HOW YOU LIKE THAT | JENLISA

Chapter 103

Jennie

No one moved as the reality of the situation sank in. The only sound heard were coming from the unknown wild animals of the night deep in the woods.

"Noooooooo...!!!" Nichkhun shrieked at the top of his lungs, "No. No. No... Sorn... oh God...!!"

She lay on the floor, with her eyes staring lifelessly ahead, the pink and yellow roses behind her were painted with streaks of scarlet. Truly a macabre scene.

Nichkhun thumped the ground with his fists, while wailing loudly, and pushing the gushing blood towards her as if he was putting it back into her body. He grabbed her body and rocked, "Sorn... Sorn! Wake up!" He was bordering on hysteria.

He'd killed Sorn unknowingly.

Wait a minute... why was she wearing exactly the same replica of the maroon gown that I was wearing?

It made sense now. Sorn probably entered the garden maze to stop Nichkhun, and Nichkhun knew what I was wearing. He'd mistaken her for me and shot her instead. He didn't know that it was his sister!

Nichkhun levelled his eyes towards me. Now they held a maniac glint. "It's all your fault that she's dead!"

I had frozen on the spot, and then logic came to me as I realised that I needed to get away from him before he killed me for real this time.

I scrambled in the opposite direction, while going deeper into the maze. But his hand jutted out as he yanked me back, and I crashed straight to the ground. A bolt of sharp pain shot through my arm. I was pretty sure that I'd broken my arm by now. Ignoring the pain, I made my way out of there...

Nichkhun reached for his gun again when Lisa tackled him, sat on top of him and powerful fists came raining down on Nichkhun. The two were wrestling against each other for dominance. Their faces were bloodied as they continued to struggle.

"I will kill you!" Nichkhun shrieked. His visceral need for vengeance made him a dozen times more lethal. It fuelled his aggression. "If I'd just killed you that day, none of this would have happened! My baby sister would still be alive..." He let out a low growl as he continued to pound his fists into Lisa.

"Let her go!" I jumped into their fight to pull him off Lisa, but he swung his arm so hard that I fell to the side.

Nichkhun's hands came around Lisa's neck as he tried to choke her. His teeth gritted and his face contorted like a man who'd fallen off into the dark side. Lisa gasped for breath. She was fighting for her life, trying to get Nichkhun off of her.

He was going to kill Lisa!

"Stop! Please..." I cried.

I looked around for something. Anything that would work against this maniac.

"You destroyed my family!" Nichkhun screamed, with a loud wail of frustration.

I spotted a gardening spade left there at the corner by the gardeners. I saw Nichkhun produce a jack-knife from his pocket and he was ready to plunge it into Lisa's chest. I knew that I wouldn't make it in time. It's something you realise at that crucial point of time that Lisa's death was evident. I wasn't fast enough. I picked it up and made a run towards him when another gunshot reverberated, stopping me dead in my tracks.

Who'd done that?

I spun around to look.

In the darkness surrounding the maze, I saw a small form standing at a distance, with tears streaming down his face and his hands shaking visibly.

Lucas was holding onto a gun.