MCPEW 034 DANGER

I could barely feel my sore wrists, but using my feet, I managed to kick the gun in her hand. It slithered to the floor, to a distance out of her reach.

Hell broke loose inside me. I grabbed her by the hair and smacked her face on the floor with all the strength I had. A scream tore in her lips and it sounded like music to my ears. It triggered me to hit her with my fists.

Thanks to the heavy layers of her wedding gown, she's unable to resist as I wreaked havoc on her hair, twisting and pulling them as I desired, as I listened to her scream of agony.

I had never been violent to anyone. Let alone to another woman. But now I feel like murdering her for destroying my life with her lies.

Her confessions still rang in my ear. It made me all too aware of the sleeping animal inside me who had been ruthlessly tormented by her words and was awakened by them and turned into a monster.

Turning her upside down, I sat astride her.

"This slap is for ruining my life," I hissed, smacking her cheeks using my left hand.
"While this one is for destroying my marriage." I slapped her on her other cheek, but this time it was harder than the first.

Angela was screaming for me to stop, but instead of doing so, it fueled me to hit her further.

I slapped her cheeks repeatedly until her cheeks were bruised and sore and until I couldn't feel my numb fingers anymore. Tears raced down my cheeks as I vented all my anger on her.

The physical pain she's feeling now was nothing compared to the pain I suffered for years for losing not only my daughter, but my husband as well.

"Get off me, bitch!" She thrashed, screaming at me.

I didn't even budge. I continued to hit her with all the force I got.

Angela used all her strength to push me off her. I fell on my side. She took the chance to get up on her feet to take the gun, but before she could take hold of it, I yanked the hem of her wedding gown, causing her to fall back and stumble on her feet.

She screamed painfully after twisting her ankle.

I jumped at her. We rolled on the floor while yanking at each other's hair.

"I will fucking kill you after this." She roared, then gritted her teeth.

"Let's see if I don't kill you first." I bit back with equal ferocity.

Struggling to free ourselves from each other's grasp, we continued to roll on the cold floor. I managed to get on top of her. In that favorable position, I started hitting her yet again.

Only did I stop attacking her when I felt a solid object hit my shoulders. I fell back on the floor, thrashing in pain. At the corner of my eyes, I saw Angela rise to her feet while clutching a baseball bat in her hand. It was the same baseball bat she used to hit me in the head that led me to pass out. She crossed the small distance with a few strides and picked up the gun on the floor.

The pain on my shoulder eased a bit, but the spot where the baseball bat landed still throbbed, causing tears to form at the corner of my eyes. But despite the pain, I willed myself to get up on my feet so I could face her.

"I will make you regret ever bruising my face, Phoenix." Angela's voice thundered inside the cold, quiet room. Her eyes bore at me. There was nothing in them except the strong intent to kill me.

She made her way towards me with the gun still aimed on my head. Her sprained ankle slowed her movement as she crossed the distance between us.

A look on her face told me she was indeed desperate to end my life tonight.
I swallowed long and hard as I retreated backwards. My keen eyes closely watch her every step. Suddenly, the chilly feeling of the floor to ceiling glass window pressing on my back stopped me in my tracks.

I have nowhere to go. The sudden realization froze me. I tried to push the icy terror away, but it just won't go away. It continued to crawl on my spine until I couldn't breathe anymore.

"I want to torture you until you plead for me to stop, but you made me change my mind, Phoenix." Angela's fingers tightened around the gun before aiming it on my stomach. "I have to kill you now before you escape. Your baby will die with you."

A choked gasp escaped from my lips. My eyes popped open in shock.

"H-how d-did y-you know I was pregnant?" I asked, shaking in fear and alarm. My arms protectively shielded my stomach from her.

"I hired someone to follow you." She replied nonchalantly.

"Y-you're evil Angela! I pray you rot in hell for doing this to me." My fists turning into a ball as helpless tears start falling on my cheeks.

"It's time, Phoenix.." She said, as though she hadn't heard me speak. "Sayonara."

I jumped at Angela before she could pull the trigger and grabbed the gun, but she was gripping it tightly around her fingers and won't let go. So I swung her hand upwards. The first shot hit the ceiling.

The tug of war with the gun continued until I tripped on the hem of her wedding gown and lost my concentration. Angela took the chance and swung the gun in my direction.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Amid the ear-shattering noise of glass breaking, I felt a throbbing pain in my upper body. I lost my grip on the gun. Looking down, I saw blood leaking on the bullet wound on my chest and left shoulder.

I fell backwards and slipped, causing me to fall out of the broken window. I kept falling and falling until finally my body landed into icy cold water. There was no strength left in me to swim. The waves slapped me on the face and I sunk deeper into the unknown, my lungs filling with water as I struggled to survive.

This must be what death feels like, I thought to myself. My arms went to my stomach to caress it for one last time.
I'm sorry Faith Vien. I had lost your sister, and now I'm about to lose you, too. With those regrets in my mind, I finally closed my eyes, allowing the darkness to take me in.

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