A single gun shot jolted Maya awake.
"Dennis…..Amayrah…." She whispered, running towards the sound of the gunshot.
She ran toward the sound, boots pounding over concrete, her breath catching in her throat. As she turned the corner, her eyes widened in horror.
Amanda was on the floor, blood blooming across her chest in a thick, merciless stain. Her body twitched once—then went still.
And standing above her, unshaken and remorseless, was Lisa, the smoking gun still in her hand.
"Well," Lisa drawled, cocking her head, eyes dark with satisfaction, "the past always finds a way to bleed into the present."
Maya stared at Amanda's fallen form, shock and sorrow wrestling in her throat. But then her gaze locked with Lisa's—and it turned to fire.
Maya's eyes burned with fury as she stepped toward Lisa, fists clenched at her sides. "You shot her," she seethed. "You really shot your own daughter."