U, Me & She

Chapter 25 - Suspect

As the loud clap echoes throughout the household...

  His glazed over eyes instantly open looking towards the ceiling as he regains consciousness from the startling sound of yet another round being fired from an undisclosed location.

  His instinct forces him to make a fighting attempt to hold his head away from the deck as he quickly experiences the agony of doing so to be unbearable.

  Struggling to move in any particular manner, he examines his own chest and arms, and is baffled to find that he cannot determine the location in which he was penetrated by the array of bullets inflicted from Chastity's retaliation, however, he develops a genuine concern for the rapid decrease in temperature that overcome him in a rather peculiar way.

  While temporarily having his wits about himself, he determines that he needs to capitalize on this opportunity to vacate the premises alive, while the opportunity still presents itself.

  He pushed his upper body away from the linoleum and attempts to rise to his feet noticing the apparent blood stains he left behind as he struggles to stand on his own two feet.

  He proceeds to approaching the closed door slowly grabbing the knob and twisting it with his battered frame leaned against the door.  While making his attempt, he stumbles upon a slight resistance in his ability to open it more than a mere inch, as he musters the strength to force the movement of what awaits on the other end of the door to the side, eventually clearing a complete path for his exit.

  As he steps from the bathroom, he looks beyond the door to his right to see Chastity's lifeless bloody body slumped over, atop the carpet.  Her plasma leaked from the door, saturating her clothing while her face was unable to be seen.

   He knew what had occurred at this point saying to himself  "Damn shame....a waste of some perfectly good pussy!" as he quickly hobbles toward the top of the stairway making his expeditiously slow transit downward.

  Suddenly, he hears a vehicle approach the driveway upon reaching the bottom of the staircase and quickly looks for a location to hide as he eases his way behind the door of a nearby closet.

  Feeling lightheaded, he blends in with the clothing hung as he suppresses his breathing in the enclosed area to a complete silence as he waits patiently.

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Momentarily...

  Lorenzo speeds to the driveway swerving over a portion of the lawn, parks alongside the patrol vehicle then hops out barely closing the door behind himself.

  His heart pounds franticly as he barges into the front entrance leaving the door wide open, and dashes up the stairway in dire search of Chastity.  "Chas! CHAS!" he screams in route upon reaching the top as he was instantly overcome by sorrow witnessing her lifeless body laying face down.

  As a last attempt, he rushes to her rescue turning her over and sees her face, then realizes that it is much too late.  He stands erect and backs away slowly rubbing his head as he watches in shock.

  In disbelief, he stares at her carcass awaiting for her to show any signs of life... but to no avail.  Suddenly, he hears the engine of the patrol car rev up.  He rushes to the window to get a brief glimpse before seeing the stranger in the patrol vehicle flee the scene.

  Scanning the area, he notices the neighbors gather on their porches witnessing the events as he comes to the realization that with his criminal record, he too must flee the scene.  "Shit! Shit! Shit!" he exclaims as he paces back and forth.

  Out of desperation, he goes into the bedroom and dons one one of his hoodies, makes his way downstairs and rushes to his vehicle with his face completely covered.

  He starts the vehicle then backs out of the driveway and speeds away while hearing the sirens of law enforcement approach from a distance.

  One quarter mile from the home he sees two of the patrol vehicles in passing.  His heart races as he approaches the passing of a third noticing a sinister glare aimed his way from the driver as he passes his vehicle to notice Officer Bob making his way back towards the scene of the crime...