Lightning watched as Francesco returned to his motel with a coffee. He had to be careful here. Francesco was here for Sally before. But Sally was gone so.. What was keeping Francesco here now? Lightning suddnely saw Cleo's car pull up. He quicky hid behind the building more. He definitely couldn't let Cleo see him! What was she doing? Warning Francesco? Maybe he shouldn't have just told her he was coming after Francesco next. The problem was how? But if Cleo was here.. That meant her home was empty.
Lightning quickly left. Yes, breaking into Cleo's home was a terrible idea and breaking the law. But he couldn't find anything on her there at her office. Lightning parked the car away and sat waiting for the opportunity. He realized she had help. Cleo had a maid and a doorman. So he didn't need to actually break in. Just.. wait for the opportunity to sneak in. So he waited...
Sally sighed and set her phone down. Lightning wasn't answering. Carson walked in and asked his daughter "Hey.. How you doing baby?" Sally frowned admitting "Over thinking.. Lightning won't answer the phone. I mean.. He's probably busy with the race this weekend." Carson hated seeing his Sally hurt constantly by this guy. "Sally.. You deserve better than that man." Carson was beginning his typical speech. Sally shook her head and stopped him with her hand saying "No, don't. Don't give me the lecture Dad.. I.. I can't hear it again." Carson sighed with a frown.
"Sally I just want you to he happy.." He exclaimed. Sally pulled away from her father. "Sally.. You would want the same thing for Ece. For any of your kids." "Their Lightning's kids to." She defended. Carson sighed. Yes, but Lightning was a bad influence. "Are you happy?" Carson asked softly. Sally hesitated. Was she?...
The boy opened the door and left it open while walking out to the curb. This was Lightning's chance! Lightning walked around the side of the house and peeked inside. Empty. He knew she had cameras and knew Cleo would see this later. So he had to actually come out with something this time. Lightning snuck in and hid behind the stairs as the boy walked back inside, shut, and locked the door. Lightning had been here enough times that he knew the rooms Cleo had off limits to even her staff. Once it was clear, Lightning went up the stairs quietly. First her office. She had her own little room set up with a high dollar computer and like a library in there.
Lightning held his breath as he slowly twisted the handle. Praying it was unlocked. Unlocked. Good. He walked in, shutting the door behind him quietly. This was too easy. He had to come out with something. First the desk. First drawer, nothing but pens and papers, blank papers, crayons, markers, high lighters. He sighed. Second drawer, candy, chocolates, wrappers, crinkled up post it noted which had uselss things like Obgyn at 3, mick soccer sign up!, and a supplies list. Shut that useless drawer. Third drawer and last one of the desk, vibrator, gel, porn dvds.. Really? Nothing of use again. Lightning looked around. Checking the books for anything, the shelves of the book case. Nothing. Then the file cabinet. First drawer, normal important documents like home, insurance, health stuff, divorce papers, child custody. Nothing of use to him.
Second drawer, photos and photo alblums. He shut it and growled to himself. "Come on.. Gotta be something." Third drawer, school books. Tons of her kids school stuff and crafts all shoved into a drawer. Lightning sighed. It kind of made him miss his kids. He had to find something here! The closet. He grabbed the handle but it was locked. What?.. Seriously. This had to be where he'd find something. He began looking around for the key. Her bedroom.
Lightning quietly opened the door and peeked out. Quiet. He snuck into the hall way and to the bedroom. Sneaking in and closing the door behind him. "Okay.. Where would I put keys.." He muttered. The bed side table. Lightning looked in the drawers. One was completely empty, other side just had gel and lotions and a perfume bottle. Nothing. He then heard thumps outside in the hall. He froze and stared at the door.
"Oh no, I have Chick coming over in a few minutes." CLEO! Lightning quickly ran into her bathroom and would hide in there but.. Stupid place to hide!? The door opened, too late! Lightning hid in the off closet inside. Hoping Cleo wouldn't know he was there. He heard her walk inside the bedroom and heard what sounded like keys being placed down. Shit. She probably had them the entire time. Then he heard the door open and shut again. Lightning peeked out. She was gone. Lightning looked on the dresser. No keys. He could have sworn he heard keys?
He began looking through her dresser and clothes in it. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Then the bedroom closet. Footsteps and.. Shit. Lightning froze when he heard Cleo's familiar flirtatious giggle and.. Chick. "Fuck.." He whispered. He shut the closet door and hid inside the small extra closet. He heard shuffling. Chick and Cleo definitely making out and lips smacking loudly. Lightning kept quiet. Listening to the sounds of Cleo moan and call Chick Daddy. Gosh it was disgusting.
"Oh right there! just like that daddy!" Cleo shouted in a breathless tone. "You like that?" Chick asked. it was not fun to be here right now. Lightning felt like something was watching him. He slowly and cautiously looked to his right where he met eyes with bright yellow eyes of a stuffed cat in a relaxed laying up position on the closet shelf. Lightning stared at the creepy freakin thing a moment. Orange and grey long fur. Poor cat.. Who the heck stuffs a cat!? Why didn't she burry in a shoe box like a normal human being!? He slowly looked away. Listening to maoning and shuffling and knocking. The bed was knocking, THE BED!
It stopped. "Where's that toy of yours?" Chick asked. Cleo panted heavily before answering "The office. My office here. Lower desk drawer." "Let's use that again.." He replied. "You like it rough don't you daddy?" Cleo asked with a giggle. Lightning shook his head hearing this conversation. Thankfully Cleo and Chick left the room, shutting the door behind them. Lightning glanced at the cat then left the closet. A shiver left his body. He needed to get out of here. This was to risky. Lightning reached for the door but it began to open! He quickly hid behind it as it swung open and he watched Cleo and Chick go down onto the bed! Lightning rushed out that room and into the hall before either of them noticed!
As he walked passed the office. KEYS! on the desk! Lightning looked back down the hall. Cleo and Chick sounded occupied. So he went in and grabbed the keys. Going through each one. quickly! "Come on.. Please be here." One clicked! Lightning opened the door. So many file boxes.. So many.. Labels! Lightning looked through them quickly and listened for ques to know when Cleo and Chick would be done and time for him to get out of there period!
Nothing yet. Files of different names. His name even.. Sally? He grabbed those two for sure. "Come on.. Francesco... Yourself... Gotta be something.." He needed something on Cleo or Francesco! One labeled LMR academy tapes. That caught his attention. Lightning grabbed that box and there were two dvds and?.. A usb? Then he heard sudden silence. Shit.. Cleo and Chick. Lightning shut the closet and turned around to see Cleo standing there in a silk robe. He sighed.. He was caught.
Cleo cocked her head and asked "What do you have there?" Lightning looked at the files and box before answering "Not sure yet.. Wanna tell me?" Cleo snickered and stared at them. She saw one said Lightning's name so she went ahead and answered "Your file there.. Has your full history. Date you were adopted into the state of Texas by Minty McQueen and her husband. Not a poor family but.. Not rich sense your parents spent all the money they had adopting sad little children like you.. Your school years, work history, nothing really that interesting on you. You are right about one thing. That I have nothing on you. Except this now. Breaking into the mayors home?.. How naughty Mr McQueen.."
Lightning glanced at the files. Cleo noticed he had Sally's too. Cleo snickered continuing "Oh Sally? Yeah.. Did you know she put an innocent man in jail? Probably not. Woman can't carry a pregnancy can she?" Lightning glared at Cleo. She crossed her arms and ordered "Put down the box Lightning." Lightning stared at it then answered "No." "No?" "No. These tapes belonged to me. My academy.." Cleo sighed and then Chick walked in. Dressed thankfully. "Would you rather go to jail?" Cleo asked. Lightning was thinking. How to get out of this with these tapes. It wasn't going to happen. He sighed and nodded. "Fine.." He muttered and set down the box and files on her desk.
"That's a good boy." Cleo said with a smile. Lightning just glared at her. "Chick baby.. Escort Mr McQueen out of our home." "With pleasure." Chick chuckled. Lightning stared at Chick as he came closer. "Don't touch me.".Lightning snarled. Chick didn't. "I can escort myself out." Lightning growled. Cleo and Chick watched Lightning leave carefully. Once outside and to his car, Lightning got in and took out the usb from his pocket. Better be something on this stick. And it better not be a trick...
"Alright.. Let's see what we got." Heather said as she plugged in the usb. Bobby and Lightning watched the screen from both sides of her carefully. Files. "Alright.. We got two files here. Videos." Heather pointed out. Lightning nodded ordering her to open them. Heather clicked on the first one and it was the main door. Someone breaking in. Bobby squinted then asked slowly "Isn't that?.."-"Francesco." Lightning answered. Francesco broke into the academy. It waa a few minutes of staring at the front entrance of the academy then it went black. "Play the next one." Lightning ordered.
Heather closed that one and clicked the next one. The back side. Cruz was on the stadium seats.
...Cruz couldn't step back. she grabbed Francesco's arms. Francesco yanked his arms away which lead to Cruz loosing her balance and falling from the top of the stadium bleacher! Cruz felt like the seconds became minutes! As her view of Francesco staring down at her became further and further. There was nothing to grab onto to stop the fall..
They were all shocked by the video. Lightning was furious. "You want me to call the Sheriff?..." Heather asked. Lightning took a second to answer but answered "No. Not yet." Lightning wanted his own revenge first. He wanted Francesco to suffer before sending him to Sheriff...
Lightning sat in his car. Waiting for Francesco to return home. Waiting for almost a full hour. Nothing. It was getting dark and waiting here gave Lightning time to rethink this. What was he going to do anyway? Beat him up? This was stupid. He should go to the law. He should go to Sheriff. Then Francesco pulled up. Lightning watched the Italian get out the car and go up to his door. Lightning was furious.
He got out the car and Francesco turned and looked at Lightning greeting with a sigh "McQueen.. Francesco is not in the mood to chat again.. I have no business with you. Besides, Cleo has made it clear"- Lightning pushed Francesco into the house roughly, shutting the door behind him. Francesco fell to the floor and yelled "What was that for!?" Lightning stared down at Francesco. Angry. So angry. Francesco rolled onto his back and sat up to get up but Lightning kicked him hard in the chest pushing him back down on his back!
"Tell the truth! What you did to Cruz at my academy!" Lightning yelled! Francesco looked up at Lightning. Now worried but replied "No idea what you are talking about!" Lightning stepped onto Francesco's hand. "OOOEWW!!!!" "Say it!"l Tell the truth!" Lightning yelled Francesco's hand was pinned. He wasn't scared just in pain. His face showed it. Francesco tried to grab Lightning's leg with his free hand but Lightning punched Francesco across the face first!
"Tell the truth!" He yelled and pressed more weight onto Francesco's hand. Francesco screamed in pain and gave in! "Alright! I, I.. Didn't help her! I, I let her fall from the bleachers!" "Coward." Lightning snarled and stepped off Francesco's hand. Francesco rubbed his fingers gently from the pain. "Coward and a monster!" Lightning yelled with a swift kick to Francesco's face! Francesco fell onto the floor then scurried up with help of a chair. Ready to defend himself.
"What about me!? Is that what you were going to do!? Let me fall of ledge so you could have Sally!?" Lightning yelled then grabbed the nearest thing, a coffee mug, and threw it at Francesco! It hit him, then fell to the floor and shattered! "I should throw you off the falls!" Lightning yelled and threw a book at Francesco! Francesco blocked it and yelled back "Is sorry! I never did anything to you though!" "You stepped into my life! My family! You fucked my wife!" Lightning shouted! Francesco shook his head explaining "She said the two of you were seperated!" "Oh no! Don't put this on Sally!" "Is true!" Francesco defended!
Lightning glanced at the counter and grabbed the salt, tossing it at Francesco's face! Not only did the large container hit his forehead but salt got into his eyes! Francesco I'm grabbed his eyes and screamed over this as he wobbled unbalanced, Lightning shoved Francesco against the wall hard and yelled into his face "You don't get to get away with any of that! Then you worked with Cleo! To get to Sally!?" Lightning pulled him forward then hit him hard against the wall again! Pictures fell off the wall it was so hard! "Please stop!" Francesco begged! Lightning punched Francesco in the face! More than once. The man's lip was bleeding, his gums.
"I want you dead! I want you dead but at the same time I want you to pay!" Lightning yelled! Then flung Francesco across the room and toward the small kitchen! Francesco's back hit the counter ledge and he fell to the floor. Lightning wasn't done. Francesco looked at the drawers next to him for anything to protect himself. Lightning came up and knelt down, hitting Francesco in the face! And again! Francesco put his hands up and begged Lightning to stop! "Please! It is over! Cleo is making me leave! She has a plan! Please I will tell ou everything!" Lightning didn't listen and hit him again! Francesco patted the ground for anything to defend himself! Lightning reared back to hit Francesco again but Francesco grabbed Lightning around the throat.
With the upper hand, Francesco pushed as hard as he could forcing Lightning down and began strangling him. Choking Lightning tightly with his hands! "I should finish you now! End you! In self defense! Then Sally could see you for who you are!" Francesco yelled! Lightning began kicking and gasping for air! His lungs stinging! He hit Francesco's arms! Lightning strangled to free himself of Francesco's grip. Francesco was panicking and lifted slightly then bashed Lightning into the floor!
Lightning stopped kicking. He barely had a grip on Francesco's hands. He tried prying Francesco's fingers open but couldn't. Francesco had tears in his eyes as he watched the life slipping out of Lightning. "FUCK!" Francesco yelled! Lightning couldn't breathe. His vision was going out. He quit fighting. He couldn't do it and this was it. This was it.
This was it.
Francesco was sweating and blood on his face. Suddenly he let go. Lightning immediately gasped for air and coughed! Lightning could breathe! It was painful but he could breathe! Francesco stepped back and just stared at Lightning while muttering nonsene in Italian, maybe praying for his soul and religion. Lightning who was gasping hard, his chest raising and he rolled on his side coughing, gasping. Breathing in long deep pant like breaths. He sounded rough, almoat growlish as he spoke "Get out.. Get out!.." But Francesco stood there. "Get OUT OR I WILL KILL YOU!" Lightning yelled in pain! Francesco didn't hesitate and grabbed his keys and ran.
Lightning breathed heavily and painfully. He sat up on his knees and slowly got up. He walked into the bathroom and ran sowm water. Splashing it onto his face and cleaning his hands.. His hands with blood.. He glanced at himself in the mirror and.. What had he done. What was he becoming anymore...