Chapter 20. Greed.

I tried to call out for help, but the man held his hand to my mouth, I tried to bite and lick it to get him to let go but nothing worked.

He took me up to a doc that went far out and said. "Here we all child, your final destination!"

He let go of me then and I shouted. "Momma help me! Momma!"

"Your mother can't help you now so shut up!"

Then like a knight in shining armor, Mr. E ran up on the dock followed by Momma, but the mean man pulled a gun from his pocket and shouted. "Don't come any closer or I'll shoot!"

"Momma!" I cried. "Momma help!"

"Nadir what in bloody hell are you doing?" Mr. E screamed.

"You owe me a lot of money Eric!" The man shouted. "And you were going to blow it all on a little girl!"

"Nadir…"

"Momma!" I shouted. "Where's father?"

The man sneered wickedly and said. "Oh Erica, he is here! Mr. E is your real father! And he was going to leave you all his money when he died, how sweet? But would he leave me any? No! I saved his life, and how does he repay me? He burns down my opera house! And when I save his life again, he doesn't repay me at all!"

"Nadir!" Mr. E screamed.

"Don't come any closer! Eric you have a choice to make now, give me all the money, or watch as the little girl dies!"

Mr. E stepped closer and said. "Nadir, I had every intension to pay you back…."

"I said don't come closer!"

Mr. E still came closer saying. "Nadir, give me the gun…."

"I'm warning you!"

Mr. E took the gun and the man pulled the trigger.

Quickly momma screamed and grabbed her arm shouting some very rude words.

"Christine!" Mr. E screamed and ran to her.