Carolinadeivid . - The Vice President Directive 17 The Origins

“What the fuck does he think he is doing?” she thought out loud. She looked around. She knew where Nick kept his pistol. She also knew how Jonathan loved her. She cursed and swiftly got up and stealthily walked to the window and flipped the curtain. She was right. It was Jonathan standing outside the window. The sight of him gave her a turning stomach so bad that she felt sick. She thought out loud; was he out of his mind? Nick was determined to kill him if he is to find out that he was outside. She opened the door and walked outside to meet Jonathan.

“Are fucking crazy? What are you doing here? He will kill you if he sees you here. Do you want me to call the police or what? I told you never to come back here. Jonathan. What is going on?” she whispered.

Jonathan was very happy to see Karolina come outside. That brought some memories of the time they had together. The peak of their love. Karolina felt a warm nice feeling running down her spine. For a while she got lost as well. She felt Jonathan’s love for her the days they were together. That was such a romantic time. Instantly without thought Jonathan carried Karolina into the air and swung around carrying her.

“Put me down. What are you doing? Jonathan. Put me down.” She struggled at first before she started laughing secretly hanging onto him. She remembered the best times they had. She enjoyed that here and there especially now. Something Nick would never do. He was a gentleman not some crazy-in-love lunatic like Jonathan. She looked at Jonathan’s face. For the first time in a long time his face shone with much happiness. She also remembered how excited his face became every time he talked about having kids with her. She also remembered how she has done everything to stop having a family early. She wanted to enjoy a kid-free-life. Nick was just lucky. He came at the right time and took the opportunity.

“I have some good news.”

“What good news Jonathan?”

He looked at her while still lifting her up. She could still see the glittering in his eyes. The excitement and joy expressed on his face. She felt like she had just told him that she was pregnant. Somehow the pair found kissing and snogging each other.

“No! We can’t do this. Put me down now before Nick comes out and shoot you.

“We can be together again.”

She looked shocked and surprised at the same time. She wore a disbelieving face and looked at him.

“What? Are you fucking crazy? Where will Nick be? There can never be us again. The baby is not yours.”

“I know I will look after you and our baby.”

She could see the excitement in Jonathan’s eyes. She remembered the best times they had. This is the man she fell in love with. Jonathan was very passionate and very crazy-in-love. She knew and remembered so many times he had lifted her up high in the air. It was romantic and very wonderful. She got lost in the heat of things too. Soon after the couple found snogging each other.

“I will look after you and our baby. I found a way, so we can be together again.”

“What are you talking about there can never be you and me again? I am with Nick now. Okay?”

“You once loved me. We can be together again Karo my love.”

“Jonathan. I am with Nick.”

“Nick! Nick? You mean that heart-thief.”

Karolina wriggled holding and pushing away Jonathan’s shoulders.

“I said put me down.”

“Okay. Okay. I will put you down gently, there you go.”

“We can be together again Karo my love.”

Jonathan smiled. He held Karolina passionately and tried to kiss her.

“Why are you acting like a crazy fool?”

Jonathan stood there for a while. He looked troubled and afraid for a minute or two. He walked very close to Karolina who was walking away back to the house. He leaped forward holding her before she turns around.

“Listen to me Karo my love. Stay away from Nick. I don’t know yet what he wants from you but whatever it is it’s not good. I am sure he stole my love for you. Until I figure out what is going on can you please stay away from him. Promise me Karo.”

He held Karolina’s shoulder and looked at her straight into her shining blue eyes. Instantly the noise of the door opening sends both into a frightened state. A strong trembling voice cut through the otherwise silent night.

“Stay away from my love before I blow your brains out.”

Karolina leaped in front of Jonathan.

“Nick don’t shoot him! He came to tell me that he is going away. Okay, Jonathan?”

She turned and looked at Jonathan.

Jonathan looked upset and annoyed. He just looked at Karolina with a face that seemed to ask, what?

“I am not going anywhere. He is.”

He looked at Nick with piercing eyes.

“What? And where am I going?” asked Nick a bit surprised and angry at the same time.

“To hell where you belong. You son of a beast! We were happy before you came.”

“Sorry the baby is mine. Start walking away right now.”

“Or else what? You, heart-thief?”

He pulled a gun too and aimed at Nick before a scream frightened both tearing the silent night. The barking of a dog introduced a break between the men’s conversation for a while. The two men stood face-to-face guns in the hands. Karolina hysterically tried to stop the two men shooting each other.

“We were happy before you came. I had love for Karo. Life was great. We were always happy. We had everything we needed.”

Nick laughed sarcastically and that annoyed Jonathan who instantly reacted by stretching his arm and holding the gun firm.

“What’s funny? You think this is a joke? Maybe shoot you first.”

“You just didn’t understand her. Even now you don’t know her that well.”

“What are you talking about?”

“She never wanted all that. She wanted a man who really loves her. A man who can start a family with her. Not some crazy fool who don’t even love her.”

Jonathan’s face creased with rage. He shook with anger as he pointed the gun at Nick. Karolina’s scream pierced the night. Across the road a light in one of the bedrooms came on diverting the focus and attention of the two men.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I loved her! You son of a beast!”

“Exactly! Loved her! Not now!”

“Shut up! I love her.”

“What! Do you really love her? Did I hear you correctly? Did you just say you love her?”

“That’s right! I love her?”

“You are getting me worried and upset now because you are lying. We both know you have no love for her. Do you walk away from people you love?”

“Shut up!”

Jonathan lowered the gun down and looked at Karolina.

“I just don’t know what happened but whatever it is I bet you had everything to do with it.”

“Please! She just chose a better man.”

“Better man? You? Ha! You mean bloody heart-thief.”

“If it wasn’t for Karo, I could have shot you. She is pregnant and stay away okay. Go now and stay away from my girlfriend.”

Karolina walked toward Jonathan and held his arm pushing him away.

“Go. I am with Nick now. If you love me, you will respect my wishes.”

“No! Stay away from him. I don’t know what he is after but whatever it is it is not good.”

“We are expecting a baby now okay so go?”

Jonathan stopped and looked at Karolina.

“He is not good for you. I just know it?”

Nick started walking toward them.

“And you are good for her? How can you be? You left her alone crying herself to sleep? Tell me right now how you are better? Right now, you just said it yourself that you have no love for her. So how can you say that?”

“You stole it.”

Nick leaped forward and punched Jonathan so hard that he stumbled and fell backward. He got up and turned around and aimed the gun at Nick. Nick with an angry face looked at Jonathan with piercing eyes, unmoved nor afraid. Karolina screamed in desperation as soon as she heard a click made by the cocking up of the gun.