Chapter 45 Chapter Forty Five

Chapter 45 Chapter Forty Five
He is going to be the only man, the most important of them all, to love me more than he loves you.”

Ellie staggered forward, “You are not getting anywhere near my son!”

Ellsa tugged at the nurse’s hair making her whimper, “You have any kids?”

“One, and I’m all she has.”

Ellsa then clicked off the safety. The nurse jumped with a sob, the sound of the end ringing in her ear. “You should thank Ellie for making your daughter an orphan. Good night.”

“No!” Ellie screamed, moving forward.

Ellsa raised the gun and turned to her side. She squeezed the trigger, and the shot rang out echoing in the corridors alongside the security guard’s cry of pain.

Ellie gagged, feeling nauseated as she watched the man sag down to his knees, his hand over the bleeding hole in his chest, and a frightened look in his eyes. “What have you done?”

Ellsa turned the gun back to the nurse who was frozen in shock, watching the guard bleed out inches away from her. “Why does everyone want to be a hero? Now where was I... oh, the orphan. I bet his kids will be wondering why daddy didn’t go home today.”

Ellsa pressed the barrel hard against the nurse’s temple, snapping her back to reality, “Please don’t kill me, I’m begging you please!”

“That depends on Ellie, what do you say sis?”

Ellie watched the nurse cry helplessly. She shook her head as she sobbed, unable to say the words. She knew she was condemning her to death, but she couldn’t give up her son.

Ellsa shrugged, “Okay.”

“You shoot her and you won’t have a hostage. There will be nothing to keep us from shooting you!” Doran rapped out.

Ellsa’s lips pulled wider in a sadistic smile, “I know.” Then she turned the gun to the nurse’s station where three nurses were standing. “That’s why I’m going to be shooting them first.” She turned to Ellie, “I’m sure they have children too. You are about to make them motherless. There is only one solution to this Ellie.”

She nodded, “Yes there is... you kill me.”

Carson went to rush out, but Richard held him back ,pinning him to the wall. “Not yet.”

Carson fought him, “She’s going to kill her!”

“Wait!”

“Kill you?” Ellsa blurted out, “Why in the world would I want to do that? You are my sister. I don’t want to kill you.”

“I’m the one you are mad at. I’m the one you hate, so kill me and end it all, because there is no way in hell you are getting anywhere near my son!”

“If I kill you, you do understand, I can still take him?”

“You kill me and Carson kills you. You lose and I still win.”

“He won’t kill me.”

“Why? Because he is secretly in love with you?” Ellie taunted, “He loathes you. The sight of you makes his stomach turn in disgust.”

“Stop it!”

“Why? I’m just telling you the truth. Just like George and Taylor, they never wanted you, it’s me they loved. Not forgetting, what’s his name....? Ned... your recent ex-boyfriend?”

“I had sex with them and they loved it!” She struck, hoping to cause as much damage as Ellie’s words caused her. “Your husband begged me for more and more! I pleasured him more than you ever could.”

Ellie’s lips rose in a mocking smile, “And I’m sure the entire time they were thinking about me. Did Dale whisper ‘Ellie I love you’ in your ear when he brought you to orgasm, because he loves to do that?”

Ellsa lifted the gun and pointed it at her, “You bitch! I hate you!”

“So shoot me! Shoot me and leave my son alone!”

“As you wish...” pushing back the trigger.

Carson sprinted out and rushed for Ellie as she stood there, waiting for the end. He scooped her up with one arm as the shoot rang out loudly echoing in his head. He placed her in the corner, between the pillar and the glass and shielded her completely with his body.

Another loud bang filled the air and then another one.

And then, silence.

Ellie stayed quiet, pressed into the corner by Carson’s body. All she could hear was her heart beat in her ears, Dale’s heavy breathing and this terrible feeling that told her Ellsa was dead. She pushed at Carson, “Please move, I want to see her.”

“Ellie...” Carson whispered, his head on hers.

“Dale, please,” squeezing out through the small gap.

She gasped when she saw Ellsa on the floor a pool of blood getting larger around her. Gwen stood over her, her gun pointed down at her. “You killed her!” Ellie rushed for her, but Richard held her back. “Somebody help her! Please!”

It took a solid two minutes before two doctors rushed to Ellsa. Ellie stood there and watched pensively chanting a prayer for her sister to be alright.

“Ellie...” Carson whispered, turning around. He watched as she cried for Ellsa. He knew she would never get over her death... and he wouldn’t be around to help her try.

That was going to crush her even more.

“Ellie...” he said, taking a heavy step forward. He wiped the drip on the side of his lips with his sleeve. “Ellie...” he said again, when she didn’t turn to face him. He tried to move his other leg but it felt impossible. Everything inside him hurt and he couldn’t breathe. He felt dizzy.

“Ellie!” Carson then yelled, exhausting himself further.

“What?” She exclaimed turning to face him. When she looked at him, a sickening feeling settled over her. He didn’t look right. There was something terribly wrong. “Dale?” she whispered, approaching him.

He pulled a smile over his pain stricken face, “Honey...” he pulled in a strangled breath, “I need... to talk... to you...” He gasped out.

“Okay.”

“We need a doctor!” Doran yelled, from behind him.

Ellie shifted her gaze to Doran, all she needed to know was written on his face. There were three shots... one of them was in Ellsa’s chest. She turned back to him, the taste of bile in her mouth. “Dale, are you okay?”

His head hang low and she saw the red on his lips. She reached up to touch it, but he caught her hand. He placed her palm flat on his chest.

Ellie stiffened. His heart beat... it felt off under her touch...

He lifted his other hand and placed his open palm on her cheek, “I love you.”

Ellie held his cold hand in place and smiled back, “I know that. Are you hurt?”

“I’ve been through worse.” He swayed on his feet and Ellie caught him, wrapping her arms around him and releasing a pain filled groan from his lips.

“You are hurt!” She uttered in a panic. She pulled her hands back when all of a sudden they got wet. “Oh god, oh god, oh god,” starring at her shaky heavily coated bloody hands. “Dale! Dale!”

“I’m sorry,” he breathed out, collapsing on her.