A Hero's Journey

Chapter 6

    “Ah, Ms. Aren, so good to see you after 8 long years” he says like was reading my mind. 

“I wish I could say the same but then I would be lying,”  

“Tsk Tsk, I would be a lot nicer to me if I were you”  

“But you're not, so cut the crap James and just tell me what you want and give me Makaylah. This is getting boring, I'm done with your games” I look over at Aaron who looks like he is about to explode because he wants to say something to him but is biting back his words. James next words left me shocked, I couldn’t move. 

“Killing you might just be more fun than killing your mother.”  

I have always had my suspicions that the Red Mafia had something to do with my mother's death, but I wasn’t sure. I mean he showed up just a few days after her death maybe he was always there and only had himself known after the fact. We all knew it was the Red Mafia, but none of us had real prof. So, it felt as though we let my mom's death just go by without any justice. I feel as though I may just break. I look up and see that Aaron I now standing next to me.  

“Come on sis, we always knew that he had to have a part in her death. Now bringing him down will be so much sweeter. Face your fears and inner conflicts, the battles you have been fighting by yourself for all too long. Overcome them and take this son of a b***h down, so the stuff that had happened to mom and what is happing to Makaylah right now doesn't happen to anyone else.” Aaron whispered  

I look over at Aaron and have the biggest smile on my face that I hurt. He was right. I needed to face my fears or else I'll be living with more demons then anyone should. I turned to face the biggest demon of them all. James. I’m going to get through this and face him for once. To overcome everything and everyone who has been holding me back. To be my best self. 

“You know what, James, you are just a bully. No, your worse, you’re a murder. You took my mom away from me and now you want to take my best friend from me to?” I ask feeling upset 

“Yeah pretty much,” he says as though it’s the most normal thing. 

“I am going to end you James Red. I'm not going to kill you. I'm not going to stoop that low like you. I’m going to get your murdering a*s put into a mental asylum, and when they say you can go, you're going to be put straight into a jail cell for life on the charges of murder, attempted murder, k********g, harassment, child endangerment, and the list goes on” I say as the cocky smile on his face now disappeared. 

“I’d like to see you try, bring it,” he says walking to where I was. 

“Oh, trust me I will,” I say walking to him. 

We met in the middle. Right now, we are circling each other waiting for someone to make the first move. He takes the first move. Drawing a right hook to my face. It was fast but like all the others I was faster, and I was able to move out of the way. We continued to fight throwing punches at each other. I only missed a couple of times, and he did get a few hits in. After fighting with him for a little bit I was able to find his week spot. I signaled for Aaron to distract him, while Aaron started to move around which caused James to look at him, I took that as an advantage so I could hook my foot through the back of his knee which just so happened to be his week spot. By the sudden action with it being his week spot and the surprise of the action I formed he was caught off guard and fell to the ground. I straddled him and punched him 3 times in the nose. I made sure that his head didn’t hit too hard on the ground to give him bleeding in the brain but for him to at least pass out. As soon as he was out, I got off him and was suddenly met with my brother hugging me. It made me smile so I hugged him back. As we pulled apart he said, 

“You did good, sis. I’m proud of you.” 

“Thank you, come on let's go find Makaylah,” I say glad that this part is over. Now we can get Makaylah, get out, and put James away for good.