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‘What happened? Well, the Christian Fathers just couldn’t live the way the rest of us do. After all, they believed we were all on the path to hell and damnation. So, they all congregated. All nine hundred of them, on this very bridge. They all dressed in black, all wearing white blindfolds. And, holding hands and muttering prayers under their breath, they all just… jumped. Just like that. A whole line of nine hundred people just jumped into the water.’ She loosened her grip of Freya, making her fall forward.
Freya screamed. Sasha tightened her grip, holding on to her again.
‘And then there was nothing. No fighting for air. No flailing around in the water or struggling for breath. Just the sound of the crows overhead. Get the connection now? I thought it was fitting. I gave you a little insight into your demise,’ Sasha spoke, putting her mouth right up close to Freya’s ear.
‘Miss Kelly! This is the LAPD! Drop your weapon!’
The sound of a voice through a loud hailer startled both the women. Sasha held Freya tighter and pushed the barrel of the gun hard against her temple.
‘You’re wasting your time, officers! I don’t care what you’re planning to do to me. She dies now!’
Sasha screamed.
Freya could feel her heart beating hard against her chest. She couldn’t see anything but the white of the blindfold. The arrival of the authorities was doing nothing to quell her anxiety. They weren’t on the bridge. Anything could happen.
‘Sasha, come on. What’s going on?’ Nicholas yelled.
Sasha turned her head. Nicholas was at the end of the bridge, in front of the police. He began slowly walking towards them.
‘Nick,’ Sasha greeted in a soft voice.
‘What are you doing here? What are you doing with Freya?’
‘I’m getting rid of her. For us. So we can be together. Oh, I’ve wanted to tell you so many times but it was never right. Something, or should I say, someone always got in the way.’
‘Sasha, let Freya go.’
‘I will. I’m going to… right into the river, just like the Christian Fathers. She loves these bridges. It’s only fair she gets an ending she deserves,’ Sasha replied.
Freya felt Sasha’s fingers loosen and she slipped forward again.
‘I love you, Nick,’ Freya called.
Tears were streaming down her face now as the reality of what has about to happen hit her.
‘Shut up, bitch!’ She released the safety catch on the gun.
‘Sasha, this is crazy. Come on, you don’t need to do this for us. Just let her go.’ He inched closer to them.
‘I have to do this. She will always get in the way. And now there’s a brat too. It will ruin everything.’
‘No, it won’t. I promise it won’t. Just let Freya go and we can talk about this… together,’ Nicholas assured her.
Freya could feel herself starting to hyperventilate. Her chest was straining from being held in a bent position and she didn’t know how long she could stay that way without having to move. But she couldn’t move. Sasha had hold of her arms, her wrists were tied and not being able to see was making the panic build.
‘You don’t mean that. It’s too soon. I’m not stupid. You would need time. That was the plan. I would get rid of her and give you some space and then you would realise it was all for the best. It can’t happen yet,’ Sasha said, shaking her head.
‘I don’t need time, Sasha. I just need you to trust me. You trust me, don’t you?’ He levelled a smile at her, gaining more ground.
‘Of course I trust you. I love you, Nick.’ She smiled back at him.
Freya was crying hard now, unable to stop herself. The pain of the position she was in and the emotion of having to listen to Sasha’s declarations were overwhelming her.
‘Then if you love me, give me the gun and let go of Freya. None of this is important. You’re the special one, Sasha. We need to find a way to go forward from here.’
Sasha nodded and took the gun away from Freya’s head.
‘Give the gun to me,’ Nicholas ordered.
