Chapter 6
Flashback- 5 months ago…
"Pete, you are a really great guy. Can we go out again?" Lisa asked hugging her jacket closed.
He smiled and he leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"I'll call you…we'll meet up sometime next week?"
She nodded and turned to open her door.
"Lock up, Never know what could happen on a night like tonight." he noted and left her stoop.
Flashback- 3 months ago…
15 minutes and She was still on the floor cleaning the glass off the hardwood. Earlier Pete pushed her into the counter knocking the plates on the ground shattering them. Just as she got up, the one step she took had shot a pain in her leg. Once she lifted her foot she noticed on her heel was a small glass fragment jammed in-between her skin. She hopped over to the bathroom and instantly regretted it when she saw Pete brushing his teeth. she turned away quick but not quick enough for him not to notice.
"Lisa, are you alright?" he asked.
His eyes looked cold, almost mean.
"Yeah, Just cut my heel on…some of the glass."
He pointed to the tub and motioned her to sit.
She cringed when he took her foot and carefully pulled the glass out. He was gentle after what he did, playing the "I'm sorry" card every time. She got uncomfortable after he was done when he caressed her ankle and worked his hands up to her thigh.
"Pete, I'm sorry… I can't do that yet…"
"You love me, don't you? he asked, pulling the soft eyes that made her fall for him months ago.
She looked down and away, until a hand gripped her chin forcefully to look at him.
"Don't you? I've been very patient…"
"Pete, Please let go…your hurting me." She cried trying to push him a few inches off of her.
But that made him angry and he pushed her into the tub, hitting her head on the side. In the few seconds of daze, she could feel his hands removing her pants. The panic caused her to flare her legs, trying to kick him off of her. She didn't realize that one her foot hit him in the groin until he was breathing out the pain. Her instinct told her to hit him again and she did, with the hair dryer and he was knocked out.
She ran into the closet and grabbed her emergency bags of clothes she planned on taking in case of an emergency like this. She got into her car and drove to California.
Present.
The memory woke her. She could see it was 3 am and that Priestly was still there. She could feel him, his arm protectively around her waist.
It was a little weird when she felt his hand work its way up to her breast.
"Priestly?" She turned and saw the hideous face that was haunting her past. Pete.
He quickly sat on her, holding her arms up to keep her from hitting him.
"NO! GET OFF OF ME! HELP!"
"No one can stop me, Not even him! You're Mine Lisa! Always Mine!" He taunted.
It wasn't until she could hear a faint voice in the distance. A soothing voice calming her down a bit.
"It's ok Lis, Your safe. Wake up… Wake up…"
Her eyes opened to see Priestly above her holding her arms above her head. She needed to take a few breaths to make her realize that it was all a dream. All a bad dream. She closed her eyes to relax and felt it instantly when Priestly cupped her face with his hand.
"Are you awake now? You were hitting me in your sleep."
She leaned into his hand.
"I'm sorry." she whispered.
"It's alright. I'm here. Was it bad?" he asked referring to her dream.
She shamefully nodded.
"He was there. He tried…"
Priestly moved some of the hair away from her face that stuck to her when she was sleeping.
He just laid back down next to her and held her. it was all he could do. She didn't want to talk and he wasn't gonna push her. She just hugged his body and laid her head on his chest. It made her smile when he began humming Maybe I'm amazed by Paul McCartney
"Maybe I'm a man,
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
that he doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a man
Maybe you're the only woman who can ever help me
baby, won't you help me to understand"
The next few days went by and it seemed better. No notes at the shop or any sigh of Pete. A Police car circled the perimeter daily for any signs of him. It was easier once the PAPD (Philly police) backed up her story. They found out from their neighbor a few days after she left that Lisa was in fact being harassed and abused by Pete and it forced him to look up as much as he could and start his search on his own.
"What a week hmmm…" Trucker asked rubbing his face in his hands and stretching.
Yeah, Sure has." Priestly noted, shutting off the stove.
The door opened and both men saw Lisa come in.
" Hey Uncle T. Zo asked me to give you this. She has to go into town and pick up a few things for the house. She'll be back in about an hour. I'm gonna go upstairs…" she said and turned to the door.
Priestly pointed to Lisa and Trucker nodded.
"Lis Wait up, I'll walk you up"
She smiled and allowed him to hold her hand till they got to the house.
"Thank you, my Fair prince. Now go, off into the night and save the next damsel." She joked.
He kissed her long and she could feel her lips tingle.
Once their lips parted, Lisa drew a quick breath.
" Wow, That was…" the words stopped when she couldn't speak anymore.
He chuckled and nodded.
"I gotta finish up downstairs…Want to hang out later? Watch something?"
She nodded. "Sure. So about…20 minutes?"
"Give or take." his foot hit every step and he waited until the last step to make sure she was inside.
Once there, She turned on the lights and locked the doors. She was shocked when she felt the room was off. Something about it, and she wasn't sure what it was… then it hit her…
Cool Water… Aftershave… He's here.
"Hey Babe. It's been a while." His voice could cut diamonds.
She turned around slowly and looked at him.
He dressed normal. His usual black undershirt with a white button-down over it. His gun was very clear in his belt.
"Wow, your still as beautiful as the day you left." He took a step closer to her and it made her back up into the door. She had no where else to run…she was trapped.
His hand make it to her hair and combed a few pieces away from her eyes.
"God, how I've missed your eyes. It's the first part of you that I fell in love with." he admitted and leaned down to kiss her eyelids. He smiled when he could feel her shaking.
"Pete, Please… I..I just…"
He placed his finger on her lips. "Ssshhh… You've said enough. Did you think I was gonna let you get away with this without taking what I deserve? You tease me and make me wait for months without giving me what I wanted? It's like handing a plate of food to a starving child and telling him not to eat it. I'm going to end up in prison anyway… I'm not going without getting even." He threatened, and grabbed a handful of hair, dragging her into the bedroom.
She screamed, but it was short lived when he picked her up and held her mouth shut. She kicked and struggled until he threw her head first into the wall. It was so hard that it left a dent in the wall and made her head bleed. She felt him lift her and aid her on the bed.
Priestly was washing the last table and heard a small scream. His gut instantly went to run upstairs.
"Trucker, Call the police!" He said and ran out the door as fast as he could.
She was so dazed that she couldn't register to move. She was struggling not to pass out from the pain in her head. She just cried.
"Please Pete, I'll tell them you stopped. Just don't do it." She begged.
"I'm not going to let that Freak show get the best of you! You are mine, and will always be mine until death." He said as he teased her caressing her body.
She was now fearing for her life. She knew if she didn't fight he was gonna kill her.
She Let him keep doing what he was dong to distract him long enough to give him a grand blow to his head.
"Lis?" An angel's voice came in, PRIESTLY!
"HELP, He's here!" she screamed, but it was cut short when he smacked her hard in the face.
The weight was instantly lifted when she could see two figures fighting and bringing it back into the living room. She rolled off the bed and struggled to get up, but she had to.
Once she saw who was fighting she grew fear. It was Priestly and he was clearly not an even match to fight Pete. She found the first heavy object and hit Pete in the head knocking him out.
At that moment, the Red lights could be seen and the sirens were coming closer.
"Priestly? Are you alright?" She asked, as she helped him sit up.
"Yea, just some Ice and I'll be right as rain tomorrow." he joked sarcastically, obviously in pain.
She smiled and then kissed him quick on the lips.
"You took her from me." Pete cracked as he got back up, Pointing the gun right at Priestly.
"No Pete, I left you. I was never going back to you." Lisa fought. She knew this was her life, and she was gonna finally fight for it.
"But I loved you. You didn't understand. If you just gave me what I wanted, we would've been fine."
She cried, letting the tears flow. "I'm sorry. I will never give you what's mine to choose."
The front door stormed three police officers.
"POLICE! PUT THE GUN DOWN!" One shouted.
Pete glanced at the policemen, knowing it was now the time to do what he came to do.
"I never meant to hurt you Lisa. But He's not going to take you away from me… I will come back for you."
At that moment she knew what was going to happen. She knew he wanted her to suffer. Instinct told her to move quickly.
He pulled the trigger and the sound caused her ears to ring. Then two more gunshots filled the air, only they hit Pete straight in the chest.
She watched as he fell to the ground and lay dead right in the middle of the room.
Priestly was screaming at her and the other two police officers hurried next to her. She could feel Priestly's hand push down on her torso and it was a numbing pain that shocked her. When she looked down, she noticed his hands were covered in blood.
"Did he get you? I Tried… i tried…" she whispered. She looked at him again to see only his hands were bleeding, and she was relieved until she saw that the blood was hers, coming from her stomach. The shock was so bad that she was losing consciousness. It was then that she knew she saved him. Her eyes closed until she heard Priestly's sweet voice.
"No, Stay with me. Lisa. Please…Don't close your eyes…" he cried.
"Thank you… You saved me. I thought…i'd return the favor…"she struggled to say. It scared her when she saw her uncles face.
"Lisa… oh Angel…" he said, placing his hand on her cheek.
"Hey Uncle Gordon. I was just thinking about you… Anything …you want…me to tell… Mom for you?" she cried.
"Don't talk like that Angel. You're gonna be alright. You're not going anywhere yet." his voice cracked trying not to cry.
"Gotta move guys, She's lost a lot of blood" she heard an EMT yell. They moved her to a gurney and placed an oxygen mask on her face.
"Lisa, Stay awake. You keep fighting."
"So tired. I just want to sleep" she whispered. but it was so hard for her to talk. She closed her eyes feeling so weak.
She felt like giving up, welcoming the white warm light until the Angelic Voice spoke to her."Please don't Leave me… I Love you"
So there's a sweet cliffhanger for you guys! Please Read and Review! Luv you guys and to the new people for Favoriting/StoryAlert THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! - LisaBGreen