(Chapter 18)

[Annette's pov]

Has I sat down looking out of space another evening, I wondered what Itrisha may be doing.

She is very smart and I knew that agent woman was not telling the truth about not knowing where she is.

She is probably still mad at me, for my guess is that she woke up and heard me on the phone talking to Petran, I wasn't going to lead him to exactly where we were, I was just going to take a few coils of the money and meet him somewhere with the kids.

She took all the money and left, I was so shocked when I tiptoed into the room she was staying in and find her, the children and the fucking bag of money gone.

I really should have taken some of that money, but she didn't leave me any chance to.

I went in the room twice when she was asleep but that damn Lori had opened her eyes every time I went into the room.

I switched off all the lights and waited while calling Petran to come and get us, when he had finally came with the calvary, Itrisha had been long gone.

Hastily directing them here after we argued badly, she was nowhere to be seen. My things that had been in the van were lying on the floor.

Feeling angry at her, I told them about the money, Kemeil and the others were shocked, but he was more worried about her and the children's safety.

She has gotten everything so easy, he had given her so much money, while Petran had only given me a few hundred U.S dollars, if I had searched her bag before and saw that she had a seal coil and a half of hundred U.S dollars bills, I wouldn't have put any money towards buying the furnitures and other things.

Thinking about everything just made me really angry, now Petran has gone back with Kemeil to his pretense marriage to get information and planned thier next big hit on Rye and his comrades.

Rye did not know Kemeil was the one hitting him, he thought it was one of his allies, his father was on his dying bed and he was in full control of the business but he was failing miserably.

What a mess I brought myself into Kemeil and Petran says it was best I stayed here in case Itrisha comes back. I should tell her not to leave again he wanted to apologize and explained things to her.

I asked him why would she return when she was obviously with Kéiran, but they all looked at me weirdly, especially that bitch Nicolette.

Petran had only left me with a few hundred U.S dollars to pay bills and buy food after fucking me out day and night, now he has gone to his so call fake relationship.

The bitch he was with called him every night, telling him she couldn't wait for him to come home so they could make love.

While I sit here and pine over him every night since he has been gone, he didn't even say when he'd be back.

I felt so angry, confused, hurt, use neglected and rejected.

[Kemeil's pov]

With everything I do she was on my mind constantly, having to lie in this mud waiting to take down hopefully all of these evil people that has caused me and my families endless torments.

This meeting they are attending is to remove Rye from being the leader and put his younger brother in charge, they feel they have been failing because of him.

Itrisha flashed across my mind again and even though I had eyes on that Kéiran guy, I hope to God she wasn't giving him or any other man my pussy.

I burned for her nightly as I prayed fervently to get rid of all my enemies so that we coukd live in peace and not have to be looking over our shoulders and always hiding. So I can be with her and the children knowing we are all safe.

I burned with guilt knowing what I had to do, to get information and to try to help us out of near poverty. With most of my business on hold, it was only a little income that was coming in aside from what we had been taking from Rye.

Annette's words has caused me to put double watch on Kéiran, at his home, workplace and everywhere he went, but no reports have been made of them seen together.

At no time did they meet up with each other. The twin techs also said thier were nothing, no calls, no texts.

She couldn't just disappeared, I think Annette is lying she must knew where Itrisha went, or they both planned, she seemed a little bitter but she could be pretending.

I still can't figure out how Itrisha managed to trail us and take the money right under our noses, who was helping her? My thoughts were interrupted by the men coming out from the building they kept the meeting in. This was one of thier main head quarters.

Everyone was waiting for my orders, this one was heavily guarded, but I had came prepared. I have waited a long time to do this, We've sacrificed so much, failure wasn't an option.

A whole lot of them came to this meeting tonight and by God none won't be leaving. It had taken me a lot of time, losses, money and hurt to find this secured location of thiers.

I waited until they started approaching thier vehicles then gave the signal, I aimed for Rye's father who was being pushed to the car in a wheelchair.

The surprised attack was really a surprise for them, we had always had men and women on the inside but never gotten this close before.

Rye's father fell out of his wheelchair unto the concrete pavement face down after I shot him straight in his forehead, I had wanted to do that for years.

It was as if they thought he had a stroke as they tried to take him up, giving us the advantage of shooting them, it was a massacre when we finished as we went in to find any living soul.

I remembered it as if it was yesterday, when they murdered my father and everyone at the company, blood ran, spent shell litter the floor, murderers took thier last breath as I made sure they were all dead.

We took all the ammunitions, drugs and money that could be found in this safe house.

Rye lay at my feet trying to crawl, I kicked him over and took off my mask, his eyes bulged on seeing me but he did not know who I truly was. So I told him then shot him between the eyes like I did his father finishing him.

Feeling a slight weight lift off my shoulders as we burned everything and made sure we left no traces, every camera and everything was burnt beyond recognition.

For the lives of the people and children they have taken, I felt no remorse, they were evil.

Now I had my so called father in law and his batch of friends to deal with. Corrupt politicians, police officers, government officials and the list goes on.

Mariah's father was disgusting, he murdered and brutalized innocent people all in the name of the law. People fared him, both in high and low places.

He still hadn't met me in person yet since he was always at work and I demanded of Mariah that we stay in Colombia she thinks I only goes to Argentina on business.

She took my sorry ass story that I came back and found my families all dead and Reneé made off with my children.

I knew in my heart she had something to do with it, although I stilm wasn't sure how. Tracking her every move and phonecalls had led me straight to Rye.

We went into Colombia to live, where I monitored down to her phone calls to her mother and other siblings, I didn't worry about her facebook page since my techs monitored her apps too.

She was obsessed with me forcing herself on me, though I had to have sex with her sometimes, I felt guilty.

I constantly wondered Itrisha feels the same deep care for me that I feel for her, it was a raging battle within my head.

We would be going back to Uraguay tonight, my brothers couldn't wait to tell the others of our success in killing three quarters of the crime syndicate that has been hunting and killing us for years.

The next quarter was even more dangerous, I brace myself for that one.

[Itrisha's pov]

Listening to my favorite reggae artists always relax my mood, some of them sang about our reality and I admire thier talents.

Ms Mukuchu, or Chioma as we were on first name basis right now would be coming to take my children to stay with her mom and siblings, while I take Mr Kambohany to Kakamega forest.

I went by Annette's house twice, but drove past on both occasions, my spirit would not allow me to stop and go in.

When I told Chioma, she went thier with an excuse that she was only checking to see if they had settled in nicely.

After getting no complaints she was bidding her goodbye to leave, when Annette aggressively asked where I was, taken aback by her anger, Chioma said she pretended and asked her, how come she didn't know where her sister was, but her response was that I wasn't her sister, and she's only asking because I owed her money.

She told her that she didn't have any contact with me, after I sold the house back to the agency, but Annette's response had been that she did not believe her.

Chioma had put her in her place calling her out on her rude behaviour, then left.

Me? Owe her? For what I wondered. Why was she even angry though, I'm the one who should be angry at her, humn! it's a good thing I followed my mind and passed on both the occasions that I went thier because maybe it would not have ended well.

Damn bright bout I owed her, I hoped everything worked out for her. Since she didn't have any concerns for me, knowing how Kemeil had treated me.

All this time she was only thinking about herself and her children.

Anyway we were going to Kakamega forest to visit Kemeil's families and friends residing thier, Chioma said she didn't think Kemeil and the others were with Annette, since they were normally sitting outside or would have made thier presence known.

We entered the forest at the side entrance uncle Vaughn and the others had been using, of course I had my gun with me, Mr.Kambohany said I should not worry.

I wasn't I would shot his son if he tried to put his hands on me, right in front of him too.

I drove straight up to the gateway, of the fenced round camp, two of the look out guards came out, but I just parked and came out looking at them.

They were surprised to see me, but stood shock as they looked at Mr.Kambohany.

They sent a message inside and everyone came scampering to the front entrance of the camp.

The children were just looking, while the elders and adults began to cry looking at Mr.Kambohany in shocked disbelief.

Mr.Kambohany hugged and greeted them, his tears was immeasurable, I have never seen a grown man cried so much before.

I really felt sympathetic for them all, but still had a burning defiance against them all.

Ms Eloise had a mild heart attack, while we sat down in what was still used as the tv and eating area, she was brought around. Efforts were being made to call Kemeil and the others who were not here.

Feeling relieved knowing Kemeil wasn't here, I listened has Mr Kambohany relayed his escape and survival story to them showing them his scars. He told them of his new wife and other children.

Ms Eloise cried but understood, I allowed them to talk as I looked around. Some of them was happy to see me and asked about the children. They told me Annette had came to visit and said that I had ran off with a man I met.

Nicole came up to me and I hugged her, she said Kristen had gone to stay with Annette that morning.

Annette had been complaining about needing help with the children, so Uncle Vaughn and taken her right before we arrived, I was sorry not to see Kristen.

Uncle Vaughn came back and cried upon seeing Mr.Kambohany. He was even more grieved when he found out he lived right here in Kenya. Yet thier paths were never crossed.

They all wanted to know how I found him, I told them and I told them also about the restaurant saga with Kemeil and my split with Annette.

I wasn't justifying myself because I didn't care if they thought bad about me or not, but I felt I needed to let my voice be heard.

I also spoke about how I founded out that Kemeil was married to Mariah and they were both living together. Some of them appeared stunned while some wasn't.

Margaret tried to say something in his defense, but I told her she didn't have to. I and Kemeil weren't committed neither did we owe each other anything, I stressed that while he was free to do as he pleased, I felt hurt that they all knew and I was made to look like an idiot.

It was my choice to leave but what gave him the right, to abuse me on seeing me with my friend and co-worker, I asked them to give him a message for me.

To tell him to forget he ever knew me and leave me alone, if he ever saw me again and I meant it. They all looked at me while Margaret cried like somebody had beaten her.

Mishand looked at me strangely but said nothing, I bid them all farewell, as Mr.Kambohany made plans to visit again with his family.

They still did not get Kemeil or the others before we left, but Mr.Kambohany was over joyed, to see them still alive.

When I dropped him home, Chioma, her mom and siblings were waiting for us, they all wanted to hear what happened, I took my children and went home leaving him to fill them in.

One week and four days later..

Chioma called telling me they were going to the forest, Kemeil and the others had returned and wanted to see her stepfather for themselves.

She asked if I would be coming with them, but I told her no and wished them a safe journey.

They had been breaking the twins so bad all of them, especially the twins grandfather, they came for them and Lori and didn't bring them back until night.

With the free time on my hand, I started to view business prospects and ideas I had long before now. I had money right now, but I wanted to make a profitable investment.

I exercised and practice to fight using techniques from the internet and exercise programs from the television.

When I couldn't sleep at nights, I practice, when I was angry I praticed, with knives, guns and sticks. I may never have o fight anyone but I felt great when I practice and I was in great shape.

I thought about going back to school and travelling, I felt safer knowing Rye and his cronies was no longer in the country, so I decided to go shopping with my children.

A traffic build up was on the main road leading into the town, a driver heading in the opposite direction, shouted to the driver in the vehicle before me, that police were up ahead doing spot check.

I did have a fake license firearm permit in my bag and a fake drivers license but I am no expert in telling lies so I turned my van around.

Has I started to drive back in the opposite direction, the unmistakable sound of a siren came blaring behind me. Oh shit! I thought, I parked on the side of the road and wined down my window.

Lori and the twins were in the back, thier were no car seats so I started to think fast. I told Lori to hold Lamelia in her lap and hugged Lamond to her.

I placed a sorry look on my face has an officer approached my window, another officer was trying to look into the van, he asked that I open the van door.

I opened it while complaining. "Officer I really need to get to the hospital." He looked at me and asked me to open the side door of the van.

I did as he peered in on Lori and the twins. "What's wrong with them?" He asked me. "It's just the babies," I replied. Not wanting to call down sickness on my children, he asked Lori if I was her mother, when she replied yes, he said I could go.

I got in my van quickly thanking him I drove off, that was close I thought as we entered the town via a different route.

When we were done shopping for myself and my children, we put the bags in the van and drove to the grocery stores, then I drove to a fast food outlet.

After we ate, we were ready to go home, the twins were also sleepy. We went to the parking lot me carrying Lamond and Lori carrying Lamelia on her back.

When I was a little distance from where I parked the van, I spot one man leaning against a wall looking at us and two trying to open my van door.

I told Lori to stand behind as I backed away, the sharp glints of a long knife the man leaning on the wall displayed, made my throat grew tight.

The two at the van were looking in our direction now, the parking lot had a few other vehicles, but no one else was insight.

The man brandishing the long knife, started to walk towards us, while beckoning to the other two to continue what they're doing.

I flicked Lamond on my back as I told Lori to walk back to the fast food outlet. I zipped my bag as fast I could and pushed my hand inside it feeling for my gun, while walking backwards, I stepped back on Lori, but felt the gun and grasped it.

Taking it out I clicked off the safety and selected it, then stopped as I pointed it at the man, he took off in a mad dash and I fired two shots at him.

He fell to ground clutching his back, the other two was running across the parking lot so I lined them up but only shot one in his leg, the other one ran around a corner disappearing.

Lamond had slipped to the ground, Lori held them as they were all rubbing thier ears, my gun didn't have the silencer on.

Holestering the gun in my waist, I picked up back Lamond, taking out the van key as I beckoned Lori to come with her sister.

After getting into my van, I drove off as onlookers began coming onto the scene, one of them turned her phone in my direction as I drove past her and I braked up and fired one shot in the air dispersing them.

I reversed as she began to run, but I pointed my gun at her and ordered her to give me her phone, I drove off with it in a squeal of tyres.

That's what I mostly hate now-a-days, everyone was quick to video and put on the internet, but never available to give assistance.

I angrily threw the phone in a watery ditch as I drove past it. Where the fuck were they all, just moments before, as the men attempted to not only steal my van.

I shuddered not wanting to think about what the one with the knife may have done to me and my children.

I drove straight home, parking the van in the back yard, after taking out our shopping, I let Lori bathed the twins. I called Chioma and told her what happened.

I got the twins to bed, then I told Lori to bath and get ready for bed too. Chioma drove into the yard with Mr Kambohany, that man insists that I call him Keane or David.

Giving them the money to purchase a car and a new van, they left with my van, I didn't like being without a vehicle, but I didn't want that one to stay here, it would be sold in the coming weeks, but right now it would be hidden to avoid suspicions.

There was nothing on the nightly news and I was glad. I went in to the children's room to talk to Lori about what happened today. I explained that we may have to do bad things to bad people who try to hurt us.

I wasn't growing her like any coward, I kissed her goodnight and waited until she fell asleep, before leaving thier room pulling up the door, which was just a stylish partition.

I kept the lights off inside as I looked out through the front and back windows, making sure all the windows, door and grills were locked, then I went to bathed keeping my gun close by me.

I jumped at the slightest sound, feeling afraid and a little embarrassed with myself. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I put my phone on silent and sit with my gun, in the dark house right in front of the front window, overlooking the front yard and the street.

To be continued..

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