Chapter 6

For the duration of winter Sarai avoided Bruce, the more she tried to break up with him, the more he cried and emotionally blackmailed her, Sarai was a gentle and warm person; but Bruce was bringing out a dark and toxic side to her that she did not like. In the weeks that Sarai had been declining to meet Bruce, Sarai had visited the shooting range and got her gun license, she knew that when she did decide to meet Bruce, she would need to protect herself if necessary. After two months, Sarai pulled herself together and agreed to meet Bruce.

Sarai arrived at the mall two hours ahead of the scheduled time. She knew when the malls get busier during the lunch breaks and school kids finishing for the day, Sarai chose a spot that was in view of the security guards and a whole lot of people, she kept her revolver in her handbag and sat at one of the tables and waited for Bruce to show up… an hour passed by and Bruce had not shown up, she looked at her phone and there were no texts or calls, a