Beg Harder by Artemis Dianne (web based ebook reader TXT) 📕

BABY

The exquisite make-up that I loved so much and the assistant spent a long time on is now smeared with Charles' blood. I swallow hard at how awful I appear when I gaze in the mirror in this airplane's lavatory. 

There were dried tears and blood all over  my face. The cool water felt wonderful against my skin as I washed my face clean and a small bruise was already appearing from the hard smack I got.

All of the terrible memories are beginning to resurface and assault me in the back of my brain. The sensation of my body beginning to tremble prompted me to grip the sink tightly in order to keep my body safe and shut my eyes in order to calm my anxieties. Both eyes well up with tears. I'm trying to persuade myself that I'm finally free and that my baby now has a chance to have a normal life.

 

Convince

 

I try to push and wrap my brain around me to make it believe that I am safe. I breathe deeply and very slowly to calm my shaking body. I try to tell my brain to relax for the baby inside can feel the stress, but it's not working. There is still a part of me that tells my instinct that Charles will come back for me. I hit the mirror out of frustration and then I heard a knock on the bathroom door. I opened it, and right away I was engulfed in a hug by my sister. We stayed like this again for I don't know how long.

 

"You're safe now. I'm here." That is all I could hear Carly say repeatedly. She must have seen my eyes all red again. 

I pulled away from the tight hug when I heard a small whimper from Carly and I noticed Carly's black shirt was drenched with so much blood. "You're bleeding!" I said in panic as it only registered that she was bleeding from the gun shot Rich fired at her. He caught us back in the waiting room and overheard every revelation in our conversation.

My mistake was not realizing that the bullet had really struck her since she reacted quickly by throwing a knife at him, which pierced his shoulder and left him bleeding. I had forgotten how talented Carly is; her quickness provided her with the opportunity to hit him in the face twice in succession, knocking him unconscious. Carly was working at a decent pace to tie him up so she could collect all of his prints and get access. Perhaps it was the adrenaline in her system that made her not feel the shot.

I was surprised to see her air swiping. She explained that Astor was able to give them insight into technology. Two men from Carly's team came in to take Rich. She explained that Charles had put out an order to take down all the retrievers who were connected to our Aunt. In revenge, they are here to help Carly retrieve me. 

I'm glad the plan worked like thunder. It was loud and fast. I was shaking in fear the whole time I was walking down the aisle. Charles's face was so confidently arrogant. He manipulated me and made me live in fear. He led me to believe that he was really untouchable. Although I had so much hesitation about the plan, I didn't have a choice. It was the last resolve I could ever take. The way out was easy after we killed Charles. Carly's new team consists of seven retired retrievers. They were able to take control of the system temporarily, giving us enough time to escape and block all the surveillance systems. 

The getaway black vehicle we took was bulletproof but all the guns were out and very ready to be fired at any point. 
 

We were three hours in, flying to the location to meet Astor, which he had arranged for us. I tore Carly's shirt open and saw a hole on her side. I got a towel from the bathroom to stop the bleeding. "Help, help us," I called out repeatedly for help and a man who I just met and don't recall his name, came right away and assisted us. One more man and two women came running after him.

 

We sat her in a chair. Her husband, Dave, was flying the plane. He was informed of Carly's condition by one of the men through the communication phone. Dave came out and pulled a bag out of the cabin's bin. When he opened it, I saw a bag full of Nanogex.

 

I was pleased that they were able to get some, which raises a number of concerns for me, such as who these individuals are. How did they come to be aware of this technology? However, I shrugged and disregarded all of my instincts since it wasn't significant at the time. I snatched it from Dave and administered it to her right away. I only started feeling relieved when the nanobots were doing their magic and sealing up the cut on her leg, so I figured it would only take half an hour to get her back in shape again. I'm glad they weren't able to get a dud like I did last time.

 

I had asked to put one blood bag on her as well, once the Nanogex had been consumed. I didn't leave her side and waited for Carly. It took a while, but only then did I feel a sense of relief when she woke up from the blood loss. 

 

Once we landed in the new country. We were picked up by Astor and reunited again. We stayed with the whole team for a whole month underground till everything cleared up. It was only okay to fully come out when the word went out that Charles was gone. It was an emotional farewell. Staying with these people for a month gave me new hope for a new life. 

A new life I will have with my child.

We made the decision to never split and to always live in the same home. After all these years, I now realize why Carly kept her pregnancy a secret since I would never have approved of her fiancée back then because I didn't trust Dave. He was a member of another team of retrievers that, during one of the pledges, came dangerously close to endangering Carly's life.

My day consisted of hanging out with Carly's daughter. She's a huge part of sanity salvation. I smile at her hands. They are so tiny. It's the most favorite thing I love doing, I don't know if it's the pregnancy thing that I've developed but I always look for her.