lolo87 - Haha. If you thought that was evil, you're in for a little surprise this chapter...
xtaintedxlovex16 - And now you'll see what Jude does... or doesn't do.
smileon - Haha. I hope this chapter brings you to the edge of your seat, too...
judermanforlife - OoOo I'm glad you like it! Thanks for the review!
THE MISSING PIECE IN THEIR HEARTS
--CHAPTER THREE--
Bang!
Jude sat straight up in her bed as the gun fired. "What the hell?" She asked herself, looking to her right. Tommy was gone. Something like this was normal for her; she always knew that he couldn't sleep at night. As she swung her legs around the side of the bed, she saw a dark figure move past her doorway quickly. Her heartbeat quickened as she jumped out of the bed and ran out of her room, looking to the right, where the shadow had just gone. She saw a man holding Katie Ann and her breath hitched in her throat.
"What are you doing?" She demanded, angry. Who was this man and what was he doing with her daughter? The man glanced back at her and was about to fire his gun when Katie Ann pulled the hat off his head. Jude tried to memorize the features of his face as surprise and shock took over his face. Katie Ann quickly threw the black garment onto the floor and started kicking his legs, trying desperately to get out of his grip and run back to her mother. She was old enough to know what was happening, she was old enough to realize what being taken away would mean for her. She was old enough to know what those tears in her mother's eyes were for; her.
"Bitch!" The man cursed, turning and running while Katie Ann watched her mother crying from afar. She pointed to her own room, trying to tell her mother there was more danger ahead. Jude squinted her wet red eyes, trying to figure out what Katie Ann was trying to tell her, but the man was still walking away, making it impossible to have time to think clearly.
Why didn't I run after her? Why didn't I try to get her back? What the hell was I thinking? She yelled at herself. She felt awful, guilty, as if it was her fault for everything. There were only three seconds that she could have hit the man holding Katie Ann, but she was too shocked. Imagine how Katie Ann feels! She shouted to herself as fresh tears fell down her face. He knees felt weak, her body was shaking, and tears kept falling.
She swallowed hard and quickly walked back into Katie Ann's room in hope for finding clues as to who this person was. Her heart felt heavy, her eyes and head were pounding, and it was hard to stand or see straight.
"Tommy?" She called out, quickly walking down the dark hallway. Then she panicked. What if there was more than one man? She stopped in her tracks, but soon decided that she shouldn't let any more time go by, and it was scaring her to stand in such a dark hall.
"Tommy!" She called again as she started sobbing. "Tommy goddamnit answer me!" She screamed, breaking down into tears. She continued walking through the hallway, her vision blurry from the flood of tears. She was surprised that she could yell and walk. All she felt like doing right now was laying down and hugging her daughter.
She reached the bathroom and pushed the door open, glancing in and seeing it was empty. The towels were in the same place, the shower curtains were pushed back as they always were; everything was in order. She looked ahead of her. Only one room left; Katie Ann's.
There's three! R&R please!