Fearless Heart

Valle DE bravo Mexico 1994.

Chapter 1

Tris p.o.v

"Did you realize I'm wearing this Tris? Christina showed me her beautiful diamond necklace that was clasped round her neck. i giggled first, yes, 'she suddenly stopped walking and turned to face me. She removed her hands behind her back to reveal a small, squared shaped box wrapped with a red ribbon and gave it to me i took it from her and unwrap it slowly I'm left speechless when i see It's a beautiful green diamond necklace just like hers. I spend a few minutes admiring it just to be broken out of my trance by Chris voice "I want both of us to have one ,so we can be connected forever" Chris, It's beautiful, thank you. I hugged her tightly with my eyes clouded with tears. When we released each other we both looked at each other and started laughing hysterically. I turn around and let her clasp it around my neck.

Christina! we both turn around at the mention of her name to see my dad strolling over to us. My dad is Chris body guard we have been living here in Chris ranch with my mum Natalie since i was a child due to my father's work we are practically like sisters. "your mother wants you to go into the house, you're going out" my dad informed her. Aw! Andrew, I want to stay with Tris a little longer, My best friend. My heart swell with happiness by just hearing her say that it meant a lot to me. My dad chuckled at us when we both looked at him with puppy faces, We continued to stare at him like that with pouting faces for a few more minutes and my dad shook his head from side to side while he was still considering our offer a gunshot was heard and a guard fell into the swimming pool. Aah! both Chris and i screamed at the same time. On the ground! On the ground! my dad screamed as he was shooting at the captors, we both fell to the ground and more gunshot were being fired, suddenly one of the captors took Chris from the ground and threw her on his shoulder as he is running away. CHRIS! i screamed on top of my lungs. My dad got shot and fell on the ground clutching his right shoulder.

All i could see was a blur more captors falling to the ground from being shot by my dad while blood was soaking his shirt from his shoulder. I stood up and ran behind my dad's back and hide my face on his back because i have never felt so scared in my life before like i feel right now, Tears were flowing from my eyes at a rapid pace that i couldn't control them. Chris was screaming as they were taking her away with tears in her face and her shoulder length black hair sticking to her face. TRIS! ANDREW! Chris screamed on top of her lungs when they threw her inside the black us v van as the tires of the van screeched on the sand as it took off and left my dad and i on the ground with the body of the guards and captors that are dead with blood pooling everywhere in the pool area. The site itself made me want to throw and prayed to the guardian angel so that all this was just a dream that i will be able to wake up from, My dad turned around and hugged me tightly as i buried my face on his chest crying and him looking at the direction where the van took off and only dust was left floating on the air.

Hours Later.

Christina's parents, Dario and Paula together with my dad and I were all at the study room with the police waiting for a call from the captors to ask for ransom. Chris mom was pacing around in the study room with a nervous look on her face while i was sitting on my dad's lap worried if i will ever be able to see my best friend ever again, My dad had a calm face all through out i knew he was trying to stay strong for me but i knew better that he was destroyed from the inside. The phone finally rang and one of the officers connected it to the loud speaker. "Hello?" Dario answered the phone. " Listen to me and listen well we don't have much time, we want you to give us 5 million dollars in cash or else we shall kill your precious daughter." was heard from the other end of the line. " I want to speak to my daughter" Dario demanded, we want the money first " I said i want to speak to my daughter first" Dario demanded through gritted teeth a few seconds passed by before Chris voice was heard from the other end of the line. " Hello? Dad? I'm really scared" The captor took over once again" We want the money to be delivered in the given location and we want it delivered by the bodyguard who killed our men in one hour and no cops allowed."

I felt as if all the color had left my face because i knew that they were going to kill my dad. Without another word my dad stood up and left the study, i followed him and saw him heading towards the sculpture where we go to pray to our guardian angel. he knelt down on it and i saw my mother heading towards him with a tear strained face, my dad saw her approach and rose to his feet he took her in his hands and rubbed her back in a soothing manner while hugging her tightly. " Please don't go, don't do this, those people will kill you please" my mom begged my dad, my dad released her and stared at her directly in the eyes with a serious face " Are you asking me to let Christina die? to flee like a coward? What example will i be showing to Tris?" My dad told her my mom began to sob again and my dad hugged once more i came out behind the wall i was hiding and ran to my dad and hugged him tightly.

My dad released me and knelt down so we were at eye level and looked me straight in the eyes. " Heyy, no, no, don't cry"my dad told me."Listent to me, i didn't choose this job but the job sometime chooses you, you understand that right? i nooded my head to answer him because i didn't trust my voice to speak and he continued and when you have a huge passion like it is taking care and protecting someone you have to continue until the end and give your life if necessary, you understand that right?" I do dad and i'm so proud of you. "Aww! that's the best thing you could've told me" he said and hugged me tightly once mom and i watched him put on his bullet proof vest and prepare himself, I am so scared to death for my dad because i don't think i can stand loosing him he is my mentor and him and my mum are the people i love most in my life. He went back inside to collect the money and my mum and i stood there togrther hugging each other and sobbing because we may never see my dad ever again. I do understand why he is doing all of this but it still does scare the crap out of me.

My dad came out with the money which was in a big duffel bag and was ready to go Paula insisted to go with her and so did I,my dad was first against it but i promised to remain inthe car with Chris mom. He hugged my mom one last time and Dario thanked him as we got to the car and took of, the ride to the exchange location was silent and we got there the captors car was already at the location waiting for us which was in an opened field. he removed his seatbelt and turned around to look at me. his eyes were sad which mirrored my own and tears clouding my vision he took my hands in his and looked me straight in the eyes while he told me " Listen to me, don't worry okay? no matter what happens i will always protect you, just like i once told Christina, I will always protect the both of you just like a guardian Angel." I know dad and i love you so, so much. i know, he kissed my forehead and got outside the car with the duffel bag. One of the captors also left the car, he was tall around six foot tall, muscular and had tatoos all over his hands, he had short blonde hair with cold green eyes he also had a smug smile when he walked towards my dad.

The man searched my dad and they had a few exchange going on between them. Paula had her hands held tightly against the steering wheel with sweat collecting on her forehead. She was shaking with a nervous look on her face.I myself felt like i was dying by just watching my dad there with the man my dad is the bravest man that i know but i was still so worried abt him. I know he will do anything to save Chris because he has always loved her like a second daughter. The man made a signal to the others and chris came out of the car running at a very high speed heading towards my dad with her hair blowing behind her, she crashed into my dad and held him tightly while crying Paula released a breath that she was holding and tears of joy run down her face. They had a few exchange going on between them and finally paula left the car and ran towards them. suddenly the man started pushing my dad towards there van i got out and watched my dad being pushed towards the van, he took once last glance behind his shoulder at us and got into the car. I started sobbing with my body shaking with every sob for my dad.

The car did not move yet for a couple of minutes then suddenly an explosion was heared when the car blew up. NOOOO! i ran at a high speed towards the explosion with Chris hot at my tail i knelt down and started sobbing. i felt like the whole word was spinning around and everything around me was all a blur. Chris and i held each other tightly while we continued to cry, i don't know how my mom will take the news but i know it will surely destroy her just like it has done to me. The funeral for my dad was held a few days later and i couldn't stop crying through out the ceremony. When my mom had the news she went into shock for 2 days before coming back to normal. Dario came to where we were standing with my mom and gave her a cheque to help us for a while and told us that he could never repay us for what my dad did, It was later confirmed that my dad's bullet proof vest had a bomb in it. He sacrificed himself so that we could all be safe and i know he will always watch over us just like he promised us. Our guardian angel.

As i was looking into my dad's grave i felt a presence next to me, i turned around a saw Chris looking at me she took my hands and moved me to the side her eyes were red and puffy just like mine. " Lets make an oath, that when we grow up the bad people can't hurt the good people" are you saying we should be like Angels? " Yes" Chris anwered me. We should swear to take care of others and give our life for that just like my dad, i chocked on the word dad. " Should we choose a date" yes i answered. We turned towards each other and held our hands together and looked each other straight in the eyes. " One from the heart and the other from the mind and we are together only one."We stood there and hugged each other tightly infront of my dad's grave crying and i knew from that day onwards our lives was going to take a seperate path from what we had both planned for.