The Photographer & The Jolly Neighbor

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I slowly turn my head to face him as I heard the trigger of a gun been pulled.

Then I saw the most devil person I know with an innocent face smiling from ear to ear while gun pointed at me. I peek my eyes from my gun on the floor that mistakenly put down when I'm in a rush on helping Jennie.

His face changed from smiling into a mad man who looks like a real murderer then cry and laughed again.

7 minutes more.

I made sure I covered Jennie's body with my own body in case he fired a shot. He is arguing with someone we don't see as he keeps on looking his right side like someone is right there.

What a crazy man!

"So Lisa? The famous Pranpriya Lalisa Manoban! How'd you find out? Hahaha!. I miscalculated your skills huh?!" He said while laughing sarcastically.

"Ibibigay ng isang anak ng pinakasikat na bussinessman ang buhay niya para saan?" He laughed again then became angry again.

"Para sa anak-anakan ng isang demonyong step father na walang ibang ginawa kundi abusuhin at sisihin siya sa pagkamatay ng pamilya nya?! Like what my father's did to me when I was a kid!! Can't you get it?! Lahat ng biktima ko may buhay kagaya ng naranasan ko sa ama ko!" He continued while still pointing gun at me and it all slowly making sense to me now.

"Binibigyan ko Lang sila ng option para di na nila yun maranasan pa! Tumutulong lang ako Lisa at hindi ka na dapat nakialam pa! May perpekto kang buhay kaya I'm giving you two options!" He steps his feet nearer then stops.

"Aalis kang buhay dito at iwan mo si Jennie or I will kill you both here!" He shouted.

5 minutes.

"Don't ruin your life because of what father did to you Kai. Instead give yourself a chance to be a better person and become the best dad in the world. May pag-asa pa Kai, stop this nonsense it will --"

"SHUT UP!!!" he screamed to cut me off.

4 minutes.

"You are living the best life on your own kaya mo yan nasasabi. Hindi mo naranasan anuman yung naranasan namin sa kamay ng tinatawag namin pamilya kaya wala ka sa lugar para pangaralan ako. I told you to choose so choose Lisa! I will count to ten for you to decide. One--" he started counting.

"Two" his angry mood now changed into a happy creepy man again.

"Three"

"Think Lisa" Sabi ng utak ko.

"Four"

Tinignan ko si Jennie na takot na takot and I can't help but to let out a tear because of her state.

"Five! I'm getting impatient here Lisa". Kai said.

"Do you trust me baby?" I asked Jennie whispering and wipe her tears flowing down her cheeks. Her brow creased and I saw that it scares her more with her mom stop shaking head.

"Six!yeah yeah! Stop the drama it cringed me!" Kai sarcastically said then laugh.

I kissed Jennie's forehead and whispered "just trust me" as she tried her best to grip her tied hands on my shirt but I stop her.

"Seven! Bullshit! I'm not into dramas stop the crap!" Kai irritably stated. I slowly stood up and look at him as his pointed gun follows my gesture.

"Eight." He smirked while scratching his head with the gun then pointed again at me.

"Nine"

"Stop. I have decided." I said and he gestured like he is listening intently at me.

"What is it again Lisa?" He asked smiling then I gulped. My sweats dripping down all over my body hoping that making me slow to decide makes Jisoo's team will make it on time.

"Ten" he fired the gun exactly at my left leg that made me fall down with one knee.

"No. No. No. Stop please!" I heard Jennie screamed while crying.

I didn't looked back dahil sa oras na lumingon ako lalo akong manghihina.

"Tagal mo Kasi sumagot eh! Lakasan mo kasi boses mo!" Baliw na pagkasabi ni Kai. I forced myself to stand up.

"Nakapag desisyon na ko" I stand firm after saying that. I slowly step my feet acting like I'm approaching the door slowly. Limping my other feet.

"It's time!" I said.

"L-lisa?" I heard Jennie said like she already gives up and she thought that I chose to live her alone with the mother fucker.

Kai is laughing his ass out while scratching his head with the gun like an idiot.

"Yan! Hahahha. Tama yan Lisa! Choose to live your life! Hahaha" before I reached the door, I heard tiny sounds of feet running outside when I took the chance to grab Kai's gun on his hand when he looked back at the window when he heard footsteps.

Nagaagawan kami sa baril when it falls down on the ground and I quickly punch him on his face which made him fell down on the floor. He kicked my wounded left leg, which caused me to winced in pain. He is trying to escape and be fore he run away, I quickly grab his leg and made a pull that made him fall again in front of Jennie.

"Kick him!" I shouted at Jennie who's still in shocked but she immediately understood and kicked Kai's face and I heard someone barged in.

Everything went slow-mo. I saw men running towards Kai and cuffed him. I saw men untying Jennie's hand but my love never leave me on her sight while crying. I saw her running towards me as my body slowly lifting up and everything went black.