Turmoil | Spruceworth 5.1 (#Wattys2018)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Shaw

       Even though Holden told me not to do anything to Roman, I was still very tempted to be the one to get revenge on him. I still didn't understand how he was getting away with kidnapping my husband and my daughter.

       There definitely had to be more to it than just his alibi.

       I was starting to be in a very bad mood because of it, as well as other factors, like the fact that I had a secret sister, and Viola was still trying to convince me to forgive Dad.

       Surprisingly, my half-sister Heidi was the complete opposite of Viola. She completely understood why I didn't want to forgive Dad and told me it should be my choice in the end, not Viola's or anyone else's.

       I was sitting outside of the cafe with a glass of lemonade, not wanting to be home for some reason. I was just extremely bored since Holden had a shift at work and Kendra took our kids into the city today.

       Someone suddenly sat down across from me and I looked over to see Heidi. Believe it or not, she was the only one in my family I actually wanted to talk to, despite only meeting a few days ago. She was on the same page as me in regards to our relationship towards Dad. 

       It helped that we were in the same boat. When Dad left me, Mom, and Viola, he actually went to Heidi and her mom. To Heidi, her father completely showed up out of the blue with no warning.

       Just like he was doing to me now.

       "You look gloomy," Heidi said. "Is everything okay?"

       I sighed. "Not really, no."

       "Need someone to rant to?" she asked. "I'll be glad to listen. Is it about Dad?"

       "Nope, it's not," I said. "It's about this man who has a vendetta against me and how he did something horrible and he's getting away with it."

       "What?" Heidi asked. "What did he do and how is he getting away with it?"

       "Well, not too long ago, I got married," I said.

       "Oh, congratulations," Heidi said.

       I smiled faintly at just the thought of me being married to Holden. I still couldn't believe it at times. He was completely crazy for wanting to marry someone like me.

       "Thank you," I said. "But we got married a day after we were supposed to because that man decided to kidnap my husband on our wedding day. And later on he also kidnapped my daughter. The only reason why they got out was because my husband's cousin found them."

       "And he's getting away with that?" Heidi asked. "That's ridiculous."

       "Yeah, I know," I said. "He apparently has an 'alibi', and the police is believing him over my daughter, my husband, and his cousin. And because he got away with it, he's probably already planning his next scheme to get revenge on me."

       "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly did you do that's making him want revenge on you?" Heidi asked.

       "It's very complicated," I said. "But long story short, he thinks I killed his sister." Heidi's eyes immediately widened. "I didn't. He only thinks I did because I was covering for the person who actually did."

       "Why cover for a murderer?" Heidi asked.

       "Like I said, it's complicated," I said. "It was self-defense. Kind of. She had a gun pointed at him, and she has attempted murder on his family members before. He's young and didn't know any better."