Her Dreams

Chapter 1

"Jude darling, Lucy and I are going into the store to get her something to eat really quick" Layla said smiling towards her husband who was sitting down on a bench outside.

"Alright dear. Be careful." He said kissing the woman on her cheek.

As Lucy and Layla walked towards the gas station Layla couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. She felt like she was being followed and watched as they headed towards the store. It wasn't until a strong pair of arms came at Lucy that she knew her feelings were correct. She tried to stop the man as he grabbed Lucy but she was shoved into another man's arms who held a knife to her throat.

"You're going to stay quiet otherwise the little one gets it. Do you understand? We don't want Little Lucy to get hurt now do we?" The man snarled while whispering in her ear before knocking the woman out and shoving her in a car.

A few hours passed and Layla didn't know where they were or what these men wanted with her and her daughter. She heard some noise coming from the other side of the door only for it to open and a man walk in.

"Hello Mrs. Heartfilia." The man said smiling towards her.

"Who are you and what do you want with me and my daughter?" Layla asked holding Lucy away from the man.

"Now, Now. You can't know who I am but I can tell you that you and your daughter are being held for ransom. You see I don't think it is fair that you have all this money just to flaunt wherever when we could have use of it for better purposes. Don't you think?" the man spoke laughing near the end.

"Please just let my daughter go. She doesn't need to be involved in this I'll stay but just let her go back to my husband." Layla pleaded.

"Sorry but that cannot happen. You see I have set up seperate ransoms for the two of you and unless he pays the combined ransoms for both of you neither one of you are leaving here."

"Momma, I'm hungry. When can we eat?" Lucy said looking up at her mother.

"You will only have food once a day since I assume you have already ate you will not get anything until tomorrow around noon." The man spoke before exiting the room to go somewhere else.

"Mama, can we go home to daddy now?" Lucy asked

"I'm sorry dear. I will find a way to get us out of here I promise." Layla said hugging her daughter and trying not to cry.

Layla looked around the room she was in trying to find a way to at least get Lucy out of her to keep her safe. There was a window above her that was small but big enough for Lucy to get through if possible but it wasn't big enough for her to get through. She knew her husband had already called the police as soon as they disappeared but if there was any chance to get Lucy to safety whether she made it or not it was worth every chance she took. She made her decision she would try to break the window and get Lucy through before they came back and shot them. She knew there would be no way they'd let them live even if they got the money. There was always the small chance they would let them live but it was a very slim chance since they didn't know them personally. She thought everything over and knew once she broke that window that it wouldn't be long before they came running in here to stop them. If she was fast enough Lucy could run and she'd be safe.

"Lucy, baby listen to me. I must get you out of here when I break that window and put you through it I want you to run and don't look back. Find someplace to get help so they can call daddy." Layla whispered to her daughter.

"But momma what about you? Why can't you come with me?" Lucy asked trying not start crying.

"Shh, shh, it'll be okay. Mommy can't fit through there and those bad men could hurt you. Please don't cry baby. I Love you and I will do everything I can to come back home with you and daddy. I will find another way out of here I promise." Layla said to her daughter knowing full well that she would possibly not make it out of this room.

"Ok mommy. I love you too." Lucy said sniffling

It all happened in a flash as soon as the window was broken Layla pushed Lucy through the window just in time for the door to open behind her.

"You bitch! You are not escaping that easy!" The man yelled as he shot his gun. As soon as bullet hit Layla's back she looked at Lucy who had stopped from hearing the sound. But what Lucy saw would haunt her for the rest of her life.

She saw her mother crying with her arm reaching out towards her with blood running from her lip from the glass that had cut her. Her last words telling Lucy to run and don't turn back. So Lucy ran and ran as fast as she could crying until she saw an officer who was standing outside his car by a gas station. She jumped to his arms crying and tugging on him to help save her mother.

Hours passed by and the police found where Layla Heartfilia was being held but when they arrived it was too late. She had died the bullet had went through a major artery close to her heart. That day was a day people remember clearly seeing police cars surround an old warehouse with a little girl screaming for her mother as a police officer held the girl close trying to comfort the young girl.