THE COST OF BEING RICH
Chapter Nineteen
As I walk along the boat deck, I am outraged
by my stupidity. When I saw her with Dawson I lost all logic. That could
never happen to me again. In that moment my heart turned colder than the
ice water I hoped never to be in contact with.
My eyes gradually fell on Murdoch, refusing
any man to come near him. "We had a deal, damn you."
"Stay back," he ordered, and aimed
a pistol at me. Very nice, Caledon. This trip was supposed to save your
relationship with Rose. Instead, she’s risking her life for a gutter rat, and
you have a pistol pointed at you on a sinking ship. Very nicely done.
A man approached Murdoch, and on an impulse
Murdoch shoots him in the chest.
For a while I’d known that many people would
be robbed of their lives that night, but it wasn’t until then did I realize
what it was actually like to watch the life leave someone’s body.
Murdoch saluted to his men and put a bullet
through his temple. He toppled off the boat deck and into the water just a few
feet below. In horror, I watched his lifeless body float and the bills fan
around him as they drifted out of his coat pocket.
It was then that I heard the last call for any
more women or children.
Dimly, I remember seeing a crying child in an
alcove. I knew what I must do.