She's The Winning Piece

Chapter 45: "As miserable and helpless as ever"

The big day is here finally.

I wear my black leather jumpsuit, I wear knee pads just in case of any shooting on my knees. I also put on a bulletproof armour, I put all my weapons in its pockets.

I put on my black shades and pack my hair in a long ponytail. I don't bother putting on any makeup too. "Ready, girl?" Diana comes to ask me.

"Always" I smirk.

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We arrive at the alley we picked to meet up and I see the Cortez cartel men are there already.

"Okay guys, we're not here for peace. So as we come down from this van now, shoot anybody. You shouldn't give a freak" I tell my team.

The van is opened and we begin to shoot immediately.

I think we caught them unaware, I guess they wanted us to talk first or call a truce.

They were so bloody wrong.

I spot Rick and Ian taking their father to a car to probably hide him. Oh no! He's not getting away that easily.

"D come. Let's attack to the Fetchers. They're trying to hide. Tell some men to come and some should cover us" I instruct her.

"Sure" she says and does as I instructed. Now, we're shooting endlessly at where Mr Fetcher or should I say Mr Cortez is being led to.

Rick notices us and fires back. I see the restrain in Ian's eyes. He doesn't join his brother, he just walks his father to safety-ish.

I don't aim at Rick, it's his father I'm really after. I keep shooting till I hit him from the back of his head.

I see the bullet fall from the middle of his forehead as he falls to the floor. Bullseye! Rick notices and runs to his dad, almost pushing Ian away. I hear him wail in so much pain, loudly.

Yes! Wail, you son of a bitch. Wail like I did when you murdered my dad heartlessly.

He leaves his father and I see fury in his eyes. He starts shooting at me and my men but, mostly me.

Diana falls to the floor after a bullet is shot at her knee. She didn't wear a knee pad like me.

While she's nursing her injury, my guys are still fighting off Rick's men and I'm still shooting at Rick.

I don't notice a bullet shot at my arm. It was Rick. As I fall, my gun falls with me and I'm trying to pick it up but when I'm so close to it's reach, Rick kicks it away and steps on my hand. I wince in pain.

The devil's at my front now.

"Now I've got you where I need you. As miserable and helpless as ever" he smirks, aiming the gun at my head.

I plead with him, "Look Rick, you really don't have to do this".

"You don't get to tell me what I have to do and what I don't. You've lost those privileges a long time ago"

"You killed my dad? You of all people know how much I cherish that man, Jas and you just shot him like he meant nothing!" he yells at me.

"Why won't I Rick? Why won't I? You killed my dad mercilessly. I didn't even hurt you as much as you hurt me when I saw my dads body. Your dad deserves what he got" I yell too. 

How could he say something like that? He killed my dad first!

Out of anger, he's got my arm again, that exact spot he shot the first time. I wince in so much pain cause it hurts more and I look at this madman.

"You said my dad deserves what he got, you also deserve what I just did" he laughed.

"You know, I actually cared about you even if my true intention was to hurt my brother. Oh yeah, I knew Ian liked you since"

"He was always talking about you with Kendra a lot. And when I saw you in Rainbow High, I knew this was an opportunity to hit my brother hard"

"I knew I had to get you and show my brother that I was better than him. Of course you were pretty but that didn't matter to me at first"

"Then, I actually started to care for you and then this whole thing happens and, you just had to be the daughter of my dad's worst enemy" he shook his head.

"Rick, I know I've hurt you but I know you also don't want to kill me. There is still a portion of love and care for me in you" I plead.

I don't think he can actually kill me, like end my life for good. I mean can he? 'He shot your arm twice, he's a psycho, girl' my subconscious told me.

"Wait... you think because of all the love and care I had for you, I won't still kill you? Oh please.. let me remind you, you just murdered my dad"

"If not for anything, because of murdering my dad, I'll have to murder you too" he cocks the gun, checking if it's still loaded, still keeping his aim at me.

I see Ian from a distance, picking a gun from his dad's pocket and reloading it. He's tiptoeing towards us but so as Rick not to notice.

I keep a sad face to Rick and then he finally says, "Any last words, mi chica?"

Ian is now super near to us and he's aiming the gun at Rick now. I reply, "Enjoy your life in hell with your dad".

He laughs, "You're wrong mi chica, you'll say hi to devil for me first" he tells me and I shut my eyes.

When he's about to shoot, Ian says from the back, "You'll send those greetings yourself"

That was it then there were gunshot fire. I don't really know what just happened. Am I shot? All I know is everything and everywhere just blacked out.