DIVINE

chapter 19

Maria's pov:
Everything was a mess. I cried every day since then. It's been three days since we got that fight but my heart aches. I was lucky I was the boss at my own lawyer firm and I also didn't have a case at the moment so I could stay home.
I barely ate anything, I stayed just in my house and I felt like shit.

He texted me, called me multiple times but I couldn't bring myself to answer him.
After all the things he told me... I couldn't believe what I heard.

I tried to get up from my bed but I fell down on the floor.
-Fuck!
I forgot to take my vitamins and also the lack of food made me feel light headed.
I crawl on the ground, trying to get myself together since I was feeling so dizzy but nothing seems to work. I just stay there, hoping that it will pass soon so I can get up and go in the bed again.

Suddenly, a knock can be heard on my door. I try with all the strength that I have left to get up and check who is at the door, my mind immediately drifts to Woo Young. I had to open the door after all.

I get up.
-Who is it? I ask.
But then the door locker breaks and makes me jump backing away.
I was face to face with a random stranger with a knife in his hand.
-Let's see if the mafia leader truly has a weak spot.

I started screaming and running.
I felt so lightheaded, I couldn't believe what was happening. I ran to the second floor, grabbing the phone from my pocket, calling Woo and also trying to find a place to hide. I finally got upstairs and hid in the closet.
Please pick up.

-Love? You called-
-Woo Young...
I tried to not cry.
-I am so scared... someone- entered my home and he has a knife- please come..
I put my hand over my mouth so I can't be heard, my sniffles could led me to my death.

I didn't even get to hear his voice or even close the call. The closet doors suddenly opened revealing me to the killer.
I screamed and try to run away again, with my phone in my hand, but he catched me and made me fall to the ground, now dragging me by my leg.

-Seems like miss lawyer isn't as smart as she seems to... The closet? Really?!
And he started laughing in a maniac way that made me want to throw up.
He dragged me by my leg and when I tried to get up he sliced my leg with the knife, making me cry and scream out of pain.
-Stop! Let me go!
I was crying, trying to fight but my vision blurry got blurry, but I managed to get up.
I started running in the house, feeling like I can't escape. I was limping because of my leg and I was leaving a trace of blood everywhere I was going, making it easier for him to find me.

I tripped and I couldn't bear walking anymore, I was feeling dizzy because of the meds and loosing blood, I was now regretting everything.
He then cut deep wounds in my arms, I left out a scream wishing everything would stop.

I was sad because if I died now, I wouldn't get to hold Woo Young anymore. I would leave the world, with him thinking that I am mad at him...
I closed my eyes, lying on the floor, hearing the thief approaching me.

A gun could be heard. A shot. Then he fell on the ground.
I flinched, the sound was horrible.

Then, the well known big arms held me. The arms that brought me comfort, peace, love.
I could smell his cologne. However, It's like everything was a dream, I could barely hear anything.

He held me in his arms and I started crying, leaving my emotions out. I held him tight, with the little energy that I had. I was shaking, but I was glad it was over. I wrapped my arms around him, feeling like I would pass out again but I wanted to say sorry, I wanted to tell him everything. So I started talking fast.