Here's the next chapter. I thought of what happened in the trial. Enjoy!
After Raimundo spoke, his dad cracked an insane smile.
"Bet you never thought you'd see me again, huh?"
"I-I thought you got life in prison for lying to the court and murder,"
His dad's smile broadened. "You sound as if you aren't happy to see me. You've really grown since I last saw you. Which was a long time ago, considering you've never come to visit me,"
"What are you doing here?"
"What do you think? I came to see you. I've missed you a lot, so I escaped to see you. But you weren't at either of your grandparents' houses or at our house our even in Rio de Janeiro. I never dreamed you would have joined a circus. But then you and your mom always did like to joke around a lot. Anyway, I couldn't find you anywhere and I didn't have anywhere else to go, so I joined that group of gentlemen over there,"
"You're making them attack us to find me?"
"No, they just like terrorizing and destroying things that make people happy. I joined them in hopes that one day I would find you. And now finally being one of them has paid off. After all this time, I've finally found you,"
He started toward Raimundo, but Raimundo stepped back, grabbed a stick from the ground, and held it like a sword. "Get back," he snarled.
His dad stopped. "Raimundo," he said weakly. "You're not still upset about what happened a long time ago, are you? I thought I explained everything in the letter."
"First of all, it doesn't matter how long ago it happened, it's impossible to forget what you did. I miss her every day. Secondly, I didn't believe a word of what you said in the letter. You were a psychiatrist. You were trying to turn me against Mom. I know she wouldn't fool around. And Thirdly, I saw the trial. You tried the same story with the court, but Mom had already told your boss you were having affairs with students and she had letters from them as proof. Then you started singing a different song when you were backed into a corner, but it didn't work. You aren't worth shit. If you had to kill somebody, why couldn't you kill yourself? Why did it have to be her? I need Mom, not you. I love her, not you. I hate you.
The smile on his dad's face vanished and he started for Raimundo again. Raimundo brought the stick up to hit him, but he caught the stick as it came down, ripped it out of Raimundo's hands, broke it in two, and flung the pieces to the ground. Raimundo stood poised, ready to fight to the death, when they heard sirens. Raimundo's dad turned toward the city to see red flashing lights. The police were coming. Raimundo's dad started running toward the circus. Raimundo started to run after him, but Tay stepped in front of him and shook her head.
"You're a great fighter Ri, but he has a size and strength advantage. Besides, you can't just murder him in front of the police or you'll get sent straight to Juvinille Hall. Let the police get him,"
But when the police got to the site, the strangers were gone. The police said they could replace the tents and stuff, but a few of the animals were killed and several people and animals were injured, especially the clowns. The police said they would keep watch over the circus at night until they left. They would have to stay until everyone got out of the hospital. Raimundo or Tay told the police why the people attacked, but neither one mentioned that Raimundo's dad was one of the creeps to anyone. And the kids were too scared to talk and when they finally could, they forgot about it.
"The police most likely already know he's escaped prison, and if they're looking for the guys that he's with, they'll catch him eventually," Raimundo told Tay.
Tay looked a bit scared. "But now he knows where you are. What if he comes back to get you?"
"The police said they would keep an eye on us. If he does come, they'll see him,"
Tay was silent for a moment, then she said "I sure hope Fabio and the others are going to be okay,"
Raimundo nodded. I knew he was worried about them, but I also knew that despite what he said, he was scared of his dad coming. I was scared too. And I couldn't believe what those people did to the circus! They were insane! I couldn't believe people could be so evil. I hoped they would be caught before they did something like this again. Then I started falling again.
I'll update soon. Bye!