Just Maybe

Emily's story

They pointed the guns at each other. I was scared enough to be shaking yet I was also filled with shock because the officer was still alive? The officer said, "I don't know who you are but that girl is leaving her whether you're alive or not". The officer was standing up for me.... I-I....I didn't know people could still be nice in this world....But just then my dad raised his gun in the air as if surrendering saying, " Alright alright I'll put the gun down" but just before he could he grabbed a flower vase and threw it toward the cop and pulled the gun back up swiftly and shot multiple shots. The officer jumped on me to move me outta the way behind the couch as our only protection. I notice he had a wound must have been from one of the bullets grazing him, he was bleeding but I don't think it mattered to him at the moment. He told me, "You need to get your friend and get out of here as fast as you can I can stay here and hold him off long enough for you to escape somewhere safe. Through all the traumatizing just now I asked him, "Why are you doing this......" and while tears started forming and falling down his cheeks he responded with, "Because I had a daughter once....she was....taken from me....and at that time I couldn't do anything to protect her!!....." I remained silent but he wiped away the tears and gave me his daughters necklace which looked similar to something I saw as a child. He yelled go to me while getting out of the protection of the couch trying to distract my father while I ran for the unconscious Adam who was still in a dazed. I helped him
up and we ran outside and while running out I saw a black hoodie like the one that knocked me and Adam out... I was already outside with Adam and while running further and further away from the house I hear about 7 gun shots and after 8 they stop.....
Another person taken away......by the same person....
I remained silent while my seemingly cold tears rolled down my cheeks eyes blurry I kept crying that I couldn't speak but kept running...As I'm running I look at the floor to see a trail of fallen teardrops from me...I ran until
I felt like my father could not find me or even get close for a while and thought about where I would go now. I whispered with Adam unconscious behind me, "Adam help me!....I don't know where to go...We aren't safe...answer me please!..."
He mumbled words which surprised me and I asked him shockingly what he had said and he repeated again and again and I finally could make out to what he said, "....uncle...."
Then I realized he was talking about his uncle's house and I remembered how one day he kept constantly talking about how amazing his uncle is and I was fascinated and really wanted to meet him. So that's where I headed off to, I didn't know if it would be safe but....I risked it....I didn't know back then but....I should've stayed....