ELENA
Angelo and Alexander fell asleep after they drank their turmeric milk. I went to my brother's
room but he was sleeping alone.
Strange.
I wandered around the house looking for his wife. No she doesn't even deserve the courtesy of
being called his wife because she's just an imposter, I just can't prove it yet.
Sure, the signs were solid, I mean, she was so bad at running the company for starters, she
was lazy, she clearly hates Angelo and Alexander but she tolerates them and most importantly
she didn't recognize the scar on my back nor did she recognize the necklace Mahira gave me
before everything went wrong.
She had no memory of the day she gave me this necklace, and now many people knew about
its origin, only Mahi and I.
The basement door lured me in, I was curious to see what was there since it was always closed
but it was open right now. Curiosity got the best of me and I sneaked into the basement. It was
dark inside, so I carefully walked down the stairs, careful not to make any noise.
I stopped in my tracks when I heard someone whispering. After that I went closer then hid
behind a pile of neatly packed boxes that were right next to the stairs.
'All thanks to you Ariana, I have what I wanted and my sister has lost the battle.'
'I know, but I'm not done with him yet.'
'Wait, before you reveal your master plan, I have something to tell you.'
'What?'
'I don't want this life anymore. I don't want to replace Mahira, in fact I'm sick and tired.'
For a moment there was silence and then the ariana responded.
'What do you mean by that?'
'I mean I'm sick and tired. I hate Angelo and Alex, not to mention that lab rat Elena. Thane
doesn't even treat me like his wife. If they find out I'm not Mahira, imagine what he will do to me. He's a fuckin soldier with a gun in his home which I didnt even know was here. Plus I'm not cut
out to run 50 companies, and take care of kids, that wasn't part of my plan.'
'Ooh, that's okay, you can quit.'
'Really?'
'Yeah, I mean it's my revenge either way. I'll just cure Mahira and use her instead so it's okay.'
She has fairy. Ooh my god. How do I find her? I heard their approaching footsteps and held my
breath hoping they wouldn't spot me. I heard the basement door closing and emerged from the
boxes.
I screamed out of fright when I saw Ariana's torch lit face smiling at me.
'Fuck man, you scared me.'
Ariana grabbed my hair and pressed a cold metal against my head which I made out to be a
gun.
'Curiosity killed a cat Elena. It's so nice to see you again, how has life been with Aliya.'
Aliya? Of course, why didn't I figure it out. It's Aliya who kidnapped us, so how could I forget
such an important detail, how could I forget that she was working with Ariana.
'Move. If you make a sound I will shoot you.'
I listened to her because I know damn well that she's capable of anything. With the gun still
pointed to my head she led me to a truck, and Aliya followed close behind us.
'You always intervene, you ruined my life before and you're trying to do it again, but don't worry,
today I will take you to your beloved fairy.'
Ariana points a gun at Aliya.
'You got what you wanted but do you think it would be so easy to bail on me, only death could
tear us apart Aliya, lucky for you, I don't need you anymore.
Ariana shot Aliya three times on the forehead. I looked at Aliya's dead body and kept my mouth
tightly shut. Ariana wiped off the blood that had stained her chin and smiled at me, a spine
chilling smile.
'Are you going to comply or should I make you?'
'I will comply, I will comply.'
'Get inside the truck.'
She opened the door from me and I climbed in with no questions asked. She lifted Aliya's body
and threw it in the truck. Not only is she beautiful and evil, she's muscular too. God please,
please let me live.
She closed the door and I heard chains outside the truck. I looked at the body in front of me, her
eyes were wide open. She looked horrifying. I closed my eyes and couldn't help but cry.
This is all my fault, if I hadnt trusted Aliya, if I had stayed home, fuck if I had worn my necklace
before leaving, no one would have died.
This is all my fault. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I hate you. I hate you. This is all your fault, stupid girl, i fucking hate you.
The truck opened again but this time Ariana had Angelo and Alex with her.
'Ariana. No. Please no. They have nothing to do with this.'
Ariana pointed the gun at me, her eyes now bloodshot red,' I told you to shut the fuck up or lese
I'll kill you.' She grabbed Angelo and threw him in the truck then Alexander next. They both crawled to me
and buried their faces on both sides of my chest. I felt their tears soak through my shirt but they didn't make a sound.
Ariana closed the truck's backdoor and then I heard the engine rearing to life and it started moving.
'Godmother? I'm scared.'
I kissed Angelo's hair and assured him that everything would be okay and I'd keep them safe. I know it was wrong of me to lie to them when I knew too well that nothing would be okay. I could barely protect myself. How would I protect them?
Would they still hug me if they knew that I was the reason why this was happening? They were innocent, they had no fault in this. I should have never gone against Ariana. I should have never brought fairy home that night, I should have never forced her to stay, I should have never let her cook, I should have never done any of that.
I'm so sorry. I know that this is my fault. I'm sorry.