Break This Spell You've Created

I stood there frozen and looked into the emptiness of the gun. Everyone stopped moving.

"Juan." my dad said carefully."put the gun down."

Juan chuckles and smirks."Melinda WILL marry Cesar if it's the last thing I do."

"Well I'll do anything to prevent that if it's the last thing I DO!" spat Nathan as he tried to struggle free from the grip, didn't work. Juan's eyes go from me to Nathan and so does his gun.

"No!" I quickly said."I'll marry your son...just don't hurt him."

Juan's smirk grew wider.

"No! Melinda." said Nathan. I ignored him.

"Let's go." he said he motioned me to walk out the preists door."Bob, keep this gun to his head, if something funny happens, shoot him." He hands the gun to bob, who was one of the body guards holding Nathan.

"Don't do this Melinda!" yelled Nathan.

"Shut up." barked bob and striked Nathan across the cheek with the gun, which left a scratch. My heart skipped a beat as the metal met his cheek.

Before I could say anything Juan grabs me by my arm and jerks me out of the office.

"Wipe those tears, Princesa," he hissed in my ear. I shrugged my shoulder, because his voice hurt my eardrum.(Princess) I quickly wipe the tears on my cheeks, looking nice was the last thing in my mind, if you could imagine.

We faced the entrance door that would lead me to my unhappiness.Just as we got there, the song began to play. You know the wedding one. Dun dun dun.

"Just on time, Princesa. Suck it up." he said and lightly slapped my butt. I was too much in pain and shock to be angry. The doors are swung open to reveal a full church. White flowers at the end of the benches. All of the guest's faces turned to me. They gasp and mummer as they see me.

I don't smile or anything. Someone hands me the bouquet, which were white roses. I took them and Juan linked our arms and started to walk down the aisle. I didn't react at first, but then he pulled a little and I budged and walked with him down the aisle. I looked at the front and saw a shocked mom. I gave her a 'help me' look. She had a confused look.

Before I knew it we were at the altar.

"Don't do anything...funny." he hissed in my ear and I nod and faked a smile. Cesar who had a tux and looked descent, for once. He gives me a questioning look and I ignore it.
We bend down to our knees, on the cushions of course, and waited for the preist to start.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this women in Holy Matrimony..."

I space out after that, not paying attention to anything. I closed my eyes and started to pray. I wanted my happily ever after. I wanted my Prince Charming to come and save me with his noble steed.

"Melinda Gomez," said Cesar waking me from my thoughts, it was time for the rings."take this as a symbol of our love." He slips the silver ring.

"Cesar Rodriguez," my voice was harsh but I cleared it."Take this as a symbol of our love." and I slipped the silver ring on his left finger.

"Before I continue, is there any reason why this couple should not be joined in Holy Matrimony? Speak now or forever hold your peace." said the priest.

BAM!!!

Everyone, including me, whips their heads back. There at the entrance door stood a beat up Charles, Peter and Nathan, all had victorious smirks on their faces.

"Of course there is a reason." boomed Nathan. I smile appears on my face."Melinda and I belong together."

Everyone in the room gasps and begins to talk. The paparazzi began to take pictures of Nathan, who was now walking down the aisle. My smile grew wider. I stood from my knees and rushed those little steps down the altar and began to walk towards Nathan.

BANG BANG!!!

Women shrieked at the sound of the gunshots. I ducked a little out of instict and looked back. Juan had another gun and now was pointing it at me, smoke coming out of the end of the gun. His face was undescribebly furious.

"What did I say? huh? Don't do anything funny!" he barked at me, his face now inches from mine. Women yelled as the noticed the gun on his hand.

"Father?" said Cesar coming down the altar.

~~~~~No One's Point of View~~~~~

"Get back up there." barked Juan, not taking his eyes off Melinda who was scared shitless. She was once again looking into the gun's chamber, where a bullet was visible.

Nathan stood frozen. What his next move? If he went for it and tried to move Melinda out of the way, she was only five feet away, but the bullet was a lot faster than him. He growled in frustration, he had no idea what to do. He cletched his hand into a fist. Then he got an idea.

"Just let us be, Juan!" Nathan yelled. If he could get him distracted for a bit, someone else might save Melinda.

Juan looked into Melinda's eyes. This was the women for his son. She was perfect. When Nathan spoke, he turned his eyes to nathan and his gun as well.

Melinda's blood froze as Juan's gun pointed behind her.

Yes, this is just what Nathan wanted, divert Juan's attention from Melinda to him.

"Juan, you don't want to do this." Bella (mom) said carefully, just as Sebastian had done so.

"Don't get in this Bella." snarled Juan. Someone in the crowd whimpered. It was Jose and Victor. Melinda looked to her left and saw the twin boys, scared and sad.

The boys didn't know what was going on. Why did Juan had a gun? Was he going to kill their sister? No. At least they hoped not.

Seeing their face scared like that made Melinda angry.

"Let's continue this, shall we?" said Juan, snapping everyone from their thoughts. Melinda turns her eyes back to Juan's.

"Please Juan, don't do this. Can't you see I LOVE Nathan? He's my everything." Melinda pleaded with her eyes, she carefully took two steps back and spreaded her arms wide in a protective way."I can't let you harm my true love."

"Step aside Melinda. I'm going to kill this parasite." snarled Juan. Melinda merely shook her head."Fine I'll take down both of you."

The next few seconds were in slow motion.

Baaaaaannnnnnngggggg!!!!

Juan pressed the trigger. Nathan made a run for it and tried to get Melinda out of the way, while Peter and Chuck tackled Juan down to the floor and the gun flew out of his hand.

Melinda closed her eyes and prepared for impact of the bullet. The next thing she knows she jerked on the floor and a grunt of someone. Melinda opened her eyes as she landed on the floor and saw Nathan's body fall to the floor.

"NATHAN!!" she shrieked in horror, as Nathan's shoulder was bleeding. Melinda crawls to Nathan's fallen body, she couldn't hold the tears anymore."Nathan!" everything was going back to normal, no more slow motion. More women shrieked and most of the guest ran outside. Melinda stayed by Nathan's side.She applied pressure on his wound, Nathan winces in pain.

His body began to feel cold. He could barely open his eyes, but when he did he was looking into Melinda's. Her eyes were crying and this made him sad. He winces in pain as Melinda applied the pressure. He feels one of her warm tears on his cheek.

"Me-lin-da." he was able to say.

"Shh...don't talk an ambulance it's on its way. Don't worry everything will be fine." she said as she sobbed. She wipes some of the blood off her hand on her dress. She cups Nathan's face and crashes her lips on him."Stay with me. I love you so much, please don't leave me."

Her voice was so far away. He closed and reopened his eyes and then closed them once more.