Perceive

The Great Escape...Of Sorts!

I got Tia Carla out of the closet. She wasn't scared of me. It was almost as if she looked grateful, and there was a hint of finality. Like she knew I was capable of this long before I was.
I couldn't read more into it. I had to use the basement tunnel and get the hell out of dodge along with all the implanted bugs. Thankfully, the first thing I did, as soon as I'd walked into the room was disabling the camera signal and enabling it exactly when I wanted them to see what was happening. It was all done in such a way that it would look like I had escaped sure, but the Cianti secret had died with Alex.
They would technically be on the hunt, but very quietly. This meant mistakes and red tape. Two things they couldn't possibly avoid. Two things that I would use to give them an intravenous shot of their own damn medicine.
About thirty minutes later, I found that doorway, which led to the parking space. Adri's van and back up was sitting there. There were no cameras in the parking space surpringly. I found that van almost immediately, and got in with Tia Carla.
" Tia, èl es mi novio, ya no hay nada de què preocuparse".( Tia, he's my boyfriend, there's nothing to worry about)
"Èl es guapo, èl es un policia?
( He's handsome, he's a cop?)
Tiene sentido, necesitas alguien que te cuide".( Makes sense, you do need someone who'll take care of you)
She scanned Adrian top to bottom, and quite frankly Adri was freaking out now. He looked at me and said," Hey, Cass, I don't think your old lady friend here likes me much.
" Oh no, it's not that! She's protective, she was Gia's nanny. Our nanny. She was in charge of us. Keeping us, ready for anything. She's been through hell. Time to get her, her freedom I guess. I'll put her in that senior care home down in Boston. It's far away enough that she can spend her remnant years peacefully. Anything's away from their base in Texas".
" Yeah you do that, I'm so proud to be yours...-" I cut him off mid sentence, and kissed him, to tell him I loved him more. And then I remembered Tia Carla, was very Catholic. She was smiling though, I liked it when she smiled. She was warm, like a safety blanket. Inspite of having stellar parents, I always felt closer to Tia Carla than I'd ever feel towards my parents.
We were safely out of the garage by the time the firing had started. Since the van Adri was in, was completely unmarked, it was an easy job to lose them in the oncoming traffic.
Giving them the taste of their own medicine had never been better. They would use their public appearances to cover up for any and all crimes they might've committed. I was using the same population to render them slow enough to be able to be vulnerable and yet not so slow that they could hide from this one.
The next phase of my plan would have to be even more carefully planned than this. I'll admit,killing Alex was quite the rush, all things considered, but those last moments of his showed me he as tortured as Gia was, maybe more because he had, had to witness and stomach a lot more than was asked from either me or her.
But inspite of all this, I didn't have enough to have those assholes convicted. It was then that the next phase of my plan came clear to me. I knew George Cianti would be looking for me to join him despite the fact I killed his son. I had looked into his mind enough number of times to know, that he couldn't care less if his son or daughter croaked, provided, he could establish the Ciantis all over the West. And this wouldn't be some unrealistic world domination nonsense. No.
This would be carefully planned and perfectly executed. He would slowly take over finances of major companies and sectors. He planned to convert the private sector into his stronghold. His belief in blood ties was enough for me to gauge that Alex and Gia are not the only kids he's fathered. The other illegitimate children would be adopted by his friends and allies, thus joining the family business from a young age. The governments of the various countries that he was currently conning and buying out wouldn't even realise how strong their hold was before it would be too late.
Even the children's marriages would be arranged with the most powerful and influential families, thus joining the cause. He had planned it perfectly. And by God, I was going to have fun destroying it as carefully as he had planned it.
I felt Tia Carla sleeping on my shoulder. I slowed down my breathing and tried to relax and stop my very murderous thoughts in their tracks so as not to disturb the old lady. Once we drove out of the city boundaries Adri asked," You think you'll ever be rid of them. Have you considered moving countries?"
" What about my parents, my brother, the rest of my family? I have to protect them. What if they're so mad at me they kill all of them? You don't know that man. He is a monster. He won't even let them die peacefully. I'd rather do this one up properly. I won't let him hurt anyone. Quite frankly, I'm still giving you an out Adri. I won't hold it against you. You've clearly been through your own hell and don't deserve mine. You deserve a normal life, you know. Kids, family and beautiful home. Everything. You deserve love".
"And I have it. I wasn't asking you to move countries because I was tired. I asked because I'm scared for you. Today, you were so close to death. And don't think I didn't notice what you did to Alex. You got your freak on, and you ordered him to die. I could see what that did to you. Tell me, Cass, how painful is your head? And how are you still sitting up? This usually leaves you so tired".
I think it was all the talking that finally woke Tia up. She answered Adri's question.
" Your girl, is gifted. She can see what no one else can. She can help people with their minds. She frees people from their own bondages. She's a Child of Magic. She has a gift".
All Adrian could do in this moment was to stare at everyone around him like everything he believed in had to be bullshit.