Chapter 44: At the mercy of the wrong hands

Chapter 44: At the mercy of the wrong hands
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I never imagined I'll end up at the mercy of my mother in my bid to disappear for a while. No wonder getting out of the hospital was too easy, the stationed guards were distracted at the right time and long enough for me to slip out. Now that I was at the mercy of my mother without my anklet; The only thing Stephen used to monitor my location, I'm starting to realise how much of a bad idea this is. One minute I was in the elevator going to the last floor of the hospital and the next minute I'm lying on a bed in a shabby old room. There a table set up on the other end and I'm guessing the other door in the room leads to the bathroom, My mum sits at the table with her arms over her chest watching me intensely.
I try my best to remain as silent as I can in other to not aggravate her, she looks so wild and out of place and the last thing I wanted was for her to hurt my baby.
" I don't care, I want to kill her instantly. I'm itching to take the life out of her " She yells at the person on the other side of the phone. The person says something and she glares at me before going outside to continue her conversation. I sit there in my bed thinking of all the possible ways I could get to Stephen, he probably thinks I ran away for good and he's definitely searching for me but in the wrong places.
The door opens and this time Renae walks in, she has her hair dyed chestnut brown like mine and she seems to be putting on a couple of pounds which is unlike her. She drops some takeout on the table than walks over with a bunch of keys in her.
" I'm sorry about all this, Mum can be a little extreme sometimes plus she's been so stressed lately " She says with a sweet smile, one that resembled mine too well. With her like this, I can't help but see the uncanny resemblance between us
I frown " what do you think you're doing? "
" Nothing " She shrugs
Mum's evil laugh enters the room before her. Her eyes glint like she has finally won.
" we're taking back what you stole Sallyanne " She says crossing her arm over her chest
Renae nods in agreement " Mum's right, we do plan to take back what you took from us "
" And by that you mean you want to marry Stephen? Or you want to take back Greens Corp. from him? " I say laughing, just the thought of them failing so bad at this makes this not so good situation amusing
" Why are you so desperate about marrying Stephen tho? " I ask Renae
She smiles sweetly yet again, her voice comes out soft and innocent, it's clear she'd been practicing for a while, probably since I returned her to her parents
" Because he's rightfully mine and I don't want you to ever think you won over me " She says painfully slow
Mum nods in agreement
" He's rightfully yours?, Oh please " I roll my eyes
Her smile doesn't falter " Yes Sally, He's mine. I don't want him because I love him, I just want him because I don't want you to have him "
I shake my head now starting to get pissed at their delusions " And you think this will work?, how many tricks have you tried and how many actually worked "
Mum starts plating the food and arranging them on the table while Renae works to release my cuffed hands once she's through with that I give her a slap, just out of habit; one I'm trying to build for when I get out of here because I know I won't go easy on her
" Don't think I can't do anything to you just because I'm heavily Pregnant " I say in a low menacing tone
She rubs the spot on her cheeks but she doesn't react, she just bows her head like a weak dejected child, mirroring what I'd always done over the years.
I look from her to my mum who has a smirk on her tired face
" You see dear, Stephen has a type; weak girls, he loves being able to control and protect so I'm training Renae to become just that. Weak, submissive and in need of protection " She chuckles waving Renae over" Come here Renae "
Renae goes over to the table like an obedient child, they both take their seats at the table and I do too.
I take a bite of the meat first, it's soft and juicy just the way I like it. My baby kicks his approval too.
" You know, There was just something about Rain that kept Stephen on a chokehold. Looking like her made it so easy for him to, you know, like you. . . . And just maybe if I play my cards right again, Renae will be the next Mrs Stephen Colbert "
" Is this you admitting that you were the mastermind behind what happened to Rain? "
She smirks " You're too smart Sallyanne, at least that's one thing I'm sure you took from me "
I laugh amused " I knew you were behind it but one thing I don't understand is why you did that to your eldest daughter " I state flatly and Renae's eyes widen in shock
I smirk at her reaction
" You figured that out too? " Mum's smile widens earning a gasp from Renae.
The poor silly girl probably thinks she knows a lot but there's so many things she does not know, especially about her mummy dearest.
" Mum? " She looks at her mother with wide eyes
" Oh come off it Renae, everyone cheats. It's not a big deal " Mum says rolling her eyes unbothered
" Hmm, this is good " I hum over a spoonful of mashed potato in my mouth
Renae looks from me to mum a bit unsure " Does Dad know about this? "
" Yes, of course " I answer before mum is able to " He knows about everything. He knows that You're not his daughter and I'm not his daughter too, The only child he has is Nathan "
Renae looks at Mum for an explanation but mum just stares at me, amusement written all over her face
" You're such an hypocrite and a Liar " Renae yells rising to her feet. Tears well up in her eyes and for the first time in her life she points accusing fingers at mum " how could you do that to someone that loves you and you murdered your own child? "
Mum rubs her temple seemingly irritated by the accusation
" Go home Renae, we'll talk about it later "
" No, I want to talk about it now " Renae yells
" I said go home now before you annoying me enough to hurt you " Mum screams at her and she immediately scrambles away in fear.
I sit there rubbing my belly while watching the amusing display in front of me. Finally mother and her favourite daughter fighting. When Renae is gone, Mum glares at me.
" How much do you know " Mum asks with a straight face
I smile " I know everything "