Protect

Chapter 1

Everything was just fine until that awful dinner.Everyone was laughing. Mae was laughing as well. Her older sister and brother in law were looking super cute together being newly married and all that. Her parents looked happy to have everyone in the family sit in one room. Mae was happy too. But that was a normal Occurrence .

Suddenly hearing multiple gun shots blaring through their house though was not . At least not to Mae. She jumped.  And everyone else looked... prepared. Like this was not completely surprising. They looked at each other for a split second before  all of them started doing something fast. Like clockwork. Panic and movement started to fill their spacious suburban home. Mae just sat there. Her sister Aevy was trying to get something out of their pantry. Her mother was helping. Her father had rushed to the office which was right beside their dining room. Her Brother In law Sam had started to load guns. 

Mae's head snapped towards Sam's direction. Was Sam not a business man then? Of course he was, just like her father. They were both successful and not to mention rich people. They did important things and they did them well. But they played golf for God's  sake.  Sam had no business looking so darn comfortable with guns like they were his drinking buddies. Just then dad came over with a backpack and started tucking in guns everywhere. He put two in the inside pocket of his jacket and another one in the backpack. Finally he took one  in his hand and kept it there holding it in a strong grip. Avery and mom came back with bundles of cash and another backpack.

After finishing what they were doing, they all looked towards Mae. She hadn't moved all that much. She was about ask her sister to pass the potatoes before the guns started to blare . But never mind. It seems dinner time had finished already. After a few seconds of everyone looking at each other, Aevy spoke up,

" Mae... Sweetie, I know this all seems very unusual and you probably want an explanation but unfortunately we don't have the time." 

Mae nodded. Her sister seemed genuinely sorry they didn't have time to discuss this. Her dad also nodded and started speaking,

" You can probably guess that this a dangerous situation. Someone has entered our home and has a gun. I wish I could explain more but you need to trust us. I've already made arrangements for your safety. You're assigned bodyguard will be here soon and we'll all split up. I don't want to panic you but whoever is in this house is probably after you."

Mae felt like she should say something. So she started to speak in a squeaky unsure voice,

" My Bodyguard...? Daddy, whatever is happening... I wanna stay with all of you. I feel safe with you."

" I know, sweetie but you have to understand that I can't protect you as well as he can. He's a professional. He's the best there is.I made sure to hire the best when the threats first started coming. That's why I trust him with something as precious as you. They're after you and I need you safe. Staying apart makes you safer. And it's only temporary. Do you understand sweetie?"

Mae nodded. They all looked at each other again. That's all everyone did for the next couple of seconds. Mae trusted her family but she felt internal panic start to escalate. She had a bodyguard now apparently. She couldn't process the facts clearly and her mind started racing. She thought about guns and bodyguards. She thought about being separated from her family and...

And then she fainted. Because whoever  had entered the house had bashed her on the head with a wooden vase and picked her up . Her Dad and Sam started to immediately move forward. Aevy and mom looked horrified but knew all of them trying to do something at once would only muck everything up. So they tried their hardest not to go after their Mae. Just then the intruder held up a gun and spoke, 

" Drop those guns or someone dies."

He said it and everyone froze. But before her dad and Sam had the opportunity to drop their guns, another man came in and silently shot the man holding up Mae. And that was that. The tall blue eyed man stepped forward with easy long strides and scooped an unconscious Mae in his arms before she fell to the ground along with her captor. The captor was currently on his knees processing the fact that he had just been shot. Then he fell to the floor. The man holding holding Mae started to talk in a deep velvety voice. The voice was much too nice for someone who had just killed someone without so much as a blink.

" I presume this is Mae?"

A couple of heads with open mouths nodded. He started to speak again with an unreadable expression,

" I suggest you do not call after we depart as that's very dangerous. But I will keep my phone on   for when the threat subsides and I will need to bring her back. I'm taking her to a safe house."

And with that the man left with Mae.