Toppled Over!

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Jamie

It was my mom who was behind everything. She was the one who gave them our location. I heard her say that on the phone. No wonder she knew Calareanne because they planned everything together! I felt a pang in my chest, I felt betrayed.

"Mom, how do you know these people?" I asked, my voice wavering.

"Jamie, I don't. I was asking them about you." She said sounding imprudent. I'd hear everything.

"Mom, I heard you speak to this man here, Mr. Lentas, or as you know him, Bren. You knew it all. You did it all but for what Mom. Why did you do all this?" I asked, my eyes were filling, I wasn't feeling sad, I was feeling betrayed and heartbroken, for it was my own mother who'd betrayed me.

"Jamie, I warned you not to go back to the towers but you didn't listen to me. You did everything I asked you not to, but now you're just stuck between. In my way!" she said, not yelling but angrily.

"Mom, but why did you have to do all this. Are you the one behind everything?"

"Yes Jamie, yes I am the mastermind to this entire thing. I got Carl posioned, I wanted him dead but you just won't let that happen! Will you?"

"Of course not, he's my friend—"

"But, I am your mom, you should've listened to me. I need to expand my business and for that I needed friends in the field. Bren is a successful resort chain owner, but most of the property was in his daughter's name. We needed her out of the way, and Carl, he owned half of the property too!"

"So you kill him? For property? That's your answer Mom? How could you do this?" I ask, shocked by every word my mom has uttered so far.

"Please don't raise your voice, this is a hospital. Please speak outside." said the receptionist. My mom glared at her but continued talking.

"Jamie, I needed this property. There was no other way, I didn't want to trap you. It was Calareanne who actually fed Carl the drug."

"How?"

"In the ice cream, you ate the other day."

"Mom, can you please sit with me and tell me what you want now."

"No Jamie. But I'll tell you what I want. If things had gone as planned, Carl would be dead now, his share of the property with Calareanne, and she would die too, in a few weeks. After which the property will go to her legal father, Bren. Bren and I will be the owners of the resort. I can give you a better life."

"I don't want the better life if it's at the cost of someone's life. Mom, how could you be so.... so merciless?" I didn't realize that I was crying, my eyes were filled up.

I look behind Mom to see the cops arriving. "I'm sorry Mom, but you shouldn't have done this.. you are done here." I said, as the cops quickly took things under control. The man with the gun did cause some nuisance but in the end, he had to give in to the police.

The cops took all of them into custody and enquired if I had any evidence, I told them that I had 2 witnesses who were now being treated in the hospital. They told me that I had to go to the police station and give them our statements so that the case can be taken to the court if necessary. I told them that I'll be there as soon as Carl and Calareanne are done.

My heart was aching, I was wondering if this day could get any worse than it already is. My mom was behind it all, I felt ashamed. I felt so many things that can't be explained. I sat on the seat dejected and disheartened. Had it not been for my mom, none of this would have ever happened. She was........ she took it way too far. I knew she had the zeal to excel but I didn't know that she'd kill someone for that. I should have known better. I should have.

I felt like stones were being pounded on my chest, everything was so heart-wrenching. I was about to drown in my world of guilt when I heard Romie's voice beside me, "Jamie, you are true to who you are. Please don't break down now. You've seen worse. Don't take anything on yourself. If 2 of my siblings are alive today, it's because of you. You've saved 2 lives. You know who you are right Jamie?"

"RightRomie"