There was nothing more I hated than the fear that had me frozen to the ground .
I could not move . For a while ,I was just shuddering in my husband's arms .
I knew that he was there . I knew that it was over . I knew that Seymore had no power over me now .
Even the bricks that he had thrown at me did not hurt that much at that time .
But my body could not trust it . Like it was still gripped by a poisonous snake .
" Julia , can you look at me ?," Liam was asking but I could not find my voice .
As I turned to look at Seymore , he was still there , standing . He still had a brick in his hand .
Terror washed over me . His eyes were drunk in a daze of madness .
What if he hit Liam this time ?
Finally I found my voice as Seymore advanced on us in blinding speed .
My scream was cut shot as Liam pushed on the concrete so fast that the air left my lung .
I realised that he had his palm under my head cushioning my fall .
I felt his body vibrate as the brick hit his back .
" Oh no , oh no ," I sobbed .
I grabbed his arm, crying ," STOP! STOP ! I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU HURT HIM !"
First one to arrive at the scene was Liam's manager .
Liam pressed her lips into a tight smile ," I am fine Julia , Rodger , can you see to it if she is hurt ?"
His manager asked cautiously," Bu-but you are bleeding ."
I could see it too .
When he had pushed me on the ground , his left side was exposed to Seymore . The brick might have hit him at the corner of his forehead .
Seymore turned back and started running .
" Julia , stay here ," Liam bolted after him
" No ! No !," despite my warning, he did not stay there .
" He is bleeding !," I said .
" I know , Mrs. Anderson but I can't leave you here , alone ," the manager whimpered ," Maybe if we call some security -"
I got up on my feet and ran towards the direction they had gone .
Rodger was shouting my name behind , telling how dangerous it was .
" Call the security, NOW !," I ordered him .
He was a timid guy . I could not leave the safety of my husband in his hand .
The sky was slowly becoming clear.
I could see the silhouettes of two men as soon as I had the turn.
It was the same place Seymore had caught me few minutes ago .
A shriek rose from their struggles and I quickened my pace .
Liam was still bleeding, probably. My heart stopped as I saw the sleeves of his green hoodie was stained with red .
He was hurt .....he was hurt ...
The terror and rage washed over me.
I would kill Seymour today , I decided , of he would not leave me , I would really kill him today .
It took me sometimes to see Seymore clearly.
He was lying on the ground , crawled up on the concrete .
" Get up ,"Liam was saying but I couldn't really recognise that voice .
And the man before me....I also did not know him...
He looked like my husband, he sounded like he really was Liam Anderson.
But something in him was terribly unfamiliar.
Maybe it was his eyes , the cold nonchalant look he has when a man was bleeding at his feet.
Yes , I could see that Seymore was injured at its head - same like Liam but the blood gushing out of his head made me feel shiver . I could smell the rusty iron scent .
I felt like life , itself was bleeding out of him.
But the man who looked like Liam could not care less . Now that my vision was getting clearer , I saw a chunk of brick in his hand -one that looked familiar as the one that Seymore was carrying earlier.
" Didn't you hear me , I said to get the fuck up ," he .....the unrecognisable Liam pressed his boot on Seymore's wound, squeezing him to the ground . As Seymore struggled to breath , he continuedc," Even dogs do better after being trained for a year . Why can't you ?"
Seymore with his last bit of strength shook him away and tried to crawl out .
This time his boots pressed on his fingers .
Seymore's cry drowned the sound of bones cracking under pressure.
'Or maybe.....maybe I heard it wrong, ' I told myself,' Maybe I just imagined the sound .'
For a second , there was no Liam , there was not Seymore .
There was me and my father .
I was curled up on the floor .
" Don't blame me for it ," father was saying ," You brought it upon myself."
Darkness swam my vision , as I shook my head trying to shake my father's image off my head .
That monster was gone ...but he was still buried deep inside my brain to arrive infront of me as he pleased .
I could not take it anymore.
" Stop ," with every bit of force left in me , I called my husband's name ," LIAM ! STOP !"