Thirty Four

Thirty Four


KATHY

I ascended the stairs with burning rage, the only thing I could think of was Joanna, the thought of what Henry could be doing to her crossed my mind.

I was almost at Henry’s door when he came out of his room “Kathy” he said looking surprised, I held my fists tightly as I looked at him with so much hatred, And for a moment all I could think of was slitting his gullet as it swayed while he talked.

“Hello......” he said again.

I got a hold of myself and gave a weird smile, “You look worried, need something?” He said.

“Yes, I do! I need you to stop using Joanna” I said and of course to Alexa.

“Oh, no I don’t,” I said to Henry as I turned my back to leave.

“What brought you upstairs then?” he said.

I paused and closed my eyes thinking of what to say, I cleared my throat, turned to face him, and spoke “I guess I missed my way”.

“Missed your way? Weren’t you headed somewhere initially?” he asked.

“Yes, I was” I replied snappishly.

“Where then?!” he inquired.

“Never mind,” I said smiling leaving him confused.

As I went down the stairs, I thought of the possible places Joanna could have gone to, I stopped by her room again to see if she would be there before I headed out in search of her.

I got to the door of her room, I didn’t bother to knock, I placed my hand on the door handle and attempted to open it aggressively, I stood when I noticed it was locked from inside.

It occurred to me she had been in her room all this while, “Everyone needs a quiet time” Alexa said and I opted to leave, I was sure she was safe inside as I had seen Henry upstairs earlier “Maybe she didn’t open the door thinking it was henry” I mumbled as I made my way to my room.

My leg continued aching as I approached my room, On getting to the entrance of my room, I opened the door and went in, I sat on my neatly laid bed still thinking about how to go about Joanna’s issue.

“Henry is a monster,” I said hitting my bed.

“What has Joanna done to deserve such a cruel fate?” I asked Alexa but got no reply.

I stood up and roamed about in my new room, reflecting on everything going on in my life at the moment.

“Everyone’s got their fair of life, just like you have to” Alexia replied after a while.

“Domestic violence and sexual assault! That’s a terrible combination, it could mess up with anyone’s mental health, I hope Joanna won’t go suicidal” I told Alexa.

“But how do I stop Henry?” I said aloud facing my mirror.

“I think the first step is figuring out a way to get concrete evidence,” I told Alexa.

“But what next after then?” I asked myself.

“Then I would inform Damon about all Henry’s excesses, towards Joanna in particular and when he refuses to believe, I’d give in the evidence I gathered over time”.

“And then he would be left with no choice but to banish Henry from the pack,” I said smiling at the mirror.

“Don’t you want Henry suffering at first before getting banished from the pack?” Alexa asked.

“I do but I think him the beta getting banished from the pack is enough punishment for him already” I replied.

“He would be subjected to ridicule in and out of the pack,” I said still facing the mirror as my eyes shone with triumph.

“But that still won’t be equivalent to the pain he put Joanna through,” Alexa said.

“Why not let us focus on getting evidence first, then talk about the perfect way to subject him to suffering later” I yelled.

Now that I’ve figured out the first step, how do I go about the execution? I asked myself over and over but soon stopped as I got no response.

I continued staring at the mirror which was directly in front of my bed, the pain from my leg racked my whole body, I couldn’t resist the urge to rest as I figured I had to rest, now I knew what to do the only thing left is how to go about it.

Laying on the bed with my back, and my feet on the ground, I repositioned myself after a while and now my whole body was on the bed, I rolled from one end of the bed to another as I was finding it difficult to fall asleep, my legs didn’t stop aching either.

I guessed my inability to fall asleep was due to all that was going on in my head, I closed my eyes tightly and also tried to take my mind off everything, but I still couldn’t sleep.

My eyes were wide open after a while, I couldn’t stop staring at the ceiling which was painted yellow, the color brought about memories of my room in the previous pack I belonged to.

I fought so hard against entering that realm, I hated to remember anything about my past but I guess I just can’t help it sometimes.

As I was unable to fight it, I decided to allow myself into that realm and as I did tears rolled down my cheeks, I wondered what I did to ever deserve such cruel treatment.

I also didn’t fail to remember every bit of word Bryson said to me, the accusations, embarrassments, and in between I remembered the sweet moments, and that second I smiled.

I affirmed I was no longer going to allow myself into my emotions again, I promised myself not to shed a tear any longer concerning my past maybe that way I could focus on the bright side of life.

All I ever wanted was to have a fresh start and bounce back stronger and I’d do just that, I boasted.