chapter 3

I wake up to my alarm clock ringing, i dag myself out of bed and to to the bathroom to take a shower, I wrap a towel around myself and go to my walk-in closet to find some clothes. I decide to put on a black tank top with a black lacy shirt, i then pick out a pair of dark red skinny jeans and slide them on. I go over to my mirror and begin to brush out the knots in my hair. I make some pancakes for breakfast and decide to the bakery to open up. I drive to the bakery and within a few minutes i get there and start arranging everything before Marlene and Lynn get here. By the time I'm done customers start arriving and we all start with our daily routine. my mum comes by to the bakery to see how I'm doing. " Mum peter and i broke up, i got tired of all his shit and yesterday he crossed the line and i had to put him in his place" i tell her. " I'm glad honey you know i have never liked peter to begin with" i release a sigh " Yeah" i know. we continue chatting for a while since we don't live together and i rarely see her.

"Today is the day Chris and I were going too see each other, but i lost contact of her and i know nothing of her" i tell my mum with a sad face i really do miss Chris a lot. "Stop thinking about those people who brought us tragedy" my mum tells me with tears clouding her vision and she turns around and leave the bakery. she has always blame Chris and her family for my fathers death and it makes me guilty to make her upset. I watch her retrieving figure leave the bakery.

Flashback

"Did you realize I'm wearing this Tris" Chris showed me her beautiful diamond necklace clasped around her neck. i giggled, yes Chris It's beautiful. She removed her hands behind her back to reveal to me a small, squared box wrapped with a red ribbon. i took it from her and opened it carefully to reveal a beautiful green diamond necklace just like hers. Chris, It's beautiful, thank you. " I want both of us to have one, so we can be connected forever..."

End of flash back.

I'm broken out of my trance with a gun pointed to the side of my head, I'm frozen wide eyed at the stop with my hand still holding my necklace from Chris. I remain still and not panic just like how my dad taught me to react in the act of fear or danger and try to think of a way through. The guy who has a gun to my head brings his mouth closer to my ear and whispers " Now that peter isn't here you don't have anyone to protect you." i remain calm and take a look at my surrounding and see the customers together with Marlene and Lynn are on the ground with there hands on there heads while the other two men are pointing there guns and watching around for any movement, the one who has a gun to my head takes my blonde hair in his nose and sniffs it i take the advantage of his distraction and elbow him on the stomach and since he is not expecting it, he doubles over in pain to clutch his stomach and the gun falls away from his hands to the floor at a distance where he can't reach it. Through the corner of my eye as i kick him in the jaw i see someone doing the same with the other men, we fight and i end up knocking him unconscious, i go for the second one who had his back towards me and is trying to fight the unknown person who is also fighting and knock him out with a glass jar to his head and ends up breaking into million pieces, kick him in the jaw and throw his towards the wall and he falls unconscious to the floor.

I turn around and see that it's only one of them left and also has his back towards me fighting with the other person who i can see is a woman. I climb on one of the chairs and jump on his back while pulling his neck, he moves backward and hits the wall with me on his back repeatedly i finally let go and jump to the floor and kneel under the table next to where the man and the woman are now fighting, from my position i knee him on the ground and when he doubles over in pain i stand and get between them i throw a punch to his jaw and kick him in the head as he falls to the ground simultaneously me and the woman turn towards opposite direction with our backs towards each other touching, her with a gun pointed in her direction and me with nothing but a fighting posture. "It's me" i turn my head slightly to the side and see a black hair tied with a rubber since i can only see her back, but i know i can never forget that voice ever it belongs to my best friend that i have longed all this years to see. " Chris" i asked to confirm "Yes" she confirms. After everything i call the cops while they are still unconscious to take them away, they arrive shortly and take the men away. The customers are still shocked by what happen and Lynn and Marlene try to calm them down.

" Forgive us this never happens, how sad please come again, it's on the house" i apologize to the customers as they leave. Once they are gone i turn and take a few steps towards where Chris is we hug each other tightly while laughing and jumping up and down with joy. We finally release each other and look at each other while still smiling. " I still can't believe it!, you came at the right moment. Do you have a gun" I ask her while still smiling at her and her doing the same "Yes I'm a bodyguard" She tells me with so much pride in her voice while smiling widely. " Like my dad" i ask her with so much joy and admiration. "Like your dad" she confirms " Andrew was the best role model i had in life and with the parents i have" She says. " It was also my dream, but oh well i couldn't do it. I wanted to be like him" i tell her with a sigh. " If you didn't do it , it wasn't because you couldn't, you defended yourself very well.I'm proud of you. Do you still have good aim?" she asks thinking back to when my dad taught us how to shoot targets and throw knives. " Why didn't you follow your dream?" she asks me again i sigh and answer her. " It was hard making the decision to come live in Los Angeles, i met Peter he was my first and only boyfriend, we just got separated" i tell her it's true I've never dated anyone else apart from Peter.

"You know something? for a reason we found each other again, I'm going to help you. I have a very good idea" She says with a very mischievous smile and a twinkle in her eye. I look at her strangely and suspiciously wondering what she means. When we get home she tells me of her plans of helping me be a bodyguard just like my dad and i agree with her offer after all she's making my dream come true. I also agree that if i do achieve my goal I'm going to leave Marlene and Lynn in charge of the bakery since i do trust them enough to run the shop even when I'm not makes all the arrangements through the agency that she works with and tells me that she is protecting a very rich business man by the name Will and that there are only two female bodyguards in the agency she works with her and another lady by the name Shauna who works for a rich man known as Zeke.

6month later (Tris was able to be trained and became one of the best female bodyguard in the agency.)

Four P.O.V

It has been a few weeks now from the day i got the dreadful call informing me about my parents is the day of the funeral and I've been all over making sure everything is organized well and ready.I'm currently in the living room with Lauren and Sam waiting for the bodyguards to arrive so as to head towards the cemetery. i go over to Sam and kneel in front of her as she looks at me with expectant eyes. " I don't want you to come to the funeral" i tell her as i take her small hands in mine i know how hard it will be for her. "But i want to go please" she argues back. i was about to try and reason with her when Laureen interrupted me " Tobias i think it will be a good idea that she comes with us" i glare at her but she just continues" It's whats right they were her grandparents" she says. " Laureen please this is not up for discussion" i tell her coldly. "Please dad i loved my grandparents very much" she insisted with sad eyes "But..." i was about to continue as i get interrupted by Myra our house help. " Sir, the bodyguard have arrived" She says. "Thank you Myra please let them in" I tell her. She comes back with three well built men,with black well fitted suit following close behind her. " Sir I'm sorry to have meet you in moments like this, I'm Uriah, I'm going to be Marlene's bodyguard"he said referring to Marlene my sister as he held his hand out for a hand shake.

I take it and shake it once before releasing, The next man steps forward . I'm Eric I'm assigned to miss Lauren" he says "I'm Lauren" she says from the coach where she has sat. and the last man looked a little bit older than the rest steps forward. " I'm Amar i'm going to be taking care of your security sir" he said and i nodded to all of them. "Very well my sister is in her room, Myra please take the young man to Marlene"i tell her. " Right this way please" Myra tells him. " Thank you" after they are gone i look around and realize that Sam has no bodyguard. "My daughter's bodyguard is missing" i tell them as i turn around to look at Sam who is behind me. "Where is she?" i asked looking at both Amar and Eric. "She is parking the car" Amar says i nod my head and wait i turn to look behind me and when i turn back forward I'm left speechless, it's her even more beautiful than ever with her beautiful blue/grey eyes which are filled with schock just like mine. she is dreesed in a dark tight fitting pants, with a white tight button tshirt which fits her at all the right places showing off her curves and a dark leather jacket, she is breath taking she came forward and stood in front of me with a beautiful smile on her small lips. " I'm Tris Prior Samantha's bodyguard" She says staring directly into my eyes as i stare into hers.

Out of the corner of my eye i see Sam stand up and comes towards us. " Your the one that saved me" she tells Tris while smiling widely at her. " What?" i hear Lauren say as she comes and stand right next to me. "Yes" Tris says looking down at Sam with a wide smiling and winks at her. Lauren is still looking at Tris strangely with furrowed eyes. " She is the one that saved me when i was drowning mommy" Sam says as she goes to stand next to Lauren and takes her hands. I'm so much captivated by Tris that i can't get my eyes off her.I have been thinking about her ever since that day that she came to deliver the cake wondering if i will ever see her beautiful face ever again." I don't understand, first you come and bring cakes and now it turns out that you're a bodyguard" Lauren says next to me and I turn to give her a cold glare, Lauren can be irritating most of the time. I turn back to look at Tris when I hear her angelic voice speak" I was in a mission, if you want to ask for refrences from the agency yo..." she says "NO, it's not necessary, We are going to my Parents funeral" I interrupt her before she even gets to finish her sentence. Out of the corner of my eye I can see Lauren turns to look at me strangely but I ignore her.

"I'm very sorry sir" Tris says with a sad look at her face and I return the gesture. We all head to the Cemetary for the burial. The ceremony went on as planned and there are many guest considering my parents were very known people and respected to. As I am listening to the pastor going on with the ceremony I saw a movement through the corner of my eye. Tris who is sitting behind Samantha has moved forward in her sit and is whispering something to her ear I decide to pay close attention to hear what she is saying. "Princess, one day they taught me that the people you love and those who love you when they die they go to heaven and they turn into guardian Angels, Do you know the prayer?" tris says to her. Sam who is listening keenly nods her head very fast. and together they start the prayer. " My guardian Angel, my sweet companion, Don't abandon me neither night nor day. The hours that pass, they the hours of the day, if you're with me, the will be hours of joy, come to my side always, your hand in mine, guardian angel, my sweet companion." they finish together and turn to look at each other with smiles plastered on their faces and I found one forming in my face too. This woman is amazing she never sees to amaze me.

Tris P.O.V

I finish my prayer with Samantha and smile at her I can see Tobias doing the same but Lauren looks at me with cold eyes I ignore her and turn back to the front. All over sudden the priest who is in his way to the sit gets shot at the back and falls to the ground. People start to scream and fall to the ground I carry sam with one had and a gun on the other as I ran towards the coffin to take cover. "Samantha!" I can hear Tobias worried voice calling her daughter. "Dad" sam calls back we exchange fire with the snipper is on top of the building. "GET DOWN ALL OF YOU!" I can hear Eric shouting. I look up in time just to see the snipper distacted and take the advantage. I stand up from behind the coffin aim my gun at the snipper on the roof,take a deep breath and fire. I see him fall from the roof down to the ground. I did it I killed that bastard. People take it as their que to leave and they go running away from the cemetery each bodyguard ensuring that their clients are safe. I suddenly feel a warm hand on my waist and turn around to be met with Tobias worried eyes. We stared at each other for a while his hands on my waist and one of mine on his bicep and the other holding the gun. He takes my shades from my eyes and that's when reality kicks in I just killed a man.