Weekend Getaway

Chapter 4

Stopping in their tracks, Sara and Nika stared at each other for a moment. Shortly after LJ turned the corner holding the twin's hands and came up behind Sara. LJ saw the woman in front of them, just by looking at her; LJ had a feeling of who she was. Even though he had never met her, he knew it was Nika. He knew that his uncle use to be married to her because he needed help from someone on the outside for the escape and she wanted a green card.

After the whole crisis in Panama was over and they all returned to the states, Michael filed for divorce from Nika, pretty much the same day they arrived back in Chicago. Michael had been hoping to have the whole divorce process over within months, but Nika didn't want to make things easy for him. It took almost a year for everything to be finalized since they had to go to trial. When the final court date arrived Nika decided not to show up, hoping it would prolong the process even more, but the divorce became finalized without her there. A few weeks later Michael and Sara took a vacation to Hawaii and it was there he proposed to Sara and asked her to marry him. Sara of course couldn't say "Yes" fast enough.

Back in reality Sara stood behind her cart and watched as Nika's eyes turned their gaze from Sara to Matt and Nicole. Nika watched as the two children moved to Sara's side. She remembered reading in the papers that Sara had given birth to twins four years ago and a picture of her, Michael and the two babies were also in the paper showing them leaving the hospital.

Looking at the little boy she saw a lot of Michael in him. His crystal blue eyes and very dark hair; although the little boy had a lot more hair then Michael does. Plus a lot of his facial features are like Michael. The little girl also had Michael's eyes and she also had long fingers just like him. After a moment of staring at them Nika looked back up a Sara. "Well this is a surprise" Nika said with a smirk look on her face.

Sara wasn't in the mood to deal with her so tried to ignore her and keep walking. Nika however wasn't ready to let her go so moved her body in front of Sara's cart. Sara looked up at the woman with outrageously curly hair "What is it you want Nika?" Sara asked in a tone she should take as warning her to back off.

Nika just dismissed her comment. "You've been busy," she said as she nodded towards Nicole and Matt who were standing behind Sara and in between her and LJ. Both see the strange women looking at them and the quickly hid their faces from her.

"I guess stealing my husband did you well" she scoffed at Sara.

LJ was ready to say something to her, but Sara knowing LJ so well, stopped him. She told him to take the twins and let them pick up a tub of ice cream of their choice. This way the twins wouldn't hear anything that they shouldn't yet. LJ looked at Sara as if silently objecting about leaving her here. The two practically had an argument about him leaving her, with their eyes. In the end Sara won and the twins pulled LJ down the aisle. As the twin took his hand, LJ glared at Nika as if to warn her to leave his aunt alone. With another quick glance at Sara, LJ turned the corner and could no longer see them.

Once they were out of sight Sara turned back to Nika and the expression on her face was anything but friendly. "No offence Nika, but I really don't want to deal with you right now. I especially don't want to do this here with my children around."

Nika let out a quick laugh "You can't tell me what to do. You were the one who went after MY HUSBAND!"

Sara couldn't believe that six years later, Nika was still singing the same tune. "Do you need a reminder about what the purpose of your marriage, you help him and you get a green card. Plus it's not like you remained faithful, how many times did Michael try to meet with you to work out some sort of an agreement so that you would have a stable life after the divorce and each anytime you couldn't because you were with random guys?"

Nika was silent. It was true she did see other guys but it was an only supposes to be until Michael came to his senses. That never happened. Nika then turned the conversation back on her and Michael. As there argument continued their voices raised and got louder and louder. There are now a few people watching as the two argue.

A few times Sara tried to leave but Nika wouldn't let her and continues to yell at Sara. Taking a deep breath, Sara notices LJ returning with the twins. Sara looked at Nika and shook her head. "All right that's it, I'm not going to stand around listening to you go on" Sara told her and started to push her cart down the aisle.

"I'm not finished" Nika yelled and grabbed Sara's arm and pulls her back.

Sara struggles to pry Nika's fingers off her arm. With a big tug, Sara breaks free and takes a step back away from her. Suddenly a new feeling washes over Sara. The room starts spinning and she couldn't see straight. She could hear people's voices but couldn't really make out what they are saying. Clutching her forehead as a painful head ach started, with her other hand she reaches out to grab the cart to help stable herself but doesn't have enough strength and loses her balance.

"AUNT SARA!" she hears LJ call out just before to totally blacking out.