ALEXI looked at Sofia and said, “be calm. This is probably from my father, I’m sorry about that but I’ll see to it.”I told her and faced the person. “You’re from the Crow Cartel, aren’t you? You must know me and know that I don’t kill but I discipline. I’ll begin by unmasking you.”At that the person began to shake and it further increased my curiosity. This wasn’t anyone I knew so why was the person so scared?“Alex, the police…” I heard Sofia say again. “Go lock the door, now.”Sofia obeyed and she was back in no time. I had kept the gun out of reach so she was safe and I was safe. I then prepared myself to unmask the attacker. I opened the mask that the attacker was wearing, my heart pounding in my chest. I wasn’t sure what to expect but nevertheless I had to do what I had to do. So, I was ready. The moment the mask came off, I froze. My eyes widened, and I felt a jolt of shock surge through my body. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Staring right back at me was Sofia's ex
ALEXSofia's eyes met mine and then her sister’s, “who sent you to kill me, OIivia? I am your sister! Just why? Even if you were sent to kill me, how could you do that?”I watched them both, expecting an answer also to solve my own worries. Olivia gave her sister a look that says she absolutely hates her existence, the look was just too eerie to be given to someone who was related to you. I looked at Sofia, her own face and eyes calm and gentle. They were two different people with the same face and different attitudes. And their meeting just made everything look so tensed . I never imagined that a simple family gathering could take such a dark turn. It made me think about what it would be like if Anthony was alive and I was trying to kill him. We would really say things that we have buried deep in our minds and end up killing ourselves. Sofia’s innocent question got her sister laughing. I could hardly process the words leaving Olivia's mouth - words filled with hatred and a desir
SOFIA For the love of God!Tears welled up in my eyes as I just struggled to find the words to express the turmoil raging inside me. I didn’t even know the right question to ask her, words failed me, everything failed me. “Why, Olivia? Why would you do something so terrible?” My voice cracked with emotion as I confronted someone I called my sister.Olivia’s lips had curled into a cold smile, sending shivers down my spine. She looked different, like a real devil. And when she spoke, she spoke with hatred and anger. “They never understood me,” she said with chilling nonchalance. “They were always too busy doting on you, Sofia, like you were all they had. I was invisible to them, just a shadow in your light.”I shook my head in disbelief, unable to reconcile the image of the sister I thought I knew with the callous figure standing before me. Or let’s put it in this way, I knew that Olivia was different from me, she loved money, she loved attention, she loved men and the likes. But murde
SOFIA I listened to every bit of what my dear sister was saying. It was unbelievable but it was true, she was right and I hated myself for accepting that she was right. Still, she shouldn’t have killed our parents. “Justice isn't always black and white. These were lives destroyed, families shattered. Our parents were masters of deception. They had their chains in the law system and never would they be arrested. I couldn't let them continue their reign of darkness unchecked.”I wanted to argue, to find a flicker of hope amidst the chaos, but deep down, I understood her anguish. The magnitude of our parents' crimes weighed heavily upon my soul, and the mere thought of them walking free sent shivers down my spine. I watched the video and I was so sure it wasn’t their first. With what I heard, I knew I would never be the same, I had been entangled in a web woven with lies, betrayal, and bloodshed. The realisation that justice had been served sent a chill through my veins. But then, wa
SOFIA If this was a dream. Except that it wasn’t. I wasn’t sure if I was really the one listening or not. I just stared, her words went into my ears and settled there. The rest of what she was saying comfortably rang in my ears. “Our parents would never have given the mob to someone like you. You're too soft, Sofia. Too weak to handle the power and make difficult choices. They would have given it all to me, without a second thought."My heart thudded painfully in my chest. Was this the sister I thought I knew, or had she been hiding this darkness all along? I had always believed her to be bitchy, but this - this was a whole new level of cruelty. It cut deep, like a knife through my soul, tearing at the very fabric of our bond.I just listened to her, unable to say anything. A mocking laugh escaped her lips. "I wished they didn’t give that damned man the cartel, it would have been mine. You were weak, Sofia. You held them back. I did what was needed to be done for me to thrive. They
SOFIA “Why did everything change?”Tears continued to cascade down my cheeks, a testament to the shattered dreams and broken promises that plagued our relationship. The person I once knew had morphed into a stranger, driven by darkness and pain.Olivia had become a woman I used to know. She scared me now. Everything she had said was surprising, it made me feel stupid. I had thought she changed because of the death of our parents. Then she was withdrawn, she threw herself to Ronaldo like he was her saviour. And to me, she treated me like trash. I had thought she wanted to take away all the grief in her by being mean to me, but I was wrong, she had just been thinking of ways to extinguish me from the world she was creating. “When did everything change, Olivia?”“It will further change if you disappear.” She answered. “And then the very day I found out about what our parents were, I knew I couldn’t tell you, I just knew I had to carry out this mission myself.”I just looked at her, it
ALEXI watched the two sisters battle words. All this while I was just looking at them, it felt like I wasn’t even in the room. They kept throwing words at each other and made me feel completely invisible. And thinking about this, I just couldn’t see Anthony and I having the same batter and swearing at each other like this. It was something I couldn’t ever picture. Not that I was scared, I stopped being afraid of Anthony when I left home and since then, there was nothing that would make me scared of him ever again. Anthony and I can’t even have a physical conversation, the last time we had talked, it was during a family dinner. That was the day my father had announced that he was giving the cartel to Anthony. I remembered that day like I was in it. I hadn’t wanted to come but I had no choice, I just had too. Ever since I left home, I just cut ties with them but then I had too. The dinner was scheduled a few days before my mother’s birthday. I just had to go. I told myself I would f
OLIVIAI watched them panic when I had reached for the only weapon I think could put an end to my misery. I planned to kill to myself and then kill Sofia and her boyfriend. She was asking too many questions that reminded me of the past. It reminded me of the faces of the murderers I referred to as my parents. Particularly seeing her. I haven’t looked at myself in the mirror in a while. I couldn’t dare to do that. I knew I would see the reflection of those terrible people in me, I hated them so much that if I saw them in my face, I would surely scar myself. It was better to die than to live with their imprint visible on my body. And then Sofia? She had everything good coming her way. Even though Ronaldo didn’t treat her well, he still thought about her and even went as far as wanting her to be married to a rich son of the mafia. No matter the maltreatment, I knew she would enjoy her married life. Ronaldo didn’t think of me when the son of the mafia came. He didn’t at all and damn,