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.

exchanged fearful glances, my heart pounding in my

as I could feel myself getting carried away by

a bullet,”

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. I wasn’t going to lie, I

my feet, my voice quivering with urgency. “Mom, we need to get to safety!

to relax. Everything will be fine,” my mom

spoke, and

time for a beef right now,” I told her.

“You think I

heard more gunshots, and I knew something

I grabbed my mom’s hand,

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

we could hear the cacophony of gunshots intensifying, their echoes

Fear twisted my stomach, fueling a desperate need to find

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

that for?” My mom

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

open that door right

“But mom..”

mode was serious, and

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

could hear the sound of someone slamming the door from downstairs. And at this point, I knew we were not safe. But I hoped nothing bad would happen to anyone in the mansion at

moment.

THE CHANG

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

stay calm and stay hidden until it’s safe. We have to trust that help will come.” My mom replied, her voice filled

“But we

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

her.

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

all over the place, but I spotted a large wardrobe in the corner of the room. I had

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

sure we’re going to fit

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

exhaled deeply, before treading to the wardrobe. The two

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

maids screaming.

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

My mom asked me, she

Just keep yourself safe,” I answered,

ARIEL’S POV

still looking for Riley. My heart raced as the deafening sound of gunshots reverberated through the mansion. Panic gripped her as I had a conscience of the danger that

The air was thick with tension, and I was filled with terror. But I needed to gather

gunshots grew increasingly louder, their sharp cracks piercing through the air. Accompanied by the desperate screams coming from downstairs, my fear intensified. Each gunshot seemed to echo through my

imagine what was happening below, but I

terror surrounding me

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

LUKE’S POV

working my way through 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 persistent ringing

my phone, glancing 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

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