I held the mans gaze, staring deep into his eyes. It was him... That was the man. Rasika stood and made her way to me then took my wrist and led me over to him then sat me down across from him. "Don't leave..." I pleaded with her, staring up at her with the most terrified face I could muster up. Risika looked to Aubrey then to me. "...I suppose I will stay... for your safty..." She sat next to me, looking at Aubrey, if I didn't know better I'd say they were having a conversation in their minds... Especialy by the way Aubrey growled.
"Little Jalissa..." He averted his eyes to me. "You've grown up, so beautiful now." He reached across the table and took my hand. I stiffened. That hand had held the knife... that killed my mother. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked to him. "...You... You... You killed her..." I stumbled over my words. "I... You... Get away from me... I wish I never agreed to this. Go away..."
"You wish me gone? You'll regret that as well, young Jalissa, for you will see me again..." He stood and looked at Rasika, staring at her before walking past us both and leaving the cafe.
I looked at the table, the firmiliar sting of tears in my eyes. "...I'm sorry... I have to go..."
"You won't be safe...."
I looked at her then stood and left the cafe, hurrying home, pushing my way through the crowds.
As soon as I got home I collapsed on the couch and burried my face in my hands, letting my tears fall from their prison. She was gone, there was nothing I could do but I needed to have revenge. He had to pay for what he did to her... what he did to me... That... is when I made.... the worst decision of my life...
"Little Jalissa..." He averted his eyes to me. "You've grown up, so beautiful now." He reached across the table and took my hand. I stiffened. That hand had held the knife... that killed my mother. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked to him. "...You... You... You killed her..." I stumbled over my words. "I... You... Get away from me... I wish I never agreed to this. Go away..."
"You wish me gone? You'll regret that as well, young Jalissa, for you will see me again..." He stood and looked at Rasika, staring at her before walking past us both and leaving the cafe.
I looked at the table, the firmiliar sting of tears in my eyes. "...I'm sorry... I have to go..."
"You won't be safe...."
I looked at her then stood and left the cafe, hurrying home, pushing my way through the crowds.
As soon as I got home I collapsed on the couch and burried my face in my hands, letting my tears fall from their prison. She was gone, there was nothing I could do but I needed to have revenge. He had to pay for what he did to her... what he did to me... That... is when I made.... the worst decision of my life...
