Preston Greens

13. Tragedy Strikes

Charlie and Bobby were shocked after I told them what had happened over the past few months, but that was normal. Bobby had made the connections and put the pieces together, and explained it to Charlie when he didn't understand something.

After talking for a while, we heard a scream. I recognized that scream, and I always heard it when she saw a cockroach.

I looked out the window to see mom being cornered. Dad was in another corner with army men surrounding him. She told me to stay outside, but I couldn't let them hurt her.

I ran down the stairs and ran out the door. I screamed at Charlie, telling him to lock the door and stay upstairs. Of course he didn't listen to me, and he went outside with me. Bobby was going to stay behind with Lisa, since she had just woken up from her trance. Lisa was really confused, so Bobby was going to help her out.

My hair was in my face but I didn't care. Adrenaline was flowing through my body and I could run a million miles I had so much energy. I went up behind a guy as he turned around. I punched him in the face and broke his nose. He screamed, falling to the ground. I pulled my sleeves up and kicked, punched, and knocked out some guys (did I ever mention that I was in karate for a few years?). Charlie was watching me in awe.

I finally got to mom, who had a bloody nose and was crying. My knuckles and my lips were gushing blood, but at that moment, I didn't even notice, much less care. I kissed mom on the cheek and ordered Charlie to take her inside and help her nose stop bleeding. Charlie refused and said he had to be with me, so I walked mom inside and told Bobby to take care of her. Bobby did as he was told without a problem.

Now I had to deal with dad's side of the army. He was now running down the street screeching for help. I ran like a cheetah, faster than I ever had. My blood was flowing very quickly and my heart was pumping faster than I had ever felt it. Charlie was running after me telling me to slow down, but his noise was slowly being drowned out. I tasted blood from my lip and my knuckles were staining my dress.

I finally reached dad's men. Dad was now on the sidewalk and the men were about to hurt him. I screamed at the top of my lungs. I instantly felt a rush in my body, which caused me to pounce. I tackled the man with the weapon, even though he was pointing it at me. Charlie was trying to pry me off the man, but my grip was too strong. I looked at the man with the weapon in the eyes, and he looked into mine, which had fire, hatred, and death. He instantly became scared. As he should be, because the last thing he saw was my fist.

Dad and mom were driven to hospital by Shannon. Bobby, Charlie, Lisa, and I were in the very back. I told Shannon about their injuries, and they were so severe that she couldn't take care of them at her house. That wasn't good.

Everything happened at once, really. We called the police, then Shannon. Mom and dad were explaining and Bobby was taking notes of what they were saying just in case. The police arrived first, then Shannon. Lisa's mom arrived shortly after with Bobby's mom in tow. The police were asking me, Charlie, mom, dad, Bobby, and Lisa a million questions. Majority of the men were lying on the ground. Mom and dad were impressed with my skills but weren't very happy I went on a rampage like that and that I didn't follow instructions. Charlie talked to Bobby in private for a little while about something, and I was explaining everything to Lisa.

The police saw the man with the weapon and pulled out his wallet. Apparently he didn't have a concealed handgun license, which you needed in Texas in order to carry a handgun like that. The police didn't know what the motive was, but there needed to be an investigation and an autopsy. My face was blood-stained and my hair was soaked in blood, but I wasn't really injured otherwise.