His Fire

Chapter 12

Hi my little rays of sunshine!🌞 2 chapters in one day?? Daymm!! I also can't believe we're at 12 chapters! Things get SUPER interesting now.ALSO THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME VIOLENCE. Soo skip to the *** as this indicates that it is over. How's everyone doing?? I'm writing this at 4:00 am😙✌🏻 Sending my ❤️ :)

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"A little girl seeks revenge. A real women moves on while karma does her dirty work." - Golfian.com

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I run across the room to Alpasco and punch him in the face. He seems like he is expecting it because he does nothing to move.My rage takes over, I have no control. He is on the floor. I punch him and punch him.Each punch brought a flashback of my mother. Memories come flooding back. Each punch was a payback for all the suffering he made her endure. Tears stream down my eyes as I recall that horrid day. "You fucking murderer! You piece of shit! You no good father! You killed my mother!" There's blood everywhere. Alpasco turns to me with his purple eye and smiles. Rage consumes me. My hands go to his throat. This was it, this was the moment and it was finally here. " Kill me my Skylar. Kill me. I'm already dying. You'll be making it easier." He laughs as blood poured from his mouth. I  snap out of my rage. "What do you mean??" I ask confusedly.He smiles at me. "Answer me!"I shake him. "Cancer. Stage 4." Is all he says and laughs. I look at him with daggers in my eyes and something makes me let him go and standup. "Well then,death will be too easy for a man like you. You deserve to suffer." I spit at him. At that instant the door opensand three guys come in. "Boss we heard commotio-" they looked at a bloody Alpasco, and then to me. I recognized them. They were there on the night of my mother's murder. They helped kill and rape her. I clenched my fist. They're all dead.They run to me. I kick one in the face. Punch one in the stomach. I find a chair and smash it on the others head. We go back and forth like this for about 5 minutes. I grab a gun from one of them,kick him back and shoot the other in his leg. He screams and falls to the floor. I glance at Alpasco still lying on the floor while I throw  a punch to one. I shoot him in the stomach and shoot another one in both his legs. I see rope at the corner of the room at a desk with torturing tools. I drag them each to a chair,tie them up,tape their mouths and knock them out unconscious. I walk to Alpasco and drag him up tying him from a rope that hung to the ceiling. He looks weak. Somewhere inside me,I feel a pang of mercy. A pang of pity. I was about to kill my father. But that is quickly washed away when I remember what he did to my mother. He took the person I loved most away from me."Get up." I smack his cheek continuously.He opens his eyes slowly. And looks at me, a smile etched on his face. He is psycho. "Why did you kill her. Why did you do it?" I looked at him, with nothing but hate and coldness in my eyes. "You poor thing."Tsk.Tsk. I ball my hands into fists to keep me from slapping some sense into him because I need him alive. "She deserved it."he chuckles. "She thought she was too smart. She tried to bring down everything I built." He laughs loudly and lookes into my eyes. I stare at this man who happened to be my father and something in me shifts as I recall my mother's words....

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Marriana brushed Skylar's hair as she sang a sweet lullaby for her. "Today's story is called Revenge." Skylar's ears peaked up. She always loved hearing her mother's bedtime stories but oh no, they weren't like what you're imagining them to be. No, they were real pieces of truth -golden nuggets that would help Skylar in life. Of course Skylar never really understood what her mama was saying because she was only five but mama told them that it was important to remember so she memorised each one.She loved hearing them. "What's revenge mama?" Skylar questioned. This word sounded important from all the other ones. Marriana smiled. "One day, there's going to be a big test. Someone you love dearly will be taken away by someone who brought you into this world. When that happens you will feel very,very sad and very,very,very angry. And you'll want to find this person that killed your someone and make them feel the pain you feel by doing bad things to them." Skylar looked up at mama as she took her hands in hers. "When you do these bad things to them you just remember. Remember my words because revenge although has a sweet beginning,it has a very bitter end. You'll never be happy in the end. " Skylar looked up at mama who smiled at her. Mama was so strong. "So mama what must I do?How do I be happy? " Mama smiled and booped Skylar's nose as she went back to braiding her hair. "Forgiveness overcomes revenge. As hard as it is, but when you forgive and let go,you're set free. All the anger,all the hurt, it's easier for that to heal. It doesn't mean that you instantly forget what the person has done to you but slowly and surely, it just dissapears because you realise that there's something Bigger out there that will deal with them. All you have to do is live this life to the best and to the fullest. Love, live,laugh. Revenge,anger,those things take up all he space of the good things in this life." Marriana smiled. "Mama what if I forget all of this? This story is much longer than all the others." Marriana laughed and it lit up the room. "The time you need it most, is the time you'll remember this moment." Skylar shook her head as a comfortable silence fell upon them. "Mama are you going to die?" Skylar questioned as she played with her teddy bear that resembled a dog named Spunky. Marriana smiled and it in fact reached her eyes. She had accepted what was soon to come. "We all are someday but don't be afraid because we'll see each other again. I'll just be going on a long vacation."Skylar smiled, satisfied with the answer. Little did she know that the day she turns 17 will be the day her revenge story begins.

The sound of the door opening brings me back to earth. That memory felt so real, it was as if I could feel my mother. I pull my gun out aiming it at the man who walked in. Nicholas. Although he was nice to me, it could've been a facade. He put his hands up, surprising me as he takes one hand and pulls his gun out. I take my gun off safety. His eyes widen as he shows me that he's lowering it down. My hands tighten on my gun." What are you doing?" I look at him confused. His hands are still up as he takes cautious steps to me. I hold my gun firmly, preparing myself for anything. "I'm not here to hurt you Skylar."he says as he stands in front of me and lowers his hands. "How do you know my name?"Ummmm maybe because Alpasco was looking for you and so obviously he had to tell his whole gang so that they can also look for you??Mmm you have a point subconscious. Nicholas looks at me. "Well??" His hands at his sides clench and unclench. I don't think anything prepared me for what he was about to tell me, not even mama. Nicholas released a deep sigh of relief." I've been waiting to tell find you and tell you this since I could remember."He smiles as if remembering something. I look at him like he's lost it. "Well?? Out with it then." I eye him suspiciously still aiming my gun at him. He looks at me, staring into my soul. "I'm your brother Skylar."I lower my gun slowly. "Yeah rigggghhhtt. "I laugh. That can't be true pssshh. Mum would've mentioned something. I continue to laugh and look up at Nicholas who's face is straight and he's looking at me with patience. My laugh stops immediately. I look at Alpasco who's watching us with so many emotions in his eyes. Regret?? Sadness??. There's definitely truth in them. What is going on? And then it hits me because for the first time when I really look into Nicholas' eyes I see mama staring back at me. My eyes widen because I realise that there's no lie to Nicholas' words. Nicholas smiles gently at me as he sees realisation on my face. I lower my gun completely, trying to make sense of it all.In that moment, everything I thought I knew about my life and my mother is stirred in a pot of confusion, a million questions and a whole ton of wtf is going on?? Since when did my life go from kill Alpasco, seek revenge to forgive him and let something Bigger do the rest? Or better still, calling your kidnapper hot to him becoming your brother?? LMAO.