Chapter 0169 I get out and survey the place. We were in a junk yard. I smile at our luck. This meant there were a lot of places to hide from Reaper and his men.
âWe have to find the exit. From there, I believe things will be easyâ I tell Emma as we start moving.
She nods her head in agreement and walks beside me. Weâre careful as we look for an out. Keeping ourselves hidden and making sure we donât walk in the open.
âWhere the hell is the exit?â Emma was exasperated. It was easy to tell.
Weâve been walking for a few minutes. Even though we havenât come across any goons, we also havenât come close to finding the exit.
âMaybe we should rest a littleâ I was beginning to get tired. My face was hurting, so were my hands and feet.
That thought is immediately shot to the ground when we here a blaring alarm. Its sound ringing loudly across the yard.
My heart starts pounding. Fuck. This was bad. Iâm F***ing sure that theyâve realized we have escaped.
âGo, go, goâ I insist as I pull Emma forward. She had a look of total fear. Like she had just seen her life flash before her eyes.
We rush forward blindly. We didnât know where we were going. All we knew is that we couldnât get caught no matter what.
I kept looking behind me. Making sure that Emma wasnât out of sight. That was a big F***ing mistake.
Colliding with a b*dy, I stumble, but catch myself before I can fall. Terror squeezes my heart as I stare at the man that hit me earlier.
Shit! We were royally F***ed.
âDid you honestly think it would be that F***ing easy to escape?â he asks, taking out a gun and pointing it at me.
I feel Emma gasp in fear. She was shaking and I could feel her trembling.
âYes I tell him with a fake bravado.
He walks slowly towards me. His gun still pointed at me.
âI donât like you smart mouth or your sass. Maybe I should just kill you and save your exâhusband from having to chooseâ
I make a split decision. He was close enough and it could work. Using the defense techniques I was taught in defense class, I quickly knee him in the balls.
He falls down groaning and cussing. Without really thinking I take the gun he had dropped, remove the safety lock and fire.
âThatâs for hitting meâ I shoot his right thigh. âAnd that is for how much it F***ing hurtâ I then shoot his other thigh He hollers in pain. His deep voice travelling through the space. I have never shot anyone, though I did practice with Ethan a few times. Seeing the bastard bleed was oddly satisfying.
âIt came from over thereâ
My satisfaction doesnât last long when I hear the voice. Still with the gun in hand, I motion for a shaken Emma to move. We werenât even that far away when they came across the shot goon.
âFucking get them!â he shouts, his voice tinged with pain.
All hell breaks loose as they start to fire. I pull Emma behind a beat up car as bullets fly in all direction. Fuck. This was bad. This was worse than bad, it was F***ing terrible.
âFuck it Ava. I shouldnât have listened to you.â She starts ranting, but I know itâs to cover her fear, âI swear Ava. If you get me killed, Iâll hunt your sorry assâ
I ignore her and focus. After a few minutes, the shooting stops. My breathing turns to as normal as it can. get. Standing up, I pull Emma up.
âLetâs go before the find usâ
I had only taken a couple of steps when I felt a presence near us.
âAva!â the scream drives fear inside me.
Iâm shoved to the side and fall just as a single shot rings through the entire yard.