"Guess what mummy was up to last night?" Bria looks up at me with her bright green eyes. She shrugs her shoulder at me as I firmly hold unto her hands as we enter her school compound.
" I was up eating pasta!" I replied with all the drama I could muster. Bria giggled " Not my pasta?" she asks I stoop down until I am face to face with her and kiss her on her forehead.
"No, love your pasta is in your lunchbox, mummy is greedy but not that greedy." I gently brush away a stray strand of her dark chestnut hair that was stuck to her forehead.
"Mummy is not greedy, pasta is just delicious." I let out a laugh and nodded at my sweet girl.
"Are you going to miss me today?"
"I miss you always mummy." My heart exploded I am way too dependant on my girl but after all, I went through to keep her alive and healthy even minutes apart from her is torture but her doctor recommended that I treat her no different from other kids and to allow her to go to public school although it worries all the time.
It was time for her to go to class as the first bell was already ringing. Giving Bria one last hug I watched she walk into her classroom.
"Be safe," I whisper under my breath as she disappeared in the sea of children all rushing into their classroom.
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"Can you move!" I let out a laugh as Lorenzo passed by me with a stack of boxes that looked really heavy.
"Sorry, what's in the boxes?" I ask as he puts it down near my register.
"How do you expect me to know?"
"Didn't you sign for the boxes?"
"No, I found it outside with your name on it."
"What?" I was so confused and Lorenzo brow furrowed he wasn't too pleased with carrying those boxes and my questions were certainly aggravating him.
"Just open, geez!" He says rolling his eyes at me.
"Why would I open something I know nothing about?"
"Geez," before he could finish his sentence a customer came and he pushed the boxes to the side. I scan the customer items still thinking about the boxes at the side of me. Who could send them? Was it him? Did he find me? No, try not to worry the detective erase all my information from the system. I am a new person and he couldn't possibly find me. My mouth was beginning to feel dry. I couldn't concentrate on cashing.
"Excuse, are you okay?" The customer asked me pulling me out of my trance.
"Yes," I managed to mumble
"Okay, that would be $45.50," I say to the customer. He pulled out his cash and I gave him his change while Lorenzo helped put his items in a bag and he walked off.
"That guy was watching you weird," Lorenzo said when he left through the automatic doors.
"What do you mean weird?" I asked trying to get a better glimpse at him. I wasn't paying too much attention to his features but his curly blonde hair and sharp eyes certainly stood out.
"I dunno can't explain it like with a sly smile anyway can you please open these fucking boxes."
"Fine, go get the box cutter." He would harass me the whole day and I wanted to get whatever it is out of my mind. I am pretty sure I was reading way too much out of the situation. Michael couldn't possibly find me. He thinks I am dead.
"The box cutter is literally right under your register." Again Lorenzo rolled his eyes at me and I felt the urge to stab him with that said box cutter. Lifting up my register I picked up the red box cutter and pushed up the blade and handed it to Lorenzo.
"You better be careful with that." He said and I chuckled. Taking it out my hand he hurriedly swipes through the tape of the first box and pulled it open.
"What the fuck!" His eyes bulged
"What!" I got out of my chair and pulled the box wider.
"These are all pics of you." He whispered
"And Bria. " The boxes were filled with those pics. There were pics of my every movement. Me in my house, me in the shower. Bria and I it was endless. My heart was beating outside my chest and the room was beginning to spin. I wanted to pass out but I couldn't not without knowing if Bria is safe. I ran to my phone which was on the counter next to the register and dial Bria teacher phone number.
"Hello," A soft voice answered the phone.
"Hello, Mrs Williams, this is Bria mom. I will be there shortly to pick up Bria. It's a family emergency."
"Oh, no worries her father already picked her up. He told me about the family emergency as well. My heart stopped
"Her father?" My voice trembled
"Yes," Mrs Williams replied
The room was spinning and I just wanted to throw up as the phone slid from my hand. I couldn't, it's not possible. I somehow knew this day was going to come. When I heard Michael survived the shooting I kinda knew he would find us one day. I just didn't want to believe it.
"Hello?" I heard my phone from the floor and from the corner of my eyes I can see Lorenzo's quizzical face.
"Farrah, what's going on?" he asked
I picked up the phone and placed it by my ears again.
"If anything happens to my child I swear on my life I will fucking kill you," I told Mrs Williams and hanged up. I looked at Lorenzo, his face surprised at my words to the teacher. I arch my brows at him.
"All the rest boxes are filled with pictures of you and Bria. Grabbing my purse from the counter. I looked at Lorenzo and he understood. I ran out the door to the parking lot and rushed to my blue Kia.
Before I knew it I felt a presence behind me and a cold metal object pressed against my back.
"Get into the car and don't say a word or scream." I nodded and the person grabbed my keys from my hand. He clicked the knob and the door opened.
"Get in!" I slowly get in finally getting a glance at the stranger. It was the same customer who asked me if everything was all right moments before. The same one who Lorenzo thought looked at me strangely
He closed my door and walked across to the driver seat. He got in with a smile on his face and a gun in his hand.
"Someone is dying to see you again. He said with a wicked smile.