I walked around the side of the warehouse sticking close the perimeter of the building careful to elude anyone that could take me down before I got to Nikki. I rounded a corner watching on as a group of men retreated in the opposite direction. I waited until they were out of sight before inching closer to where they had been and spotted a metal sliding door that was slightly ajar. Bingo!
I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard her crying the sound igniting a rage like no other inside of me. I snapped out of it and my legs began to move quickly following the sound of her cries.
“I’m coming Princess.” I whispered hoarsely as I slid through the slight crack in the door. I was going to be able to save her. Thank Christ I wasn’t too late.
“Help me. Dear God, please help me.” I cried my voice sounding weak even to my own ears. I swayed a little fighting the urge to surrender to sleep. My arms feel like they are going to fall off they are so heavy from my shoulders down to my wrists but my wrists and hands feel numb since he tightened the zip ties. I stared at the concrete my vision was starting to blur and I saw little black dots everywhere.
“No one’s here to save you sweetheart.” The sick fuck says, taunting me a little more because he hasn’t had his fill of torturing me. He moves to stand in front of me cupping my chin, forcing me to lift my head.
“My father will kill you.” I shout. “Do you hear me? He’s going to kill you! Just let me go.” I believe this with my whole heart, even if he doesn’t let me go even if he kills me I don’t doubt my father will kill him.
Deke laughs. “Your father can’t save you little girl just like he couldn’t save his best man. And when you’re dead, he won’t do anything either just like he didn’t after I killed Val. Daddy’s not in control anymore, you’re at my mercy.”
I want to tell him he’s a pussy for not killing Val himself and simply ordering the hit so he wouldn’t get his hands dirty but I remain silent. It’s not worth it. Even though I bit my tongue, he rears his hand back and slaps me across the face again. I tell myself I must be immune to the pain by now because even though my cheek feels as if it’s on fire I don’t flinch. I lift my head slowly, looking the devil in the eyes, but I can’t stand the sight of him anymore and I turn my head slightly to see Mikey standing off to the side with his gun cocked.
I wasn’t sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me. Could he really be here? My Mikey. I know he’s not a figment of my imagination when he takes one hand off his gun and places his index finger to his lips signaling me to remain quite. I look into his eyes and in that split second I know I’m going to be okay, it’s all there in his eyes, he’s not going to let anything else happen to me.
He’s here.
I’m safe now.
I don’t know what causes me to take my eyes off Mikey but suddenly time stops and everything goes horribly wrong.
“Mikey watch out!” I yelp as he pulls the trigger, but he’s not the only one firing a gun. The doors to the warehouse slam open and in storm an ambush of familiar men all with their guns blazing in fury. I barely have time to process the war raging in the warehouse as Deke falls to the floor at my feet. I shriek in sheer horror as his blood and brains splatter all over me. I feel like I’m having an outer body experience as I tremble screaming at the top of my lungs. It’s just too much.
Mikey starts to make his way towards me and I shake my head and shout. He doesn’t even acknowledge the gunfire behind him and I fear that he’s going to get hit. I try to tell him to turn around but my brain doesn’t send the message to my mouth.
Mikey spins around and we both watch as my father charges into the warehouse shooting with no regard. Jimmy and an army full of men behind him as they shoot at everyone and everything. Deke wasn’t working alone and his men begin to appear from every corner returning the gunfire.
Everyone fades away and I stare at my father watching him pull the trigger continuously without any remorse. I cry as I watch my father kill for me.
“No!” Mikey cries pulling me out of my trance. I avert my eyes towards him drawing my eyebrows together as he starts to run toward me. I don’t know what’s happening all I know is there is no stopping him as he charges straight at me knocking me backwards.
He falls on top of me and his gun slips from his hands onto the floor. It takes me a moment to understand what has happened. Mikey starts to roll off me and I immediately see the blood pouring from his abdomen uncontrollably. He falls flat on his back beside me and I twist my head so I can see him. I cry out because I’m completely helpless still tied to the chair and unable to get to him.