The Angel Trumpet

27.

Leaving, I have the men that are guarding outside, to escort Rayne to his car while heading back to where I'm staying. I go down to where Fernando and Donnie are just to see how close they were to begging for mercy, but when I see them whispering to each other I lose it. Picking up the metal chair that's there, I throw it towards their heads and they look up to me. "P...Princesa..." Fernando shakily says but I ignore him crouching down to Donnie. "We should get you fresh air, hm?" I pat his face and get the men from upstairs to tie him up and toss him into the trunk of the car. I follow behind them as they turn and say, "We got it all ready," tapping on the car's hood as they take Donnie and I go back to Fernando.

"Since you two got too cozy," I grabbed the wooden bat in the corner, "I unfortunately had to separate you two." Pretending to hit flying balls, I fake a gasp as it goes into the imaginary pitcher's glove. 

"You like baseball, right? I mean every Tuesday you would invite every man from each family, including my dad, to go see it." 

Swinging again, I look at him and his bottom lip trembles.

"Why don't you just kill me already!"

Smiling, getting close to him, he quivers more showing the weak side of him and not the big bad wolf he claimed to be.

"Because seeing you this way is better," Lowering my gaze he shudders and I smile even more.

"Are...you...going to...kill...me?" He asks slowly.

Nodding my way up from being eye level with him I say, "Yeah but lucky for you..." I go over to the light switch, "It won't be today or tomorrow but when you beg to go down into hell yourself, is when I'll happily fulfill your wish." Walking away I hear him scream out in anger and then weeps with fear. I lock everything then go up to the main entrance to the house, going over to the fridge and grabbing a bottle of cold champagne.

My acquaintance walks in with the biggest smile I've ever seen telling me, "We officially own the casino," rubbing his hands together I pop open the champagne and he grabs the glasses. "How do you feel?" He asks, looking at me with a mixed expression of excitement and worry. "Many more things to come," I raise my glass, making him clink his against mine. "Where did you wheel Donnie off to?" He asks after taking a sip of champagne.

My acquaintance walks in with the biggest smile I've ever seen telling me, "We officially own the casino," rubbing his hands together I pop open the champagne and he grabs the glasses. "How do you feel?" He asks, looking at me with a mixed expression of excitement and worry. "Many more things to come," I raise my glass, making him clink his against mine. "Where did you wheel Donnie off to?" He asks after taking a sip of champagne. "He met his expiration date." I say nonchalant then sitting crossing my legs.

"The men said you talked to one of your old guys for a while back in the glass office."

Chuckling to myself I nod, "I had to act as if I didn't know him or what he was talking about, it was the hardest thing I ever had to do."

Both of us sit there not really saying anything but enjoying the quietness.

We do this a lot of times when we're around each other, because other than having the same mindset when it comes to the code and rules of this life, there's nothing much else to really talk about. People might wonder how I met my unknown ally in these chaotic times, let's just say he found me when I almost gave up on what I'm rebuilding till this day. Pretty vague, I know. But it's honestly the truth since those ten months broke me more than I realized. You think by all the alcohol I consumed that the visions of me being held down, kicked, waterboarded and kept in a chair for days would slowly fade away but it hasn't...not even close.

When I would think I could do it alone, the ally I made became my security blanket from a very far distance.

If it wasn't for them standing in the shadows the way that they were, I wouldn't have made it this far with capturing Donnie and Fernando.

Turning to the side I look to them with admiration for putting up with me and also guilt for having them put their lives on the line like I did to the others.

But it's a price we all had to pay in one way or another.

As for Misty and Tobias? Both were dealt with accordingly and wouldn't dare cross me again since I made sure of it.

Putting my glass down on the table, I look down for a few minutes then back at them.

"When I take care of Fernando, I don't want you following me wherever I end up. It'll be all over and I'll be gone, gone to the point where not even my guys can find me."

They nod in understanding but pause midway, "Where will you go?"

Getting up and patting their shoulder, I keep my mouth sealed and go up to my room, closing the door to fully be alone.

I figured it was always supposed to end like this, me, alone.

It was now dawning on me that I made so many choices not even deciding where I was actually going to go.

Laying back in bed I sigh not knowing exactly what I should do for myself since revenge took up half my life.

There was that small possibility of going back to the guys since the threat and fear that was plaguing their lives would be dead by my hands.

Feeling sleepy I wrap myself up in my blanket and try to drift off but twenty minutes in and I'm breathing rapidly and sweat is trickling down my forehead. 

I'll have to get rid of Fernando soon before I end up sleep deprived.