Page 18 of Poison Aches

“Did you see her?” I quickly demand.

“What?”

“On the road? At the accident site? Hell, anywhere at all, did you see her that night?”

“T-the police asked me several times if I saw a woman,” she stutters. “B-but I…”

“But what?” I seethe with urgency.

“But I don’t remember.”

The fire in my veins instantaneously stops, as if I’ve just been doused with a bucket of ice-cold water.

“What do you mean you don’t remember?”

“I… I don’t remember,” she cries softly.

From the corner of my eye, I see the men drawing closer. In a few steps they will see that the girl is not alone.

They are obviously here to eliminate a variable.

If the girl is telling the truth, then she doesn’t remember, but it’s possible she saw my mother.

My mind is racing and as the men approach with intention, I make a decision.

I stand up, step around the girl, and get in their line of sight.

As soon as the two men recognize me, their eyes go wide and just as they start to open their mouths, likely to communicate to their lackeys, I wave my hand and four shots pierce the wind.

“What?” The girl jumps in fear. “What was that?”

When she turns to look where I’m facing, she notices the dropped bodies, their blood staining the white snow.

I’m never alone.

“Oh God! What happened? H-how did that happen?” she shrieks.

I don’t have time to entertain her because just then, their backup arrives.

I watch as dark figures by the dozens come from the direction the two men just came from.

“W-who are they?”

“Rats here to kill you.”

“K-kill me?” the girl shouts. “Why?”

“Isn’t that what you wanted?”

As the men after her start doubling, I realize Kai and Ty are going to have a hard time eliminating them with me in the field.

So, I grab my phone and quickly type a message.

Unexpectedly tonight, God has granted me a witness of not just the events of tonight, but also of what happened to my mother.

I have to save her.

Without thinking much, I quickly grab the girl and pull her up.

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