THE REVENGE

EIGHTEEN

EIGHTEEN

The news I saw were so devastating, Kenadi was kidn*pped and gang r***d, everything was now proving to me that we were in total danger if we didn’t do anything about but what were we going to do? I had no strength to fight my enemies, we were outnumbered

“This is so sad, I mean just the other day Kenadi was here and now she is dead, her face all over the news, it sickens me, cant they just give up already?” Talia said while sobbing silently, I helped her wipe the tears on her face, I loved and still love Kenadi to date, deciding was stupid of her but she didn’t deserve to die, no one deserves to die such a cruel death, and being r***d? The pain, trauma and what she went through was so much for an individual; I missed her, so much.

“Death is inevitable, but then the world is so unfair sometimes, how much are going to go through for us to finally settle down, I’m already losing hope, I wish dad never moved us here, life was better in ghetto no one was dying and they would still be alive, nothing hurts more than losing the only close people you have learnt to grow with and call them your best friends, I miss dad and mom” I say and Pedro hugs me , it’s so sad that we going to bury our loved ones one by one ,my question still remained, who was going to be the next victim? Was it me or was it Talia?

“Shush baby, it’s going to be okay, everything will be okay trust me”

“I know but when exactly? I’m tired of losing more people day in day out, who is going to be the next victim? Is it me or is it going to be my sister?” I said while sobbing and he patted me on my back as he soothed me, it was helping but my heart was in so much distress, I was having an emotional rollercoaster

“As soon as we find the root cause of this, my mom is good at this and I’m sure she is going to c***k everything and you will get the justice you people deserve, we will and must know who is behind all of this” Pedro said ad I nodded in response, I didn’t have much courage to keep arguing, what was done was already don and there is no way I was going to change anything, there was no way I was going to bring my parents, grandma and Kenadi back, they were gone and gone forever, what mattered was keeping ourselves safe

“And by the way Danny can I ask you something?” Talia broke the silence

“Yeah sure, what is it?” I asked turning my full attention back to her

“Is there something you are not telling me? I mean we left the house and everything for them but they won’t leave us alone, did you take anything that they want when you went back to the house? You know I’m lost here, and I think once you give them what they want they will leave us alone I’m tired or running away from our problems, we should face them

“Hmm… why would you think I’m hiding anything from you Talia I thought we were past hiding things from each other?” I asked trying to dodge her question, I wanted to tell her everything but I figured out she was still young to handle the news, I was waiting for the right time but I guess I had to tell her everything

“The way you have been acting of late, and I just thought there was something you have bee hiding from me, those people are after something so tell, what is it? Is there something I should be concerned about?” She said and I cleared my throat nervously

“Hmm… there is something I need to tell you” I said nervously

“I knew there was something, eh so tell me what I’m I missing?” she said in a sarcastic tone and I knew she was mad at me, well she had the rights to, I had hidden something important from her but it was not my fault.

“When Grammy was dying she called me, she wanted to talk to me you remember?” I asked her hoping she did

“Of course I do remember everything; it is not like a month has passed or so? And are you sure you want to tell me while he is here? This is a family matter” she asked

“It’s okay, he knows everything Talia, so there is no problem” I said hoping she wouldn’t react but I was totally wrong about it

“Really? Danny is that how you want us to live? Is that how you have decided?”She asked and I felt guilty

“I’m sorry Talia, but Pedro was with me all the time, we were with him at the house, he drove me there and when we were almost caught, he saved me, I went there with her I just had to tell him” I said defensively

“What about me Danny? Didn’t I deserve to know the truth? At least what was going on?’ she asked looking at me and looked down

“I thought maybe you were too young to handle the truth, I was waiting for the right time; please don’t be mad at me”

“Of course I won’t be mad at you but let me ask you one question, how old are you again? You just turned sixteen and I’m thirteen, a difference of three years, why would you consider me young and that I can’t handle the truth, let me tell you one thing you should know is that I’m thirteen but I’m mature enough to handle any kind of news, I want to know what did Grammy tell you?” she asked and I was glad she was not holding anymore grudges

“I understand Talia, it’s your right to know everything, when grandma was dying she gave me a letter from dad, it seems like dad knew or let me say he foresaw his death, he left a letter that instructed me to back to the house and take something that why I asked Pedro to drive there, for security purposes and also for protection, dad had kept some documents which hold every detail of his other property , I kept them save and I think that is what they are after , truth be told, I’m not going to give them anything, it was dads wish we fight for what belongs to us and I’m not going to rest until I bring them down, so Talia tell me are you going to help m or not but don’t tell me to give them what they want, you and I both know well that dad was a fighter he was not a loser so you ad I are going to hold onto his legacy, uncle Steve must pay for the pain he has caused?”

“Uncle Steve? What do you mean by he must pay for the pain he has caused us? Is he part of the gang too?”

“Yes he is our number one target; he is the one behind our miseries and that is why I want a solid plan before we finally execute it

“What? Whey would some people be so inhumane? After what dad has done for him?” she said while shaking her head in despair

“That is the world we living in right now, it is so unfortunate that the people we trust the most are the ones who are betraying us “ I said and before anyone could reply , my phone rang, it was Mrs. Montero

“Hello Mrs. Montero?” I said after receiving the call

“Hello Danelya, I saw the news, I am coming home right now, I’m so sorry for what happened, I also have some news for you, I’m on my way” she said and hung up even before I could reply. I don’t know what the news was but I was hoping it was nothing serious, I was so done with sad news

“What was that?” Pedro asked

“It’s your mom, I think something is wrong somewhere, she said she has some news for me, honestly, I don’t know what to think, I’m just confused, I don’t know what to say let’s just wait for her” I said as I resumed my seat