My Rainbow of Confusion

Chappie 21

Chapter 21: Serves You Right

Amber

It should be 11:00 by now.
It was 10:56 when Alabama and I attempted our escape.
And it was 10:59 when Doc gave me a bloody lip and Abe yelled at him for it.
"Amber, I'm going to ask you one more time. Did you contact Denise and Samantha and how did you do it and when did you do it?" Abe questions me.
I have lost track of many things by now.
The time.
How many times Abe has asked me that question.
Where Alabama should be by now.
And how many times I have answered Abe.
"I fucking told you. I did not contact them because you destroyed my phone!"
"Then how? How did they get here?!"
"I don't know!"
Abe throws his hands up in frustration and paces slowly around the room.
Poppe and Dan went upstairs to go to sleep. I wish Doc and Titi would do the same.
"Abe let us go." I said.
"Why should I? So you can run off with her?" He kicks Sam.
Titi found out that Sam and Crate were pretending to stay unconscious and exposed them.
So now they are standing up and staring at me.
"Don't you remember? Amber?" Abe said suddenly.
I look at him.
"Remember how much fun we had? Our first date." He says.
I cringe at the phrase first date. Especially the fact that I never told Sam who is now probably thinking what first date?!
I also cringe because it was never officially a date. He asked me to hang out, but anyways.
"I do." I say truthfully.
"And remember how she hurt you?" Abe points out.
I close my eyes.
"I would never do that to you Amber." He cries.
"I love you."
I bend my head with my eyes still closed.
His words sting like I just smashed open an entire bee hive.
He isn't wrong but he also isn't right.
Sam did hurt me at one point and Abe and I did go out and have a great time but staying home with Sam was one of the days of my life.
I can feel Abe's love for me, his undying affection is radiating off his body.
I know that telling him no physically and mentally hurts him but how can I allow myself to be unhappy?
One sided relationship are not healthy.
If I choose Sam, I'll live a life of adventure and if I choose Abe, I'll live a life of luxury.
But if I want to leave, if I us want to get out of here..
"You're right." I say softly.
Abe steps closer to me, "what?"
"You love me, so I must love you back." I say.
He drops at my feet.
"Do you love me?" I ask him.
He shakes, "yes yes yes I love you." He cries.
"I will love you, under two conditions." I said.
He nods his head.
"Release my friends and me." I tell him.
Abe stands and snaps his fingers.
Doc and Titi rush to untie me.
Titi hesitates and Abe glares at her.
She does as she is commanded.
Once I am untied I stand, my legs feeling a tad wobbly.
I open my arms to Abe and he picks me up in his arms.
I look at Sam who looks too drained to even cry so she just hangs her head with her mouth a gape.
Crate looks at me, I wink twice and keep a straight face.
Crate winks back and nudges Sam who looks up.
She looks at me and I give her three winks.
She nods then turns her head away.
Is she hurt?
Doc reaches for Crate's wrists to untie her while I keep Abe busy and distracted.
"Hey! You're already loose-!"
Sam takes her arms from behind her back, grabs Doc's button up and pulls him into her forward flying fist.
Crate turns around to do the same to Titi.
Abe looks at me then throws me to the floor.
He runs over to Doc who is currently strangling the life out of Sam.
Abe pulls Doc off of her and grabs her to stand up.
Crate who is stepping on Titi's throat, gets shoved into a beam.
Titi starts coughing and goes up stairs.
Serves you right.
I scramble up and look at Abe.
Abs picks Sam up roughly and puts a silver gun to her temple.
"YOU THINK, YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST MESS WITH ME AND GET AWAY WITH IT?!" Abe yells.
I look to my left and see Crate being pushed into the beam face first by Doc.
"Amber." She chocked.
"Amber." Sam says. Abe pushes the gun into her head.
"You be quiet." He says.
"Abe wait-"
"I'll kill her, Amber I'll fucking kill her."
Crate lets out a small cry and I can't take it anymore.
I reach behind me and take the gun from under my jacket.
I point it at Abe who laughs.
Sam looks impressed.
"You're gonna shoot me? Yeah okay-"
Doc yells out.
He grabs his hand and stumbles backwards. Blood drips to the floor.
Abe and Sam look over at me.
My gun pointed at Doc.
Crate joins my side. She holds my hand and squeezes it.
I point my gun back at a stunned Abraham.
Sam smirks approvingly.
I lean towards Crate without taking my eyes off Abe.
"Go upstairs and call 911." I whisper to her.
She nods her head and skips up the stairs.
"Its just you and me now, Abe." I say to him when Crate is out of sight.
"No," he scoffs, "this one is here just like she always is, in my goddamn way!"
I look at Sam who has her eyes closed.
The gleam of the silver gun, pressed against her temple.
I lower my gun, Abe looks at it.
"We don't have to do this Abe." I say.
"Just let Sam go and I'll be with you forever."
I know now what I must do. I love Sam too much to see her get hurt and if that means giving her up, then that is what I am going to do.
Abe shakes his head, "you're lying!"
"No," I smile, "no I'm not."
"Amber, what are you doing?"
"Let her go I don't like seeing you with touch other girls." I say.
Sam's eyes widen and Abe's jaw hangs open.
"Amber.."
"Let Sam go."
Abe releases Sam ever so slowly.
She runs to me and cups my face.
"What are you doing, huh? What the hell is going on?" Sam says to me.
Its too hard to meet her gaze so I don't.
"Go, go away." I say to her.
I bite my lip as tears form on the line of my eyes.
"Amber Cartaline Limbers. You are not leaving me." She says, her voice cracking.
"Go, away. I don't want you." This time I look at her, and she finally gets the hint.
She backs away and looks at Abe.
"Go ahead, keep tearing love apart. Its going to catch up to you soon enough." Sam storms up the wooden stairs.
Abe comes up to me and presses the gun into my forehead, I grip mine.

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