The Bad Daughter

Sarah's composure faltered for a moment. "Don't you dare bring him into this!" she hissed, her tone venomous.

"Oh, but I must!" Laura shouted, her voice rising. "You killed him! You couldn't even trust your own husband. And now you're here, judging me? "you are the one who shouldn't say his name! you killed him! if you even loved him one bit you would have believed him and wouldn't have suspected him !!! you don't even know he was helping you!"

Sarah took a step closer. "Laura, listen to me. Whatever you think you know, this isn't the way to handle it. Step down, and we'll talk."

Laura took a step back, her heel hanging off the edge. "Talk? No, Detective. I think we're long past talking; YOU cannot blame me for your errors !!! especially YOU … not YOU … don't you dare!!!

"Vivian Donovan I told you, not to get anyone here!!! you will regret for not listening to me!!!"

And then seeing Vivian's detoriating condition she cried,

"DON'T pretend in front of me!!! it's all your acting you maniac murderer!!!"

"you think no one will know what you have done!!! you really thought you could be a human??? and forget all about what you had?!!!"

ground seemed to slip under Max feet as he heard her say these words... he knew too clearly what Laura was saying... and in front of Sarah Blake. A police personnel.

Vivian didn't seem to heed to her word she was just scrambled on the floor like in a panic attack gasping for air and absently staring at Laura, her hand on her chest and other hand supporting her from lying flat on the ground. 

"Ms. Laura smith ... listen to me I will protect you, I will do anything you ask me…" Max moved closer to Laura near the edge and said in a quiet voice that was not audible to anyone...

"I was right!!! you like her don't you, DAWG! ? Laura bent down and her face came in close proximity to his face, so close that he could even see the pattern of her iris and his own frightened shadow in her eyes...

"she is crying for her brother but when she killed my brother, she didn't know the consequences then? she thought she could get away with it THAT easily? and that no one will come after her? huh? what? cat got your tongue now?... BARK NOW???"

She was visibly happy to see him scared, absentminded and trembling under the weight of her words... but she was wrong, he was scared but he was not absent minded and was thinking and before she could react he encircled his arm around her waist without any reaction or a warning and pulled her towards him yanking her off balance and pulling her away from the edge. She screamed, clawing at him, but he held her firmly.

"Let me go!" she shrieked, kicking and writhing.

Sarah rushed forward, handcuffs ready. Laura fought like a wild animal, her nails digging into Max's arms.

"You don't understand!" Laura screamed. "I am not the KILLER! it's you! both of you she spits at Sarah ... no no not both of you all of you are killers !!! she was struggling hard..."

Sarah managed to cuff one wrist, "I didn't kill anyone it's not me... you killed john! did you even love him !!!! even when I wanted to love him he was loyal to you!!! that bitch killed him!!! you cannot do this to me!!! not you!!! you have no right!!! check in your people who follow you like dogs licking your boots but are snakes !!!"

Let me go !!! Laura cried

"IT WAS…" before she could say more a bullet came piercing her throat from front to back... she crumpled to the ground... holding her neck with her hands one cuffed and other free ... a gush of blood coming out like a fountain escaping through her fingers. max was holding her, Sarah horror struck and looked into the direction of bullet...

 "WHO FIRED?!" Sarah roared, spinning toward the stairwell where her team had gathered now.

"It was me," Maya said, lowering her weapon.

"AGH!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Sarah bellowed.

"Ma'am…Sarah!" Maya tried to retaliate

"SHUT THE F*** UP"

"CALL FOR A MEDIC! NOW!"

Max cradled Laura's limp body as Sarah pressed a muffler to her neck in a desperate attempt to staunch the bleeding. Vivian crawled toward them, her face pale and expressionless.

"Laura," Vivian whispered, her voice trembling.

Laura looked in the direction of Sarah and then behind her towards Maya who was busy calling the medic and glancing at her occasionally. then Laura passed her stare to Vivian. she took her blood stained hand away from her neck and moved her hand in search of something, as soon as her hand touched Vivian's she held it and painfully directed it towards one side... Vivian pulled her hand towards her and held it... Laura pulled it away with a screech and before Vivian could hold it again she started tracing with her finger, brushing against Vivian's skin. With her last ounce of strength, she traced two shaky letters onto Vivian's palm: "RT…"

and then he eyes rolled and her hand fell limp.

"Laura?" Vivian whispered again, tears streaming down her face.

Max shouted "Detective?!"

And they rushed her to the hospital leaving behind Vivian. Who was sitting there struck and senseless... she again fell to the ground, seemingly in a prostration with an unknown silent prayer, on her lips.... But maybe it was too late.