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Destrõy Me - Episode 13 & 14
(Her•Heartless•Monster)
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He whispered in a dead tone...
"I'll set you on fire"
His words seeped under Lorraine's thick skin, leaving numerous goosebumps at their wake.
"Release me at least please! Vann can't meet me like this and you know it! Damn it!!!!!!" She cried like a banshee again, and Slade stood straight, his eyes keen on her.
She's fun to watch while she's crying in insane pains like this, but at the same time, she's disgusting.
She has always been disgusting, to him.
"Nope. Letting Vann meet you like this is the thrill of it, and it'd be better if it was Tamlin who walked in, don't you think?" He said without batting a lid as he began walking backwards, out of the room with his right hand in his chinos pocket.
"No no you can't do that to me! I was only trying to help!!! I'm the only one in this school who's aware of your innocence in the 12am murders! I know you're not behind them which is why I'm sticking with you! It doesn't have to end like this cos you'd regret it! I promise!!!" She cried again, her struggles against the chains getting worse.
The chains are starting to cut through her wrists.
"As much as I don't like threats, I'd like to see where yours will lead to, Lorraine. Goodnight" he did a slight mocking wave with the tip of his right fingers before getting out of the room.
"Slade!!!!" Lorraine screamed again, trying to get her legs together and rub to create some soothing friction, but she couldn't.
Water was gushing out of her nose too, and her ears are on fire... water is drooling out of her mouth too, even her ears.
"You'll regret it...I promise you!!" She cried yelled out, then the door tore open, the Vann stormed in.
"Lorraine? Lorraine!" He rushed to her, his eyes wide as he pulled the blindfold away from her eyes.
"Vann!" She sniffled when their eyes met.
"What happened here?" He demanded instantly.
"I can't talk I'm in pains!! Get the chains off my hands" she replied.
"Tell me what happened here first! Who chained you down? Who blindfolded you!" He snarled impatiently.
"Slade! He sneaked in okay? He tried to rape me but then I promised to scream and he poured something on me I dunno what it is but it's not easy down there...I'm burning" she shook her head.
"Slade?" Lord Vann's eyes widened, and she nodded.
"Please unchain me I need to take care of myself" she cried.
Vann scowled when he saw the small bottle in bed, and he slowly picked it up.
When he saw black pepper from hell written on it, he swallowed.
"Oh no, this is bad" he muttered.
"What do you mean?" Lorraine muttered.
"This won't only affect you physically, but it'd also affect you internally. This specific pepper has the ability to close a woman's womb. You can't get pregnant ever again, Lorraine" Vann muttered, and her eyes widened in terror.
"What!"
*
WOODS*
Echo has been waiting for more than two hours, but she's willing to wait more anyways.
If Ruslan is gonna come to her after everything, then she'd wait it out.
There's a calm river in the woods, and she's currently sitting at the riverbank with so many stones in hand which she's throwing inside every second.
She's checking time on her wristwatch everytime, but that only got her impatient, so she stopped it.
She threw another stone in the river and rubbed her bare arms cos of the cold that's starting to eat her out.
The night breeze became colder and eerie, and her cold got worse, so she had no choice but leave the riverbank and hide under a tree.
She retrieved her phone and texted Ruslan one more time.
Echo: Won't you be coming anymore? I've been waiting for hours.
She got a reply immediately.
Ruslan: Had to help Lady Lorraine arrange some files...I promise I'll be there soon. I just have to see you tonight, else I won't be able to sleep.
She smiled and pocketed her phone, hugging herself as she watched raindrops fall from the dark sky.
The rain went from light drops to heavy within minutes, then the rain became torrential, but she didn't make any attempt to move.
Imogen and her gang are watching from a distance behind another tree, just that that tree is fuller than the one Echo is standing under, so the rain isn't wetting them that much.
Imogen has a roll of pot between her plump lips which she's smoking while Posey and Ren stood behind her, all watching Echo's pitiful self.
"Will she really stay till daybreak?" Posey asked.
"She's so into Ruslan, so trust me if he told her to walk into abyss, that bî+ch won't think twice" Ren replied, and Posey laughed.
"This is so entertaining" Imogen grinned, blowing smokes out of her mouth.
The rain didn't show any sign that it'd stop anytime soon, so Echo finally decided to leave her spot.
There's a small hut not far from the river, so she ran all the way there and entered.
It's almost down, but she doesn't care. She texted Ruslan again.
Echo: I'm in the hut, and can you bring a sweater while coming? I'm cold as f+ck.
She turned on the torchlight of her phone, and she sat on the bare ground of the hut.
Immediately her butt touched the ground, the first thing she saw in front of herself was a serpent.
A snake, crawling down the wall.
A sonorous scream tore out of her throat as she stood and ran to the door, but it has already been locked outside by Imogen and her minions.
"Why is the door not opening? Someone help!!!" She screamed, but it wasn't enough to bring down the door.
Her screams came to a stop when she felt the sting on her right leg.
The snake definitely bit her.
"Shit!! No!!!"
*
ATTIC*
Slade is standing beside his window with a cup of cold coffee diluted with tequila in his right hand which he's taking occasional sips from.
His mind was wandering around darkness till it went back to some hours ago when he visited Twilight's room, and the fearful look on her face when she saw him.
The imperial feeling he experienced when he touched her lower lip, and the intensified fear plus hatred in her eyes when he was moving his hand down her throat to her chest.
He felt her heartbeats under his palm back then, and that made him wonder just how much of a bî+ch that organ is.
Having a heart is a weakness on its own cos it reveals when you're scared, anxious or guilty.
The only job of a heart is revealing useless feelings that humans aren't supposed to have in the first place.
He touched his chest, and when he couldn't feel any heartbeat as usual, he smirked, drinking from his mug again.
"Mm" he growled with a nod, then Echo's screams from the woods entered his ear.
"SOMEONE HELP!!!"
He stopped drinking for a beat, then his brows went furrowed before he drank again.
"SOMEONE HELP!!" Echo's screams came again, and he shut his eyes, enjoying the pains in her screams.
*
SAME NIGHT, A INN DOWNTOWN*
Dr. Kali's head is covered with a blue shawl as she entered the inn, looking extra cautious.
Despite the fact that the time is past 11PM, the inn is full of people having fun both men and women.
Kali looked around for any sign of the person she's here to meet, and she luckily saw him sitting not far from the second door.
She walked through the lanterned room and settled in front of him.
He looked up, then he removed his glasses, revealing his white eyes.
It's Greg, Twilight's father.
"As the university doctor, it's not advisable to stay out too long, so I'll make it quick" Dr. Kali said.
"How is my daughter doing? Is she coping?" Greg asked.
"What are you doing Greg? How could you send her to the university when you know how it is in there? Slade is enough for anybody to stay away from the school...that guy has no heart beating in his chest Greg" Kali replied.
Greg sighed, drinking slowly from his cup of black coffee.
"She'll be fine, trust me. She might look fragile but there's more to her. I sent her there cos I'm sure she'd be fine" he spoke.
"Is she a witch?" Kali whispered, leaning closer.
"I'm not sure. The only thing specific about her is the dream guy and the voice she hears" Greg said.
"Wait...same voice her mother Owen heard that drove her to the psychiatric home? Twilight is hearing it too?" Kali's eyes widened.
"I'm only hoping that she won't turn out like Owen. Staying at home is part of why Owen's situation got worse, and that's part of why I sent Twilight to the university...she needed the environment change a lot" Greg said.
"I get you, but you can just send her out of Glennville if the change is that important. I'm telling you she already has Slade's attention, and it's not good" Kali said.
"She'll be fine, Kali. Stop worrying and just continue keeping an eye on her" Greg said.
"Fine, so how's Owen doin?" Kali asked.
"I'm planning to go see her after leaving this place" Greg replied.
"I'll come with you" Kali stood.
"Thought you said you can't stay out of the university for long" Greg stood too.
"I can spare some more minutes" Kali smiled, and they exited the inn together.
Kali came with a car, so they left in Kali's car.
The drive to Argentum psychiatric home took roughly ten minutes, and Greg led the way to Owen's ward.
They met a nurse who opened the door for them, and they met Owen sitting in bed with drowsy eyes and limp hands, scattered hair, pale face and lips.
She looks like she's not alive, but she's still breathing.
Kali couldn't close her mouth as she watched the pitiful condition.
"How are you coping? Heard their charges in this hospital is high" Kali said.
"I make enough sales from my herbal medicine, and i also take out loans. I'll do anything to make her get her sanity back, but it doesn't seem like it's getting better. Last time Twilight visited her and bathed her, she almost drowned Twilight in the bathtub" Greg explained, and Kali touched his shoulder.
"Keep being hopeful, don't lose it yet" she said, and he nodded.
"Thank you, Kali"
*
NEXT DAY, LUTHER'S ISLAND*
With numerous guards in blacks guarding the wide island, it looks like it could be a home to any president.
The residential villas are all built on blue water, so the opening of every window in the island leads to a great water view.
There are ten villas plus the annexes for guards and maids, and special quarters for special forces.
Every building in the island is either white or glasshouse though. It's luxury at it's peak.
As usual, it's so damn silent expect the sound of the guards cars driving in and out of the island.
In the main villa which is the biggest one where the Luther family stay, Timothy is sitting big in the relaxation room, eyes closed as treated steam moisturized his skin.
He was enjoying every moment of his relaxation moment till he heard a small ruckus outside.
He stood from his relaxation chair and quickly rushed out of the room only to meet his wife trying to enter the room, but the guards are stopping her
"Stella!" He rushed forward to hold her.
"Timothy" she breathed out in relief.
"How did she get out of her room? I told you it's not f+çking safe!" Timothy faced the guards.
"She threw tantrums as usual, and she was calling master Slade's name" a guard replied.
"Yes... Slade...my son" Stella replied in a low voice, facing Timothy.
Timothy dismissed the guards with an hand, and they all rushed away from the building.
"I can feel it...he already met the jasmine scented girl. He has to kill her and you know it. He has to be the first one to kill her before his rival arrives" Stella said, shaking her head continuously.
"His rival has promised to never step foot on Glennville again, so keep calm, Stella" Timothy tried to pacify.
"No no it's not true...we both know he'll never give up, and if he kills the girl before Slade, then it'd be a disaster... Call Slade and tell him to kill the girl as fast as possible. He has to kill her" Stella insisted.
"Fine. We'll go get you breakfast right now, and I'll call him after your breakfast, ok?" Timothy said, and she finally nodded once.
Timothy sighed as he took her down to her room.
The maids brought her food which has been mixed with sedatives.
He fed her himself, and she fell asleep immediately.
He covered her up and left the room, getting his phone out of his pocket.
He dialled Uriel's line, and Uriel was fast to pick.
"Tell me" he demanded.
"I went to the university like you requested, and I've been trying to make him understand since last night, but he threatened to snap my neck of I kept talking about it" Uriel replied.
"What the hell is wrong with him! Stella has never been wrong about her predictions. He has to kill her before his rival arrives" Timothy said.
"Slade has no plans to kill her for now. You know how he enjoys torturing and playing with his preys, and something tells me he's just starting with her...he's not stopping anytime soon" Uriel replied, and Timothy punched the wall frustratedly.
"Why is he doing this to me? My establishments are suffering losses! What's the point of having a brilliant son" he said.
"You chased him out of the house with your tongue, remember?" Uriel said.
"Are you reprimanding me now?" Timothy scoffed.
"No sir. I'm just telling you that it's not his fault that he was born with a frozen heart, so whatever he hears sticks to his brain forever. You shouldn't have said what you said that night, sir" Uriel replied, and Timothy grunted
"I'm hanging up sir" Uriel said and hung up.
Timothy threw the phone at the wall angrily, punching it again.
"Shit"
*
UNIVERSITY OF GLENNVILLE, 9AM*
"Why isn't she picking her calls? Where the hell is she?" Twilight muttered to herself as she climbed down the stairs of her tower.
There's Prof. Slade's class this morning, but Echo was nowhere to be found when she woke up.
She has been trying her line before she entered the bathroom and even continued after she came out.
Now she's on her way to class and Echo is still not picking up.
"Pick up, pick up" She muttered, dialling her line again.
"Look out!" Tamlin suddenly screamed in front of her, and she looked up to see his eyes wide.
Before she knew it, someone pushed her from behind, and she fell down the remaining five flight of stairs.
Thanks to tamlin's chest, it wasn't very fatal.
She landed on his chest, and they went down together, landing at the base of the stairs.
Twilight lifted her weight from him to see his eyes closed.
"Tamlin! Tamlin are you ok?" She called frightfully, and his eyes opened slowly.
He helped her up and stood too, then their eyes went up the stairs at the same time to see Molly standing there.
She turned around to escape, but she met Damien and Rihannon behind herself, and her eyes widened.
Damien didn't waste time before pushing her too.
Molly fell with a loud crash, landing at the base of the stairs with bleeding forehead, ankles and elbows.
"Now you know how it feels, bî+ch" Rihannon said.
"Remember i said I'd make you choke on my d+ck if Twilight came back from the party alive two days ago. How about we do it now?" Damien said, unbolting his belt and pulling down his trousers.
He was about to take off his boxers too when Rihannon stopped him.
"Stop it" she muttered, and Twilight found herself smiling.
"Are you jealous?" Damien faced Rihannon.
"Oh please" she rolled eyes, and Twilight finally laughed.
Tamlin looked at her and swallowed, feeling f+çking mesmerized again.
Damien pulled his trousers back up and finally descended with Rihannon.
"Let's go" he held Twilight's hand to take her, but Tamlin grabbed her second hand and pulled her away from Damien.
"Just let it go" Rihannon told Damien before he'd pick a fight with Tamlin again.
That instant, Slade came out of his personal elevator, holding his small suitcase in hand.
He's wearing blazer on a black undershirt and expensive black pants. He has his glasses on too.
Twilight quickly tightened her hold on Tamlin's hand, and Tamlin smiled.
Slade looked their way, and the first thing his eyes saw was their hands, but he didn't look at it twice before looking away.
He stepped out of the tower like he saw nothing, and Twilight quickly removed her hand from Tamlin's hold.
"He's hot, I must admit" Rihannon said.
"Don't tell me you're starting to crush on him too" Damien replied, and she laughed as they left the tower together.
Twilight left too and Tamlin followed her.
Molly finally stood from where she fell at, and her minions came to take her.
"Damn Damien" she muttered as they took her upstairs.
"How many classes do you have today?" Tamlin asked as he rushed after Twilight.
"None of your business" Twilight replied, quickening her steps
Suddenly, Tamlin pulled her back, and her hair swirled in the process, make him gulp secretly.
He wants to touch that hair badly.
"Your friends didn't tell you I brought you home from the fortress last night?" He said.
"Thanks for bringing me home, Tamlin Wesley" she bowed and released herself, rushing off afterwards.
Tamlin frowned as he watched her run, and he was about to release a sigh when Ruslan joined him.
"Hey what's up have you seen Imogen? I need to get my phone back from her" he said.
"She's not my handbag, so find her yourself" Tamlin replied curtly and turned to leave...
"Heart Lady Lorraine is kinda sick. She's at the infirmary" Ruslan quickly said.
"It's definitely mild, otherwise, father would have called me. She's not a kid, she can take care of herself" Tamlin replied and finally walked away without looking back.
"What's up with him again?" Ruslan muttered.
*
Slade didn't go straight to class, he went to Uriel's tower first.
There aren't much students in that tower yet since it was built just last year, but the ones he met in the way won't stop staring at him as usual.
He's used to their f+ck-me eyes, and he's aware that ninety nine percent of the girls already had s+x with him in their mind.
He kept his blank face intact as he walked past them.
"His perfume! I can walk past him a million times just to inhale it" she heard one of them commented.
"His face is everything. Maybe I should go out by 12AM tonight and make him kill me. At least I'll get a close view before I die" another one said.
Slade locked out their silly conversations till he got to Uriel's door and knocked just once.
Uriel opened the door slowly, his eyes still drowsy from sleep
"Boss?" He said, sleep clearing from his eyes immediately he saw Slade.
"You have any GPS microchip with you?" Slade asked, and Uriel straightened his posture.
"You're gonna plant a tracker on her body?"
"Yeah, on her wrist. Cautiousness is needed when dealing with a brat like her" Slade said with a straight face.
"You know you can just kill her and save yourself the stress right? Your rival might arrive anytime soon and he won't bat a lash before burying her alive. You still have the chance to be faster than that jackass now" Uriel replied.
"I am not killing her yet, so stop the boring persuasion and get the microchip ready" Slade said with zero softness and left the tower as enigmatically as he came.
*
FIRST YEAR PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT*
"Pick up, pick up" Twilight was still chanting the lines as she walked into the building with her phone glued to her ear.
She's still trying Echo's line, but she's still not picking, and she's starting to get scared.
Damien and Rihannon are in their second year so their lecture hall is far from here, she'd have asked them for pointers.
Echo can't just disappear like this.
Her phone was still glued to her ear as she walked into the lecture hall, and she bumped into Imogen.
"I could slap you right now, and no one will arrest me for it" Imogen glared, crossing her arms.
Twilight ignored her and resumed her walk.
"Are you looking for your dear little friend?" Imogen's voice came behind her, and she turned swiftly.
"How did you...." She muttered, and Imogen smiled evilly, arms still crossed.
"What did you do to Echo!" Twilight went closer and tried grabbing her by the collar, but Posey and Ren appeared, blocking Imogen from her.
"Wag your tail and run along. Go report to Tamlin, but yunno what? He won't be able to have a say this time" Imogen grinned.
"Where is Echo?" Twilight repeated, her glare almost blinding them.
"C'mon try harder...that glare don't scare a puppy" Posey sneered, and Ren cackled.
Twilight would have slapped her for that, but the entrance of Slade stopped her.
All the talkings and small chats stopped as everyone began shuffling, returning to their seats in a rush.
Imogen and her minions left Twilight to return to their seats too, but Twilight remained standing there, wondering what's really going on
Echo is definitely in danger, but she won't be able to get anything out of Imogen unless this class wraps up.
Slade dropped his suitcase and brought out his laptop on his table, but then his eyes found Twilight who's still standing.
She remembered his assault last night, and she glared openly at him before finding herself a seat at the back of the class since every seat in the front is occupied.
"He's gorgeous" Imogen gushed shamelessly as she played with her jotter.
Slade hasn't said a word when he wrote TRAGEDY in board.
"Anything about the word?" He faced the class.
"Death!" Imogen stood quickly.
"Cool, anything else?" Slade's eyes roamed the class and landed on Twilight who's currently dialling Echo's line again.
"Miss Kent?" His dulcet voice threw the class in complete silence, and Twilight looked up at the mention of her name.
"Huh?" She said from her seat.
"Stand the f+ck up" Imogen said, and Twilight slowly rose to her feet.
Twilight looked at the subject on the board, and she caught on immediately, but just when she was about to start talking, Tamlin and Ruslan entered the class.
Ruslan went straight to Imogen's seat.
"My phone" he whispered to her.
"I'm not returning it yet" she whispered back.
As for Tamlin, he went to Twilight, and the class paused.
"You might wanna step out of the class right now, you both" Slade said icily from the front of the class.
Ruslan gave Imogen one last look before exiting the class, but Tamlin refused to move away from Twilight who's looking at him questioningly.
"I can't stop thinking about doing this, and even if you don't forgive me, I won't regret it" Tamlin said, and she blinked.
"Isobel" he whispered, pulling her closer by her two arms.
Slow tears escaped his eyes as he leaned in, and Twilight's eyes widened, knowingly it's definitely a kiss.
Is Tamlin the guy in her dreams then?
Is he?
She lost sense of time completely, and she began closing her eyes, gently.
All attention zeroed in on them, but before it could happen, Slade snapped his fingers from the front of the class.
Time stopped automatically, and everyone in the class paused, staying still.
Slade walked down the class with gritted jaws, going straight to the spot .
He pulled Twilight away and pulled Imogen into her place, then he snapped his fingers again.
Time resumed running, and Tamlin kissed Imogen, lips on lips!
TBC.
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