The Revelation

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2 days after Camila returns home safe and unscratched she goes on with her life, trusting Lauren that they will see each other again soon. She even went back to school to finish her studies while waiting for that fateful day. Her parents and siblings are still worried but they let her, trusting Steve again to be her driver/bodyguard. Steve is more cautious though, checking the car before and after, checking the side mirrors. It goes on like that, a new routine.
*** 
Another week later, a news flash was appeared on the TV screen, delivering news to the Miami and to New Jersey as well. The news contained of the capturing of Shawn Mendes bloodied body while laid on a stretcher that pushed by the medic through the ambulance.
“NJNews brings you today, as you can see Shawn Mendes, the suspect of the car killing spree that happened in New Jersey highway years ago and also the suspect of the killing of some of the police officers that handled his case and not just that, also the killing of Tammy Jauregui and their baby in a school parking lot. As you can see, we’re here in an abandoned warehouse near the dock when someone tipped the police officers that Shawn Mendes is in the warehouse, giving the police officers only 5mins and brought with them an ambulance if they wanted to catch Shawn Mendes alive which they did. The officers found him bloodied tied up tight in a chair, bruises all over his face and they also said that the thing between his legs had been cut off, not just that but also his tongue that prevent him from talking now and he’s been shouting since he was wheeled into the ambulance but no one understands him. There’s an evidences scattered on a table in front of Shawn Mendes, from flash drives, CCTV tapes, folders, etc., forensic said that they will do a fingerprint if they found one and there’s also a message printed atop those evidences. Saying: “I can’t talk because I chose to cut off my tongue just like what I did to those people who go against me, so fuck you! My cut penis is my payment to all the women that I played, that I treat like a sex object. Officers don’t you dare let go of me or else all hell broke loose. Suck my dick! Oh I forgot I don’t have a dick anymore. Haha. FUCKERS!!!” and the news reporter chuckled, “that’s a vulgar one, my dear citizen, that’s it citizens of New Jersey and wherever the place you were watching and finally those victims can rest in peace now because the justice was now served, stay tuned for more updates.”
*** 
After the arrest of Shawn Mendes in New Jersey, he undergo in hospital arrest that goes for 3 weeks the hearing of his case came that only lasted one week. He was not well and been limping, he was thin, his head always down when he went to the hearing. After a week of hearing, a trial was set and Shawn Mendes was convicted guilty and was sentence to death penalty, in line with five other suspects and he’ll be the only one his death sentence will go on public but not really public that you will see him trembling while being hanged that one will be private.
As of Simon, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole and bail, he will serve the remaining of his life behind bars. His company was sold and been a collateral damage to those innocent people that he ruined. Not just Simon but to others as well who gave them aide, especially former Deputy Garcia, same sentence with no chance of parole and a 4 million dollars of bail.
*** 
Austin is smiling wide, couldn’t contain his happiness and stare at his mother who is alive and well, going to recovery state which is looking at him with a smile, “look at that mom, the justice that we’re looking for years is now happening you see, elder sis, your grandkid and your son-in-law will be at peace now, we can move on now, mom.”
“I know—my baby…”
And Austin smiled, giving his mother a kiss on the forehead and stared at the news again, ‘thank you, Lauren, that’s enough for us and I know for you too, you wanted to be well, with Camila, I wish you all the best.’
*** 
Camila on the other hand was experiencing symptoms that only Isaac and Sherry knows what it was that makes the others confused. At first it was just nothing, Camila disliking the food that she used to love before, her constant groaning and then vomit in the morning, her gain weight, with all those symptoms they know that it wasn’t just nothing, this is an important matter so they gathered everyone in the living room where they sometimes discussed things.
“So, no one is talking?” Sahara said, confused, “we’re sitting here for almost half an hour it’s not even weekend when we usually did this, what’s the matter?”
“It’s something serious,” Jonas suggest.
Jonathon nodded, agreeing to his twin.
While Camila is nervous, her hands is fidgeting couldn’t look at her parents eyes.
“Care to tell us, mija?” Isaac started.
All pair of eyes turned to Camila.
“Uhm—w-what would I tell you?”
Sherry sighed, “you thought that your father and I didn’t notice you?”
Camila bit her lip, just after the hearing of the case, the final verdict that was given to Shawn, she started having it, she didn’t have a period last month so last day in secret she bought a couple of pregnancy test, 6 of them and it all ended positive that make her gasp and yesterday a doctor confirmed it that she was indeed pregnant going on 3mos. Her dreams of having Lauren’s baby came true, she felt giddy because she wanted it, hoping for it but she’s nervous at the same time because she didn’t know how to tell her parents.
“Mija?” Isaac called when Camila took a while to answer.
“What’s going on?” Sahara asked, “what happened to Mila?”
“Oh, your younger sister will tell us,” “right mija?” it was Sherry who said that.
Camila gulped, it’s now or never, she sighed, “okay, fine, yes.”
“Are you sure?” Isaac and Sherry asked the same time.
“Yes, mami, papi, I went to the doctor, take a couple of test before that and the doctor confirmed it.”
“How did this happen? Since when?” Isaac asked, now in serious tone.
“I’m—going to 3mos now.”
All pair of eyes widened.
The twin, Jonas and Jonathon, Sahara, all get it now, that Camila is pregnant.
“3mos?!” Isaac exclaimed, “that was the month since you came home from your abduction.”
“Yes, it was, I made love with my captor,” and she hid her smile when she remembered those night she and Lauren made love.
“Made love?! Do you know what you’re saying, mija?” Sherry exclaimed, couldn’t believe what she heard, “you can’t fell in love with those short days, it’s impossible!”
“You’re experiencing a syndrome, Mila,” Jonathon said.
“It’s not a syndrome, I know what you meant bro, but it’s not a syndrome, okay?”
“Still, the answer is the same, tell us, how did it happen? How did you fall in love?”
Camila is now blushing, “I didn’t fall in love quickly, my captor showed me what kind of person he/she was, the real him/her.”
“Why you can’t say that it was a man or a woman?” Sahara asked, confused.
“It’s because it really doesn’t matter, it’s the attitude, the personality that matters.”
“Why can’t you say that it’s really a man?” Jonathon asked, “wait, can a woman impregnate another woman?”
“Yes,” Jonas answered, “there were this curious case of intersex, born as a woman but instead of a vagina, it was a penis,” and he looked at to Camila, “you encountered one, aren’t you?”
Camila bit her lip and she nodded, “yes, I encountered one, she’s amazing, she didn’t hurt me, just let me roam around the house like it was mine, ours rather, we even shared breakfast.”
“How come this is okay to you?” Isaac asked, still couldn’t believe.
“Don’t you like it, Papi, you’re having a grandkid,” Camila said with a smile.
“You’re still 18!” Isaac pointed out.
“I’m at legal age,” she countered, “look, it’s okay if you don’t want it, I can live with her.”
“Mija…”
“Mami, I love her, okay? It’s not that hard to understand and she loves me.”
“See, Mila, it’s a syndrome,” Jonathon concluded, “Stockholm syndrome.”
“Whatever! Fine, whatever you call it, but it's love that I'm experiencing, I’m sorry but I will take care of our baby, whether you accept it or not,” and she stood and left.
*** 
Camila did continue her pregnancy and there’s no way she will abort her baby, she did it with love with Lauren, so no, a big no to abortion. She didn’t care too that her baby bump is slowly showing earning confusion from the students, always caring the result that the doctor gave hoping she will come across Lauren or Lauren will fetch her.
“Camila?”
Camila looked around and her eyes widened when she saw Austin, “Austin,” and Austin approached her.
Austin kept her gaze to Camila’s baby bump, “are you—” and he saw her nod, his smile was wide when he heard that, “really?” and he saw her nod.
“I am, Austin, I really am.”
“Oh my God, congrats!”
“I know, right?”
“It’s her, the father, am I right?”
Camila blushed and nodded.
“Still waiting for her?”
“I am, actually, I wanted her to know that we’re having a baby but I don’t know where she is.”
Austin sighed internally because he knows where Lauren is, “you know what the consequences will be, Camila, are you sure, you wanted to see her?”
“I am, I’m dreaming of this, you know?”
Austin nodded, “how many months are you?”
“Going to 5 now,” she answered while caressing her baby bump.
“You really showed it off.”
“Why not, I made it with the amazing woman.”
Austin nodded, “how many percent are you sure, that you wanted to see Lauren?”
“You know where she is?”
“Just answer me, Camila.”
“I am sure, 100%, but she said in the letter that I will wait.”
“Can you show me the letter?”
Camila nodded and rummage her shoulder bag and she found it together with the result and handed it to Austin which the boy accepted and read the letter.
Austin chuckled after that.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Do you understand what this letter is saying?”
“Yes!”
“Really?”
“Wait, what do you mean?”
“Camila, she’s letting you chose,” and he handed back the letter.
“But she said, she will come and find me,” and she accepted it.
“Psh knowing Lauren,” and he shook his head, “she was only saying that, she don’t want to drag you to the mess so she let you go home, it’s now over, Camila,” and he sighed, “do you want me to take you to her?”
Camila’s face light up and she nodded eagerly that makes Austin chuckled.
“Okay, I’m taking you to her.”
“Thank you!” and she stopped.
“What’s wrong?”
“How can I escape to my bodyguard?”
“Remember the way when I help you escape?” he asked leaning closer so no one will hear.
Camila nodded.
“Go there and I’ll meet you outside, just make sure no one will notice you.”
“Uhm—okay, but can I left a letter to my family, they will surely freak out.”
“Okay, I’ll wait there.”
“Thanks, Austin.”
Austin left a giddy Camila.

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