Chapter 78: The Wreck of the Midnight Express Fernando made sure to close the basement doors behind them as they head down stairs to where others were sleeping. Along the way he picks up a frying pan and a ladle to use as a wake up alarm. With the doors closed, the basement lights are turned on, and Fernando loudly bangs on the frying pan repeatedly. The girls wake up tiredly and confused as to what is going on. The oldest were about to protest the intrusion but sees Daniela, Candi and Bianca held like prisoners before a judge. They all remain quiet for the moment. “You have 30 seconds to spill it or you are all leaving tomorrow!” Fernando “Spill what?” Gabriela says trying to be as innocent as possible. “What plans does your father has against me... that what!” Fernando growls at her. “What plans are you talking about?” Gabriela continues asking. “The plans this one let out while having some dick stuffed inside her!” Rosita explains as she pushes Candi to the middle of the basement space. Daniela and Bianca soon follow. “I told you I did not trust her!” Lareina says in a too loud of a whisper that everyone heard. The girls all complain and discuss among themselves as to what to say, but Fernando picks up the frying pan and repeatedly bangs on it with the ladle. They get quiet after a while. Fernando points to Lareina with the ladle. “Since you are the one in the most denial, start talking!” He tells her. “I’m not telling you anything.” Lareina tells him. “Then start packing! You are all leaving as soon as that bastard upstairs wakes up!” Fernando tells her. “You have no say on whether we stay or leave!” Lareina points out to him, “We made a deal with that woman upstairs!” “We’ll see about that. If you are not gone by morning, then I’m calling the police to get you all out!” Fernando tells her, before turning around, “Girls, let go to bed.” As he takes slow and deliberate steps to the staircase, hearing the girls argue in the basement. One of them, Alejandra, yells out, “QUIET! ALL OF YOUS!” They all do as they are told. The same voice calls out to Fernando. He and his two sisters stop by the door. “What do you want?” Fernando tells her. “To tell you the truth.” Alejandra says to him. “Then say it.” Fernando says as he crosses his arms. It takes her a few seconds to gather the words she wants to say, with Lareina telling her not to say anything. “Look. Dad is dying...” Alejandra tells him. “Big fucking deal.” Fernando interrupts her. “To... cure... his... cancer... he... needs... a tissue transplant from the only male child he has... – you. And he was going to kidnap you if he had too.” Alejandra tells him. “Does he? He can go fuck himself as far as I care.” Fernando tells her. “Look. We know he abandoned you long ago...” Gabriella interjects, but is soon interrupted. Fernando takes a few steps to them, taking Rosita and Rachel in his arms and points at them all, “He did not abandon me. He abandoned us all. You all had him as a father, and with a mother to raise you. He sent you all Christmas presents, and Easter clothing, and Birthday Cakes and everything a father is to give to his children. We got nothing. Not even a birthday or Christmas card. Not a single dollar for us to spend on food or clothes. We got nothing. So fuck him. He is not my dad.” “Figures. The fucking stuck up prince of this family as his head up his ass.” Lareina lets out. “I don’t know who you are and I do not care. If you were truly my sisters then you would all be more caring about your brother because I know you all knew about me enough to come here looking for me!” Fernando gets more and more angrier in his tone. Rachel notices it first, a slight red drop forming in his ear. Rosita then notices a slight trickle of blood oozing from his nose. They both react in the same way. “Fernando, we need to get you upstairs now!” they both tell him. “Hell no!” He tells them. “You’re beginning to bleed...” They both say together. “Big fucking deal.” He says to them. Rachel goes into the bathroom and takes the roll of toilet paper from the dispenser. She brings it back with her as she wads up a small handful to put to his nose. It turns red from his blood flowing onto it. She takes him by the arm, “Lets go, Fernando. Rosita will take care of them.” Reluctantly he follows her out of the basement with unsteady steps. Rosita closes the door behind them as they go up the stairs. “Now you bitches have done it. You all better hope and pray he does not die tonight!” Rosita all but yells at them. “From a fucking nose bleed? Who are you kidding?!” Lareina tells her out loud. “You do not get it, do you!” Rosita tells her, “A nose bleed is his first sign as well as his ears! He has a weaken blood vessel in his head and he was bleeding from his ears too! If that blood vessel in his head burst from yelling at you bitches, he’ll be dead in minutes!” All the girls but Lareina get it. They all know from their discussion with Grandmother of what could happen if pushed to that extreme. Lareina also gets it but is denial of what is going on. “You all better hope and pray that nothing happens to him. Either way we want you out by the morning.” Rosita tells them. She beings to walk out the door; when one of the younger ones calls her, “Rosita?” Rosita stops by the door for a moment, trying to let the anger not get the best of her, “What do you want?” “We’re sorry if Fernando got hurt in way, that was not our intention.” The girl begins to explain. “Sartunina, sit down and shut up!” Lareina yells at her. “Maybe you need to shut up...” Rosita tells Lareina. “And who is going to make me?” Lareina gets up from her bed and challenges Rosita from the distance. “Lareina, sit down!” Alejandra tells her, getting up and facing her sister. “No! I want to know who this bitch is!” Lareina barks at her sister. “It takes one to know one.” Rosita tells her as she steps up to them. “Why you little hoe!” Lareina forgets who she is and goes after Rosita to slap or otherwise hit her. But in her mind connections are being made with Fernando’s enforced memories she has, and to those of being in Martial Arts Class. She sees Lareina charge at her with her fist up and behind her and reacts instinctively like he would. She steps out of Lareina’s way at the last minute making her miss her intended target and then grabs onto her wrist, pinning it behind her back. To add insult to injury Rosita grabs Lareina by her hair and pulls it back hard, making her bend her head back against her neck before growling in her ear. “This is who I am, you bitch! I am the oldest of the girls here and the rightful queen bee of this hive! Mess with me and you will get stung! Got That!” Rosita growls loudly in her ear for all to hear. Lareina tries to nod but can’t with her head pinned back and her arm against her back, both causing tremendous pain to her and Rosita knew it. In the first time perhaps ever, tears begin to run on Lareina’s face. “Try that shit with me again and I will kill you!” Rosita hisses in her ear in the same angered tone Fernando would give. She then gives Lareina a hard shove that makes her fall on the floor by her sisters. For the first time ever, Lareina is defeated and does not handle it well. Alejandra steps up to Rosita with Gabriela behind her, just beyond the arm’s reach of anyone. “You bitches got until 8o’clock to get out of this house.” Rosita tells them before turning for the door. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - End of Chapter 78 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -