Chapter 9: Adolescent Hearts *FINAL CHAPTER*

The next 2 weeks, Demetrious was determined to do everything and anything for me. There wasn’t any moment that he wasn’t by my side. Sure it was flattering and all, but it got a bit irritating after awhile.
“Do you need a blanket? Maybe some hot tea? Oh, I know! How about I set a chair up for you out on the balcony?!”
“Demetrious…for the 15th time in a half hour….I am fine. I’ll let you know if I need anything. Besides, I’m perfectly fine to do things, I’m only 2 and a half weeks into my pregnancy and it would be better if I had exercise, I need to stay in shape and be healthy to support the baby.”
“I know…” he sighed. “I just want to feel helpful and I don’t want you to do anything that could hurt your or the baby.”
“I know that,” I said kissing him. “But I’ll be fine believe me,” I said smiling, trying to reassure him.
“Okay,” he said smiling back.
A few days later, Demetrious and I had decided to move into a small cottage off the edge of town. It was placed back into a wooded area a bit, away from any neighbors, but we figured it was best. Even though it was somewhat tiny, it was home. The back and front yards were filled with large flower gardens to give me something to do during my pregnancy. There was also a small, but extremely beautiful Zen garden in the backyard, that had a pond that contained a few large Koi fish and had a mini bridge that connected one side to the other. The front yard was welcoming, with a large white trellis at the beginning of the walkway. The house itself was old and made of stones. Despite being small, there was a kitchen, living room, dining room, two bathrooms, and two bedrooms, that were quite roomy for the size. We spent most of our days planning on how to decorate the baby’s new room.
A month went by and I was still in perfect shape. It was barely visible that I was carrying a three month old baby. I spent most mornings and afternoons tidying up around the house and working on the gardens, which became my top priority. At nights, I would sit on the couch reading a book, until Demetrious came home from work. I’d great him with the same, “Welcome home honey,” with a kiss, then supper would always be ready for him. After dinner, we would curl up together on the couch either watching TV or just sitting there together.
One particular day, while I was sitting on the couch reading, I happened to glance out of the corner of my eye and spot a shadow past the window. I thought of it as nothing, but maybe one of the stray cats that pass by the house looking for food every now and then. I continued reading my book, when the shadow had past by again.
“That’s strange…” I had a gut feeling to get up and lock the front and back doors. After I had locked them, I slowly went to the window, hiding behind the curtain. I pulled it back gradually, peering out of the side of the window, finding a man who had somehow looked familiar to me. He turned around staring at the window, I quickly jumped back dropping the curtain.
‘Did he see me?!’ I thought. I stayed pressed against the wall tightly, making sure I was not visible. I heard a few voices outside the window, followed by silence. I stilled stay plastered against the wall. Then I heard a pair of long claws scrape down the window making me cringe. I covered my ears, trying not to yell out. The scratching finally stopped and I uncovered my ears, listening carefully. Then suddenly, from the window on the other side of the house, another man had peered in. I stared shocked, but I knew from my position and where I was, he was unable to see me. After he had left and I was sure I hadn’t heard anyone else, I slowly crawled across the floor and crept into one of the bathrooms, one of the only places in the house with no windows. I sat on the edge of the bathtub and sighed.
“Who was that?! He looked so familiar too…” After awhile of sitting there, I heard a noise come from the front of the house. I heard the door open then close, then soft footsteps. I jumped up locking the door. I covered my mouth, so no extra words were heard. The footsteps walked down the hallway and stopped in front of the bathroom. The doorknob giggled then stopped, and was then continued by a small knock.
‘”Honey, you ok? Are you in there?” I gasped when I heard the sound of Demetrious’s voice. I ran to the door unlocking it and glomping him.
“Oh my God! I’m so glade you’re here!”
“Why, what happened? Why where you locked in the bathroom?” he said holding me close.
“Today, while you were gone, there were people outside of our house…they were looking in the windows. They looked really familiar too.”
“What, but who?! No one knows were here!”
“Now that I think about it, I think they may have been some of the people from where you used to live.”
“I knew this would come…” he growled. “My father must be trying to track us down…”
“What do we do?”
“Wait a few days and see if they come back. If they do, we’re going to have to move…” As much as I hated the idea, I knew he was right.
“Yea…” I sighed. He hugged me.
“Don’t worry. Everything will be okay. I’m going to take a few days off work too, I can afford it. Just to make sure everything is ok.”
“You don’t have too.”
“Yes I do. I need to make sure that your safe. Besides, they have probably followed me home from work or something and that’s how they know. They could come back any time.
“That’s true…”
“Don’t worry,” he said smiling. “I’m here.”
That night, awhile after we had fell asleep, I heard a noise outside the window. I immediately awoke, shaking Demetrious to wake up.
“Demetrious…Demetrious!” I whispered.
“Huh?” he said groggily.
“There’s someone outside the window!” He quickly jumped up, looking towards the window. Visible shadows could be seem running across the window, from the moon’s light.
“Stay here,” he said laying a hand on my leg. He got up, slowly walking towards the window. All of sudden a man shot up from the ground staring into the window, laughing.
“Calibern!” shouted Demetrious.
“That’s him!” I said pointing. A loud crash had come from the living room. Demetrious grabbed the gun from the nightstand drawer, shooting it towards the window. The glass shattered everywhere, but Calibern had dodged the bullets.
“Demetrious!” I yelled.
“Stay here! Don’t move!” He jumped out the window and had gone after Calibern. I could here three gun shots be fired then a loud scream echo out. I waited anxiously, tears streaming down my face and holding my breath. Seconds later, Demetrious hopped back in through the window sill. “C’mon! We got to get out of here!” He grabbed my hand dragging me out of the bedroom and to the front door.
“Well, well, well…” said a voice from the kitchen. We stopped dead in our tracks. A tall slender man emerged from the shadows. “I’ll have you know you caused me quite a great deal of trouble…”
“Dad…” growled Demetrious.
“Son. This is the what? Second time. I always thought that you were a smart boy…I would have guessed you learned from the first time.”
“Stay out of this old man!”
“Tisk, tisk, tisk. Is that anyway way to talk to your superiors, let alone your father?”
“Your not my fuckin superior! Leave us the hell alone!”
“Demetrious! That is no way to be talking to me! Now…if you come with me right now, I may just consider keeping…that thing alive,” he said pointing to me with a disgusted face.
“That thing happens to have a name and is also my wife.”
“Demetrious, please just do what he says!”
“Shut up Kitara!” I gasped. “Just leaves us alone!”
“I certainly will not.” Suddenly five men appeared out of no where, seizing Demetrious.
“Let…me…go!” he said struggling to break free. Then two men have came and took hold of me pushing me to the floor. One man held my arms down and the other had my legs. The man that was holding down my legs had then straddled over me and unzipped his pants.
“Now…if you come with us now, I assure you of this girls safety. If you chose to fight, then I will make sure that she is defiled, then her stomach cut opened and her throat slit.”
“You wouldn’t you dirty bastard!” yelled Demetrious.
“I would,” he said nodding once. Demetrious glared.
“Fine! Just let her go!”
“Demetrious! Don’t go!”
“Kitara! It’s either let me go or be killed!” I was crying unbelievably hard.
“I don’t care what happens to me…just don’t leave me…” I sobbed.
“I’ll go now! Just let her go!” The men let me go and Demetrious was taken away out of the house.
“Such a good boy Demetrious. Don’t worry, you punishment won’t be too server.”
“Wait…where are those two guys…?” My loud shrill cry filled the silent night. “What the hell are they doing to her?”
“Such a stupid boy…did you honestly think that I’d let her live?!”
“Let her go!”
“Hmmm…” he said grinning. “As part of your punishment, I think that you’ll get to see what happens to you precious wife…”
The men dragged me out of the house and throwing me to the ground as they has before. The same man as before, had began to strip off my clothes, as the other man held me down tightly.
“Leave her the fuck alone!” shouted Demetrious, still struggling to get away. The man had then pulled down his pants, placing his hands onto my chest, and began grinding into me. The men were laughing uncontrollably as I struggled , cried, and screamed for help. “Let her go! Please!” Demetrious pleaded.
“Men!” The men let go of Demetrious and he dropped to his knees.
“I’m begging you,” he cried. “Please, please let her go!” The man let go of me and the other had pushed me away, laying on the ground naked, and crying. Demetrious ran over grabbing me and holding me close to him. “I’m sorry…I’m so fuckin sorry,” he cried.
“Demetrious…” I said weakly.
“What Kitara…what is it?”
“Demetrious…I love you.” He held me extremely tight rocking me back and forth repeating I love you over and over again. “Remember…I told you no mattered what happened I would always love you…and that I didn’t care how much you hurt me, or hated me, or loved me…I would always love you?”
“Yes…yes…” He slowly loosened his grip and set me down, then took off his shirt and putting it on me. His red eyes were like fire as he glared at his father and the men. He slowly walked towards them, cocking the gun then holding it up in the air and firing it. The men all fell to the ground , blood braining from their cracked skulls. Neumonous backed up into a tree.
“Now son…” Demetrious fired a shot, missing his father on purpose.
“If you think I’m going to show you sympathy…you have another thing coming to you…” He got right into his father’s face , holding the gun into his chest.
“Do you really think you have the guts to do it?”
“Like hell I do…” But just before Demetrious pulled the trigger, his father pulled out a gun .
The night was turned into a sea of red before my eyes, both bullets shot at once. Neumonous lie with blood spewing from his mouth, he was just barely alive. But Demetrious…my life…lie in a puddle of blood, a bullet shot right through his skull. All the color in my eyes drained to white. I couldn’t breath as I sat there looking at the sight of his dead body.
“N…n…NO!!!!!!!!!!” I screamed. I got up running to him and picking me up. My body was instantly covered in blood, as I cradled him in my arms. To me he was still alive, he said he would never leave me, he would protect me. His eyes, the ones I had fallen in love so much with, had been drained to black. His soft black hair that I loved to run my fingers through, had been died red, and had now became sticky. The man I had come to love, that held me everyday and would always say ‘good morning’ beautiful,’ would never wake up by my side again. The man, who was the father of the child that I carried inside me that very moment, never lived to see it. Instead he would sleep for eternity.
“How could you…you bastard how could you?!” I screamed. Neumonous smiled weakly and said nothing. “Why, would you kill you own son?!” I cried still holding on to him. “It’s all my fault…it isn’t fair.” With the last ounce of breath and life he had in him, he raised his gun, pointing it at me.
“If only you understood…understood what it was like before you ment him….” were his very last words. He raised the gun, aiming it. Then, he shot off the bullet, piercing it right through my heart………….



Adolescent Hearts


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 1


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 2


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 3


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 4


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 5


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 6


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 7


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 8


Adolescent Hearts Chapter 9