My father came back for me

Chapter 2 - the last of it

A/N hey guys the last chapter was just a teaser but as this is only a short story this is the rest of it i hope you like it :)

Chapter 2:

Serenity gasped, her hand flew to her mouth as she heard that last piece of information. she had known that his behaviour could become eratic, and that he would drink till he drowned if he could. But this.......this was something new, frightening. She had peeked around the corner wishing that her mother wasn't on that ridiculous business trip she had been obsessing about for the past month. His black hair hung in curls around his ears and his caramel brown eyes with just a hint of fierceness made her draw back behind the wall.

  "Oi! Come her girly I need to have a word with you!" He made her jump. His words were slurred and surly.

  Sera treaded carefully round the corner to find him brandishing a gun aimed with a wavering arm at her heart. Her heart tried to race away almost choking her as it tried to make its escape up her throat.

  "You didn't need to hear that girly. And now... you have to disappear. Can't have you lettin' the coppers know about this, now can we?" He crossed the room towards her.

  Her eyes darted around the spacious living room with its baby blue walls, wooden floors, cozy fireplace and gorgeous creme couches. She spotted the usaul whiskey bottle half empty on the mantle piece and something unusual (apart from her stepdad waving a gun at her that is). She felt in her pocket and grasped onto her lifesaver. She remembered the self defense classes everyone had taken at school. Serenity darted left then right towards him. He pulled the trigger and missed by centimeters. She held the can up to his eyes and sprayed them with pepperspray. Broke out into a sprint for the kitchen. She rummaged in the drawers and found a large carving knife, cerrated and shiny new. She spun around to face the entrance of the kitchen to see Steve. her stepfather with a curtain rope with the ends coiled around his calloused hands.

  "Let's dance girly." He smirked. Flexing his fingers.

  They circled each other around the island counter, Serenity nervously licked her lips, Steve almost seemed to be grinning. She tried to get past him to the door but wasn't quick enough. He had the rope pulled taut across her throat before she could get her fingers underneath it. He leaned back against the counter and brought his knee up to press Sera into the rope even more, cutting off her air supply.

  As Serenitys life slowly faded she heard a knock at the door and a rattle of the door handle. She tried to scream but there was no air left for her, as her eyes flickered closed and she died at the hands of her stepfather.

  There's another pounding at the door.

  "Hold your horses! I'm coming!" Steve shouts to the person at the door.

  Suddenly Serenitys Mum Clarisa comes charging into the entrance, buzzing past the wary and concerned neighbour at the door. Just as Steve drags Serenity behind the island.

  "Honey," he smiled, then stepped into the living room to embrace Clarisa. "You're home early."

  "Yes  well there was really nothing for me to do." Clarisa replied. "Now where's Sera?"

  "She's in the kitchen."

  Clarisa made her way to the kitchen and around the island. She was shocked to find her beautiful daughter on the ground her limbs at odd angles, the knife had scittered under the lip of the counter.

  "You did it." Clarisa whispered disbelievingly. "I hadn't thought you would go throught with it."

  "Yeah well, she overheard me on the phone to Mikey. And Then," He laughed. " She peppersprays me and pulls a knife on me. It made it easier to think I was defending myself."

  There's a second knock at the door.

  "Quickly. Put her in the closet." Clarisa whispered to Steve. She straightened her suit and smoothed her hair before approaching the door. She took a deep breath, twisted the handle, swung the door open and who is on her doorstep? Her ex-husband Mikey. Clarisa painted a smile on her face and welcomed him inside.

  "what a surprise Mike. What are you doing here?"

  "Well you hadn't dropped Sera off yet so I thought I might come pick her up myself." Mikey answered.

  "Oh there's no need, I was just on my way to drop her off."

  "I might as well seems as I'm already here."

  "Well why don't you take a seat and I'll make some coffee."

  "Mm that would be nice but I don't intend on staying long." Mikey finished by pulling out a gun on Clarisa. "I know you've hurt Sera. Where is she?"

  Clarisa took a step back and put her hands up. "Oh there's no going back now. She's gone forever. She's dead in the closet if you wanna take a look." She jerked her head toward the hallway and smiled mischeviously.

  When Steve appeared round the kitchen door he was smiling. "So what do you guys - Wow!" He was taken by surprise and fell with a bang. Clarisa gasped and went for him, she skided only to land beside Steve face down on the floorboards.

  "Guys get in here!" Mikey called to the peramedics outside. "Those two are gone. The girl's in the closet in the hall. Try to revive her, I don't know how long she's been out."

  The peramedics nodded their assent and rushed into the hallway. Mikey knelt down next to Clarisa and whispered to dead ears. "You know sweetheart. If you had stuck with me this never would have happened. And we'd all be sipping coco while Sera's hair dries off, from walking home in the rain again." He stood up, brushed his pants off and walked into the hall to find the ambulance officers hauling Sera onto the gurney, and pushed it out the front door onto the ambulance.

  He grabbed the arm of a passing paramedic.

  "She wasn't quite gone. She's a fighter, but we need to get her to the hospital asap."

  "Thank you," Mikey sighed in relief. His daughter was still alive if only for the moment.

  "We might just be half a family but at least I've still got my little girl." His hands on his hips he jogged down the porch steps and pulled himself into the back of the ambulance. Taking his daughters hand he whispered "We got you just in time my little duck." He smiled wanely and rested his head on his daughters hands encased in his own.

TADA!!!! Tell me what you think, any questions or such I hope you guys liked it I did write it a year ago so it's not that great but ohwell. thank you guys so much for reading this!!