The Russian Next Door

CHAPTER 47 - The truth

'So how do you plan on killing me?' I asked, trying to distract her so that I could find a way to flee. I knew that screaming wouldn't help because nobody would hear me. Damn that band that soundproofed everything. 'Is it going to be a shot to the head, just between my eyes? Or is that too fast? You plan on killing me slowly, shooting me and watching me bleed to death?'

'Aren't you a chatty one?'

'Well, we have six hours at our disposal. It would be a pity if we wouldn't at least get to know each other before you kill me. Who knows? Maybe you will like me eventually and we'll end up braiding each other's hair.'

She laughed. 'Yeah, I don't think I'll ever like you. You took Dimitri away from me. You were screwing him while I was gone. That's not nice, you know?'

'Well, what can I say? Seeing him looking like that made me want to jump on him immediately. And I have seen that the path was free, you know? No sign of you into his house. You need to understand me there, Tasha. He is so irresistible.' I said playing the innocent one.

'We weren't living together!'

'Aw, poor you. But weren't the both of you engaged? You should at least have a toothbrush into his apartment by that time. You know, marking your territory so that nobody could feast from your beloved while you are gone?'

She growled and slapped me. That bitch. 'Shut up! Or else...'

'Or else what? You are going to shoot me? I don't really think you want to do this right now. You want revenge. And you want to kill me while Dimitri is watching. You know you won't pull that trigger. Not until he is here to see you do so.'

'Really, miss know-it-all?' she said putting the barrel of the gun at my temple. I didn't even flinch.

'Really.' I responded.

She laughed. 'I think I get what attracted him to you.'

'Besides my skills between the sheets?'

'You have some balls, little girl. You did something to him. He only had eyes for me.'

'Was that before or after you left to France?'

She frowned.

'Oh, you didn't know I knew? It's okay. I know you got bored.' I was trying to make her tell me the truth. I needed to know if Dimitri's words were the truth. If I was going to die, I may at least die knowing all the facts. 'Even though I don't understand what could you possibly get bored of. He is such a stud. Did he get tired easily or something? Because with me he-'

'Fabien made me feel special!' she screamed.

'Who? Fabien, you lover?'

"Yes. He was my boss and from the moment he saw me he made me feel special. You wouldn't understand!'.

So it was all true. Oh my God! I can't believe this.

'Okay so you left. What do you want now? Oh, you kept in touch with Dimitri and made him wait for you like a helpless little puppy right? You thought that you could have them both, didn't you?'

'No, I haven't said a word to him since I left!'

'So why did you come back now!?' we were yelling one at each other.

'Because Fabien left me! He said that he wasn't interested into having a family with me!'

'Oh, Tasha. But you see, you came back to no one really waiting for you.'

'Yeah! Because that bastard thought it would be fun to tell Dimitri that he was fucking my brains out!'

'Ouch, dick-move. And you still came back.' I laughed. "Did you really expect that he would want you back after that thing?'

'Yes! Because he always wanted me! I know that! He can say everything he wants about the fact that it wasn't love and that we were just comforting each other. That is bullshit! It was love! And he would have still followed me everywhere if you hadn't come along and twist his mind. He cheated on me!'

'Um, newsflash! You cheated on him first. What were you expecting? For him to welcome you with open arms after all you put him through?'

'No! This is not my fault! You are the one to blame! You made him leave me!'

"Fine! If that is what makes you sleep better at nights.'

Okay, this woman was mental. Nuts with records, I was sure. She had no sense. And this thing only made me surer that she will really shoot me as soon as Dimitri would enter that door.

We had a round of silence. And after that I kept on trying to piss her off enough so that she would do something that would give me the chance to get away from her. But no chance. She was constantly watching me, like an eagle on its pray. The patience this woman had was admirable. This talking-silence game was continuous for almost five hours.

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It was 7:53 when the door to my apartment opened slowly, showing Dimitri enter. It took him so little to get here. He must have driven like crazy. When I saw him, my heart filled with sorrow. Where did we all got to?

'Put your hands up or I'll shoot her!'. Without a word he did what he has been told to.

He entered fully the apartment and the door closed behind him. The look in his eyes broke my heart. He looked so tired and full of regrets. He was blaming himself for all of this. But this wasn't his fault. Tasha was nuts. And he had nothing to do with this.

'Come closer, my dear. I want you to have the best spot when I spread her brains all over the place.'

'Tasha' he said. He was so calm. 'Tasha, look at me.' she turned her head, but her gun was still pointed in my direction. 'Rose is not the person you want to take revenge to.'

'You are so wrong. She is the one who took you away from me!'

'No, I am the one who hurt you. I am the one you want to hurt back.'

He was trying to make her point her gun towards him. He was somehow provoking her. On God, Dimitri!

'She has no fault, and you know that. She didn't even know that we had a relationship. She had no idea that there was another woman in my life.'

I could see that those words hurt him as much as they hurt me.

Tasha was confused.

'It is me the one who you really want to shoot. I am the one who cheated on you.'

Oh my God, he was making her think that she was right.

'Yeah, you are, Dimitri. But I know that by shooting her it will hurt you even more.'

'Please, Tasha. I am the one who did you wrong. Please take your revenge on me. I won't be able to live without her. She is everything worth living for.'

Somehow, these words annoyed Tasha so much that she pointed her gun to his head. A knot formed into my stomach. She was going to shoot him! Her finger was already on the trigger.

'Oh my fucking God! You still care for that little bitch! What did she do to you?'

As she was still yelling at Dimitri something I couldn't pay attention to, I rapidly rose up. I went behind her and went for the gun. I tried to deviate it by slapping her hand. And it worked. Her hand went down and we started fighting for the gun, but unfortunately she has already pulled the trigger.

After that, a gasp was heard.