Carolinadeivid . - The Vice President Directive 17 The Origins

“He is nothing but a love-thief.”

He looked at Karolina.

“He stole my love. I don’t know how.”

“I know. Jonathan put the gun down. I will tell you”

She paused.

“You walked away from me even before I met him. He is a very good man. It happens! Sometimes you just stop loving someone. Nick has nothing to do with your heartbreak. Our love died. Okay.”

Jonathan looked down and then at Nick.

“I am telling you. He stole my heart. He stole my love for you.”

“Listen to yourself. How on earth can I steal your love you, pathetic loser? You forgot already? You walked away from her even before I met her. She is mine now. Get used to it.”

“Shut up! You think I don’t know? She is mine. That’s my love.”

“Used to be your love. Okay! But like I said, she is mine now. Correct me if I am wrong. You walked away from her it’s not the other way around. Get it?”

“I said shut up! I love her!”

Nick smiled and walked toward Jonathan.

“Don’t come near me or else I will shoot you.”

“I am not afraid. Don’t make me laugh. Do you love Karolina?”

“I love her.”

Whispered Jonathan looking down.

“That’s not the reply of a man in love. I ask you again. Do you love her? Do you love Karolina?”

There was a moment of hesitation. Everyone looked at him. Lost in thoughts. He touched his heart and looked at Karolina. He looked agonized.

“I can’t feel the love I had for you my love.”

“Oh no! She is my love now.” shouted Nick.

Jonathan raised his gun up which he had just lowered and aimed at Nick.

“I swear I am going to shoot you if you don’t shut up!” shouted Jonathan.

“Jonathan put the gun down! We can talk about this.”

“He is a dangerous lunatic. What are the bodyguards looking at? Shoot him before he kills someone.” shouted Cali.

“Don’t say that Cali,” advised Tom.

“This new boyfriend of yours does not love you.”

“What? And you do?”

“Shut Up! You think I don’t know what is going on here. You can fool everyone but not me. I know who sent you.”

Karolina as soon as she heard that she covered her face.

“Listen Jonathan! You have suffered a heartbreak. You will be okay. Put the gun down. You need help.”

“I don’t need help. I want my love back. I love you. He can never love you the way I loved you.”

“Yeah right in the past. This is now.”

Jonathan ignored Nick and looked at Karolina.

“I have love for you. I loved you. Somehow, they stole my love. I can’t feel my love for you.”

“It happens love dies you know. Put the gun down we can go and talk okay.”

“Listen to me!” shouted Nick.

“You are crossing the line now. Move on. She is mine. Wake up. This is the reality. You alone. Me with her.”

“You, heart-thief. Maybe I shoot you. I know you stole my love.”

Nick for the first time looked agitated and instantly pulled a gun sending the crowd screaming.

“Stay away from my woman before I put you out of your misery.”

“I am not afraid.”

“You think I am bluffing.”

The bodyguards instantly pulled out their guns too and aimed at Jonathan. Karolina screamed. She ran toward Jonathan.

“Don’t shoot. He is heartbroken. That’s all. He will be okay. He is not dangerous. Don’t shoot!”

“Stay away from my woman or I will shoot you.” shouted Nick walking toward Jonathan at the same time gesturing to the body guards to stand down for a while.

“You walked away! Walk away now! You need help not my love Karolina.”

“She is mine. I still love her!”

“What? Do you still love her? Look in my face. Do you still love her?”

shouted Nick approaching even closer with a raised gun. Jonathan looked down and then at Karolina before touching his heart.

“Yes! So! Do you still love her? Answer me damn it!”

“I loved her?”

“I didn’t hear you. I ask you again. Do... you... still... love... her?”

“No Nick don’t shoot him!” shouted Karolina. Nick looked agitated and the anger patterns were evident in his voice. Jonathan knew that the man was now angry.

“You never understood her. You loved her I understand that. But I know also that that was in the past. You touch her, and I swear I will kill you. You had years with her. But like I said all in the past. Move on or I will kill you myself.”

“I know the love you have is mine. My love which you stole from me?”

“Do you even know what you are talking about?”

“Don’t be a smart ass with me. You can never have what we had.”

Jonathan lowered his gun and looked at Karolina.

“Let’s get back together again? What we had was real. Real love.”

“That love also died last time I checked. You don’t remember walking away? Did you suffer an amnesia or what?” shouted Cali.

“You stay out of this.”

“Leave her alone. She moved on, you are a pathetic lunatic. You think you can walk out of someone and come back and expect everything to be okay? Are you crazy?”

“Karolina. I had love for you. Even though I can’t feel anything right now, I know in my heart that I love you. I have always loved you and I will love you forever.”

Californika laughed.

“Love her with what? Your heart is literally broken. You can never love again. You said it yourself.”

“Who asked for your opinion?”

Jonathan touched Karolina’s hand.

“Be careful or you will find yourself on the ground with a bullet hole in your forehead. Okay.”

“My love I am going to show you that somehow the love he has for you is mine.”

“What? Talk some sense Jonathan.”

“Just know that I love you.”

“Loved you. In the past. You lunatic,” shouted Cali.

“I am tired of your stupid games. I will count to ten. Leave my girlfriend alone. Okay. She is with child.”

Weeks later.

Jonathan entered the house he used to share with Karolina. He paced left and right before drawing a gun to his head.

“Why was he so sure that I don’t love her?”

He whispered to himself.

“Maybe I am losing it. If they met after I walked away surely, he has nothing to do with this. Maybe I just shoot myself.”

He slumped on the couch and cried for a while. He walked to the liquor cabinet and took out the whiskey. He poured some in a glass and downed a half-glass before putting on a squinted bitter face.

Nick arrived home from work and found Karolina slumped on the couch relaxing watching the television. He sat next to her before hugging her and kissing her all over. Nick was a very handsome man and less affectionate than Jonathan but a real man. He was not needy unlike Jonathan. Karolina was a very busy woman and any extra attention would have put a lot of strain on the relationship. Nick understood that, and that made their relationship unbreakable. Apart from having his own business and investments the couple were expecting a baby. Nick saw this as something to strengthen their relationship. They talked for a while before Nick started dosing off. Having slept for most of the day Karolina wasn’t feeling sleepy at all. She enjoyed watching the television before the couple went to sleep and tonight was no different. A shadow of a man crossed past the window and she knew exactly who that was. Jonathan. What was he after this time? Surely now there was a real danger her being pregnant. Nick was not the kind of man who will let anyone mess up with his pregnant girlfriend. She quickly reached for the phone handset but then again thought for a while. She knew she had to tell Jonathan in a language he understands to stay away before things went out of control. Her heart started beating up. She looked at Nick. He was sleeping peacefully. She saw that shadow again before she heard a faint knock at the window. That’s startled her even more.