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Anger
SomedayI gulped and looked at the faces in front of us. I wanted to run away, but I knew that it wouldn't help anyway. I ran away twice before, and I promised Kat that I wouldn't run this time. Everyone was shocked. I couldn't blame them.
Kat was strong. I admired that in her. "I said: what's it to you? You should at least answer and stop harassing my mom."
Hank took two steps closer to me and I punched him in the nose. I didn't break it, but I would say it was fractured. I did the same to Greg a second later. "You both are assholes. I trusted you guys. I can't believe you two. And to the whole town." I paced, walk three feet, turn, walk three feet, turn.
Hank said in a nasally voice, "They were going to know anyway."
The fireworks were going off in the background. I didn't even bother to watch them. I was actually planning two detailed murders in my head. I felt Kat take my hand and give it a squeeze. I looked at her and saw her raise her eyebrows, "Mom, you told me a few times that you used to be the toughest girl in school. Where is she?" She was right. I was acting like a scared little coward.
Kat let go of my hand. I walked to Greg who was leaning against a tree, holding his nose. I moved into a provocative position in front of him and whispered in his ear, "I thought I could trust you. You know that I came back here for Kat to meet him. But there is no way in hell that I'm going to move here. You should know that." I took a step back and surveyed him for a minute. I didn't even bother hitting him; he wasn't worth it. I turned around and saw Kat looking at me triumphantly and knew that she was proud of me.
"Let's go, Mom. I don't think I like these fireworks too much." I took her hand and we walked back to Mary.
Everyone around us was silent. There wasn't even a peep out of all of them. I turned around once to see what everyone was doing and saw that they were just staring at us. But there was something weird in the crowd. It was sort of like a glint. I guess that I had stopped to look at it cause I felt Kat pulling my arm. I took a few steps towards the direction she was pulling me, but I couldn't keep my eyes off the glint. I knew what it was; I just couldn't be sure. I couldn't fully see it. The person was too far away for me to see.
But then I saw it. A gun. And it was pointed towards me. But, not at me. No, it was pointed at Kat. I could practically feel the air as the person pulled the trigger. I pulled Kat behind me and stepped in front of the bullet. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as the bullet came speeding at me. I knew that I had to protect Kat. It wasn't only because of the protection that I had promised to give her when she was in my womb, but also because I knew that if I died for her, my life would have had some semblance of meaning. Also, there were people petrified behind us, and I couldn't let them get hurt either.
The bullet never did hit me. Instead, a heavy object rammed into both of us and pushed us to the ground. I heard the heavy object say, "Are you crazy? I knew you were reckless, Mastriani, but I never knew you to be plain stupid." I finally registered that the person who had slammed into us was a person. And not just any person.
But, I didn't sit there and listen to them. I turned around to where Kat was sitting and hugged her, hard, "Are you okay, sweetie?"
"Yeah, Mom, I'm alright. But, I don't think that he is…"
She pointed to the guy who had knocked us out of the way and I saw that he was holding onto his shoulder. There was blood coming out from underneath the fingers that he had over the wound. Some lady came up and started screaming and crying. I think it might have been directed at him, but I wasn't sure, her words made no sense whatsoever. "Listen, lady, why don't you do something helpful and shut up? Now, let me see that."
Kat suddenly hugged me from behind and wouldn't let go. I just leaned forward and pried the guy's fingers away from his shoulder. It was pretty bad. "Did somebody call the hospital yet?" I had to yell to get anybody to hear me.
Mary sat down next to us and said, "One's on its way. How's your shoulder, Rob?"
He nodded at her, but he didn't even look at her. He was looking at me. It was Rob and he was looking at me. And he had taken the bullet for me, for us.
Oh, God.
He reached with his good hand, the one that was all bloody, and stroked my cheek. "I missed you Jess."
I nodded and leaned into his hand. A few tears leaked out of my eyelids, but he wiped them away with his thumb. I suddenly remembered: he was married. A married man was doing that. I pulled away and said, "You're married?"
He nodded gravely. "And I take it that it wasn't your idea to come back to town?"
"No, Kat wanted to meet you."
He fell back on the ground and sighed.
Kat let go of my waist and moved in front of me. She sat down on my lap and said, "So, you're my father?" I circled my arms around her waist so she could have some support.
He looked at her for a minute before nodding.
"Why did you get married to another woman? Didn't you love my mom?" She looked a little hurt.
He looked at the both of us and said sadly, "I loved your mom very much, and actually, I still love her. But, I didn't think she was coming back, and I couldn't wait forever."
Her expression went from sad and hurt to furious, "You're the one who cheated. You're the one who ruined it. And you were waiting for her to come to you! How dare you! All of the people around you knew where we were and you never once bothered to come and find us, her, but you want her to come to you. You pig! I hate you! I hate you!" She ran out of my arms. I couldn't see where she was going in all the people. And there was that person who had tried to shoot her. Not good.
Rob and I both sighed, "I didn't mean it like that Jess. You have to believe me on that."
I nodded and said, "I better go find my daughter before someone else does."
I went in the general direction that she headed. I wasn't sure where she was running too, but I was sure that I would find her. I heard the ambulance come. I didn't turn around to watch Rob being carried off, but I could feel him looking at me until the doors closed. I couldn't think about that though. Kat needed me.
Most of the people were slowly leaving. I could finally see some distance into the field. But, I looked in every direction and I couldn't see Kat.
A.N.: So…how was that? Did you guys expect that? Hehehe. Anyway, please review.
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