THE REVENGE

NINETEEN

NINENTEEN

“I don’t know what to say Danny, honestly we were making progress but I just don’t know what happened, I just got the news and trust me you, I feel so bad, I have failed you” she said as she buried her head in her hands, I didn’t know what to say because I didn’t know the news she had for us, Talia and I

“Mum, just talk it out, what really happened? You making us curious” Pedro said pleading with his mum and we all nodded in agreement

“Mrs. Montero, what really happened?” I asked my curiosity building up

“Well, I don’t know where to start from; you remember the guy told you about? The one helping me with your parents’ case?”

“Of course I do what happened to him?” I asked crossing fingers that it wasn’t what I was thinking

“When I said ill talk to him then I get back to you, we actually talked on phone and he told me that he was done collecting information about the bones found at the accident scene and he was going to ask his insider doctor to do some research on it and then he would give m the full report when we meet?” she asked and I nodded in agreement, everyone in the room was silent and the silence was deafening with all of us waiting for the news, I was nervous and curious at the same time

“Eh I do remember, what happened to him? Is he okay?” I asked in a concerned tone and she shook her head

“Well, he is okay for now” she said as she sipped on her juice and we all gave her a question glance

“What do you mean by he is okay for now? Is something wrong? What is really happening? This is getting more complicated than I thought” Talia said and I kind of agreed with her, everything was going haywire and I was happy with the way things were taking course

“Well good news is that he is still alive but I had to take him into another country for safety until things cooled down, this is bigger than I thought my daughters, we are dealing with dangerous people and I suggest I hire more security guys to take care of you, your lives are at stake” she said and that got me a little bit more nervous, my heart was thumping against my chest furiously, I had to do something before those guys got to us and killed us even before w fulfilled our dad’s wish

“And what is the bad news? I hope it’s nothing big” Pedro said and I hoped so too

“The doctor he gave the bones and everything was murdered in cold blood in his house and the private laboratory was turned upside down , everything is gone and w are back to square one, it’s so devastating and sad that the innocent man just died, and he had nothing to do with whatever is going on right now, I feel guilty and sad that I’m the cause of all these and there is nothing I can do right now” she said and my heart sunk, everything we had to bring the enemies down was gone and we were back to square one, with nothing to do and nowhere to start from, the world is so unfair sometimes, and the sad part of it is that it’s the story of my life, sad story

“Oh my God, why would someone be so inhumane? What did the innocent man deserve to die such cruel death?” Talia asked and we all had no answer to that, the silence in the house was deafening and the air was so tense

“I don’t know my dear, so, me part of m feel like I have failed you, I don’t were to start from since the only evidence we had is now gone and we are back to square one, I’m a failure” Mrs. Montero said and we all stared at her blankly, I mean she had done her best to help us and we were not going to take that for granted no matter what just happened

“No don’t say that Mrs. Montero, you have done your best to help us, no one was willing to take us I but you took us in, gave us free food, a place to rest and a roof over our heads and we can’t and will never take that for granted, I believe there is always a way out of every situation and we are going to make it from here,, what I’m not sure is when will things ever be okay but I trust the process, Talia said and I agreed with her, but I still had something to say, I still believe Talia said and I were responsible for everything that was happening

“Talia is right, but I still think we are the reason for all that is happening, if you didn’t take us in, none of this would have happened, that doctor wouldn’t have died, look at what just happened, Kenadi is gone, the innocent doctor is gone too, who else is going to die? The more we stay here, the more people we are going to lose, I still think it will be okay if we just left, we are going to cause more problems, more death than we have already done, we need to leave as early as possible” I said as I wiped the tears that were freely flowing on my cheeks in torrents and they all looked at me like I was some crazy b***h straight from hell

Truth be told , we were the reason everything was happening , grandma’s death, Kenadi’s death too, if I had talked to her before she left she wouldn’t have left and she wouldn’t have died too, she wouldn’t have made such a rush decision . I still blame myself for her death d grandma’s up to date, maybe I should have given them what they wanted and they wouldn’t be roaming all over killing innocent people.

“Danny, why are you talking like that? I love you all as my own daughters and trust me you, I have been wanting my son Pedro to have a girlfriend whom ill take in as my own daughter and when he introduced you to me as his friend, at first I prayed and hoped that you two could end up together and God answered my prayers, you a lovely girl Danelya and your sister is one soul I wouldn’t trade for anything , you are all lovable, maybe I never met your parents but like they say, the fruit doesn’t fall far away from the tree, no doubt your parents were good people, I’m only helping you because I want to and not that someone is forcing me to offer help. And about the doctor, what happened already happened and that doesn’t mean we are going to stop there, there is always another way right?” she asked and we all agreed with her, she was somehow right, I didn’t have to give up that early, I had to fight for them , it was my battle and I was going to finish what I started

“Mom is right Danny , you don’t have to give up this early, we are here with you and we are going to make sure everything is okay and back to normal, we going to fight and finish the race, don’t give up already and don’t blame yourself for all the deaths that occurred , it wasn’t planned and its God’s plan” Pedro said and hugged me , I had lost all hopes but there they were, trying to give me hope ad ready to embrace me when I need them the most , offering me the shoulder to lean on

“Thanks for what you have done for us, I don’t know how thankful I can be to you but you are all heaven sent, I don’t want to end up like my cousin, I want to fight for my parents’ justice” I said as I wiped my tears and he helped me out

“Don’t worry my dear, I understand what you are going through and how you guys are feeling right now, I have been there and I know how that feels but losing hope should not be on your mind right now, I want you to be strong like you were before , we are going to fight this with you and I am going to make sure you all get what you deserve, your family’s justice and all you own back” she said and we all agreed with her, we had already become one big family

“So about Kenadi , have you thought about her? What really happened” she later asked as we were taking late lunch in the dining room

“I just saw on the news that she was gang r***d and her body dumped by the roadside, I wish she listened to us, she wouldn’t have died such a horrible death, she didn’t deserve it” I said as I imagined what she went through

“Yes it is sad but we never plan or predict our death, I think it will be fine if buried her before the weekend so that you guys can resume school, you have missed a lot and the exam is in two weeks time, I want everything to be back to normal and assume that nothing happened, that way we are going to make sure our plan B works , it will be easier that way or what do you say?’ she asked and before we could respond, the door bell rang