Ferris Wheel - Oscar Diaz

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The park that's where I ended up, me and my baby girl.

Now that I think about my behaviour I was acting childish,I regret how I reacted, I was just hurt when Camilla said it and I still feel hurt at the revelation.

He was going to be a dad to a kid that wasn't Alaïa,I was just jealous. I am jealous.

I run my hand through my straightened hair. I wondered how I'd felt if there was a little boy here..Alaïa's half brother. I didn't want to think about it at all.

"Mummy,Look what that man gave me over there." I looked down at the flower in her hand and where she was pointing at and my breath hitched. There a man with a purple bandana who so happens to be the same one I saw when I dropped Alaïa at school who was sitting there staring right at me.

He sat there on the bench leaning on his thighs staring at me with a glint of danger in his eyes. Staring straight into my soul.

I sat there frozen my eyes glued to the unknown man while Alaïa tugged my arm for my attention.

"Mummy are you okay?" I snapped out of my daze and nodded my head vigorously.

"We should go baby." I abruptly stood up picking up Alaïa speed walking to my car. I regret giving Alaïa so much food because she was too heavy for my small figure but her safety was at risk and I suddenly had hulk strength.

I unlocked my door getting in the passenger seat with Alaïa on my lap. Locking it behind me I moved Alaïa to her car seat and strapped her in.

"Okay baby, Mummy's going to speed up a bit." I gave her a warning looking around to see whether this man had followed us. I wanted to give myself the benefit of the doubt but I knew he probably would.

"Like fast and the Furious?." I couldn't help but smile faintly at that.
"Yes baby just like Dominic Torerro." I had Josh to thank for my little girl's obsession with the movies.

I backed out of the parking space and put the car in drive. I needed to get home where I knew it would be safe. The only place I know for a fact it was going to be. I contemplated whether to call anyone,whether to call Oscar..I probably should.

I made my way towards my house the small drive too long for me now. I looked in the rear view mirror to spot the familiar low rider but the road was empty. I breathe a sigh of relief.

I was in the clear.

I glanced at Alaïa in the background who was looking out the window in content. Her safety was always going to be a priority, her life over everyone else including mine.

Groaning I slowed down the car stopping at the Red light. I looked left and right and the road was empty, how is the light red? I don't know and I couldn't help but feel slightly irritated. I tapped my foot nervously waiting for the go ahead.

My eyes snapped infront of me and my heart dropped. Driving right towards me was the low rider, it wasn't speeding but it was driving at a slow pace right for me.

I grabbed my phone and pressed Oscar's name who was on speed dial my eyes watching the car get closer. I know I should move but it was like my foot was cemented to the ground, I couldn't.

"O-Oscar." My voice was shaking but I was glad he answered.

"What's wrong?" His voice snapped something inside of me and I pressed my foot on the gas springing into action.

"Leigh-Anne what's wrong?" He asked again when I took a turn speeding to put some distance between me and the car which was now on my tail.

4 four men. There was four men in a car chasing me.

"I'm being followed. Urhm... purple low rider. I-I think it's them Oscar." I said in a panic. Simultaneously glancing at both Alaïa who had a huge smirk on her face oblivious to the car chase that was happening and at the car inching closer and closer to me.

"W-what? What do you mean? Where are you Leigh-Anne?" I couldn't hear him very well my heart beating loudly in my ears. The sound of the engine, my dead and Alaïa's squeals of joy blocking my hearing.

I yelped when they bumped into my car almost making me lose control of it. I pressed my foot harder wanting this stupid car to move faster but it wasn't helping.

"Mummy." Alaïa called out,her voice now in a panic.

"Sit tight baby there's some very bad men trying to hurt us." I told her honestly,wanting the car to suddenly grow a pair of wings and fly.

They bumped the car again and Alaïa started crying.

"Fuck Fuck Fuck." I exclaimed. The streets were emptier than usual and I couldn't help but find it strange. I needed to stay in Santos territory but I had no idea where the fuck it ended or started. I was just speeding down the road.

"Mummy." Alaïa screamed as we swerved to the side of the road. I stirred the steering wheel to stop us from Hitting the brick wall but I couldn't.

I jolted forward, slamming my face into the airbag,Alaïa crying harder. It was like time slowed down, my ears ringing from the impact of the hit.

"Leigh-Anne.!" I heard Oscar exclaimed in the background.

I had no time to contemplate about anything, dizzily turning around to check on a crying Alaïa.

"Come here baby." I felt something running down my forehead but that was the least of my worries. Luckily for me Alaïa wasn't hurt. I reached over unbuckling her from her seat pulling her towards me.

"Leigh..where the fuck are you? ," Oscar asked on the other line in a panic.

I needed to get out of the car, already seeing smoke coming from the hood. Stay in here or die. I was about to open the door when I glanced in my side mirror at the car approaching. My eyes widened and instinctively I shielded Alaïa with my body when I Saw them pull out guns.

Shards of glass cut through my skin as gunshots and Alaïa's cries rang in my ear. I shut my eyes tightly,feeling the tears running down my face.

I couldn't die like this, I couldn't let her get hurt. I move Alaïa to the floor of the passenger seat moving my body to an awkward angle to shield her. I groan loudly when I felt something graze my back.

It felt like eternity when the gunshots stopped. I still had my body covered over a quivering Alaïa. I couldn't move an excruciating pain filling my body. I felt numb, my whole body shaking.

It was not long till I heard sirens, and the door was opened. I shakily looked up and burst into tears when I saw help.

It was over..for now.