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Destrõy Me - Episode 35 & 36
(Her•Heartless•Monster)
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Tamlin went down in the middle of the ruins, and the table pieces all fell on his head, covering him completely.
"Tammy!!" Ruslan screamed horrifically, and every eyes in the refectory almost popped out of their sockets as they stared at the ruins.
For one minute straight, it's like everyone lost their senses cos no one moved, till Twilight gasped.
"Tamlin!" Imogen and Ruslan rushed to the ruins eventually, and they began taking the table pieces away.
Twilight wanted to join them, but Imogen blocked her.
"Do not come close to my brother!" She glared before returning to the exercise.
Posey, Ren, and some other students joined them to lift the woods.
Twilight turned to where Slade is standing, and she saw him collecting his ring from Uriel already.
He inserted the ring back into his finger, and right in front of everyone, his stab wounds closed up .
Without waiting again, he walked out of the refectory with Uriel, and Twilight immediately followed them.
And that was when students began getting their voices back.
"Ok...that was scary" Rihannon swallowed.
"He never ceases to amaze me, but Tamlin started it" Echo said.
"I don't care what anyone says, but I like Slade." Damien smiled, sitting back and taking from his croissants to eat.
Echo and Rihannon looked at him, then they returned their stares to each other.
It's not new though. They both know Damien hates Tamlin so if anyone is the happiest about what just happened, then it's Damien.
The students finally finished taking the wood pieces away, and Tamlin's face finally came to view.
His head has so many wounds from the crash, even his arms, and they're all bleeding.
"Geez, hope he doesn't land in coma" Echo muttered, her eyes focused on Ruslan as he carried Tamlin on his back.
If anyone will get mostly affected by Tamlin's current condition, then it's Ruslan, so she's inwardly praying for Tamlin's quick recovery as he was taken out.
*
Slade and Uriel have barely walked for two minutes when Twilight obstructed their way suddenly, making them stop.
"Get away" Uriel glared and made to go closer to her, but Slade's eye roll stopped him.
"I'll wait in front of this building" Uriel said, glaring at Twilight again before leaving.
"Yes?" Slade spoke, slicing out the word sternly.
"Why would you do that? You know you're stronger than him with or without the ring. You knew he was gonna get badly hurt, but you still did it" she said, and his eyes darkened.
"You crossed me to question my actions? And it's not even about just anybody, it's about that guy? He asked for rain, and I gifted him with rainstorm, aren't I generous?" He smirked.
"You're only generous when it comes to evilness and we both know it. What if he falls into coma?" She replied.
"That'd be much appreciated, for ten f+çking years" he replied.
"Killa!" She snapped.
"I made it clear at the estate, you do not snap at me. I'll kill you" he replied, and she came closer, her chin lifted.
"You won't. At least not now" she muttered confidently, and he smirked again.
"That will happen the next time you come to me like this to question my actions like this. I'd like to see how beautiful your head would look on a stake" he muttered, and her heart skipped beats, but despite her fear, she voiced out.
"I hate you, it's not not funny. I hate you so f+çking much" she said.
"Say it again" he growled wildly, coming closer.
She backed off, taking three steps away from him.
"I hate you, it's making me sick." she muttered, turning around and walking away from him till she disappeared down the hall.
Slade rolled his eyes for a second, a mixture of anger and destruction swirling in his chest as he faced the wall and punched it.
His fist broke the stone wall, and it made a dent which accommodated it.
Black stones fell from the dent as he removed his bleeding hand from it.
The hand was already healing as he left the building.
He met Uriel waiting outside, but he's not alone. He's with one of Lorraine's guards.
"He's here for you" Uriel said.
"You've been summoned at the admin office, sir" the guard said.
"For?" Slade said frostily, his head still so full of what Twilight said earlier, and his eyes hard.
"I dunno the details, sir" the guard replied, and Slade immediately began walking towards the office.
"Go back to your tower and rest" he told Uriel.
"But I have to...
"Rest" Slade cut him off with a stony glare.
"Yes, boss" Uriel replied, leaving reluctantly.
Slade left for the office in the company of the guard, and when they arrived, they met both Lord Vann and Lady Lorraine on seat.
There's a couple with them though, but the wife is black.
Immediately he saw that, he knows they're Molly's parents.
Molly is the only black girl in this castle.
He took his seat, and Lady Lorraine smiled at him, but he's not even seeing her.
She secretly raised her heel under the table, touching his leg with it.
"Lorraine, are you insane?" He spoke, his eyes still so furious.
Lorraine dropped her leg, blinking innocently.
"Did you just...
"Shut up" he cut her off, and she rested back on her chair, biting her inner mouth painfully.
"These are Molly's parents. Mr. And Mrs. Fell" Lord Vann talked, gesturing at the couple.
"I know" Slade replied.
"I'm sure you know why we called you already" Lord Vann continued, and Molly came in grudgingly.
"Please... unfreeze her tongue" Mr. Fell begged.
"You both are the owners of Fell Group in the city. As far as I know, you're the second richest family in Glennville after The Luthers, so why is she staying at the fifth tower and not the rich tower?" Slade asked.
"Because we wanted her to learn. She was a parasite at home who looked down on the poor a lot. We sent her here and made her stay in the fifth tower cos we wanted her to mingle with the poor and maybe change, but then...this happened" Mrs. Fell explained.
"Take pity and let her tongue go, and I promise to do anything, even if it means going on our knees" the husband added.
"Don't say no, please" Mrs. Fell said again, and Molly went on her knees.
Slade gave her a mean look which made her almost enter the ground.
"And after unfreezing the tongue, she has to debunk every allegation she made on Twilight on the homepage. If after that, she proceeds to do something to her detriment again, then I'll have to kill her and deliver her body to your doorstep" he finally said, and the parents gasped.
"Huh?"
"Yeah" Slade stood.
"Know this is a trap, and if she falls inside, you'll lose her" he finalized and walked out of the office.
"But her tongue is still frozen" Mr. Fell said as he stood with his wife.
Almost immediately, Molly gasped, holding her mouth as the ice began liquefying.
It became cold water, and she vomited the water.
"Oh my gawd!" Her parents gasped.
"It's gone!" Molly smiled, and before her parents could even touch her, she ran out of the office.
"Thank you very much" Mr. Fell faced Lord Vann and Lorraine.
"I dunno what's wrong tonight. Usually, he doesn't listen to people's begging, so you're lucky. I'm not sure if Molly will be able to keep herself together, so why don't you withdraw her from this school and take her home before she does something that'd make Slade kill her like he said" Lorraine said.
"Isn't that the monster of Glennville? Slade Luther! One of the triplets of the Luther family" Mrs. Fell said.
"So what?" Lorraine leaned forward.
"Do you know how long we've been waiting to make a connection with The Luthers? Imagine the collaboration of the richest and second richest family in this town" Mr. Fell smiled.
"So... You're planning on throwing your daughter on Slade?" Lorraine stood skeptically.
"The right way to put it will be the conjugation of the two blessed families. Luther and Fell." Mrs. Fell chuckled, and Lorraine felt like strangling her instantly.
"Anyways, thanks for your help, and Molly is going nowhere. She's staying here" Mr. Fell added, and the two left the office.
Lorraine faced Lord Vann immediately.
"Why are you just sitting there? Why aren't you talking?" She said.
Lord Vann didn't reply.
"Vann!!!" She yelled.
"Lorraine!!!" He yelled back, standing up and making her flinch.
"What? You're worried about Molly's parents wanting her for Slade? Is that your concern now? The student kidnappers sent me a death threat note, and students are still going missing. The midnight killer is still killing too, and the founder's day is coming! Twilight got her admission letter from a ghost! Several mysterious things happening in this castle, and yet you're worried about Slade and Molly? Gawd!" He yelled, pushing her out of the way before leaving the office.
Lorraine stood from the chair she fell on, and she bit her red lip so hard that she almost wounded herself.
Even the ghosts in this town and in the city knows that The Luthers are the richest, followed by The Fell family.
Their own family, Wesley is the third richest, and it's making her feel like crying right now.
"Vann where were you when your mates were working to be the first and second richest? Why are we the third?" She muttered, fighting back her tears.
"And yes, I'm bothered by Molly and Slade, cos I love Slade" she finally let out her tears.
The ringing of her phone made her wipe her tears stylishly with her pointer finger.
She picked the call from Imogen, and when she heard what happened to Tamlin, she left the office.
*
Slade was still walking down the long corridor when Molly ran all the way to him.
She blocked his way, and his eyes beamed the dark-gold, showcasing how angry he is.
She quickly took a step back.
"I...I just wanted to say thanks for defrosting my tongue. That was the kindest I've ever seen you, and I appreciate it" she said.
"Kindness?" He muttered, a wry smile forming on his face.
"That was a trap, and you're meant to fall inside" he said, and she smiled.
"I won't, I promise. You don't want me around Twilight again, so be it, and I'll debunk the news tomorrow. Lady Lorraine gave me the job and I was silly to do it because I was jealous of Twilight's closeness with you. I promise it won't happen again" she said and smiled again.
Slade left without another word, and she sighed out.
"Gawd...he's so so hot when he flashes those dark-gold eyes" she smiled, watching him till he went out of sight.
*
ATTIC*
Onyx the cat began meowing in fear the moment Slade came inside.
The cat ran under the piano to hide immediately.
If there's anything that knows Slade inside out, it's the cat. It has stayed the longest with him, and it understands every of Slade's moods.
His mood is windy and stormy right now, and that's why it ran under the piano to hide.
Slade took off his compression shirt and took a bottle of tequila.
He didn't try to mix it this time. He opened it and drank directly from it, but it tasted sour, so he threw it down and went to the window.
He opened it and stretched his palm forward, summoning a bird.
A raven perched on his palm almost immediately, and he glared his eyes at it, making it's wings unflappable, and it's legs weak.
The bird went limp on his palm, and Twilight's words from earlier hit him again like a tornado.
"I HATE YOU"
He shut his eyes, reeling back to the past instantly.
FLASHBACK, AGE 5~ LUTHERS ISLAND*
Slade's love for quiet places made Timothy create a garden for him in the middle of the island.
Slade spends most of his time there, but not because of the flowers or plants.
It's because of the butterflies and birds.
He loves gathering them with his eyes, then he tears the wings of the butterflies apart, killing them brutally.
As for the birds, he weakens their wings and legs, plucks their wings and makes sure they suffer in misery before killing them.
He kills an average of twenty butterflies and birds per day, at it's so brutal that birds and butterflies began avoiding the island.
Five years old Slade is in the garden as usual again that night with Onyx the cat beside him.
His eyes are frozen and cold, and his long hair was held with a band.
He's staring at a distance with just one bird on his palm.
Birds and butterflies are scarce these days cos of him, so he decided to manage this one for today.
He looked at the bird, and without any mercy, he began plucking it's feathers away from it's body.
The bird was cawing painfully, but he didn't stop till he finished plucking away all the feathers.
The bird fell dead below his feet, and he sighed, taking his cat in his arms while staring at the dead bird with a satisfying look.
Timothy is secretly hiding behind a flower tree, looking at him with fear in his eyes.
He rushed out of the garden and went back to the main villa where he met Grandpa Cedric drinking in the patio.
"Why are you restless?" Cedric stood.
"He did it again. He killed another bird" Timothy replied.
"Why are you acting like it's his first time? He has always been like this" Grandpa Cedric said.
"Because of him, birds and butterflies aren't visiting this place anymore. Is it normal to be scared of your own child? I'm scared of him" Timothy said shakily.
"He's cursed, Timothy!" Grandpa Cedric snapped.
"But he's not the only one who's cursed! The other two are cursed too!" Timothy said.
"Their curses are different. His curse is the cruelest so just leave him alone!" Grandpa Cedric said.
"No I can't. We should have killed him immediately he was born. Yunno what? Tonight, I'm going to sneak into his room and remove his ring then snap his neck with the pillow" Timothy said.
"What! Are you crazy? If you and your wife didn't go out for silly ice cream that night, he wouldn't have turned out like this so leave my grandson alone!" Cedric defended.
"I don't care, I'm killing that monster tonight!" Timothy insisted, leaving the patio.
"Timothy!" Grandpa Cedric rushed after him.
Meanwhile, Slade is by the other side of the patio, listening to everything.
He's holding his cat in hand, and he didn't even enter his room to pick anything.
He left the island that night.
BACK TO THE PRESENT*
Slade healed the raven, then he released it, and it flew away.
He left the window and sat on his bed.
Since Timothy said those words that night which made him leave the island for the orphanage, he has closed himself off from attachments, which is why he doesn't get affected by any utterance.
But why?
Why the f+ck can't he stop thinking about Twilight's first line of the statement?
I HATE YOU.
She hates him? It should be making him happy, but why is he mad about it?
He left the bed and went to the piano, squatting beside it to view the cat.
Onyx came out and climbed onto his arms when it sensed he has calmed down.
Slade carried it and began strolling the room.
As usual, he didn't sleep that night.
*
NEXT DAY, TWILIGHT'S ROOM*
"Big news big news!" Rihannon rushed in, waking the girls from their slumbers.
"What is it?" Echo groaned, rubbing her eyes.
"Twi wake up!" Rihannon shouted, and Twilight's eyes opened slowly.
"What's up Riri?" She groaned too.
"What if I tell you Molly is the only daughter of the Fell family, the second richest in Glennville!" Rihannon said.
"What!" Are you kidding?" Echo came down from the bed.
"Seriously?" Twilight came down from the bed too, sleep clearing off their eyes.
"Trust me! Her parents made her stay in this tower to humble her, and you know what I'm hearing? It's possible that she'd get married to Slade in the future" Rihannon said further.
"The same man who froze her tongue?" Echo scoffed.
"He unfrosted it already, and who knows... Maybe Slade is not as bad as we all think. Maybe he's not the midnight killer, maybe... just maybe his family is complicated too. We only see the surface anyways" Damien said, entering the room.
"And here comes the biggest Slade defender" Echo said, and Damien laughed.
Meanwhile, Twilight's mind went to the words she angrily said to Slade last night, and she gulped.
Yes. She hates him, but still...
"Heard Tamlin is not awake yet. Dr. Kali said he might wake up tomorrow though" Rihannon said.
"I'm glad" Twilight nodded, taking her phone.
The first thing she was was Molly's new post on the homepage.
Molly Fell: Every post about Twilight Kent two nights ago were all fake, cooked up by me. Sorry for misleading y'all.
"What is it?" Echo shifted closer to her to see the post too.
"Just this? She should come to you and apologize in perso" Echo said.
"I don't need it" Twilight replied.
"You guys don't have class?" Damien asked.
"We have Prof Slade's class by 4pm" Echo said.
"Then let's play house of cards" Damien suggested.
"I'm in!" They all chorused, and he took them all out of the room.
*
3:40PM, PSYC. DEPARTMENT*
"Am I wicked if I say I love how Tamlin is unconscious? In fact, I need to thank Slade for it. At least, I can breath in peace before he wakes up tomorrow" Imogen said.
She's currently on her way to class with her minions.
"I've been wanting to say this, but I was waiting for you to go first. Tamlin is too hard on you" Posey said.
"He needs to stay unconscious more than one day" Ren said, and they laughed, but their laughter was shortlived when Molly and her gang suddenly appeared from the opposite direction.
When they arrived in front of each other, Molly glared hard, but Imogen couldn't.
It's like her halo and shine has been taken away.
"Make way for Molly Fell" Molly muttered.
"Yes!!!" Her gang yelled behind.
Shamefully, Imogen and her dogs made way.
Molly passed through it with her gang, and their laughter echoed as they went down the hall.
"That bî+ch... Now that she's recognized as the richest girl in this school, I bet I won't breathe well after all" Imogen muttered.
"The thing about her getting married to Slade in the future..." Posey said.
"In her dreams" Imogen scoffed, and they entered the class.
From the balcony of her office, Lady Lorraine has been watching, and that even made her boil more.
She's still dealing with Twilight, and now Molly?
She needs to do something.
*
PSYCH CLASS*
Twilight and Echo got lucky to be at the front seats today, though Twilight was completely against it, but Echo had to make her.
Molly is the trending topic in class today, but it all stopped when Slade entered the class.
He looks extra-stern as he set his laptop on the desk and began the class almost immediately.
The topic is MIND SICKNESS, and he focused solely on just that.
He didn't make even a single eye contact with Twilight throughout.
If he does, it might just open the gates of hell judging by how hard her words took over his head last night.
Stopping himself from looking at her when he actually wants to look at her is probably more dangerous though, but for now, it has to be this way.
Or else, he might just freeze time and take her in this class and make her hate him more, then things would turn ugly real quick.
Whenever he looks into the class, he made sure his eyes stayed in the middle to avoid her face.
Instead of her, he was looking at Molly blankly, and Molly won't stop smiling, feeling superior.
"He's not looking our way today" Echo whispered beside Twilight.
Twilight couldn't reply, she has been wondering too.
Why is he not looking at her as usual? Why Molly?
The class ended after an hour, and Slade left the class right on time too.
He went back to the attic and drank tequila again, trying to fill himself up, but it did nothing.
It wasn't a good idea after all.
I'm fact, it's a grave mistake, cos starving the slutty monster inside him is trouble.
Not looking at her when he wants to look at her is torture.
Now he needs her to calm down.
He needs her so bad, it might kill.
*
12PM, TWILIGHT'S ROOM*
Twilight was suddenly awakened by the sound in her head, and her eyes opened gently, she sat up.
_Step out, to the second garden_ the voice in her head told her, and she didn't argue before standing.
As if she's in a trance, she stood without blinking and walked out of the room.
She picked one of the candle lanterns in the corridor, and her steps are quiet and slow as she made her way out of the tower.
_Walk faster, Twilight_ the voice came again, and her steps quickened.
She felt the cobblestone under her bare feet and the madly cold breeze on her skin and hair as she walked.
The castle is dead silent, not even the sound of nocturnal animals is heard right now.
She entered the garden, walking on the moss and shrubs till she heard a movement behind herself.
She turned around quickly, and the person almost got her, but she grabbed him faster, flipping him just the way she did to Aimee.
The lantern fell and shattered, but the moon appeared in the sky instantly, shinning on the face of the person.
Her eyes widened... Slade.
"Slade?" She swallowed.
"It's...it's really you. You're really the midnight killer" she shifted back, but right in front of her...
The face changed from Slade to another person. A man she has never seen before.
Twilight's mouth widened, and she almost screamed out as her fists folded coldly.
The man continued laying on the ground, staring at her with ominous eyes.
"So this is it... You've been using Slade's face to do the killings?...who are you?" She gulped.
He stood and dusted the suit he's wearing, then he smiled. She noticed he's wearing the infinity ring too.
"Slade defiled you already? Reason why you could flip me with psychical energy. Not to worry, we'll meet again soonest, moonslave" he replied, and a heavy gust of wind came immediately, almost blinding her.
She had to cover her eyes with her palm.
The wind left as fast as it came, but when she removed her palm from her eyes, he's already gone.
He left with the wind.
Twilight took two steps back at first, then she turned around, running back to the tower.
The moon followed her in the sky, lightning her way till she arrived.
She didn't climb the stairs.
Instead, she went to the elevator, and immediately she stood in front of it, it opened for her.
She went in, and she was restless till she got up and ran out to climb the short stairs.
She pushed the attic door open, but Slade is nowhere to be found.
She heard sounds from the bended corner and ran there breathlessly.
"Killa! Killa?" She pushed the door open.
"Why didn't you tell everyone you're not the midnight...
The rest of her words got lost when she saw what's happening inside the room.
Slade is inside, n+ked!
He's groaning slowly, holding his c+ck in hand and pumping it up and down like he's s+x-starved.
He's clearly m+sturbating.
Twilight's eyes widened beyond it's width as their eyes met, but he didn't stop pumping himself.
He even did it faster, his groans turning more hoarse and raw as his c+ck grew in his palm.
Twilight's throat went dry, and she stepped back, grabbing the door.
"I'm sorry --- I should ---"
"Stay right there" he replied, their eyes still hooked.
"Kil...
"Don't move, just watch me. Watch what you're doing to me" he groaned, turning to her completely so she'd have a perfect view of it.
Twilight gulped, showcasing her collarbones well.
Her palm turned sweaty on the door, and her eyes went back to his c+ck.
Her thighs felt gummy instantly, and her n+pples hardened involuntarily, showing through her elastic singlet.
She felt a warm drip in her p+nty.
Ow... f+ck.
TBC.
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