For a rat like Carlos Guillian, it’s hopeless trying to negotiate with. So, you simply set a trap and wait for him to fall into it then block all his exits. The fu’ker would be willing to trade even an eyeball for a chance to escape then.
“No information you give me now would be credible, remember you’re a nutcase? This way I get my sweet overdue revenge on you for stealing from Markian Winfrey and making an accomplice off his wife. So, do forgive me, but we don’t have a deal.” I said coldly before I stood up from my chair in an attempt to leave.
“Sophia is alive!” He yelled, trying to stop me and he succeeded.
All strength left my body, as I slowly turned around to face him.
What did he just say? Sophia is alive? But that’s not possible.
Does this mean that I wasn’t just paranoid when I thought the body we found after the fire didn’t fit her description?
But the autopsy stated that the fingerprints matched that of Sophia’s, and since they couldn’t run a hair, fingernail or toe nail analysis, it was just concluded that it must be her.
But, Sophia is alive? I kept questioning in my head trying to believe the unbelievable, but failing.
“Either you’re getting pretty good at portraying yourself to be a insane, or you have finally crossed the line between sanity and insanity. Sophia is dead and has been for the past 6months.” I replied calmly to the best of my ability.
But the truth was that I was freaking out by Carlos’ revelation.
Maybe he’s lying. He must be very desperate, so he just spilled out crap by cooking up this outrageous story to help him gain my attention so he could deceive me.
“Oh, she is very much alive. I wouldn’t even be in this stupid place if it wasn’t because of her! We’ve both been here in Minneapolis together cooking up her brilliant plan.” He cited confidently and that shocked me to the bones.
I blamed Carlos for being the reason I lost Sophia in the first place. The woman I gave my heart and my entire world to, betrayed me in a heartbeat for an affaire with an old flame. But when she got caught and begged for forgiveness, I forgave her and gave her a second chance even though I never give second chances.
Because I loved her, I trusted her again, just for her to go back and betray me- yet again?
“And why should I believe you? You’re a rat capable of cooking up whatever story suits you best just so you can escape from me, so you chose the very one you know I won’t easily ignore. But news flash, I’m not buying your crap” I stated agitated.
Something else to aid this ridiculous claim of his, and if he is as desperate enough to make me believe him, then he will give me more.
“You’ve cancelled all of my contact, mahn. So what use is lying to me now? Agent Finn- an FBI agent was supposed to approach me and get me out of Belivard in a year’s time by recruiting me- that was my last card. But I don’t think you’ll let me live long enough for that to happen, so you win. Please… I’m locked in and you have the key, if I’m lying to you, you can easily throw that key away…” he lamented with pleading eyes and I was baffled.
“… I’ll tell you everything, but you’ve got to promise me that you’d get me out of here” he requested shamelessly.
I nodded my head in agreement as I sat back down on my empty seat, signaling him to continue talking.
“Go on, I’m listening” I ordered in accordance.
He explained everything to me while I just sat there in awe.
He said their plans got thwarted when my adroit wife decided to fight back and won, putting Carlos behind bars and forcing Sophia to finally reveal herself.
I was baffled to my core to think that Livy have know for more than a week now that Sophia is indeed alive, but said nothing. There was also the sickening feeling of how on earth I ever fell in love with such a heartless and evil woman like Sophia.
“I’ve told you everything I know. I’ve been here making my own plan ever since it became clear that Sophia also had other plans besides helping me get out of her. But you’ve promised me amnesty and I know you’ll keep to your word, because that’s the kind of man you are Mr. Winfrey”. He completed with an attached smile, one I’ve grown used to hate ver much.
“Yes… yes of course, I’m a man of my word. Just like I promised you I’ll make your last days on earth a pure undiluted painful experience if I ever set my eyes on you again. And since I never lie nor do I break my promises, I’ve got to stay true to my word.” I replied with an evilness that equaled all the pain my Livy had suffered in the hands of this man and his accomplice.
“No, no, no… you promised me, you gave me your word!” He lashed out at me.
“A nod was all I gave you, not my word. But don’t you worry, you’ve angered someone way worse than myself, so I’m not the one you should be worried about…” I reassured.
“… you must have heard of Bernard Gracía, the man whose wife you murdered and frame my wife for her death. He wishes to have your head and I graciously granted his wish. Goodbye Carlos, and let’s never meet again- even in our next life”. I ended before walking out of there, leaving him completely scared and terrified.
I left Carlos and hurried back home to my Olivia. It’s been almost 2hrs since I returned to Minneapolis from New York, and I’ve only thought of seeing her.
I needed to hear her tell me she was ok after everything that she had been through. But yet again, I had no luck in getting that little truth out of her.
There is only so much heart break I could withstand in a lifetime, and even though I don’t give my heart out to just anyone, unfortunately- the two times I’ve fallen in love, I’ve been constantly deceived by the first and constantly lied to by the second.
My aching heart was bleeding from the doubts I receive each time I try to get Livy to trust me, but she doesn’t see that I’m hurting.
Would it be better if I stopped trying?
Present Day
Sophia had been in my home and under my roof for 2weeks now, aided by the very person whom she hates the most in the world, Livy.
Since I don’t know what her plans are yet, I kept silent and waited. Having lived with Sophia for 2years, I could tell if she has any plans whatsoever, it would come in this format. Deception, Defaming and Entrapping.
She had already started with the first step- deception, so it’s just a matter of time before she reveals herself for the second stage- defaming. And I think I’ve got an idea how she plans to do that.