THE DEVIL’S HEART
The Devil’s Heart – Chapter 16
(Her possessive devil)
©Goodness Okoye
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“My father… I don’t want to lose Dad, please can I just go see him? I promise to be right back.” Pispa cried.
“I love him so much… I don’t want to lose him.” She added when he wasn’t saying anything.
Hazard breathed. His eyes was cold, like nothing happened, Pispa’s tears was streaking down from her eyes and Hazard looked away. His eyes so mirthless.
“Please..” Pispa added again. She couldn’t believe she was saying that to the devil’s face. The person she hated so much.
Hazard exhaled. He took in his bottom lip in to his mouth looking at her, he doesn’t want Pispa leaving his sight, and who could have hurt her father?
“How did you get the information? How did you know your father is in the hospital?” Hazard had to ask.
“I got a call from my brother. And he sounded so urgent that I should be there.” Pispa said looking him in the eyes. “I promise to return.”
“Why should I believe you?”
“Because..” Pispa sucked in air. “I guess.. you can trace me no matter where I am.”
Hazard chuckled lightly. “You can’t go without one of my guards.”
“No, I can go alone.”
“Are you planning to run away?” Hazard asked.
“I told you I’m gonna return.. I’m leaving to see how my dad is feeling.” Pispa frowned.
Hazard walked to the hour Glass in the basement, picking it, he returned towards her. “You aren’t letting this to elapsed.” He dropped the hour glass upside down and the sand started going down. “Your time starts now.”
Pispa glared at him as she rushed out of the basement, heading towards the gate, the guards let her out. Maybe Hazard had informed them.
“Dulcie which hospital is it?” Pispa asked she had gotten out of the compound, heading to the bus station to flag down a cab.
“Okay, I will be right there.” She said hanging up the call. A cab came out and she flagged it down as she hopped in hurriedly and it zoomed out.
*
“Follow her.” Hazard said into his phone before hanging up. He staggered towards his half-smoked cigarette and started dragging it again as he Puff the smoke.
Corey walked inside the room. “Hey bro. I have been searching for you.” He said dropping next to Hazard with a lazy smiles.
Hazard eyes snapped towards him briefly and returned to his blank space where his eyes were initially. “How did you know I was here.” His voice was hoarse.
“Did you let that girl out intentionally?” Corey grabbed the wine and sipped, relaxing more on the chair. “I saw her leaving the gate.”
Hazard breathed. “Why are you so concerned about the girl? Do you know her from somewhere?” Hazard fully tured to him.
Corey shrugged. “I’m been concerned because she is your property.. you know you don’t joke with what’s yours.”
“Look Corey, you should know your limit, that girl is here for a purpose got it?”
Corey shrugged stubbornly. “F+k, I wasn’t talking of limits.”
“Leave.” Hazard voice was a thunderstorm, “I don’t want to see you in this basement again.”
“Good. I’m never planning to come next time.” Corey staggered out of the room, Hazard started at his retreating figure, he knew his brother so well.
Soon, his phone buzzed and he looked into his phone as his face contorted into a deep frown.
*
Pispa ran like a mad girl into the hospital as she breathed heavily. “God please don’t do this to me.” She cried silently in the heart.
Getting to the waiting room, she met her mother and siblings pacing up and down the room.
“Mum.” Pispa’s voice wasn’t steady. Tears had already formed in her eyes. “Is he getting any better?”
Shirin spun towards Pispa and the tears in her eyes rolled off. As well as others.
Pispa ran to them and hug them, the tears rolled off. “How did it happened?” Pispa whispered in tears.
Shirin whimpered. “I can’t say… It happened out of blue.” She said in between the hug, shortly they disengaged, Pispa’s eyes were on hers.
“He will be alright.” Pispa assured her. “Dad is so strong.”
Shirin nodded.
Pispa turned at her siblings. But they hugged her immediately. “I know it hasn’t been two days but I’m already missing you.” Dulcie said.
“Me too.” Mel added.
“I will be fine..” Pispa’s smiled was assuring. “How did dad ended up in there?” She whispered.
“It was an attack.. Dad was at the garden watering the flowers but all of a suddenly, Dulcie and I heard a noise, we rushed out only to see his head oozing some bloods.” Mel articulate.
“Are you sure that Devil you are living with aren’t responsible for this?” Dulcie pointed out.
Pispa sighed. “I have no idea. I think.. Dad should be indoors for now, okay?”
“I’m scared.” Mel said slowly, lowering her gaze.
“What happened?”
Mel and Dulcie was silent. “What’s the hell is happening?” Pispa asked looking from Dulcie to Mel.
“Mum..? Is everything okay?” Pispa turned towards Shirin since Mel and Dulcie lowered their eyes.
“Your dad might not have the surgery. The money for the surgery is too much.”
“How much are we talking about?” Pispa blinked. “Say something!”
“200k.”
“What?” Pispa gasped. “200k?”
Shirin nodded. “I have called your uncles and aunts but they don’t have.”
“Where the f+k is the doctor? I need to see him or her?”
“He is so busy to talk to us.”
“What should we do.. Dad mustn’t die.” Pispa ruffled her hair. “Maybe I should take a loan.”
“Now?”.
“Yeah.”
“Remember. We don’t have a collateral.”
“Jeez.. we are in deep shit.” Mel muttered.
“We can’t just let dad die.” Pispa blinked in tears. “That man has passed through a lot.” Pispa blunted.
“I will be right back.” She added rushing out.
*
Pispa was at August front gate, she had a feeling of trepidation washing down her, her hand was half way to the knock on the door but the door suddenly bursted opened.
August had his backpack. He was heading to the casino. His eyes snapped at Pispa as his lips crept into a wild grin. He quickly hugged Pispa.
The hug lasted for some time before her released her. His eyes locked into hers.
“I have missed you.” He whispered. His both arms on Pispa’s shoulders. “What’s happening? I barely see you and you not taking my calls anymore?” August asked hurtfully.
Pispa licked her lips. “Look August, I’m sorry for all of that.. maybe we can talk about that next day…”
“Is everything okay.” August saw hint of panics in her eyes glistening as he interjected.
Pispa nodded. “I want you to take me to the casino.. I want to gamble.”
“What?” He gasped. “Why? You can’t be there.” He frowned.
“Why?”
“Because you are a lady.” August pouted. “I don’t want you to do such.”
“Please..”
“If I may ask.. why do you have to do this?”
“My Dad is in the hospital and the doctor request for payment before treatment.. so I don’t have any other choice.” She looked into his eyes. “Dad need the treatment now.”
August shut his eyes an reopened it. “This will be your last right?”
Pispa nodded.
August brought her closer to him as their breath mingled. “I have truly missed you Pispa.”
“Me too. I promise to make out a right out for the two of us okay?” Pispa smiled their eyes locked.
August have on thing in his mind.
Which is?
Kiss. To kiss the hell out of her.
“What if I pay for your Dad’s hospital bills would you have a change of mind?” The voice sound so audibly.
The two jerked drifting their gaze towards the direction of the voice. The man was leaning up on his car, he had a black shade on his eyes.
“What do you mean?” August asked, he had pulled Pispa beside himself, while they watched the man makes his steps towards them.
“I’m Wayne. The CEO of greatest cooking academy in the country.” Wayne said with a charming smiles. “Work for me then your father’s hospital bills would be a chicken feed.”
TBC…
