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Destrõy Me - Episode 31 & 32
(Her•Heartless•Monster)
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"The future can go to hell" Slade replied bluntly, and Uriel's jaw dropped on the ground with shock.
Aimee couldn't show any emotion, but despite the empty look in her eyes, it's obvious__just how shocked she was.
Twilight surrendered to unconsciousness as Slade carried her out of the place.
"What the hell was that?" Aimee faced Uriel.
"Trust me, I have no answer to it too. He was so serious about killing her before we got here" Uriel replied, and in the next minute, Aimee was already with him.
She clawed him on the chest and pushed him back, so his back met violently with the cemented wall of one of the graves.
"Ahh!!" He groaned out, looking at her face-to-face as he couldn't move.
"When did it get to this level? And you couldn't tell me? He f+çked her? How could you even let that happen!" She questioned, and Uriel's eyes widened.
"They had s+x?"
"That bî+ch flipped me with psychical energy, how the hell do you think she was able to do that if my brother didn't f+ck her?" She glared.
"I swear to gawd, Aimee. I had no idea. I'm not staying in the same tower as him" Uriel quickly said.
"You know what this means. You know getting attached to her means danger. You know moonslaves are bound to betray, you know she'll stab him in the back at the end, don't you? That's the history of her descendants and that's why they were created as slaves in the first place, and let me tell you something...if anything happens to Slade, I'll go fishing with your eyes as bait" She said with bloodied tone and pushed him down before leaving with so much fury.
Uriel stood, dusting his clothes with so much worry in his eyes.
Slade is not someone anyone can control. No one can tell Slade what to do cos he'd do the opposite just to piss the instructor off.
He met him at the orphanage, and they might have been friends since then, but Slade is a hardtack and he gets tired of him most of the time, so how?
He was swimming in his own thoughts as he walked out of the cemetery too.
*
HUT*
It's the hut beside the river, the one Echo was locked inside the other time.
Aimee took Tamlin there, and Tamlin is currently chained.
Though his feet is standing on the ground, but his arms are up above his head, chained to the roof planks.
His shirt is open in the front, and he's awake.
Aimee is currently pouring herself some drink in the corner of the hut which is illuminated by a burning lantern.
She finished pouring the desired amount of the beer before taking the glass in her right hand.
She took a knife with her left hand and began walking to him, sipping from the glass seldomly.
"Why are you doing this? Who are you bî+ch?" Tamlin asked weakly.
"This bî+ch is Aimee Luther" she replied clearly.
"Luther? I assume you're the sister of the only bastard in the school" he said, and Aimee drank again before getting to him.
"You call me bî+ch, and you call him bastard. I wonder what you'd call our third one if you meet him" she said, tracing the sharp edge of the knife on his open chest.
"There's a third sibling to you guys? Then someone needs to kill you all before you grow further. Y'all are garbage" Tamlin said, and she immediately thrusted the knife into his chest.
"Geez! Argh!" He groaned, and Aimee smiled as she watched blood pour out of the stab.
She roughly removed the knife, and he groaned again, sweating so much.
"I said what I said.." He grunted, and she thrusted the knife again into another part of his chest.
"F+ckkkkk!!!" He cried.
"Yunno they say beer makes stab wounds sting, I'd like to test that" she said, pouring the remaining beer in her cup into the stabs.
"Ohhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!" He cried out, pulling at the chains on his wrists frantically.
"It's true" Aimee nodded, dropping the cup on the ground and making it shatter, then she picked one of the pieces.
"One more unnecessary word from you, and I'll use this piece on you. If I cut the jugular on your neck, you'll die within three minutes" she said.
Tamlin groaned, sealing his lips shut.
"Good, so how did it feel when you were stabbing my brother? How did it feel when you threw him in that muddy water?" She questioned, walking around him.
"It felt good, cos I'm sure he felt good too when he was killing Isobel and every other students he killed" he replied.
"There's pain in your voice, meaning Isobel was probably your lover" she said, stopping behind him.
"You do have a gorgeous body, but Slade will win against you in any bodily competition. Have you seen his back tattoos?" she said, tracing her nails on Tamlin's inkless back.
Tamlin went quiet, and she sighed, coming to stand in front of him.
"I had plans to kill you, but I changed my mind. You might be useful in the future, so I'll keep you for future sake, but..." She said, stabbing him on the chest for the third time.
"Arhhh!!!" He groaned again as she withdrew the red knife.
"Next time we meet, you'll receive three stabs again. Bye, lover boy, and Slade didn't kill your girl." She said charismatically.
"Don't try to defend him. Everyone in the castle knows it, and he's not denying." Tamlin said.
"Why would he deny when he enjoys the hate? Hate is Slade's best food" she said before leaving the hut.
The chains automatically got cut from the roof, and Tamlin got released.
He fell directly to the ground, breathing painfully as blood from his chest stained his jean pants.
"Defending him means nothing, I know he killed Isobel, and to get my revenge, I'll even enter hell" he grunted, closing his eyes.
*
BACK IN THE CASTLE, ATTIC*
Twilight's ears heard the snapping of fire sparks at first, and the warmness in the room felt so soothing that she pressed herself closer to the bed.
Wait...bed??
Her eyes opened immediately, and she quickly sat up to see she's really in bed, but she has no idea where till she looked forward to see a backside.
The popular muscular tattooed backside, Slade's.
He's sitting in front of the the electric fireplace like a god.
He's not moving too, so she's not sure if he's aware of her consciousness right now.
The crushing pains she felt in her system earlier has left, and her healthiness is back.
She pushed the duvet away from herself and got down from the musky-scented bed.
She started walking to him, but halfway through it, he talked...
"You sleep like a dragon"
She stopped walking, wondering if he has eyes at the back of his head or something.
His back is still on her, and yet he's aware that she's awake?
"If you're talking about snoring, I'm very sure I don't snore" she said, and he stood, facing her.
His tallness still mystifies her, but thankfully, she's got height too. At least, she's taller than Echo and Rihannon.
"Why am I your slave, and why must you kill me?" She asked.
"Those questions should be directed to your father" he replied coldly.
"I don't think he's ready to answer" she said.
"And I don't give a shit" he replied.
"Tell me why I'm your slave at least. I'm not understanding anything and it's crazy." She said.
"Do you remember any childhood memories?" He asked with rumpled brows.
Twilight went silent afterwards, trying to get it together, but nothing came.
Now that she thinks about it, she has no childhood pictures back at the cottage.
"I...I can't remember anything from my childhood" she said.
"That's because you weren't birthed, you were created to serve a purpose, be my slave" he replied, and she gulped, getting more confused.
"But I'm...
"Enough of the questions" he cut her off, walking past her.
"Why do I have to rub your brows and stay away from Tamlin as payment for your saving me?" She suddenly asked, and he stopped to face her.
"What? Were you disappointed that I didn't ask for s+x? Thay i didn't ask to eat your p+$$y? Cos I love eating" he rawly said, and she blinked.
"Knowing how dirty-mouthed and slutty you are, yes I'm surprised" she said.
"That's because i don't want to call the shots on our next s+x. You'll be the one to beg for my touch. You'll get hungry for my penetration, you'll get excited and wet when I look at you" he said, and she chuckled before finally laughing out, covering her mouth.
"I didn't know you crack jokes too, and it's funny. Me? Get wet by just looking at you? Hungry for your penetration? I'd rather go to Tamlin for s+x if I'm s+xually high" she replied, and he took two long steps to her.
Before she knew it, he pulled her to the piano and made her stand in front of it while he stood behind her, bending to her level and whispering...
"Remember how you were crying and bleeding for me to stop that night? You'd do more than that the next time you go around that guy" he said.
She opened her mouth to talk, but she was obstructed by the snatching of the necklace from her neck.
Slade cut it off, and her eyes widened.
"Give that back!" She faced him quickly, but he already threw the necklace into the fireplace.
"No! No why would you throw it inside!!" She faced him with a yell.
"If I am to repay you for the twenty stabs, then killing you would be the only right way. Choosing a stupid brow rub and your absence from Tamlin's life is me being generous, and if you take it for granted, I'll really kill you" he muttered, and she gulped, stepped away from him.
"I understand, whatever" she muttered and started walking out of the attic.
She sighted Onyx the cat by the door.
She badly wants to carry it, but who knows if the personality is as bad as the owner, so she just walked past it and went downstairs.
She needs to visit her father and get proper explanation, and Slade was surely kidding when he told her to stay away from Tamlin.
She's not planning to.
*
A WASHROOM*
Echo rubbed her toes on her ankles, and the phone felt hot in her hand from excessive typing.
She has been in here chatting with Ruslan for close to an hour, and it's so interesting that she doesn't even want to leave.
She was reluctant at first, but after he apologized for what he said to her the garden, she was ready to forgive him.
When her legs felt tired, she sat on the washroom ground and began replying the texts from there.
Ruslan: What do you want to name our first baby?
Echo: Why so sudden? You've not even touched me before.
Ruslan: I'm planning to do that soon so hurry up and choose a name
Echo: Ruby? Rose? Any name that starts with R like yours.
Ruslan: Cool.
She smiled and kissed her phone then proceeded to texting again.
Echo: So when I see you next time, I'm just supposed to ignore you?
Ruslan: I told you Tamlin will kill me if he finds out about our relationship, so please...
Echo: Fine, I'll wait till whenever you're ready.
Ruslan: I love you.
Echo: I love you too.
Immediately she sent that, Imogen and her cohorts entered the washroom, and she quickly stood from the ground.
She rushed out of the room, and they all bursted into laughter.
Imogen brought Ruslan's phone out, and their laughter doubled
"She sat on the ground? That girl is finished" Posey said.
"Is she that daft? Is she not loved at home?" Ren added.
"Didn't you read her file? Her mother is dead, and her father is married to another woman who maltreats her. She came to this school to escape the maltreatment, so yes, she's not loved at home" Imogen said.
"Meaning we'll have fun toying with her" Posey said.
"Get out, Ren. We have to get stoned" Imogen suddenly said.
"See you both at the field" Ren replied, leaving the room.
Posey got the pill and placed it on Imogen's tongue, then they kissed, sharing it with their mouths
They were still kissing when Ruslan entered the room, and they had to break it.
"What the f+ck!" He gasped.
"Calm down" Imogen waved.
"Posey, isn't Ren your boyfriend?" Ruslan said unbelievably.
"Of course, why are you talking like I cheated on him or something? He knows about this" Posey rolled eyes.
"Chill, I'm not dating Posey, she's my drug buddy and we share drugs on the tongue, period" Imogen waved again.
Ruslan was about to talk again when his phone rang.
It's a call from Lady Lorraine.
"Yes ma'am?" He picked.
"A call came in from the woods just now, Tamlin got stabbed thrice" Lorraine said, and his eyes widened.
"What!"
He literally pushed Posey out of the way before rushing out of the room.
*
FIELD*
When Echo got back, the games already ended, but the field is still so full.
She searched for Twilight but she's nowhere to be found, but then she got a text and checked her phone.
Twi: On my way to the cottage, need to see my papa.
"That's unexpected" she muttered, deciding to search for Damien and Rihannon instead.
She found them down the field, and Rihannon is busy wiping Damien's sweaty face with tissues
"I'm saying it again, anyone would think you both are a couple" she said.
"Stop saying that, it creeps me out" Rihannon said, dropping the tissues, and Damien grinned.
"Where did you and Twilight go? You missed all the games, my team won" he said.
"Twi went home to see her father, and as for me, I went to the washroom to...
"To chat Ruslan?" Rihannon cut her off.
"Wait...she chats Ruslan? How?" Damien said.
"What do you mean how? Are you saying I'm too ugly to chat him?" Echo frowned.
"No no, it's...
Damien hasn't finished talking when Echo stormed off, leaving them angrily.
"What's up with her?" Damien muttered.
"She's quick to take things personal, reason why I prefer Twi" Rihannon replied, pulling him up.
Damien hung his arm on her shoulder, and she held him cos he got a leg injury from the game.
"This is the reason people kept mistaking us for a couple " she said, and he chuckled as they left the field together.
*
FIFTH TOWER*
Immediately Molly arrived, she entered one of free bathrooms for shower, coming out shortly.
She returned to her room and stood in front of the covered mirror.
She removed the cover, and she was shocked to see Slade standing behind her.
Before she could turn back, he already grabbed her hair from behind.
He slammed her forehead on the mirror, and her blood mixed with the shatters as they landed on the ground.
"Slade!! What did I do? I did nothing wrong!!" She cried, holding her towel tight to her chest.
"Leave the towel and let it fall, no one cares about your body" he replied, and she shifted back.
"And did you just say you did nothing? The shit that happened on the homepage last night, who started it?" He demanded, squatting in front of her.
"I...I ...I..
She began stuttering.
"You were able to post with hidden identity cos Lorraine let you into the page, how dare you slander my slave? How dare you even listen to my conversation with Uriel?" He muttered with a deadly edge.
"You... you're aware of that?" She stammered, her flowing blood entering her eyes and almost blinding her.
"I heard your breaths that day from the second room" he replied, and she froze.
"I promise not to tell anyone! I won't...
"You won't, and I'd have loved to kill you, but that'd be too boring" he interrupted, and her eyes widened as his eyes flashed the dark-gold.
Her tongue froze instantaneously, and when she made to talk, she couldn't.
She was still trying to talk as Slade left the room, meeting Uriel outside.
"You have to kill your slave" he said, following him behind.
Slade didn't reply.
"You can't get attached to her" Uriel talked again, and Slade faced him this time.
"There's no silly attachment, she's nothing but a lowly slave, so stop deluding" he said plainly as they exited the tower together.
They went to the park and got in the car together.
"To Grandpa Cedric's estate" Slade ordered.
"Why suddenly?" Uriel asked.
"To have a bath with his vitamin water" Slade replied.
"You can just have vitamin water installed in your attic" Uriel replied.
"I'm ok with my mineral water, I just feel like taking vitamin bath today, so drive" Slade replied, and Uriel finally drove them out of the castle.
*
DOWNTOWN, COTTAGE*
Twilight got out of the taxi and payed from her purse, thanking the man before facing the cottage.
She couldn't get a taxi on the hill, so she had to do the over thirty minutes walk downhill before she could get one, her legs hurt.
She pushed the cottage door open, and she immediately detected that her father isn't in.
If he was in, she'd have heard him pounding herbs or cooking. Greg loves cooking.
The house smells like home, and she was inhaling as she got her phone and dialled Greg's line.
"Papa?" She sounded when he picked.
"How're you doing, daughter?" Greg's voice came.
"I'm at the cottage, where are you? We really need to talk" she said, opening the door to her room and entering.
She fell on her bed and shut her eyes. She misses it so much, mainly because her bed in school is not as soft as this, and also because it's homey.
"I'm out of town currently, I'm working on a loan to settle your mother's hospital bills for this month, and I won't be back till tomorrow night" Greg replied.
"Another loan?" Twilight immediately sat up.
"I have no choice. My medicine isn't selling as it used to, and I have to take care of Owen one way or the other" Greg replied.
"I promise to graduate university with good grades papa. You know my school is different from normal school, right? Every course takes two years, so just give me two years and I'll go to the city and get a good paying job to repay your loans and take care of you and mama" she said, and she could hear him smile.
"I trust you, just stay good" he said.
"I will, but we still need to talk. I'll have to come back next week" she replied, standing from the bed
She went to her bookshelf and kissed it before exiting the room.
"Sure, I'll see you next week" Greg replied.
"Bye papa" she smiled and hung up.
She left the cottage before pocketing her phone, and while doing that, get hand touched a contact card... The one Grandpa Cedric gave her.
She brought it out, and immediately she saw his estate address written on it, she didn't think twice.
She flagged down a taxi.
After the taxi drove off, Greg came out of his hiding place beside the cottage.
He entered the cottage like nothing happened.
*
GRANDPA CEDRIC'S ESTATE*
Twilight wasn't expecting less since Echo described him as the grandpa to the richest family in this town.
The estate reeks of old money and generational riches, and the smell of maple trees made Twilight even swoon more.
She's in love!
She almost fell as she struggled to take everything in, and when she got to the gate, the doorman willingly opened the gate for her.
"I'm...
"Twilight Kent. Grandpa Cedric told us about you since long ago, and he said to let you in anytime you come to visit" the kind man said.
"Oh..." Twilight smiled and went in with ease.
She couldn't look down at all as she wowed at the beautiful environment.
It was breathtaking, and the guards are another level.
"Miss Twilight? Please follow me" one of them told her, and she followed fast.
She was led to the main house, and she took each step cautiously in the crystal-clean living room till they entered the dinning room where Grandpa Cedric is drinking tea alone.
"Look who's here! I never knew you'd come this soon" He stood with a radiant smile.
"Good evening sir" she bowed respectfully, and the old man gave her a pure hug which made her smile again.
"Your estate is beautiful" she said.
"Thank you, but my son's island is more beautiful. I'll take you to the island one of these days " he chuckled, and Twilight couldn't stop her smile again.
"The maids will soon be done with dinner, and my grandson is even here with his friend. We can have dinner together later" he said.
"Your grandson?" She blinked.
"Yes, but for now, I'll tell a maid to take you around" he smiled, and she dropped her bag on the table, determined to forget about her worries and just have fun today.
A maid led her out of the dinning, and almost immediately, her phone dinged in her bag.
It's a text from Tamlin.
Tamlin: I got stabbed by Slade's sister, thrice.
When he didn't get any reply, he sent another one almost immediately.
Tamlin: Come see me, I want to see your face so bad.
Tamlin: Why aren't you replying?
Tamlin: I'm in pains.
Tamlin: I miss you.
Tamlin: *crying emoji*
*
Twilight was having the time of her life with the maid and totally forgot about anything else like she wanted.
The maid is kind too, and she was even making jokes with her.
They laughed for half of the tour, but the maid suddenly took permission to go ease herself.
"I'm fine alone from here" Twilight told her, and the maid left her there.
She's currently in the middle of an hall, so wide with the white walls and crystal grounds which feels like she might break and fall inside anytime.
She was about to go further when she saw someone leaving the hall.
Only his back is visible, but she feels like she has seen it before.
Why does it look like the backside of the guy who always follow Slade around?
She shook it off immediately. What will Slade's errand boy be doing here in this rich estate?
Slade himself probably hasn't gotten an opportunity to enter this paradise.
That thought made her smirk, and she finally entered the second hall.
She opened the first room she saw, and immediately she did, she just knew it's the room of Grandpa Cedric's grandson.
The manly designs are so rich and clean, but it doesn't have white walls like the rest of the house.
The walls are ash and black combined, and it smells so good, but why is it somehow musky like the scent of...
No... She's thinking too much.
She shook her head and entered the room, and when she saw the baggy jeans, compression shirts, grey hoodies, big hoodies and sweaters all stacked in the wardrobe, she felt like taking one.
She only has one woolen sweater, and she already stitched it in so many places cos woolens are damn expensive in this town.
She pressed her hands on the king-sized bed and nodded at the softness and cleanness again.
This grandson is definitely a doberman styled man, and she can't wait to meet him.
The sudden sounds of footsteps from outside made her eyes widen.
Whoever the grandson is, he definitely can't meet her here.
Why did she even enter this room in the first place. She crossed line and it's bad.
She quickly ran to the only door she saw and opened it, rushing inside to hide.
Unfortunately for her, it's the bathroom, but she didn't mind, till she felt water wetting her.
She looked up and saw she's under the silently running shower.
She made to quickly step out, but her butt hit something hard behind, and she froze.
Oh...no.
She heard the door opening in the bedroom...
"Boss, dinner is ready" Uriel's voice came, and she froze even more.
She turned around in a swirl as soap lather landed in her chestnut hair, and she began looking up slowly...
So slow that she almost lost her neck as the shower water gummed her mini gown to her body.
When her eyes finally saw the naked 'grandson' face, she almost ran mad on the spot.
"Killa?" She whispered with a small voice.
"Yes, little one" Slade sinisterly replied, his dark hair dripping sinfully.
TBC.
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