Flicker - Chris Sturniolo

Pepper Spray

There were tears pooling in my eyes as I tried to reach my mom. I needed to pull myself together, the triplets were on their way, I needed to get out over my head. "Momma?" I barely got out as she answered the phone.

"Alora? Is everything okay?" She asked.

"Momma he's out," I replied.

"Alora what are you on about? What's happening?"

"Momma, Dad commented on my last instagram post. Mom he's out of jail, he's back," My voice cracked as the sentence left my mouth.

"Alora, breathe, he won't get you, you're okay," She reassured me but I could hear the panic laced within her voice. "Alora maybe it's best if you stay with the triplets for a bit, or come home, whatever you need, just don't be alone okay?"

"What about you?"

"Alora, sweetheart, don't you worry about me, maybe I'll go see Athen or Aella."

"Call Miya, ask her to stay at the house, I'll be home soon, I promise."

"I love you Alora. You'll be fine, he can't get you, he knows what'll happen if he does,"  She told me but I think she was trying to convince herself more than me.

There was a knock at my door, "Momma I think the triplets are here. I'll call you later, I love you. Please be safe, and call me if you need anything."

"I love you too, and same to you,."

I hung up before opening the door only to be met with someone of pure horror.

"Bro can you drive any slower," Chris complained.

"Dude do you want me to make the car fly?" Matt asked as he looked at Chris. "There's traffic every way you look."

"Chris she's not gonna disappear, Alora will be there when we get there," Nick chimed in from the backseat.

"I don't know man I have a weird feeling," and as if on command Chris's phone chimed with a message from Athen Adiar, "Matt we gotta get to Alora's house, now."

"Why what happened?" Matt asked as he looked frantically over at Chris.

"Matt we have to get there now."

"Chris what's wrong?" Nick asked just as panicked as Matt.

"Her dad, he got out of jail, and Athen thinks he's in LA," Chris could barely finish his sentence before Matt drove over a curb and started speeding.

"Holy shit she's home alone too, oh god we have to get to her," Nick rambled.

"Nick just shut up. Please just shut up, and Matt please drive," Chris pleaded.

"Listen this van is pushing 80 mph I'm not sure it can go much faster," Matt said while he had full force on the gas.

It took the triplets 8 minutes to get to Alora's house, within those 8 minutes they were without a clue of what was happening, Chris and Nick were spamming her phone with calls and texts, while her family was doing the same, yet no one got a reply.

Nick was on the phone with a crying Miya who was pleading for Alora to be okay, Chris was on the phone with momma Adiar trying to console her without letting himself freak out too much, and Matt who was doing everything in his power to get them there quick and in one piece.

As soon as the car was parked the triplets raced out of the car, full speed, and no thought of stopping until they were in front of Alora. When they reached her door they were met with it being wide open. Chris walked in first, ready to knock out anyone who wasn't Alora.