The Periwinkle Affair

TPA 27: I'm Sorry

"Hi, sister. Yes, it's me." Lucile answered, she's smiling devilishly. Maine was shocked.

Why didn't she recognize her before? She's Lucilaine Redford, the daughter of her father's wife, Serina Redford. She herself was sent to a boarding school after Lucile's mother married Maine's father.

Maine is a few years older than Lucile, about three and a half years. Basically, Lucile was sent to a boarding school, different from Maine's, at a very young age of ten almost eleven.

At first they had contacts till Maine got to her senior year in high school, then she got busy with racing and lost communications with her. She actually didn't know what happened to Lucile after that.

"Maine, she's your sister? I thought..." Alden uttered in surprised. She gave him a sad nod.

As everyone glanced and whispering and whatever else, Maine was trying to think of a way to get Periwinkle without being hurt. She's crying and scared. This is not good for Wink. She had enough trauma at her age to begin with, she doesn't need another one. For being a caseworker for the child protective services, Lucile is exposing Periwinkle to another trauma at the moment.

"Lainey, whatever happened to you has nothing to do with Periwinkle. Why didn't you call your Mom? Why didn't you call me? You always know where to find me!" Maine is feeling frustrated because she can't think of a way to get her baby from Lucile's grip.

"Lucile, if you have an issue with my fiance, why include my niece on this?!" Alden calmly but was trying to control his anger. When Lucile heard Alden's voice and saw him taking a step closer to her, she pushed the gun's barrel deeper onto Periwinkle's temple. Wink screamed in pain.

"Daddyyy..." They heard Periwinkle's high pitched scream and cry. They saw the gun's barrel digging on the child temple. Lucile is really losing her sanity.

"Moommmyyyy!!!" Wink cried out for Maine. Her heart was ripped from her chest at the sound of Wink's cry for help. This got to stop! Her mind screamed.

"Lucile! Put her down! She's got nothing to do with your sentiments!" Alden yelled this time. His voice echoed on the halls of the court house.

They are starting to get everyone's attention. Courthouse guards are coming. Cops are coming, too. Maine knows what will happen if she couldn't get to Periwinkle in time.

Lainey is past sanity, she lost the ability to think rationally. The stress that she's in was too much for her to bear and Maine can see through her. Her eyes are dark and glassy. The Lainey she cared and loved once is not there anymore, and she's hating the morbid visions playing in her mind.

"Ms. Ortiz, will you put the child down?" Bernie tried to persuade her, too.

"Just give me the child before the courthouse guards hurt you." Conrad was pleading, too. Lucile is getting everyone's attention that she's starting to get confused.

Maine saw it and took advantage of that and charged at Lucile while she was getting distracted by her friends. Lucile was caught off-guard and wasn't able to do anything but try to scramble back on her feet. Maine was quick and was already on top of her.

Lucile hair is all over her face. Her makeup is a mess and she has scratches. She's a total clown-face. Maine might have lost her ponytail and her hair is in a shamble but for Alden's eyes she's still the same beautiful woman whom he fell in love with, unknowingly.

Alden and Molly were quick to get Periwinkle. Aleck picked up the gun and aimed it at Lucile... or Maine. He's confused. He's not sure if he pulls the trigger, will he get Lucile or Maine?