THE DEVIL’S HEART
The Devil’s Heart – Chapter 21
(Her possessive devil)
©Goodness Okoye
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The door cracked opened. “Hazard, you…” Paula was saying when she saw them in the position. She heard some noise downstairs and decided to check up but meeting them like this?
Four was right on what he said.
Hazard looked up seeing his mother, her mouth was parted surprisingly.. and that pissed him off.
He hate it.
But… when did she returned?
It felt so awkward right now.
Gosh!
On seeing his mother, immediately, Hazard left Pispa and she felled with a heavy thud to the ground, she only stirred but still she didn’t wake, maybe was so tired from work.
“W.. when did you return?” Hazard spluttered, looking down at Pispa who was commenting funny words. Sharply his eyes returned to his mother.
“She might get hurt, How could you throw her off that way?” Paula half-yelled.
Hazard exhaled angrily as he balled his hands, why on the earth did he firstly wanted to help her from falling?
“You don’t know who she is.” He rolled his eyes at his mother, maybe he was understanding where she was heading to.
“Take her inside.” Paula simply said, there was a smiles on her lips that glow faintly.
Hazard disgusted his face. “You must be kidding, She is only but my hostage. I can’t take her inside.” Hazard growled, grabbing his jacket that had fallen off on the floor.
“What? She might catch cold from the cold floor.”
“I don’t care. When she feels like sleeping inside. I’m sure she knows her way to the room.” He snapped leaving.
“Hazard. This is not good, why don’t you just take her back to her home if this all you could do. By being rude?”
“Whatever.”
Paula exhaled sharply. “Son of a..” she paused looking down to Pispa who had cuddling her knees, she was snoring already.
Paula just hunkered down to her level, she brushed back her hair, staring into her face, “You are so beautiful dear, I just hope things will turn out well between you and my son.”
“How do I get you out from this cold floor?” She thought staring around.
There was a loud bang from the door and Paula turned with a sharp look. “Corey?” She called out surprisingly. “Hey, come let’s get her out of the floor…” She was shortened by Corey staggering steps.
“You are drunk?” Paula stood sharply heading towards him.
“I’m not drunk mum.” Corey protested.
“You are not? Let me fucking smell your mouth.” Paula jibbed. “Hey, you reeked.”
“Look mum, I’m not drunk okay? i.. I was pushed to a table of beers and I felled with it.” He said staggering off. “I’m not a drunk.”
“Come back here. I told you to stop going to the club, you are wasting your life.”
“Mum, just let me be..” he was saying but collided and felled beside Pispa. “..and who is this?” He spurred, his hand on her face as he looked into her eyes to recognize who that was.
“Jesus Christ…”
“She looks so beautiful.” He muttered, his eyes were on Pispa. “Is she Hazard’s new maid?” He looked up at Paula.
Paula was mute.
“I get it.” Corey chuckled. He staggered up, turning to his mother. “I’m going to take her to the guest room.”
“Not in that fucking state of yours.” Paula snapped, she slightly pushed him off from Pispa.
“What?” Corey splurred.
“Get the hell out of here. I can’t believe you are so stupid to waste your life at the club…”
“Mum..”
“Get out.” Paula half-yelled.
Pispa stirred, slowly she opened her eyes, looking around, damned she was on the floor.
Her eyes scoured meeting Paula’s, she stood immediately as fear washes down her. “Gosh.. Ma’am.. I’m so..”
“It is okay.” Paula held her shoulders. “You go to your room.”
Pispa nodded, her eyes locked with Corey, for a while, she tried getting what was happening but couldn’t, she stared at the piled works on the table.
“You ‘ll finish it up tomorrow.” Paula said like she read her mind.
Pispa nodded again before walking away, she didn’t know the woman is in the house, for days now, she hadn’t notice her.
Maybe she just returned.
*
Katie was outside academy waiting patiently, the lesson was over and she had to see Ronnie, he kept making mistaking while speaking with the students and he wasn’t steady in the academy anymore.
Now Ronnie was heading to his car.
“Mr. Wreker.” Katie called out.
Ronnie turned towards her and stopped with a heavy sighs.
“What.. what are you doing about Pispa’s disappearance? I don’t understand a shit anymore.” Katie blunted.
“What do you mean?”
“You know.. she has been missing for sometime now and that’s getting me pissed off, I want to know where she is.”
“I guess you are her friend?”
“What do you mean?”
“Look Katie, you know your friend is such a stubborn girl and.. gosh..” Ronnie paused before heading into the car. He couldn’t let her know everything.
Pispa is just driving him crazy.
Katie watching him driving out, she had been calling, it do went through but she aren’t taking her calls.
“Badass girl, where the hell are you?”
*
Wayne paced about in his room, his hairs he kept ruffling it, and be wouldn’t stop swearing non-stop.
“Shit. Shit.” He stomped on the floor and returned his gaze to the mirror. His lips had curved into his mouth as he bite them vengefully.
“Why does Hazard always gets what he wants? Why does the motherfucker always piss me off?” He asked his reflection on the mirror.
“He is always five steps ahead of he? That girl should be with me.” He hissed “How do I get her?”
Soon his phone rang. “How close are you?”
“Close enough.”
“I’m expecting good news.” With that he hung up.
Mala bursted into the room. “Hey, Wayne.”
“Mala I’m sorry I’m not in the mood for anything now.” He Jibbed heading to his windows.
“What happened.” Mala dilated her eyes shockingly. “You have a decrease in sales?” She approached him but was behind him.
“I’m sorry..”
“It is not your fault.” Wayne said flatly “I will talk to you later, goodnight.”
Mala nodded disappointingly. “Okay.” With that she left.
Wayne watched her retreating figure. His mind wandered back to Pispa, she was so bold and he felt so angry that after offering her a job space, she refused.
“I will still get you.”
*
Corey dropped on his bed and slept off, shortly he jerked up immediately rushing to the bathroom, he barfed as he grunted with heavy breathes.
“Gosh.” He muttered. “My head hurts, did I hit my head somewhere?.”
Corey slowly walked back into his room as he plodded into the bed, like a flash he could remember meeting a girl on the floor, his mother had asked him to take her inside.
“Who could that be?” He thought. He ranked his brain to remember.
Like a flash the face ‘d appeared.
“Pispa.” He muttered rushing out of the room to downstairs. His eyes ransacked the room but she wasn’t there.
“Has she gone back to her room? Or was she aware I was drunk?” He muttered devastatingly. “Gosh.” He ruffled his hairs dropping on the floor.
“Shit, I should quit drinking, since my head isn’t too strong to carry it.” He hissed.
Corey was seen again, tip-toeing towards Pispa’s room, his ear was placed on the door, no sounds from the room, “Has she gone to sleep or…” He thought, with his eyes shut.
“What are you doing here?” Hazard’s voice was heard and Corey jerked fearfully.
“W.. What?” Corey’s eyes was shinning in fear.
“What are you doing at her door? The last time I checked, your room is not connected through here.” Hazard said, he took a step closer to him.
“Uh.. I was going to ask her something?”
“Something?” Hazard asked sarcastically with a pissed chuckled. “What? What could that be?”
“None of your business.” Corey pouted.
“Look here Corey. That girl in there is my hostage. I want you to stay very far from her or you regret it.” Hazard snorted striding off.
Corey nodded understandingly. “You act like you fucking care about who she is.” His voice cracked, “She is mine” he added. He stared at her door one more before heading out.
Hazard paused from his walk, making a u-turn, he watched his brother’s retreating figure, when his figure was out, he approached Pispa’s doorway and stopped as he ruffled his hair.
He exhaled before heading out of the hallways.
IN THE MORNING
Hazard didn’t sleep well, since his encounter with Wayne. He knew him as a hard guy back in the days.
Hazard aren’t going to work, he was on his casual, a short and a singlets, he wore red headband, he had a mask on his face. He was standing on Pispa’s doorway with a rifle.
As he raised his hand to push the door, Pispa opened the it before him, she screamed out fearfully. “Oh my Gosh!” As she lost balance but Hazard was fast to pull her to himself. Her eyes was shut as her grips was tenacious.
Hazard’s eyes was on her closed eyes, for a moment they were just like. She was trembling.
“Please don’t kill me.” Pispa begged, tightening her grips.
Hazard meant to laugh but quelled it “I can’t believe you are scared.” Hazard said. “And still holding me that way.”
“What?” She opened her eyes. Realizing she was cuddling on Hazard
Hazard released his hands from Pispa and she felled heavily on the ground.
“Let’s go to the field for training, and stop being too clingy.” Hazard brusque heading out.
Pispa’s eyes was filled with surprise, she stood watching him leaving. “He is crazy. How could he scare me that way?” She muttered.
TBC…
