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,
could feel myself getting carried
bullet,”
hope vanished when I heard more gunshots, one after another, growing louder and closer. Panic gripped
my feet, my voice quivering with urgency. “Mom, we need to get to
think you need to relax. Everything will be fine,” my mom said.
think so,” Mariam spoke,
have time for a beef right now,” I told her. My expression was
“You
more gunshots, and I knew something was definitely not going great
hide from this chaos.” I grabbed my mom’s hand, and began to tread at a fast pace. Mariam moved
elegant hallways. I could hear our footsteps echoing in the mansion. Each step brought us closer to one of the rooms
hurried, we could hear the cacophony
my stomach, fueling a desperate need to
and I. I slammed the door shut behind us,
mom questioned
confused face, acting like I had no
door right now and let her in
“But mom..”
Open it,” my mom’s mode was serious, and her decision
I glared at Mariam, but eventually shifted backwards, opening the door wide for her to come in.
downstairs. And
moment.
THE CHANG
as she fixed her hands around her chest. “What’s happening
until it’s safe. We have to trust that help will come.” My mom replied, her voice filled with
we can’t
Mariam aksed. Her irritating tone
her.
around the room, as I was searching for anything that
all over the place, but I spotted a large wardrobe in the corner of the room. I
let’s hide inside the wardrobe. It’s our best chance to stay out of
you sure we’re going to fit into that?” Mariam aksed, observing the
her an irritated look. “If you don’t want to hide in it. That’s your own cup of tea.
mom told me. I exhaled deeply, before treading to the wardrobe. The two of
filled the air, mingling with the fear. I even wondered who these
heard some maids screaming. The gunshots were released downstairs, and it made
her life could be in danger. I quickly burst
going to?” My mom
Just keep yourself safe,” I answered,
ARIEL’S POV
Riley. My heart raced as the deafening sound of gunshots reverberated through the mansion. Panic gripped her as I
cautiously 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 to gather the courage. I was not
desperate screams coming from downstairs, my fear intensified. Each gunshot seemed to echo through my bones, causing my heart
what was happening below, but I knew I had to stay
her to safety before it was too late. The chaos and terror surrounding me was
in fear. The terror emanating from downstairs was overwhelming. 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,
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
reached over and grabbed 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
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