75: THE SOUND OF FEAR

ARIEL’S POV

“Who said the two of you could carry out this nonsense in my kitchen?” Mariam snapped at my mom, and I.

“Your kitchen?” I raised an eyebrow. “You barely even be here. And by the

house.”

“It’s just about a matter of time before I throw you out.”

I chuckled. “Impossible.”

“The both of you can leave now!” She snarled.

way,

this is my

My mother entered the conversation with a calm tone, “I’m sorry miss, but we’re preparing…..

“No one said you can talk!” Mariam barked at her.

“Don’t you dare raise your voice at her!” I gave Mariam a dark look.

She returned the expression. “Just look at this little rat, raising her voice at me like I was her puppet, or something.”

“If you want respect. Then you got to be respectful,” I told her. “Don’t think people are going to be smiling at you when you got that disgusting attitude.”

“Disgusting attitude?” Mariam laughed. “You went ahead to poison yourself, and put the blame on me. Now you’re saying I got a disgusting attitude?”

“You poisoned yourself?” My mom uttered softly, and looked at me. “Ariel, is this true?”

“Come on now mother. Why in the world would I do such a thing? Poisoning myself? Hell no.”

“Oh shut up now. Enough with the lies,” Mariam spat.

“Hey, you need to have some manners,” my mom told Mariam.

Mariam burst into laughter. “You’re telling me to have manners? When your daughter right here has none.”

“I won’t let you insult my daughter like that, do you hear me?!” My mom’s anger was awakened.

“What are you going to do?” Mariam moved closer to my mother. “Your daughter is nothing but a worthless piece of trash,” she said in huhsed tones.

My mom, brimming with rage, surprised Mariam with a tight slap. And as Mariam held her face in shock, she received another slap. Then my mom gave her the third one on a different cheek.

Mariam gaped at my mother who did nothing but glare at her. She couldn’t believe what just happened.

“That is what you get for being disrespectful to my daughter.” My mom picked a knife. “If you try to talk nonsense again, I won’t hesitate to stab you with this.”

15 THE SOUND OF FEAR

“Okay mom, you got to calm down. That’s enough, that’s enough,” I said, lowering the knife she was holding.

After that, we heard a the thunderous sound of a bullet released in the air.

three of us exchanged fearful glances, my heart pounding in

I could feel myself getting carried

bullet,” my mom

strained my ears, hoping it was just a stray sound, but my hope vanished when I heard more gunshots, one after another, growing louder and closer. Panic gripped me immediately.

to my feet, my voice quivering

you need to relax. Everything will be fine,” my mom said. And then we heard

spoke, and

don’t have time for a beef right now,” I told her. My expression

eyes. “You think I got

something was

to hide from this chaos.” I grabbed my mom’s hand, and began

step brought us closer to one of the rooms where different books were kept. I used to come here to read whenever I

we could hear the cacophony of gunshots

the walls. Fear twisted my stomach, fueling a desperate

room, my mom and I. I slammed the door shut behind us, just as Mariam was about to join us in

My mom

faked a confused face, acting like I had no

to open that door right now and let her in as

“But mom..”

Open it,” my mom’s mode was serious, and her

shifted

the door from downstairs. And at this point, I knew we were not safe.

moment.

THE CHANG

hands around her chest. “What’s happening out there?

stay calm and stay hidden until it’s safe. We

agree mom.”I nodded. “But we can’t just keep

do then, huh?” Mariam aksed.

her.

room, as I was searching

but I spotted a large wardrobe in the corner of the room. I had totally forgotten that

chance to stay

we’re going to fit into that?” Mariam aksed, observing

own cup of

my mom told me. I exhaled deeply, before

other. The scent of old clothes filled the air, mingling with the fear. I even wondered who these clothes used to belong

compounded the moment I heard some maids screaming. The gunshots were released downstairs, and it

had to realize that Riley was still in the house, and her life could be in danger.

My mom asked me,

yourself

ARIEL’S POV

gunshots reverberated through the mansion. Panic gripped her as I had a conscience of the danger that lurked just below. But I

stepped through the corridor, my footsteps muffled by the plush carpet beneath my feet. The air was thick with tension, and I was filled with terror. But I needed

from downstairs, my fear intensified. Each gunshot seemed to echo through my bones, causing

what was happening below, but I knew

terror surrounding me was suffocating,

fear consume me. I needed to be strong in this moment, for myself and for Riley, whenever shr was at the moment, Gathering my courage, I took a deep breath and slowly opened my eyes, ready to face whatever

LUKE’S POV

a stack of documents, when suddenly my phone began to ring. At first, I tried to ignore it and focus on the task at hand, but the

an unknown number, and my mind told me it was that guy who kept

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