"Welcome to the land of the living Mrs Salvatore." Melinda said in a mocking voice when Bonnie opened her eyes for the first time after Melinda knocked her out behind the store. Melinda used Caroline's phone to send Bonnie a message to lure her outside to the back of the store where she knocked Bonnie out from behind.
Caroline and Kate were sitting next to her on the back seat. Stella was in front behind the wheel driving. Melinda in the passenger seat pointing a gun at her. Eyes glowing sinisterly, and she was smiling coldly at Bonnie.
"I can see the questions in your eyes Mrs Salvatore. You, just like your friends must be wondering how is it possible, that I am still alive right. I should be bones by now in that grave Jack dug for me deep in the woods of this rotten town." Melinda said and laughed wide mouth. Kate closed her eyes just looking at Melinda's yellow stain teeth, her rotten gums and mutilated face made her sick to her core.
"Open your eyes Kate Henderson." Melinda hissed softly.
Kate opened her eyes when she felt the cold barrel of the gun against her forehead.
"And keep them open. You don't get to close your eyes for me Kate Henderson. It's because of all of you that I look like this. You will look at me, you owe me that much so don't you close your eyes in disgust for me, ever. Do that again and I will your blast your head off and bathe your friends in your brain tissue and blood." Melinda said in a cold voice.
"Anyway," Melinda said and pointed the gun back at Bonnie. "I am so glad you are awake Ms Salvatore and just in time to join our pity party. Caroline Salvatore and Kate Henderson almost passed out again when they saw me and Stella over here screamed her lungs out. My radiant beautiful face and smile must have done that to them." Melinda said in a cold mocking voice. She turned her face sideways to show off her disfigured face.
Bonnie looked Melinda dead in the eye and said. "I take it you have something planned for us that's why we're not dead."
"That I do Mrs Salvatore, that I do, now I have a question for you. How do you like your twin boys Aiden and Caden hmm? Medium rare? Or well done? Take your time I can wait for the answer." Melinda said and laughed hard and ugly.
And to Melinda's utter surprise Bonnie smiled.
Melinda immediately stopped laughing. "Please do share Mrs Salvatore what's the smile for when your children are blown up into tiny little pieces as we speak."
Bonnie leaned in closer her emerald orbs burning with anger and hate. "My husband will never let that happen. You have no idea what we are capable of if someone tries to hurt our children. We will fight to the bitter end even if we have to lose our own lives but it will be a cold day in hell if I let you or anyone for that matter take my kids away from me."
A cold calculated smile spread over Melinda's face. "Ever the strong one Mrs Salvatore that's why I will enjoy your suffering the most."
Kate and Caroline gasped out loud. Stella's face turned paler by the second. It was a miracle she was still able to keep the car on the road. "What do you want from us Melinda? We did nothing wrong to you." Stella said in a shaky voice.
Melinda turned to Stella and laughed out loud; it was a laugh that send chills down your spine. "You did nothing wrong to me? Look at me! Did you really think you can get away with murder and go on to live your perfect little boring lives pretending everything is right in this world? Justice will be served as it should be, so you better shut your mouth and keep driving or else I'm putting a bullet in that crazy air head of yours Mrs Wiccomb." Melinda hissed in anger.
Stella swallowed hard and gripped the steering wheel tighter.
Melinda looked at them one by one in silence. A nerve wrecking silence because nobody knew what was going through this mad woman's head.
"We are really sorry Melinda we should have handled things differently. This whole thing is a sad tragedy that never should have happened." Kate said softly when Melinda looked at her.
"Sorry, Kate Henderson? Everything is just a sad tragedy Kate Henderson? Everything was taken away from me and what did you do? Nothing. My husband West. My step-son Cayllum. I was left for death. I have nothing left, not even my husband's body to give him a proper burial so you tell me when is it your time to suffer? My husband came here to do his job to get answers but he got killed so that you can bury the truth with him. He may be lost to the world but he is not lost to me." Melinda said with tears in her eyes. Her face was twisted with hate.
"Do you really want to know what happened and what happened to West, Melinda?" Bonnie said calmly. She wasn't looking at Melinda she was staring through the window deep in thought.
"Bonnie, no." Caroline whispered in fear for what Melinda might do.
"She deserves to know. We owe her at least that." Bonnie said to Caroline. "We did kill Stella's husband but it was in self-defence. Edward was a paedophile he had a folder of pictures of young girls half naked and naked on his computer. My daughter even his own daughter was on it. We confronted him and he tried to kill us. We fought back and Edward ended up getting shot in the head. We panicked and we all agreed to cover it up that way our families will be spared from the media circus that would have exploded on this town. We rid this town of a sex monster for good. West was sent to investigate the so-called murder of Edward Wiccomb and from the start we all gave our full co-operation. There was no evidence and what he found was all based-on speculations and theories. He had no concrete evidence but that didn't stop him from coming after us. A black mamba in Kate's house. Mentally manipulating Stella to a point where she completely lost her mind. Kidnapping my daughter."
"He was only doing his job Mrs Salvatore." Melinda quickly interrupted. "You should have told the truth none of that would have happened to you if you only told him the truth."
"You want more of the truth Melinda." Stella chimed in. "Your dear husband that you are so willing to kill for slept with the local news journalist her name was Lee. Slept with and used her. What do you call that? doing his job?"
"It's true and he killed her and made it look like a suicide." Caroline said.
"The crazy is running high in your family because damn you all crazy." Stella said and laughed hard in Melinda's face. Bonnie was quick like a viper when she saw Melinda's fist going for Stella's face. She quickly grabbed Melinda's hand and wrestled with her trying to get the gun. Caroline and Kate spring to life helping Bonnie. Stella joined in too hitting Melinda with one hand while the other hand is on the steering wheel trying to keep the car on the road but the mad woman regained new strength. She viciously pushed and kicked all four of them off her getting the upper hand. "That's enough!" Melinda said with the gun pointing at Kate's head.
Stella stopped her fist mid-air. She was really looking forward to punch Melinda on the mouth again.
"Mutiny sisters? So much for girl power and women uniting. The minute you saw an opening to dethrone me you went for it like vicious little piranhas attacking from all sides. I am impressed at least you won't go out without a fight. Now, I say all this fighting made me thirsty shall we get ourselves a drink? See it as our last supper." Melinda said with a crazy smile.
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