BETRAYAL (EP 2)
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As i zip shut the bag, the door creaked behind me, out of fear, i couldnt help but yell "JESUS". Before i would finish the name, my dad rushed to me, holding my mouth shut, preventing me from making amy further noise. Pointing at the bag, he asked, "Where did you see that?". "I found it under...", i stopped talking as i noticed my answer wasnt really needed, he was already checking the contents of the bag. He grabbed the bag and hurriedly went to a corner of my room
, lifting up my floor mat, he unveiled a little storage underneath. He quickly put the bag of money in there and covered it up.
"Did you open the bag?"
Before i would reply, we heard footsteps of someone approaching, he told me to stay behind the door and keep my mouth shut...
"Where is the money?"
"Believe me, i dont know what you're talking about, this is the wrong house, you have the wrong person"
"It seems losing your first son wasnt enough, you wanna lose the second as well before you finally hand over the money, right?"
"I swear on my life, there is no money in this house"
"Jeez! Is 500,000 pounds worth the life of your children?"
"Even my life isnt worth half that money, but trust me, i have nothing in this house, please, have mercy"
It came as a shock that my father, a deacon in one of the most powerful church would go to the extent of swearing on his life falsely. Were our lives worth that price? He has the money, still, he let them kill his eldest son. The father i knew was different, he didnt even ask how i was or where i was when the robbers broke in, all he really cared about was the safety of the money. Just then, my phone rang again, but this time, it was with the robber.
"Yes?"
"No, not yet"
"Hello, Hello.."
There was a network cut, in an attempt to check if the call is still connected, he mistakenly pressed a button... The Loudspeaker button...
"If he doesnt want to coperate, shoot the other son in the leg and cripple him for life, if need be, kill his wife as well, the money is..."
He quickly disconnected the call, but we've heard just enough to know what his next move would be, but it wasnt a man that hired them, it was a female.
"You shouldnt have heard that"
After hearing the woman's voice on the phone, my dad froze, i was 100% sure he knew that voice.
"Let us go and ill give you twice the price she is offering you."
"Just give us the money and all these would be over, but if you choose to remain difficult, ill just have to do what she asked me to."
After saying that, he left the room and headed downstairs. I could sense the confidence in my dad's voice as he tried to win the guy's trust over. We heard footsteps going down the stairs, then a loud bang followed.
"Just stay in here and make sure you're not seen"
He said to me and went downstairs. I could hear my mum wailing and weeping once again. I asked myself, "Whats stopping me from giving them this money?" But then again, another question came to mind, "How did she get my number?" "Is there a possiblity she knows i'm inside the house?" "How was she able to call just at the right and exact time? Normally, i do club till 3AM, but i returned early today, is it a coincidence or was it planned all along?"
"Gabriella! Gabriella!" I heard someone scream my name, it definitely wasnt my dad, its probably one of the robbers. Sensing i was in Danger, i tried to jump out the window but i hesitated, it was the 2nd storey. One of them got a hold of me before i could get rid of my Fear.
He dragged me downstairs and threw me to my mother who was now in a pool of her son's blood, trying to console her 2nd son who was now shot in the leg.
"Give us the money or ill kill them both" the leader said, pointing his gun at my mum and i. Thinking my dad would quickly go soft and admit he has the money, his next move shocked us both.
"I DARE YOU TO PULL THE TRIGGER"
As i zip shut the bag, the door creaked behind me, out of fear, i couldnt help but yell "JESUS". Before i would finish the name, my dad rushed to me, holding my mouth shut, preventing me from making amy further noise. Pointing at the bag, he asked, "Where did you see that?". "I found it under...", i stopped talking as i noticed my answer wasnt really needed, he was already checking the contents of the bag. He grabbed the bag and hurriedly went to a corner of my room
"Did you open the bag?"
Before i would reply, we heard footsteps of someone approaching, he told me to stay behind the door and keep my mouth shut...
"Where is the money?"
"Believe me, i dont know what you're talking about, this is the wrong house, you have the wrong person"
"It seems losing your first son wasnt enough, you wanna lose the second as well before you finally hand over the money, right?"
"I swear on my life, there is no money in this house"
"Jeez! Is 500,000 pounds worth the life of your children?"
"Even my life isnt worth half that money, but trust me, i have nothing in this house, please, have mercy"
It came as a shock that my father, a deacon in one of the most powerful church would go to the extent of swearing on his life falsely. Were our lives worth that price? He has the money, still, he let them kill his eldest son. The father i knew was different, he didnt even ask how i was or where i was when the robbers broke in, all he really cared about was the safety of the money. Just then, my phone rang again, but this time, it was with the robber.
"Yes?"
"No, not yet"
"Hello, Hello.."
There was a network cut, in an attempt to check if the call is still connected, he mistakenly pressed a button... The Loudspeaker button...
"If he doesnt want to coperate, shoot the other son in the leg and cripple him for life, if need be, kill his wife as well, the money is..."
He quickly disconnected the call, but we've heard just enough to know what his next move would be, but it wasnt a man that hired them, it was a female.
"You shouldnt have heard that"
After hearing the woman's voice on the phone, my dad froze, i was 100% sure he knew that voice.
"Let us go and ill give you twice the price she is offering you."
"Just give us the money and all these would be over, but if you choose to remain difficult, ill just have to do what she asked me to."
After saying that, he left the room and headed downstairs. I could sense the confidence in my dad's voice as he tried to win the guy's trust over. We heard footsteps going down the stairs, then a loud bang followed.
"Just stay in here and make sure you're not seen"
He said to me and went downstairs. I could hear my mum wailing and weeping once again. I asked myself, "Whats stopping me from giving them this money?" But then again, another question came to mind, "How did she get my number?" "Is there a possiblity she knows i'm inside the house?" "How was she able to call just at the right and exact time? Normally, i do club till 3AM, but i returned early today, is it a coincidence or was it planned all along?"
"Gabriella! Gabriella!" I heard someone scream my name, it definitely wasnt my dad, its probably one of the robbers. Sensing i was in Danger, i tried to jump out the window but i hesitated, it was the 2nd storey. One of them got a hold of me before i could get rid of my Fear.
He dragged me downstairs and threw me to my mother who was now in a pool of her son's blood, trying to console her 2nd son who was now shot in the leg.
"Give us the money or ill kill them both" the leader said, pointing his gun at my mum and i. Thinking my dad would quickly go soft and admit he has the money, his next move shocked us both.
"I DARE YOU TO PULL THE TRIGGER"
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