Although this isn't the first fic I ever wrote, it is the first one I'm posting on for others to read. I am a huge fan of the character Robert Goren from the tv show Law & Order Criminal Intent, created by Dick Wolf and Rene Balcer and that's why I borrowed him for my story. I hope you like it!
I want to give a major thanks to my two sweet Beta's Andrea & Tracy for helping me with the translation of the story! Love you girls so much!
Standing here in disarray
A calm serenity
The winds of change can devastate
And it took this much for me
With nowhere to run and no reason left to hide
Gonna hold on
All the walls around are broken down
Now I can hear the rising sun
Hurricane - Eric Benet
Chapter One
I didn't think the cold steel would fit in my hand like that. Never before had I dared to touch the gun he kept in the top drawer of the dresser, but where he had me cornered, that weapon seemed to be my only way out. I stretched out my arm and pointed it at him.
"You'll end up just like your mother ..." he sneered and took a step closer.
The muscles in my index finger were trembling on the trigger. Behind his devilish grin I saw my own reflection in the mirror on the wall. My pale skin contrasting with the dark circles under my eyes, the blood on my lip, my arm, my hand, the gun.
"Alone, pathetic and-..."
The bubble in which I was trapped burst loudly. I dropped my arm, opened my fingers one by one until the gun fell and landed on the wooden floor with a thud. I gazed at the red spot on his chest that slowly flowed apart, until my eyes began to sting and I had to blink.
"Lily! Are you in there?"
Dazed, I looked up at the front door where the voice came from.
"Lily! Are you okay?"
My feet started to move, as if I was driven by someone and every step I took away from him made my senses sharper again. The banging on the door sounded louder, the contours of the door became clearer and eventually I grabbed the latch with my clammy hand.
"Jesus, Lily! What happened? I heard a gunshot and-... "
" Call 911" I whispered, cutting her 's wide eyes followed mine. Startled, she grabbed my hand.
"Oh, my god!"