The Next 3 Days

Fight & Flight.

Nausea woke me, I ran in the bathroom, barely getting to the toilet in time I buried my face in the toilet bowl bringing up my noodles from last nights dinner. I use the sink to pull up myself while I simultaneously flushed the toilet. I ran my hand under the silky water, rinsed out my mouth, then began brushing my teeth, I looked in the mirror & saw the calendar behind me, oh shit. I spat out the toothpaste & rinsed the toothbrush and hit my bristles in my towel & put it in the case & left it on the counter. I checked today's date. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. My period's late, I've been so busy working I didn't even notice. I went under the sink & opened the drawer & took out 1 of my 4 pregnancy tests. Tear open, stick out, sit, urinate, wait. Time was ticking slowly, I paced up & down the bedroom, taking a deep breath I look down at the urine stained stick in my hand. Positive. A surprised smile formed on my face, I'm pregnant! I ran to my phone to call my husband, we've been trying for months, not that I'm complaining. I picked up my phone to unlock it when our puppy Kane caught my attention, his barking became intense, he was on the sofa barking, jumping around and growling; I've never seen him like this.
"que te pasa Boy?" (what's wrong or what is the problem?)
I pulled back the curtain and saw Officer Madison & another officer from Monica's crime scene Officer Maximilian Harper trying to pick my front door lock. I was never the type to cower but maybe I shouldn't have revealed I was home, especially after I found out I'd now have to protect me & the new addition to our family. Our baby.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing? This is private property, you need a warrant!" I yelled from the window.
Officer Harper raised his foot and began kicking the door
I picked up Kane and my handbag and ran to the bedroom locking the door behind me. I used the emergency caller. "Carlos! Officer Madison & Harper are trying to break in.." I paused as I heard shoes on our hard wood floors "dios mio! Carlos they're inside" I whispered.
"where are you in the house? where are you P!?"
"In our room"
"okay, go in the closet on the top shelf & take down the black briefcase"
I put my bag on the bed along with Kane and ran to the closet and stepped on the stool to reach the top shelf, I dragged down the briefcase and dropped it on the bed.
"okay, I have it. what's the combination?"
"0392" aww my birth date
"it's opened" wait, what the hell? when I pulled open the case I saw passports for Carlos & I but with different names, documents, offshore accounts, 2 handguns & rounds of ammunition.
"Carlos what's going on?"
"I'll explain later. Amia & I are on our way. put all of the documents in a handbag & keep it on you. Do you remember what I showed you about guns?... PENELOPE! do you remember."
"ye-yes yes I remember"
"okay, load it. they're coming for you Penelope. they know who you are, they work for your father. I know who you really are, Elana."
"w-what, w-why, uhm" I'm breathless, stunned, what does he mean he knows who I am. how'd he know? fuck!