"Alright then", I agreed.
Play time was officially over, I had my kid back. It was time to find out who wanted to take him away from me.
"Max why don't you go and have a nap, we have to get a move on tonight before the owner realizes that she forgot her key?"
I had no way of knowing whether or not I could trust the receptionist. I wasn't going to stay in that room, although, I also didn't know when that woman would be back.
After getting Max to take a quick shower and allowing him to have a snack, he fell asleep. I cleaned and polished my weapons as I sat on the chair watching his tiny chest rise and fall.
A few hours later, I heard noises coming from the hallway. I perched my ear towards the front door and listened.
"Shit it must have fallen somewhere" A small voice said, panicking.
I unlocked the front door, placed my hand on the doorknob and waited until I saw her shadow pass through the light underneath the door. I swiftly opened it, placed my hand over her mouth. I pulled her inside then slammed her onto the door, closing it simultaneously.
"Is this what you lost?" I showed her the key.
"P-please don't kill me, you can take whatever you want!" she stammered.
"I WANT you to be quiet, now do you have a cellphone on you?"
She fumbled in search of her phone, then she handed it to me. I grabbed it and knocked her out.
As soon as she was about to fall, I managed to catch her limp body.
I sat her in the small closet and tied up both of her hands and feet; I also taped her mouth using several layers of duct tape.
Once the time came for me to make the call. I glanced at my son sleeping on the bed and took a deep breath.
The phone rang several times; I was ready to hang up until I heard, "Who is this?"
"Hey, Jeremy...I thought I would check up on you and tell you that I-I miss you", I explained.
"Zena I can't do this with you right now, It's really too early for this...where the hell are you anyway, you changed your number?"
"Well...I might be in a little bit of trouble", I replied.
"Of-course you are, when have you not been hiding some trouble from me?"
I shook my head thinking of the secrets that I've been keeping from him, including his own son. 'I fucked up bad'.
"Baby listen to me, I promise to explain everything but for now I just need you to say that you'll meet me where we first met".
"Zena what have you gotten yourself into?"
"Some real deep shit...look just promise me okay, tonight at around ten."
"...use the front door and flip the sign when you get there."
"Ok then", I whispered and hung up.
Several hours had passed and it was starting to get dark outside. I went over to Max and woke him up. "Max, you said you wanted to meet your dad...how would you like to stay with him for a few days?"
His eyes lit up; he quickly got up and hugged me asking, "Really?
"Yep, I have some things to figure out and I know that you'll be safe with him. However, we need you to look the part."I sorted through his overnight bag and got him something to wear. I got him a hoodie to cover his head and to keep him warm for the night.
While he got himself together in the bedroom, I prepared myself in the bathroom.
It had been a while since I had taken the time to look at my true self in the mirror; yet there I was standing completely naked and staring at every bruise, scar, cut, and mark. I looked down at the massive scar on my leg and closed my eyes as I was overwhelmed with visions from that car crash.
"AAAAH", I screamed and gripped the sink. My breathing quickened and my heart raced.
I couldn't get it out of my mind. My flashbacks were getting less intense but still very painful.
After a short shower, I decided to cut my hair down to a pixie cut; I changed into some of the clothes I found that belonged to the closeted woman. We were about the same size. Finally I put on the leather jacket that I took from the Saunders.
Hey are you conscious?" I questioned as I loosened the tape that tied up the woman. I tapped her face a couple of times to get her attention, "you need to get outta here, I want you to go downstairs and tell everybody that there is a bomb in your room. I'll give you a head start, if anyone dies, their blood is in your hands".
She fearfully nodded and I let her go. As soon as she ran off to the lobby, the bedroom door swung open.
"I'm ready to go."
I turned around to look at him standing by the bed all packed up.
"Alright then let's go, your father's waiting."
As we were leaving I saw five guys all in suits heading towards the receptionist. I looked for signs that they were with an agency and if they had weapons. Each of them had the same symbol tattooed on their necks. I also saw the woman who was tied up frantically explaining that there might be a bomb in the building.
The receptionist quickly pulled the fire alarm, called the police, and told everyone in the lobby to evacuate the building.
I pulled out the phone and quickly took a picture of them. I picked Max up while holding his bag, and left through the first emergency exit I saw. It led us to the back of the motel where I'd parked. I got us in the car and drove off.