flushes it before sitting on the side wall of the bathtub.
“I’m just glad my parents came to their senses and left.” She says, scratching an itch under her ponytail before standing back up and walking towards the bathroom door.
She steps out of the bathroom, before walking down the stairs, taking ginger steps in an attempt to keep herself quiet.
Amber walks into the kitchen, making her way towards the sink. She picks a cup off the counter and turns on the tap to fill it.
“They’ll be here any second…” She whispers to herself as she puts the cup under the running water. “And then…Whatever happens, happens, I guess. But at least it will be over.”
She leans her butt against the counter as she sips from the cup, the small gulps of water easing her nausea.
“Oh my, God…” She whispers under her breath as she hears a quiet knock on the back door.
She places the cup back onto the counter before nervously gliding over to the door at the other side of the kitchen that leads into her backyard.
Amber hesitates, her entire body fighting to reject her every command as she slowly reaches for the doorknob as another light knock happens.
She bites the inside of her lip as she swings the door open, stepping back as six or seven men rush past her and very quickly place themselves around her front room.
“Is that the money?” She asks, watching as a man places a large briefcase on the kitchen table in full view of the front door.
She jumps as she feels someone’s warm hand wrap around hers and she quickly turns to see Johnny as he begins to pull her close to him.
“Johnny, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do…” She whispers to him as their embrace breaks.
He grips the tops of her arms gently as he rubs his palms up and down them as he kneels down to look into her eyes.
“Answer the door. That’s all. Answer the door, let them in and then disappear.” He says, placing a small kiss on her forehead. “Go upstairs and hide in the bathtub. Go into the basement. It doesn’t matter… just back up, we’ll surround them and then you run and hide as fast as you can. And don’t come out for any reason until I come and get you.”
“Are you sure?” She asks, frantically nodding her head as her stomach flips and the room begins to spin.
“Open the door. Back up. Run away.” He repeats, his voice soft and husk. “Don’t worry about anything else, alright?”
She nods before stopping and sucking in her breath as the whole room falls silent as someone knocks on the front door.
“I’m so scared…” She whispers, her worried eyes looking at Johnny.
“It’s alright, you’ll do great.” He whispers back to her as he gently pushes her forward towards the door.
She looks back towards Johnny, watching his head nod up and down with reassurance as he crouches down, raising his gun towards the front door.
Amber works up the courage, flinching as she hears the knock at the door again, louder this time.
She grabs the doorknob, turning it to let them inside. As she pulls the door open just a crack she gasps as she feels the door push back at her.
“Where’s my money!?” Oliver shouts as he steps inside, a group of men following close behind.
“Amber, move!” She hears, ring out from behind her as her frozen body fights to turn around and run away.
She steps back out of the way as she watches the suited men pull the thugs inside the house before a loud bang shakes the air around her.
The world stops around her as she feels a searing, burning pain in her side.
“Johnny…” She whispers, as the room begins to spin and the floor raises to meet her face.
Chapter 18
“Amber, move!” Johnny screams as he watches the woman stand there in fear as the thugs push inside her house.
He quickly lowers his gun as he runs forward
“I’m just glad my parents came to their senses and left.” She says, scratching an itch under her ponytail before standing back up and walking towards the bathroom door.
She steps out of the bathroom, before walking down the stairs, taking ginger steps in an attempt to keep herself quiet.
Amber walks into the kitchen, making her way towards the sink. She picks a cup off the counter and turns on the tap to fill it.
“They’ll be here any second…” She whispers to herself as she puts the cup under the running water. “And then…Whatever happens, happens, I guess. But at least it will be over.”
She leans her butt against the counter as she sips from the cup, the small gulps of water easing her nausea.
“Oh my, God…” She whispers under her breath as she hears a quiet knock on the back door.
She places the cup back onto the counter before nervously gliding over to the door at the other side of the kitchen that leads into her backyard.
Amber hesitates, her entire body fighting to reject her every command as she slowly reaches for the doorknob as another light knock happens.
She bites the inside of her lip as she swings the door open, stepping back as six or seven men rush past her and very quickly place themselves around her front room.
“Is that the money?” She asks, watching as a man places a large briefcase on the kitchen table in full view of the front door.
She jumps as she feels someone’s warm hand wrap around hers and she quickly turns to see Johnny as he begins to pull her close to him.
“Johnny, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do…” She whispers to him as their embrace breaks.
He grips the tops of her arms gently as he rubs his palms up and down them as he kneels down to look into her eyes.
“Answer the door. That’s all. Answer the door, let them in and then disappear.” He says, placing a small kiss on her forehead. “Go upstairs and hide in the bathtub. Go into the basement. It doesn’t matter… just back up, we’ll surround them and then you run and hide as fast as you can. And don’t come out for any reason until I come and get you.”
“Are you sure?” She asks, frantically nodding her head as her stomach flips and the room begins to spin.
“Open the door. Back up. Run away.” He repeats, his voice soft and husk. “Don’t worry about anything else, alright?”
She nods before stopping and sucking in her breath as the whole room falls silent as someone knocks on the front door.
“I’m so scared…” She whispers, her worried eyes looking at Johnny.
“It’s alright, you’ll do great.” He whispers back to her as he gently pushes her forward towards the door.
She looks back towards Johnny, watching his head nod up and down with reassurance as he crouches down, raising his gun towards the front door.
Amber works up the courage, flinching as she hears the knock at the door again, louder this time.
She grabs the doorknob, turning it to let them inside. As she pulls the door open just a crack she gasps as she feels the door push back at her.
“Where’s my money!?” Oliver shouts as he steps inside, a group of men following close behind.
“Amber, move!” She hears, ring out from behind her as her frozen body fights to turn around and run away.
She steps back out of the way as she watches the suited men pull the thugs inside the house before a loud bang shakes the air around her.
The world stops around her as she feels a searing, burning pain in her side.
“Johnny…” She whispers, as the room begins to spin and the floor raises to meet her face.
Chapter 18
“Amber, move!” Johnny screams as he watches the woman stand there in fear as the thugs push inside her house.
He quickly lowers his gun as he runs forward
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