Unexpected Actions

(DIANE)

"What the hell are you doing here Kayla?" Liamsaid holding my hand tightly. "You Really don't know, do you?" She answered as she walked closer to Liam. Suddenly i felt someone behind me. A large hand caught me off guard from behind covering my mouth to prevent me from shouting. "What's the meaning of this?" Liam asked angrily. "Take the girl away", Kayla said pointing towards the exit. Immediately someone came out from the shadows. It was Von. "Well well well...." he clapped his hands walking towards Liam and i. His voice became louder and intense. He pulled out a gun from his coat and pointed it at Liam’s forehead. "What do we have here?”, He continued sounding all high and mighty. Liam just stood still smiling a little and didn’t utter a word. “You die now". Von said as he slowly pulled the trigger. "No!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as i heard the sound of the gun shot. I couldn't see what was going on because of the tears that had gathered in my eyes. Everything was blur.

...

I couldn't believe what was going on. I heard a loud gun shot and Liam was lying there on the floor lifeless. Could he be dead? I asked myself. I was scared. Von walked up to me and held my face up with his hand and looked me in the eyes with an evil grin on his face. "Now why don't we go have fun?". The man who had been holding me let go and kicked the door to Liam’s apartment open.

Von pulled me by the hair dragging me through the door when Kayla stopped him in his tracks. "What are you doing?.... this is not in the plan." She looked and sounded serious.

"Let me go now", Von demanded. Kayla let him go and backed off. He pushed me through the door and shut it behind him. He put both his hands on his waist and kept staring at me. Then after a long while he spoke. "I told you i would have you all to myself, didn't i?" He had begun to unbuckle his belt and unzip his trousers.

I already knew what he had been planning to do all this while but i refused to believe that it was happening right now. Von had finished getting himself naked and was heading toward me when suddenly there were gunshots outside.

"What the hell is going on out there now?". Von said annoyed and began walking to the door. Immediately he opened the door, i could not believe my eyes. It was Liam. Kayla was on the floor bleeding from her knees and the other unknown man was on the floor dead.

"Who holds the power now?"

Liam said pointing the gun at Von letting out a little smile and winking at me. "Liam you're bleeding!" I exclaimed rushing to him to give him support.

(LIAM)

I stood pointing the gun at Von. Everyone was in a stand still. Kayla had already lost too much blood and was loosing consciousness. 'I am not ready to let anyone die' i thought to myself. Suddenly, i heard Diane's voice bring me back to reality. "Max!, Max!" She was helping me stand right.

"Yeah?"

"Are you ok?" She asked with so much concern roaming around her voice.

I let out a slight smile and nodded my head giving her affirmation that i was okay.

"How is it that you're even alive?" Diane asked looking astonished.

"Well I've been keeping tabs on Von because i knew he had been working for my uncle all along". Diane still looked lost trying to understand all that i had been saying.

"I had a gut feeling that my uncle was behind my family's death... i knew Von was working for my uncle and sooner or later he would've tried to kill me".

"Impossible!... there's no way you would've known that!" Von said feeling defeated.

"Oh but i did" i cut him short. "Anyway there's no use explaining since I am the one who's going to kill you now.

"Max don't " Diane said placing her hand on mine.

I looked at her and smiled. I unbuttoned my shirt to show her the bullet proof i was wearing inside. "I'm sorry Diane" i said as i pulled the trigger killing Von.

The whole atmosphere went cold and more silent.

I turned to look at Kayla who was still on the floor now scared of what she had just seen me do. I pointed the gun directly at her and was about to do the same to her when Diane ran and hugged me crying. I could hear the pain in her voice as she begged me to stop what i was doing. "Let her go... its not worth it" She sad as she looked at me with her tear filled eyes. I brought down the gun and threw it to the side, grabbed her hand and ran out of the apartment for safety. "Where are we going?" Diane asked inquisitively.

"Max?"

"Don't worry, you'll be safe, just trust me" i said as we hopped into my car and zoomed off.

Diane was scared as i drove us away. She was shaking in fear. I placed my hand on her thighs and told her she would be okay. "Once we get where we're headed, I'll explain everything to you i promise".

Diane just nodded and fell asleep from fatigue.

I thought to myself, what if i was putting her in danger? What if she stopped sticking with me? From that moment, i knew what i had to do. I leaned toward Diane’s face a little and whispered. "I LOVE YOU".