Strictly Business

6

I drove home and once again arrive to an empty house. Or so I thought.

I went upstairs to my room and changed into pajamas. I went downstairs to watch tv and make myself dinner.

I walked through the living room and stepped on the loose floor board that's been loose for probably a year and cringed at the unsatisfactory creak it made.

I started microwaving a frozen enchilada and took my baby out as soon as the timer went off.

I poured a glass of tea and jumped at the sound of the floor board creaking.

Wait.The floor board only creaks when you step on it. I'm the only one home. Then I remembered opening the front door and the security monitor not beeping. ( we set it to where it goes off when you open a door and put in a passcode to turn it off.)

Oh my god. Ella didn't set the alarm. I slowly turned around and I fell in shock.

"PLEASE DONT HURT ME ILL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING I HAVE!" I screamed.

A man dressed in all black with a knife stood there and took two step towards me.

"I don't want your money, I want you."
"Carter? Is this some sick joke?"
"Carters dead. You're next."
"What about jay."
"Got him too."

"You sick bastard. get out of my house."

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Screamed ella. Thank the lord she got here to save me just in time.

"Nice. Four victims in one night. Or maybe just two and I can use both of you for fun."

"Please don't hurt us." I was crying and Ella was obviously scared.

He turned to Ella and they were having an In audible convo.

I looked up at the knife drawer and opened it. I grabbed the biggest knife in there and crawled over by the staircase.

I stood up and slowly walked up behind him. I stabbed him in the shoulder and left the knife in it.

"You hoe." he said.
"Maybe I'll just kill you both."

"ELLA RUN AND GET HELP."
she ran out the back door to the neighbors and I ran upstairs and locked myself in the bath room.

I sat in the bath tub with my cell and dialed 911.

"Sorry the call you have made has been disconnected try again." a recorded voice said.

I called again and again and again. Same thing.

No no no. He must have turned off the receiver and I didn't remember the password considering it was just jumbled letters and numbers.

All of the sudden I heard a scratching on the door.

"Let me in and I'll make it quick and not as painful." he laughed.

"NO!"
"Come on. I'm just trying to have fun."
"Well games over the cops are on their way!" I lied not knowing if Ella had gotten help.

"Nuh uh." I heard the door knob rattling and then it turned. He picked the freaking lock.

I pulled down the shower curtain rod and held it out.

He slowly opened the door and I rammed the rod into his stomach. He fell over and I bolted out the door.

I tripped as struggled to get up.

"Oh games over the cops are coming I gotta go." He sighed.
"So youre just gonna leave me?"
"Why do you think I'm not wearing a mask? I'm not wearing a mask because I'm going to kill you. If I wasn't going to kill you I would wear a mask so you wouldn't know what I looked like idiot."

"No please dont." I sobbed.
he raised the knife above his head and stabbed me in the stomach.

"FREEZE DROP YOUR WEAPONS AND PUT YOUR HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD."

Lights were flashing, and muffled voice came from all around. Every thing was blurry and getting lighter in color.

"Ma'am? Are you awake?"
"Huh?" A said faintly, coughing up a bit of blood.

"Jeff put pressure on the wound."
"What's your name?"
"M- Madelyn Dell."

"Pretty name. Madelyn can you tell me how old you are?"
"Tw-twenty tw-two." A breathed out.
"Okay my name is Jeff I'm a first responder and I'm 28. We are getting to the hospital."

"I'm not gonna make it."
"Of course you are. Don't say that. You are going to live, grow up and have a family. Everything's going to be just fine." I didn't believe him. Everything was starting to go white.

The air was getting lighter. My eyes fluttered and I passed out.

This is it. This is where I die. I was brought back into consciousness though. But only for a short time.

"Ma'am? Don't go on me try to stay awake."

"Tell Jay, Ella and..."
"Jay Ella and who?"
"C-c- Carter."
"What do you want me to tell them?"
"I love them. Ella is my Best friend I love her as a sister. Jay is my- my date I love him and C-Carter is m-my Boss and h-h-he loves me and I don't know if I l- love him back." I said my last words and then I drifted away.

This time I was almost positive I was dead.

I woke up surrounded by white walls and people that were blurry.

"Oh my god she's awake!" I hear a familiar female voice say.

"Mom?" I say in shock