I switched on my phone and the light was the only thing that brightened the dark closet.
Rebecca was trembling with fear. What has her all shaken up?
"Do you know what?". I asked but got no reply as I shook her and she flinched and snapped out of her thoughts.
" Do you know what happened ?". I asked again as she shook her head.
"I..I was j..just in the living room when the lights turned off and I heard our window glass smashing…". Her voice trembled aa she spoke and she paused for a second and took a deep breath.
" Aunt Laura told us to run and we did,mum and I ran into your room as she told me to hide here". Rebecca explained.
"Breathe". I told her.
" You might pass out from the way you are reacting to this". I said .
"Am scared Jesse unknown men are in the house just after we got here,who knows if they will try to kidnap us or take us away ,ain't you scared?". She asked after her ranting.
"Why should I be scared?". I asked.
I saw no reason why she was reacting this badly ,they might just be thieves,the best thing to do is cooperate with them and they would go away.
"I get scared around you sometimes Jesse". Rebecca said.
I was about to reply when two gunshots and a loud scream shut me up. I listened closely and I heard laughter.
I was certain that it was mum and these men didn't come to steal,they came to kill.
" W.was t..that mom?". Rebecca stuttered.
I couldn't get myself to reply because of the rage I was feeling.
"J.jess.."
"Sh..". I covered her mouth with my hand as I heard footsteps approaching.
What's really happening here?
Who would even want to harm my mom ?She is a sweet soul .
Did Aunt Lora get herself into trouble?
I had a bad feeling about this trip from the first day dad brought it up.
I couldn't sit here and do nothing after I heard my mum screaming like that.
" Are you with your phone?". I asked Rebecca.
She nodded as I removed my hand from her mouth.
"There's no signal here,I tried calling for help". She said.
"I am going to check out what's happened". I said.
" Mom told us to stay here".She argued.
"Didn't you hear her scream". I raised my voice a bit.
How can she be so scared and forget that our mom was probably shot.
" We don't know why they came here,so I think it's best you stay put as I go and check it out okay". I said .
"Fine, just be care.."
"Stop, I think that brings bad luck". I said as I gently opened the closet and tiptoed to my backpack I tossed aside and carried it.
No one hurts my mum and goes scot free.
My phone was always on silent so I didn't need to bother checking if it wasn't.
I searched for my torchlight in my backpack and brought it out.
I took it in case of occasions like this when the power cut, it has happened before in Aunt Laura's house and I wasn't so thrilled about it.
I put the phone back into my backpack and slowly opened the door and made my way in the hallway,I was leaning close to her wall like a spider.
I was holding onto the torchlight but it was turned off.
I stumbled upon something and fell face first onto the ground where my face was soiled with an unknown liquid.I had a hunch about what it was but I didn't want to believe it.
I turned on the flashlight and I heard a scream,I pointed the torch towards Rebecca and then back at what she saw.
The sight before me tied a knot in my stomach.
Aunt Laura is dead.
It felt as if I moved an inch that mom would smack my head because I could see how angry she looked, so I stayed put, not breaking eye contact as I spoke."Am not with any gun". I said and her eyes narrowed."Jessica don't joke around with me". Mom warned. "I told you I am not with any gun mom". I stated plainly."Mom, what's wrong?". I heard Rebecca ask as she stood at the stairs. "Nothing... Rebecca". Mom said to Rebecca. "Go and freshen up". Mom said to me as I walked up the stairs like nothing happened. Was she giving up that easily? I thought mom would drag this further but she didn't. I expected her to at least search me….well it doesn't matter if she believed me or not but I needed the gun for my defense. It's not like I loved lying but it was necessary that I defend myself. The l
I walked into the alley and took out the gun from my backpack,the alley was a bit dark but I saw the two unarmed men that was in the car following me walk into the alley with me and I shook my head at their stupidity, they really no nothing about this place because if they did they won't have come here to meet me. I tilted my head to the side as I raised the gun and shot the first man on his shoulder. "Don't move...hands up". I told the other guy with him who raised his hands. "You too". I pointed the gun at the other guy who I shot and he was reluctant to raise his hand. Am sure someone must have heard the gunshot by now,I just hoped that the police were on the way. Even if I wanted to shoot them I still didn't want the police to pry deeper into my life they might find something I don't want anyone to find.
When you are given bad news you always need time to process what has just been said and that was what I did.I just stayed still trying to process what my mother had just said,how could this be?"Jessica, Jessica can you hear me?". Mom asked, snapping me out of my thoughts as I nodded.I wasn't prepared for the unexpected news she just gave,even though I didn't like him that much he still supported me at times during hard trials.This was a really big blow to my family. How will I survive this?I saw him in goo
My mom continued crying and I just watched her cry. My mind was still in a daze,somehow I survived last night and I won't say I wasn't thrilled but I know I wasn't happy about it.Rebecca finally made her appearance from nowhere and with my mother hugging her tightly as she sobbed as well,I was probably the only weird one in the family because I wasn't crying.Heck I didn't even know what was making my mother shed tears, Rebecca maybe was crying because she was scared but I knew my mom's case was different,I haven't seen her crying this openly before.I was exhausted mentally so I left both of them and went and
The shooting continued and then someone started kicking out mom's door and we all had to hold onto the wardrobe so they wouldn't push it away."They are in here!". I heard a man yell as he continued kicking the door and we pushed the door with all our strength."Rebecca come over here and help us". Mom half yelled at Rebecca who was still sitting on the floor cowering in pain.Rebecca seemed to be in a different word as she ignored mom's words and held onto her knees shaking in fear."Rebecca!". Mom yelled at her but she still ignored her,I don't think Rebecca Dan even heard her let alone what was actually happening around her. It seemed as if Rebecca was in a trance and couldn't be woken up.
I checked the time it was 2: 43 am in the morning. The men actually came and they were early at that,I didn't hear the bell but I definitely heard the scream. He screamed like a schoolgirl that got her hear broken ,how ridiculous. I took my baseball bat as I peeked out my door and I saw and I saw flashlights on, I called the police and they were already aware of the situation,good this was why I liked the police in our modern city,they were always fast. Did mom call them? I Called mom and she answered in the first ring."Am awake". That was the first thing she said. Who would even not wake up after such a scream? "I just wanted to be sure". I replied. "Be careful and don't leave your room,I called the police already". Mom said,looks like great min