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.

the three of us exchanged fearful glances, my

that?” I aksed, as I could feel myself getting carried away by

released a bullet,” my mom

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

hesitation, I sprang to my feet, my voice quivering with

think you need to relax. Everything will be

spoke, and I looked at her

for a beef right now,” I told her. My

“You think I got time

something was definitely not

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

through the elegant hallways. I could hear our footsteps echoing in the mansion. Each step brought us closer to one of the rooms where different books were kept. I used to

could hear the cacophony of gunshots intensifying,

the walls. Fear twisted my stomach, fueling

my mom and I. I slammed the door

for?” My mom

a confused face, acting like I had no idea of what she was talking

that door right now and

“But mom..”

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

glared at Mariam, but eventually shifted backwards,

the door from downstairs. And at

moment.

THE CHANG

around her chest. “What’s happening out

don’t know, but we need to stay calm and stay hidden until it’s safe. We have to trust that

we can’t just keep standing here like

to do then, huh?” Mariam aksed. Her

her.

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

but I spotted a large wardrobe in the

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

going to fit into

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

my mom told me. I exhaled deeply, before treading to the wardrobe. The two

of old clothes filled the air,

breath, but my fear compounded the moment I heard some maids screaming. The

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

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

keep yourself safe,” I answered, leaving

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 was determined

beneath my feet. The air was thick with tension, and I was filled with terror. But I needed to gather the courage. I was not going to let

screams coming from downstairs, my fear intensified. Each gunshot seemed to echo through

but I knew I had to stay

could get her to safety before it was too late. The chaos and terror surrounding me was suffocating, and

My heart raced and my hands shook as I tried to steady myself. But I knew I couldn’t let 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

LUKE’S POV

through a stack of documents, when suddenly my phone began to ring. At

the caller ID. It was an unknown 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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