently swept them away. I could hear him mumbling
"It will all be okay. I promise. You're safe and you're going to be fine."
I wasn't sure if he was trying to convince me or himself. I tuned out again, powerless to convince him that I was alright, that we were going to get through this. I didn't know if he could ever love me again. How could he, I was a murderer. I killed Thomas and I killed Cheyenne. Now look at me, I killed my own father. We didn't know each other yet, and he still sacrificed himself for me. I can't understand why he would do that for me. I'm nothing. Mrs Kane told me herself, I was only a curse. I had been engineered to be strong, to be a weapon. Why me? I was nothing special.
Eliza Williams had claimed that I could be so powerful, she was obviously wrong. I was weak, and now Noelle was never going to forgive me.
So this is just an introduction. I'm not sure if I'm going to carry it on or not, but I felt like writing again. It would be great if people could review and let me know what they think.
Hope you enjoyed it.
Loren
