He was grinning ear to ear, that smug little smile that always seemed to appear from no-where. He had his hair messy and his eyes bore into me as I felt him scan me up and down. What was he doing here, where had he come from?! He took a few steps closer to me and slowly, I started to creep backwards into the corner of the room until my back was pressed against the wall.
"I'm warning you, you best not get any closer or I'm calling the police, I mean it stay back!"
"Don't you worry your pretty little head Carla, I've just come to... to chat, I've been missing you. It's been a long time, what nearly 3 years I believe."
"What do you want Tony?! How did you get here, I bet the police are looking for you, Peter will be on his way home soon anyway and he will NOT want you anywhere near me" Carla said ignoring his polite chatter and giving him the death glare with as much confidence as she could.
"Oh no, trust me, Peter wont' be back for quite a while yet."
"If you've hurt him Tony I'll kill ya, you got that! I mean it I am warning you!"
"Peter will be fine, you'll see him soon enough but in the mean time, we're going on a little walk and I'd grab a coat even though your body is looking amazing through that blouse, it's a bit chilly outside tonight." Carla consciously did up her top button on the elegant red blouse and wrapped her arms around her chest.
"I ain't going anywhere with you Tony, so why don't youget your coat and get the hell out of my flat"
Tony strode forward to Carla until didn't stop until he was eye to eye with her. His icy stare was intense and she tried to compress herself closer to the wall feeling her body begin to shake a little with nerves.
"There's no point in trying to run Carla, you're coming with me whether you walk there on your own or whether I have to drag you by your hair. Now if I were you I'd choose the easy way and do as I say."
"And if I were you, darling, I'd get out my way right now..." And with that Carla kneed Tony in the place it hurts most and ran towards the door as he crumpled to the floor. She sprinted out the bedroom door and grabbed her bag in a frantic search for the keys. Come on, where were they, she panicked!? She heard Tony growl as he rushed through the door and with that she ran with her bag towards the stairs in attempt to get out, but he was too fast. He grabbed her by her silky, black hair and threw her hard against the wall. Carla slid down the wall and whimpered on the floor, all the air had been knocked out of her chest and she lay winded by the stairs door. Tony grabbed his long, black coat and put it on, then took Carla's coat off the rack and bent down to pick her up.
"You touch me like that again and I will fucking kill you!" she snarled at Tony and picked herself up off the floor cautiously, using all the energy she had. Tony handed her, her coat and she carefully put it on already feeling the bruises forming on her back.
"Right, now if you're ready to go" Tony snarled back "Then get your bag and let's make a move." Carla bent down to pick up her designer handbag, which had been flung across the floor as she fell, then looked at Tony wondering what was really going on.
Carla locked the flat door behind her and put the set of keys back into her handbag. Tony grabbed her arm and frog marched her down the street heading towards Underworld. It was about 7pm and it was already getting dark, no-one was to be seen on the street except Carla and Tony, when Tony suddenly stopped and whispered,
"You better mind yourself from now on because I will be watching you like a hawk and every move you make will change the way people see you..."
Tony was cut off "Tony, what the bloody hell are you talking about? I am going to stay the same as I am, doing the same job, loving the same people, living the same life! No-one's watching and if you've decided to stick around here I would seriously re-consider because no-one round here likes you. You're like the devil, the evil in Weatherfield and people will be staying well away from you. Especially after your stunt at the factory all those years back. Don't you dare think I've forgotten all about that because you couldn't be more wrong! You killed Robbie and were going to kill Hayley and I, and I will never, ever in a million years forgive you for that or for murdering my true love, Liam."
Tony was getting agitated and gripped Carla's arm tightly as they began to walk again. "If you still believe he's your true love then you're deluded. I am your true love." He whispered in a sinister voice.
"Anyway I've heard you've been getting around the street a bit, so Liam obviously doesn't mean that much to you" Tony said in a sly voice.
"You arrogant son of a bitch! How dare you criticise me, you don't even know me anymore. You haven't seen me in about 3 years and you come round here saying things like that!"
"You're the street slut Carla. And what?! Do you think I've been living under a rock for 3 years? I know people who can tell me anything I need to know and trust me I know everything about you."
They were now at Underworld and Tony snatched Carla's bag off her and grabbed the set of keys. He unlocked the door and shoved Carla inside; looking the door behind him as both they went in. It was dark and gloomy as the lights began to heat up, slowly lighting up the factory floor. Tony ushered Carla into the office and sat her down in her office chair.
"Get off me!" she yelled as he grabbed her hands and tied them behind the chair. She started to scream and kick and yell. "Get off! Tony! HELP, HELP ME!"
"Shut up!" Tony shouted slapping her across the face leaving her head hung in silence. He roughly lifted up her face so she was looking at him, her cheek now bright red and he covered her mouth in black, duct tape.
"You better change your attitude, sweetheart, because I have had it up to here with you and your whining and your arguing. You do as I say or else you're in big trouble, understand?!" Carla simply sat and made no movement or sound.
"Understand me?!" he spat. Carla nodded afraid of what he might do. All she needed to do was loosen the rope around her wrists and she'd be able to slip her arms out. She heard something upstairs and started to scream, but it was muffled by the tape on her mouth. Tony turned around and opened the office door to let someone in.
She couldn't believe her eyes, she just couldn't.
It was him.
He was back.
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