"And then she ruined everything!"
Susan's crazed eyes shone at Reyona in the dark.
She could see the way Allysyn jolted even though she couldn't see the girl's face.
"Please, make this stop" Reyona prayed in desperation as she continued trying to move her hands.
At one point, she thought she felt the tie on the right hand slacken but soon realised it was just her imagination.
The hands were tied separately and so tightly that she couldn't even move them an inch from the spot they were.
At this point, her tears were mingling with her snot as she kept her eyes pinned on the spot where the girl stood rigidly while her crazy mother kept prattling on about how Reyona took everything from her and ruined her life.
"You were nothing but a bet, you know. I could see your stupid virginal look in that gym that day and I told Tommy to ask you out. It was all a lie! I was behind every step of it the entire time."
Reyona was no longer surprised by anything again at that point.
She just wanted to get the shell-shocked girl as far away from that room as possible.
Her crazy mother was not done though.
"I ate the most at your stupid little wedding. I ate and laughed at your foolishness. Then I gave him children! Something you could never do. I made that possible! I made him a father, you cunt!
She grabbed Allysyn suddenly again and said, "See? She is mine! They are all mine! You should have continued being stupid! But then you have to ruin everything! You think I do not know it was you?! I know, you bitch!"
She shook the bat furiously at Reyona. For a moment, Reyona thought she was going to throw it at her.
Then she turned towards Allysyn again as she pulled the girl forward and said "Look at her. She was the reason why I was arrested."
"How did she know that?" Reyona thought in shock.
As if she could see her face, Susan said, "You thought I wouldn't know? I know, you bitch! Who did you think picked your call first before it was forwarded to their leader? It was…!"
"I told you to keep me out of this!" A voice thundered from beyond the door.
Reyona and Allysyn jolted as their heads swerved towards the door.
Susan was silent for a while before she raised the bat in her hand and said, "You think you can just worm your way into my brother's bed?"
Step-brother.
"You think because you whore your way into having a bun in the oven, now you are some important piece of shit? Well, let me show you what happens to people who ruin my life!"
In horror, Reyona watched as she raised the bat in her hand and approached her.
Her struggle increased in a frenzy as Susan got to her with a sickening smile on her face.
Reyona's eyes seemed to sharpen suddenly as she could see every feature of the hate-filled face in front of her.
"Go to…."
The chair gave way from Reyona's struggle as she fell sideways just as the bat whistled above her in its intended deadly strike.
The pain that shot through Reyona went unnoticed as she tried to escape her ghastly fate.
"Pat, please be okay," she thought in desperation.
Susan staggered because of her forward motion that met empty air.
Reyona tried to use the legs of the chair to make her fall but every part of her was still very tied and her awkward attempt with the heavy iron chair yielded nothing before Susan righted herself.
Breathing heavily and more furious now, Susan yelled "Just stay still, bitch."
She swung the bat again.
Reyona froze when she suddenly heard, "Mummy no!"
Right before Allysyn threw herself over her.
Iron chair and all.
The bat struck, and she heard the girl let out a short scream before she went limp against her!
Susan threw the bat away while yelling "Ally! You made me kill my baby, you bitch!"
She pulled the girl off Reyona and set her aside before reaching for Reyona's throat. "It was you! You made me kill my baby! You…"
The door burst open and Reyona could hear "What is going on here?! I told you this was madness. Take the money and go!"
"I have to kill her! She made me kill my baby!" Susan's hands were tightening around Reyona's neck while she struggled to turn over.
If she could turn at all, she could gouge Susan's eyes, side or anything with the closest upraised leg of the chair.
Half curled, eyes bulging, her shin scraping against the hard floor with the heavy weight on her back, Reyona strained away from the maniacal face in front of her.
"Die, bitch" Susan said as she moved her head closer to Reyona.
That was her mistake.
Reyona headbutted her with every ounce of energy in her body.
Susan screeched as she fell back, and her hands fell away from Reyona's neck.
Reyona coughed behind the gag as her eyes went to Allysyn's unmoving body. "Please, be okay" she prayed while coughing and getting ready for the monster in front of her.
"Fuck this shit. I am leaving and taking the money with me!" The man threatened me.
That got Susan's attention. "Don't you dare, asshole. That is my money!"
The man's phone rang as he turned to leave. He quickly picked up the call and asked urgently. "Julian, what's going…shit!"
He disconnected the call and glared at Susan. "I knew you would do us in, co***ead. Cops are here! Leave now or fuck yourself!"
He ran out of the door before he completed the statement.
Susan was pulled between completing her revenge and escaping.
She took the latter as she shouted "This is not over, bitch!"
Reyona was lightheaded with relief as she finally let herself fall over to her side.
She heard a door open and a thud closing somewhere in the house.
Allysyn!
She started dragging the chair with herself towards the girl.
"Please, be okay! Please, be okay!" She prayed as fresh tears squeezed out of her eyes as her bounding limbs frustrated her efforts.
The door thudded open again and Reyona screamed in her mind!
Are they back?! That bitch would finish her off this time!
"Reyona?! Reyona, are you here?!"
Is that…?
Reyona started moving the chair against the floor so it would attract attention.
She didn't mind that she was scraping her sides against the hard, unforgiving floor too.
She kept making noises until the door blasted open.
"Reyona!" He yelled when he saw their silhouette in the dark.
Reyona smelled his cologne as he came closer, and fainted.
Right beside Allysyn.