Damona Part 3

"What are you saying Maadam? That I should kill my own father?" 
Angela was incredulous. Maadam had no idea what she was asking her to do. 
"I just lost my mother because of you, and now you want me to kill my own father." she laughed bitterly. 

Maadam was quietly watching her, waiting for an answer, so she turned to give her one. 
"I'll think about it."
"You have three days."

Angela woke up. She stood and paced around the room, watching her father as he slept ignorantly. Already her mind was made up. She grabbed her back pack and wore her black canvas. She took the padlock and locked it from the outside. That would delay her father until she got far enough.

Walking into the night, she went straight to the forest, unafraid. She wandered for two days, eating the fruits the forest provided. She only had to survive this for one more day, she thought as she propped herself on a tree trunk and prepared to sleep, until she heard the footsteps. They were approaching her. She grimaced in distaste, Maadam had found her.

She stood up and waited until she saw the young girl walking towards her wearing a pretty white nightgown. She looked like she had just come out of a big mansion. The girl was beautiful and had long black hair.
"Hello Angela, am Maria." The girl said.
"What do you want?"
"Maadam wants to know when and how you'll do the job." Maria replied.

"Are you her servant?"
"No, am her assistant, her best student. You're not the only Kondra you know." Maria smiled cheekily. "Stop asking me questions and give me an answer, you've made me traipse this forest looking for you. I have other things to do."

Angela sat down, unfazed. "I can't do it. That's my final answer."
Maria laughed. "I knew you would say that. I was actually hoping you'd say that. Here's a gift from Maadam."
Angela looked up in time to see the knife poised to strike. She dived and narrowly missed the cut. Maria grunted, she seemed to be enjoying this. She grabbed Angela's hair and pulled her up.
" You little, insolent fool. You think you're the first Kondra asked to kill her father? You should be happy that you were selected. Am going to enjoy this, almost as much as I enjoyed killing my own father."
Angela closed her eyes, welcoming her death. She opened them when she felt Maria's hands release her hair. She turned, watching a red spot appear and grow over Maria's chest until she fell to the ground. The knife in Maria's back glinted in the dark.

She looked up and saw her father running towards her. She ran into his arms, relieved.
"You would have told me Angela, you didn't have to run away." Papa scolded her gently. He shook his head. "I wonder how you survived in this forest alone."
"You know am a big girl now, Papa."
He laughed heartily and lifted her backpack. "Let's go. There's a car waiting on the other side of the road."
"Where are we going Papa?"
"To the village my dear, you have a lot to learn."
They didn't see Maria as she lifted her hand and threw the knife she still grasped. All they heard was the soft thud as it landed and entered into her father's neck.