Destrõy Me - Episode 5 & 6

 

 

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Destrõy Me - Episode 5 & 6

 (Her•Heartless•Monster)

 By Naomi Cindy B.

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RIHANNON'S ROOM*

"Tanya!!!!" Twilight's shriek came from outside the tower, jolting Rihannon out of her sleep.

Her heart was slamming as she got down from the bed and rushed to the second bed where Damien is sleeping deeply.

He actually spent the night here since Tanya spent the night with Twilight.

Rihannon tapped him thrice, and his eyes opened.

"Tanya!!!!!!" Twilight's scream came at that same time, and he jumped down from the bed.

"What the f+ck was that?" He asked with terrified eyes.

"I think they went out, and I think...I think Tanya is..." Rihannon said, and Damien frowned.

"No...no. that can't be..." He shook his head.

"This ain't the first time we heard this kinda scream in this castle, Damien. Tanya is gone" Rihannon repeated, and he turned to the door immediately.

He almost opened it, but Rihannon quickly pulled him back.

"You can't go out and you know it Damien!" She snapped.

"She's still so young! Remember she told us at the refectory that her 21st birthday is today. How could Slade do this? How could that monster...

"Just calm down and let's wait till daybreak" Rihannon cut him off.

Damien broke free and tried opening the door again, but she pulled him back once more, throwing him to the bed strongly.

She came on top of him and blocked his ears with a pillow, closing out Twilight's screams.

"Tomorrow morning" she said, and Damien calmed.

*

WESLEY'S TOWER*

The tower is a restricted one just like the tenth tower cos Lord Vann and his wife Lorraine stays in it.

Lord Vann didn't spend the night at the castle, he went downtown for business, so Lady Lorraine is the only one available, but she's not alone.

She's wearing a see-through nightie that has thin straps, colour white. She has her make-up on too, and her hair is down to her waist as usual.

She put out the candles in the room and turned on the electric lights  instead.

The bright lights illuminated the room to every length, till Slade's face came to view.

He's sitting on an armchair beside the bed, manspreading as his arms rested firmly on the chair arms.

He's still in his compression shirt and sweatpants, and his brows are furrowed like he's upset.

"Tanya!!" Twilight's scream reached the tower, though it's not that loud anymore cos she's obviously getting weak.

"I wonder if they read the back of their admission letters at all. It was clearly stated there that 12am is a dangerous time...no coming out" Lorraine said, facing him.

"You held me down here for over five hours already, and I'm only staying because i don't have classes to take tomorrow. Now you have just five minutes left, and if you fail to tell me why I'm here within that five, I'm leaving" Slade spoke stiffly, his voice low and at the same time blunt as f+ck.

Lorraine smiled, her red lips spreading out as she began walking to him.

Her black panty and bra could be seen under the transparent nightie, and she's doing everything she can to make him notice, but his eyes aren't just going there.

"I invited you here to apologize on my husband's behalf. Putting you in coma for two years was wrong cos even if everyone in this university is unaware, I know you're not behind the 12am murders" she said, rolling a piece of her hair on her pointer finger $+ductively.

"I have plans for Vann, and even a hundred of your apology won't stop me, Lorraine" Slade replied, looking up when she finally got to him.

His eyes radiated vengeance, and his lips are curled in a ominous smirk.

Lorraine smiled and bent slightly, showing him a large part of her full exposing br+àsts.

"Have I told you how much I love when you call my name?" She whispered, raising her finger to his face to touch.

Immediately she did, she got the chest pain which made blood escape the corner of her lips, but that didn't stop her.

She slid her hand down his chest, riding it in a slow mo while holding eyes with him.

The smirk is still on his lips as he watched her with those void eyes of his, and the more she touched him, the more she bled from the mouth, till she got to his midsection.

She almost grabbed his c+ck, but he took her hand before she could reach there, and she immediately leaned forward, trying to kiss him.

He twisted her wrist, and she gasped as a bone cracked on that wrist.

"What the hell! Slade!" Her eyes widened.

He let go of her wrist and stood tall, towering above her.

"It's boring when females offer themselves freely. I thought I've seen it all with your daughter, but you too?" He pocketed his hands with attitude.

"You mean Imogen is bothering you too?" Lorraine flared up.

"Won't lie, it's kinda interesting. Maybe I might change my mind and have threesome with mother and daughter one day, but yunno what can never occur? You having my heart. That organ has been thrown into a volcano since I was a kid, and only a female who wants her life ruined can come closer and get it... It's not you, it's not Imogen" he declared, slicing out every word toxically like he's deranged.

Then he turned around and walked out of the room.

Lorraine held her hurting wrist, wiping her bloody lips on the black curtains before scoffing.

"You think you can escape me? Just watch me, Slade. Watch as I ravage you like a storm. Watch as i take you!" She muttered, meaning every word.

*

NEXT MORNING, FIFTH TOWER*

At exactly 7am, Damien and Rihannon were the first to run out of the tower.

They met Twilight outside as expected.

She's sitting on the pool of Tanya's blood, and she's holding the dead body to herself.

She had to take off the jacket of her pyjamas and wrap Tanya's broken head with it so her brain won't fall off, and her body is so red with Tanya's blood already, even her face.

She's crying so much, and her voice is already so hoarse from too much crying.

"Oh...gawd" Rihannon muttered.

"Shit" Damien muttered, unable to watch.

Other students began rushing out of the tower in their PJs, even students from other towers joined the crowd.

Within three minutes, the place was filled. Obviously, everyone heard Twilight's cry last night.

The school has over two thousand students, so the rate at which the place is full is imaginable.

Twilight's rude roommate is part of the last student to come out of the fifth tower, and her eyes widened when she saw the scene.

She covered her mouth and fell on her butt unwillingly, and tears came out of her eyes.

Students from the rich tower began joining the crowd too, and everyone made way till Tamlin got to the front.

"Oops, bad morning" he said nonchalantly.

"F+ck" Ruslan mumbled.

"Could have avoided it if she stayed indoors. She deserved it, I must say" Imogen said emotionlessly.

"You're right, girl" Posey replied beside her, and they both smiled.

Ren began laughing suddenly, and all eyes turned to him.

"Sorry but I think Slade pushed her so he could capture the picture of her cracked head in his camera. Isn't that what he does? He loves snapping pictures of tragedy" He said, and Twilight slowly dropped Tanya's body from her laps.

She stood slowly too, sniffling as she walked to Tamlin.

"Take me to Slade" she told him, her eyes so red...even her face is puffy, swollen, red, sorrowful... everything is happening on that face.

"Do I look like your errand boy? Take you to Slade?" Tamlin scoffed.

"Take me to him bastard!!! Take me!!!!" She yelled, hitting him on the chest so hard.

"I don't like her" Imogen muttered.

"You should have seen how she talked back at me yesterday at the refectory...so silly. Ion like her too" Posey rolled eyes.

"Calm down" Ruslan told Twilight, but she heard nothing.

"Take. Me. To. Him!" She snapped at Tamlin who has an intrigued look in his sharp eyes.

"You can't enter Slade's private elevator without his fingerprint. He's the only one with access" Tamlin replied, but then murmurs broke in the crowd suddenly.

* Slade?

* I'm getting the chills 

* Why is he even back?

* Isn't it obvious? To kill more.

* And he has started. I just pity the poor girl.

Twilight swiftly turned back, and her knees almost gave out cos of how weak she is, but she stood properly when she saw Slade just entering the crowd.

He looks habitually void like himself, and he's standing in front of Damien and Rihannon.

Twilight swallowed, staggering to him so fast.

He didn't move till she got to him and slammed her hands on his tummy. She hit him brutally with her two palms, but he's like a wall, he didn't move nor flinch.

"What did she ever do to you!!! Monster!!! What did she ever do!!! She was the first friend I ever made!!! She was my first and she was so sweet!!! You should have killed me instead!!! You should have killed me instead unfortunate man!!! You should have pushed me instead!!!" 

She was crying devastatingly as she punched him repeatedly on the stomach, but it's like the energy of a bubble foam... It did nothing to his body.

Everyone just watched in silence.

"She's going overboard" Posey muttered.

"She touched him without his permission. Why is she not bleeding?" Imogen muttered when she noticed.

"That lunatic" Tamlin muttered, pain crossing his eyes for a second.

Ruslan looked at him and took his hand, calming him.

When the punches did nothing to Slade, Twilight switched to his shirt.

Her nails might not be long, but she's good with the tearing art, so she started from the base of the shirt, ripping it apart effortlessly.

"What the f+ck is wrong with her!" Imogen gasped.

Twilight didn't stop till she ripped the shirt up his neck, then she tore the sleeves apart and pulled it out of his body completely.

The roaring tiger tattoo on his back made some girls squeal, and some bit their lips.

No doubt, he's hot as f+ck, but Twilight had no business with that cos her teeth went to his tummy straight.

She bit him so hard, and she could feel him folding under her tongue as the students let out gasps.

"Yo! I love her" Tamlin grinned.

"What the f+ck! Leave him alone hoe!" Imogen stormed to the scene and peeled Twilight away from Slade.

It was so easy, and she threw Twilight on the ground like a ragdoll.

"Slade are you ok?" Imogen tried touching him, but when she remembered the heart ache, she stepped back.

Slade gave Twilight a look on the ground, and his eyes shone with dark interest for a second before the look disappeared.

"You should bite me on my d+ck next time, I like it better over there" he said, and Imogen gritted her teeth as he started leaving.

"I'll never forgive you... Slade" Twilight muttered from the ground, and he stopped, turning slightly with the right side of his face.

"I'm not a forgiving man too, i love people who take grudges to their graves. I hate forgiveness, so it's understandable" he said and left finally, entering the tower.

The students began departing one by one, and Tamlin smiled at Twilight again before leaving with Ruslan.

Imogene picked up Slade's shredded shirt, and her hatred for Twilight began growing in folds as she left with Posey and Ren too.

"Come on" Rihannon pulled Twilight up.

Damien had to carry her in his arms since she won't move.

The school doormen came for Tanya's body,.

"They'll take care of her burial cleanly, don't worry" Rihannon assured her, then they took her in.

The rude roommate followed them too, and students lined on the corridor, gossiping loudly as they walked past.

* Heard Twilight was the one who forced Tanya out.

* Isn't it obvious? She looks like a desperate bî+ch.

* She gives me the chills, like a witch.

* Tell me about it, and did y'all see the way she ripped Slade's shirt?

* She was hungry to see his body, all these is a facade I believe.

"Will y'all just shut the f+ck!" The rude roommate snapped suddenly, and silence enveloped the corridor.

"What do you mean shut up? Why would she rip Slade's shirt like that if not that she's a whore who wants him? And isn't it true that she forced Tanya out?" A black girl called Molly attacked her.

"I'm Twilight's roommate, and I might not have seen them when they were leaving the room last night, but I heard them from my sleep, and it was definitely Tanya who ran out first" the roommate said, and the silence deepened.

"And I'm sure y'all are not particularly angry about the ripped shirt, you're just jealous that she touched the monster which none of you has done before, and yunno what? You can have him all to yourselves. No one wants that devil!" She finalized sassily and left the corridor, leaving everyone speechless.

She entered the room and met Damien laying Twilight in bed.

"Thanks for putting them in their place..." Rihannon faced her.

"Echo...my name is Echo" the roommate said.

"Thank you, Echo" Damien added.

"Unfortunately, Tanya came from a poor family, so no one will ask for her body. Her father is a drunkard who abused her so much, and she escaped the house to come here" Rihannon said.

"Shit" Echo muttered.

"I want to be alone" Twilight said from the bed.

Spending the night outside all alone in the cold did a large number on her, so she's shaking under the blanket.

"I'll stay with her" Echo said.

"Thanks" Damien said, leaving the room with Rihannon.

Echo sat beside Twilight's bed, bringing her hand to her hair to stroke.

"I said I wanna be alone, don't you have ears?" Twilight sniffled.

"I can't just leave you in this state. You should change your bloody clothes and wash the blood away from your body too" Echo replied.

Twilight went silent immediately.

"I'm... sorry about how rudely I talked to you this morning. I was just... I wasn't in a good mood, and I promise I'm not always like that. I might not be as jovial as Tanya, but I'll try my best to be a good roommate and a friend" Echo said, and Twilight turned to her.

"We could have been three best friends if she didn't...

"Shhh" Echo held an hand to Twilight's lips, and she sniffled.

"May Tanya's soul rest in peace" she muttered, and Twilight nodded, sitting up in bed.

Echo hugged her tight, comforting her to the best of her knowledge.

The hug was still ongoing when two guards barged into the room.

Twilight recognized them as the ones she saw with Lady Lorraine yesterday.

"You've been summoned to the admin office" one of them said.

"For what? She just lost a friend!" Echo stood.

"And a punishment is awaiting her for causing the death of the friend" the second guard replied.

"What! She's...

"Take me" Twilight cut Echo off.

"Twi..."

"I'll go" Twilight cut her off again, and Echo exhaled.

"Lord Vann is not in school right now, so you're obviously going to meet Lady Lorraine. Do you have any idea how wicked she is?" She said.

Twilight didn't reply before letting the guards take her away.

*

TENTH TOWER GARDEN*

Imogen sat on a bench beside a chrysanthemum flower, holding Slade's ripped shirt to her chest.

She's hugging it, imagining it as him, his body pressed to hers and his hand all-over her body.

She was smiling with her eyes closed.

Posey and Ren are on each side of her, staring at her with scoffs on their faces.

"She's going insane" Posey muttered, shaking her head.

"Tell me about it, and it's so pitiful cos Slade is not seeing her at all" Ren chuckled.

One minute, Imogen was still sitting on the bench, but in the next minute, she was grabbing his neck.

She pushed him back, slamming him against a pine tree.

"Damn!" He groaned.

"Imogen stop it!" Posey shouted behind.

"Don't you ever say Slade's name in your mouth again" Imogen muttered, but then Ren turned the table, grabbing Imogen's throat too.

He was about to slam her to the ground when Ruslan entered the garden and tore them apart, kicking Ren away.

Ren crashed back to the tree, bleeding from the nose.

"Lady Lorraine wants you at the admin office" Ruslan told Imogen.

"Mother?" Imogen replied, rushing away.

Ruslan then faced Ren who's just standing up 

"Touch her again, and I'll kill you" he threatened, leaving the garden too.

"Ren, are you ok?" Posey rushed to Ren, but he pushed her back angrily.

"When Imogen was slamming me, when the bastard Ruslan kicked me, what did you do? Nothing!" He spat, storming out.

"Baby" Posey ran after him.

*

ADMIN OFFICE*

"Mother" Imogen came in to meet Lorraine on seat, drinking elegantly from a coffee mug.

"Stop bothering Slade. It's an order" Lorraine said authoritatively without looking up from the mug.

"But I love him! You know I've loved him since i was young! He's my...

"If I see you around him again, I'll forget the fact that you're my daughter, and I'll wound you, Imogen" Lorraine interrupted, and Imogen gasped.

"Mother!"

The door opened wide, and the two guards came in holding Twilight.

"Well well...look who we have here" Imogen folded her arms, a shit-eating grin on her face.

"You forced your friend to come out of the room according to reports, and she got killed cos of you. You didn't read the back page of your admission letter? No 12am outing" Lorraine said sternly, dropping her mug on the small tray.

"I didn't read, and you're right, I caused her death. I should have tied her down, I should have tried harder" Twilight said weakly.

"You have a punishment to serve for it. Take her to the firewoods" Lorraine ordered, and the guards took her away.

"This could be interesting" Imogen smiled, following them out 

*

CLOCK TOWER*

It's the tallest tower in the castle, but no one lives in it.

It was built only to accommodate the big clock.

On top of the tower, Slade stood like a king, staring down at the remaining towers. They look like clusters from this height.

He's changed into a black shirt and trousers already, and his musky scent swirled around him.

He's with his camera, but he's not snapping pictures of the black raven birds this time.

He lifted his shirt a bit, revealing the spot Twilight bit him on earlier, and that interesting look returned to his face.

Now this is game. Finally things are getting spicy.

"I know your masochistic self loves that bite" Tamlin's voice came behind him, and he let go of the shirt, finally making use of the camera.

The weather is turning colder and colder every second, and the sun seems like it's taking a break today, so it's definitely gonna rain.

"When are you gonna stop your killing spree?" Tamlin's voice came behind again.

Slade kept snapping pictures of the ravens, and that enraged Tamlin.

He snatched the camera and threw it down the tower.

Slade finally faced him with a smirk.

"You have no idea how pointless you look right now, do you?" He said.

"I don't give a shit, but if you don't stop your madness, I'll tell the university your big secret, the one you've been keeping since you were young. I'll blow it out of proportion and tell everyone your family history" Tamlin threatened.

"Do you need a public address system for the announcement? I'll sponsor it" Slade tilted his head.

"You fuçking madman!!" Tamlin raised his fist on Slade's face, but then a sudden thunder boomed, and it began raining.

"We'll finish this talk later" he glared, rushing down the stairs and leaving Slade there.

Getting down, he was surprised to see that students aren't running around and trying to get shelter from the rain.

In fact, no student in sight, then he got a text on his pager from Ruslan.

Ruslan: The firewood place.

Tamlin rushed there quickly, and he was surprised to find all the students there, circled around someone.

Lorraine is there too. Her guards covered her head with an umbrella as she sat poignantly.

Tamlin broke into the circle, and his eyes widened when he saw Twilight.

She's with an axe in the middle of so many firewoods, and her palms are bleeding so much.

She has been trying to split the firewoods for over an hour now, but no success.

She couldn't even split one.

Rihannon, Echo and Damien are all helpless as they stared in the crowd of students since Lorraine ordered that no one must help.

Even in hundred years, it's obvious Twilight won't be able to split one, talk more of twelve.

"Cancel the punishment, mother! Are you trying to kill her? She's still new face Satan's sake!" Tamlin roared.

"What do you mean cancel? It's interesting" Imogen replied.

"Free her!" Tamlin told Lorraine again, ignoring Imogen.

"Sinners won't go unpunished, Tamlin" Lorraine replied without blinking, then Tamlin walked briskly to Twilight, the rain drenching him too.

He tried taking the axe from her, but she pushed his chest back with her bloody right palm.

She's so powerless that he didn't even feel the push.

"Move, I don't need your help" she said stubbornly.

"Are you gonna stay arrogant till the end? It doesn't suit a poor girl like you so just give me the damn axe!" He glared.

Twilight pushed him again.

"I said leave me alone!" She glared back despite her bleeding palms.

Tamlin looked at the palms before nodding.

"Fine, kill yourself" he said and began walking away.

Twilight raised the axe up again, but it landed back on the wood with low energy.

She couldn't split anything.

Why is the voice not talking to her right now?

Why is is not helping?

Why is this happening when this is only her second day in the school?

She was starting to stagger as she raised the axe again, but again, she split nothing out.

"No this is shitty" Damien made to go to her, but Rihannon pulled him back.

"Do you want Lady Lorraine's anger? Don't make her punishment worse" she said.

Echo couldn't even talk, she's just staring pitifully at Twilight.

The three are the only ones with no umbrella in the crowd.

The axe suddenly fell from Twilight, and she nearly fainted with it, but then it suddenly came.

The voice.

_Look at the right_

Her hope got rekindled, and she snapped her head up, looking at the right direction.

Everyone has different colours of umbrella over their heads, but just one color stood out.

The yellow one...it's the only yellow, and it's covering the head of none other than Slade!

Her eyes met his whiskey eyes under his umbrella, and that instant, she couldn't explain it.

It's like the meeting of their eyes awakened a beast inside of her, cos she picked up the axe immediately.

She raised it and brought it down on the first wood.

The wood shattered to bits as if hit by a rock, and everyone gasped out.

Lorraine's eyes darkened with shock too as Twilight moved to the second wood, splitting it so easily like the first one.

"What's going on?" Imogen muttered.

Even Tamlin turned back, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

"She's doing it!" Echo jumped.

"This is..." Damien said speechlessly.

"Mad" Rihannon finished for him.

It only took ten minutes to split the twelve large woods, and Twilight dropped the axe immediately.

The metal hit the rain puddles and splashed water around her.

Slade smiled with a side of his devoid face and left the place immediately. 

* What the hell!!!

* I knew she's a witch!!!

* Who does that? I'm scared!!!

A smile of victory graced Twilight's lips as she began walking to Lorraine.

Imogen quickly blocked her.

"Stay back!" She snapped.

"Move" Twilight glared.

Imogen almost slapped her, but Tamlin intervened, grabbing Imogen's hand.

Twilight finally got to Lorraine.

She rested her bloody palms on Lorraine's chair arms before leaning down to her daringly.

Lorraine stayed still, looking at her eyeball to eyeball.

"Is there more wood for me? Bring them out" Twilight said, boldly.

TBC.

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