THE MESSIAH'S REVENGE.

Chapter 42,

It is Wednesday afternoon, the day that most children have been waiting for, it is finally Christmas. The snow outside makes me want to put on a warm jacket and go outside and makes snow angels like I used to.

My childhood wasn't so bad at all actually, I grew up a normal child, the genius in the house, if anyone had told me that I would one day be a drug lord, thief and a successful business woman, I would have checked them into a mental institution without any hesitation.

My leg is still painful, I limp from time to time, the gun wound is surely recovering but the bullet mark makes me feel uneasy every time I take a look at it.
I get out of bed and I head to the bathroom, I take a shower, honestly I hate baths, the thought of sitting in dirt, while I am trying to clean up baffles me.

I get out, put on a fresh pair of purple laced panties and a bra.
Due to my condition, nena lets me stay in my room all day long, although today she has requested that I come downstairs for Christmas lunch and I couldn't say no.

Alvaro went to New York to see his mother and sister.

I walk into my closet, put on a pair of purple cotton tracksuits and Mickey Mouse slippers, hey! Do not judge me! I am sick, I might as well look the part.
I put on a head scarf and then I head downstairs for lunch.

I get to the dining hall, the table is set beautifully, fresh daisies in the middle of the table, all sorts of dishes on the table, I see my gran decided to go all French on us this year.

There is conquilles saint-jacques, Chablis scallops for dessert, bûche as well, buckwheat crepes and my favourite blanquette de veau.
On the right side of the table, there is Alexis, Alex, Diana and an open chair, at the front of the table it is my uncle, on the left it is nena and Kate and then there other open chairs.

I take a seat next to my nena and I notice that there are four open spaces where there are plates placed.

"Are we expecting anyone?" I ask and the doorbell rings.

"Let me get that" Kate says as she stands up.

Two minutes later she returns with, Frank, Caleb, Jerry and some girl.
"Hi everyone" Caleb says casually, something tells me that these people played reunion while I was at Nigeria.

"Hi, please do take a seat" My nena says, ever so formal.

They all take their seats, Frank sits front opposite my uncle, Jerry sits next to Diana, as well as Caleb and the random girl sits next to me...ooookaaaay.
My nena says grace before we eat our food and after that everyone digs in and drifts off to random conversations.

I ignore them completely because I am irritated at the fact that everyone is sitting at this bloody table enjoying themselves, forgetting each other's wrongs!
Jerry and Diana make buffing easy for me.

"You’re okay sweetie?" My nena asks and everyone keeps quiet and looks at me.

"No, are you okay?" I ask.

"Uhh?"

"I mean you are having dinner with the devil, the same man who murdered your daughter! My mother, and you Uncle Luke? Are you okay? You couldn't save your sister from this walking Lucifer in a suit yet you still wine and dine with him? I do not know if you people-"

"Layler calm down" Alex says.

"Calm down? You are not the one who has parents who just up and left"

"Layler!" My nena says.

"No! And who the fuck is she anyway? A long lost cousin?" I ask as I point at the random girl.

"That is Letty, Caleb's girlfriend"

I honestly do not know what my nena expected from me, she just brought these people into my house, my home...she didn't even ask me how I feel and now she expects me to wine and dine because not all is lost?

I stand up and limp all the way upstairs and my nena follows behind me.
I enter my room and I sit on my bed and my nena closes the door and then she does the same.

"What is the matter with you Layler?"

"Why nena? Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why have you allowed those people into our lives, they took away your daughter and son and you allow them back here? Why?" I sound calmer than I thought I would.

"Forgiveness is key. Being mad will not bring back your mother or my son, those people out there are not out to get you, they just want to be with you, they regard you as family and I was hoping that you would too"

"But nena they did a lot of things that hurt me and this family"

"You have done a lot of mistakes yourself, it is not fair for you to want forgiveness if you do not want to forgive others"

You are selfish Bauti's words play in my head over and over again.

"Sweetie, no amount of hatred can change the past, but hope can change the future...oh and the snow has messed up the roads" She says and I give her an ugly look because I know where she is going and she ignores it.

"The Mercy's will be spending the night" and with that she walks out.
Spending the night?

Sometimes people abuse the amount of wisdom they can bestow on people, she was telling me about forgiveness so that I could exercise it when they sleepover, smart ass British granny!