22 Chapter 22: Manuel (2/2)
”Not like that freak!”
”I mean our friendship, One. Do you think we'll still be this close? Solo missions mean I won't see you nearly as much as i'm used to.”
”I'm not going anywhere lady,”
She pats her thighs,
”Now lay back down so I can finish your hair.”
Zero slowly lies down on her lap and One continues singing.
I watch as a single tear rolls down One's face. She knows that she'll never be this close to her best friend anymore.
I leave the room and go look for the woman in white. I check her office but she's not there. I run down the stairs and search in the kitchen.
”Ah, i've found you.”
”Not true; I was never hiding.”
”I know why you made her do this thing alone.”
She sips her coffee,
”Oh do you now?”
”She's not a fucking toy. You keep on treating these kids like they're your pawns and they will come after you.”
”Ha! I own these bastards, because of me the have a roof over their head, clothes on their back, food in their belly, and a bed to lay in. I am their master and they will obey me!”
”No, their children who you've kidnapped and brainwashed! I can't believe I went with it all these years. I shoulda done this a long time ago.”
”Done what, Manny?”
Her tone is cold and serious,
”It doesn't matter now. Zero will come after you, I can feel it. And when she does, she'll open up the gates of hell upon any who get in her way.”
She slams her cup down on the counter,
”Pft! Don't tell me that you're spouting all this nonsense because you've fallen for the girl!”
”You're wrong. She's an ideal pupil and you will fall by her hand.”
Her hand starts twitching,
”You think i'm scared of her?! You think I need her to protect me?!”
She cackles a crazed laugh.
”No,”
I shake my head,
”I know you do. Because without them fighting for you, you'd be their prey.”
I make my way towards the front door,
”The harder you try to control them, the longer they'll make you suffer.”
She throws the cup at me but misses and it shatters against the wall.
”I quit. Tell Zero i'll miss her.”