Conflicted Heart (Completed)

Twenty Eight

Yani

It's been two weeks and these two weeks have been....not so well. I literally fear for my life every day. It's an awful way to live. Zane has been watching me like a hawk though. My baby doesn't sleep because he is always looking out for me. He takes me to work, stays with me at the shop, and then we leave to get Nia together. It's just been crazy because Robyn is nowhere to be found. She hasn't had any contact with anyone. I know she is just going to show up when I least expect it. Zane always carries a gun with him and right now, it's Tuesday afternoon and we are at a shooting range. Zane wants me to learn how to shoot a gun.

"Ok baby, let me see you load the gun, just like I showed you," Zane said. I sigh as I look at the pieces of the gun in front of me. I put it together properly and then I look at Zane.

"Good now cock the gun," Zane ordered. I cock it and then we face the target.

"Ok now I want you to aim right for the center. Just how I showed you," Zane said while standing behind me. I take deep breath and I hold up the gun in my hand. I feel so uncomfortable with this, but Zane insisted for my own safety.

"Whenever you're ready baby shoot," Zane said. I aim the gun carefully and I shoot at the target. I miss completely.

"That's ok baby, try again," Zane said. I shake my head before taking a deep breath. I shoot the gun three more times and I miss completely every time. I throw the gun on the table in frustration.

"I can't do this," I said in an aggravated tone.

"Yani just focus ok? Let's try again," Zane said.

"No Zane I don't want to do this," I said on the verge of tears. Zane sighs and turns me towards him and I look down to avoid his eyes. I don't want him to see my crying.

"Baby why are you crying?," Zane asked.

"I'm not," I said while wiping the tears that fell from my eyes.

"Don't lie to me. Talk to me," Zane said while slipping his arms around my waist.

"I'm just so frustrated with this shit. I look over my shoulder every minute because I'm so scared. You don't even sleep because you're always watching me. I hate this Zane. I hate it. It isn't fair to any of us."

"I know it isn't baby, but this is what we have to do. I said I would protect you and I mean that."

"Zane....I'm terrified."

"I am too baby. I know how you feel. But we have to be strong because there is no way in hell that I am going to let Robyn win this shit. You hear me?" I nod my head slowly and Zane kisses my forehead and hugs me tightly.

"I love you Zane," I said softly.

"I love you more baby. I'm not going to let anything happen to you," Zane said. I nod my head as Zane rubs my back gently.

"We can practice some other time. Let's get out of here baby," Zane said. I nod my head and I pull out of the embrace. Zane wipes my tears and then kisses my lips. He puts the gun in his pants and holds his hand out to me. I smile and I grab it and he locks it with me as we leave the shooting guard. I am trying to not let this situation get to me, but it has. It's all I can think about it. I can't help but to think that every day I wake up will be my last. That's the worst feeling ever. I spend all the time I can with Zane and Nia because I am just so scared that I won't be able to see them again. I have been praying that this whole situation will work itself out. Zane and I leave the shooting guard and we go back to my shop. I have a client coming in about an hour. Zane sits on the couch and turns on the television and I go to the back and I prepare for my client coming in. I draw the stencil that I will be using for the tattoo. I then hear something behind me and I turn around and I am terrified when I see Robyn pointing a gun at me with an evil smirk. How the hell did she get in here? When did she get in here?

"Zane!," I screamed out. I hear Zane scramble from the front room and he runs and when he gets to the room, Robyn points the gun at him. Zane clenches his jaw and pulls out his gun and points the gun in Robyn's face and she smirks. Tears instantly fill my eyes.

"Leave Yani," Zane said.

"She's not going anywhere," Robyn said.

"If you want to kill her, you will have to kill me first," Zane said while cocking his gun.

"Is that right? Well I don't want to do that Zane....but I will," Robyn said evilly.

"Yani get out," Zane demanded.

"No Zane....no! I can't....I can't leave you here!!," I yelled while crying my eyes out. Zane looks at me in my eyes.

"I need you to take care of Nia. You hear me?," Zane said as tears filled his eyes.

"No. No! I am not leaving you Zane!," I screamed.

"Yani....do this for me. Please," Zane pleaded.

"No...Robyn I'm who you want. Take me. Just.....take me," I said softly.

"Stand up," Robyn demanded. I drop the pencil from my hand and I stand up with my hands up.

"God I've wanted to do this for so long. I plan to put a bullet right in your head," Robyn said evilly.

"Yani baby I love you," Zane said while looking at me.

"I love you too Zane. I love you so much," I said as tears poured out of my eyes.

"Robyn this is really between you and me. Leave Yani out of this," Zane said.

"No....I have thought of a million ways to kill this bitch and I will kill her," Robyn said. Zane clenches his jaw in anger and lowers his gun and shoots Robyn in the left foot. She drops her gun and screams out in pain as she falls to the floor. Zane grabs me and pulls me behind him.

"Go get Nia from school and take her home. I have a secret location I want you to go to with her. It's in the box in the closet where I showed you. You stay there until I come for you. Don't call the police or anyone. Ok?," Zane whispered.

"Zane....will you be ok?," I asked.

"I'll be fine," Zane said.

"I love you."

"I love you too Yani." Zane kisses me and then I hug him tightly. Robyn was screaming in pain the whole time.

"Go baby," Zane said. I nod my head and I kiss his lips and then I run out of the shop.

POP!..................POP!