Ruthless Redemption

Carla POV.

“Get the hell away from my man!!” Catherine yelled as she interrupted our kiss by pulling me away from Carlos. I expected that as no woman would be happy seeing another woman take her place on her day of joy.

She stood in between Carlos and I, with a stern look on her face like that of a lion, who was ready to devour its prey. It was so satisfying to see her in distress. As a smile curled up my lips, I folded my arms and locked my gaze with hers, ready for whatsoever she was bringing forth.

Carlos on the other hand stood passive, not saying anything and I wondered if he was planning to leave me to fight the battle all alone. I briefly glanced at him, hoping to know what he was thinking, but he averted my gaze.

“Really?” I thought as I rolled my eyes.

“What’s the meaning of this? Don’t you feel ashamed? How dare you try to steal my man from me?” she blurted out with a scornful look on her face, as she clenched her fist as if she was getting ready to punch me in the face. But none of her actions gave me the vibe that I wanted. I wanted a real show, but she wasn’t giving me any of that.

Shaking my head in disappointment, I moved closer to her and said with an innocent look on my face: “Stole your man? When did I?”.

“You are the one trying to steal my man here or have you forgotten I am married to him?” I further said as I detached my folded arms and shoved my wedding ring in her face.

“What?” she asked in disbelief, her face squeezed in confusion. Before she could talk further, I pushed her off my track and made my way to my husband’s side, locking his arm with mine. Due to the push, she lost her balance and fell to the ground, which made me giggle. She winced in pain as her butt hit the ground. I was enjoying every bit of her misery, and I couldn’t wait to have more.

My Aunt, who had sat among the crowd and was watching as everything unfolded, rushed to the aisle upon seeing Catherine fall. With the assistance of Veronica (my aunt) and Stephanie (Carlos’ aunt), they helped Catherine up.

“Cat, are you okay?” Aunt Veronica asked, as she dusted off Catherine’s gown and checked her body to see if she was hurt. I was disgusted by her act as I knew she was only pretending to care about her.

“Stop with the pretense. It’s not as if you really care about her” I grumbled under my breath as I rolled my eyes.

“What?” Veronica asked, taken aback by what I had said, as she turned around to face me.

“What did you just say?” she asked, wanting to confirm if she had heard wrong.

“Are you deaf or something? I said to stop with the pretense, it doesn’t look good on you. We all know you are pretending to care about her because of what you are getting from her.” Smirking, I said as I let go of Carlos’ arm and made my way to where Aunt was standing. Her eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

“You witch!!!” Veronica yelled, as she landed a slap on my cheek. I held onto my cheek as I rubbed it, before bursting out into laughter, which put Aunt into confusion.

“What? I am a witch now? I only took to your advice. Have you forgotten? You told me to be like Catherine, who makes good choices, and I am doing just that. So, what’s the fuss all about? Huh?” I asked as I gave her a disdainful glare, with a smile on my face.

“What the hell has come over you? Have you gone mad? Has your daughter’s death made you lose your sense of reasoning?” Veronica yelled but as soon as the words left her mouth, my smile vanished, only to be replaced with anguish, pain and hatred.

“How dare she bring my daughter into this?” I had thought, as I clenched my fist, and my eyes burned with fury.

Before I knew it, my hand was on her cheek. That action of mine made everyone gasped and left them speechless. Veronica couldn’t say a word as she held her cheek and looked at me in bewilderment.

"What? Have I gone mad? No, I haven’t—because when my madness truly begins to manifest, you won’t be able to look me in the eye," I replied, my voice cold and unyielding. I took a step closer to her, watching her face turn pale with each word.

"So, tread carefully. The naive Carla is dead, and you have no idea what the ruthless her is capable of" I further warned, as I pointed my index finger at her.

“You bitch, I am going to fucking kill .........” Catherine, who had been silent the whole time said, as she lifted her hand to hit me but before she could, a hand met with hers, which restrained her. It was Carlos who had stopped her.

“Finally, our doll has come to life” I thought as I smirked.

“Seriously Carlos? Are you choosing her over me? What has come over you Carlos? Why are you supporting this bitch?” Catherine yelled, being dramatic, but as soon as she finished her statement, Carlos landed a slap on her cheek. Everyone’s eyes, including mine, widened in shock.

With her mouth agape and her hand on her cheek, Catherine stammered “What ..... did you ........ just do?”

“You know, I have been meaning to do this for quite a while and I am glad I finally had the chance. You are surprised, huh? That’s how surprised I was when I found out you were cheating on me with that lowlife you call your friend!!!” Carlos yelled in frustration as he clenched his fists. There was no doubt that he was hurt. I looked him in the eye and all I could see was a version of myself when I found out Charles was cheating on me.

“What? She cheated? That serves her right” one of the audience murmured, and the rest followed suite.

“I know I did you bad but that doesn’t give you the right to marry my sister. Have you forgotten she is my sister?” Catherine, whom everyone had thought would bury her face in shame, said. Her shamelessness took everyone by surprise, and I eyed her with disgust.

“What? He can’t marry me, but your best friend can snatch my man?” I asked as I smirked.

“You know what darling? He might have been yours, but he is mine now and mine forever. If you can’t deal with it, go to HELL!!!!” I yelled at her face, which echoed in the hall.

Walking towards where Carlos was and rubbing my hand on his chest, I said: “Darling, can we head home now? I can’t wait to make you moan”. I had said as I winked at him.

“With pleasure my Queen” he responded as he smiled at me, took my hand and kissed it. Catherine, who couldn’t bear the torment anymore, collapsed onto the fall and fell into a temporary sleep. I giggled at the sight of her lying lifeless on the floor. I glanced at Carlos and saw a creepy smile on his face, which showed how satisfied he was.

With his hold on mine, both I and Carlos walked out of the hall, with a satisfying smile on our faces. But we weren’t done. We were just about getting started with our revenge.