RÊD FLÂGS
Red Flags - Episode 7 & 8
(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)
★★★★★★★★★
"You save her, you die" he whispered, and Omar's throat went dry.
Levi's threatening voice in his ears felt like a rolling stone, crushing his eardrums completely.
He panicked as he watched North who's still struggling in the water, and it's as if the other students are under a spell.
None of them moved an inch or even tried to save her.
No one likes North, a total bî+ch to everyone,.
"Doesn't she look good struggling in the water like this?" Levi's voice reached Omar's ears again, and he gulped.
"Please... please let me...save her" he begged as tears finally fell from his eyes.
Levi shifted his eyes to the water, focusing back on North.
She's starting to lose strength, and any moment from now, she'd stop struggling and drown__and die.
Levi badly wants to see that, but...
Someone suddenly pushed past the crowd and jumped in the pool.
Chadwick!
He swam madly fast to her and dragged her, swimming back to the poolside within two minutes.
He brought her out and lay her beside the pool, then she began vomiting water non-stop till blood came out of her nose.
Levi released Omar, and he rushed to her, so Chadwick came to Levi.
"You trespassed again, Banks" he gritted his teeth.
"Is there a rule that says I can't?" Levi replied stonily, and eyes widened.
* He actually talks?
* What the...hell!
* I need a full explanation.
"And trespassing ain't the right word to use. I was only taming a whore" Levi continued, and Chadwick smirked.
"You almost killed her!"
"Be thankful that I didn't" Levi muttered and removed his spectacles and cap, dropping them on the ground before walking out of the hall.
Despite North's condition, she rushed to the discarded cap and spectacles, picked them and sniffed them obsessively.
"She's insane" Isaac said beside Rain.
Rain just walked out without any comment, and as usual, Isaac rushed after her.
Chadwick remained standing, feeling subdued and disrespected, and little.
He looked around and saw students staring at him...
"The f+ck are y'all moping at? Get your eyes away or I'mma thaw them out!" He yelled.
The students quickly made way for him as he walked out of the hall too.
The swimming supervisor came in afterwards, but she was surprised to see the mess.
"Cancel the class, I'm hurt" North told her.
"But...
"I said I'm hurt! Cancel the damn class!" North angrily pushed her into the pool.
* F+ck!
The lecturer swam to the pool wall, so wet and drenched and shaky.
North took Omar's wallet and got some euro notes from it, throwing it at the woman in the pool.
"That's for your dry-cleaning" she said and walked out.
Omar ran after her, catching up at the hallway.
"Are you crazy? He pushed you into the pool, and all you could do was take his cap and spectacles to sniff?" He said.
North is still holding the two in her right hand.
"What's your point?" North scoffed.
"You're acting pointless like a broken pencil, and it's ...
Omar's words were cut short when North's palm met with his cheek, hard.
She slapped him, and he staggered, blood trickling from the corner of his lip.
"Know your place, big brother... capisce?(understood?)" She glared, going closer.
"Yes" he muttered, holding his burning cheek .
"Good" North muttered, walking out on him.
Isaac and Rain appeared at the other end of the hallway again, they've been watching.
"Is Omar really the senior?" Isaac muttered in awe.
"He's a stooge, maybe there's some secret between them" Rain spoke, and Isaac nodded.
"Library?" She faced him.
"After you" he replied, and she smiled slightly as they left together.
*
MALE LOCKER ROOM*
Conrad and Hyce are done changing back to their clothes, but Levi is still on it.
He's currently putting on his giant sneakers.
"You almost killed North, dude" Hyce said, tucking his hands into his pockets.
"Actually, I'd be the happiest in the universe if she actually died" Conrad replied icily.
"I appreciate that statement, Connie" Levi said, tying his shoe laces.
"Listen I'm not saying I care about her, but killing inside the school premises is bullshit. We promised to keep a low profile and that can't get out" Hyce said.
"Banks duty is to watch Emory, and no one has the right to hurt her under his watch, are you forgetting that?" Conrad replied meaningfully.
"Dude!" Hyce snapped, and Levi stood to get between them.
"I know what I'm f+çking doing, so headbutting ain't necessary" he said simply, and they both relaxed.
Levi walked out, leaving the two.
"So...are you having eyes for Isaac?" Conrad said, and Hyce snickered.
"Are you my watchman now?"
"Don't try to cover up, is Isaac taking your d∆ck in his ass soon?" Conrad said.
"D∆ck" Hyce laughed, exiting the room with him.
*
FEMALE LOCKER ROOM*
"Are you fine now?" Rebekah asked worriedly after Emory finished washing her face for the third time to calm herself.
"I'm fine" she replied, taking a towel from Lizzy to dry her face.
"It was North who did the pushing, but you don't have to worry, Banks gave her a payback already" Nina said.
"Banks?" Emory faced her.
"Yeah, he pushed her in too, and she almost died" Nina said dramatically.
"Why would that motherf+cker do that for me when I didn't ask him?" Emory scoffed.
"I'm still in awe of it too. I can't pinpoint why he did that" Rebekah muttered.
"Still doesn't stop me from giving North my share of wrath though" Emory said and left the room.
She's back in her baggy jean and top, and her hair is still slightly wet.
Immediately she stepped out, she met the devil waiting in front of the room, and she halted abruptly.
Her friends came out to see him too, but they pretended not to, so they walked away, but Rebekah came back...
"If you make her neck red again, I swear to gawd...
"You'll have me killed?" Levi interrupted with a wicked smile, and Rebekah came closer.
"I'm the crown princess of this island remember? I can actually do that" she said.
"I like the idea of people killing me so much. It's exciting" Levi maintained the smile, and Rebekah scoffed.
"You're crazy"
She patted Emory before leaving, and Emory sighed, facing him.
"What exactly do you want from me? No let's start this way...why did you push North into the pool?" She questioned.
"I love seeing people drown" he replied sickly without blinking.
Emory scoffed.
"Are you human at all? Do you have an heart beating in your goddamn chest?"
"Are you actually siding North?" His brows went up.
"Nah, I'm just saying I don't appreciate you barging into my house or grabbing me by the neck!" She snapped, and he came closer.
"And don't come anywhere close to me anymore, you hear me?" She quickly stepped back.
"Too f+çking bad, you stepped into my house first. You called for this, and we still have a hide and seek game to complete. Hashtag; we're far from done" he said solidly, and she instantly wants to punch him.
"Be good, fox" he smiled hauntingly and left her.
"Goddamn it! I hate everything about him! His creepy smiles make me wanna throw up...shit!" Emory gritted her teeth as she left the hallway.
There's just one more class to go for the day, so she went straight to class, but the lecturer in charge isn't in yet.
"What did you discuss with Banks?" Gossiper Nina asked immediately, but she wasn't even hearing her.
She scanned the class for Chadwick, and as if nature is by her side, she saw him just coming in with North, and her legs did the fast walk to them immediately.
"Any news?" North came forward.
"Don't you think that's a bî+chy thing to say after you threw me in the pool?" Emory replied loudly, gaining attention from the students.
"Why are you fussing over it? You didn't die" North replied, and Emory tried punching her, but North saw it coming, so she threw her punch too.
Their punches met their faces at the same time, and everyone gasped, standing to their feet.
Emory recovered faster, so she threw the second punch at North.
It met her on the jaw, and North staggered on Chadwick who caught her.
He pushed her back, then he faced Emory himself.
"Doing that when I'm right here is a toughie thing to do, I must say" he said.
"I don't care what you have to say. I know you sent those mad guys to me, and I'm taking the money for my destroyed car here and now!" Emory glared.
"And you think you'd get what you want?" His lips curled.
"You might wanna start making the transaction right now before i ruin you!" Emory glared harder.
"Ruin me? Who's your father? I am Master X's son, his only son! You might wanna watch what you say cos your life is equivalent to a passing wind. I'll kill you and your parents will still kneel in front of me to beg for your corpse!" He yelled aggressively.
"Blah blah f+çking blah. So what if your father is Master Y? I don't give a flying f+ck!" Emory replied, fire burning in her fierce eyes.
"Damn you, bî+ch!" Chadwick tried grabbing her neck again, but Rebekah came between them before it could happen.
"If you want your hands on the ground, then touch me" Rebekah threatened, and Chadwick dropped his hand with a scoff.
"Let's leave, Chad" North said behind him.
He nodded once, his eyes like a monster's, them he left with North.
Rebekah faced Emory who's still fuming.
"He's paying for my car, I mean it" Emory said.
"Sure, he will. Just calm down" Rebekah replied, and the lecturer finally came in.
They left for their seats, and the class started on the dot.
Emory looked back, and thankfully, Banks and his friends aren't in class.
She sighed in relief.
*
TITANS MANSION, 6PM*
All members of the club are currently in the boxing hall, surrounding the boxing ring.
Chadwick is inside the ring with a member of the club, and the guy's face is already bloody and unrecognizable.
He looks like a living dead.
The fight has been ongoing since an hour ago, and he's almost dead.
Chadwick knowingly organized the fight to purge away his anger, and he doesn't really care about the guy's life or anything.
None of the members can stand up to him in a combat, so the guy literally signed his death book immediately he stepped in the ring with him.
Naked sluts and clothed members are busy screaming, hailing Chadwick and encouraging him to give the guy a finishing punch.
They can't wait to see him lifeless.
Chadwick grabbed the guy by the hair, and he made an attempt to lift him off his feet, but Chadwick stood rooted.
His mind went to how Emory talked fearlessly to him in class earlier, and then how Banks talked at the poolside.
The anger came in handfuls again, and he punched the guy in the stomach.
His blood splattered out, and he flew up, landing on the ring ropes, but he bounced back, so he landed on the ground, dead.
* Yes!!!!
* Chad!
* Chad!!!!
His hailing began, and he stepped out of the net, taking a bottled water from North.
He drank from it and spit it all at Omar's face.
Omar quickly tightened his lips so the water won't penetrate into his mouth.
"Discard the body" North ordered him.
"Ok" Omar replied.
North left with Chadwick, and Omar folded his fists.
*
7PM, CARSON'S MANSON*
Emory's parents arrived from their business trip an hour ago.
Mrs. Carson is busy cooking in the kitchen while Mr. Carson is probably in his study.
Emory stayed in her room, trying to get her assignments done with a roll of joint between her lips.
Kitchen ain't her thing, even a dog will reject anything cooked by her so she can't help her mum.
She has decided not to go clubbing tonight to make her mum happy.
She took another puff from her joint and saw it's already too short.
She dropped the butt on her ashtray and was about to start rolling another one when she got a text on her phone.
Thinking it's from the girls group chat, she quickly took it, but she was bewildered to see it's a picture of a d∆ck!
"What the...
She stood immediately, checking the number.
There's no number at all, it's an empty contact.
"Who the f+ck sent this shit!" She spat, the phone falling from her hand.
She almost got triggered, but her mum came in that moment.
"Ma" she said awkwardly, trying to hide the ashtray from her.
"You don't have to. I'm aware that you smoke joint" Mrs. Carson smiled, walking to her.
She took her hands.
"You knew?" Emory said.
"I've only been pretending, remember what I said about never judging you?" The woman smiled, and Emory hugged her.
"How's school treating you? I told you not to fight the mad guy who ruined your car, I'll just get you another one" she said.
"I didn't fight him, didn't even see him" Emory lied, and the woman smiled.
"Emory!" Mr. Carson's voice came downstairs.
"Gawd, this oldie" Emory groaned, breaking the hug.
Mrs. Carson chuckled as they left the room together.
They got downstairs and met Mr. Carson in his study.
He's standing beside one of the shelves, the one with the scattered books as a result of Levi's violence.
Emory cursed him inwardly immediately...
She forgot to arrange the books!
"Care to tell me what happened here?" Mr. Carson questioned gruffly.
"It's nothing, I'll arrange it right now" Emory replied and started picking up the books.
Her mother helped out too.
"Rebelling like this won't help this situation, Emory. You're my daughter añd I won't stop telling you the truth" Mr. Carson said, and Emory stood.
"What do you mean? You think I knowingly poured the books away?"
There's hurt in her voice.
"What else? It's not your first time throwing tantrums just to get back at me, and it's not my fault ok? It wasn't!" Mr. Carson snapped.
"Lies! If you had taken me with you that day, it wouldn't have happened...if you didn't leave me at home, uncle Fred wouldn't have his way into my pants!" Emory shouted.
"Em..." Her mother held her, but she broke free.
"It was a business conference, I couldn't possibly take you!" Mr. Carson said.
"I begged you, I begged you like crazy! I did...but you left me, the fault is on you!" Emory shouted and rushed out of the study.
She could hear her mother's voice echoing after her as she took each step farther and farther from the house, but it's not in her agenda to go back into that house tonight.
She doesn't even have a car anymore, so walking it is the only option.
Her mother called many times, but she didn't pick as she quickened her steps, wrapped by darkness.
She sent a text to the girls group chat.
Emory: anyone in for clubbing? I need to drink.
Lizzy: didn't we settle for no clubbing tonight?
Emory: something happened.
Rebekah: Sneaking out of the palace will be impossible tonight.
Nina: I can't come, I'm busy with mum.
Lizzy: I'll come with you... should I come pick you at your place?
Emory: Nope, we meet there.
She pocketed her phone and quickened her steps, but then she felt a chilly presence behind herself.
She turned, but no one in sight, so she continued her walk, but still, her feeling of being followed persisted.
Actually, this is not her first time feeling it, but it's stronger tonight.
She stopped and turned back for the second time, but no one again.
She hissed out and took the last step out of the street.
She stopped a taxi and got in.
"Void clubhouse" she said, resting back.
The taxi moved.
*
VOID CLUBHOUSE*
"Are you the only one going in tonight?" The gate bouncer asked immediately Lizzy showed up.
"Nope, Emz is coming" Lizzy replied.
"She's always available" the bouncer replied, and Lizzy chuckled.
"Need to use the restroom, be right back" he said, and Lizzy shrugged as he left.
She got her phone to call Emory, but someone snatched it from her, and she looked up to see Chadwick staring piercingly at her
North is beside him, a mean smile on her pale lips.
"Fashion icon, what's up?" North waved tauntingly, popping gum in her mouth.
"Give me my...
Lizzy couldn't say the rest cos someone injected her from behind, and she fell flat on the ground.
Omar appeared afterwards, he did the injecting actually.
He carried her on his shoulder, and he followed Chadwick away.
North dropped a note on the bouncer's table before following them.
A minute later, the bouncer came out and took the note.
His eyes widened, and Emory appeared almost immediately.
"Tell me Lizzy got here already" she said.
Speechlessly, he gave her the note.
Emory's pupils dilated when she began reading.
~•~Lizzy will be trapped till you bring Banks to us. The two of you will go down on your knees in front of us before Lizzy can be free. You have 24hrs, else I'm killing her. Code: Black/White~•~
Merely seeing the code, she got who it's from immediately... The Titans.
"Chadwick" she gritted her teeth.
"Chadwick!!!!!"
Lizzy is not healthy, this can't be happening.
She got her phone with shaky hands.
*
Omar is still walking to the car with Lizzy on his shoulder when she began stiffening up, and he almost fell.
"Walk!" North shouted behind him.
He took another step, and Lizzy fell from his shoulder to the ground.
"Dumbass!" Chadwick made to kick him, but North held him.
"Chad, look at this" she muttered.
Chadwick turned to look at Lizzy, and his forehead knitted.
Lizzy is still stiffening on the ground, and her body is moving violently like a worm does when salted.
That's not all though, she's also foaming from the mouth.
North couldn't believe her eyes, and Omar gasped.
She's epileptic!
"Interesting, damn interesting" Chadwick grinned.
TBC.
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