Mother started walking towards the kitchen with Valerie in her arms. She then grabs out a small knife from the grocery bag Valerie saw before. Mother slowly writes a note,leaving it on the kitchen counter. Mother then ran out of the house and jumped into the car, taking Valerie with her.
As this was taking place, Father was driving to Mother's house to visit Valerie. When he pulled up in the driveway, he noticed that Mother's car was not there. He didn't think much of it, since Mother would sometimes leave her car out in the drive way or inside the garage. He then walks up to the doorbell and he rings it.
No one answers.
Father rings it once more and again, no on answers. He pressed his ear against the door to hear if there was any movement.
Nothing. There was no movement.
He starts panicking and he reaches for the door knob and turns it. When Father turned the door knob, it opens. He rushes inside searching all around for Valerie or Mother. When he runs into the kitchen, he sees a small note that was left on the counter. He read:
Oh, my dear love, why must you be so hateful towards me
What was suppose to be mine was taken from me.
So i will make you love me forever and get rid of that other woman and her son from your heart.
I will and forever always love you.
if you can't love me, then i have no purpose.
I will die alongside with my daughter so she can accompany me to the heaven above. I await your answer on the bridge my love.
" DAMMIT"Father got very frustrated and crumpled the little note. He then got into his car and rushed to the bridged where they first kissed. This bridge was surrounded by trees and wild life everywhere. It was miles away from an actual road and you had to walk to get there. Down below were deep rapid waters. If one were to fall below, they would be swept by the river, inevitably drowning as the river would pull them down.
Father got out of the car and quickly walked down the path towards the bridge. When he got there, he saw Mother holding Valerie. Against Valerie's neck was a small knife. Mother stood there with a cold stare, though her hand was trembling.
"ZANA, drop the knife", yelled Father. " Will you love me if i do?" asked Mother calmly.
"Zana, you cant force love, just let our daughter go."
" NO, if you can't love me, then you can't have my daughter' Mother tightens the grip on the small knife, bringing it closer to Valerie's neck.
All of a sudden, from the back of his pocket, he pulled out a gun and pointed it towards mother.
"Zana you know how good I am with a gun. Just come back to me and you can live your life without a care in the world. I promise that I'll visit you guys more often."
" But.... but.... I dont want that type of life" She said with tears in her eyes, " I want to be loved,"
"Zana I-"
" NO MALCOLM, I want you to love me.... why cant you love me..." Mother looks at Father with sadness and despair.
" Zana don't bring our daughter into this, why must she die alongside with you, why can't she just stay with me" Father said pleadingly.
" Ha... Ha... HAHAHAHAHA... Oh Malcolm. You want know why she has to die with me?" " It's because she can accompany me to the heavens". Mother brings the knife even closer, causing a small cut on Valerie neck. 'JUST SHOOT THIS B#TCH'. " Valerie starts crying to send the message to her "Father" to just shoot this lady.
Father sees that Valerie started crying and he starts to tighten his grip on the gun, putting his hand closer to the trigger.
" Zana, please don't make me do this "
Mother starts to smile sinisterly and just as she's about to slit Valerie's throat,
BANG.
Flashback||POV Zana
The first time me and Malcolm kissed felt like heaven. All the stars aligned. He said he loved me... but did he mean it? We met back in high school, both of us 17. Our love was undeniable, pure, and true.. till a new transfer student came in. Marilee Robinson, the girl that stole him away from me. First it was as simple as 'Oh can i borrow a pen?' or 'could you help me solve this problem?' Malcolm was a nice guy, so he couldn't say no to someone like Marilee, someone so kind. But i knew it was a facade. All of it was. The moment she entered our homeroom and saw malcolm, I saw her eyes sparkle and i knew she was going to pursue him.
Slowly, I watched as they got closer and closer. Whenever i wanted to spend time with him, he would make up an excuse like "Oh i'm sorry but Marilee has asked me to come over to her house and I already said yes" or "I already made plans with Marilee, sorry babe." Marilee this, Marilee that, was he my boyfriend or hers?
Another year or so had passed and we were in our last year of high school. Marilee and Malcolm seemed inseparable, as Marilee followed him where ever he went. Even during our very few dates we went on, she came to every single one. I talked to Malcolm about this but he said "Oh she's like a sister to me" What bullsh*t. That doesn't give him an excuse to bring her along to occasions where it should just be the TWO of us, not three.
My heart ached for him, but he so obviously had Marilee on a higher pedestal in his heart than me. What could i do? After graduation, we decided to break up as we were going to different colleges. But what was the point of breaking up when i haven't felt that we were in a relationship since Marilee came along. It felt like we broke up 2 years ago.
During college, I dated more people than I can count. Of course i didn't have any sexual relationships with any of them, I was waiting for the 'one'. Randomly, as I was walking down the street, I saw a man. Beautiful, handsome, looked like..... wait was that Malcolm?!
I tried to turn away but he saw me and ran to me. Oh great. "Oh hi Malcolm, how have you been?" "Oh I have been well Zana, I missed you." "Oh... I have missed you too." "Hey we should catch up again" He said with a gleaming smile. The smile that made it so hard to say no, and I should've just turned away, but I couldn't and I said "Sure lets catch up".
After that was history, we hanged out more, we played around like the good ol' times. We even kissed and he told me that regretted breaking up with me. Those words made my heart burst, and I was so happy. I thought my life was going wonderfully.
We became closer and closer as years went by, I even lost my virginity as well. But when I mentioned that we should get married, his face became stern and he said "Sorry Zana, but as much as I love you, I cannot marry you since I already have a wife." HUH a wife?! I should've just broken it off but I had fallen too deeply in love, I-I couldn't leave him. So I stayed, despite him having a wife, despite knowing his wife was Marilee, despite learning that he became so close to me because Marilee became cold to him after the birth of their boy.
I stayed despite knowing I was only a substitute, a tool. I hoped one day he'll see my love for him, break it off with Marilee, and be with me forever. Unfortunately that did not happen, even when I gave birth to Valerie.
I planned to have his wife and child killed. I mean i stayed with him through his sorrows, HIS WIFE rejected him but I did not. But despite that he stayed with them. When he found out about my plans, he became... so scary. He threatened me. He said that if I ever touched them, he would kill me. AFTER ALL I DID FOR YOU WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS. CAN YOU NOT SEE THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU.
And then... he shot me. He shot me. He repaid my love by shooting me. I realized then, as the bullet slowly flew to my chest, that my undying love had gone unnoticed. That he never cared for me. That I was only a tool to be used and thrown away. My regret.. my only regret was ever loving him. Back years ago in college when he said "Lets catch up" I should've walked away. I should've just ignored him. I could have found a man that loved me, I could've built a loving family in a small home. I could've been happy. But my naivety was my downfall, thinking I could win over a man with a heart that was never mine. But now, I can be at peace, I can disappear and never feel that pain which came with love again.
END POV|
A tear, one single tear, slowly falls down her cheek as the bullet goes through her. Blood spurts out of her mouth as she collapses. She falls on the ground, slowly dying with her child in her arms . With that, her love and regret dies with her.