Love Conquers All
Ch. 3: Revenge
"Congratulations, I'm so happy for you both," said Annie smiling. The rest of the Camdens gave their congratulations to Kevin and Lucy and continued to eat their dinner. Kevin watched Lucy for a moment and could not help but smile. He loved being married to Lucy.
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(Note: This is in Simon's point-of-view.)
It's raining again. I hate rain. It makes you feel so gloomy and dull. The gray sky makes you feel depressed. I sit here in my room, stare at the rain dripping down the window, and I can think of nothing but that one moment that destroyed life for not only myself, but for an entire family. That exact moment...I can recall the exact feeling that day...
I remember the sirens, the paramedics, and the condition of my car. I remember making that turn and feeling the collision that will haunt me for the rest of my life. I remember getting out of the car, cut up and bruised, while the person I hit would never breath another breath because of me. I can still hear the paramedics telling me he's dead. I still see a red substance trickling down the road, merging into the puddles of rainwater. I remember that feeling of wanting to scream and to cry in anger, the pure hatred of myself for what I had done. It will never go away. Never. School is not school anymore. It's a place of torture. I am constantly reminded of Paul, and I am constantly reminded of how much I am hated by his friends and his brother Justin. Whenever I walk the hallways I am constantly plagued by their abhorrence. It does not cease. I'm called a murderer. Eyes flooded with hatred, rage, and grief burn into my soul. Nobody will understand...and nobody will ever forgive me. Maybe going away won't be so bad after all.
Then it happened. Justin came after me. I was home alone one night and the doorbell rang. Thinking it was Cecilia I opened the door and come face to face with Justin, Paul's brother. "W-What are you doing here?" I hear myself ask.
"I can't take it anymore. You murdered my brother, my best friend. I hate you. Now I'm going to even the score for my brother," Justin said with rage and hatred in his fiery eyes. He pulled something out of his jacket pocket. It glistened in the light of the moon. It was a large knife. I began to sweat in fear, and I knew he saw the fear in my eyes.
"You don't want to do this," I tried to persuade. Justin did not answer. He just stared at me with such hatred, that it was enough to drive someone insane. Then, suddenly out of nowhere, Justin drove the knife into my upper abdomen. Not once, not twice, but several times. I gasped for air; the blinding pain was so strong that I could barely breathe. I put my hands to my chest and stomach and looked down at them. They were covered in my own blood. I heard him laugh vindictively as he left me there to die. I managed to reach the phone and dialed 911 with the last amount of strength I had left within myself. Then it was over. The world around me became shrouded in darkness as I lost the ability to stay conscious.
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Lucy's pregnancy was passing by quickly. She was now six months pregnant. Kevin could not be happier. He wanted a child more than anything in the world; he wanted to have a family. Kevin loved Lucy so much. He spent every minute he could with her during this pregnancy, sharing his deep love for her.
It was time for another pregnancy checkup. Today they would do an ultrasound. Lucy was nervous as usual and Kevin held her hand lovingly.
"Kevin, Lucy, we have discovered something we had not seen before," Lucy swallowed nervously and she froze in fear, "we have found that you and Kevin are not going to be the proud parents of one little boy or one little girl. You're going to be the parents of TWO beautiful children. You're going to have twins!"
"Oh! Kevin I can't believe this!" said Lucy kissing Kevin.
"Wait, that's not the only thing we know now. Would you like to know the sex of your twins?" asked Hank.
"Oh yes, please!" Lucy urged.
"One is a boy, one is a girl," he stated. Kevin and Lucy looked at each other, with an immeasurable amount of happiness and love in their eyes.