Gina Turninghum sat on her chair and looked absent-mindedly at her hands. She closed her eyes. She wished she hadn't exposed Eliza, she wished she never wrote that wretched letter, she wished that this never happened.
Ginerva had gone to work hours ago. Her niece never really knew the part that her aunt played in creating the brutal magazine. It seemed ironic her lovely niece was working for the mayor that was actually Lady A.
No one really cared about what happened, except Eliza...she wanted revenge. She wanted to make her family pay. Gina still remembered the look on her father's face when he lost the election. The people would believe anything, the woman thought bitterly.
She hoped this would one day end. But all she could do, was sit and wait, for no one would believe a humiliated old woman.
At that very hour, in the old Waterway warehouse, Josh was waiting outside Lady A's office with Ginerva. "I don't understand why you want to meet her like this" said Ginerva, confused. "I want to know who I work for. Why do you work here of all places?" asked Josh, slightly curious for her answer. Although the two had met covertly, they never really discussed their personal matters. It took a while for Ginerva to form her answer. "I want to move away from here...go out to another country and see the world with my own eyes. But travelling comes with a great cost. I want to earn this money and get away from this godforsaken place." Ginerva muttered, avoiding eye contact and searching through a bunch of papers. "You do realise she won't let you off the hook so soon?" she added. Josh didn't answer. His mind was filled with questions and doubts. After all, Luke was his brother and he couldn't bear the thought of the kids getting into danger.
"Daddy? What happens if the big bad wolf comes to eat me?" Rosie asked. "Then I'll huff, I'll puff...and I'll blow the wolf down" Josh replied.
"Are you also a big bad wolf?"
"No, I'm a good one"
Rosie didn't fully understand his answer. But she did remember her mother talking about good people were secretly superheroes. They protected everyone, she recalled. And not every hero wore a mask.
"You'll protect me?"
"Of course sweetheart"
Jos sighed as Ginerva's phone rang. She nodded at Josh. The warehouse had a few rooms but this one, thought Josh, was the fanciest one he'd been too. Sitting on a chair behind a desk, was Lady A. "So...you wanted to see me...and here I am" said the mayor in bored voice. "You're Lady A?" asked Josh, trying to sound shocked. The group of teenagers were right. "Yes yes...get out of the shock" replied the mayor. Josh fell silent. "Have you brought anything new?" asked Eliza in a bored voice. Josh felt stiff.
God, where were those kids?
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| WHO IS LADY A? |
Mystery / Thriller"I wish I knew who it was...I don't care if it's a man or a woman, I'm going all karate kid on 'em" Annie said. ************************** 'Off-script' is a gossip magazine that has given the people...
