summer boy ~ tal fishman ✓

~40~

Tal is still sitting pretty close to me. 'Don't believe anything I'm about to say and play with', he whispers into my ear. I am so scared right now. What does he mean? And what did I deserve to have a gun pointed at me? I've got way too many questions but my brain isn't trying to search for answers, I'm simply completely panicking.
The girl looks some kind of hurt. 'What do you want?' I ask her softly, trying not to sound terrified or mad. Both of which I really am now.

'I want you to leave my future husband alone. We've been engaged for a long time now. And I think it's time we get married, right darling?' This girl is completely delusional. Great.

Tal looks confused but decides to play along. 'Yes, sweetheart.' He stands up from the bench.
The girl didn't seem to have expected that. She still has the gun pointed at me but is looking at him now. 'I've loved you for so long now. And then you choose this filthy whore over me.' Well, I'm still sitting right here thank you for the compliment.

Tal furrows his brows and opens his mouth like he wants to say something about it. But he doesn't.  He closes his mouth again. This is al pretend, Julia. All pretend. He's going to help you.

'I forgot your name for a second, sweetheart', he says, changing the subject. 'How could you ever forget me?' Oh no, she sounds mad now. Tal, don't make her mad, please? She has a gun. And is not completely okay. Maybe it isn't the best idea to make her mad.

'I'm Lina, my love. Don't forget me.' 'Well, I definitely won't forget you, Lina.' I hear the sarcasm in his voice and I chuckle.

'Don't you dare smile or I'll put a bullet through your head!' Lina screams at me. Great, now her attention is back on me. And she's mad. That wasn't smart.
'Wait, it'll be way easier if I do just that. Then me and my precious little baby can run away without having to worry about you.'

She smiles, thinking to herself. Tal looks alarmed. 'Do you have any last words?' I am getting scared now. Tal, please help me. Think of something? I'm really scared right now.

Tal is looking around frantically trying to think of something. Lana counts back from five. Well, this is it. Great. I'll make a mental note not to date someone famous in my next life.

'Five.'

My hands are starting to shake.

'Four.'

I am starting to breathe heavily. Can my body please chill down? I'd like to not die while being completely terrified. I'd like to completely not die at all, but oh well.

'Three.'

Well, now I guess I know how it feels to be completely terrified. Nice to know. It's not like I'll be able to tell anyone how it feels.

'Two.'

I close my eyes, waiting for the shot.

'No, Lina. Wait!' Tal's voice stops the countdown.

I open my eyes again slowly. I'm not dead yet. Yes. But I don't know how long I'll be living with this crazy girl around.

'Why would I wait? You don't care about that bitch, do you?' 'Um... no of course I don't! I was just dating her for her money. But if... um... if we want to run away from here, what I totally want to do, my love, let me at least kill her. That way, you won't be in jail, you'll have no problems!' Tal exclaims. I don't have any money, so I don't know how Tal says he's dating me for my money but can I have some of that too? And if I'm being killed, rather someone I know right?

Lana looks at Tal completely starstruck. And completely in love. 'That's so smart, baby! I love you so much! But I don't know... I'd rather kill her myself. I like the drama.'

This sounds promising. She points the gun back at me. I'm still sitting on our park bench with my hands up. Tal is now standing next to the psycho. 

'I'll count to three this time. I like the dramatic sound of the counting.'

I close my eyes. Okay, then I won't be killed by someone I know. Didn't really matter, I'd die either way. But I don't want to die yet. I want to eat cookie dough ice cream once more.

I close my eyes again. 

'One, two'

I swear she's definitely counting faster this time.

I am waiting for the three but it never comes. I slowly open my eyes and see Tal kissing her. Hell yes, I feel pretty damn jealous. Even though I know he's saving my ass. He turns Lana around so I'm looking at her back. He lets her go, opens his eyes and removes a hand from her cheek so he can gesture me to run.

I'd love to run as quickly as I can right now, but I'm paralyzed. Probably because of the fear. I can't bring myself to run. Tal finally had a good plan and I'm ruining it.

'Well, I've proven I love you. Can I please shoot Julia? Please?' He looks at Lina with puppy eyes. No one can resist those. I can't. And apparently, Lana can't either. She loosely hands him the gun. Tal takes it from her.

'And how does it feel to be betrayed by your fake boyfriend?' Lina asks, looking at me with a creepy smile. I smile a genuine smile. I'm safe now. I hope. If she didn't turn Tal delusional with that kiss as well.

Nope he didn't, thankfully.  Tal first wipes his mouth, with a disgusted look on his face. I internally chuckle at his facial expression. On the outside, my face is still in some sort of shock. Tal is now pointing the gun at Lana who doesn't notice it because she's too busy looking at me.

'I think that's a better question to ask you, darling.' That was a pretty good comeback. Didn't know I had it in me. Especially not because of the absolute terror I experienced just a few minutes ago. Lina looks confused but then looks at Tal and her eyes widen.

'Tal! You were the love of my life! How could you?' She started screaming hysterically. 'Well you pointed a gun at my girlfriend and threatened to kill her, so I could easily betray you. I could never hurt you, though. Don't worry about that. I'm just going to call the cops.' Wow. Girlfriend. That sounded so good with him saying it. While they were having their argument, I called the police.

To all summarize what happened after that: they arrived a few minutes later. So I explain what happened. Then they ask why Tal is pointing a gun at Lina and start questioning if my story is true. Lina denies every little part and portrays herself as the victim. They are skeptical and don't believe my story. Great. They decide to take Tal to the office as well. So I insist on coming. Today was a lot of drama. And it's not even over yet.

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