I woke up in a cold sweat.
“Oce!” I sat up looking around.
The bed was empty. I heard Ella crying from the baby monitor.
“Shh, your real daddy got you” I heard over the monitor
My entire body froze because it wasn’t Oce’s voice.
C…Caleb
Where’s Oce?
What if he did something to Oce while she was tending to Ella?
Edward!
I grabbed the second baby monitor. I heard steady breathing.
He’s ok. He hasn’t gotten to his room. But Ella!
He had my daughter. He had my fucking daughter. He’s in my house. He’s in my fucking house. Ella!
I got out of bed slowly, making sure not the make the floor creak. I grabbed anything blunt I could strike him with. I slowly walked down the hallway. The bedroom door was cracked. I pushed it open slowly. There he stood. Oce was sitting in the rocking chair. But I couldn’t see her face.
“What the fuck are you doing?” I grumbled at him
“It was nice of you to finally grace us with your presence” Caleb spoke but didn’t turn around.
“Oce” I called her name. She didn’t answer. I turned to my right and flipped the light switch. My mouth fell slightly open as I saw her body sitting there. She was unconscious. Her forehead bleeding. I wanted to run to her. Caleb turned around before I could move.
“Ah..ah..ah..” he shook his head.
He had a gun pointed at her.
“You see, Harry, watch her chest” he nodded for me to look at her
I looked and watched her.
“It’s rising and falling”
“Oce” I whispered
“That’s right…she’s still alive. She’s just unconscious at the moment. She puts up one bloody tough fight, mate” he almost laughed, wiping the blood off his lip.
Atta girl!
I gritted my teeth. He turned back around. I took one step forward.
“I wouldn’t do that” he spoke
I stopped walking.
“She’s beautiful isn’t she?” he turned back around with Ella in one arm and the gun in his opposite hand.
“Put my daughter down” I yelled at him
“Now now…let’s not get testy”
“Put my daughter down” I repeated myself
“YOURdaughter?” he shouted, “yours?”
He walked toward me.
“She’s mine now” he waved the gun at me, “She’s mine”
I moved away from the gun.
“Caleb don’t do anything stupid” I warned him
“Are you warning me?” he asked insulted
“Caleb, mate, please”
“I’m not your fucking mate!” he shouted
