HAVE MERCY ON ME

JADE

The gate was opened but to my surprise, it wasn't by the security man I knew but was someone else.

I gulped. Was the former security man fired because I escaped with my pregnancy the last time?

"Who are you and what do you want?" He asked me.

"I....my name is....I..."

As I stuttered, the man laughed and a voice from inside asked, "Who is that?"

My heart skipped a beat as I recognized the voice. It was the security man I knew. So, he wasn't fired but someone else was added to his post.

I became filled with dread. Nevertheless, I remembered my children and reached out my left hand as I said weakly, "Help me!"

I acted like I was going to faint and the security man who initially wanted to go back inside, turned and caught my hand.

I turned my left hand and gripped his arm, surprising him. I pulled him toward me and pricked the back of his hand with the poisoned needle I held in my hand.

His eyes widened as he instantly became paralyzed and fell to the ground. I was shocked as I had