All Chapters of Bloody Christmas: Chapter 41 - Chapter 42

26th January, 1999Undisclosed locationJoel      "Has Gregor received the money?", I asked, facing Lionel who was acting a bit awquard at the moment. I didn't know the deal with him or what his problem was.       " Yes boss", he said, a bit nervous.I sighed, knowing I'll have to find out one way or the other.         "Lionel, what's the matter?".He was a bit startled, surprised that I asked after his well being.         "Its nothing boss. I'm fine", he said.I sighed, yet again. He was hiding something that I'm sure of. This behavior of Lionel's was very strange and disturbing. This is not the Lionel I know, the boy I trained singlehandedly. I had no idea where this attitude and nervousness was coming from but I couldn't dwell on that, there was work to do. A whole lot to do so he better get his shit together or face my wrath.

27th January, 1999The Safe HouseLanaHome felt so good, so relaxing and so at peace. I've never felt so at ease in a long time. The clock above me struck 8 as I lazily got out of bed, heading to the bathroom to do my business.When I was done, I made my way downstairs as the pleasant smell of bacon wasfted in. On getting to the kitchen, I met mum and dad on the kitchen island, drinking steamy coffee.          "Morning mom, dad" I beamed, so happy to see my parents.           "Morning honey. Did you sleep well?", mum said, smiling as she handed me a cup of tea.           " Yes", I said.I turned to face my dad but the look in his eyes told me that something was very wrong.         "Dad, what's wrong?", I  asked, setting my tea cup aside.He looked everywhere else, avoiding my eyes altogether as his gaze fi