Benita’s Point of View
“Am really sorry for what I did, please forgive me angel and get me out of here”
“You must be a fool to think that, after all you did to me, my niece and my child, your child, you think I would do that”
“It’s all in the past, we can make another one angel okay, huh”
“Well, I came to know how you were doing, to know if you are suffering and I can say that am greatly disappointed, but no problem, you still have many years ahead of you ”
“Get me the fuck out here you goddamn bitch, get me out of here!”
“Am leaving, oh, and before I forget, I threw your mother’s ash away because it occupying my house, goodbye and have a nice….. prison life”
“You fucking bitch! You dare not!! You bitch, am going to deal with you!!! Let me go, you bitchhh!!!!”
I laughed at his ugly expressions and I felt myself filled with power I didn’t know I had, I raised my middle finger at him and smirked, I watched as the prison wardens grabbed him and dragged him back inside, I maintained eye contact with him till the mini gate closed on his face.
I stood up, dust myself and went outside, once am out and the sun hit my face, I smiled then it turned into a full blown laughter, I was happy, I felt lighter, I could swim with clouds if I wanted, I started humming a tune, once I got to my car, I started it and put on the music I was feeling then, I sang along,
You’re the man
But I get the, I get the power
You make rain
But I made it, I made it shower
Baby, you should know
That am the one who’s in control
I’ll let come take the wheel as you don’t forget eh
I sang all the way home, I have never felt so free and powerful before, I cried a little but it was fine and good.
Tomorrow I will start working at Xavier’s company, cheers to a new begining and fresh start…
Xavier’s POV
Am definitely sure there is something in the air because everyone is just glowing, Jessica has been behaving like someone that won a jackpot and her aunt? She is worse, always singing one woman empowering song or the other, if I didn’t know better I will think she is the leader of the feminist group.
I have already called our mystery man and I agreed to his deal only if it’s signed on paper and of course am paying, that thief, I sat down in my office, surrounded by Mike and Jessica, she insisted on being there as everything happens, I had no other choice than to accept, so here we are.
The man was running a little late which is one thing I despise in my life, late coming to a pre scheduled appointment especially when am the one who informed you about it.
“Are you sure he is coming?”
Jessica asks looking curious and impatient,
“Yes, he is supposed to”
“Supposed to?, Xavier what if he betrays us or this has been a trap? ”
Mike just had to add his two chaotic cents,
“No, he won’t betray us but if he did, I have more than enough evidence to keep him behind bars for a very long time ”
Jessica said to him and I smiled (that’s my good girl ),
“Then why is he late?”
Mike said again, we were busy we didn’t know when the door opened and someone else answered his question,
“Don’t worry, am not betraying any of you people ”
He was here with us, he looked neat and huge as usual, he wore a jacket this time around and his face was uncovered, he looked really handsome but not more than me, I heard Jessica gasp and I frowned, he is not that handsome, tsk,
“Sorry am late, trying to get rats off my trail”
“You were being followed?”
Mike asked his face askew to shock, his eyes nearly popping out from it’s sockets,
“Don’t worry I ditched, I abandoned my car and trekked, I even had to get new cloths to totally avoid them”
“Seems like Marcus is suspecting you now”
I asked him and he then stared at me,
“No, he was making sure, I was doing the tasks and besides he really doesn’t know me, they were able to get me because I went to our headquarters and everyone that went there today is being followed ”
“Talk about impulsiveness ”
Jessica said scoffing at the imaginary Marcus and she looks so adorable doing that,
“So back to business, we have all agreed to have you work for us and we will pay you, 100, 000 dollars a month”
“Seems you are not rich like Marcus”
“I am but I am not foolish like him, we have different mindset, I like people driven by will and are competent not people driven by money and are not competent”
“Very well, I will sign the papers and get going as soon possible ”
I handed the papers over to him and he studies them before signing, then we all signed one after the order and the deal is sealed.
We then proceed to sit down and discuss were we will be going from here, Jessica soon left for work and my secretary drove her, after a while the man left leaving I and Mike remaining,
“Are you sure this is a good idea?”
“No and yes”
“What do you mean No and Yes?”
“I meant I do believe am doing the right thing and at the same I don’t think so, let’s just give him the benefit of doubt and besides Jessica gave us a leeway”