Life of lies

Chapter 47 - The Culprit

Aria's POV

"Aria, I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier, it's just, this whole situation is driving me to the edge. I didn't mean to be rude. Forgive me?" Mark apologizes.

I smile as I side-hug him.

"I understand. I'm not mad anymore" I reply.

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"So you know what to do right?" Lawson asks me. I nod.

"Okay. Go now. Don't show any sign of nervousness. There's a tracker on your body, don't be scared" he adds.

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"Look who finally decided to show up! The Aria Belleville" A hooded lady says, I recognize her voice as the one which spoke to me on the phone. "I was beginning to lose my patience"

"Where's my sister?"

"Ah! Not so fast!" She says. She claps her hands twice and from behind me, a group of people come from the shadows

I narrow my eyes, trying to decipher them. They were all masked, except one.

"We meet again, Aria Belleville" she smirks.
She looks really.....different from when I last saw her, red hair, aqua blue eyes, piercings, tattoos and whatnot.

"Elisa. It's you!" I whisper in disappointment. Once again, I'm disappointed but not surprised. I some how knew she'd be the one behind all this.

"Yes! Surprised to see me huh? Bestie? Oh no! Ex-bestie" they finally come into the bright room, that's when my eyes landed on my sister, Avery.

"You wretch!" I try to attack her, but I'm held back by some of her gang members. "How dare you hurt my little sister! How dare you! Who do you think you are?!"

"I must say, the girl is somewhat....fierce. She tried to escape countless times. If only she'd stayed put and controlled her tongue, I wouldn't have hurt her" she shrugs.

Avery looks really tired and weak.
"What did you do to her?"

"Oh! I just drugged her a little....I guess. She won't be able to move energetically. You're the doctor, you should know these things, right?"

"You're.....you're.....miserable! How could you?!"

"Does it hurt? Does it hurt seeing your family member like this? It hurts right?"

"Handover my sister to me right now!"

"Oh just shut up! You have no right to give orders around here! This isn't your company! I AM THE BOSS HERE! GOT IT?!" she yells.

"What you're doing is wrong!"

"Oh! You still have the guts to talk right? Let's see how you'll do that when I have your lovely little sister's little head on a platter!" she brings out a knife from her side and places it close to Avery's neck.

"No! Stop!"

"Oh?"

"It's me you want right? Why not take me? Leave my family out of this. Please."

"Really now?" She walks closer to me. Her gang members still holding me back.
"Look Avery, your good for nothing sister is begging me now. I still remember when she thought she had the upper hand. 'I'll be your worst nightmare' she once said, but looks like the tables have turned honey." she violently grabs Avery's hair, forcing her to face me, since she literally couldn't move by herself..

"Please stop hurting my sister" I beg.

"I will..." She replies calmly

"You will?" I ask in shock, I wasn't expecting her to heed to my pleas.