Pumpkin Spice ⭐

29 - The Chase

"Come on Steve pickup..." I grumbled as I drove at a high speed unsure of where I was going.

"You've reached Steve Rogers, leave me a message." His voice mail stated, and I heard the beep.

"Steve! It's Autumn! I got John's confession, but he is chasing me. I lost him momentarily. I have somewhere to go but I need you to get there too! Steve! Get to the patch!" I yelled into the phone. I then called 9-1-1.

"9-1-1 what's your emergency?" The operator asked.

"This is Autumn Walker! I'm John Walker's sister! I have his confession of murder and attempted murder I have it all! I need Detective Stark and Detective Fury to meet me at the pumpkin patch! John is chasing me and is going to kill me!" I screamed into the phone and hung up. I looked at Garrett.

"When we get to the patch, I need you to take my keys and run inside to my office, lock the door and hide in the closet. I will come and get you when it's over."

"No Aunt Autmn! I want to say with you!"

"Garrett please! Do as I say! I need you safe!" I panicked and he then nodded. We pulled into the patch, and I parked around back so my car wouldn't be seen from the road.

"Garrett go!" I yelled as we both got out of the car, and I took my phone running to the patch. I heard John's truck pull in and I was out in the open.

"Autumn! Garrett! Where the fuck are you!" John yelled and I hid behind a stack of hay while John walked past me. "I know you're here! I saw your car and you have nowhere else to go!" John yelled.

I was shaking. I needed to run, I needed to find someplace to hide. The cops should be here any minute.

"I find it fitting though. You came here, brought my son. Do you know how easy it will be to spin that you took Garrett and left town? You can't stand to be in town anymore with your heartbroken, grief-stricken brother so you took his kid and ran...no one will ever be able to find you! Thank you for making my life easier Autumn! Coming here I can bury you and Garrett and never have to worry about life with either of you again." John continued.

He went further into the patch, and I knew I was safe to run to the maze, the maze, I could be well hidden. It was falling apart and partly deconstructed but it was enough to hide at this moment. Where the hell were the police?! I called on the way here!

"Come out, come out Autumn! Come on, it's me, your big brother John! We can talk this out, maybe we work it all out and I don't have to murder you..." John said and then belly laughed with an evil tone. I pulled my phone out again and called Steve.

"Autumn?!" Steve answered panicked.

"Steve...I'm in the maze, hiding from John. Get here please..." I whispered panicked.

"Autumn?! I can't hear you." Steve said and I groaned. I went through my phone and shared my location with him. "I got it baby, I'm on my way to you! Stay hidden and stay safe!" Steve said and I hung up. I was hoping John didn't hear.

I wasn't so lucky, I was walking the maze when I felt a stab to my arm as I walked the outside wall of the maze. John stabbed me with post hole diggers.

"FUCK!" I screamed in pain and then quickly moved in enough time to not be stabbed again.

"Found you!" John said and I started running. I needed to get out of here. I heard john ripping out the hay stalks to get into the maze.

"Come on Autumn the more you run the easier this will actually be for me. I know this place like that back of my hand." John said as I rounded a corner and saw the exit to the maze and sighed with relief. I was going to have to go hide with Garrett it was my only option. As I ran out of the maze, I tripped over a branch in the ground twisting my ankle and falling.

I wanted to cry, I wanted to succumb to the pain, but I couldn't. I had to get up, I had to continue to run.

"Gotcha!" I heard John growl. I looked and saw him running at me. I was reaching for anything to protect myself. I gripped the handle of a shovel and swung it as John, connecting with his shoulder, knocking him off balance.

I stood up as he stumbled, and he watched me get up, holding the shovel like a bat.

"You think you can take me down little sis?" John snicked and I just stood my ground.

"John just stop this! Please..." I said as I heard the sirens in the distance.

"I will not go to prison!" John said charging me. I swung and hit him on the side of his head. He fell to the ground, he was out cold.

"Autumn?!" I heard Steve yell as I dropped to the ground.

"Steve!" I called out and I saw the red and blue flashing lights, headlights from cars and tons of flashlights. I saw Steve come running at me. He dropped to his knees beside me, and I wrapped my good arm around him, and he saw the stab to my other arm and noticed I wasn't moving my one foot.

The police arrived and handcuffed John, pulling him up from the ground.

"I have his confession. It wasn't just Olivia, it was Lamar and a baby that Olivia was pregnant with weeks before her death, he caused her to miscarry. Steve...he was going to kill me." I sobbed. Steve just held me close to him as I cried. I then stopped instantly.

"Garrett!" I yelled and struggled to get up and Steve helped me.

"Where is he?!" Steve asked. I didn't have time to answer as I hobbled up to the shop and went through the back entrance to my office.

"Garrett!" I yelled. "It's safe buddy! Come out! Steve is here with me!" I yelled as he came barreling out of my office and wrapped his arms tightly around my waist knocking me over to the floor and I just held him as he cried.

"Is my dad dead?" Garrett asked.

"No buddy but he is going to be going to prison." I said.

"Did he kill my mom?" Garrett asked and I nodded. He started crying harder.

"I'm so sorry kiddo." I said. Steve crouched beside us and held me in his hug as well. Garrett and I just sat on the floor and cried while holding each other, while Steve sat with his arms around both of us.