After a long drive, we eventually arrived at our destination. Henry screeched and halted the car, and we both stepped out afterwards.
Where's this place?
I thought, taking my eyes around the whole place; it was an estate.
“Shall we, ma'am?” Henry snapped me out.
I forced a small smile before I gave a nod.
He walked ahead of me, while I followed behind him, we approached a cottage.
Oh, Lord!!
What's really happening?
Henry climbed the pavements, I stopped walking, feeling so scared. I guess he noticed; because he turned to look at me with a genuine smile on his face.
“Don't you trust, Mr. Rodney?” He asked me, warmly. I look forward around the whole surrounding again and breathe out heavily before climbing the pavements.
He bent the doorknob and paved the way for me to step in. I took my eyes to his face and he offered a reassuring smile.
I finally walked in, and I couldn't help but look around the spacious room.
“You are welcome, princess” I heard, I narrowed my eyes at the direction. Jason?
“Hey coffee girl” I heard again, and I look behind Jason; it was Rodney.
Some guys who don't look so good to me also stepped out from God knows.
Okay,
What's going on?
“Hi” I muttered nervously, lowering my gaze. I heard them chuckled for a moment. “Are you scared, princess?” Rodney questioned calmly, I could hear his footsteps approaching where I was.
He leaned closer to my face, “You shouldn't be dear, we have a little surprise for you” He breathed, upon hearing that, I raised my head to look at him. “Surprise?”
He stood properly to tucked his hands in his trouser pockets. I watched as he made a signal to Jason; Jason nodded and snapped his fingers to the three guys.
Instantly, the guys marched towards the direction they had come in through.
Someone should please tell me what's going on already. I yelled inwardly, fixing my hair behind my ear. “What's going on, Rodney?” I asked him; trying my possible best to sound in control, but he only smiled at me, sweetly.
Gosh!
I heard someone groaned, I lifted my head to saw those guys dragging someone along with them.
He looks so messed, like he had received the beaten of his life. But who's he?
The third guy dropped a wooden chair and the other two guys forced him to sit.
He sat his ass and groaned loudly in anguish.
I watched him as he whimpered. How could they do this to him?
"Hold on," I mumbled as I walked up to him. “He looks so familiar” I turned to Jason and said, he smiled.
“Yes, he's the same person” Jason pointed out with a smirk plastered on his lips and my eyes widened as I tucked the loose strand of my hair behind my ear.
“Father?” I called unsure, he muffled a groan.
Oh my goodness!
He's truly the one.
“How could you?” I paused as a tear threatened to fall. “Just wait for it, Mara” I heard Rodney says as he walked to stood behind him on his seat. He nudged his shoulder and ordered “Now start talking”
He adjusted himself on the chair and turned to me with his swollen eyes.
“I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, Mara,” he started in a very low voice as a result of his state. “I was so selfish, and I regret every bit of it,” he paused and coughed loudly.
“Hey! Stop that,” Jason cautioned with a scowl. “I am not your real father Tamara, neither am I your stepfather” he confessed, but I just watched him with my arms across my chest.
“Of course we know that, just tell us what we don't know,” Rodney yelled this time.
He swallowed and nodded curtly.
“I was a loyal servant to your parents before your dad passed away; and you were barely a month-old pregnancy then” he continued, and we all watched him with utmost attention. “I became a very close friend of your mom, I kept her company, so she wouldn't be bored, and she really appreciated me for all I was doing; she would even add a token to my salary and if I tried objecting it, she would say I deserved more than that. She was really a nice woman towards everyone, we all credited her good deeds,” He said, and I couldn't stop the tears that rolled down from my eyes.
“After several months she was due to give birth, the driver and I took her to the hospital, and after some hours the doctor announced she gave birth to a baby girl, I was so happy as I rushed to her ward to congratulated her”
I felt myself been wrapped with an arm, but I didn't bother to look up.
“I stepped into her ward and met her shivering with cold, I told her I will go get the doctor, but she pulled my hand back and said 'her name is Tamara, she would take in charge of everything once she clocks Twenty one and I want you to watch after her till then; please take good care of my child' she stated, and before I could say anything, she gave up to ghost”
He narrated, and I couldn't help it any longer as I burst in tears.
Rodney rushed to me and pulled me into himself, I wept uncontrollably in his chest.
“It's okay, princess” he hushed me as he strokes my hair gently. “Who asked you to stop talking?” Jason snapped at him and he coughed again.
“I treated you like my daughter, same with other workers. But after some years, I revealed my real self. Some couldn't cope with my changes, so they had to leave while I sacked some”
“The documents were with your mom lawyer, so I couldn't lay my hands on it, I made sure I kept you with me, so I could have your signature then leave afterwards to start my family” He finally concluded, and I sniffed as I pulled myself away from Rodney.
I stood very close to him, and he brought his head down in shame.
“Raise your head” I ordered, and he quickly obliged. I slapped him hard across his left cheek, he groaned.
“You animal!” I growled and gave him another resounding slap which echoes in the whole room. “You made me your slave in my house? Huh!” I rasped and made to slap him again, but I felt a hand held me from behind.
“Let me go,” I yelled. “Just calm down, will you?” Rodney cooed as he pulled me into his arms again.
“I won't forgive him, I can't forgive him,” I sobbed in his chest. “Of course you aren't forgiving him,” Rodney says as he eyes watches me.
“That's that main reason we brought you here” Jason said from my back and I stood properly.
“We should call the cops” Rodney suggested, and I frowned instantly, watching his disgusting self on the chair. “Where's the file?” I shot at him fiercely.
“It's been taken care of, Mara” Jason replied, I breathe out roughly. “I want him to die,” I said through gritted teeth and his eyes dilated.
“Mara, please you can do this” he pleaded.
“Just shut the fu*k up, if you don't want me to add to your well painted makeup,” Rodney threatened as he charges towards him.
“Mara, we can settle…” Rodney tried saying after a brief silence and I shook my head. “He should die” I stated, and he sighed as he glanced at Jason who was grinning very hard already.
“If that's what you want,” he said calmly as he slowly took my hand and we both stepped back a little.
“Do your job boys,” Jason instructed.
“Let's go,” he announced as he approached us.
“I want to watch him die,” I said and they both nodded in affirmative.
“Mara, please don't”
“Mara please I beg of you” he pleaded earnestly, but I only watched him with absolute hatred as one of the guys raised a plank to his head.
“No!!” He screamed, I shut my eyes as the plank hit his head. He yelped in pain, and another guy did the same to him.
I watched him as he slowly shut his eyes.
Forgive me, Lord, but I won't live peacefully if I watch him live.