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Heehee.
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Chapter 5 - Say Goodbye.
"What are you doing here?" Abby asked nervously.
"I've come to take MY daughter home, where is she?"
"She's not here" Abby protested but Josie had got curious to who was standing at the door.
"Who is it Mum?" she asked.
"It's Daddy!" James screamed. He had flipped, he seemed out of control. He was defiantly drunk; Abby could smell the all too familiar smell of alcohol on his breath. Poor Josie, two alcoholic parents, what sort of an impression does that give a child? Abby cursed the day she drank her first bottle of tequila alone.
"Time to go home Josie, Abby doesn't want you bothering her anymore."
"That's not true!! I want her with me more than anyone in the whole world!" Abby yelled at him.
"I'm not coming with you Dad. I've got a new home now, here with my Mum, I don't need you anymore."
"Don't need me huh? That's nice. Who brought you up when your mother abandoned you?"
"I didn't abandon her! I would never do that! You stole her, you kidnapped her." Abby interrupted.
"You didn't want her."
"I wanted her more than anything. You knew how much I loved her and you took that away from me. I almost fell apart after you left."
"You never looked for her."
"James! You took her to England for Christ's sake! How the HELL was I meant to find you there?"
"Well if I can't have her, you can't have her either."
"What does that mean? James? Answer me! James!!" Abby asked him, scared.
He stopped, the murderous look was back in his eyes, and an evil smile flittered across his face.
And he pulled out a gun.
Abby and Josie screamed.
"Dad. No!" Josie pleaded.
"You wouldn't shoot your own daughter would you?"
"No, you're right, I wouldn't, I'm not that stupid."
Abby breathed a sigh of relief.
"No Abby, I'm going to shoot you instead."
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Outside John and Susan let themselves into Abby's building and made their way up to her apartment. They heard screams and stopped.
"Abby?" John whispered to himself, scared.
They heard Abby and Josie shout and as they moved closer they heard a man's voice, they could just make out his threats.
"No Abby, I'm going to shoot you instead."
"Call 911" John told Susan, "I'm going in."
"John, no! You could get yourself killed!"
"Yeah, but if I don't he could hurt Abby! Susan, I have to do this."
"Ok, but please be careful John."
~*~*~*~*~
"Dad, please don't be stupid, you can't shoot my Mum, I've only just found her." Josie begged.
"Well then, you won't miss her will you?" he was interrupted by a noise behind him. He spun around and came face to face with Carter.
"Who are you?" he snarled.
"John, you shouldn't be here, you should go." Abby told him.
"You know this guy?" James asked.
"Yeah, Abby's my fiancé." John replied.
"Oh, how sweet. Well now you can watch her die too."
Abby and John looked at each other, terrified; they didn't know how to stop him. He had all three of them trapped at one side of the apartment, the door behind James. He directed all three of them towards the kitchen chairs where he tied them up. John tried to resist but James put the gun to his head, forcing him to stop.
"I need a drink." James said.
"There's some beer in the fridge." Abby replied.
John looked at her sharply.
"It's non-alcoholic, don't tell him though." Abby whispered to John, although she was lying. She had bought them the day after John left but she hadn't drunk any. She just looked at them every time she needed reminding that she didn't need alcohol to get through her day, she wasn't as weak as she thought.
James drank all six of the beers, one after the other. Soon he was swaying on the spot, slurring all his words. John knew that Abby had been lying to him, but now, he figured, was the wrong time to tell her. Besides, he told himself, she hadn't drunk any, he could see that.
James stood three metres in front of Abby, his gun pointed at her heart.
"Say goodbye, Bitch." James ordered.
"I love you both." Abby said.
"No! You can't do this, it isn't right!" John shouted, struggling against his restraints.
Beside her, Abby felt Josie shudder; she was sobbing her heart out. Abby wanted to comfort her but she couldn't move, she was paralysed by fear. James untied Abby and stood her just in front of the other two, so they could see her die. James looked her straight in the eye and simply said,
"Goodbye."
The sound of a heart wrenching shot pierced the air, followed by John's shout and Josie's scream. Abby sunk to her knees; pain was flooding her whole body. She closed her eyes as she heard another shot. She couldn't open them to see who was hurt, she was too weak.
"Help....." she whispered as she lapsed into unconsciousness.
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To be continued.....
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I think I'm going to write the next chapter now so I'm not going to bother with a preview. Please review!! ;-)
Chapter 5 - Say Goodbye.
"What are you doing here?" Abby asked nervously.
"I've come to take MY daughter home, where is she?"
"She's not here" Abby protested but Josie had got curious to who was standing at the door.
"Who is it Mum?" she asked.
"It's Daddy!" James screamed. He had flipped, he seemed out of control. He was defiantly drunk; Abby could smell the all too familiar smell of alcohol on his breath. Poor Josie, two alcoholic parents, what sort of an impression does that give a child? Abby cursed the day she drank her first bottle of tequila alone.
"Time to go home Josie, Abby doesn't want you bothering her anymore."
"That's not true!! I want her with me more than anyone in the whole world!" Abby yelled at him.
"I'm not coming with you Dad. I've got a new home now, here with my Mum, I don't need you anymore."
"Don't need me huh? That's nice. Who brought you up when your mother abandoned you?"
"I didn't abandon her! I would never do that! You stole her, you kidnapped her." Abby interrupted.
"You didn't want her."
"I wanted her more than anything. You knew how much I loved her and you took that away from me. I almost fell apart after you left."
"You never looked for her."
"James! You took her to England for Christ's sake! How the HELL was I meant to find you there?"
"Well if I can't have her, you can't have her either."
"What does that mean? James? Answer me! James!!" Abby asked him, scared.
He stopped, the murderous look was back in his eyes, and an evil smile flittered across his face.
And he pulled out a gun.
Abby and Josie screamed.
"Dad. No!" Josie pleaded.
"You wouldn't shoot your own daughter would you?"
"No, you're right, I wouldn't, I'm not that stupid."
Abby breathed a sigh of relief.
"No Abby, I'm going to shoot you instead."
~*~*~*~*~
Outside John and Susan let themselves into Abby's building and made their way up to her apartment. They heard screams and stopped.
"Abby?" John whispered to himself, scared.
They heard Abby and Josie shout and as they moved closer they heard a man's voice, they could just make out his threats.
"No Abby, I'm going to shoot you instead."
"Call 911" John told Susan, "I'm going in."
"John, no! You could get yourself killed!"
"Yeah, but if I don't he could hurt Abby! Susan, I have to do this."
"Ok, but please be careful John."
~*~*~*~*~
"Dad, please don't be stupid, you can't shoot my Mum, I've only just found her." Josie begged.
"Well then, you won't miss her will you?" he was interrupted by a noise behind him. He spun around and came face to face with Carter.
"Who are you?" he snarled.
"John, you shouldn't be here, you should go." Abby told him.
"You know this guy?" James asked.
"Yeah, Abby's my fiancé." John replied.
"Oh, how sweet. Well now you can watch her die too."
Abby and John looked at each other, terrified; they didn't know how to stop him. He had all three of them trapped at one side of the apartment, the door behind James. He directed all three of them towards the kitchen chairs where he tied them up. John tried to resist but James put the gun to his head, forcing him to stop.
"I need a drink." James said.
"There's some beer in the fridge." Abby replied.
John looked at her sharply.
"It's non-alcoholic, don't tell him though." Abby whispered to John, although she was lying. She had bought them the day after John left but she hadn't drunk any. She just looked at them every time she needed reminding that she didn't need alcohol to get through her day, she wasn't as weak as she thought.
James drank all six of the beers, one after the other. Soon he was swaying on the spot, slurring all his words. John knew that Abby had been lying to him, but now, he figured, was the wrong time to tell her. Besides, he told himself, she hadn't drunk any, he could see that.
James stood three metres in front of Abby, his gun pointed at her heart.
"Say goodbye, Bitch." James ordered.
"I love you both." Abby said.
"No! You can't do this, it isn't right!" John shouted, struggling against his restraints.
Beside her, Abby felt Josie shudder; she was sobbing her heart out. Abby wanted to comfort her but she couldn't move, she was paralysed by fear. James untied Abby and stood her just in front of the other two, so they could see her die. James looked her straight in the eye and simply said,
"Goodbye."
The sound of a heart wrenching shot pierced the air, followed by John's shout and Josie's scream. Abby sunk to her knees; pain was flooding her whole body. She closed her eyes as she heard another shot. She couldn't open them to see who was hurt, she was too weak.
"Help....." she whispered as she lapsed into unconsciousness.
~*~*~*~*~
To be continued.....
~*~*~*~*~
I think I'm going to write the next chapter now so I'm not going to bother with a preview. Please review!! ;-)