I back up as far away from him as I can.
He's brainwashed.
Completely brainwashed.
"T-Tobias. You can fight this."
His hard lock state stays exactly the same.
"You must refrain from touching me. You must follow me to go to Jeanine. Do not make me use violence."
"Tobias. said we were different. That we can overtake whatever they try to do to us. Please. You can do this. Jeanine doesn't control you." I took one step towards him.
He raises the gun. Trained at my face.
One bullet and I'm gone.
One bullet and we're gone.
Tears spring in my eyes.
I have to make a choice.
Have
Or fight back.
Out of no where, my leg lashes out and I bring Tobias down. His gun falls out of his hands.
He bounces back fast and is more alert.
My arm whips out but he saw it coming so he grabbed it.
Panicking, I lash my leg out again and fall with him.
Before he can react I reach out and grasp the gun that's just a few inches away from his face on the floor. I get up and train the gun on his face.
But he has another gun.
Now we both have guns aimed at our heads.
"Tobias. Please." Something clicks behind his eyes but his gun stays up.
Then I am thrown into a memory.
But not just one.
Many.
So many.
Pictures flash before my eyes.
I see Will.
I see Christina.
I see my parents.
I see me fighting.
I see him.
Tobias.
I don't remember many things but I can remember the things that matter.
Like him.
I know that what I feel for him, was always real.
I now know that this baby that is growing inside me, was out of love and that I would've been so happy.
A family with him is all I've ever wanted.
Now im back to the small room and my hand slowly lowers.
I can't shoot him.
"I can't." I whisper, "I love you."
His eyes narrow and there was recognition.
My eyes widened.
Does he recognize me?
As his emotion changes,
It goes back to his emotionless face again.
"You're picking violence then."
His finger moved under the trigger and right then is when I figured out that he's going to shoot me.
My first instinct was to protect me and my baby.
My hand quickly pops back up and I did what I never thought I'd do.
I shoot.