Winter began to doze off on the couch after waiting for a really long time. Guess the receptionist waiting kidding. " I wonder...if it were Emma. Would you have kept her waiting too?" Winter mumbled. Another couple of hours went by and Winter had enough, she was simply tired of waiting and stood attempting to leave when...
" Going somewhere?." Alec walked in loosening his necktie.
" Yes, I was going home."
" Without saying why you're here?."
" Didn't Mr Aron inform you that I was here?."
" He did, but I was too held up with the ongoing meeting."
Winter kept shut and just watched him as he walked up to her.
" Will you tell me what brought you here, it's unlike you to physically bring yourself to me... especially in public."
" I-i figured we could eat together."
She said pressing her lips. Alec raised a questioning eyebrow. " Y-you leave quite early for work and come back late...you barely eat anything and coffee at the office just doesn't cut it so...I was thinking of-if we can eat together."
Alec trapped her between him as he rested both hands on his desk staring at her. His finger pressed a button on the desk phone and receptionist answered.
" Yes Mr Qinn."
" Lunch please."
" Your usual Sir?."
" No, make it a full meal for two."
" Understood Sir."
The call disconnected. His usual was simply a coffee and plain donut. And if he asked for that she wouldn't have been impressed with it and end up getting angry that he's neglecting his health. But in all honesty he was satisfied with just that.
" Happy?." He spoke. Winter nodded swallowing the air stuck in her throat.
" What time are you getting off work?."
" Pretty late. Which reminds me...I have to pick up Eli at her grandparents tomorrow."
" Right, it's a weekend tomorrow."
" Hm, do you have classes on weekends?."
" Not any I know of."
" There's a new park that recently opened and she's been up to my neck on wanting to go there. If you want you can join us."
" You're not worried people spotting us together?."
" No." He simply answered. Winter gave a slight smile.
****
Alex was turning the living room upside down after Emma casually refused she couldn't take him to the newly opened park tomorrow.
" Hey what's going on here?." Julian walked in.
" Your son is being stubborn that's what."
" What's wrong champ...why are you angry with mommy?."
" I want to go to the park."
Alex points at the commercial on TV.
" I told him so many times we can't go. Julian it will be crowded and I just -
" I know and it's okay, I can take him."
" You don't have to."
" I don't mind. That way we can strengthen our bonding time."
" Honestly I don't know where he gets this stubbornness from."
" I think from his beautiful mother." He teased her.
" Hey! I'm not stubborn respect me."
" See."
Emma smiled staring at Alex. She agrees the kid has her stubbornness but most of the time she just can't seem to understand the kid. He's always looking nonchalant and formidable. He can be cold when he wants to and Emma just don't get where he gets these characteristics from cause those aren't hers.
" I swear he's a mafia baby." She mumbles.
" What?."
" Nothing, I'll get lunch started." She goes to the kitchen.
****
Zain sat comfortably in bed working on his laptop when a cell phone buzzed. He checked his phone but it wasn't his, neither was Ava's phone so who's phone was it? He listened carefully and the sound seem to be coming from the bedside drawer. He opened the small drawer and saw a black cell that just stopped buzzing. Picking it up he tapped on the screen and saw a few chats.
Shortly after. Ava stepped out of the shower sitting in front of the dressing mirror to dry her hair while Zain watched her in silence for a while.
" Where did you say you're going again?."
" I told you I'm meeting an important client for work matters."
" Hm, and does this Important client have a name?."
" You've never been so interested about my work so why act now?."
" Just curious to what my wife is up to recently."
" What's that supposed to mean?."
Ava paused and Zain showed her the hidden cell phone. " tsp...of course you've been going through my phone."
" You have two phones now?."
" It's for work, I can't believe you're going through my personal stuff...Is that what we're doing now?." She stood snatching the phone away from him.
" You've gone back to killing again Avaline?."
" For a good cause."
" Since when did killing people become a good cause?."
Oh my god Zain, can you just leave it? Yes, back then I used to work for the wrong people and didn't care who I killed whether bad or good. But now I'm being contracted by helpless people who can't kill to get rid of the bad people."
" My goodness Ava, do you hear yourself... killing is still killing. You can get killed in the process of all this. I may lose my wife... Sonya and Andrea would lose their mother."
" And what about a helpless mother who lost her teenage daughter from a man who groped and raped her to her death. A helpless mother who simply wants justice for her daughter? She found me and I'll deliver justice by punishing the sinner. You can't stop me Zain."
" Ava honey, let the police handle this."
" No! Don't get in my way husband. I won't be so nice... Not even to you."
She said firmly standing her ground. She went to get dressed and left Zain standing there with a helpless sigh. He knew when he's stubborn wife fixes on something there's no stopping her.
" I guess stubbornness runs in their family blood."
His phone rang and he answered.
" Hi Zain ."
" Hey... Sonya."
" Is my Mom with you, I can't seem to get hold of her?."
" She just stepped out and left her phone here. Something wrong?."
" No, it's just a bit strange she couldn't answer my call. Anyway you are coming to my graduation right?."
" Wouldn't miss it for the world my white hair head."
" Please don't call me that my friends tease me for that and calls me daddy's little white hair head."
" I think it's cute."
" Alright ghat to go see you on Monday, love you."
" Love you too."
Zain chuckled hanging up. The little mischievous trouble maker girl he knew back then is all grown up now and matured. Time does fly and people do change.
****
Ava drove her motorbike in her leathered tight pants and turtleneck black tank top. Wearing a black bob cut wig and shads on. She stopped not to far from the lake house which was sent to her by an informant. Loading her gun and ready, she made her way to the house sneaking and being careful.
" This place is strangely quiet...too quiet."
She aimed for the living room but no one was there, neither was the kitchen. She searched a few rooms but they were all empty thus went upstairs. While she was there... strange noises came from a particular room straight ahead, she approaches it kicking the door down.
" Ahhh!..."
The woman screamed as she covered her naked self. The man reached for his gun on the drawer but Ava kicked it out of his hand ever so swiftly.
" Don't even think about fatty, or I'll blow your brains out."
She points the gun to his head.
" Who are you, and what do you want from me?."
" You don't know me and I don't know you. Does 10th of May... approximately 6:30pm ring a bell? She was your newest victim in the last 24 hours. 20 victims both young and old were found raped and killed in the last 24 hours on 10th of May. All evidence led back to you but the cops couldn't seem to catch you cause you're good at hiding so I'm told. The girl you killed was only 13 and she was your biggest mistake cause a mother cried out and I answered. I'm the soul ripper and I've come to collect."
" P-please hold on we can negotiate here."
" Really?."
" Y-yes... I'll give you anything you want...m-money, properties... just name it."
" How disappointing, your soul isn't on things I want."
Ava pouted sadly. The man swallowed dripping sweat like being poured water.
" Tell me something fatty. How many times did she scream to let her go... that's how many bullets they'll pierce through your flesh."
" P.... please, have mercy on-
" How many f*cking times?!"
" I don't know! I-i strangled her cause she wouldn't stay quiet."
He cried as though regretting what he did. Ava shot his left leg and the man yelled in agony so did the woman next to him who was terrified for her life. Ava shot another bullet and they were approximately ten bullets on his left leg. Another ten on his right. His arms and stomach... and finally a bullet to his head. He died on the spot.
The woman kept crying and shivering for her dear life, begging to be set free.
" P... please don't kill me, I have nothing to do with this."
" I know that. You have your own sins to pay for dear...I did some digging on you to and apparently you're not so innocent. You like to sex traffic young girls for your own gain."
" Please."
" People like you make me sick."
She pulled the trigger and the job was done.
" Well that was quick."
Ava looked around before leaving the place.
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