Chapter 87

Only two seconds had passed following Edyta's question; however, from Lindsays perspective the time seemed to flow infinitely slow. The two women remained locked in each others gaze, Edyta maintaining a toothy grin as Lindsay displayed fearful expression.

"I ask again," said Edyta in a highly ignorant intonation, "Who is special guest?"

Lindsay paused for a few seconds, at which point she finally decided to respond in a quiet, breathy voice.

"Nobody...", said Lindsay.

Lindsay was caught completely off guard as Edyta suddenly grabbed a hold of her left arm, and proceeded to twist it. The connective tissue in her left rotator cuff was especially weak, and if disturbed caused the girl paralyzing pain. This characteristic had been discovered by Edyta years prior, and was a favorite technique to easily subdue the larger Lindsay.

Without hesitation, Edyta grabbed Lindsay by the nape of her neck with her other arm, and proceeded to slam her head onto the marble counter top. She slid he girls head across the surface, knocking several dishes used a few hours prior onto the floor, shattering them. As Lindsay's head approached the stove top, Edyta ceased dragging her, leaving her staring directly at the front burner.

As Lindsay ground her teeth from the agonizing pain, Edyta leaned over her back in an effort to place her mouth close to her ear.

"I know you froze accounts, you little bitch," said Edyta in a quiet voice, "Little girls like you should to keep out of adult business. Now you pay, I don't care about consequence, I'll just lie like I always do, and you are forced to lie so Daddy doesn't die...BoooHoo."

Edyta snickered as she reached her hand towards the front knob of the gas range, igniting the front burner. Lindsay's eyes widened as the blue glow of the flame hissed around five inches from her eyes, her world seeming to halt as fear completely overtook her. While the sound of the flames were in reality, barely audible, it seemed to roar at a volume comparable to a waterfall.

"Now Little Girl," said Edyta, "It's time for upgrade. Obviously, fixing your arms doesn't work, because you can just cover up with tacky mothers coat. Well it's time we gave pretty face a nice little makeover...think of it as bond between two women, you will remember this moment for rest of your life, and be reminded every time you look in mirror."

Edyta giggled maniacally as she slowly began pushing Lindsay towards the flame.

"No," said Lindsay in a frantic manner as the flames drew closer to her face, "Please...please...no..."

"Sorry," said Edyta, "It's just something that has to be done."

Edyta continued giggling, sliding Lindsay ever so closer to the flames. The blonde girl pleaded desperately to be released, as she began to feel the heat from the burning gases on her right cheek.

However, to Lindsay's great fortune and surprise, Edyta's death grip was suddenly released just as her face breached an inch-length from the burner. Coinciding with the release was the sound of a crash, as if a glass bottle had been broken, as well as a thud.

Trembling slightly, Lindsay lifted herself up from a standing position and turned herself around to find Edyta, collapsed on the floor next to the counter. The woman appeared to be in a slight stupor, writhing around as a small amount of blood trickled from the side of her head. Surrounding her on the floor were fragments of what appeared to be a broken glass bottle of cola.

As Lindsay's eyes continued to pan around the room, she soon spotted Lee standing a few feet behind her. The redheaded girl had adopted an angry facial expression, staring down at Edyta as she clutched cap end of a broken coke bottle in her right hand while breathing heavily. Hearing the commotion downstairs, Lee rushed to her friends aid, stopping Edyta's torment before any serious damage was able to be done.

Lee turned towards Lindsay.

"Are you alright Liz?" asked Lee.

"I think so," said Lindsay, still breathing heavily from the stress.

After ensuring Lindsay was free of injury, Lee returned her attention to Edyta. The brown haired woman gradually came to, and to Lee's surprise, began rising back to a standing position; her back facing the girls. After stumbling for a few moments, Edyta decided to begin speaking, as blood slowly trickled from her head wound.

"You little lice headed bitch," said Edyta as she continued to stumble, as if she were a zombie, "Where in the hell did you come from?"

"My secret," said Lee sarcastically.

"I see," said Edyta, "You struck me while back was turned..."

Edyta slowly turned towards the girls, speaking softly in an angry tone, her eyes appearing as if they belonged to the devil himself. After a few seconds, her pupils slowly rotated towards the area of the kitchen counter; an action which caused Lee's eyes to widen as if she sensed something odd.

Without warning, Edyta suddenly lunged in the direction of the counter, screaming wildly as she did so.

"Please allow me to return favor!" yelled Edyta as she took hold of a large kitchen knife, left on the counter from an earlier breakfast excursion, "Be gone with you once and for all!"

Edyta tossed the knife into the air, catching it's black handle such that the blade pointed downward, indicative that it was to be used for stabbing. In an instant, Edyta lifted the knife over her head, and proceeded to run in the direction of Lee.

Lindsay flinched as she observed the situation, fearful that she was about to see her friend receive grave injury. However, while Edyta's intent was to seriously maim the tall, slim redhead, she had not counted on the fact that Lee had received a years worth of martial arts training from her father. In an instant, Lee batted Edyta's forearm away with her own; using her opposite hand, she took hold of Edyta's forearm, twisting it as she did so, forcing Edyta into an awkward position.

Using her leverage, Lee moved Edyta's arm towards the dining room table, slamming it down onto the surface such that her hand (clutching the knife) was over the edge. Using her opposite hand, she performed a swift karate chop, bringing her hand down directly on top of Edyta's wrist. This maneuver effectively disarmed the psychopath by causing her to drop the knife, while simultaneously spraining a few of the bones in her wrist.

Lee kicked the knife away as Edyta gripped her wrist, writhing in pain due to her broken bones. In a fury, Lee grabbed Edyta's broken wrist with her opposite hand.

"You like burning people?" asked Lee, "Well here's a taste of your own medicine bitch!"

Lee suddenly whipped Edyta's arm around in a circular arc, bringing her forearm down directly on top of the range. The blue flame, intended to be used to burn Lindsay's cheek, ignited Edyta's gray fur coat, quickly burning through it's layers and scolding the skin on her wrist.

Edyta screamed in pain as she pulled away from the range, flinging her wrist in an attempt to extinguish the flames. As she did so, Lee quickly made her way towards Lindsay's position, grabbing her hand as she did so.

"Lindsay, change of plan" yelled Lee, "Let's go!"

Lindsay stood still, watching Edyta scream as she began to gain control of her flaming coat.

"Lindsay!" yelled Lee.

"What!" yelled Lindsay.

"Move your ass girl!" yelled Lee as she grabbed Lindsay's hand, and proceeded to lead her to the garage.

"LeeLee," yelled Lindsay, "What are we doing?"

"Plan B Liz," said Lee as she jumped on Lindsay's scooter, "We'll lure her into our trap. Get on, I'll drive!"

Edyta, who had finally extinguished the flames, had turned her attention to the garage. The once carefully composed woman was now a shell of her former self; the slow river of blood flowing over her face, her half singed right sleeve and grotesquely swollen wrist made her appear as if she were undead. This trait was exacerbated by her evil eyes, whose irises remained focused in the direction of the garage as she hobbled towards the door.

Out in the garage, Lindsay appeared quite nervous regarding Lee's plan. The blonde girl stood still, as Lee turned the key, bringing the two stroke engine to life. As Edyta's primal screams sounded from within the house, Lindsay decided to finally mount the scooter, taking a position behind Lee.

"Have you ever drove a Buddy?" asked Lindsay.

"Nope," said Lee, "But I promise I won't let anything happen to your moms scooter."

Before Lindsay could respond, Lee kicked the scooter into gear and rotated the throttle to the open position, causing the vehicle to seemingly fly out of the garage door, and out onto Haventhought way.

At the same time, Edyta had finally arrived at the entrance to the garage; the petite woman paused at the door, leaning on the trim as she regained her strength for a few precious seconds; watching as the girls attempted to make their escape. As the scooter left the driveway, Edyta began to walk towards her car in a fit of rage.

"You're not going anywhere," said Edyta as she jumped into the driver's seat of the car, and proceeded to start the engine. The insane woman shifted the vehicle into reverse, and accelerated the car backwards out of the driveway at high speed. As she cleared the end of the driveway, she angled her wheel to the left, shifted the vehicle into drive, and stepped on the gas pedal, causing the vehicle to accelerate towards the end of the block at a high rate of speed.