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,

I aksed, as I could feel myself getting carried away by

a bullet,”

I heard more gunshots, one after another, growing louder and closer. Panic gripped me immediately. I wasn’t going to lie, I was submerging

a moment’s hesitation, I sprang to my feet, my voice quivering with urgency. “Mom, we need to get to safety! Follow

think you need to relax. Everything will be fine,” my mom

don’t think so,” Mariam spoke, and I

I don’t have time for a beef right now,” I told

her eyes. “You

more gunshots, and I knew something was definitely not

mom, we need to hide from this chaos.” I grabbed my mom’s hand, and began to tread at a

Each step brought us closer to one of the rooms where different books

hurried, we could hear the cacophony of gunshots intensifying,

twisted my stomach, fueling a

slammed the door shut behind us, just as Mariam was about

was that for?” My mom questioned me

I

open that door right now and let her in as

“But mom..”

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

glared at Mariam, but eventually shifted backwards, opening the door wide for her to come in. And she did

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

moment.

THE CHANG

chest. “What’s happening out there? Who would

stay calm and stay hidden until it’s safe. We have to trust that help will

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

are we going to do then, huh?” Mariam aksed. Her irritating

her.

darted around the room, as I was searching for anything that could offer a

a large wardrobe in the corner of the room. I

hide inside the wardrobe. It’s our best chance to stay out of sight.” I gestured

fit into that?” Mariam aksed,

irritated look. “If you don’t want to hide in it. That’s your own cup of tea. Maybe you can find somewhere more safe to hide your annoying ass

me. I exhaled deeply, before treading to the wardrobe. The two of them walked behind

The scent of old clothes filled the air, mingling

compounded the moment I heard some maids

and her life could be in danger. I quickly burst out of the wardrobe,

where are you going to?” My mom asked me, she was sort of

worry about me. Just keep yourself safe,” I answered, leaving the

ARIEL’S POV

mansion. Panic gripped her as I had a conscience of the

plush carpet beneath my feet. The air was thick with tension, and I was filled with

cracks piercing through the air. Accompanied by the desperate screams coming from downstairs, my fear intensified. Each gunshot seemed to echo through my bones,

happening below, but I knew

terror surrounding me was

raced and my hands shook as I tried to steady myself. But I knew I couldn’t let fear consume me. I

LUKE’S POV

my way through a stack of documents, when suddenly my phone began to ring. At first, I tried to ignore it

number, and my mind told me it was that guy who kept on requesting for money.I wanted to ignore the call, but it was too

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