Revenge Never Knocks

Chapter 3: Coincidence or Luck?

She quickly opens her eyes and looks around only to hear a few muffled screams coming from a dark alleyway, behind the club. Vivian carefully walks in the direction and enters the alleyway.

She witnesses two men grabbing a girl. Vivian's fight instincts kick in and she runs towards them.

'What the hell are you doing?' she screams.

Both men, startled, turn around and stare at her, 'Oh good, another one came too,' one of them smirks.

Vivian is ready to beat them up and she knows she can. She learned how to fight when she was away. Vivian smirks, 'Touch me, I dare you.'

One of the men walks up to her whilst the other holds onto the girl tightly and wraps a hand around her mouth to prevent her from screaming.

Vivian immediately slips her heels out holding them as weapons. The man throws a punch towards Vivian who swiftly dodges and stabs the guy in the chest with the heel. This bewilders the man giving her an opportunity to kick him in the groin and jab him in the throat. He falls to his knees, whereby she grabs a fistful of his hair and repeatedly strikes her knee against his nose and mouth, busting them. Vivian smiles, 'Don't underestimate women, amateur,' she grins and bangs his head against the ground.

The other man shouts, 'What did you do to him?'

Vivian walks towards that man who shoves the girl towards a wall and rolls his sleeve up preparing to fight Vivian. The girl quickly pulls a phone out from her dress and dials a number, she starts yelling and creates a crowd by the alleyway.

The man brings his fist up and tries to punch Vivian.

Vivian dodges it, 'Predictable fool,' she chuckles and kicks him in the kneecap, bending it. He yells out in pain and curses. Just as he is about to get up, a few voices are heard.

Jackson and Sebastian both run into the alleyway alongside a bulky security guard. Sebastian runs to Vivian and Jackson runs to the girl. Jackson looks around and shouts, 'What the hell did you do?' towards the man.

The man cries out, 'I'm in pain, call the doctor. This bitch broke my knee.'

Vivian fixes her posture and replies, 'Why don't you tell him why I broke it?' She then looks at Jackson, 'Both these men were assaulting the girl. I heard noises and came.'

Jackson grits his teeth, his jaw ticking, and his hands forming tight fists. He lets go of the girl who's trembling and walks up to the man with the broken knee and throws a hefty punch, breaking his jaw.

He picks the man up by his collar and throws him against the wall, 'That's my damn sister, you bastard,' he kicks the man repeatedly. A security guard comes between and takes a hold of the man.

Vivian's eyes widen at this brutality, but she feels no remorse because these men deserve it.

Jackson walks to the other beaten man and picks him up, 'Did you do this?' he looks at Vivian to which she nods. He punches the man a few more times until he passes out. Jackson dumps the man on the floor and gets up fixing his suit, 'Get this rubbish out of here,' he says in abhorrence.

The guard drags both men out of the scene.

Jackson's face softens as he observes his sister's shuddering figure. He hugs her, 'I'm so sorry, Bella, I wasn't protecting you,' he says in disappointment.

His sister cries into his chest, 'Don't be stupid, Jack. You wouldn't have known this was happening. I came out here for a smoke. I should have been more careful,' she scolds herself. Jackson sighs and strokes his sister's hair.

They pull out of the hug and look up, 'If it wasn't for this girl, I would be-' she slowly whispers and walks up to Vivian. She hugs Vivian who returns it, 'Thank you so much, you saved my life today.'

Vivian lets go of her, 'I'm glad I was here, us girls have to look out for each other. I'm just relieved I got here on time.'

The girl sadly smiles and nods, 'I'm Isabella, what's your name?'

Just as Vivian is about to answer, someone intervenes, 'Vivian?' Jackson says in reverence.

Isabella turns to her brother, 'You know her?' to which he replies, 'I had a conversation with her inside.'

'Yes, we did. It's nice to meet you, Isabella. But next time show them what you are capable of,' Vivian encourages her.

Sebastian hugs Vivian, 'I'm glad you're okay, Viv. Next time, call for me as soon as possible before doing something like this.'

Vivian hugs him back, 'Hopefully, there is no next time.'

They all head back inside the club, 'Vivian- I'm going to call you Viv. I owe you one now for saving my life, so how about I do something for you?' Isabella offers.

Vivian chuckles, 'That's sweet Isabella, but I didn't do that to get something.'

Sebastian jumps in, 'How about lunch tomorrow?' he exclaims, 'Us four?'

Isabella squeaks, 'Yes, that's perfect, I made new friends. We can spend time together and gossip. Besides, Jackson has not been out to have fun in ages, so it will be a good chance,' she nudges Jackson and wiggles her eyebrows.

Vivian chuckles looking at Jackson who is offended, 'I think that's a good idea,' and Jackson nods with a bright smile on his face.

Isabella looks at the two, 'Wow, Jack, I've never seen you smile so much,' causing Sebastian to laugh. Vivian and Jackson both look away in embarrassment, whilst the other two burst out laughing.

Sebastian speaks up, 'You both look very cute, now let's head home, it's way past midnight,' he yawns and looks towards Vivian. They both leave and head home. Once they get home, they immediately crawl into bed and fall asleep.

The next day, they both wake up in the afternoon, tired from last night. Vivian wakes up and heads downstairs. Sebastian is sprawled over the sofa with a coffee in his hand. Vivian laughs as she sees him, 'You look good,' she says sarcastically to which he replies, 'Likewise.'

Vivian feels the burn, 'Touché.'

She walks into the kitchen and pours herself a cup of coffee and walks to the sofa next to Sebastian. Sebastian sits up and chuckles, 'Viv, I must say your acting is on point.'

Vivian smirks, 'Did you buy it?'

Sebastian nods, 'Totally.'