Chapter 69: the threat and the reveal
"She want's me to forget about her and move on. She thinks my revenge is useless, inf fact, I've got no reason to seek revenge on her" Godfrey said lighting his cigarette.
"And what do you think? Do you think she is right? Do you think you should abandon your revenge mission? A lady in the dark asked, while she motioned towards him.
"She's suspicious. She wants to know why I didn't come after her all these while and why now?
"That's simple. That's because you have been looking for her and you finally found her" she picked up a cigarette stick which she placed in her mouth and a lighter and set the cigarette on. She smiled at him, letting some smoke escape through her teeth.
Her face was visible at this lightened part of the bar. It was Cynthia.
She relaxed on the chair, crossing her legs, puffing some smoke up.
"I don't know. She's pretty smart you know "
"Godfrey, Godfrey. She isn't smart. She's trying to act smart. If she's smart, she would have figured out everything. You can't afford to waiver. You must carry out this plan to the fullest. It's not just your revenge, it's also mine. We have to teach Monalisa a big lesson for messing with the wrong people. We've already joined forces, we have to get her kicked out of that marriage and make her suffer for, abandoning you and for stealing my husband from me."
Cynthia raised a glass of rum to him. "Cheers to ruining Monalisa" she smiled.
Cynthia pulled out her gun from the drawer and kissed it.
"Finally, it's time for you to become useful. Monalisa, I'm going to hit you so hard that you wouldn't know what hit you and what direction it came from"
Cynthia placed her gun in her bag and grabbed her car key and left.
She arrived at the hotel mum was staying and dialed her number. Mum picked up the call and began to yell at her.
"You've got five minutes to meet me outside or bid your dear Monalisa goodbye" Cynthia said and hung up.
She set up her timer and let the countdown begin.
Mum was really scared that Cynthia was holding me hostage and would hurt me if she doesn't come down to meet her.
Mum grabbed her coat and put on her sandals and rushed out of her room.
She got into the elevator. Her heart raced and her breath increased.
She got out of the elevator and hurried out of the hotel in search of Cynthia.
Cynthia sighted her from afar and started her car. She dialed mum's number.
Mum's hand was shaking when she received Cynthia's call. She quickly picked up, her eyes searching for Cynthia.
"Please where are you?
"Left. Walk down straight and do not make it look suspicious. We wouldn't want the security finding out, right?
"Yes right"
"Now give me a smile. That's it. Keep that smily face on and keep walking bitch"
"Yes ma'am"
"Hey! Don't call me ma'am."
"Sorry dear. Yes dear"
"Keep smiling and keep walking. Good, almost there. Halt. Look straight. You would see a car parking alone, walk to that car"
"Yes dear"
Mum ended the call and walked as fast as she could to meet Cynthia.
Cynthia unlocked the door.
"Get in" she ordered mum.
"Yes dear"
Mum got into her car .
Cynthia locked up the car and zoomed off, leaving mum petrified.
They drove down to a lonely street and Cynthia pulled over.
She got down from the car and walked over to mum's side, opening the door.
"Come on out woman" she ordered mum.
Mum got down from her car, trembling in fear.
"Look around here. It's pretty lonely and messy. If I kill you here, no one would question me and no one would bother calling the cops on me. You get what I mean?
"No"
"Ah! One minute "
Cynthia returned back to her car, grabbed her bag and returned back to mum.
"I forgot the most important thing. The reason for tonight. Don't be scared okay? Cynthia pulled out the gun from her bag in excitement. "Tada!
"Gun!!! Mum screamed and stepped back. "What....what...what are...are...you doing... with...with a g...gun? Mum tittered.
"Well, it's my favourite toy. This will make you talk and tell me all that I need to know. If you wish to keep Monalisa alive, then you'll have to cooperate with me"
"Yes I will. What do you want from me? I'll tell you need to know"
"Good girl. Take a walk with me"
Cynthia dragged mum along and they took a walk until they came to a small abandon park and they had their seat.
"Tell me, who was Monalisa engaged to? I need every information about him. Start talking."
"What do you wish to know?
"Everything. How they met, everything about her past and everything about him"
"She is innocent. It's all my fault. We had forced her to marry him. I feel so guilty "
"Oh shut the fuck up! I'm not in for this fucking guilt trip. Tell me the things I want to know and stop this bullshit!!! Or else I blow some brains into the air!
"I'll talk. We arranged the marriage. She didn't love him. We forced her and she ran away on her wedding day. The guy she was to marry is Godfrey Anderson. He's the son of my husband's friend. Godfrey and his parents were really hurt and humiliated by what she did"
"Where is he? Godfrey!
"I don't know where he is. They cut ties with my family and we never spoke to each other again"
"I want you to text me their home address now"
"Yes I will "
"This is good. I have something nice to work with " Cynthia smiled.
"I've done that."
"Now listen to me. No one is to find out about what happened here today. You can't tell your daughter about this, got it?
"Yea ma'am."
"Good girl" Cynthia patted her back. "Come, I'll drive you back to the hotel"
Cynthia drove mum back to the hotel and warned her again not to say a word.
Cynthia returned home, all excited as she's gotten some information to ruin me.
She pulled out her travel box and threw in some clothes and other stuff she will be needing into the travel box and zipped it up.
She undressed went into the bathroom for a bath. She prepared he bath and soaked herself in the bathtub. She reached out to the wine glass and drank from it.
"That's more like it. Tastes like victory. Tastes like Monalisa's tears and ruin and I love it "
The next morning, Cynthia loaded her box into her car and drove off.
She took a trip down to my old neighborhood. Her can arrived in front of Godfrey's family mansion.
She unloaded her box from the taxi and watched the taxi driver drive off.
She studied her environment before taking a step.
"Such a quiet and nice neighborhood it is"
She approached the gate and rang the doorbell. She waited patiently for someone to answer the door.
The gate cracked open and someone popped out her head. She scanned Cynthia from her head to her legs back to her head.
"What? Never seen a beautiful damsel before, you dimwit? Cynthia commented.
"Pff... pretty my butt. Who are you? The lady asked.
"I'm here to see Godfrey and it's an emergency. Open the gate, bitch" Cynthia demanded.
The lady shut the gate and then the gate came open and the lady stepped out.
She was a redhead middle age woman about sixty. She looked lovely in her flower flare yellow gown. She was about five feet and four inches tall.
She stood before Cynthia, her arms folded closed to her chest.
"You mentioned Sir Godfrey "
"Yes I did. Is he in? I want to see him. It's an emergency "
"Who are you?
"Uh! Is that how you treat a guest around here? As you can see, I'm not from around here and I've come from somewhere far and I am fucking exhausted. Let me in"
"I ask, who are you?
"You are lucky and should thank the heavens that I'm not with my gun. Guns ain't allowed at the airport. I would have blown your damn fucking dimwitted brains into the sky, bitch!! Let me in!!!
Cynthia screamed at her, drawing the attention of the passerbys to them.
"Go ahead and scream. I'm not letting you in"
"Susan... who's that? A ladies voice came from the back.
"No one important."
"What? Hey!!! I'm someone important. She wouldn't let me in. I want to see Godfrey!! Cynthia screamed.
"Let her in" the voice ordered Susan.
"Serves you right bitch. And ..get my bag. I'm too exhausted to roll it" Cynthia said pushing the lady out of the way and went in.
A beautiful brunette lady in a peach gown, sitting at the porch, enjoying some juice lifted her head to get a clearer view of Cynthia who was matching down to her in anger.
"Young lady, who are you and how may I help you?
"Won't you offer me a seat? Are people of this neighborhood so uncultured?
"Don't be rude young lady. Have a seat"
"Thank you."
"Good who are you? I overheard you saying you want to meet Godfrey"
"Yes I do. I want to meet him"
"And who are you?
"Godfrey knows me. I traveled a distance to come find him because it's a matter of real urgency. Where is he? Is he inside?
"No. Godfrey isn't here"
"Where is he? Out with friends?
"No. Godfrey is in California. He works and lives there "
"He's what? In where? Okay. Can you give me his address... I'll go find him"
"No I won't do such. I'm not going to give out my son's house address to a total stranger who's so uncut and raving mad "
"Calm down Cynthia. We need to find him to set our plan in motion " she muttered. "Ma'am, I was acting that way because I'm so exhausted and hungry. Can I get some rest and eat some food?
"Who are you?
"I'm... Miriam Jane Curtis. I work for this amazing company and Godfrey and I did meet up a few times. Right now, he's the only one that can help me, help us resolve this issue and set things on the right track. That's why I need to find him. I do not want to loose my job. I'm here because he dropped this address with me on the last night and also told me that I'm welcomed to come visit him anytime and that anytime I need help....I can come look for him"
"Very well then. It's must have been a long day. Susan! Susan!
Susan came running to her.
"Yes ma'am. You called"
"Yes. Get a room prepared for her. Set up the bathtub and make her something nice to eat"
"Yes ma'am"
"And take her bag too"
"Yes ma'am".
"Oh thank you ma'am. So lovely of you. You must be Godfrey's mum"
"Yes I am."
"You're so good looking. Look, I'm terrible at flattering people, but if I do, I'm sincere about it"
"That's so nice"
"May I go inside. I really need to use the restroom "
"Sure go ahead "
"Thank you "
Cynthia rose on her feet and motioned inside the house. She scanned the house and came to a halt when she noticed a door locked.
"That must be Godfrey's room " she muttered.
Cynthia was intercepted by Susan who showed her to her room.
After dinner, Cynthia spoke with Godfrey's family but neither of them gave out where he was living in.
Later that night, Cynthia snuck into Godfrey's parents bedroom.
She carefully shut the door behind her and went down on her knees. She crawled carefully and quietly to the cabinet. She reached out to a diary which belongs to his mum.
She flipped through it and her lips curved up in a smile.
"Wola!! Found it. There it is. Godfrey's place " she pulled out her phone from her pocket and took pictures of his house address.
Cynthia carefully placed back the diary and crawled out quietly.
She rose on her feet and tip toed outside and slowly shut the door.
She cast a cautious look around her environment before hurrying back to her room.
She packed up and set her alarm before going to bed.
By 3:50am, Cynthia was up and awake. She had her bath and carefully snuck out of the house, leaving behind a note which read.
"I was never Miriam Jane Curtis. I've never met Godfrey before. Never let in strangers into your home. I already got what I was looking for. Adieu"
Before the Anderson's woke up, she was on her way to the closet hotel to the airport.
She already booked her tickets and she leaves for California the next morning to find and meet Godfrey.