Chapter 5

• Everything happened so fast that neither Lisa nor Chloe could comprehend what was happening.
• Mr. Martinez ran at lightning speed and with a deafening roar.
• In an instant, his large hands were wrapped around her small neck.
• His eyes glowed with fury as his nose flared continuously.
• Slowly, his eyes were bloodshot and filled with an intent to murder, repeating one word in particular as he continued to choke the life out of her.
• "It's all your fault!"
• He roared, as he increased the pressure of his hands wrapped around her neck.
• "A—am s—sorry,"
• Lisa choked on her words as she felt her eyes slowly roll to the back.
• Her face turned blue as she struggled to get away from his chokehold on her.
• "Shut up!" He barked.
• "I want you to keep quiet and remain that way permanently," he said, as his eyes glowed once more to kill.
• Spit dripped from the corners of her mouth as she continued to struggle.
• "L—let go of me."
• She coughed, as tears brimmed down the corners of her eyes.
• Her airways burned, as she struggled to gasp for air.
• "Let her go, you idiot!"
• Chloe screamed as she flew to the aid of her choking friend, only to be shoved roughly to the side by Mr Martinez.
• "Stay out of this, Chloe I will deal with you later. " He growled darkly.
• "Let go of her right now!" She demanded, almost on the verge of tears.
• She glanced at Lisa and noticed her eyes were dropping.
• Lisa could not struggle anymore. Her efforts were ineffective against this brute force.
• Smash!
• She heard the sound of broken ceramics and felt the hands around her airways loosen.
• Her body dropped heavily to the floor, as all energy had been drained from her.
• Her body convulsed as she tried to breathe freely once more.
• She felt the blood rushing back into her body and could not help the sobs that escaped her lips.
• "Are you alright?" Chloe asked as she ran to her side, panic evident in her voice, as she helped her sit up.
• Mr Martinez took three steps back, looking at Chloe in awe as he held the back of his head.
• Seeps of blood gushed heavily onto his shirt and to the floor.
• His vision started to smear as he held onto the table as if his life depended on it.
• "Did you hit me? With a vase? " He said as he brought his right hand over his face for inspection.
• "And so what? You were trying to kill her. It was self-defence. " Chloe yelled at the top of her lungs, her face red with anger as tears smeared her cheeks.
• "I will kill you. Both of you! " He clenched his fists as his eyes scanned the office, looking for a weapon.
• His eyes settled on a coat rack, and his eyes flashed.
• An evil smirk rested on his thin lips as he walked over to it. With each step he took, he left a trail of blood.
• "Stand up. You need to stand up!"
• "Get up, Lisa!" Chloe's voice raised a little, anger dripping in her words, as she watched every movement Mr Martinez made.
• Lisa stood on shaky knees as he grew weary of what was about to happen.
• "To the door, Lisa. Run! "
• She ran as she nudged Lisa towards the door with all her strength.
• Rushing towards the door, they thrust the door open, with Martinez trailing right behind them.
• As he tried to keep up, his strides became clumsy.
• He swung the rack, as he aimed at Chloe. He missed and hit the narrow passage wall.
• "Faster Lisa!"
• Chloe yelled as she pushed Lisa forward once more.
• Lisa felt drained. Her heart was beating as loud as a drum as adrenaline pumped into her veins.
• Her hands were clammy and shaky, and she ran as fast as she could.
• Never had she felt this much fear in her life. Tears streamed down her face as she peered at Mr Martinez.
• The dark gaze and the blood dripping down his face were enough to give her a nightmare.
• Chloe's cry put a stop to her running and her imagination.
• She snapped her head back so fast that it would have broken her neck.
• "Chloe!"
• Lisa cried out when she saw her friend lying on the floor, pain etched over her face, and Mr Martinez hovering over her head, ready to take a swing again.
• Her scream was loud enough to attract some employees, who immediately dashed towards the office.
• For the second time that day, Lisa's body took over her before she could think of doing anything.
• 'Running over,' she slammed into Mr Martinez, taking the hit for Chloe, sending them both to the ground.
• With one shaky step, Martinez became aware of the fast-moving footsteps heading their way, and with another shaky step, he stood on his feet.
• Once more, he towered over them with the rack in his hand, ready to take another swing at one of the girls.
• This time, it was Lisa.
• "You bitch, this is all your fault from the very start. If only you hadn't worked here, but now you have to die! " He taunted, ready to take a swing.
• "Die bitch!"
• He swung the rack, aiming at the base of her head with a crazed look on his face when someone stopped him.
• "What are you doing?"
• A man in a waiter's uniform demanded, a glare on his face as he gaped at his boss.
• "Let go, I need to kill this bitch!" He said as he struggled to collect the rack from the waiter.
• "Stop, Mr Martinez!" He called, as he struggled with him. "Call the cops now."
• He signalled one of his colleagues as he tried to trap Martinez in his hold.
• "They are on their way."
• One of the colleagues called out as he informed them of the cops' arrival.
• "You won't get away with this, you hear me? You won't! Mark my words; I will be back, and when I come back, I will make sure I end you properly. "
• Those were the last words he threw at Lisa before he was taken by the cops.
• "It's all right," Chloe said as she tried to soothe her.
• "Don't worry, he won't be coming out soon. I can assure you, and I promise nothing is going to happen to you. "
• "I hope so too," Lisa spoke up, her voice shaky.
• "Time to leave." "Sir," the officer announced as he walked into the vehicle.
• Lisa sobbed as they all watched the retreating van containing their former boss.
• "What will happen now?" One of their colleagues asked as they all stared at nothing with their heads hung low.
• "We get back to work. That is the only thing that can happen now." Chloe mumbled as she walked into the cafe.
• "It's all my fault," Lisa whispered as she stared at the grim faces of her colleagues, before entering the cafe.
• "I wish everything would just take a huge turn for the best for me. Only this once." She begged as she looked at the sky through the glass doors, before going in fully.
• Unknown to her was the wish she had just made, which was about to come true.