Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 22
? Kimâs p.o.v?
âDad because the doctor said you would leave soon doesnât stop you from taking your medicationsâ.
He sighed âand who told you I am not taking my medications?â
âThe doctor and the chief nurse. They said you throw a tantrum whenever they wants to give you a medicationâ. I said not too pleased with him.
He raised his eyebrows âI donât take the drugs any longer because I think there arenât good for me any longer. Unlike before I needed them to feel good but recently whenever I am being given the injections,I feel so sleepy and itâs like I am not in control of my body. Like i am in another worldâ he explained frowning.
Okay maybe I was too harsh on him.
âDid you tell the doctor about this?â.
âOf course I did and he told me that is exactly what the drug does.â
âThen you have to keep on taking itâ.
âBut I am better already. Look it remains two chemotherapy before I would be discharged from here then we can both go homeâ.
Home? Home sounded foreign now.
âYes. You will go home,but you have to continue your medications. It was the medications that made you better so you canât just stop nowâ. I told him gently.
âI said I donât want toâ. He snapped and I flinched.
Okay that was a first,he never shouts on me on minor issues like this.
After realizing what he did he looked like he wanted to hit his head on a wall âKimberly I didnât mean to snap. I am sorryâ.
I shook my head âno itâs fine. I pressed you too much and you are probably worked upâ.
âI shouldnât have snapped that way thoughâ. He frowned his face.
I moved closer âdad itâs fine. If you donât want to continue the injections because you donât feel comfortable with it,I can tell the doctor to give you capsules. Would you take that?â. I asked rubbing my temple.
âI donât want toâ. He said gently. âI donât just want to take more drugsâ.
I smiled gently even though I was not comfortable inside âthatâs fine. Itâs totally alright as long as you are alrightâ.
âThanks Kimberly, thanksâ. He smiled at me.
I donât know why he doesnât want to continue with his drugs and I donât want to pressure him more than I just did. Dad have been behaving different for some days now,he snaps at every little thing and he tends to get angry on whatever the doctor says.
I once witnessed how he struggled with a nurse because she wanted to inject him, thatâs so unlike him and I donât feel comfortable about it. Something is wrong with him and the thing is taking a toll on him.
After our little talk he faced the other side of the bed and hummed softly,i might as well take my leave now because I wasnât comfortable with his behavior.
âHmm,dad I have to be on my wayâ. I say standing up.
He didnât even turn to look at me.
âDad?â.
âHmmâ. He still didnât turn.
âDad,did I do something wrong? Are you mad at me?â. I asked him.
He shook his head âno,I am not mad at you,I am mad at myselfâ.
Okay that is new.
I sat down back âdad whatâs wrong? Is there something you arenât telling me?â.
âNo, nothing you should know ofâ. He replied curtly.
He havenât gone out of the hospital to cause trouble right? And moreover he was barely healthy so why would he get onto any type of trouble. He isnât a criminal right?
Criminal? No my dad isnât a criminal.
âDad you need to talk to me if something is bothering you. You donât need to bother yourself with thinking,you just got out of risk and remember if you donât tell me I wonât know how to help youâ. I pressed him.
âKim I said you should drop the issueâ he instructed.
âDad,you need to talk to me if you âŠ.â
âI said you.should.drop.itâ he snapped this time more harshly and he didnât look like he wanted to apologise.
I might just cry now.
âI have to be on my way thenâ. I stood up,I went to his bedside to kiss his cheeks before I exited the room.
He didnât even pass me a sideway glance, something was definitely bothering him or I was just over thinking this. Dad have been in the hospital for close to twelve months now,he is probably worked out,he havenât gone outside for a while so itâs definitely taking a toll on him.
I dismissed the thoughts of daddy involved in something shady. He was probably worked up.
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âHello?â. I asked over the phone and the call ended immediately.
This particular number have been calling me for a while now and I was beginning to get scared. It canât be a serial killer right? I am just twenty four and I havenât even had sex yet so I canât just die now right?.
Julia threatened me but she canât go that far can she? She wouldnât kill me because of a guy right? Julia it was all a plan alright? I may be sharp mouthed but I am a scaredy cat inside and to be honest I was scared when she threatened me and I just wanted to tell her that this is all a plan but the witty part of me took over and the truth Is I donât know whether the thing between Ashton and I is just a plan anymore.
I looked at the back of the car,no one was following me. Thatâs a relief.
Ashton allowed me to go alone today and you have no idea how glad I was. But I am not glad anymore because I think I would still get into trouble.
The number called me again,this time I didnât pick up,I focused on driving even if my hands were getting wet and clampy on the wheel. I was f—–g scared and I occasionally looked at my side mirror to ensure no one was following me.
The number called again and I said a silent prayer before picking it up âhello?â. I called trying so hard to sound normal. I canât give myself away that way.
âKimberly?â. I heard the man call from the other side of the phone.
He even knows my name. More trouble âyes,who are you?â.
âI am Marcelloâ. He said curtly.
âMarcello? I am sorry but I donât know youâ
âYes you probably donât remember,but your father knows me well, itâs a pity you donât know me. I heard he is down with cancer,how his he doing nowâ. The man asked in his rough voice.
He sounded dangerous.
âMr Marcello,what do you want from meâ. I asked ignoring his question.
âMeet me at no 2 Allen street nowâ. He ordered.
âI canât meet you because I donât know you. For all I care you might me a serial killer or a kidnapper or even an armed robber. I canât do thatâ. I told him,I might be naive but i wasnât stupid.
No one was safe now,how would I go and meet a man I didnât know from anywhere. What if he removes my heart of my eyes?
âYou are quite bold Kim I must commend but you must find your way here and donât keep me waiting. I repeat donâtâ. He said menacingly.
âI canât come Mr Marcello. I donât know youâ.
âBut your father does and this is about your dad. You know how important that is right?â.
âMy dad? Did he do something wrong?â. I asked my breath hitching,I pray i donât get into an accident. I would have parked to take this call but I was scared to park,what if someone hits me or something.
âYes your dad. If you want to know why donât you come overâ
âI canâtâ. I deadpanned my earlier resolve coming back.
âOkay letâs see then. You are in a red sports car, wearing black jacket and loose jeans you are driving towards the downtown area,you just left the hospital some minutes ago. My guys should probably corner you before you get into the main roadâ. He paused âI should probably send them over now,right Kimberly you wouldnât want us to do that right?â
My breath hitched âplease donât do that. You wouldnât hurt me right?â. I wanted assurance even though I know it was a stupid move.
I should just call Scott or Ashton that I have gotten into trouble but I didnât want to. A part of me wanted to know what my dad have gotten himself into. Marcello sounded Italian,what business does Dad have with an Italian?
âDonât over think this Kimberly. If you come yourself I promise I wonât hurt you but if my guys come,who knows they might and they might not. You donât want to risk that right? Now take a turn back to downtown no 2 Allen nowâ. He instructed.
I didnât want to go because I know it wasnât safe but I wanted to go too for my dad and I was somewhat thankful this has nothing to do with Julia or her threats.
I turned the car around and back to downtown. Downtown wasnât a safe place and I know it. It was a safe haven for touts and thugs and street gangs,I shouldnât be there but I couldnât help but wonder what my dad did and I donât have a choice either.
If I called someone I wasnât sure no one would get hurt,someone might get hurt and I didnât want that and I was curious too.
âGood girl. Downtown no 2 Allen donât forget,my guys would take care of the restâ. He said before ending the call.
I took a deep breath.
âKim what have you gotten yourself into?â
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âCan you please try not to touch meâ. I told the guy leading me to where Marcello was and he smirked in return with his hands still on my lower back.
This was a dangerous move and I know it. I was more scared than nervous. The young guy leading me should be about my age or a little older if he wasnât looking older because of the numerous tattoos on his body and the piercings. He spelled dangerous,I couldnât help but wonder how Marcello would look like.
âWhere is the boss?â The tattooed guy asked when we walked through another hall.
The place was big and it looked like an abandoned house or they probably killed the owner and took over the building.
They thought made me shiver.
âThe last room down the hallâ. The guy replied.he was bald unlike the tattooed guy and he had fewer piercings and tattoos but that didnât make him less dangerous.
They were dangerous people.
We walked for few minutes before we reached the last room in the hallway. The tattooed guy opened the door and led me in,he greeted a man that had his back facing us and exited the room,I was left alone with the man and I was already panicking inside.
Is he faceless?
Doesnât he have an eye? It would he great if he has none, at least I can escape if he tries something funny.
Is he a monster or a one faced alien?
âFancy seeing you here Kimberlyâ. The man said and he turned revealing his face. He looked familiar and I think I have met him somewhere before.
âMarcello?â.
âYes Kimberly,you remember me now?â He said removing his cap.
Why didnât I think of this before?
I knew this man, Marcello is one of dadâs friends and I might have seen him in my house once or twice. He was dangerous no doubt and I regretted coming here,he didnât hide his intentions that he was attracted to me even after I called his bluff that my dad was his friend and I was like a daughter to him. When he didnât budge I had to report him to dad and since then I never saw him again.
He was still the same except from more piercings and a few more tattoos on his arms and neck.
âWhat do you want from me ?â. I asked him after finding my tongue.
âThatâs not a greeting Kimberly you know more than that,you are feisty and I like that,you have also gotten more pretty over the yearsâ he said moving closer to me and I moved back on impulse.
â What are you doing?â I manage to let out.
âNothingâ he said innocently âi just wanted to see your face from a more closer view. Does that makes you uncomfortable?â
I nodded my head âyes. It makes me uncomfortableâ I admitted. I was scared,so scared. He wouldnât hurt me would he?
âSadly I am also uncomfortable too,I am stirring up hereâ. He said pointing to his lower abdomen and my eyes widened before I looked away âstill innocent as usualâ. He muttered.
âYou said you werenât gonna hurt meâ I reminded him.
He looked fazed âno,about this I can take care of myself later,I wonât do that without your consent.â
âWhy am I here?â I asked him.
He smirked before moving back and I took a deep breath calming my nerves down.
âItâs Marcello,just Marcelloâ I assured myself.
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What do you think Marcello wants?
I know this was short and a filler chapter,my bad ?âŠbut I just wanted to add a new character to the story because he has a role to play too.
I know at a point, yâall thought it was Julia. I also thought like that too lol ?
I would offend everyone in the next chapter and you guys would be like âit is too early, you are not meant to write this,they were meant to form a relationship firstâ. But I just have to write that.
Let me remind you Kim has less than two months or so in Ashtonâs house.
Why donât we get into the real game?
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