EIGHT

WEEKS BACK.

"Thank you, Tony..." She managed a smile, taking her bag from him, while they stood in front of her apartment.

"You're welcome, I am just doing my duty," he says, Kimimela nodded slightly, with a faint smile before heading into her apartment.

Getting to her apartment, Kim unlocked the door. She heard noises as she stepped inside and she spotted Jackson in their apartment, what was he doing? She asked herself, staring at his bloodshot eyes.

"Jackson?" she sniffles, narrowing her gaze to Ava on the floor. "Ava?" She called, she crawled to the wall, covering her nakedness.

"Kim! Run!" Ava says Kimimela looked at Jackson, he slowly took out a gun heading towards her, Kim gulped and dropped her bag.

"Miss Cortes?" Tony stepped out of the elevator, "you forgot your ph..." Kim shushed him quietly, stepping backwards.

"Kimimela, we don't want to have issues, why don't you get in here... And close the damn door?" Jackson says, Kim took a deep breath, her eyes were still wet from excessive crying.

"Jackson?" She gulped, again and again, his eyes went back to Ava whenever she moved. "Jackson dropped the gun," she says, giving Tony a signal.

"Why don't you come in, let's talk"

"Okay..."

"Miss Cortes?" Kim side glanced at him, he held a gun in his hand, she thought all this while he had one? "Get beh-" she didn't wait to finish and ran behind him.

"Oh, you think your little bodyguard would save you!!" Jackson yelled, he looked behind him, Ava was no longer in the sitting room.

"Drop your weapon, Jack" Jack looks back frustrated, Ava was gone and a gun was pointed at his front, anxiety crept into his eyes.

"Ava!" He yelled, stepping backwards, Kim's heart began to bleed, another step backwards and he would trap them out of the house.

Seeing he was distracted, Tony rushed over like a nagging tornado pushing him off the ground and an angry fist tugged his face without space. Kim's eyes found the two guns, she rushed over, taking them from the floor, "Tony!" She tossed his over to him, immediately he caught it, he began to use it, beating Jackson to weakness Kim covered her mouth, seeing blood on his face, Jackson groaned in pain, but didn't look like Tony was stopping, the vein on Kim's face bulged out, her eyes were full of hurt, she swallowed and glanced around for Ava instead,

"Ava!" She called. There was no response, Kim rushed to the room and the door was locked, Kim banged on the door. "Ava open up!" She placed her ears to the door for a sound.

"He... He attacked with a gun" Kim heard Ava say.

"Do you have something I could use to restrain him?" Tony asked, Kim, rushed to the bathroom and took out her towel.

"Kim?" Tony called, she banged on the door again and this time, Ava opened up, she had bruises on her cheek.

"Are you okay?" She searched her body for more bruises, just her face, he must have hit her hard, Ava had worn a night dress.

"Miss Cortes!" Tony growled, along with Jackson on the floor, Kim rushed to the wardrobe and picked out a scarf, rushing back to him.

"You're going to pay for this Kim!" Jackson threatened, and Kim, hugged Ava, She brushed her head backwards, tears rolled down her eyes, as Kim hugged her.

"I tried to stop him," she says, Kimimela tapped her back slowly.

"It's okay, he won't hurt you again," she says, Kimimela assured not knowing the next step.

The police arrived on time, and Jackson was taken away, he gawked at Kim and Ava, Kim held Ava close to her body, while they watched him being taken away from their apartment but Jackson continued to repeat the exact word with sick smiles imprinted in his bruised face.

"You're going to pay for this Kim, you and your rich boyfriend!" He roared, she inhaled sharply at his harsh words and bloodshot eyes glaring at her "Ava!" He yelled, scowling back at him.

"One more threat, and you won't see another day" A sheriff warned spitefully, Kim's hands were shaking, and every part of her was restless.

"I'm coming for you, Ava" he glowered, Kim and Ava watched till he was out of their sight.

"Miss Cortes" Tony called, Kim narrowed her gaze in his direction.

"Oh, Tony... Thank you" she says, glancing apologetically at him.

"You don't have to worry, we would take it from here" he addressed, Kim looked at Ava who was still in total shock, she nodded along with her.

"Thanks, Tony" She opened her mouth to speak, to ask about Miran, if he knew about this or if he didn't... Was he going to tell him... Her eyes were brimming with eagerness, her dark eyes

"Mr Mayer already knows and he knows you're fine..." He says, seeing her expression and letting her know, a wry smile covered her lips.

"Ah, thank you..." She says gazing downwards, sadness tugged down her face immediately. Ava looked at her, she could tell something was wrong, Kim came in crying.

"We would call you if we need anything," Tony says, stepping backwards.

"Thank you once more," Ava says this time escorting him to the door, Kim took a deep look at Ava with her misty eyes.

"Are you okay?" Kim asked, she inhaled with a sad smile.

"Yes, are you? What happened?" Ava came closer, taking her hands off her face, Kim licked her lips severally trying to speak, she couldn't bring herself to start and instead, tears of despair streamed down her eyes. "Oh my goodness, Kim" Ava hugged her, tapping her back.

"I wanted... I... I really don't want to.." Ava shushed her, letting her cry instead.

Kim and Ava lay on the sitting room floor, explaining everything that had happened, she told her how Jackson came knocking and she didn't even think twice before opening the door, seeing him standing right there she froze, making him able to walk in, she told her, that he came to apologize but when she refused he began to molest her.

"I didn't even know he had a gun," she says.

"Why come with a gun when he came to apologize?" Kim asked, silence engulfed the room as they wondered.

"So... Miran asked you to marry him?" Ava changed the topic since they both didn't know why, Kim slowly got up and headed to the kitchen for a glass of water. "I knew it!"

"You did?" Kim wiped her eyes, she gulped the water.

"Kim I told you, Arab men just don't date... Those men date for a purpose..." Ava explained, Kim stared at her, her eyes were swollen from constant crying.

The night faded into morning and they both had slept off in the sitting room, after crying and talking.

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