HIS BADDIE NERD - Episode 65 & 66
<SUICIDE ATTEMPT>
~BROWN HILLS~
Mr Jones pulled the trigger at her and the bullet pierced through Miss Gracie who had rushed to Rose as soon as Mr Jones fired the gun.
“Oh no!!!” May yelled, she was just arriving at the scene. She had with her a file containing the will as Mr Jones had requested. As much she wants Rose to claim what rightly belonged to her, she has to be alive first.
Rose had her eyes shut tightly, she didn’t even bother to open them after the gun shots. A painful cough from Miss Gracie made her open her eyes slightly.
“Miss Gracie!” She gasped, rushing to her. The force she used made the rope that was used to tie her loosen.
Miss Gracie was in her own pool of blood, the bullet had rammed through her stomach. Rose took her head and rested it on her legs, tapping her cheek repeatedly.
“Rose” Miss Gracie said with a small smile.
“No please…. don’t talk….. I’ll call the ambulance… we should leave here together,alive” Rose whimpered, she was crying already.
“I thought you h@?? me, I ki||ed your parents and you are in this place because of me” Miss Gracie said with so much difficulty as she was in pains.
“I want to h@?? you…. but I just can’t! I don’t see myself hating you. You grew me up in love, care and attention, I never for once felt like an orphan…..
“That’s good to hear, now I can finally rest in peace. My death should atone for the crimes I have committed, I’m so sorry for everything I had done” Miss Graice muttered.
“No…. don’t do this to me. I forgive you okay? Just stay alive for me please” Rose cried. Miss Gracie raised her hand to her hair before stroking it fondly.
“Make sure you stay strong and overcome all of this. I know you can do it, I want that fierce side of you. Claim what you rightfully own, don’t give him a chance and always remember, you are who you are, the best version of yourself. You can be who you want to be if you believe. Just believe and hope for the best okay?” Miss Gracie said, she smiled at Rose before her eyes slowly went shut and her body went limp. Her hand dropped from Rose’s hair too.
“No…. no…. Miss Gracie… wake up please” Rose cried shaking her rigorously but all to no avail as she was gone to the world beyond.
“Don’t you think you should stop now? Haven’t you had enough!?” May yelled at Mr Jones, walking closer to him boldly.
“Stop you say? I’m not stopping till I get to the end” Mr Jones said, gripping on his gun tightly. He rushed to Rose who was still crying on the floor, dragging her up from the lifeless body of Miss Gracie.
He held her in place, just right in front of him before pointing a gun at her head. He held her neck tightly choking her in the process.
More tears rolled down from Rose’s cheek, she was feeling defenseless, weak, tired and pained all the same.
“Give me the will and I’ll give her to you, we had a deal already so don’t try to play smart as me” He said to May who just raised the brown envelope up, indicating that she brought the will.
“Throw it on the floor” Mr Jones commanded and she did that immediately without objection. Mr Jones eyes sparkled as he saw that, he quickly pushed Rose away from him and went for the will.
Meanwhile, as he pushed Rose away, she fell on a rocky part of the hill, she tumbled and continue rolling until she got to the edge of the cliff. She grabbed unto a plant tightly and that stopped her from falling briefly. Rose could feel her life flashing before her eyes as she stared down at the body of water below. She was sure not going to survive it if she falls.
She held unto the plant tightly like her life depended on it. Well, her life actually depended on it.
“Rose” May started rushing to her
Before she could get to her, it was too late. The plant had uprooted from its root, Rose fell into the water.
“No!!!!” May screamed loudly rushing to the edge of the cliff. She broke down into sobs as her knees weakened.
“I guess nature was at my favour this time” He muttered with a smile before throwing the envelope in the fire. He had confirmed that it is the will of Lawrence.
He walked away with a smile playing on his face. He had sure gotten what he wanted.
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~A MONTH LATER~
Twinkle stared lifelessly at the night view through the window. He had that blank and expressionless look on. He wasn’t looking himself at all, his pale had gone pale and he had reduced so much in weight.
A knock sounded on the door before May stepped into the room. She had a tray of food with her. She swallowed into nothing on seeing Twinkle at the window side. That was the exact position she met him when she came to give him his lunch.
“Could it be that he had been this way since noon?” She thought to herself. Her eyes caught with the tray of food on the table and she walked closer. She opened the plate and as expected, the meal was there, untouched.
“You didn’t eat?” She said to him but got no reply making her sigh deeply.
“How long are you doing to be this way? It’s been a month already and you’re still…. withdrawn to yourself. You rarely eat, you don’t talk to anyone. Is this how hurt you are? There are other way to show your grief and not hurting and damaging yourself! Do you think we are not hurting too? Rose was like a family to us but…..
May paused on her words not knowing what to say again. Twinkle didn’t even bulge at wh@??ver she was saying. May wiped the drop of tear that forced its way out of her eyes. She gave him one final glance before leaving the room.
***
~KITCHEN~
“How did it go? Did he eat?” Vince inquired as soon as May entered the room. On seeing the look on her face, he already knew the answer to his question.
May looked up to him with teary eyes.
“How long is he going to act like that? He doesn’t even speak! It’s been a week or thereabout I heard his voice and he only replied me in monosyllable. It’s been long I saw a smile on his face, he rarely comes out of his room! I can’t even recognize my son anymore!” May whimpered.
Vince pulled her into a consoling hug.
“It’s fine okay? I’m sure he would return back to normal. He just needs time to heal” Vince said.
“And how long would that take? A year? A decade? What if he never returns back to his normal self?” May said in muffled tones.
“We just have to hope for the best mom” Vince replied sighing deeply.
Well, after Rose fell off the cliff, her body was never found in the water. Experts had tried their best to retrieve her body but all to no avail. So it was concluded that she is dead. It’s been a month since the incident happened.
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~MORNING,DINA’S CAFE~
“You look like you didn’t get any sleep throughout the night” Ariel said with a cute pout. She stretched her hand to Vince’s face and she rubbed his cheeks fondly.
Well, things had been going on pretty well go them. They already stopped the fake dating and they are really close friends now
“Twinkle’s state is worrying, he hasn’t said a word for a week now. Mother is d@mn worried, I’m confused on what to do. Rose really had a hold on him” Vince muttered.
“I’m sure he would come around, it just takes time” Ariel said.
“I miss her” She added with a sigh.
“Who?” Vince narrowed his gaze at her.
“Rose…. she was a good person, she managed to put a smile on the face of everyone she comes across. Her eyes alone could melt one’s soul. She was lovable, sweet….
Ariel couldn’t complete her words as her voice was quivering already. She bit her bottom lips really hard trying to stop her tears.
“I don’t think it’s wise to cry, I might just join you in crying and tho place would turn to a crying center” Nuella said with a sad smile, handing a tissue to Ariel who collected it. She heard everything Ariel had said about Rose.
“She was really a lovable person, I miss her.. . I miss her shyness, her baddie, her sassy side, her babyish side…. I miss her so much” Nuella continued ftom where Ariel stopped. She soon started crying and Ariel joined her, they both began crying not minding the stare from the customers at the cafe.
“If I join you both in crying, who would console us?” Vince said, ruffling his hair frustratedly. He moved closer to the girls before throwing his hand around them.
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~LANCEY’S RESTUARANT~
Tears rolled down from Twinkle’s eyes as he watched the stars which seemed lonely to him. The vibes and happiness he derives from watching the stars was not just there.
“I miss you so much Rose” He muttered as more tears rolled down his eyes.
“I miss your smile, your touch, your lips, I miss you so so much. I miss you more than life, what am I even saying? Life has lost its essence to me. There is no living without you, I can’t think of a future without you in it. You promised to watch the stars with me…. why did you leave so soon? You should have taken me with you” He cried like a baby.
He dipped his hand into a pocket and brought out a packet of drugs. FENTANYL was boldly written on the packet.
“I guess this is the only way I can meet you” He let out a sad smile before removing one of the pills from the packet.