Segment XVII | Post Revenge

Later on the day, Cassandra is in her backyard, training her powers on her fighting dummy. Her electric powers burn the plastic off the dummy from her punching and kicking on it. She stops and breathes, her body heats up and starts to sweat. Her daughter, Madison walks out the backyard door, with her phone.

"Mommy. Alyssa is on the phone."

Cassandra grabs her phone. "Thank you, Maddie!" She answers the phone.

"Hey Alyssa!"

"Hey Cass. Whatcha doing?"

"Training right now. What about you."

"Im at the hospital, checking up on Brian."

"What?! What happened to Brian?" Cassandra asks.

She sighs. "Do you know Azenith by any chance?"

"Yeah, I know her."

"She stabbed my fiance."

"What?!" She exclaimed. "I don't believe it. Really?!"

"Yeah unfortunately."

"Alyssa. Get out. I don't think she stabbed your husband. She's not that type of person to do that!"

"Not you too with this."

"What do you mean 'you too'? I know her to say that isn't true. She doesn't even know what Brian looks like!"

"Cass, seriously. She hurt him and I want to get revenge."

Cassandra's eyes widened. She's shocked. "Revenge?"

"Yes, revenge."

"You're crazy!" She said, "Did you see who did it?"

"Yes I did."

"Did it look like Azenith?"

"I guess?"

"There isn't an 'I guess' did you see her. Yes or no?"

"I don't know. I just saw a silhouette."

"A silhouette."

"And no, I'm not being Manipulated by Michele."

"I think you are. Listen, I hope Brian recovers. I really do, but you have to think about this, Azenith is a person that I know personally and wouldn't hurt a fly or harm a person in any type of way. You do realize that was a way that Michele thought of for you to turn on a person you don't even know?"

"I'm aware."

"Okay, if you're aware. How come you aren't aware that you're being manipulated by Michele?"

"I don't care about her. I care about my fiance being hurt."

"Alyssa, you listen to me and listen to me clearly. You're so clueless on seeing the deep end of the problem. You just saw your fiance dying and want to get revenge on a person that you have no clue you saw. You just commited a murder before it started over some the most emotional shit you have in your head because Brian is hurt. You just hurt an innocent person, one individual that is loved by everyone in their family, their friends, and even a small little girl who just saw her dad passed away at a restaurant. Michele wants you to commit an act that you yourself hate people doing. You're just becoming a Hypocrite. As of today, you think about it tonight. Do you want get revenge on a person that you hardly know or figure out who hurt Brian and why they want you to do that."

"So you're just going to dismiss what I'm saying?"

"Goodbye Alyssa."

She hangs up the phone. Madison comes out of the backyard.

"What's wrong, Mommy?"

Cassandra looks at her daughter. "Nothing sweetie. Come on. Let's go walk the dogs."

"Okay!"

Cassandra whistles for her dogs to come. The dogs perked their heads up and followed her inside the house. She grabs the collars and clicks it on to the dogs with their leashes. Madison grabs her shoes. Cassandra grabs the keys to her house and walks out the door. Madison looks up at her mom.

"When is dad coming back?"

Cassandra stays silent. "He isn't coming back, Maddie. He died."

"But..."

"When people die. They're not coming back."

"Oh." Madison said. Cassandra stops and looks at Madison. She starts to cry, Madison hugs her.

"I miss your father so much, Maddie..." she said. "I really miss him..."

"Mommy?"

"I can't Maddie. I just can't..." She said, "The doctors couldn't save him after getting shot multiple times in the back from the reunion party."

Sounds of gunshots go off in the background as Cassandra screams for her husband's name. Bodies drop on the floor, blood splattered on the floor and on the wall. Shots continue to go off.

Cassandra continues to cry. Madison looks at the bush filled with orange flowers in their neighbors yard, she walks over and grabs one. She gives it to Cassandra. Cassandra looks up and looks at the flower that Madison gave to her. She grabs the flower and smiles.

"Thank you, Maddie."

Cassandra hugs Madison, she hugs her back. Cassandra breaks the hug.

"Come on, let's keep on going."

"Okay."

Cassandra grabs Madison's hand and continues to walk to the neighborhood park with the dogs. Weeks passed by, December arrived, The morning sun rose in Sunrise mountain. Carolyn's alarm goes off on her phone. She wakes up and grabs her phone to turn it off. She grabs her glasses and puts them on to read her phone. Oscar walks in the room.

"Morning sweetheart!" Oscar said with a smile on his face. Carolyn looks up from her phone.

"Morning honey."

"You have a big day today."

"No I don't. What's today?"

"Isn't it December?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Hanukkah and other holidays."

"Okay?"

"Michele got out today."

"I know, I hate it." Carolyn puts her phone on the bed, lifting her glasses to rub her eyes. Oscar sighs walking up to Carolyn..

"You can always stay home to avoid her."

"I can't, I have to go to the office today. I have a lot of meetings scheduled along with two events. I really don't have time to stay home."

"Oh.." He said. "I think I know how to cheer you up."

Oscar starts clapping his hands. "Come on Carolyn, You can do it! Come on Carolyn, You can do it!" He chanted.

"Oh, Stop it Oscar."

"Come on!" He laughs. "You can do it!"

Carolyn smirks and laughs. She gets up from the bed and kisses Oscar. "Thank you honey."

She smiles and walks off to the bathroom. Oscar smiles. The doorbell rings. Oscar grabs his robe and walks to the front door. He looks through the peephole. Michele is at the front door.

"Who is it?!" Carolyn yelled.

"It's Michele!"

"Oh shit..." Carolyn runs out of the bathroom to get to Oscar. "Tell her I'm not here."

"I can hear you Carolyn, hurry up and get your ass out here!" Michele yelled.

Carolyn sighs. She storms off. Oscar watches her storm off.

"Oscar. Be a good boy and let me in."

"Ehhhh..."

"Do not let her in!" Carolyn yelled.

"Fuck her and let me in." Michele said.

"Sorry Michele, I have to let you stay out there."

Michele punches through the door. She unlocks the door and turns the knob to let herself in. Oscar watches Michele walking in. He looks at the hole in the door while he closes it.

"Aw shit." he thought. Carolyn buttons up her black vest. She grabs her black and gold earrings and puts them on. She sighs and covers her eyes.

"I really don't want to do this."

"Don't want to do what?"

Carolyn perks up her head fast. She looks at the door, Michele standing in the doorway.

"Come on."

"Alright, let me get my shoes."

"NOW CAROLYN, I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!"

"And I don't have all day with your shit, Michele."

Michele smacks Carolyn. She grabs her by the collar bringing her down to her height.

"You better watch what you say to me."

"Watch what I say? Honey, I'm older than you. You should watch what you say to me."

"Who's the leader here? Me or you?"

Carolyn sighs. "You are."

"Okay now let's go."

Michele lets go of Carolyn's collar and walks away. Carolyn grabs her shoes and walks out the door. Oscar looks at Carolyn. Carolyn looks at the front door.

"She broke in?'

"Yep."

"Figures." Carolyn opens the door. "Call the neighbors to come and fix the door before you leave today."

She walks out the door. Oscar closes the door behind her. Carolyn grabs her car keys out of her clutch, walking to her car inside the garage. Michele stops her.

"What are you doing?"

"Going to my car?"

"Oh no we're flying to the strat." Michele grabs Carolyn by the wrist and flies towards the Strat tower. Carolyn yanks her arm out of Michele's hand and starts flying behind her.

"Why are we heading that way? I have a busy schedule today!"

"I canceled them. You're welcome."

"Why would you CANCEL THEM?! Who told you to do that?!"

"Me and me only. You do realize your assistant is out today?"

"No I don't-"

"Well now you know. I took care of it."

Carolyn sighs. They both landed on the top of the strat tower. Michele walks to the edge of the railing. She grabs a cigar and lights it with her finger.

"What are we doing here, Michele?"

"It's December and we're a few weeks before New Years and as we all know there's going to be a big party downtown and the strip."

"Yes I'm aware." Carolyn said.

"And we have to watch out on the heroes that spawn in Vegas all of a sudden. They might be coming here on that day."

"Well I don't think they're coming and who cares if they do? It's a new year. Everyone is going to the strip or downtown to celebrate the new year."

Michele turns around. "I care. If those heroes catch more of our hitmen. The police will track us down along with the FBI."

"Oh shit."

"Yeah. So I have plans for Joe to kill their main leader, Azenith."

Carolyn's eyes widened.

"Oh no. I don't think so."

"What?" Michele said, walking up to Carolyn.

"I said, no. I'm not going to let Joe kill her. She didn't do anything wrong."

Michele looks at her for a moment. "If you don't enforce it on him then I'll do it and you're going to be there when it happens." She stands on the railing. "You have three weeks, Carolyn. Tell him or suffer." She jumps off the tower and flies away towards the strip. Carolyn lifts herself on the railing and flies off to city hall. As she gets there, a swarm of police cars parked outside city hall. She lands and runs inside the building. The marshal walks out of the elevator, Carolyn walks up to them.

"What's going on?"

"Mayor Goodman, your assistant has been killed."

"What?!"

"Her body was found upstairs, jammed inside their desk and one of your workers happened to smell a bad odor in the office."

"Michele..." She thought to herself. She looks at the Marshal. "Can I go up there right now?"

"I'm sorry you can't."

"I'm permitted to go up there, let me go up there."

"Sorry mayor but you can't, the police and investigators are still up there."

Carolyn walks around them, she presses on the elevator button. The marshal runs up to her.

"Seriously you can't go up ther-"

Carolyn turns her head, glaring at the marshal. Their heart starts to beat at a fast rate, they start to sweat and walk backwards. As they start walking backward, Carolyn raises up her fingers to form a finger gun. The marshal breathes rapidly. Carolyn's thumb lands on her finger. The marshal's heart beats loudly.

"Pow." Carolyn said. The marshal's heart stops beating. It blows up like a balloon and bursts inside their body. They fall onto the floor, blood leaks out of the mouth. The elevator door opens, Carolyn walks inside and presses the 7th floor button. The elevator closes as the security runs up to the marshal bleeding on the floor. The elevator arrived on the 7th floor. Investigators and Police officers walk in the elevator as Carolyn walks out. She looks around the room, she glances over the desk, she stops and looks over the desk where her assistant was killed. The floor is covered with blood, the body is being covered by a white sheet from the corners. Carolyn looks around and walks over the police tape. The desk drawer is full of papers being soaked in blood. She drops on the floor, grabbing the sheets to look at the body. She sees a knife sticking in her neck. The blood is still oozing out of the assistant's neck as the cut in her throat is still fresh. The police catch her.

"Mayor Goodman?"

"Oh shit!" she thought. Carolyn perks up her head. "Hi. Hello." She gets up, walks over to the police officer, shaking his hand.

"Mayor, I'm sorry if I scared you. But-"

"Yeah, my assistant passed away. I know."

"Listen, we're getting some information about the murder. Do you happen to know about it?"

"Um... well-"

Carolyn thinks for a moment. She thinks about Michele canceling her meetings this morning. A silhouette of Michele stands behind the police forming a lookalike clone staring her down. Carolyn backs away from the police officer, hitting the wall. She breathes rapidly looking around. Sounds of Michele's voice take over her head. She screams in horror, beginning to cry. The police snap her out of it.

"Ma'am? Ma'am!"

Carolyn slides down from the wall, sitting down while covering her face. The police officers surround her. They help her up.

"Mayor Goodman, are you alright?"

Carolyn runs off to her office bathroom. She opened up the toilet seat and threw up in the toilet. She breathes and holds on to the toilet seat. Her makeup smears around her face as she continues to cry. She wipes her mouth. The voices grew louder and louder. Carolyn nods them off, she lays on the wall. Someone knocks on the door.

"Come in!"

One of the Police Officers opens the door and walks in.

"Mayor Goodman?" The officer said, "Are you okay?"

"I'm okay, Thank you."

"No problem, You don't mind if you answer any questions?"

"MICHELE DIDN'T COMMIT THE MURDER AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT!" Carolyn yelled. The officer's eyes widened.

"Michele?" he said, "as in Mob Donna Lusty Michele Fiore?"

Carolyn throws up again in the toilet, this time the vomit looks like blood. The officer grabs his intercom.

"Can someone grab the paramedics? The Mayor looks ill, she just threw up blood."

"Wait! This is normal! I don't need the paramedics."

"That isn't normal, Mayor."

"Please go Officer. I want to be alone."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! Yes please! Go away!" Carolyn yelled. "Oh god. I'm so sorry that I yelled at yo-"

"Oh no Ma'am, it's okay. You're the Mayor. I'll leave."

The officer closes the door, leaving Carolyn behind. She gets up, walking towards the sink, looking in the mirror. Her makeup smudged around her eyes and cheek. Carolyn turns on the sink and washes her face. She breathes and looks through the mirror again.

"Damn, I just want to go home." She thought. "But I can't... I have events I have to go to. shit..."

Carolyn shifts her purse onto her shoulder. She walks out of the bathroom heading to the balcony door. As she walks out the door, she flies away to the Las Vegas Convention Center.