Night Thief

Chapter 22: The Decisions

Edited 16 December 2016 by SpiritWriter1

-Arthur-

I got every scout to find any places that Victoria would go. Roof tops, trains, underground--- anywhere---and so far, nothing. I was deep in thought on where Victoria would be, until I felt a hand touch my shoulder.

"Arthur, you alright?" I heard Liz's voice behind me, making me turn around to look at her.

"You need to rest, Liz. It's not healthy for you or the baby." I ignored her. I was still angry for finding out she carrying a child that was not mine.

"Arthur, I know you're still angry but I-"

"Yeah, I am angry! I still believe that you let that asshole fuck you and now you're carrying his baby, so don't you dare say anything to me about being angry. Wait. Are you gonna tell him that he's gonna be father?" 

Liz stayed quiet.

"So are you just gonna raise the child up with us and tell the child to call me father? I don't want to tell the child that he or she isn't mine!"

"Yeah, well how am I gonna tell my child that I was raped, and that my husband, who's not the father, has left me to look after myself and the child!" Liz said angry.

"You think I'm gonna leave you? You think I'm that heartless? I would be here for you and the baby. It's just . . . I can't get over the fact that the child's not mine," I said with a little sadness at the end. I felt Liz put her hand onto my other shoulder.

"Arthur, I love you, not him, and I will tell him. When my child is older, I will explain to him or her who their real father is." Liz then kissed my cheek, making me smile.

"Promise?" I asked her.

"Promise. Now, let me help you find Victoria."

-Victoria-

"Sparrow and I were like brother and sister. We were close. We had each other's back, until you came along." Scar told me. 

I've been here for three and a half hours, and she's going to bore me to death, I think, which I didn't want that to happen either.

"Scar, I'm not the issue here. You're the issue. You're gonna risk everything for something so small."

"Don't you dare say that! Sparrow and I were very close, so don't you ever---" Then, we both heard a knock on the door, making us both look up. 

A man in the room  opened the door a little, then, all I saw was his neck sliced up with a blade, and then he fell to ground. The door opened wider, and we saw Sparrow and Arthur.

"Don't move, or I will stabbed her!" Scar got in front of me and placed her blade on my stomach.

"Scar, don't you know what will happen?" Sparrow tried to tell her.

"I'm doing what you should've done when you met here!" As soon as she said that, I felt the blade going straight into my stomach.

-Sparrow-

As soon as Scar put the blade into Victoria's stomach, I went straight over to Victoria, leaving Scar to escape out of the window. Victoria's breathing heaved. 

"Victoria! Stay with us! I'm not letting you die!"

"Sparrow! I lied about the tavern. I did feel different there . . ." 

Victoria's eyes started to close. I shook her to keep her awake. 

"Arthur, we need to get her out of here!" I picked her up, handing her over to Arthur. "Take her to the Brotherhood. I'll catch up to you!" 

Arthur nodded, holding onto Victoria and taking her out of the room. 

Right then I promised Victoria I would kill Scar.