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"Damn it!" Dark Blood grumbled in frustration, his hand begrudgingly lifting.

"I said let go of your gun and place it on the floor!" Liam's tone grew more forceful, his patience wearing thin. Dark Blood hesitated before reluctantly complying, slowly lowering the weapon to the ground.

In a swift motion, Dark Blood turned and attempted to fire a shot at Liam, but Liam evaded the bullet with a deft maneuver. Reacting swiftly, Liam aimed his own weapon at Dark Blood's left thigh.

"Ah! You bastard! I thought you were dead!" Dark Blood's pained cry filled the air.

"Not before putting an end to you," Liam retorted with a steely glare, firing another precise shot that struck Dark Blood's right arm, causing him to drop his gun.

Dark Blood's agonized squeal echoed through the air as his grip tightened on his injured thigh. Liam swiftly approached, snatching up the fallen gun before delivering a swift kick to Dark Blood's stomach.

"You despicable bastard, you nearly took the life of an innocent girl! What did she ever do to deserve the torment and suffering you inflicted on her? Answer me, you heartless monster!" Liam's voice dripped with anger and contempt.

Dark Blood's laughter echoed, sending shivers down Liam's spine. "For the thrill, and of course, for the money. My deal is almost sealed. Once that little brat is out of the picture, I'll be swimming in riches."

The callous response fueled Liam's rage, prompting him to strike Dark Blood across the face with the butt of his gun. "You're quite the piece of work, aren't you? Newsflash, she escaped with her father. So, what's your brilliant plan now?" Liam taunted with a smirk, wiping the grin off Dark Blood's face.

Stunned and wide-eyed, Dark Blood remained frozen for a brief, disbelieving moment.

Meanwhile, within the room, Alice and Powell had been listening intently to the exchange between Dark Blood and Liam.

"That's Liam's voice. He's alive," Alice breathed a sigh of relief and pounded on the door. "Liam, it's me, Alice! Are you both alright?"

"Alice?!" Liam's voice was filled with both surprise and relief.

"Yes, Liam, it's really me!" Alice confirmed.

"Thank goodness you're okay! And yes, I'm fine. Just give me a moment to deal with this bomb on the door," Liam replied, his attention shifting between the potentially explosive device and the incapacitated Dark Blood at his feet. With one hand on the bomb and the other pointing the gun at Dark Blood, he continued disconnecting it.

"What about Greg? Is he alright?"

"Yes, he's fine. He just left with his daughter."

"What! You guys found Anna?"

"Yes, we did. You guys can come out now" he announced and stepped aside for them to open the door and come out. The bomb remained in his hand waiting for him to blow it up on Dark Blood.

"You just ruined my $10,000 million deal! There's no way you are going to get away with this!" Dark Blood grimaced with gritted teeth and he glared disdainfully at Liam.

"Shut your damn mouth or I'll pull this trigger right through it!" Liam snapped back at him and came standing right in front of him with his gun pointed directly at Dark Blood's mouth.

"C'mon do it, if you have the balls" Dark Blood dares Liam and Liam snorted and cocked his gun.

"You think I'm like other CSI guys? With what I just saw you did to that innocent girl, people like you don't deserve to live. The law is not enough to give justice to such heartless crimes! So if you push me one more time, I wouldn't mind blowing off your goddamn head!"

The door swung open and Liam diverted his gaze to the door to catch a glimpse of Alice. Just a few seconds of distraction was all Dark Blood needed to snatch the gun away from him.

Before Liam could figure out what happened, Dark Blood was pointing a gun at him. "I told you that you are not getting away with this, didn't I?" he smirks viciously.

"Hey, put that away," Liam said with his hands up in surrender.

"Shut up and take a step back!"

"Don't shoot, we can strike a deal and get this over with" Liam tried talking him out and took a step back while Dark Blood helped himself up.

"On your damn knees, now!" he orders and grimaces from the sharp pains that came from his thigh. Liam comply and went down on his knees. While right behind Liam, Alice emerges from the room with a gun in her right hand.

"Drop your gun on the floor and surrender!" Alice pointed her gun at Dark Blood.

Dark Blood laughs and shook his head. "How possible is that, woman? Do you think your gun scares me? Let me help you understand one thing, all of us here are not leaving here alive. Is either I kill you all or you kill me. But there's only one option though, and that's me taking you all down. And to start with, this guy here who has ruined my $10,000 deal will die first."

"You wouldn't dare do that. Now drop your guns or I'll make you obey in a hard way!"

He snorted and switched his target to Alice and said, "Your gun on the floor or I'll fucking shoot you!"

"Try again you asshole!" Anna fired back with determination, a bullet piercing Dark Blood's right shoulder, causing his gun to clatter to the ground. Liam swiftly lunged towards the fallen weapon, but Dark Blood's obstinacy held firm. He reached out, attempting to regain control of the firearm.

Fueled by a surge of frustration, Liam's patience snapped. He delivered a forceful blow to Dark Blood's face, sending him sprawling back onto the floor with a guttural groan.

"You damned bastard!" Liam growled, his grip tightening around the gun as he aimed it at Dark Blood. Meanwhile, Alice hurried over to join them.

"Don't fire again, Liam. Killing him now would rob him of the punishment he deserves," Alice murmured, her voice barely audible, as she implored Liam to reconsider his actions.

"It's going to serve him right if he dies. Someone like him doesn't deserve to live, he's a beast that doesn't have human feelings. If only you saw what he did to Anna then I'm very sure you won't show mercy to this guy here."

"Calm down Liam, we shouldn't take laws into our hands. We are going to hand him over to the NCA (National Crime Agency) and they'll know what to do with him."

"That's if he doesn't resist us again because if he does, it's going to be a stray bullet to his head or his heart."

"Tell me something, how did you guys find Anna?" Alice asks.

"Greg and I were just wandering around searching for what we can use to destroy the locks of each door after we were almost running out of bullets. So we found this basement and decided to check what was inside-" he paused and fixed his gaze on Dark Blood, he was crawling with his belly trying to escape from them. "One more move and you are dead!"

Alice walks up to him and squats in front of him. She slides her hand into his pocket in search of his ID. "Your name can't be Dark Blood, you should have a real name."

She found a wallet and digs it out of his pocket. She opens it and searched for his ID. Her hand fumbles on an ID card and she removed it from the wallet and reads aloud, "Peterson Linton."

Alice furrowed her brows at him when she heard him snort. "Is that your real name?"

"Screw you, bitch!" Dark Blood spat.

Alice ignores him and slides her fingers into the wallet again. She digs out another ID card with the same face but a different name, "Thompson Brian" she read aloud.

Alice's gaze narrowed to her colleague, and he frowns at her with a shrug. She returns her gaze to the wallet and brought out all the cards in his wallet. "Juan Pablo-" she read the name on another ID card. She picks a credit card this time around and reads "Tom Wilfred."

Alice's nostrils flare up impatiently and hastily pointed her gun to his head, "What the hell is going on here? Why do you have different identities on your credit cards and ID cards?"

Dark Blood forced a laugh and refused to answer her question.

"I told you this guy is mysterious, he's a bloody heartless criminal. It's quite obvious he uses different identities in any city he goes to so that no one can track him down!"

"Bloody bastard!" Alice hisses and hits her gun on his head.

"You are beginning to get furious as I am about this guy. It is good we are on the same page" Liam smirks in triumph and Alice shrugs in response.

"I'll ask you one last time, tell me your fucking name now or I'll blow off your head!"

"Screw you!" came his groggy reply and Alice bit her lip with agitation. She smashed his face with her gun and took out a handcuff from her black pants waist and she handcuffed him.

"I have a better idea that will make him talk," Liam said and then he pointed his gun at his thighs where he had shot him. "Would you rather talk or enjoy the agony that comes with your silence?"

"Screw you motherfucker!" Dark Blood pants heavily and Liam grin cockily in response and shrugs.

The following minutes were filled with Dark Blood's agonizing screams as Liam applied pressure to his wounded thighs with the gun, causing blood to flow freely. "Are you ready to talk, or do you need more persuasion?" Liam demanded, his voice unwavering.

"I'm not... going...to..say a word!" he croaked and winced.

"When are our men going to get here?"

"Any time soon" Alice answered. Powell emerges from the inside and walks up to them with his phone in hand. "Mr. Powell I told you to stay in there until our backup arrives, what are you doing out here?"

"I want to know if this lunatic was the one that murdered my daughter!" Powell replied sternly and squats in front of Dark Blood.

He scrolled through his pictures and clicked on her daughter's photo and showed him the phone screen, "Take a close look at her, she's in the grave now because a heartless beast like you must have murdered her. Was it you who did it?"

Dark Blood slowly glances up at the phone in front of him and he smirks. "She doesn't look like my taste, if she was my taste I bet I would have been the one to murder her."

Powell's patience snapped at Dark Blood's defiant response, and his fist collided with Dark Blood's face. Blood spattered from Dark Blood's mouth as his eyes filled with bitterness. The injuries he had sustained were causing him to lose a significant amount of blood, yet his pride refused to allow him to beg for mercy or provide a more cooperative response.

"This guy is a hardened criminal! He doesn't want to tell us his real name rather than that sick nickname he gave himself. What should we do to him?" Liam threw the question to Alice.

"I guess we are being too merciful to him, he is going to face the consequences of his crimes when the NCA takes charge of him" Alice replied and a voice came up from her radio. "Alice speaking" she answered. "Roger that! We'll be right there!" she continues and slide the phone back to her waist. "They are here, let's take him to where he belongs."

"If it were in my hands you would have been a dead soul right now!" Liam whispers coldly to Dark Blood and he blinks his eyes.

Alice started to step forward to assist Liam in carrying Dark Blood to the elevator, but Liam stopped her with a gesture. "No need to worry. I'll handle him. You stay here and gather more evidence of the crimes this scumbag has committed, so we can ensure he gets the death sentence he deserves!"

Alice smiles and nodded, "That's why I love having you on my team. You think like me."

"You taught me how to be this brave. I'll see you downstairs when you are done. C'mon Powell, let's get you out of here. You've done a good job by helping us out with such useful information, if not for you we wouldn't have caught this damn criminal!" Liam said and Powell smiled.

"I'm glad I could help. We should get going, I want to see how Anna is doing" Powell replied.

"Don't worry, I'll have my men take you to the hospital where Anna is admitted after I find out the location from Greg. Thanks for everything Mr. Powell" Alice responded and gave him a handshake.

Liam gripped Dark Blood's right leg and began dragging him across the floor, heading towards the elevator, as Dark Blood groaned in agony.

Amused by Liam's act of retribution, Anna and Powell exchanged chuckles. Powell gave Alice a reassuring wave before joining Liam in his task.

***

"Da...d, am I....going...to...die?" Anna choked on her own words. She was lying on her father's thighs right inside the car Jasper was driving.

"No, my girl, no, you are not going to die my baby girl. You are going to live longer than you've ever thought. You have nothing to fear, the doctors will save you I promise" Greg replied nervously and kissed her forehead.

"I...I..can't...make...it...dad.....I'm...sorry" she croaked weakly and her eyelids began to shut off.

"Please baby, don't do this to your mom and me, we've got just you and no one else. I can't lose you again like I'd lost your brother. Please stay alive Anna, we'll get there soon. We are looking for a hospital here in town to take you to because we can't take you to Dublin right now, the distance is enough to kill you before we get there. Just stay alive we'll get to the nearest hospital soon" he pleaded in tears and entwined their hands. "Jasper drive faster!" he barks from the backseat.

"I'm doing just that, Sir. Where do we find a hospital though when we don't even know anywhere around here?" Jasper asks.

"Just keep driving! We'll find one eventually. My daughter is dying! Oh God please don't allow my child to die again" Greg cried out and glances down at his daughter.

Her eyelids were already shut closed and this causes him to panic. "Anna! Anna can you hear me?" he tapped her cheeks lightly. "Jasper, she's not talking, my daughter can't answer me!"

"Calm down Sir. She's not dead, she can't be dead after coming this far. Do you have your phone with you?"

"Yes-yes, I do" Greg stuttered.

"Turn on your GPS location and search for the nearest hospital in our location. Please do that right now!"

"How about I call the emergency number?" Greg suggested.

"There's no time for that. We need to hurry, c'mon Google it already" Jasper replied and speed up.

"I think I found one, 10 minutes away from where we are right now!" Greg announced with a slight relief.

"I promise I'll make it in 5 minutes" Jasper replied.

"Please do" Greg muffles.

Two Weeks Later

"Today's the day you finally get to leave the hospital," Anna's mom exclaimed, a radiant smile lighting up her face as she sat beside Anna's bed.

Over a week ago, it had seemed like a near-impossible feat for Anna to recover from the coma she had slipped into, lying unconscious in the emergency room. Grim thoughts and preparations for her burial alongside her boyfriend had started to take shape. However, a mere three days ago, she had awakened, almost miraculously, and had been steadily on the path to recovery ever since.

"I don't know if I should be happy or sad, Mom, that I'll be discharged today" Anna replied fiddling with her fingers.

"Anna! Why are you saying that? Of course, you should be happy! The doctors and nurses did their very best to keep you alive for us."

"But I'm not happy I'm alive Mom. Deep inside my heart, I'm not happy. Why should I be happy when Drake is dead? Drake wasn't meant to die, it's all my fault he's dead and I'm alive. How can I ever be happy knowing I'll never see him again? Tell me, Mom, how can I survive this loneliness and guilt I feel in my heart?" Anna emerges into sobs.

"Please Anna, don't do this now, we've come a long way already. If Drake was somewhere watching you he wouldn't want you to feel guilty about his death nor would he want you to die with him. I know the memories with him will forever be with you at least that's something you should cherish."

"And what about the trauma that bastard made me suffer, will it ever go away? Will the nightmares of that unfortunate 48 hours of my life ever be erased?"

"Anna" her mom sighs and reaches out for her daughter's hand. "That man is gone now, he's dead and never coming back to haunt you anymore."

Cornell Patterson, once identified as Dark Blood, met his demise at the hands of Liam as he attempted a desperate escape during his apprehension on his property two weeks ago. Alice's diligent search in his room yielded a treasure trove of documents, unveiling the true identity of Dark Blood. Regrettably, their efforts to extract information about his associates proved unsuccessful.

"I know he is dead, Mom, but it's hard to get over such a traumatic experience. The damage has already been done and there's nothing that can be done about it."

"There's something that can be done, my child. There's a therapist we've been referred to that can help you get over this."

"I don't need any therapist, I'm fine this way!" Anna reprimanded with a scowl and her mom shook her head in sadness.

The door swung open and the doctor walks in with a nurse by his side. "Miss Anna, how are you feeling today?" he asked smiling at Anna.

"Fine" she replied half-heartedly.

"You don't seem to cheer up, is anything the matter? Don't you like you are being discharged today?"

"Nothing. I'm happy I'll finally get to sleep on my bed" She forced a smile and he nods.

"Well, I have good news that will cheer you up" he glance from Anna's face to her mom and both mother and daughter shared a glance at each other.

"Good news you say?" Anna's mom asked and the doctor nodded.

"Miss Anna, you are pregnant" the doctor announces.

Both ladies shared a stunning glance at each other. "What was that?" a masculine voice asks from the doorway and their heads snap up in his direction.

"D-ad?" Anna stutters and her dad shook his head in disbelief.

"Doctor?" Greg called requesting an answer while he walks up to them.

"Mr. Greg, your daughter is a week and a few days pregnant. Congratulations!" Doctor Paul extended his hand to congratulate Greg but Greg dismissed it with a nasty glare.

"This must be a joke, my daughter can't be pregnant" Greg mutters and his gaze met with his daughter. Anna was still in shock by the news, she wasn't sure if she should be happy with the news or sad over it. "Please excuse us, doctor, we'll request your presence when we are done" he continues.

"Okay, please do not waste so much time because I have a patient to attend to in the next 15 minutes."

"We won't take much time be rest assured" Greg replied and Doctor Paul and the nurse exited the room. "Anna? Could the doctor be telling the truth?"

"Honey, you shouldn't be asking her that, she's an adult" his wife butts in.

"I wasn't asking you, woman. The question was directed to your daughter" he shuns his wife and then his gaze returns to his daughter. "I'm listening young lady."

Anna held her forehead and bit her lip lightly. "Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't think it'll lead to me getting pregnant."

"Why Anna? In your first semester at the university, you are already pregnant? Was that why you wanted to school far away from home?"

"Honey?" his wife raised a brow at her husband.

"Don't you honey me!" he snapped at his wife and she went silent and hugged her daughter who was already crying. "If you were so desperate to have sex, you should have done that with protection! How expensive is a condom that you two couldn't afford to buy? I'm so disappointed in you, Anna!"

An awkward silence filled the room. His wife and daughter by now were comforting each other with a hug.

After a long silence, he asks "So what do we do now? Are you going to keep the baby or what?"

Anna let go of her mom and stared into her dad's eyes. "Please forgive me, Father, I never saw it coming. But now that it already happened I'll love to keep this child that is growing inside of me. It is the only valuable gift Drake left behind for me. If not for any reason but for the fact that he died because of me. Let me at least nurture this child and let this child put a smile not just on my face but on Drake's family as well. I know becoming a mom is not going to be easy, but with you and Mom by my side, I believe I'm going to be a proud mom."

Greg sighs heavily and said, "What more can I say, my princess? Who am I to tell you not to bear that soul growing inside of you? You have my support, my girl. Dad loves you and nothing is ever going to change that not even your mistakes" his reply got his daughter and his wife tearing up.

He took a step closer and hugs them both. "I love you two very much" he whispers and kissed them on their head.

"I love you honey, and I love you my baby girl" Mrs. Greg whispers back between sobs.

"I love you both very much. You are the best parents I could ever ask for. Thank you for loving me always" Anna muffles.

A few minutes passed by before they let go of each other. "Let me call the doctor to check on you so that he can discharge you. That way we can return to the city on time where your friends are waiting for your arrival" Greg said and exited the room.

"I can't wait to announce this good news to Violet, she will be so happy to hear that she'll become a grandma soon" Anna's mom giggles.

"And I can't wait to see the excitement on Julia and Kylie's faces when I tell them they'll become a young aunt soon!" Anna giggles excitedly.

"Oh my child, look how quickly you've grown" She squeeze her daughter's hand with warmth and kissed it. Anna flashed her mom a genuine smile and pats her hand.

...

Anna and her parents reached Violet's residence, where a warm welcome awaited them. Everyone, including the recently discharged Violet, gathered to greet Anna.

"Anna!" Nicole, Kylie, and Julia exclaimed in harmony, enveloping her in a heartfelt hug. The four girls shared a tight embrace for several moments before finally releasing each other.

"Julia, I'm so happy to see you alive and healthy" Anna smiled and hugged her again.

"All thanks to you I made it out of there alive. You have no idea how worried I was when I left you behind with that monster" Julia replied.

"Hey, don't thank me, is something I needed to do. I'm happy I was able to get you out of there, if not for you the cops wouldn't have found me" Anna said and touched her cheeks. She diverted her gaze to Kylie and Nicole. "I miss you, girls."

"I miss you a whole lot, girlfriend! I was so scared for your safety" Nicole replied.

"So do I" Kylie added.

"Didn't you miss us?" Jay intruded on the ladies' conversation. He was referring to himself and Brad who was standing right beside him.

Anna glance at them and flashed them a broad smile. "Of course, I do, silly" She stepped forward and gave Jay a hug and then Brad. "I miss you guys, I did. Thank you for making an effort to look for me."

"It's the least we could do after Drake was murdered by that damn serial killer" Brad replied.

Anna's face suddenly went dim at the mention of Drake's name. "I...I want to apologize for what happened. It's all my fault that Drake died because of my-"

"Stop it, Anna. Don't say that anymore, and don't blame yourself for Drake's death. It wasn't your fault he was murdered" Nicole interrupted and almost everyone nods in agreement to what she had said but Anna wasn't buying it.

"No, you are wrong. Is all my fault, guys. If I wasn't in love with Drake perhaps he'll still be alive today"- Anna continues.

"But he is not alive anymore"- a voice intruded and all heads snaps to the direction the voice had come from. It was Violet who had spoken from the staircase she was descending from.

"Mom" Kylie and Julia chorused and Violet flashed them a smile and took the last three stairs.

"Anna, you really shouldn't be doing this to yourself. Is hard for you and all of us here to have lost my son, but it'll be hurting if you choose to blame yourself for his death. Everyone here knew you and my son were a victim of some serial killer, it is a miracle that you are still alive after all I heard that monster did to you" Violet continues.

"You are exactly right. I told her the same thing but she hasn't been paying attention to me" Anna's mom gave a sad frown.

"Oh, Anna" Violet sighs and hugs Anna.

"I'm sorry, Violet, I'm sorry that Drake is dead. Please forgive me, Violet" Anna began to sob on the crook of Violet's neck.

"Hey, is okay honey. You have nothing to be sorry about, I love you the same way I love my daughters. What happened two weeks ago can never change the love I already have for you."

"Thank you, Violet. I'm sorry for what you must have gone through these past weeks-" Anna paused and released Violet from the embrace and held her hands, "but you know what though? I'm so happy that you are healthy and strong again, you have no idea how relieved I am to know that."

"Yes, yes, my child. I'm just as happy as you are" Violet's face beams up with a huge smile.

"There's something Anna wants to tell you perhaps that will cheer you up even more," Anna's mom said and everyone glanced at her.

"Is everything okay, honey?" Violet gazed up at Anna and she nods slightly. Silence followed immediately and everyone was getting worried about the silence.

"C'mon, Anna, tell them the good news already!" Greg butts in.

"Tell me, what is it? What good news is your parent talking about?" Violet asks.

"Uhmmm, actually...the thing is...I'm pregnant for your son ma'am" Anna said shyly.

"What!" Nicole and others sync, while Violet stared at Anna awestruck.

"Yes, everyone, I'm actually pregnant with Drake's baby. Can you believe it?"

"Oh my dear, are you being serious? You're saying I'll soon be a grandma?" Violet stammered in astonishment, and Anna nodded with a playful giggle. "Oh goodness gracious!" Violet exclaimed with excitement, pulling Anna into a tight hug.

"Congratulations, Anna!" Nicole cheered.

"Kylie, I'm going to be an aunt!" Julia exclaimed, embracing her sister.

"That's right, Julia, we'll both be aunts soon," Kylie responded, and the sisters shared a joyful giggle.

"Hey Jay, did you catch that? We're going to be uncles soon. Anna is carrying Drake's child, and you remember how close we were to Drake, like brothers," Brad announced, a wide grin on his face.

"You're absolutely right, Brad. Our bond was more than just friendship, it was brotherhood," Jay affirmed, pulling Brad into a warm embrace.

"This news is simply wonderful. I can hardly contain my excitement. Anna, dear, I can't believe it—I'm going to be a grandma!" Violet bubbled with delight.

"So am I" Anna smiled.

"We all are" Anna chuckles and every one of them cheers in response.

They all hugged her and congratulated her on the baby she was expecting.

All of a sudden, Anna's smile vanished, replaced by a somber expression. "Um...I'd like to go to the cemetery. I want to visit Drake's grave."

"Sure thing, that is not a problem. I can take you there" Nicole offered.

"You will?" Anna ask.

"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" Nicole returns the question with a raised brow.

"Thank you" Anna flashed her a smile. "Dad, Mom, I'll be right back."

"Alright honey, do take care. We'll stay right here with Violet and her family while you're away" Greg replied.

"Baby, can you please give me your car keys?" Nicole asks her boyfriend and he dips his hands in his pocket and brought out the car keys.

"Sure, here you go" he handed it to her and she pecks him on the cheek.

"Thank you" Nicole mumbles before exiting the house with Anna.

***

Nicole and Anna stood before Drake's grave, each holding a bouquet of flowers. "This is the resting place of a friend, a brother, and... a son," Nicole remarked, indicating the stone monument, a hint of a smile on her lips.

"Son, you say?" Anna giggled and shook her head amusingly. "If Drake was here you both will banter with words for calling him your son" she smirked.

"You can say that again. I miss him badly" Nicole replied with a grimace

"If there were another term for missing, I'd use it. I feel this vast emptiness without him by my side. It's like I've just realized how complete and joyful he made my life during the time he was with me. The pain is unbearable, knowing our time together was cut short. The universe couldn't grant us the chance to be together longer, let alone forever. Every time I close my eyes, his beautiful and enchanting gaze fills my thoughts," Anna's voice quivered as tears welled up in her eyes.

"I yearn for his smile, his laughter, and his warm embraces. His smile used to fill me with a happiness I've never known before," Anna's sobs grew stronger as she knelt, her hands tenderly touching his grave.

"Do you remember where we first met?" she forced out a laugh and sniffle.

"I'm so stupid to be talking to you like you could even hear me. But, I feel happy being here in your grave to speak to you, it makes me feel like you're here with me. I can't forget that night at the grocery store where you worked. I distracted you from attending to your customers and I could still hear their voices yelling at us-" she paused and giggled lightly with tears rolling steadily down her cheeks.

"You made me fall in love with you just on my first day of meeting you. I even loved you more when I realized the kind of guy you were. I never knew what love is until you came into my life. Why did you leave Drake? I can't believe one unfortunate night would destroy what we had. Knowing you were murdered right under my roof makes me feel so bad. I couldn't protect you, my love, it hurts that I couldn't save you from that bastard."

Nicole wrapped her arms around Anna's waist and side-hugged her. Anna sobs uncontrollably with her head bowed low.

"I wish I could shoot that bastard that murdered you over and over again, my love, I wish I could. I just want you here with me, my love, I need you now more than ever. Do you know why? Because I'm expecting your baby, I'm carrying your child, Drake-" Anna paused and try to catch her breath.

"I don't know if it's a girl or a boy yet, but if it's a boy his name will be Drake. And if it's a girl...I don't know, maybe Violet. Your mom will love it, right?" she forced a giggle and wipes off her tears.

"I wish you were here so we can raise this child together. If only some wishes could be bought for it to come true then I'll empty my account just to make this one come true. I love you so fucking much that it's hurting me that you're gone forever, Drake. I don't know how long it'll take for me to move on. But even though you're not here with me, our child is here with me and it'll keep reminding me of the love we shared" She took a deep breath and release it.

"I love you, Drake. I love you now and forever. You'll always, always be in my heart. Goodbye and rest in peace" She placed the red flowers on his grave and stood up.

"I love you, dear friend until we meet again, rest in peace," Nicole spoke up and placed her flower on his grave as well.

She squint at Anna and smiled, "I guess Drake did target his shot quite well" She winks and Anna shook her head in amusement.

"Perhaps you should tell Brad to target his shot next time he's about to have it with you" Anna replied and both girls giggled lightly and walked out of the cemetery with both of them holding hands.

The End!

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