Magda stood in front of her mirror tying her hair into a ponytail with a calm expression. She stared at her reflection in the mirror with a judging look and then with a smile she uttered to herself," Who can be more beautiful than I?" She was dressed in a pure white short dress and white slippers. She then put on her glasses and looked at her reflection in the mirror once again. She felt truly satisfied. Below her, the banging noise and roars were heard. She glanced down, clicking her tongue and rolling her eyes annoyance. She slouched down in the basement and threw a lazy look at the man in his forties tied on a chair.
" Maggy." He called softly. Magda raised her eyebrows with a smile. She rushed to closer to him,pulled another chair and put it in front of the man. She sat facing him with crossed arms .The man looked at the water bottle in her hand.
" I'm thirsty." The man said. Magda scoffed and placed the bottle on the floor, beside her.
" Come and get it." She said calmly. The man cursed her in his heart.
" Tsk. Hopeless." Magda said standing up.
" You can't move from here unless I say so." She told the man calmly as she stood up to leave.
" I'm still your father." The man said in a sad tone. Magda turned to look at him in amazement.
" So?" She asked calmly.
" What do you think your brothers and mother will think when they know about this?" The man asked crying.
" I don't have any brother. Nor any mother. My mother died when I was four and if I remember right, I'm her only child." She said with resentment and anger but that didn't betray her calm expression. She stared at the man for a while and then smiled as if she remembered something.
" Oh, you meant your wife and her children? They are dead." She stroked her hair behind her ear elegantly and then walked towards her father. She bent herself and whispered,
" I killed them." She then stood straight and looked in the man's widened eyes with shock and fear.
" Don't worry,'dad'; you will be with them soon. Tonight." She said softly and giggled.
" Tell me what you wish to eat as your last meal dad." She asked calmly. The man shook his head in terror trying to free himself . Magda glanced at his struggling hands and then in his frightened face. He was incredibly sweating. Her lips slightly curled upward. " I can hear the sound of your heart beat." She whispered. The man swallowed." Maggy,... I ..." Magda shook her head calmly and smirked.
" I thought you liked your wife and children so much. Why does it seem like you don't want to reunite with them?" She was too calm that this didn't sound like a threat.
" Maggy," He called again in tears not knowing what else to do. Magda smiled.
" You brought this to yourself dad. I will make you your favorite food. Right father?!" Her calling him father, felt more like an insult.
She scoffed and then started walking away. The man continued calling her but she didn't even bother herself by turning.
She then went out of the house and walked to the bus station. On her way, a guy in uniforms bumped into her. He was Mike from the same class from Akila.
" Sorry." The guy apologized quickly. Magda only shot him a deadly look. " I will be careful the next time." He added immediately. Magda smiled at him as she said, " My heart is telling me there won't be the next time." The guy didn't take it serious and slightly bowed at her with a smile and continued in his way in hurry. Magda looked at him as he walked and smirked shaking her head. " Too luck I'm in a good mood today." She muttered as she led to the market. The market was too loud. There were many people but the market wasn't too crowded. The number of people was just right.She walked greeting everyone with a smile, helping the old ones to carry their stuffs. She then spotted Lance in a food stall smiling at a couple as he handled them skewers.She walked over.
" Oh, hi." She greeted with a smile.
" Hi." Lance replied with a smile. Magda read the poster beside the food stall.
" Buy one and get one free."
" Can I get the free one?" She asked.
" Well, it doesn't work like that but since it is for you, why not?" Lance said and gave her a skewer. He felt a deadly gaze on him so he turned and noticed that the gaze was from Raven and smiled at her. Magda also looked in the same direction and saw her.
" Raven, hi!" She greeted cheerfully. Raven approached them. " Hi." She said calmly. Raven came over putting off her apron and gave it to Lance. Lance took it calmly and smiled at Magda. Magda smiled back as she said, "Oh, didn't expect to see you together."
Lance coughed, " We're just working."
" Of course, working. Congratulations by the way."
" About what?" Raven asked.
" This." Magda said gesturing to the stall.
Lance and Raven smiled thanking her.
" Okay, I will check on the skewers." Lance said walking to the other side.
Raven and Magda glanced at him.
" He is handsome though." Magda stated. Raven gave a lazy look at Lance.
" What's up with the look?" Magda asked her.
Raven smiled at her and slightly shook her head.
" What's the meaning of shaking your head?" Magda blurted out.
" I actually have to much in my head. It's quite too hard to control my facial expression." Raven said calmly.
" What's that much in your head?"
Raven sighed." Too much."
Magda smirked shaking her head." Well then, I got some other business to take care of. Bye." She then coughed and then calmly added,
" Oh, can I get another free one?"
Raven sighed as she gave her four skewers.
" Thanks." Magda said with a smile and then pulled the money from her side bag and gave it to Raven.
" These are the free ones." Raven said.
" Seriously! You can't give away things like this. That's why you always found yourself in trouble." Magda blurted out carelessly. These words were too familiar.
" What do you mean?" She asked calmly. Magda just smiled at her and said,"Count, I payed for four skewers and the free one, I didn't pay. Bye-bye!"
" Ahhh, fine. Thanks." Raven smiled. Magda also smirked and set off. She first approached Lance and said ,
" Thanks for this also." Magda said with a smile.
" You're welcome." Lance replied.
" I will get going." Magda said with a smirk. Lance smiled at her and she then walked away.
The night had already came. Magda first counted the stars before entering in the house. She put the table in the basement and served dinner. She untied her father. The moment he was untied, he quickly pushed her and runned to the door with the intention to go out. Magda only laughed at him. Seeing that his efforts were in vain, he rushed towards her, attacking her but no blow landed other as his movements were unstable. He later chose to sit and eat as Magda was also eating.
" The food is poisoned." Magda said as he stuffed a spoonful of rice in her mouth. The man instantly spit the food in his mouth in Magda's face. She just used the back of her hand to wipe her face and smiled.
" But... You're also eating...how comes..." The man seemed confused. Magda swallowed and laughed out wildly. The man's eyes were bloodshot as he rushed towards her and started strangling her but she was only smiling at him.
" I'M YOUR FATHER! HOW DARE YOU?" He rolled.
" When did you became my father?" She asked. Hearing how calm she was and seeing the mocking smile on her lips he felt enraged. Before he could do anything else his arms dropped as if they were earrings dangling on the ear. Magda pushed him down and stood up her face turning extremely serious.
" My father died when I was three." With this she left the man there screaming in pain. The pain that was going to last for an hour before he died.