In Her Eyes
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Abby's weak eyes opened, her breath caught in her chest momentarily as she got used to the sharp pain in her ribs every time she inhaled. She swallowed and let her eyes adjust to the light in the room. She glanced over to Luka, who was sitting next to her, his head resting peacefully on the back of his chair. Abby smiled slightly, all worry leaving her mind. She felt completely safe…all of her fear and paralyzing terror was gone in his presence. Feeling a wave of weariness, she let her heavy eyes close, Richard being the last person on her mind in that moment.
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Susan's eyes were wild with anger and she felt adrenaline racing through her body. Holding her cell phone to her ear, she sat in her car, keeping both eyes trailed on the entrance to the convenient store. She waited for the police to pick up the phone and bounced her knee up and down, nervously.
"Hello? We heard you have a tip as to the location of Richard Lockhart?" A gruff, skeptical voice answered. The disbelief in the officer's voice was almost enough to set Susan off, but she ignored it in light of the urgency of the situation.
"I do…" She let her irritation creep into her tone and continued. "I'm outside the convenient store right next to the crime scene from Richard's murder…he just walked into the convenient store. You need to get people here fast before he leaves. Don't be obvious or he'll just get away again…" Susan's anger dripped from the tenor in her voice and she heard the officer give a few orders away from the phone.
"Alright…What's your name and how do you know Richard?" The officer still had an unconvinced edge to his words.
"Dr. Susan Lewis. I work with Abby Lockhart, the doctor that he brutally attacked the first time he was put in jail. I was the one who knocked him out. Now you need to get people here fast or I'm going to take care of this myself. Too many people have suffered at the hands of this psychopath…and I'm not letting this guy get away again. I'm giving you until he walks out of this store…if you don't have officers here by then, I will get out of my car and follow him. Goodbye." Susan ended the call abruptly, staring intently at the doors of the convenient store.
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Luka let himself sleep finally, his heart now settling down from the intense events of the day. He could feel the very edges of his fury creeping up from inside himself, but he pushed it down at least until he could leave Abby alone, which wasn't going to be anytime soon. If he had lost Abby….he didn't even want to think about it. His eyes filled with tears as soon as his mind went there. Abby was his love…the person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. The woman that understood him even when he didn't say anything. Looking at her frail, damaged body on the bed made him angry enough to torture any person who caused the pain that he saw in front of him, but Susan's words ran through his mind. He had to be there for Abby…he couldn't let the rage take over…yet.
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Susan's eyes were glued to those glass doors; she was determined to end this any way she could. Whether the police handled it or she personally finished this didn't matter; she didn't care. All fear melted away when she saw the man step out of the store. He walked out with a cocky strut and an air of arrogance that made Susan's blood boil. Images of Abby's broken body flashed into her vision and she stepped out of the car. Every warning her brain tried to frantically send out never registered with Susan and she walked, no weapon in hand, no plan in her mind…she had nothing but the fury in chest and the willpower to avoid her trepidation. She was fearless and reckless…and no one was going to stop her.
Once again, I have failed to keep my word about my updates…And I apologize profusely. I hope I haven't lost anyone and I hope to finish this story soon! Thank you so much for all of your amazing reviews and definitely keep them coming. I finally have a plan for the ending for this story and would love to finish this out to the satisfaction of all of you that kept up with this story. For anyone just joining this story: Thank you for reading! I love reviews…(hint, hint) ;D Hope you enjoy! –mlw217—(formally soccergirlmich)