Catalina waited for a minute before Margaret answered the door.
Putting on a fake sweet smile, "Hi, are you Margaret White?"
Margaret smiled in return, "Yes, that would be me. Is there something you need?" she asked curiously.
Catalina put on a sheepish look and said, "Well, you see, I'm new in Chamberlain and just started working at the church and I'm trying to get to know the ropes around here and they recommended that I ask you for some assistance. They told me that you have been with the church the longest and knows how things work around here better than anyone." She flattered the lunatic.
Margaret blushed at what this mysterious woman said and replied, "Well thank you Miss-" she didn't know her name.
"Catalina Redwood. Sorry about forgetting to introduce myself." Catalina apologized, feigning embarrassment.
Margaret excused her, "It's alright, would you like to come in?" She offered.
Catalina was cackling on the inside for charming this crazy shit. "Yes, I would like that very much."
Margaret gestured for her to come in, and so she did, "This is a lovely house Ms. White. You did it yourself?" Catalina wondered as she looked at all the Christian decorations. But she was really looking for the closet near the kitchen, she found it.
Margaret smiled at that, "Yes, I did. The living room is right over there, so please sit. Would you like some tea?" she offered.
Catalina replied, "If that's alright." She sat down on the chair close to the kitchen and window so that she could signal Estelle to call the cops.
Margaret walked to the kitchen to prepare the tea, "You say that you're new in Chamberlain, where did you come from if I may ask?" Margaret asked from the kitchen.
Catalina decided to tell the truth, "I'm originally from California, but I travel from place to place helping and teaching people who need it. An old friend of mine lives around here as well, she called me and requested that I come here to give my assistance to troubled souls, especially those that need my help the most."
Margaret placed the tea in front of Catalina, "So you don't live anywhere exactly?"
Catalina picked up her cup and blew on it to cool it down a bit, "You could say that." she took a sip of her tea. "Though, I also learn some things here and there, what people should and should not do."
Margaret became interested in what she is saying, "What kind of things?"
Catalina smiled at her as she leaned back in her chair, getting comfortable for what she wild say next. "Well, I learned that alcohol can do more damage than good, I learned that people need to accept each other for who they are no matter what race they come from, and that Christian Mother's should never throw their children into closets and hurting them for sins they never committed." She said the last part with a deep frown and glare at the women in front of her. 'Estelle, call the cops now.' She thought to Estelle.
Margaret's smile disappeared from her face at what this woman said. "Who are you?" she said as she got up fearfully away from Catalina into the kitchen.
Catalina still glared and frowned upon the woman in front of her as she got up from her seat to stalk towards her in a threatening manner, "A Mother is supposed to protect her child from harm, not cause them despair every minute of every day. Guess you weren't meant to be a Mother were you?" She asked rhetorically still stalking towards her.
Margaret looked around, saw her kitchen knife on the counter and grabbed it to use as weapon to defend herself and kill the woman in front her.
Catalina smiled on the inside at the woman's attempt to scare her, 'You play right into my trap, you bitch.' She thought as she sensed the cops leaving the station.
Catalina calmly explained to Margaret, "Margaret White... you should know that there are demons and angels in this world, they are only within human bodies. There are those who protect and those who bring harm to innocent. You were supposed to care for your child, yet you didn't. You call yourself a Christian yet you put Carrie through hell. Ironic isn't it?"
Margaret backed into the counter, still holding up her knife.
Catalina then said, "My name is Catalina Redwood, I am what you call one of the Guardian from the Godsend Council to protect people like Carrie and to keep the balance and equality between the humans and the Godsends. I'm taking Carrie with me so that she can truly be happy and safe from you. You've lost the right to be her Mother."
Margaret let out a cry as she charged at Catalina with the knife. Catalina quickly put her left arm up to protect herself from a life threatening blow as the knife plunged into her arm as Margaret screamed, "YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER FROM ME YOU JESEBEL SLUT, I'LL KILL YOU, I'LL SEND YOU TO HELL!" She plunged deeper into her arm.
But Catalina didn't seem fazed one bit, "Already went there. One more thing, I can't feel pain." She pushed Margaret back with enough for to send her to the ground. Margaret looked at Catalina fearfully for her inhuman strength and resilience.
Catalina looked at the knife in her arm and tapped the handle, "No, seriously I can't feel pain and I find that a little weird and freaky." She said as though she wasn't stabbed, like she was only having a friendly conversation.
Sirens sounded outside the house as the cars approached. Catalina sighed and said, "Although I do need to act as though I'm in pain so that you could go to jail." And with that, she clutched her arm, dropped to the ground, and screamed as though she was in pain.
The doors were busted down as police officers stormed the house and saw two women on the floor. One that was stabbed and was bleeding profusely and the other with blood staining her hands getting up to try and get away as the cops that were handcuffing her.
A cop was checking on Catalina's arm until she 'painfully' gritted, "The closet... Carrie's in the closet...HELP HER!" she all but screamed at the cops as they were dragging a struggling and screaming Margaret to the cop car.
A couple of spare cops went to the kitchen closet and wretched it open to reveal a trembling and frightened Carrie who was clutching her stuffed lamb to herself as the officers assured her that she was safe.
As soon as she was out of the closet, she and Catalina were picked up and carried on way to the ambulance to be treated and sent to the hospital. On the way out, Carrie spotted the pool of blood that came from Catalina. When they were brought outside, she saw that the all the neighbors on her street were out of their houses to see why all the cops were here and saw Catalina, strapped to the gurney being wheeled to the ambulance.
Estelle saw her former teacher injured and tried to get through to see if she was okay. As soon as she was beside her she frantically asked, "Catalina, what happened, oh my god, you're bleeding!"
Catalina groaned at the gauze that was being applied to her arm, "Who cares, I always get stabbed on the job. I HATE BLEEDING!" she screamed for the neighborhood to hear.
Estelle's ears were ringing as she looked at Margaret White being driven away in the cop car then to Carrie who was wrapped in a blanket being treated by a medic.
Catalina was wheeled into the ambulance with Carrie sitting beside her. Estelle came up to the medic, "I need to go with them."
The medic put his hand up, "Miss, if it's an emergency, you can't go with them."
Catalina interjected, "She's alright, she's a friend of mine. Let her in, I wanna stop bleeding as soon as we get to the hospital. Hurry up." She was quite irritated with the situation.
The medic relented and allowed her in.
As soon as the doors were shut, the ambulance was driven away.
Unbeknownst to everyone, a pair of blue eyes observed the scene with interest.
Author's Note:
Finally a couple of characters from the X men come into the picture.
Try and guess who they are.
