Rebecca Wadak
@rebeccawadak391201
1 year ago
MENA
The door closes. The noise it makes brings Mark’s consciousness back. His face is still covered with the hood his captors sealed his face with; his hands and legs are still tied. Suddenly, the hood is taken-off, he struggles to see; his vision is rather blurred, a little adjustment to the light and his sight is restored. He sets gaze on the figure that took the hood of him
“Mena!?” Mark says in shock
“Hello, Mark. How was your trip here?” she replies while dragging a chair to where Mark was bundled up
He doesn’t reply… she speaks again
“I asked them to be gentle, were they?” she crosses one foot over the other.
“Mena, untie me! Are you insane? Is this some kind of joke? How…how could you do this to me? He questions her
“Oh… Mark, too many questions, too many commands at once, which do you want to be attended to? She laughs mockingly
“Mena, just untie me, please. I’m sure whatever it is that you have on me can be settled amicably.” He beckons to Mena
“I didn’t know you were this daft. Now tell me, why should I untie you?”
Mark doesn’t respond
“Justify yourself and I’ll let you go and even surrender myself. She pauses and proceeds “Look, don’t make this difficult, I’ve planned it all to go smoothly, and here you are trying to complicate things” she hisses
“What do you want, Mena?” he says almost inaudibly
“Now, we are on the same page. Before I answer your question, I would love for you to hear a little tale, and then I’ll show you how it relates to you”
“My father; God rest his soul was diagnosed with cancer, unfortunately, it was discovered late, damage had already been done. He was so bitter about it, it had always been his prayer that he’ll be there during my graduation from school, to the day he would walk me down the aisle, till the day he’ll be called upon to give my child a name. Then, suddenly that wouldn’t be possible? It really hurt him, he even refused chemotherapy, he just gave in and felt there was no point, that it was better he left the money that it would’ve cost for therapy for me to inherit than for me him to spend it all and still end up then dead. He called it foolish business trade. My mom was angry, she didn’t like the fact that he wasn’t willing to fight. She didn’t like his theory and so didn’t believe it, well, neither did he believe hers. The last thing she said to him was that he had cheated her. Before he died, he suspected that my mom was being unfaithful and so, he willed everything, from belongings like land to all the money he had in the bank to me. My poor dad could do nothing but apologize to me before he gave up”
“Don’t you just wonder why bad things happen to good people? It didn’t take ages for my mother to recover from the loss of my father; her husband and make better her life. She no longer needed to hide; she publicly came out with her lover boy. We moved into his house and started living like a family. Mom put our own house out for rent if not for the fact that my father had willed it to me, she would have sold it. I was recognized as a minor by law and therefore all my father had left for me was kept in his younger brother’s care. At first, everything seemed okay. I could’ve said he was a perfect replacement for dad; he just seemed to know it all. He got mom a job and then soon she was leaving me all alone with him, he would take and pick me from school, cook what I’ll eat and even give me a bath. That’s where trouble started… I don’t have to go into details, you should already know what he did to me, don’t you?
Mark bows his head
“Look up, when I’m talking and answer my question, Mark” she yells at him and before he could answer she slaps him hard. “You guessed right Mark, he sexually assaulted me just like you’ve been doing to those little girls, hurting them, inflicting physical, mental and emotional scars on them. Tell me how they offended you- tell me!
He doesn’t answer causing her to strike his face with the butt of her gun which causes him to bleed. She pulls her chair closer, sits and proceeds.
“What? Surprised? You know, it took so long for me to leave him and my mom to their fate, and then heal. I thought I had escaped and gotten hope to live a better life but no! You just have to be the demon that you are, yeah?”
“It’s the devil’s work, Mena… Please…please, spare me, I’ll change.” Mark pleads
“Did you spare those little girls when they begged? Did you? And what did you say again? The devil’s work? (she laughs) may I share something else, you may probably link to the devil?”
“Mena, please” Mark ignores her question
“Whether you answer or not, I’ll go ahead. Does the name Jonathan Ishaya ring a bell?”
“Oh, Mena, you can deal with me but please, don’t involve my dad in this”
“Very good, Jonathan is the man who did all those terrible things to me” Mena educates Mark
“What?” Mark is in shock
“You heard right. It runs in the blood, right? But today is the end of it all, I am going to put an end to this perverted linage of yours. So my dear fiancé, take a good look at this place, for it will be the last you’d ever see take a good look at my face for it’ll be the last you will see..say your prayers for it’ll be the last you’ll ever make” she says while playing with the gun
“Mena… don’t do this. You’ll live to regret this… I’ll change I promise” Mark pleads again
“Is that all you have to say?” she lifts the gun to face him
“Don’t you dare pull that trigger, Mena. I’m warning you”
“You still have the balls to talk like that? Go and greet your maker and hear the judgment he has for you.” She takes the shot straight to his head and renders him dead.
The end
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