Chapter 34: Chapter 34
Mrs. Arrowood entered into the warehouse dragging her axe behind so that the mermaids raised their head to see her.
"I was just wondering how I would have butchered you if all you said was a lie but it was true, we found the Arctic at Sardinia Island". She said and there was a surprise look on their faces.
"Yeah, that's right". She said and snapped her fingers.
Two men hurried in with a skeleton and dropped it.
Their eyes almost popped out on seeing it.
"But she's gone and perfectly buried by a human that I'm gonna find but that's not the problem, I want to know what was in that box that she sacrificed her life to save". She revealed but there was no response.
"I hope you're fortified".She asked the workers in the room.
"Yes Ma'am".
"Good. Take off their gag". She commanded rolling up her sleeves.
"Listen right now my brain isn't in the right condition cos my sons tried ruin the family name and so I might unleash that anger on you if you provoke me to and note, I hardly stop when I start". She cautioned watching the men take off the mermaids gag.
She pushed the axe into a bowl of salt and pulled it out before approaching one.
"I'm gonna ask twice and then I ask no more". She promised and the Mermaid stared blankly at her.
"What's in the box?". She asked but everyone remain mute as they all had tears in their eyes.
"Let me assume you need expatiation, what's so important in the box that the Arctic protected and she lost her life in the process".
She waited but still no answer.
"Very well". She said and did like she wanted to walk away but turned back and strikes the Mermaid's leg with an axe causing her to scream.
Dahlia could be seen pacing around in her pink ball gown.
She moved to the table where she poured wine into a cup and gulped it in.
Then she heard the horn of a vehicle and raced out but paused as she almost bumped into Ashley and Finn who bowed.
"Where's my baby?". She asked.
"He left before us". Finn replied
"And you didn't bother to know where he went?".
"He hates stalking". Ashley said.
"Did he forget he had a date with me, he should be here by now". She said and they looked down.
"If you don't tell me what you're hiding, you're gonna regret it".
"He had a little disagreement with Diaz and mom wants them to settle before coming home".
"Oh my God! How can mom and Diaz ruin my date?". She exclaimed.
"We're sorry". Finn said.
"Keep quiet, sorry for yourself, you're suppose to make sure your stupid Diaz don't cause problem for my baby, just disappear and one of you should fill my cup". She commanded. and they left.
Almost immediately a Rolls Royce Phantom drove in and Diaz alighted.
He paused on seeing her and made to enter again.
"I'll burn you and that vehicle if you dare". She promised and he closed the door moving toward her.
"Where's my baby?".
"Why should I.....". He said and paused.
"He left school minutes before the bell rung".
"That means he should be at home now, how many times have I warned you not to cause trouble for him, huh?, he's now your match that you can have a quarrel with, right?"
"Am sorry sister".
"Shut up! You're my full blood brother but I steal prefer the half one to a full idiot like you". She cursed and collect the wine cup Ashley brought.
"Drink, I don't trust any of you". She told handing it back to her.
"I'm your sister, why would I try to kill you?".
"Drink".
Ashley drank and handed it over, of which she gulped in.
"You all are gonna go out there and find my Candy or never return to this house..... ". She was saying when an Agent approached them with a laptop.
"Sorry to interrupt ma'am but we've gotten all the footages at the gate from Candy's school, it's obvious he left about thirty minutes ago".
"What?, Access all cameras on streets, find him, oh my God!, Hope he's alright".
"Ma'am you need to see something".
"I don't care just find him".
"He went out with a female student ma'am, just thought you would want to know".
"Come again". She stammered and gulped in the remaining content of the wine.
"Here ma'am". She said and played a video on the device for Dahlia to watch.
Lovely could be seen pulling Kapella into his Limousine before the door soon closed up.
The cup dropped from Dahlia's hand and scattered into pieces.
The agent quickly raced off and returned with a chair.
She shutting her eyes tightly as her lips vibrated.
"We've tracked the travel of his vehicle with the help of cameras from the path he followed, I don't think he's headed home ma'am".
"Find out who's that girl".
"We've tried everything ma'am, the camera is at a side view and she never for once looked into it so we needed a full face for finding a match and we can't do that with a partial ".
Dahlia exhaled and opened her eyes which were now red staring at Diaz and Ashley who couldn't behold her anger as they looked down.
" Who's that girl? ". She whispered.
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A Limousine stopped in front of Kapella's home and she got down with Lovely.
"You're the worst kidnapper ever, driving me around the city, my bones are aching right now".
"A hospital will do, fall in". He advised.
"Hush! Home I go". She sang and she moved toward the door.
It opened like it was automatic revealing Steve who was standing in front of her.
"You took long". He announced and hugged her leg but saw Lovely in front of a limousine .
Lovely waved at him and he raised his head to Kapella.
"Mom Kapella brought a boy.....".
Kapella quickly covered his mouth with one hand tightly telling
Lovely to leave immediately with thr other.
"Go! Go!". She said inaudibly.
He smiled as he got into the vehicle and it drove away.
"Why are you always a jerk, name your prize". She whispered scattering his hair with her hand.
"What's going on?". Kapella asked and she let him go.
"Just an awful welcome, Yo mom, sup".
"Cindy is here".
"Hmm, Cindy?".
Kapella asked and hurried to see Cindy on the couch.
"Hey". She said.
"I came to have my book".
"Oh, That's nice, I'll get it".
"And you two should resolve your problems in the room,I can't stand seeing you this way ". Mrs Elijah advised and Cindy walked away to Kapella's room.
" Do it ". She told Kapella.
" Mom, how can I do that, her reaction ".
" She's your friend since childhood Ella, you lose her and you're never gonna get one again, Anita made that mistake with me, don't make it".
Kapella didn't reply as she walked away.
"Just give me my book, you know this is a waste of time". She said and Kapella said on the bed.
"It's on the cabinet".
Cindy moved to the cabinet and took the book but paused seeing Kapella's diary on it.
She looked back to see that her head was down.
Her heart pound as she opened it slowly and flip to the last page.
"Dear Diary, will I ever have the courage to tell her, I think I'm just gonna go to her place, I can't tell Cindy what I am, I can't tell her, I can't tell her I'm a....".
Her eyes moved to continue reading from the next line but a hand closed the diary swiftly and she jolt back.
"Do you now intrude my privacy?".
"We read each other's Diaries Ella".
"Not anymore, just take your book".
"You're a what?".
"What?".
"Just tell me already, a witch or a Vampire who can compel people to forget things, just tell me already, should I remind you that I'm the closest person to you than a parent and after years of friendship you decided to pay me this way, after years of telling each other secrets like a bed time story, you've decided to ruin because you don't trust me, Maybe meeting you at the first place was a mistake ".
" Don't ever say that, our friendship was never a mistake so just seat and I'm gonna explain now I promise ".
" The thing is I don't want to hear anything from you again ". Cindy said and walked out angrily.
" Cindy! ". She called out and went after her.
" Cindy? ". Mrs. Elijah called out as she head for the door.
She pulled it open and almost bumped into a group of woman with long hair.
She jolt back almost falling to the ground.
"Mom, it's a group of Rapunzel". Steve whispered as he peeped from behind the couch.
"We're here for the Mermaid". The Woman who Kapella recognized already announced and they raised their heads up.