"My passion?... What does this have to do with leaving?!" Liam yelled, Emma still hadn't calmed down so he began patting her on her back.
"Don't you remember?! I had that dream, where I saw that meteorite fall! I dreamt that it was the end of the world!-"
"Bullshit!!" Liam went to the bedroom and placed the crying baby on the bed.
"What?! I'm not going crazy!" Valentina shouted from the other room.
"Did I say that you were going f*cking crazy?!!"
"Take a look outside!!" Liam glared at his wife while she pointed at the window, she had tears in her eyes and her body was trembling in fear. Liam was outraged.
"Go on!"
"ARGH! F*CK YOU!!" He stomped towards the window, in his room and he looked at the flames from that area. He looked for a while, then his eyes widened...
"Mom...That's where she lives!"
"Exactly..."
"Wait... you had this dream, a year ago...Right?..." He looked at her with a worrisome face, he doesn't know what to be afraid of. The possibility that his mom is dead...or that his wife knew...?
"Yes... I had 7 dreams that night! But the only thing I remembered was this meteorite crash!" Valentina yelled over the screams of her baby. They were both shocked with trauma that they couldn't hear the sound of their child crying.
"I have to call mom first...!" He takes out his phone from his pocket and leaves the room. "And shut her up!!"
Valentina wiped her tears and sighed. She picked up Emma and smiled, attempting to reassure her child. However, the baby's eyes were closed shut. Val rocked Emma in her arms, laid her head on her shoulder, and tried to shush her.
"F*CK!" Liam raged that he threw his phone on the floor. He bent down on his knees and he pulled his hair. It was almost like he was losing his mind.
"What happened?!" Valentina looked at him from the bedroom door.
"There's no f*cking reception! What do I do?..."
Suddenly, there was another whistling sound in the sky. Crash!! Another object crashed nearby, from the sky. But from the balcony, it was unclear where it landed. Maybe it landed on the other side. Moments later, there was a mass sound of gunshots that fired everywhere.
"Oh no... We need to go! NOW!" Valentina so urgently begged as she bounced on her toes.
"No... We can't leave..."
"Are you f*cking crazy?! We can't just sit here and die! Your daughter doesn't deserve to die just yet!! Stand up and be a father!"
Tears began to form in her eyes, she was so close to breaking down with her child in her arms. Valentina could feel her insides shaking. She knew that this was going to be the end, but she still continued to stand.
Liam looked up slowly, with tears in his eyes... He stands up, and gently rubs Emma's head, then kissed it. He wrapped his other hand around Valentina's waist and hugged them both.
He stepped back and let out a heavy sigh. "Let's go..."
They both went to the bedroom.
"I need you to take Emma to mom's place."
"What?! No! It's too dangerous!"
"It's only dangerous when you expect it to be dangerous...or something like that..." Liam said as he searched for a bag to pack everything in it.
"But there'll be dangerous people out there! You know that!"
"Yeah, I know! I get It!.. But I really need to know if mom's alright!" Liam grabbed a baby harness. So, that Valentina can strap it around her shoulders and waist, thus allows Emma to rest on her chest.
"Wear this! You go with Emma, you better make sure you get there safely!"
"But that's not my concern! What about you?!" Valentina grabbed the harness.
"I'll pack everything we need and I'll meet you there... Don't you dare worry about me...!" Valentina looked down in doubt...worried that he might not make it.
"..And...If mom's not there...then... just find a house nearby...they'll let you in because you have a baby... If I can... I'll try meeting you up there..."
Liam said with his back faced toward her the whole time, he didn't want to show her his face.
"Why can't we go together?!"
"Because if they catch us, there'll be no one to save us from this shit hole!!" Liam yelled in anger as he turned around, to see Valentina's beautiful, ocean eyes filled with sorrow and tears.
He sighed, "Even if you get caught, I'll make sure I'll do whatever it takes to find you... got it?... Just make sure you don't let Emma go...!"
Valentina nodded slowly. "You better come back safely, bring everything we need. Food, clothes and essentials! Don't miss anything important!" She said with a serious tone.
Liam rolled his eyes and smiled, seems like she doesn't trust him with the packing. Of course, what kind of woman would do that?
"And..." She hugged him tight. "Make sure to come back quick... I don't like waiting for too long!"
"I will... Don't worry..."
Valentina put Emma, carefully into the harness. Now, Valentina was all hands free. She had a small bag on her back, with just baby nappy stuff.
She was hesitating to leave, but Liam grabbed her arm, " Val! Wait..." He went to the spare room to get something.
"Here... take this." It was a pistol. He checked it, if had enough bullets and he was positive that it did, so he handed it to her.
"Don't use it, unless you really need to. Otherwise, you'll draw too much attention..."
She picked up the gun, but was so surprised to think that it was heavier than she expected. She put it into her pocket.
Liam, with a determined smile, nodded his head and let Valentina go on her way. He promised her that he'll come back. He just needed to pack some things...
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Valentina slowly walked down the sidewalk, the streets where mostly quiet but she could hear the sound of guns being fired from a far distance. Emma still cried, but stopped after Valentina reassures her that everything was going to be ok. But she then continued to cry again, when her mother stayed quiet for just a short while.
"Shh...It's ok... You're a brave little girl, you can't get scared... Don't cry now..." Emma slowly stopped weeping. "If you cry then mommy will get very scared..."
Valentina walked on, but was very cautious of her surroundings, then she suddenly heard a group of men talking. They all had guns and they were walking casually behind her. Valentina saw them first, before they could even notice her, she quickly hid behind an ally way.
Emma soon began to whimper. Immediately loud noises from those men, who began breaking through doors and firing aimlessly, killing whoever they desired, caused Emma to scream.
"No no no no no no! Emma!" She Whispered, she took Emma out of the harness and laid her on her thighs. Valentina sat on the floor, leaning against the wall. "It's ok... mommy's here... shhh!"
Valentina continued this for a couple of minutes, but when Emma wasn't silencing, she stood up and rocked her in her arms. Of course, she noticed the loud gun fires were getting louder and louder, they were coming.
She still remained calm, for the sake of her baby.
"Hey! Is someone there?! Come out Come out! Wherever you are!~" The gunman pointed his gun toward the ally, he was closing in slowly. By this point, Emma was already quiet, however it's too late.
But then suddenly, a light flashed from above. A helicopter was above the terrorists, and the armed police force surrounded them. Valentina took this opportunity to run. She ran passed all of them, by using the police as a shield. Guns were firing from both sides, but luckily, Valentina and Emma made it out of there alive.
"We're nearby... oh, Liam... you better get here in one piece!"
She found the house that belong to her mother in law, and luckily, it was all intact. She quickly, rang the doorbell several times, nobody answered the door for a while, which caused Valentina to get very anxious.
Then, finally, an old woman opened the door. She seemed very tired. "Valentina... what are you doing here?..."
"Did you seriously just wake up?"
"Yeah, why?... Did something happen?" Valentina made a face that implied unbelievable! And of course, Jenny made a face that questioned, Did they have a fight?...
Valentina placed Emma on the sofa. Finally, Valentina was able to let out a sigh of relief.
"So, what's going on?..." Jenny asked.
"There was a big explosion! Just outside your house, and you slept through that!?"
"I can pretty much sleep through anything..."
"Wow..."
"Where's Liam?"
"He said he's coming..." Valentina became anxious again, though Jenny thought that everything was gonna be alright.
Then, there was a knock on the door.
"Oh! That must be him!"
"Wait!" Valentina stopped her from moving any closer to the door. There was a figure that was peering through the window.
"There's people in here! Let's kill 'em!" The man began pounding the front door with his gun.
Valentina grabbed the pistol from her pocket, killed the lights and peered through the doors eye piece. She saw the man, and he turned around, seemed like he was talking to someone.
Valentina slowly placed her hand on the handle. She opened the door and!- BANG!