Chapter 32
"It's all ready." A male voice informed from his cell phone.
"Good."
"What about-"
"Don't worry. You'll get your money after the fact."
"That's not what we arranged." The voice stressed.
"That's how it gonna be. Be ready."
The phone line went dead, leaving a haunted silence. The man sat in his car in the dead of the busy day traffic. He wore black like any bad man does and looked creepy in his dark sunglasses and a baseball cap covering most of his face. The afternoon sunlight was less harsh that it was only hours before, but sitting in a car for three hours, overlooking the high school, was exhaustingly hot.
Listening the bell ringing the end of the school day, he started the engine and watched as a group of teenagers left the safety of the school grounds and wondered onto the paving that lined the busy road. Pulling onto that road, the man in the black car followed the line of suddenly slow traffic to the lights before turning off in the opposite direction to the group of kids.
It was only a matter of hours before night fell and the party would begin. He still didn't understand why he was doing this, other than for the money. He could do so much with two grand, but his worry was that he didn't trust his boss. He'd known him all his life, but over the years, he'd discovered things that made his stomach turn. He needed to cash and to do that, he needed to do as his brother told him.
Jake was waiting for him and what was about to unfold was nauseating. How could anyone want to do what he was planning? It was suicide and just not right. Gavin drove around for a while. He made sure the car was filled with gas and that the supplies were in the trunk. He needed to get to his place before he started becoming suspicious. Attracting the police would not go down well with Jake and he was trying to do everything he could for his big brother.
He didn't want to go to prison, he'd never been and planned never to, but at the rate Jake was pushing him, he was going to end up with a closed cell for a long time. He still couldn't understand why Jake wanted so much for his ex-wife to suffer. Gavin knew Sara, he thought she was a great person. She was her own person and if Jake hadn't meet her first, then perhaps he might have had a chance, but he wouldn't have hurt her like Jake did.
Family stuck together, but this was beyond the call of duty. Jake was fishing and Gavin knew that more than most. He didn't want to hurt Sara, but he had so much to thank Jake for. He owed his brother and when Jake asked him to do what they were about to do, he couldn't say no. well, at first he did, but Jake was very persuasive.
All Gavin could do now, was wait for his phone call and do as he is instructed, but wasn't sure if he could go through with the plan. His cold feet made Jake angry, but he tried to hide it from him. He didn't want to let his big brother down. Although he didn't want to see anyone hurt, he saw no way out.
Grissom shouldn't have pulled the family apart. He should have left them alone from the beginning and nothing would have happened. Jake, Sara and Kate would be living happily with no interference. But Gavin knew more than what Jake was telling him. It wasn't interference, it was jealously. Sure, he had hit his girlfriend once, but after he had done that, he knew he had done wrong and begged for forgiveness, although he didn't get it, he let her leave and never raised his hand again. He knew that violence wasn't an answer to anything, it made things worse and he knew what Jake did. Sara had tried to get away, but Jake always managed to make her stay. She loved him, no question, but after a while, the bruises got larger and more tender and it was time to move on.
The only question now was, did he really want to see Sara in any more pain from his brother? He'd already stood by and watched, he can't anymore. When Grissom came along, he knew he was the person to get between Jake and the abuse, but it was Sara's choice if she wanted help and in the end, she chose Grissom over Jake. Good for her.
"It's all ready." A male voice informed from his cell phone.
"Good."
"What about-"
"Don't worry. You'll get your money after the fact."
"That's not what we arranged." The voice stressed.
"That's how it gonna be. Be ready."
The phone line went dead, leaving a haunted silence. The man sat in his car in the dead of the busy day traffic. He wore black like any bad man does and looked creepy in his dark sunglasses and a baseball cap covering most of his face. The afternoon sunlight was less harsh that it was only hours before, but sitting in a car for three hours, overlooking the high school, was exhaustingly hot.
Listening the bell ringing the end of the school day, he started the engine and watched as a group of teenagers left the safety of the school grounds and wondered onto the paving that lined the busy road. Pulling onto that road, the man in the black car followed the line of suddenly slow traffic to the lights before turning off in the opposite direction to the group of kids.
It was only a matter of hours before night fell and the party would begin. He still didn't understand why he was doing this, other than for the money. He could do so much with two grand, but his worry was that he didn't trust his boss. He'd known him all his life, but over the years, he'd discovered things that made his stomach turn. He needed to cash and to do that, he needed to do as his brother told him.
Jake was waiting for him and what was about to unfold was nauseating. How could anyone want to do what he was planning? It was suicide and just not right. Gavin drove around for a while. He made sure the car was filled with gas and that the supplies were in the trunk. He needed to get to his place before he started becoming suspicious. Attracting the police would not go down well with Jake and he was trying to do everything he could for his big brother.
He didn't want to go to prison, he'd never been and planned never to, but at the rate Jake was pushing him, he was going to end up with a closed cell for a long time. He still couldn't understand why Jake wanted so much for his ex-wife to suffer. Gavin knew Sara, he thought she was a great person. She was her own person and if Jake hadn't meet her first, then perhaps he might have had a chance, but he wouldn't have hurt her like Jake did.
Family stuck together, but this was beyond the call of duty. Jake was fishing and Gavin knew that more than most. He didn't want to hurt Sara, but he had so much to thank Jake for. He owed his brother and when Jake asked him to do what they were about to do, he couldn't say no. well, at first he did, but Jake was very persuasive.
All Gavin could do now, was wait for his phone call and do as he is instructed, but wasn't sure if he could go through with the plan. His cold feet made Jake angry, but he tried to hide it from him. He didn't want to let his big brother down. Although he didn't want to see anyone hurt, he saw no way out.
Grissom shouldn't have pulled the family apart. He should have left them alone from the beginning and nothing would have happened. Jake, Sara and Kate would be living happily with no interference. But Gavin knew more than what Jake was telling him. It wasn't interference, it was jealously. Sure, he had hit his girlfriend once, but after he had done that, he knew he had done wrong and begged for forgiveness, although he didn't get it, he let her leave and never raised his hand again. He knew that violence wasn't an answer to anything, it made things worse and he knew what Jake did. Sara had tried to get away, but Jake always managed to make her stay. She loved him, no question, but after a while, the bruises got larger and more tender and it was time to move on.
The only question now was, did he really want to see Sara in any more pain from his brother? He'd already stood by and watched, he can't anymore. When Grissom came along, he knew he was the person to get between Jake and the abuse, but it was Sara's choice if she wanted help and in the end, she chose Grissom over Jake. Good for her.