Chapter 33: Sacrifice


    Franco


    Hearing Rob call Saphira as his girl made my heart ache with jealousy but I remained silent. If Saphira


    was found and saved, I will try to be happy even if she choses Rob.


    I haven’t admitted this to her but I love Saphira with all my heart and soul and it would torment me to


    see her with somebody else. But if she will be happy with him and if she favors him, I will let her go. For


    me, that is what true love is. It is about sacrifice.


    “Dude, why so glum? If you are thinking about what I said a while ago. I just said Saphira was my girl


    so Ralph can help us without questions.”


    I should have felt relieved with Rob’s exnation but I don’t. I knew that he and Saphira have some


    kind of connection.


    “I am just thinking on how we can match with the two guys if they start to fight with us. Street fighting


    was never my thing.”


    “Don’t worry. I have a small gun here that may help us. I am also a sharpshooter so no worries if ever


    we need to use this.”


    “I hope we don’t get to use that gun. I hate to hurt anybody even Romano. He needs help and I think


    that is the reason why Agent Trey went behind our backs to find his friend. He wants to save him.”


    “Yeah. I figured it out too. Every person has a story. A reason behind their actions but whatever that


    reason is, I will never let Romano or anyone hurt Saphira. I care about her Franco. I know you do too


    so let’s work together to ensure her safety.”


    “I just hope we’re not toote.”


    When we arrived at the safe house, we snucked inside to find the two friends fighting. I motioned for


    Rob to wait.


    After a few minutes, Agent Trey won and he hand cuffed Romano. He was busy with his phone


    probably figuring out how to let Romano escape while he returns Saphira to us or her parents.


    We were secretly and slowly approaching them when I saw Romano who was facing Saphira''s bunk


    bed reached for something in his boots. My instincts kicked in and I dashed towards Saphira who was


    a few meters away from me.


    I saw a silver thread of a knife. I knew that If I don’t act now, I would lose her forever.


    And so I did what was the easiest option.


    I jumped in between Saphira and Romano while praying that I would be able to block the knife in time.


    “Franco! Watch out!”


    I heard a gunshot, Rob’s warning and then I fell to the floor. Before everything went ck, I looked at


    Saphira and wondered how it all came to end this way. I still have a lot of things to tell her, my feelings,


    how special she is to me and how much I missed her during the days we were apart. I haven’t even


    told her about my encounter with Madeleine. I always wondered if she would get mad or jealous but I


    am wishing she would so that I will know her feelings towards me.


    It was true that when you were about to die, you’ll have shes of your previous life. All I saw was


    Saphira and me, together. I just wish I still have time to be with her and make up for my mistakes when


    we were apart. I will fight for her in anyway that I can.


    Romano


    I did not anticipate that Franco would arrive to block my shot. Neither did I expect for Rob to aim and


    shoot at my handcuffed hands.


    His shot made me lose my aim but I saw blood trickling from Franco’s chest where my knife ended.


    Next thing I saw was Trey tackling Rob for the gun. I saw my hands bleeding from the gunshot but I


    didn’t care. I knew this is a lost fight. Saphira will never be mine and I have missed my chance to be


    with her because of what happened today.


    Trey looked at me.


    “I’m sorry bro but you leave me no choice.”


    And so he called the police and an ambnce for Franco and myself.


    My time is up. The look on my best friend’s face said it all. Because of my stubbornness, I lost


    everything.


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    I heard a gunshot and voices.


    I tried desperately to get out of this trance.


    I felt like my heart was breaking into pieces when I heard Rob call for Franco’s name.


    He’s here? Franco and Rob are both here to save me?


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    I felt some kind of liquid stter on my arms. I smell the rustic blood in the air. Was that shot aimed at


    me? But I cannot feel any pain. All I felt was numbness all over my body. I can’t move or even open my


    eyes but I sensed that something terribly wrong just happened.


    I heard the ambnce and police sirens but I was again pulled back to darkness. I just hope when I


    finally wake up, everything will turn out to be alright.