2 - The Revenge
"What is it Eric? What's wrong with Ricardo?" Maria asked.
Eric shifted in his seat looking uncomfortable. "Well he and I are best friends and he just told me something very disturbing. Maria, he knows about Gabi and Antonio."
"Oh my God."
"Yup, and they know he knows and their headed to the loft to confront him. Now, I'd normally let them work this out, but he's vowing revenge."
"I think I better get over there," said Maria as she rose from the table.
"And I'll go with you," said Eric concerned for the Torreses.
Meanwhile at the Mission Gabi and Antonio were giving each other intense glances, but for different reasons.
"What are we going to do Antonio? Ricardo will never forgive us!"
"I don't know what we're going to do about. *Ricardo* Gabi." She was not paying attention to the tone of his words but rather the glazed look in his eyes.
"Antonio, are you feeling okay?" she asked. But before she could answer the new Archbishop came in.
"May I speak to you alone, Father?" he asked.
Antonio glanced at Gabi. "No, your Eminence, I rather Gabi be here."
The Archbishop shrugged. "As you wish," he said. He continued. "Antonio your request to leave the Priesthood has been reviewed and granted."
"Thank you, your Eminence," said Antonio grinning.
Gabi was shocked, to say the least. "Wha-? Antonio, why are you doing this?"
The Archbishop sensed that it was time to leave and did.
Antonio took off his collar. "To be with you," he said.
Gabi was flabbergasted, to put it mildly. "Bu- Well it's certainly convenient that you do it as soon as Ricardo finds out about us." She crossed her arms.
Antonio smiled. "Gabi look at this document." He shows her his written request to leave the Priesthood.
Gabi stared at it in amazement. "Why this is dated and was filed two weeks ago."
"Yes, Gabi" says Antonio hungrily. "I couldn't stay away from you anymore. And even if you don't want to be with me, I can't stay a Priest, because I'm not completely devoted to God in the way I need to be."
"So it's really over?" Gabi asked.
"Yes," said Antonio sounding relieved.
"We better get out of this mission" Gabi said.
"..and talk to Ricardo," finished Antonio.
He grabs her hand and they ran out of the mission.
Over at the loft Ricardo was poised and ready. *Just come in that door, just come in*," he thought maniacally. Suddenly he saw the lock turning.
"There you are," he muttered.
As the door opened, a gunshot was heard, and then there was a bloodcurdling scream.
"What is it Eric? What's wrong with Ricardo?" Maria asked.
Eric shifted in his seat looking uncomfortable. "Well he and I are best friends and he just told me something very disturbing. Maria, he knows about Gabi and Antonio."
"Oh my God."
"Yup, and they know he knows and their headed to the loft to confront him. Now, I'd normally let them work this out, but he's vowing revenge."
"I think I better get over there," said Maria as she rose from the table.
"And I'll go with you," said Eric concerned for the Torreses.
Meanwhile at the Mission Gabi and Antonio were giving each other intense glances, but for different reasons.
"What are we going to do Antonio? Ricardo will never forgive us!"
"I don't know what we're going to do about. *Ricardo* Gabi." She was not paying attention to the tone of his words but rather the glazed look in his eyes.
"Antonio, are you feeling okay?" she asked. But before she could answer the new Archbishop came in.
"May I speak to you alone, Father?" he asked.
Antonio glanced at Gabi. "No, your Eminence, I rather Gabi be here."
The Archbishop shrugged. "As you wish," he said. He continued. "Antonio your request to leave the Priesthood has been reviewed and granted."
"Thank you, your Eminence," said Antonio grinning.
Gabi was shocked, to say the least. "Wha-? Antonio, why are you doing this?"
The Archbishop sensed that it was time to leave and did.
Antonio took off his collar. "To be with you," he said.
Gabi was flabbergasted, to put it mildly. "Bu- Well it's certainly convenient that you do it as soon as Ricardo finds out about us." She crossed her arms.
Antonio smiled. "Gabi look at this document." He shows her his written request to leave the Priesthood.
Gabi stared at it in amazement. "Why this is dated and was filed two weeks ago."
"Yes, Gabi" says Antonio hungrily. "I couldn't stay away from you anymore. And even if you don't want to be with me, I can't stay a Priest, because I'm not completely devoted to God in the way I need to be."
"So it's really over?" Gabi asked.
"Yes," said Antonio sounding relieved.
"We better get out of this mission" Gabi said.
"..and talk to Ricardo," finished Antonio.
He grabs her hand and they ran out of the mission.
Over at the loft Ricardo was poised and ready. *Just come in that door, just come in*," he thought maniacally. Suddenly he saw the lock turning.
"There you are," he muttered.
As the door opened, a gunshot was heard, and then there was a bloodcurdling scream.