12/16/2022
🔮🔮THE BOSS TAKES A WIFE🔮🔮
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🔞🌺{Pregnant with his child}🌺🔞
Written by: Ade Ola
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🔮Chapter 10🔮
As soon as they stepped into the woods the wind picked up, it was a cold wind that went straight through to their bones. The further into the woods they got the darker it became.
An eerie silence surrounded them as they made their way down the path. The only sound came from branches crunching beneath their feet.
"Why the hell is it getting so dark?" Gary asked, turning on his flashlight.
"I don't know, just keep moving."
"Shouldn't we be hearing sounds, like animals or birds? It's way to quiet," Gary said as they continued walking.
"God, I wish you would stop talking so much," Gabriel said, rolling his eyes.
It wasn't long when they saw lights up ahead and could see what looked like an old run-down shack.
Gabriel looked over at the other man. "Well, I guess this is it."
Before they reached the steps a big black cat jumped up onto the post near them and started hissing, staring at them.
Gary jumped back, dropping his flashlight, swearing.
"Fu***ng s**t, I almost pi**ed in my pants. Will you look at the size of that cat. I have never seen one that big before."
He picked up the flashlight he dropped just as the front door to the cabin opened. They both could hear the sound of a rifle cocking and Gary pulled out his gun, but Gabriel motioned for him to put it away.
"Who's out there? Speak now or I'll blow your f**king head off."
Gabriel held up his hands, moving closer so that he could be seen.
"Mrs. Bell, my name is Gabriel Maestri. I've come here to talk to you about your granddaughter."
"Now I know you're lying, I don't have a granddaughter. Get off my property before I shoot you and the other one," she said, still pointing the rifle at him.
"I've been searching for years to find someone related to my wife and you resemble her. I've come all the way from Italy to speak to you. Will you allow us to come inside and talk to you? We won't take up much of your time."
She lowered her gun just a little but still kept it pointed at them.
"We've never met before so how could you know we look alike?"
"Let me come in and I'll tell you everything."
She lowered the rifle, staring at Gabriel.
"You are wasting your time but I will give you ten minutes then you must leave." She turned and walked inside, the two men followed.
Neither man could tell what the old woman looked like as she wore a long black coat with a hood that covered most of her face. They looked around the room, it consisted of a table, several old chairs and an old sofa that had seen better days. The cabin was very old, there were oil lanterns lighting up the place.
There was a fireplace with a big old black pot hanging over it from a hook. The place did look spooky, even to Gabriel. There were several small bottles sitting on the counter with some weird looking liquid inside, he didn't even want to guess what it was.
"Sit," the old woman instructed.
As soon as they were seated the black cat came in from outside, jumping up on the sofa closest to Gary and started hissing at him.
"Cyrus, stop," she said as she removed her coat.
Gabriel's eyes widened when he saw her, she really did resemble Paige. But she didn't look to be in her eighties.
When Margaret saw him staring at her she snapped at him.
"Boy, what are you looking at? Have you never seen an old woman before?" she asked as she sat down.
"I'm sorry for staring but you do strike a remarkable resemblance to my wife, your granddaughter."
"I told you I don't have a granddaughter. I had a daughter once, but she died many years ago. Your time is running out, get talking."
"May I show you a picture of my wife?"
"Go ahead," she said, watching him take something out of his pocket.
"What you got there?" she asked, wondering what the black thing was.
"This is a phone, a cell phone, it has pictures on it." He clicked on the photos and brought up one of Paige and handed her the phone. When she was hesitant he realized that she had never seen one before and wouldn't know what it was.
"It's OK, it won't hurt you, here, take a look at the picture."
She took the phone and looked at it, her hand began to shake, tears filled her eyes.
"Oh my good God, she looks just like my daughter, Clare." She placed her finger on the screen and when she went to trace over the face it disappeared and another picture popped up. Dropping the phone on the sofa she pointed her bony finger at Gabriel.
"What kind of witchery is this?"
Gabriel shook his head and tried to calm her down.
"It's not, it's just a phone that takes pictures and stores them so we can look at them whenever we want. Please, you said she looks just like your daughter. My wife must be your granddaughter."
He picked up the phone and going over sat beside her, flipping through the photos. He came to the one with Lorenzo and Anna-Lisa and held it up so she could see them. "These are our children, your great-grandchildren."
She stared at the picture, a tear trickled down her face. "I didn't even know my daughter had a child."
"How could you not know?" Gabriel asked, flipping through the photos so that she could see more pictures.
"I'll make us some tea," she said, getting up went over to the kitchen counter.
Gary leaned over to whisper in Gabriel's ear.
"I wonder what she's cooking in that pot, it smells God awful. I bet there are bat wings and other weird things in it."
Gabriel gave him a stern look.
"Be quiet or you can wait outside."
He clammed right up, not wanting to be outside alone, it was almost as creepy out there as it was inside. He jumped when the cat hissed at him, it was as if it knew he was talking about his owner in a negative way.
She handed them their tea and sat down across from them.
"There's also toad's feet and lizard guts in it. It makes a nice stew, would you like some?" she asked, staring at Gary.
"I may be an old woman young man but I'm not deaf. I don't like you."
Gabriel snickered.
"No one does," he said, smiling.
"Now about your daughter, you were going to tell me about her."
"Clare ran away from home when she was sixteen, I never heard from her again. It was years later when a police officer came and told me she was killed in a car accident. There was no mention of her having a baby. Tell me, did my granddaughter grow up in a good family?"
Gabriel shook his head.
"No. She was moved from one foster home to another and always felt as though she had family somewhere. It will give her great pleasure to meet you. Come back to the hotel with me."
"You will never get me in one of those weird vehicles."
"Perhaps you could fly there on your broom," Gary said without thinking, earning a poke in the ribs from Gabriel.
She looked at him, staring into his eyes.
"I gather you've heard I'm a witch, maybe I am." She smiled at him wickedly. "Drink your tea."
Gary looked down at the cup in his hands, his eyes going wide. He felt the sweat forming across his forehead and placed the cup on the table. There was no way he was going to drink it, he was afraid there was some weird potion in it.
Gabriel shook his head at Gary, giving him a dirty look before looking back at Margaret.
" I apologize for my friend's rude behaviour. May I ask why your daughter ran away?"
"Look around, would you want to live here? She hated living here. The kids from town were cruel to her, making fun of her for having a mother who was a witch. Teased her, saying she was also a witch. Clare was ashamed of me so one day she ran off and never returned." She looked right into Gabriel's eyes. "Do you think I'm a witch?"
"I don't believe in witches. Do you think you're a witch?"
She sat back in her chair, patting Cyrus and started talking to him.
"You hear that? He doesn't believe in witches." The cat started meowing loudly, it was like it was answering her and laughing when she did. She never did answer his question.
"I haven't told my wife I found you, I wanted to surprise her. It would mean the world to her if she could meet you."
"You really love her, don't you?"
"With all of my heart."
She leaned forward, staring into his eyes.
"You have suffered great pain, your father was a cruel man who tortured you and others. You were never shown love, didn't know how to love but she saved you. You were the devil and she was your angel."
Gabriel was shocked when she said this, how could she possibly have known about his life growing up. He swallowed hard, wanting to steer the conversation away from him.
"I'm not here to talk about me, I'm here about my wife. Growing up she had always felt alone, wondering if she had a family. It would mean a great deal to her to know she has a grandmother. I will hate having to tell her that her mother is deceased."
"I would love to meet her, but you will have to bring her here. Will you do that or are you afraid that she will be disgusted with me and where I live?"
"My wife is a sweet and loving person, she has never been one to judge anybody. I will bring her here to meet you."
Margaret stood up and went over to a small desk, opening the drawer she took out a picture and handed it to Gabriel.
"Give her this, it is a picture of her mother when she was sixteen."
He looked at it, amazed how much they looked alike.
"Thank you, I know she will appreciate having it. May I ask you another question?"
"You may, whether I answer it or not is another question."
"How is it that you are in your eighties? You look at least twenty years younger than that."
The older woman laughed a little. "Witches age slower than the average person. But of course, you don't believe in witches."
All he could do was smile back at her. "Thank you for talking to me, I'll bring her back here in a couple of days."
"She doesn't know you have come to see me does she?"
"No. I wanted to make sure you were who I thought you were before I told her. I didn't want to get her hopes up."
"Do you have something of hers on you, something personal?"
He thought this was a weird question but he reached his hand into one of his pockets and pulled out a necklace. It was one she was wearing but had taken off and asked him to hold it for her. He had forgotten it was in there until now, he handed it to her.
"This is the only thing I have on me."
Margaret took it in her hands and closed her eyes. The two men looked at each other when she kept them closed for several minutes.
Opening her eyes she looked at Gabriel. "Go to her, she is in danger here, take her back to Italy."
"What do you mean she's in danger?"
"I don't know exactly, all I know is that there is someone out there who wants to harm her and you too."
He wasn't sure who or what this woman was, but just hearing that his wife was in danger was enough to make him want to get back to her in a hurry. Cyrus jumped in front of Gary, making him jump out of the way and had to walk around him to get out.
As they made their way through the woods Gary looked at Gabriel.
"You have to admit that the place and Mrs. Bell are really creepy. I actually believe she's a witch. Do you want to know what's even scarier?"
"What?" Gabriel asked.
All he could think about was how the old woman knew about his past and what she said about Paige being in danger.
Maybe she was just guessing and when she saw his reaction knew she was close. It's what trained psychics do, they start with something and if your expression tells them they're close it gives them encouragement to go on. He was more open to her being a psychic than a witch.
"What's scarier is that I just saw a big bat fly by," Gary said, pulling out his weapon and looking around.
When they got near the road it was light out once again, much to Gary's relief.
Going into the forest he heard nothing, but coming out he could hear all kinds of noises, the spookiest sound was that of a cat. He was sure it was Mrs. Bell's cat, following them.
Getting in the car Gabriel tried phoning Paige, but when it kept going to voicemail he tried calling Todd. Not getting an answer from either one of them he ordered Gary to step on it. Something was wrong, he felt it in his bones.
♦️T. B. C♦️
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