Chapter 37 & 38 : The Fight for Survival Continues
“Adrian, what’s up? Talk to me” She said, massaging his shoulders.
“Stop the massage if it’s a way to make me talk” He chuckled but she continued.
“Tryna change the subject, like you always do?” She said calmly.
He fell silent.
“You don’t have to know about it” He replied calmly.
“Is it going to hurt me?” He blinked.
“I appreciate the fact that you care about me, my emotions and my feelings a lot….but I think you-no, not you alone. We both need to be open to one another….” She began placing kisses on his neck.
“Stop it” He chuckled.
“I don’t want to” She continued.
Silence.
She continued for a while before proceeding to sit on his laps.
She wrapped his arms around her waist and he looked at her.
She smiled seeing the soft look in his eyes.
“Spit it out, Adrian. Your eyes says a lot. They are betraying you” She held his chin.
“What?” He turned away.
“You say something but your eyes says something different” His eyes snapped back at her.
“Spit out, Adrian. I’m all ears” She placed a warm kiss on his lips.
“You won’t be mad at me, right?” He said calmly.
“I won’t. Promise” She assured.
“You won’t leave me, right?” He held her hands.
“Never ever”.
“And you’ll believe whatever I say, right?”
“I trust you, Adrian”.
Silence instantly descended in the room and he closed his eyes shortly before opening them back.
“Lord Finely had a dispute with your dad years ago”.
“They know each other?”
He gave a nod.
“They were both gangsters working under a mafia king but then he passed away with no heir to inherit his throne, properties and wealth”
“Why?”
“Cause he never believed in love”.
“Oh”.
“Lord Finley was the Mafia king’s right hand man before his demise while your dad was the clan’s hacker and smuggler too”
“What?!” Her eyes popped out of its sockets.
“Lord Finley became the new leader while your dad became his right hand man”
“Tons of golds, diamonds, bronze and other monetary and valuables things were discovered underneath the clan…by your dad”
Her eyes widened.
“Your dad would go there at night and pack the ones he could carry then take them out of the clan through the secret exit”
“A month later, he was caught by the clan’s securities. He killed them but unfortunately for him, one out of the twelve men survived”
“He narrated everything to Lord Finely but by the time they’ll get to the basement. He already packed everything and he left Italy with no traces”.
“Lord Finely was furious cause he never imagined that his best friend could do such to him. Do you even know who your step-mom is?” He chuckled softly.
“Lord Finley’s first daughter. A mobster got pregnant for him but dîed during child birth”
“What?!” She sprang up.
“Lord Finley……is your grandfather but sadly he hátes you….for your dad’s sin” He smirked then burst out in laughter.
“Your step-mom still remains a member of the Mafia TIL DATE”
“That reminds me, you were told your mom díed a natural death, right?”
“That she dîed an hour after giving birth to you, isn’t what you’ve been told all your life?”
“Have an idea of who kîlled your mom?” He got up.
“Please…..don’t tell me….it’s you”.
She’s crying with her lips quivering in hurt.
“Too bad, Poo Bear” He slowly tucked her hair behind her ear.
She closed her eyes tightly.
“Your dad…..DID” He whispered.
Her eyes fled open at the speed of light.
“I was only a kid back then” He pecked her cheek before stroking it.
She’s staring with him with glassy eyes and wet cheeks, in shock….in hurt…in disbelief.
“And I was sent by Lord Finley to….toy with you, your emotions and your feelings and then…….KILL YOU” He said, wiping her tears off.
“But sadly, I can’t do that. I’m humane” He smiled.
“So instead, I fell in LOVE”.
“What….what?” She stammered with another round of tears pouring out of her already red and swollen eyes.
“I, Adrian Brown fell in love with you, Diva Stewart” He confessed.
“You…..What…..
“I’m dangerously in love with you, Diva” He poured out his words with the calmest and sweetest voice ever.
She then held her chest, hiccuping and panting heavily.
She quickly went for the bottled water on the bedstand and gulped it down.
“So everyone around me is a liar and a traitor too?” She chuckled hurtfully.
“What?” He held her shoulders.
“Why are you telling me all these….now?”
“Cause I feel guilty every time I see you. Whenever I see you, I get reminded of Lord Finley’s words. It’s a heavy burden for me”
“This’s a lot for me take in, swears” She sobbed.
“Here” He put out her hand and placed a gun on it.
“You could kîll me if you want” He raised it to his forehead.
He then crooked it.
“Pull. The. Fvcking. Trigger”
“W….what?” Her hand began trembling.
“It’s has just a bullet in it. don’t miss it” He held her wrist, putting her hand in place.
“Pull. The. Fvcking. Trigger”.
The memories she shares with her parents flashed in her head and the PRECIOUS MOMENTS she shared with Reggie, flashed right in front of her eyes but he was only sent to take revenge on her?
Her tears instantly dried up and she closed her eyes exhaling deeply.
“Fine. Let’s end it once and for all” She replied slowly.
Her index finger shifted to the trigger.
“Bye. Adrian Brown. I just know that I really loved you” She pulled the trigger.
The gun instantly fell from her hand in shock.
She shifted backwards covering her mouth with her palms, as she watched his blóod on the floor.
“I’m-I’m sorry, Adrian” She trembled in fear.
She slowly raised her head.
He’s staring weakly at her with a light smile.
“Good job, PooBear” He muttered before falling on the bed.
“Adrian!” She exclaimed in shock.
Chapter 39 & 40 : The Last Goodbye on the Cliff
Diva’s dad came out of the room, clad in his bishop outfit and a golden cross neck around his neck.
He then exited the house.
He went to the abandoned basement behind the house.
“It’s so dusty in here” He coughed after locking the door.
He sighted a shovel in a corner then went for it.
He walked a bit further and then stopped in front of a wall.
“My fortunes” He smiled, touching it.
He then hit the shovel on the wall.
It didn’t break.
He hit the wall again, but it still didn’t break.
He closed his eyes taking a deep breath.
He raised the shovel up and hit it on the wall, three more times and it broke.
He began coughing.
There’s an iron door with a dark shade of blue on it.
The door doesn’t have an handle.
He lowered his head and his iris got scanned.
The door opened and a smirk instantly appeared on his lips.
He let go of the shovel then went in.
He began grinning seeing the bars of pure gold, diamond, bronze, silvers and other valuables settling on shelves.
“Time to make use of my wealths” He said to himself.
“I’m-I’m sorry, Adrian” She trembled in fear.
She slowly raised her head.
He’s staring weakly at her with a light smile.
“Good job, Poo Bear” He muttered before falling on the bed.
“Adrian!” She exclaimed in shock.
Reggie held his bleeding arm with a chuckle.
“You’re crazy, you know? Why did you shot my arm instead of my forehead or even my chest?” He chuckled and Diva weakly fell on her butt, letting go of the gun.
“Poo bear” He called, sitting up.
“C’mon, you didn’t kîll me. Stop crying”
She burst out in tears.
“I….I really wasn’t thinking, Adrian! I’m evil and heartless. How could I pull the trigger-
“Shut up, okay?” He said hugging her on his knees.
She sobbed on his chest.
“I’m sorry, Adrian. I swear, I really am” She cried.
“Shut up, okay?” She looked at him with sad eyes.
“The bullet how are we going to remove it?” She asked worriedly.
“There’s a first-aid kit” He pointed at the box in a corner.
“Don’t you feel pains?” She asked as he carefully removed the bullet with a scissor.
He’s sitting in front of the mirror.
“Things like this are like minor stuff when you’re a member of the Mafia organization” He smiled, replacing the bullet on the table.
“I’ll disinfect it” She offered.
“With tears pouring out of your eyes? Nah, I don’t want that” He chuckled.
“You probably hàte me now……right?”
He faced her.
“Are you crazy?” He said seriously.
“I mean…..I shot-
“Shut the fvck up, got it?” He smacked his lips, already getting pissed.
She gently took the scissors from him then started disinfecting the wound.
“You’ll go to the clinic for proper treatment” She said.
“An order?” He faced her.
She raised her eyes from his arm.
“A request” She replied.
“It didn’t sound like it” He scoffed.
“Okay, fine. Will my Adrian please go to the clinic-No, preferably the hospital for proper treatment?”
“Mmmm” He shrugged.
“Yes?” She pecked his cheek.
“Got it” He replied freely.
“A yes?”
“Ouch! You did that on purpose, right?”
She chuckled softly. “You were being a stubborn Mafia boyfriend” She instantly bit her tongue when she realized what she just called him.
Reggie could swear that his heart fluttered at the title ‘BOYFRIEND’.
He quickly comported himself with a loud scoff.
“I’ll go to the hospital now. Don’t get the wrong idea that I’m going cause of you, I don’t follow orders. I don’t” He said coldly, with a straight face.
She bit down on her lower lip.
“Clean up the mess you created” He continued, walking to his closet.
He picked a black shirt to change into but he couldn’t.
“I’ll help” She said, helping him out with it.
“Of course you should. After all, you’re the cause of it” He smacked his lips.
“Being a jerk, right now?” She rolled eyes.
“I hate it when you roll eyes at me, you know that, right?”
“I know but I choose not to give a fvck” She replied, slowly running her hands on his chest.
She raised her eyes, staring at him seductively.
Reggie gulped down nothing before turning away.
He then snapped his eyes back at her.
“Who are you?” He asked calmly.
“Adrian’s kitten” She bit down on her lower lip.
“I refuse to forgive you for flirting with that brown hair guy and shooting me too” He said determinedly.
“How about we decide on that when you return?” She’s done wearing his shirt.
“I’m not touching you. I’m not in the mood”
“You sure you won’t do that?”
“Clean up” He exited the lounge.
“That jerk” She laughed.
She then looked at the blóod on the floor, and bit down on her lower lip.
“You messed up, Diva” She muttered.
GIRL’S DORM*
“Your dear friend has been moody all day, what’s up with her?” Jocelyn whispered in Mira’s ear.
“She’s been acting weird these days” Mira muttered.
“I know, right?”
“What’s up with you, Beauty?” Mira asked.
No response.
Jocelyn and Mira exchanged glances.
REGGIE’S LOUNGE*
Reggie came in, wearing a hoodie and a shopping bag in his hand.
Diva is sitting at the edge of the bed, backing him.
He chuckled softly after climbing the bed.
He kissed her neck making her flinch.
“Oh Adrian, you scared me” She held her chest.
“Did I?” He chuckled, handing her the bag.
“What’s in it?”
“Check” He replied, laying on the bed.
It’s hoodie, same with the one he’s putting on right now.
“Matching hoodies?”
“No matching singlets” He said sarcastically.
She rolled eyes.
“Becoming an habit, uh?”
“I’ll go try it on” She said.
“You could try it on, in front of me”
“Nah, I want to remove these” She replied, referring to the clothes she’s putting on.
“You could do that in front of me”
“Does it hurt?”
“A bit….” He replied.
“I’ll be back, okay?” She rushed to the bathroom.
She came out of the bathroom looking so cute.
The hoodie ended above her knees.
“You look squishy” He commented.
“Wanna cuddle me?”
“You should cuddle me instead. I’m sick, you know?”
“For how long?”
“An hour or two”
“Three hours. I want to perceive your scent til I fall asleep” She said, joining under the duvet.
She already changed the bedspread and duvet too.
“Come closer, Poo bear” He said and she moved closer.
He wrapped his arm around her while, she stroked his hair.
He’s the little spoon.
“Poo bear, switch the lights to red”.
She made to get up and the lights instantly switched to red.
“Oh…….” She muttered at the realization.
He’s smiling at her.
“But why red when we’re just going to cuddle-Adrian!”
He pushed his fingers instead of her.
“Let’s keep cuddling, Poo bear but let’s do more interesting things” He smirked.
“You’re a jerk, you know?” She chuckled.
“Shall I make you scream out my name instead, seeing that you have the guts to chuckle after commiting two sins in a day?” He towered above her.
“I wasn’t flirting, swears……” She bit down on her bottom lip.
He’s staring at her blankly then she positioned herself properly.
“Strip” He ordered til assaulting her down there.
She began moaning.
“I’m quite impatient, you know?” He added a finger, shagging her out.
She moaned, pulling the hoodie off.
She’s now stark naked underneath him.
“You love getting punished, don’t you?” He licked his lips.
“You even called me a douche, an ex, someone you used to know?” He chuckled in disbelief.
“Seriously? And now you’re getting fingered by someone you used to know?” He licked his lips again.
“I’m sorry” She moaned, arching her back up.
“Will I bad of a person to make you bleed?”
“I’m sorry” She bit her lower lip.
“You still need to get punished like a bad girl that you are, you know?” She grabbed his hair.
“Then go ahead. Punish me, Adrian” She requested.
“A request?”
“An order” She replied.
“You know I get getting ordered, right?”
“And that’s why I’m ordering you”
“You traitor” He crashed his lips on hers.
FEW DAYS LATER, AN HOTEL*
Izzy came out of a hotel room then Savage appeared in front of her with the sweetest smile on earth.
She staggered backwards in shock.
“She was right then” Savage smiled.
“Savage, I-I-I……
She couldn’t construct a sentence.
“How much does he pay you?” He asked with a chuckle.
“How well does he drill you that you’re not willing to let go?”
“Savage……
“Don’t you dare lay those hands on me!” He barked furiously.
“Living a double wasn’t enough. You had to add it up by being a sugar baby? Really, Izzy?” He said hurtfully.
“I trusted you so much that I didn’t believe her when she said it. I had to trail you, all the way here”
“Who?” Her voice broke at the edge.
“Don’t ever show me your face again” He walked away and she burst out in tears.
FINLEY UNIVERSITY*
Diva was sitting at the relaxation spot with the girls when Izzy’s car pulled up in front of them.
“You traitor!” She slapped Diva heavily across the face, making the girls gasp in shock.
“Stop it, Izzy!” Mira barked.
“Stop it!” Jocelyn cried.
She’s a crybaby.
“You said you wouldn’t tell on me then you went to tell him about it?!” She gave her one final slap.
Diva held her cheeks in shock.
They are so red and swollen.
“What the fvck is wrong with you?!” Beauty yelled.
“Shut it, okay?!” She barked.
Students are making videos already.
“I’m not a traitor, got it? what did I even do?” Diva sniffled.
“You’re the only one here who knows my secret?! So how come Savage found out after it?!”
“Are you trying to get fvcked by him too?! Isn’t Reggie enough for you?!” She continued.
“Hey! Don’t you dare include Reginald in this!” Diva warned.
“And if I do?” She pushed Diva’s chest.
“I can take everything but I. Don’t. Joke.With. Him. Got. It?” Diva warned.
“Feeling proud cause he drills you? You’re only his plaything, fool”
“Stop it, Izzy” Jocelyn chipped in.
“Was I speaking to you?” She almost snapped.
Students started gasping and some glared hatefully at Izzy.
- What? She’s a sugar baby?
- Look at the poor place she lives in! Ew.
- Her foolish mom even gave a tour of their poor place
- Her dad is an ex-convict?!
- Look at her despicable chats with the old hag!
- It’s his broken pencil for me!
Students began laughing.
- Does he satisfy you, Izzy?
A student asked and the laughter increased.
Izzy is crying already.
Arabella and her minions are laughing at a distance.
What a blissful day!
Chapter 41 & 42 : The Escape Plan in Motion
- It’s his broken pencil for me!
Students began laughing. - Does he satisfy you, Izzy?
A student asked and the laughter increased.
Izzy is crying already.
Arabella and her minions are laughing at a distance.
What a blissful day!
Diva walked away in tears.
“Poo Bear” Reggie held her hand when he saw her.
“What’s going on over-What the fvck?! Who the fvck did this to you!” He blurted angrily, seeing her swollen cheeks.
Diva just continued crying.
“Fvcking speak up! Who was it? Who dared to touch you? Who was it?!”
She hugged him, crying on his chest.
He calmed down, a bit…..hearing her quiet sniffles.
“Who was it?” He asked calmly and softly, stroking her hair.
“Poo bear, Answer me. I’m losing it. Who dared to touch you?” He asked again.
“Should I find out myself?”
“Izzy” She cried harder, wrapping her arms around him.
He instantly cussed under his breath.
Why does it have to be a girl?
But he’s still going to teach her a lesson though…
How dare she hit his Poo bear?
And even make her cry too!
His eyes stung with tears, seeing her cry brings tears to his eyes too.
If only it was a guy who did this, then he would have made sure that he doesn’t live to tell the story….with just a bullet.
“I’m so angry, Adrian. How could she hit me without asking me if I was behind it or not?”
“She just alighted from her car and began hitting me!” She burst out in tears again.
“Stop crying. It’s only going to make your cheeks hurt more” He said and she nodded, hiccuping.
He smiled lightly as he wiped her tears off.
He looked forward but Izzy was no longer in sight.
She already left.
The humiliation was too much.
“Let’s go” He held her hand.
“Where to?” She hiccuped.
“Hospital. So, you’ll get some painkillers”
“You don’t need to worry….” She replied.
“Want me to get pissed and put a bullet in her head?” He said.
“No, not at all” She said in a rush.
“Then let’s go” He said, carrying her in his arms.
She almost smiled but couldn’t cause of her stinging cheeks.
His arm doesn’t hurt anymore, so carrying her is like a piece of cake.
Students gasped in shock, surprise, and disbelief, seeing Diva in Reggie’s arms.
- Fvck!
- Am I dreaming?
- Diva in Reggie’s arms?!
Jocelyn’s tears immediately dried up when she saw them, heading towards the parking lot.
Beauty smiled too.
Mira almost smiled then rolled eyes.
Arabella is angrily, gritting her teeths.
Tiffany and Bluey exchanged glances.
Reggie carried Diva in his arms, entering the hospital.
“People are watching, Adrian. Drop me down” Diva muttered in embarrassment.
He said nothing.
- Isn’t he Reggie Finley?
- The popular fvck-boy of Finley university?!
- Who is she?
- No idea…
She hung her arms around his neck, and he spared her a glance.
Their eyes met.
He just stared at her blankly for three seconds before snapping his eyes away from her face.
Staring at her swollen face is only going to get him angry and once he gets triggered then….He won’t be able to control himself.
How dare Izzy do this to his Poo bear?
If only she knows how much Diva means to him.
If only she knows what lengths he’d go to for her.
If only she knows that making her cry or hurting her is like piercing his heart with a dagger.
He’s his addiction, his weakness, his possession, his obsession, his Poo bear, and his LOVE!
He came out of the elevator, heading to a VVIP ward.
He carefully laid her on the bed then planted a warm kiss on her forehead.
The doctor came in-Reggie already called him on their way here.
“Take care of and look after her for me. I’ll be back” He told the doctor, who nodded in response.
“Reginald” She quickly held his hand.
He turned. “Yeah”
“Where are you going to? Stay with me” She said calmly.
“Don’t worry, Poo Bear. I’ll be back in ten”
“Don’t go for too long, okay?”
“Got it” He replied with a light smile before finally exiting the ward.
Two nurses came in to join the doctor and Diva began getting attended to.
Reggie returned with two white leather bags in his hands.
“I missed you, Adrian!” Diva cooed.
He smiled in response, dropping the bags on the bedstand.
“Did you miss me a lot?” He smiled, pecking her lips which made her grin….a lot.
Lots of painkillers were administered to her so, her cheeks doesn’t hurt anymore.
“A lot but you spent fifteen minutes instead of ten minutes, you liar”
“I went to the convenience store nearby to get you snacks to munch on and other things too” He pecked her lips again.
“Chocolates?” Her eyes lit up, picking up one of the bags.
“Ice-cream!” She squealed excitedly.
“Will you share them with me this time around?”
“Of course. I don’t want what happened in your car when I refused to share my ice-cream with you to happen again, especially not here” She chuckled.
“Nah, I can’t do that to you in this condition. I’m not that heartless” He smacked his lips, as he sat on the chair beside her bed.
“And I wasn’t in this condition?” She chuckled, opening the bowl of ice-cream.
“I won’t mind doing that here as long as it’s with you” He replied freely, if only he could see how much of a blushing mess Diva has become.
“He’s crazy” She mumbled with a laugh.
“What’s it? Did I say something funny?” He said with a poker face, trying to look serious.
“It doesn’t suit you. Stop it” They laughed.
“Come closer” She chuckled and fed him three spoons of ice cream.
“Want more?” She offered.
“Nah, it’s for you”
“Chocolate?” She chuckled.
“Nah, I don’t really like sugary things. Chocolates are too sweet” He shrugged.
“And yet you eat me” She replied, eating her chocolate like she didn’t say anything.
Reggie is staring at her with widened mouth, his lashes kissing each other repeatedly as he bashed them in shock.
He began chuckled and she joined him.
FINLEY’S MANSION*
Lord Finley is in his study room with a book in his hand and a cup of hot coffee in the other, his glasses resting on his nose.
Just then, his phone dinged.
It’s a video from Aurelio-A video of Reggie carrying Diva in his arms.
He dipped his thick eyebrows before dialling Aurelio’s number.
“Diva should be chained to a chair, begging for death by tomorrow night. Maximum” He ended the call.
“Reggie” He gritted his teeth in anger.
BOY’S DORM*
Savage and Sterling are watching the video of what happened earlier, on the school blog.
“Fvck, why would Izzy do this to Diva?!” Sterling gaped.
“Reggie won’t spare her. That’s for sure” Savage muttered fearfully.
“If you know what’s good for her, just take her away from his reach even though that’s impossible” He advised.
Savage dashed out of the room.
ARABELLA’S ROOM*
Arabella threw everything on her dressing table on the floor.
She’s fuming in rage, repeatedly gritting her teeth.
“Diva!” She seethed.
Tiffany and Bluey are watching her at a distance in fear.
TRANSFER of AGGRESSION is REAL.
“First, her mom refused to get interviewed or even give us a tour of their house and now!” She snapped her head at the scared cats in a corner.
“Reggie carried her in his arms!” She barked, matching to them.
Bluey made to run out of the room but Arabella grabbed her hair, pulling her back.
“You fool! Where do you think you’re running to?! You’re my servant, okay?! Fvcking get on your knees!” She ordered and Bluey fearfully and instantly obeyed her.
She then faced Tiffany.
“And you too!”
Tiffany rushed in front of her then got on her knees.
“Come lick my shoes!” She ordered them, settling heavily on a chair.
They made to get up.
“Fvcking get here on your useless knees!” She barked and they rushed to her then began licking her shoes.
Bluey kept on cussing her under her breath.
Tiffany too.
GIRL’S DORM*
Mira came out of the bathroom with a towel around her chest.
She stared at her perfect hourglass shape on the mirror before loosing her towel, letting it fall freely on the floor.
She’s alone in the room and even if the girls are around, she wouldn’t give an F.
They are all girls, after all….
What does she have or posses that the others doesn’t?
She bit her lower lip in admiration.
“Perfect body you’ve gat, Mira” She muttered.
A knock on the door.
“Just come in already” She said and the door opened.
She turned and screamed in shock.
It’s a guy.
He quickly turned away.
“I’m sorry! I didn’t look I swear!” He said in a rush.
She quickly picked up the shirt on her bed.
“Who are you?!” She shouted in embarrassment.
“Kim! Kim!”
He’s the guy who flirted with Diva at the cafeteria.
“Who are you looking for? I haven’t seen you before”
“Diva. I saw what happened to her on the school blog, so I asked around and a student directed me here. I mean no harm. I promise” He replied in a rush.
“Oh….Okay. I don’t know where she is exactly. Reggie took her with him since noon”
“Okay Thanks!” He rushed out of the room.
“I didn’t even see this face properly. Is he a student here? I pray we don’t cross paths again!” She ruffled her hair.
“I seriously thought it was Jocelyn” She muttered under her breath.
BACK AT THE HOSPITAL*
Diva said she felt like reading a story but she wanted Reggie to read it while, she listened.
“Do you read boring stuffs like this?” Reggie rolled eyes.
“Hey! Don’t you read supernatural stories?!” She snapped in shock.
“Never. Ever”
“Move to the next story then” She ordered, munching on the bag of cheese balls in her hands.
“Okay-A request or an order?”
“That again?” She rolled eyes sideways.
“Which of them?” He pointed her phone at her.
“Sorry, Adrian. It was a request” She chuckled.
“Better” He laughed.
“It’s a mafia book” He looked at her.
“Yeah. I stopped at chapter 107”
“107-What?!”
“That’s Wattpad for you” She grinned.
“I could never get used to this” He muttered under his breath.
“By the way, when am I getting discharged?”
“In a week” He replied curtly.
“Adrian!”
“Tomorrow, fine” He shrugged.
“My baby” She cooed.
He cleared his throat. “Alright. I’ll start reading now” He replied coldly.
“What a jerk” She cussed inwardly.
IZZY’S PLACE*
Izzy is under the duvet crying.
Her dirty secret is now out in the open.
How does she face her parents? their neighbours? her schoolmates?
How does she face people now? the Public?
The door opened.
“Go away, Mom” She sobbed from under the duvet.
Savage strode slowly towards her bed and laid on it.
“I’m sorry” He lowered his eyes in guilt.
“Savage?!” She gasped.
“I shouldn’t have ghosted you. I shouldn’t have confronted you like that. I should have given you the chance to say your own side of the story. I should have given you the chance to explain yourself but I foolishly accepted whatever Arabella said”
“I’m sorry, Izzy. I didn’t believe her even though she showed me your chats with him until I trailed you to the hotel. I swear”.
“I’m sorry, Savage” She cried, hugging him.
“I should have opened up to you. I’m sorry. I tried to so many times but I didn’t have the courage to. I’m not sleeping with him cause I have a choice, I swear”.
“I’m not doing it cause of the money or the luxury that comes with. I only accepted the money he pays cause I was scared of getting bullied at Finley. When I saw the way students gets bullied, I had no choice but to live a double life cause I can’t tell my parents where I do get the money from”.
“This was how it started, I almost got raped as a kid by Dad’s former boss but luckily Dad arrived on time. Out of rage, Dad punched him and that was it. He collapsed and dîed on the spot”.
“Dad was sent to Prison. Mom became depressed and frustrated, I can’t watch it. I approached my Dad’s late boss best friend and he offered to help only if I became his sëxtoy”.
“I was only eighteen back then. I declined at first, but after going to visit Dad in prison and he complained about the way he gets tortured by his fellow inmates though he told me with the sweetest smile on earth but I could understand the pain he was going through….cause of me”.
“I went back to him and agreed to be his séxtoy then Dad got released after he deflowered me”.
“Ever since then, it continued. Whenever I pleaded to quit, he’d threaten to send dad back to prison”.
“I’m sorry, Savage” She concluded.
He then stroked her cheeks fondly with tears flooding in his eyes.
“I’m sorry for misunderstanding you, Izzy”.
“How’s Diva? I did her bad. I was so devasted. I wasn’t thinking. How am I going to face her, Jocelyn, Beauty and Mira” She sobbed.
“You should worry about Reggie. You know he doesn’t take anything that concerns Diva lightly”.
“I’ll apologize to her, I swear. I’ll do it” She said in a rush.
“Just calm down. Take a deep breath”.
She took a deep breath.
“Calm down. Everything is going to be fine. I’m fine. I got you, okay?” He smiled lightly.
“I’m sorry, Savage”.
“Go take a shower. I’ll go to the pharmacy to get you some sleeping pills so you could get some good sleep”.
“Okay”
“Eaten yet?”
“I don’t have appetite…”
“You dare not. I’ll also get you food then” He chuckled softly then planted a kiss on her forehead.
“I’ll be back in twenty” He ruffled her hair before exiting the room.
MIDNIGHT*
Diva’s eyes slowly opened.
Reggie’s cuddling her on the bed.
She carefully climbed down the bed and he roughly grabbed her wrist which made her gasp in fear.
“Where to?” He asked, sitting up.
“Restroom” She replied.
“Okay” He let go of her hand.
“I thought you were asleep…..”
“I told you little things wakes me up” He replied.
“You’re sensitive?”
“Go” He gestured towards the bathroom.
She bit down on her lower lip before going to the bathroom.
She returned within a minute.
“Come here” He said and she went into his arms with a wide smile.
“You love when I cuddle you?” He asked.
“A lot” She grinned.
“Shall I cuddle you often then?” He chuckled.
“I’d love that”.
“You won’t cuddle me?”
“I’ll cuddle you too…..at times….” She drawled.
“Beautiful brown eyes” He commented.
“Seductive brown eyes” She grinned.
“You’re silly” He chuckled.
“Isn’t that why you fell for me instead of kîlling me?”
His smile vanished into thin air when she made that statement.
His mind went to Lord Finley.
“Poo bear, could you please keep me posted on your whereabout all the time?” He requested with soft eyes.
“Infact tell me before you leave the hostel, and who you’re going to meet”
“Why? Tryna be a possessive boyfriend?”
He just smiled lightly in response.
“And keep your phone’s location on at all time, okay?”
“I’ve heard, Adrian. Please cuddle me, I wanna sleep” She cooed and he wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer.