I'm a WHAT?

Chapter 6

My heart stopped. He is going to shoot me.

Not Adam.

His brother.

Rick told me that Adam was having trouble completing the mission. Does that mean he does care about me? He must...and if he didn't I would be dead by now.

"Please let me call him at least." I sounded scared but a little bit happy.

"He can't save you now. He's an hour away."

"I know. Just let me talk to him. Please. A final request."

He nodded and then pull out is cellphone. He dialed Adam's number and handed me the phone.

"Hey Rick, what's up man? How's Ella?"

"Adam...its me, Scarlette."

"Scarlette? Why do you have my brother's phone? Are you okay? I'm sorry please meet me at the park down the street from your house."

"Adam...I...I ran all of the way down here. I didn't even realize how long I was running and where I was going. I walked to the closest house and, of course, it was his. He and his wife, Ella, I'm guessing, let me in and offered to take me home. You and him really look alike and he told me he was your brother. We brought up work and he said you were having trouble...getting rid of me. I brought up that we knew each other from college. He realized I was the reason and pointed a gun at my head. I asked for a final request and I called you. I..Adam..."

"Shorty...I...I love you."

He said the words I had been longing to hear.

"Time's up!" Rick screamed over me.

A tear strolled down my cheek.

"I love you. Goodbye." I said to him.

"I'll go get the rope." Rick left the room and went down a set of stairs.

"Hurry. Take these." Ella handed me car keys.

"You don't deserve to die. Go now before he comes." she lead me to the front door.

"Good luck." she hugged me then quickly pushed me out the door.

A beautiful bright red convertible Mustang.

I ran over, hopped in and revved the engine.

I sped out of the drive right as Rick ran outside.

I sped up the street in the direction I came in.

SAFE! For now.

***RICK POV***

"Why did you do that?!" I screamed at my wife who just gave away our car to a practical criminal.

"She doesn't deserve to die!" she glared at me.

"That was our only car! We don't have another one! That was it!"

"What do you want from her? Who is she that you have to kill her so bad?"

"She is a decendant!"

"Of who?!"

"Hitler!"

"Hitler doesn't have any living decendants! I would know! I'm a history teacher!"

"It is secret. They can't go around telling any random somebody, 'Oh hey Hitler's family is still here! They're gonna try and take over the world!' They need to all be destroyed. You can't talk about this with anyone. You hear me?"

"Why are you stuck in all of this?"

"I told you. Once my parents died, my brother and I had to take over the family business."

"Why?" she spun on her heels and put her hand on her forehead.

"Babe, hunny, Ella. C'mon. Please,"

"She doesn't deserve to die!"

"Yes she does."

"She is a scared girl who has no idea what is going on. She doesn't know why you are trying to kill her. She just got her only friend back. She probably has more now but Adam was her first friend. He gave her a chance, as she did for him!"

"Oh c'mon she got over it. She needs to die. Now. AND YOU JUST LET HER GO!"

She brought her hand up and slapped me. The left side of my face burnt with pain.

Ella stormed off out the front door; grabbing her phone and purse on the way out.

"Ella!" I called out after her.

The door slammed. I ran to the window and saw she walked over to her brother's house. He lives on the same street as us. She walked straight in and a few minutes later she came out. She ran to their extra car and drove off.

Great. I'm behind in work and my wife is mad at me. That's just great.

I yanked my phone out of my pocket and dialed her number.

No answer.

I tried again.

No answer.

"C'mon," I said to myself. Why isn't she answering me?

I tried again.

"What?!" she answered.

"Please...babe..come home. I'm sorry. Please come back."

"No. I'm going to warn her and Adam. They need to get away."

"No! How could you do that to me Ella? We are partners here. Not enemies."

"Even the greatest of relationships have troubles. Rick, even if you try to kill her Adam will stand up and fight."

"Would you ever fight against me?"

"No, I fight for what's right. I know true love when I see it."

With that she hung up the phone.

***SCARLETTE POV***

This is the biggest adrenaline rush. I sped down the highway in this gorgeous car.

I slipped my phone out of my pocket and quickly called Adam.

"Shorty! Are you all right?!" he was really nervous.

"Adam! I'm okay! Ella gave me her keys and I..I," I was so happy I could barely talk, "Adam, I'm coming home."

"Scarlette...what's going to happen?"

"I don't know Adam...let's run."

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