All I Wanted

“It was Justin” Chase said and I froze on the spot, Leni was lost because she didn’t know who Justin was and there was no time to start the explanation to her.

“But how come!” I said still in shock from what I've heard, Justin had been arres ted some years back and how would he have taken Nick if he was in the prison perhaps he escaped from the prison but how the hell did he know we would be hosting or having a party today.

Chase took his car keys from the little table beside him and was about to head out, I wanted to follow him to wherever he was going to but he didn't seem to want me to as he kept on walking without looking back.

“Chase!” I yelled but he still didn't answer until I ran up to him and grabbed his hands that were very hot.

“Let me follow you please” I begged.

“It could be too dangerous for you I'm sorry but you can't come” he said and at this point I was supposed to give up and go back in but I ran towards the car that he was going to take.

“You don't have to do this Jane, go back inside” he commands but I stood still without moving, after a while of him waiting t see if I would leave he finally agreed to let me follow him because he didn't want to waste time.

Immediately we got into the car to start the journey, my father pulled up in his old Toyota Camry and confusion was written all over his face because there wasn't any more party.

“What's happening?” He asked as he saw the tears and sad faces in our face but Chase wasn't in for little talks as he drove away.

I could see my Dad and Leni from the side mirror, they also got into the car to follow us to “heavens only know where’.

The rest of the ride was in silent till we finally got to the place Justin asked to meet us, it was in an old abandoned factory. We scanned the area but there was no sight of Nick or Justin, my father immediately came with Leni who was already prayins My eyes were filled with tears and I couldn't stop myself from crying at the thought of something bad happening to my baby boy.

“Ouch, don't cry my love” Justin voice rang in my ears and I looked up to see the man that held my son's hand tight, there's : possibility of his tight grip hurting my son.

Justin looked changed and different, he wasn't that man that had the huge stature anymore but was now lean with a pot belly, his beards were grown and unkept and his hair were longer and tangled.

“Let go of my sont” Chase warned and Justin laughed, Chase seemed to be upset and tired of what was going on before him. “Your son is with me so I make the rules here, you know he's such a beautiful boy but I hate the fact that he looks like you but oh well.” he brought out a cigarette and lit it,” I would only give the little boy a chance to be with his mother alone and that means I'm getting married to her and he becomes my son”

“You can't just show up on my wedding day with a new identity and ruin my wedding by taking my hard earned bride, I worked so hard for her to love me but you just showed up and ruined it” he spat

Chase whole body was now being tensed and I could see that he had lost all of his patience remaining.

He ran towards Justin and Justin immediately pulled out a pistol, everyone gathered gasped at the sight of the pistol buy Chase didn't seem to mind as he still went after Justin but this time he walked.

“You're not scared to die huh? Not like you're even needed on this Earth” Justin said and pulled the trigger.

Chase was quick to dodge the bullets and I remembered that he had once been a mafia, he ran towards Justin and gave Justin a blow on the face which made him land on the floor, he started to really beat Justin until Justin couldn't raise his hands.

Nick ran towards me and hugged me really tight crying, I hate for a three years old to have experienced what was happening here.

I continued to hug him as I kept on crying Leni was trying to comfort me that everything would be okay while Chase stared a me with pain in his eyes. He hated the fact that Justin had made me cry.

“Jane watch out!” My father yelled and before I could put together what was happening a bullet entered my father.

“Dad!” I screamed and two other bullets entered Justin,

Leni had called the police immediately she sighted a pistol with him and they had arrived.

Nick started to cry at the sight of blood gushing out of my father, the police came towards us to help him and to call the ambulance.

Chase was still shocked at how it happened but apparently the gun was still with Justin and he was aiming at Nick but my father had gotten in the way instead.

The ambulance came and carried my father immediately, just a person was asked to follow them and we had let Leni follow the ambulance because she couldn't stop crying her eyes out.

Chase and I left for the hospital with our car with Nick sitting at the back. Chase couldn't stop but blame himself for what had happened to my father even though I had told him it wasn't his fault that he left Justin with the gun.

He was tensed at the moment and I was sure his mind didn’t think of taking the gun from Justin and maybe if Justin hadn't hid the gun then he would have seen it and collected it.

He kept on blaming himself and would slam on the steering wheel anytime he remembers, I was glad at the care and concern he had towards my father but at the same time I prayed my father would be okay.