The reaper

Explaination

Linda's poV

Opening my eyes felt like a chore, my eyes heavy and my other senses seemed dull. After a few minutes of my brain telling my eyes to open they finally flattered opened, and on cue all my other senses came to life. I was laying on my back on a bed, as I sighed. My body felt so heavy like I was run down by an eighteen wheeler, using my hands to rub the sleep of my eyes. When I looked up at my ceiling, it took me a few seconds to even realize it wasn't familiar to me. Where the hell am I? I found asking myself the question. What happened, why can't I remember anything? Question after question
Racking my brains and that's when it came all crashing like a tidal wave
Jesse, I ran away from Jesse and his abusive behavior my kids. I jolted up from the bed only to be greeted by the most beautiful site. My two beautiful baby's, sleeping on the same bed as I was, I took a few minutes to just thank the Lord above for the gift he has given me. Because no matter how horrible my life was, I could still look at my kids and still have hope and faith in God.
My mom use to tell me that God will never put you in situations that will kill you. God knew my strength, he knew how much I could bear, and now that I was brave enough to escape that monster of a husband I can finally breathe again.

Then a thought came into my mind, where are we, I remembered Joanna choking me, and they ran
I thought to myself, but they ran from someone but for the life of me I couldn't remember who it was.
Getting of the bed, I looked around for a weapon and didn't find anything. I opened a door that I assumed was the bathroom and saw a towel hanging, the rode was the detachable one. Taking that and keeping as quiet as I could I opened the door that lead out of the bedroom. My mind was in suck a mess that I didn't even register that we were in a plane till I opened the door, taking a few deep breaths I stoked to a figure that set the nearest to the room. I noticed a tattoo on the mans hand as I walked closer, the same tattoo shadow and the guys have, meaning he was an assassin from the academy. Shit, I'm fucked. I thought to myself, before I even knew it the man was up his sit and me on the ground pinned under him as I trashed. All the training had left me, fear. Nothing but pure fear consumed my whole body. The commotion seemed to get the attention of the other passengers but what I couldn't fathom was how come I was under him, my hands over my head pinned with one hand and his other on my neck??
I knew that I haven't been training but this just seemed redundant to me. But when he started squeezing my neck my eyes almost popped out of my head, all I could think about was this can not be happening again. "If you kill her, shadow will have your head" a sweet voice that I've not head in a very long time said to the man "How much are you willing to bet" the stranger asked squeezing me even more tighter. I then head a gun being cocked and the man seem to stiffen and his grip loosen, as he moved off me. I coughed and whizzed my lungs working overtime to get air.
She then came into few when the man moved out of the way. She pulled me by the hand helping to stand and crushed me into a hug. I too hugging her for dear life. I couldn't stop the tears of joy that started pouring down. "Thea" was all I said as it came out like a sob. "Oh bear" she hugged me tighter. We stayed like that for a while, she used her hand to wipe my tears while hers were free falling, she gave me a smile that just put me into ease. "Come sit" she said but when she moved I saw the same guy standing there looking ever so smug, I don't know what got over me. I thought about my unborn child how dare he puts my child in danger like that.
I didn't mind my pain, my hurt but not my kids, I walked up to him and slapped him so hard my hand was burning, making his head snap to the left. He moved painfully slow and looked at me, I saw the change in his eyes. From shock to angry, I moved back and from my side view I saw Thea still held her gun. With so much speed I didn't even know I still possessed I grabbed it and it was right between his eyes because of the steps he had to take towards me. Tears of anger rolled down my face. "Bear just put the gun down" she held my shoulder trying to soothe me. "If you ever put my child at risk like that again, I will give you a painful death even your forefathers will feel it. I will forget that you saved my life" I said with ever anger I felt, he smirked "I don't think you have it in you princes"
Giving him a smirk of my own, " how much are you willing to bet?"
Throwing his words back at him, for a few seconds he sided me as I did the same. Then he moved back but not before he looked to my stomach, I released a breath I didn't even know I was holding and lowed the gun. I then took the time to look at everyone and I saw a few familiar faces, these man worked for my brother so how come they are with this guy and Thea, as If she sensed my confusion. "Me and Ronan were in New York when I got a call from Brian, I wasted no time in joining them." She said leading me to my sit. I set down and felt my body weak from the encounter with the guy I now knew was Ronan. I sighed as I closed my eyes "I can't thank you enough for coming when you did, I tried to fight, I even knocked out Jesse" I said with a small humorless laugh, thinking back I now see how pathetic I have been. But that was something I couldn't change myself, Jesse made sure that he broke me and left a shell. But even I allowed him to do that, but the fear he put in me stayed even as I ran away from him, I'm leaving with a piece of him with me.
"How bad were things bear?" She asked like she was scared to even ask me. I looked at her and flinched as memories flooded my brain. "He almost killed me once, broke almost every bone in my body" I spoke to her detaching myself from the memory because I knew it would just make me into a sobbing mess. "Why didn't you come back home long time ago?" I shook my head at the question, she couldn't understand no one could. "You wouldn't understand even if I tried to explain to you" I told her honestly
"Try me"
As she put her hand on mine. I wanted to tell her everything I did. But the wounds were just to raw for me. "I'm tired, I think I'm gonna go and lay down" I said standing from my sit and walking towards the room.
"Bear please" I cringed from her bagging me.
"How long till me get there?" I turned around to look at her. And I hated myself from what I saw in her eyes. She was hurt, hurt that I'm pushing her away. "We just refuelled, so we will be there in the next 6 hour" I nodded
"When I'm ready Thea, I just need sometime." Pleading her with my eyes for her to understand that I was just not ready to speak about what happened.
She gave me a small nod, she didn't like it but she understood.
I turned and walked back to the room, I was so drained. Not just physically but emotionally and mentally as well.
As soon as my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.

But that didn't lust long as I was woken up by cold sweats. Only to find out it two hours I slept, I used the bathroom and took a very much needed shower.
When I came out the kids were awake with Thea with them sitting on the bed. At first my heart stopped, not used to anyone close to my kids, feeling silly I just smiled and took clothes and went back to the bathroom to dress.
Calming my raging heart
"What the fuck is wrong with you Linda, pull yourself together" I reprimanded myself
Going out Thea had brought food, feeling my stomach growling. Eating like an animal, Thea help me with bathing the kids after we ate. Then when everyone was clean, we watched movies till we arrived in South Africa.
Home sweet home