Chapter 10:
I turned to look at my cousin. "Oh really?" I said nonchalantly, "what is that
reason?"
"Well," she began. "You see, I want Miguel back. I still love him. And you
know what? He still loves me - he always will."
She looked at me, waiting for a reaction.
"Miguel doesn't want you now," I informed her calmly. "His life is with me and
Ricky."
Charity snickered. "Not for long."
"What are you talking about, Charity?" I asked. Now I was concerned. I saw
how violent and crazy innocent, sweet little Charity became when I announced that I
was pregnant. I knew what she was capable of when angry.
She gave me a wicked grin before answering my question. "I love Miguel with
all my heart. And he loves me. That is the never ending truth. But you see, the thing is,
you had his child and now he is by your side, even though he still wants me. He feels
obliged to you, Kay! Can't you see that?!"
I shook my head at her. It wasn't true. Miguel was a sensitive and caring
person but he wouldn't sacrifice his own happiness for mine. If he really wanted to be
with Charity, he would have been. Ricky and I couldn't stop him. Only God could.
"Charity," I said fuming, "why do you decide a whole year later after he
decided not to marry you that you still want to be with him?"
She stared at me, very angry.
I didn't care if she got blue in the face, I decided to continue. "Why can't you
just leave him alone? He is getting more and more closer to me and Ricky, cousin
dearest. He loves us more than he ever loved you."
With those words escaping my lips, Charity walked over to where I was
standing and swiftly slapped me on the cheek.
Nursing my red cheek, I turned to look at her. She resembled a steaming
engine. It made me laugh. I chuckled at what she had just done. It was kind of funny to
know that under that sweet, loving exterior lied a conniving, angry little bitch of a
person.
"Think about this, Kay. I came up with a plan for me to be with Miguel forever.
And guess what?" She pretended to be cheerful like she had a big surprise for me.
"What?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.
"You're going to help me get Miguel back!"
I laughed whole-heartedly. This was a joke, right? Even if it wasn't, how could
she possibly expect me to do such a thing? Didn't she know me at all?
"I'm not kidding, Kathleen," Charity said, getting all serious now. She never
used to call me that. No one did besides Grace and that was when she was very upset
with me. I guess Grace taught Charity that.
"You're crazy," I said walking away from her.
She grabbed my arm. "I want Miguel back, Kay. He shouldn't be with you or
anyone else for that matter. And you're going to help me whether you like it or not!"
"I would never help you," I shouted turning my back on her.
"Never?" Charity asked me, smirking. "Not even for something or someone
like Ricky?"
That got my attention. I spun around to face her. "Just what are you talking
about, Charity?" I demanded.
"Like I've been saying all along, Kay," she replied. "I want Miguel back. And
the only person who can help me get him back is you. I know you, though. There is no
way you'd help me. So I have to resort to threats."
I couldn't believe what she was saying. She was threatening to harm my son
just so she could get Miguel back for herself?!
"What are you gonna do?" I gave her a death stare.
"Well, Kay," she answered. "It depends on what you do, or don't do for that
matter. You follow my plan, and do as I say then nobody gets hurt and I get Miguel.
But if you choose otherwise, then you can say goodbye to your son! You know me,
Kay. You are aware that if no one was restraining me that day in the church, I was
going to kill you. If I have to, I will kill Ricky."
I couldn't believe this. Just an hour ago, everything was swell. My life was
perfect. Now I was going through a living nightmare. Charity was right. I knew she
wasn't lying when she threatened to kill Ricky.
I sighed deeply. What was I to do? I loved Miguel but I also loved Ricky! I
couldn't choose between them! But Ricky was more important to me. We were talking
about Ricky's life here. Charity didn't threaten to kill Miguel. Just steal him away
from me. It was a hard decision, one that I didn't want to make, but I knew Ricky was
the right choice to make. He hadn't done anything wrong. He shouldn't die because of
me.
"What's your plan?" I asked her, giving in.
"Does that mean you're in?" she asked me.
I nodded dejectedly.
She literally jumped for joy as she gave Grace a high-five.
I turned to look at Jessica still holding my son. I went by both of them.
"What are you going to do now, Kay?" Jessica whispered, feeling sorry that I
was put in this position.
"I don't know, Jess," I answered, thinking it over. "But I'll do anything to keep
Ricky safe and alive."
I gave my son a tight hug. I would never lose him, I told myself, hoping I was
right.
**** what do u all think so far? charity has a plan for kay... what do u think it could be?*****
I turned to look at my cousin. "Oh really?" I said nonchalantly, "what is that
reason?"
"Well," she began. "You see, I want Miguel back. I still love him. And you
know what? He still loves me - he always will."
She looked at me, waiting for a reaction.
"Miguel doesn't want you now," I informed her calmly. "His life is with me and
Ricky."
Charity snickered. "Not for long."
"What are you talking about, Charity?" I asked. Now I was concerned. I saw
how violent and crazy innocent, sweet little Charity became when I announced that I
was pregnant. I knew what she was capable of when angry.
She gave me a wicked grin before answering my question. "I love Miguel with
all my heart. And he loves me. That is the never ending truth. But you see, the thing is,
you had his child and now he is by your side, even though he still wants me. He feels
obliged to you, Kay! Can't you see that?!"
I shook my head at her. It wasn't true. Miguel was a sensitive and caring
person but he wouldn't sacrifice his own happiness for mine. If he really wanted to be
with Charity, he would have been. Ricky and I couldn't stop him. Only God could.
"Charity," I said fuming, "why do you decide a whole year later after he
decided not to marry you that you still want to be with him?"
She stared at me, very angry.
I didn't care if she got blue in the face, I decided to continue. "Why can't you
just leave him alone? He is getting more and more closer to me and Ricky, cousin
dearest. He loves us more than he ever loved you."
With those words escaping my lips, Charity walked over to where I was
standing and swiftly slapped me on the cheek.
Nursing my red cheek, I turned to look at her. She resembled a steaming
engine. It made me laugh. I chuckled at what she had just done. It was kind of funny to
know that under that sweet, loving exterior lied a conniving, angry little bitch of a
person.
"Think about this, Kay. I came up with a plan for me to be with Miguel forever.
And guess what?" She pretended to be cheerful like she had a big surprise for me.
"What?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.
"You're going to help me get Miguel back!"
I laughed whole-heartedly. This was a joke, right? Even if it wasn't, how could
she possibly expect me to do such a thing? Didn't she know me at all?
"I'm not kidding, Kathleen," Charity said, getting all serious now. She never
used to call me that. No one did besides Grace and that was when she was very upset
with me. I guess Grace taught Charity that.
"You're crazy," I said walking away from her.
She grabbed my arm. "I want Miguel back, Kay. He shouldn't be with you or
anyone else for that matter. And you're going to help me whether you like it or not!"
"I would never help you," I shouted turning my back on her.
"Never?" Charity asked me, smirking. "Not even for something or someone
like Ricky?"
That got my attention. I spun around to face her. "Just what are you talking
about, Charity?" I demanded.
"Like I've been saying all along, Kay," she replied. "I want Miguel back. And
the only person who can help me get him back is you. I know you, though. There is no
way you'd help me. So I have to resort to threats."
I couldn't believe what she was saying. She was threatening to harm my son
just so she could get Miguel back for herself?!
"What are you gonna do?" I gave her a death stare.
"Well, Kay," she answered. "It depends on what you do, or don't do for that
matter. You follow my plan, and do as I say then nobody gets hurt and I get Miguel.
But if you choose otherwise, then you can say goodbye to your son! You know me,
Kay. You are aware that if no one was restraining me that day in the church, I was
going to kill you. If I have to, I will kill Ricky."
I couldn't believe this. Just an hour ago, everything was swell. My life was
perfect. Now I was going through a living nightmare. Charity was right. I knew she
wasn't lying when she threatened to kill Ricky.
I sighed deeply. What was I to do? I loved Miguel but I also loved Ricky! I
couldn't choose between them! But Ricky was more important to me. We were talking
about Ricky's life here. Charity didn't threaten to kill Miguel. Just steal him away
from me. It was a hard decision, one that I didn't want to make, but I knew Ricky was
the right choice to make. He hadn't done anything wrong. He shouldn't die because of
me.
"What's your plan?" I asked her, giving in.
"Does that mean you're in?" she asked me.
I nodded dejectedly.
She literally jumped for joy as she gave Grace a high-five.
I turned to look at Jessica still holding my son. I went by both of them.
"What are you going to do now, Kay?" Jessica whispered, feeling sorry that I
was put in this position.
"I don't know, Jess," I answered, thinking it over. "But I'll do anything to keep
Ricky safe and alive."
I gave my son a tight hug. I would never lose him, I told myself, hoping I was
right.
**** what do u all think so far? charity has a plan for kay... what do u think it could be?*****