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Sixty-One
Aoife
I frownedwhen my phone lit up with a message at 15:04.
Unknown Sender:Your mom can finally rest in peace now.
Nausea bubbled up inside me. It went to war with the fear the message triggered.
Me:Who is this?
I didn’t get an answer.
My dearest, darling Lena,
I’m pretty sure I know how today will end.
Is it bad that I’m hoping that it will be my last?
I received bad news, my love. The worst. I’ve been sick for a while, but the death I’m facing is a torture worse than anything I could put someone through.
Maybe that’s fitting.
Maybe, after all I’ve done over the years, that’s what I deserve, but I’m not a man who will take my fate lightly. I’m not averse to taking down my enemies as I go.
Eamonn Keegan called me a month ago, asking if a rumor he’d heard about the First Lady was the truth. I didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. How could she have helped kill his sister? The man’s a lunatic. But she was an out. If he discovered it was you who’d killed her, he wouldn’t rest until you were dead.
This way, you’re safe.
This way, he’ll put me out of my misery. They never leave witnesses behind. I hope he hasn’t gone soft in jail. This sickness… ALS… it’s not something I want to endure. But I have to believe it’s God’s plan, and I have to believe this is too.
I love you, Lena.
With all the shit I’ve done, after all the moves I’ve pulled as the original filthy fecker, you’ve stood by my side when I made good decisions and bad.
I never imagined I’d get myself a helpmate when I met you. Never imagined you’d reign by my side like the true queen you are. But our days are done, my darling.
It’s Junior’s turn now.
Long live the Filthy King and let his star shine brighter than mine ever could.
Enjoy your life, live it to the fullest now you’re free of me and the years of illness I had ahead, and know that I will always be waiting for you.
If it’s in heaven or in hell, I’ll protect you like I never did in life.
Yours forever and a day,
Aidan
