Chapter 22
Vin POV
I wake up to Barb screaming. I look and see her being dragged away by a joker thug. I move to help her and feel my arms bound to my sides. I struggle and scream. "Let her go damnit please let her go." I feel tears come to my eyes.
Selina hears our screams and comes running. By the time she gets there it's too late and Barb is gone. "Please let her go. Please." I sob as I lose sight of her.
Selina unties me. "What happened?"
"He took her. She's gone." I cry and try to get up to run after her.
Selina loses grip and I run after Barb. I get to the balcony and climb down to the fire escape. I get down to the street and run towards his old hideout. When I get to his hideout I walk in cautiously. I look around and I feel a small stab in my neck before everything goes dark.
I open my eyes to see him standing in front of me. "Hello again Vinny." He smiles. He picks up my shirt and looks at my scar. "That's healing nicely. Now I have a little game for you. Behind door number one we have your girlfriend. I never pegged you for one who really liked girls but hey what do I know. And behind door number two we have your loving parents." He laughs loudly. "But here comes the best part. You get to chose who lives and who dies."
"Why are you doing this?" I say struggling to move against my bound hands.
"You made me suffer and I need you to suffer." He says pacing in front of me. "You have ten seconds to choose or they all die. Ten. Nine. Eight." I struggle and try to get out. "Five. Four. Three. Two."
"My moms. Save my moms." I scream in defeat.
He laughs. "You poor naive girl. Your mothers were never here. Just your little girlfriend. Bring her out boys. " Barb gets dragged out.
"Barb." I scream. "Please don't hurt her. Please."
She looks calm but her eyes scream that she is terrified. He pulls out a knife. "Well I could stab her. Nah too over done." He drops the knife. "I could strangle her. No not good enough." Then he smiles and pulls out his gun. "I've got it. I shoot and let you watch her bleed out." He laughs and aims for her chest. He shoots and the bullet goes through the middle of her abdomen." Well I was never a great shot but this will do." He laughs and walks out as Barb screams through her gags and bleeds.
I break free of my bindings and lunge at the maniac. I punch him straight in the face and kick him to the ground. His thugs take off as I continue to beat the shit out of his face. By the time I stop he is unconscious and bleeding.
I run to Barb. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." I cry as I untie her and pick her up. "It should've been me." I say as I run out of the building.
I find a car and break the back window and put her through. I jump in the front and Hotwire the car. I drive quickly and ignore any of my pain and use all of my strength to carry Barb into the Emergency room.
"Someone please help us. She's been shot!" I scream as nurses begin rushing over.
They take her away on a stretcher and make me wait outside. I call my parents and have them call Barb's father. I pace in the waiting room while I wait for someone to tell me what's going on.
My mom comes running over to me about 20 minutes later . "Sweetheart are you okay? How's Barb?"
"I'm fine but no one has told me anything. I just need to know if I killed her." I begin to sob.
Mom sits me down and motions for Ma to get a nurse to check on my broken arm and any other injuries I might have gotten. The nurse checks me over as Mom lets me cry into her chest.
The doctor comes out and I stand and run over to him. "What's wrong with her?"
"The bullet missed all of her major organs and arteries but we lost a lot of blood. We gave her a transfusion. We will have to keep her overnight for observation but other than that she should be okay." He says.
"Can I go see her?" I ask frantically.
"She may be asleep but you may go in and see her."
I run for her room and walk in. "Baby? Are you awake?" I ask quietly and sit in the chair next to her bed.
"Yes. I am."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know he didn't have my parents. I owe everything to them. They saved me. If I had known I would've saved you. Please baby don't hate me. I love you." I say looking at her.
"I know baby. I'm not mad I understand. If I was in that situation I would've done the same thing." She says and grabs my hand.
"I love you." I say and kiss her lightly. "You can come home tomorrow and I also have another surprise for you but you can find out tomorrow when you come home." I smile and kiss her hand.
"Even after all of this you still manage to have a surprise for me. You are a talented woman Vinny." She smiles. "Do you think you can stay with me tonight?"
"I'm sure I can ask." I smile. "Can I lay in the bed with you?" I ask.
"That would be wonderful. I'm freezing." She smiles and I climb in the bed and hold her.
"I love you so much." I whisper in her ear and rest my head on her shoulder.
"I love you too baby." She smiles and holds my hand.
We lay there and fall asleep this way. I don't care what the nurses have to say I'm not leaving my baby for anything.