My Mother's Revenge

We Are Not Over

Everything he said didn’t make sense to her. She made her way towards the door, to close it so that their daughter wouldn't know what was going on. She turned to face Alfred, her whole body in shock.

But why? She asked, looking confused. What did I do wrong? Her eyes fixed on him as he moved to get up from the bed.

I’m sorry, my love. You didn’t do me wrong. Its just that, I-I am in a very bad situation, he stammers as he tries to explain.

Catrine, eh..eh.. She knows something about my past, and she has threatened to go to the police if I don’t end things with you. My love, if she does, I might end up spending the rest of my life in jail.

Oh for f***s sake! Catrine! She yelled. What does she have against you? Alfred, what did you do?

My love, its complicated, and it is best you don’t know. I am very sorry, my love. Please forgive me.

Forgive you huh? How? You aren’t making sense to me. What did you do that could make you go to jail, Alfred? And why is Catrine aware and not me? Clare asked, her eyes filled with tears.

He looked at her with a sense of guilt. The thought of not being able to tell her the truth was ripping him apart. How can I tell her I am responsible for her father's death? He thought to himself.

What do you want me to tell your daughter? That I got fired by her father? Or that the man she calls “Uncle" is actually her father, and now he is abandoning her. Is that what you want me to say to your daughter? Clare snapped.

Please, Clare, don’t make things harder than they already are. My love, please understand, this is all temporary. I need some time to sort things out with Catrine. And when all this is over, I will come back for you...to marry you, just as I promised you.

Don't Alfred... please don’t! She raised her finger as if telling him to stop. All these years, I broke my back for you. I gave up my life for you, Alfred. My parents abandoned me, friends mocked me because of you. And what did I do? I stood by your side. When your parents told you not to marry me because I wasn’t educated, nor from a wealthy family, you asked me to stay while you went ahead to marry Catrine, the woman your mother approved...simply because she was from a wealthy family.

Now, after 11 years of being there for you, supporting you, you fire me? She tried so hard to keep away the tears but the thought of not seeing him every day broke her into pieces. Ah! This is too ask of me, Alfred. This is killing me....please don't do this to me. I love you very much. I can't live without you. She started to cry profusely.

He pulled her closer and held her tight, with her face buried in his chest. There is enough money inside the bag in my truck, he whispered. I want you and Sandra to leave the country. When everything is settled, I will come for you and my daughter.

We don't need your money! She tightens her grip on him and continues to cry. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words were stuck on his lips. The words he was about to say were the heaviest he had said this morning, but he had to because that was the only option.

Please, my love, I don’t want you to contact me again. I will be the one to reach out to you.

What? She pulled away from him, her eyes swollen from crying. You are cutting us off totally? Her voice was barely audible. Seeing her cry like this was draining him. He haven't seen her cry like this in a long while... not since her father's funeral.

No, I just don’t want Catrine to do any harm to you or Sandra, please just listen to me and do what I say. Clare nodded amidst sobs.

Promise me you will wait for me, my love, Alfred said in an appealing voice.

I will wait, honey" she replied. They said their goodbyes with tears rolling down from her eyes.

As Alfred got into his car, he let out a little shout and had a good cry.

As he drove home, the thought of killing Catrine grew stronger. Catrine has declared war on me and war she will get.

As I opened the door, there she was, standing there in a transparent night dress, revealing her naked body.

Welcome back, she said, with a smirk on her face as she approached me.

I pushed her out of my way and walked past her. Catrine let out a small laugh as she said," make sure you wash off that dirt from your body... I can’t stand her smell.

I gave her a cold stare. Don’t start! I am tired. I pointed my finger at her as a warning sign to keep her dramas to herself. I went straight to my daughter’s room; she was still sleeping. I gave her a kiss on her cheeks.

How did it go? Catrine asked as I closed our daughter’s door.

I walked into our bedroom and she followed. I could feel the evil smile on her face as she asked again.

I said, how did it go? Did you two cry like kids?

Catrine, please I am not in the mood for any of your drama, okay!

Oh honey, she chuckled. There is no drama. I just want to know how it went. If you had the balls to end things with her.

As I stood there, hearing her voice, the hate in me grew stronger. My face turned red with anger. All I wanted to do was strangle her right there.

As if she read my mind, she let out a small laugh and said to me, Babe, you can’t get rid of me that easily, so get that thought out of your mind. Did you f**k her well last night? And I hope you f****d her to this morning as your parting gift, Catrine said and gave me an evil smile.

What kind of person are you, Catrine? When did you become this evil?

She laughed as she walked towards the bed. She crossed her legs, revealing her thighs.

Nah.... I didn’t f**k her. I made passionate love to her, and oh, she screamed my name every time that I went into her. She was so sweet that I ate her p***y in and out all through the night.... something you would never know or feel. Oh I forgot to add, she had multiple orgasms. I laughed to disguise the pain that I was feeling in my heart. There was a sudden pain in her eyes as I said those words. She gave me a cold glare.

Hmm.. I wonder what she would say if she found out that you were the hit-and-run driver that killed her father, she said.

Don’t be ridiculous! You know I didn’t kill him. I only brushed him and, for f***s sake you told me to drive away because you were afraid that he might recognize my face

Hahaha. That’s not how I remember it to be, you moron! You hit the poor man, and you left him to die.

I did everything you told me to, Cat! Just leave me the f**k alone please!

As long as Clare is in the past, I will leave you alone. And don't forget to wash off that smell off your body because tonight....I owe you!

I cursed at her silently, wishing I had never married her.