Chapter 40: Chapter 40

CHERRY'S POV

I cover my mouth with my palms.

Currently, I'm numb, I don't know what to say, do or how to even react.

Oh my God! Is this a dream? I ask myself as I close and open my eyes countless times.

Yes, this must be a dream. This can't be real, this must be something out of a movie because I still can't believe that Jayson, my childhood friend, the one who has owned my heart since forever, is on his knees in front of me, asking me to marry him.

His piercing blue eyes, stare into mine and I can see the silent plea for me to say yes, and I just stand like a statue.

Finally, a tear escapes from my eyes, and I wipe it of immediately, "Oh my! Jayson... Oh.. Oh Jayson, yes I'll marry you." I say excitedly and he takes my hands in his, and slides the glittering diamond ring on my engagement ring finger.

The ring fits perfectly fine, and I wonder because he didn't tell me about this or measure my finger and I'm amazed at how it doesn't feel too big or tight for me, no need for me to resize it and I'm already in love with the beautiful jewelry already.

I'm now engaged. Arggh!!! I exclaim silently, who would have thought some months ago that I Cherry Collins would become engaged or even find love in this short time.

"I love you." Jayson says standing up, and for the first time I say, with full assurance and the words coming from the depth of my heart.

"I love you too, Jayson, I love you so much." I say and standing on my toes, I kiss him slowly and passionately, not wanting the moment to end.

I finally end the kiss and hug him so tightly that he asks me chuckling, "Hey, are you scared? I'm right here."

"Scared, fuck it I'm so excited." I say swearing and he laughs heartily, the sound soothing to my ears, this is the sound I'm going to wake up to, the sound my kids will listen to, the sound that will comfort me, laugh with me, share my worries, sorrows and happiness, the voice that will inspire me to do more, be more and give more.

Facing me toward the sea, he places his hands around my waist as I rest my head on his shoulder.

I yawn, and he must have sensed my tiredness, something he always does though, and he says, "it's getting dark already."

"Yeah, it is." I agree with him, and as if nature's telling us to go home already, the sky rumbles announcing an impending storm.

"I think we should go home." He says, “Yeah, or else we are going to be sorry victims of this rain, or even get stuck in traffic." I add and he laughs.

We both turn to go, and then we freeze as I see a lady, on face cap her face partially hidden as the dark sky does well to hide her face from view, pointing a gun straight at me.

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TALIA'S POV

I never wanted Jayson to be there when I killed this silly bitch, but when the maid had told me that she was currently out with him, I didn't know what came over but I became so enraged.

Now , I don't care if Jayson sees me, or recognizes me, I'm so going to shoot this cunt right in face and I also want to see how he's going to react.

I want to see the hurt on his face, the hurt I felt when he abruptly broke up with me, not caring about my feelings, ignoring my pleas and treating me like a fool.

Yes, now he's going to have a taste of his own medicine.

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CHERRY'S POV

She's still pointing the gun at me without flinching and suddenly thunder strikes, causing a flash of lightning and I finally see her face somehow, and damn it if she doesn't look so familiar.

I'm trying to recall the face, when suddenly I hear Jayson scream, "Talia!!!!"

Oh, is she one of his ex, an angry one at that, what is she doing with a gun pointing straight at me? Who does she wants to shoot? I ask myself all this and more and I start to become scared.

I can't loose Jayson, but most especially I don't want to die.

"Talia, what are you doing here?." Jayson asks quite calmly and I know this strategy, I know what he's trying to do.

"Oh, lovebirds, I'm so sorry for ruining this special moment, idiots, fools...." She yells, still pointing her gun at me and I flinch.

"Talia, please out the gun down, let's talk this out." Jayson tries to speak with her, but she cuts him off, "Shut up fool, there's nothing her to talk about, am here to take what's mine, and that is you, if you can't come willingly, then I'll take you by force." She says and still pointing the gun straight at me, she continues, "Oh sweet Cherry, billionaire Cherry that had the guts to fight with me publicly, you are her having fun with my man right." And then it dawn's on me, she was the lunatic that came to meet me at the restaurant on LA.

Oh God! What's all this.

"Oh, you have finally remembered me right? Well no one messes with me and goes scot free, ask around, but I bet you wouldn't be able to after today." She smirks and finally I know that she's about to shoot at me, and I silently pray to survive this ordeal.

This night has just been ruined in a very unimaginable way.

I try to beg her as I go on my knees, despite stares from Jayson not to, but I don't listen to him, this has got to be my only option.

"Please, Talia, please I beg you in the name of God, don't shoot me. I'm sorry for what happened that day, I was having a bad day, and as for Jayson, you can have him, I don't want him again." I say, and remove the ring he just gave me throwing it in the floor, as I hear Jayson gasp in shock and I don't want to even look at his face now.

I don't want to see the betrayal on his face, the hurt pain and anger on his face, and I look away, crying silently as I keep on begging Talia.

"You think all this show will make me change my mind. Well, you are just wasting your time girl. Yes, huh the legendary Cherry is kneeling in front of me, why didn't you kick your dumb ass out of his life, all this while, huh?" She asks me, laughing ridiculously as she continues, "You know... It's actually not your fault somehow, it's his, the crazy things men do that we women have to suffer. We dated for 8 good years, Jayson, 8 good years and in less than some months after we broke up, you are of dating someone, no engaging someone you barely met, the nerve. God!"

"It's not what you think, and besides you cheated on me Talia." Jayson says calmly, and all this their talks is useless as it's not helping any matters as my life is at stake here.

"I cheated on you, well why didn't you consider marrying me in the 8 years that we dated huh? That means you never loved me, what we had was nothing, huh?"

She yells still pointing her gun at the both of us now, her hands shaking as she points from Jayson to me, as if confused on who to shoot.

As much as I don't want to die, I can't stand the thought of living without Jayson. Fuck! I swear inwardly.

"You know what, if I can't have him, then both of us won't." I half hear her scream, and then boom, my ears go deaf as a shot rings out and everything goes black, as I hear myself scream, "Arghhhh".

TBC