Chap. 7 The truth

Here is another chapter. I hope your coping with my craziness.

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Derek was staring intently at his sister when Penelope collapsed. Then he saw the fear in her eyes he looked back at Penelope and his heart stopped beating.

"Baby girl?" he said with a worried voice while rushing towards her.

Desiree was frozen in her spot.

"Des go to the cemetery caretaker and call for the EMT's please." He said in a rush.

"Now!" he added when he saw her lack of reaction.

Desiree run towards the office blaming herself for her craziness. She knew that if anything happened to his baby girl Derek would kill her.

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Derek, Desiree and Mr. Jones the cemetery caretaker stayed by Penelope side while waiting for the EMT's. That's when Mr. Jones told them the truth.

"Poor Ms Garcia. I haven't seen her since that day 10 years ago when she buried her little girl. She never came back and I hoped her husband family hadn't insisted that he was buried besides their child."

"Why is that?" Desiree asked despite the cold stare she earned from Derek.

"Because he was the one who killed the child. Ms Garcia tried to protect her child and had been hurt in the process. She fought for both their lives but he managed to killed the child and luckily she struggled and the weapon killed him."

Derek stared at the old man in disbelief; Desiree was getting paler.

"Anyway, it's a good thing that she came back here to visit her." He added before the EMT's took Penelope.

Derek stared blankly at his friend lying in the stretcher.

"You come with us, Sir? A paramedic asked.

"No, I'll follow you." He said.

When they left the cemetery, Derek turned towards his sister.

"You're satisfied now?" he asked coldly.

"Derek, I'm so sorry."

"Oh no you're not. How could you do that after knowing what she meant to me!"

"I just couldn't stand seeing you suffer because of her. I wanted to protect you because I couldn't when you were a child." She said her eyes full of tears.

"Stop being stupid Des, you were a baby."

"And yet I wish I were you elder sister…."

"Anyway, you have reached your aim, haven't you? You made her pay for what you thought she was doing to me!"

"I regret…"

"Please come back home now and tell mom I'll call her later."

"Please Derek…"

"We'll talk later." He said walking towards his car.