WHEN LOVE CALLS - CHAPTER 53&54
~Your Doom~
Mokee couldn’t get over what Nana just revealed to her. It sounds so unbelievable and unreasonable to her hearing that she wouldn’t have believed her if not for the scars she (Nana) showed her (Mokee) and the recording Nana had taken secretly also.
She could hear everything from it, Nana’s screams.
Orion’s thr_@ts, the way he had brutally had his way with her.
She could hear everything from the phone recording.
She hugged her knees to herself on the bed she is, weeping silently. How could she not have known this?
How could she not have known, the kind of a monster he is all this while?
To think she trusted him, believed him and even treasured him.
However it was all a lie, he wasn’t the person he presented himself to be.
It was all a lie.
She got fooled once again, by another person she trusted more than anything.
“Ahhhh!!!” She screamed out, holding her head.
“Ahhh!! Orion!! Orion AHHH!!!” She burst out sobbing, beating herself up mentally.
Nana stood outside her door, listening to her sobs and screams. She couldn’t help weeping slowly also.
“I’m sorry Mokee…I should have done this sooner, I should have told you sooner…” She whimpers.
“. *. *
For the whole day, Mokee stayed inside her room, not taking a step out. Nana tried severally to get her out or even get her to eat something but it was all fruitless.
She locked the door from within also that Nana was unable to go in.
The following day, Mokee got dressed and finally opens the door coming out. Nana who was on the couch sprang up on seeing her.
“Mokee!” She immediately ran to her holding her hand.
“Are you okay?” She asked even though she knows well she isn’t. She doubt she was even able to get any sleep overnight.
Her face was looking so pale, her lips was slightly chapped and her eyes was red.
She probably cried herself to stupor.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Her wan voice asked.
“Why did you keep it to yourself all along, why did you suffer in the shadows without letting me know, why Rowena why!!” She asked in her already weak voice.
“Cause I didn’t want you to be like this” Nana replied rubbing her palms softly.
“I know how much pains it’ll cost you. I know just how much you’ll suffer also… that’s why I didn’t say anything. You’re already suffering Mokee, I couldn’t bear seeing you suffer the more” She added. Mokee shook her head.
“You’re pathetic Nana…” She said removing her palms from her grip, taking a step forward.
“Wait…where are you going?” Nana stops her.
“To put him right where he belongs and make him pay for his actions” Mokee replied expressionlessly.
“No Mokee. You can’t go. That guy is dangerous…we don’t know what he might do to you”
“He won’t do anything. I won’t let him”
“No. Still I can’t let you go to him. We can talk about this. Let’s report him to the cops uh?”
“Like you said he’s dangerous. Do you think he’ll be apprehended that easily? With what evidence? The phone recording? That’s not enough Nana, he could easily deny, he’s not the one” Mokee said.
“No, I don’t have only the evidence. Look…” She shows her the scars.
“This can help also and I’m a sole witness, he’ll be apprehended believe me”
“You can’t stop me Nana. I’ll be back” She made to leave.
“Then at least let me go with you. I don’t feel okay letting you leave alone”
“He won’t notice anything if I go alone. I’ll make him spill the beans and get him locked up. Don’t worry, I’ll be back” She gave her a feeble smile, leaving her side.
Nana stood worried, rubbing her temples.
“Rowena?” She heard and look over to Mokee by the door.
“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry for everything” Mokee said to her with a painful look, before exiting the house.
Nana rough her hair, she thought for a while before going to her room, she got her phone and dialed a number.
“Hello Cove, it’s Rowena…” She says.
*. *. *
“Mokee?” Orion called in surprised on opening the door to see Mokee.
“Hi” Mokee forced out a smile at him and he ushered her in immediately.
“Ohh…I was planning to come over” Orion said behind her as she walks over to the living room.
“Really?” She said taking a sit.
Orion sighs, kneeling in front of her. He took both her hands gently.
“Mokee about yesterday…”
“I’m sorry” Mokee interrupted him before he could finish.
“Uh?” He raised a brow.
“Like you said, you’re my boyfriend now, I shouldn’t have hanged out with Cove, it was my bad. I’m sorry Orion” She replied and a grin appear on his mouth.
“No, Mokee. I overreacted. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you also. That was f-__-king stupid of me. You…will forgive me right?” He says while she nods.
“Good” He mussed up her hair grinning widely, she smiled back also.
“But I guess you don’t have any appointment today, seeing how you’re at home?” Mokee asked.
“Um…not really. I was planning on spending the day with you so I cancelled all my appointments” He replied.
“Really?”
“Um. Mokee, I promise henceforth, I’m going to be the best boyfriend to you. I won’t make you cry or hurt you. Just trust me” He said and she smiles, nodding.
“Good” He stood up from her.
“What would you like us to do first, breakfast?” He smiles down at her.
“There’s somewhere I’d like to take you” She replied.
“Really? Where?”
“It’s a secret. How about you go freshen up, we’ll go after” She smiles and he smells himself.
“Right? I must smell, I haven’t taken my bath. Wait here for me, I’ll be back real quick” He said and she nods.
“You can take your time, I’ll wait” She says. He leans down and give her a peck on the lips.
“I won’t be long. Make yourself feel at home” He smiles then head upstairs to his room.
Mokee rose up the moment he does, her eyes scrutinizes every corner of the house.
And there, she saw it. The CCTV camera at the living room.
If he really did that to Nana last night, then he would wanna get rid of any sort of evidence which could implicate him later. That’s why she had came early to his place, hoping she’d be able to get the CCTV footage of what happens before he deletes it.
She just have to get the footage, before he’s done washing up.
“The control room… Where’s the control room…” She mumbles, checking every rooms in the house, one after the other.
After checking practically all the rooms, she couldn’t find anything, she was about giving up when she spot a door by the dining room.
She went over, but $h|t! The door is locked.
“Could this be it?” She thought.
She doesn’t have any idea where he could keep the key but she was ready for a situation like this. She brought out a hairpin from her bag, then slowly and carefully insert it in the keyhole.
After several attempts, it opens and a smile spread on her lips on realizing it is indeed the control room. She rushed inside immediately, closing the door behind, she stares at the computer displaying images of different corners of the house. She went to the one which has the living room and started clicking on it, searching back to the other night’s footage.
There! She got it.
She fast forwarded it to when she left the house the other night, to when Nana had came.
A gasp left her mouth as she watches him lashes her.
She couldn’t believe her eyes.
But that wasn’t the time for that. She clicked on the video, downloading it.
“Mokee!” She suddenly heard making her shrieks.
$h|t!
“Is he done? So soon??”She looks at the video, just downloading 39% of it.
He mustn’t catch her.
She prayed inwardly, tapping her foot on the floor, waiting impatiently for it to download finish.
“Mokee where are you??” She heard his voice again.
“Please… please…”
64%
“Mokee!”
“Mokee!! Where are you??”Orion calls out, checking every nook and cranny of the house. He hasn’t had his bath yet, his top was off already though, but he was in his shorts.
“Where is she?” He thought finding it strange.
“Did she leave?”
He went over to the table, picking up his phone, he started dialing her number.
Mokee rushed out of the room, closing the door silently, just as she took some few steps forward, Orion call her name.
“Mokee?” She gasp nervously, sweats breaking down on her head.
“O… Orion?”She calls, hiding her hand holding unto the USB drive behind her.
“What are you doing? I was calling you, where did you go?” He asked.
“Oh I…I was…I just thought of making breakfast…ohh I must have been so engrossed in it not to hear you calling, did I scare you?”She asked, smiling usually.
Orion looks over to the kitchen, no sighs of cooking or anything. He raised his brow suspiciously.
“Aren’t you taking your bath anymore?” She asked moving forward and then, just then his eyes caught it, the hairpin on the floor in front of the control room.
He furrows his brow, walking closer to her.
“I can’t see any sigh of cooking and moreso, the kitchen is over there” He pointed to the other side.
“Why are you here?”He questioned. Mokee felt a lump rise up her throat instantly.
“I….I just…I was…” She shuttered looking everywhere else but him.
His eyes darted to her hand she’s hiding behind and he frowns more.
“What are you hiding behind you?”He demanded,but Mokee instead of answering, took to her heels, Orion ran after her instantly, of course getting her before she could escape.
He forcefully took her hand and saw the USB drive she’s holding.
“You…” He looks at her.
“What’s this?” He questioned frowning.
“Did you_.” Before he could finish, Mokee hit his leg, he let her go immediately groaning.
“Ahh!”
She took her bag and ran to the door but despite the pain he’s feeling, he ran after het, grabbing her back by the hair before she could escape.
“Let me go! Let me go you monster!!” She yelled while he release her roughly making her fall to the floor.
“Are you trying to betray me Mokee?” He questioned darkly, crouching down to her level.
“You’re the betrayal Orion! A f-__-king monstrous one!” She spat back while he slaps her shocking her.
Then he got hold of her jaw roughly.
“You don’t talk to me like that! You know nothing!!” He groans while she winced. He took the USB drive from her and crushed it with his foot, ruining it totally.
“Noo…” Mokee tries getting his foot off it but he kicked her away, not minding to hurt her.
“Argh!!” She winced in pain.
After crushing it to his satisfaction, he went to her and pulled her up.
“What did that ?îtçh tell you? Uh? Are you being like this because of her!”
“She’s my friend Orion how could you!” She yelled at his face.
“I’ve always trusted and believed in you, how could you do that to her uh!!!” She growls while he releases her.
“Why do you think? It was all your f-__-king fault!”He roared back.
“What?”
“If only you had listened to me. If only you had heed to my warnings! But no!! You went ahead and date that f-__-ker even after telling you not to. You kept it from me and turned me into a f-__-king fool. Do you know how enraged I was, but I couldn’t even vent out my anger on you because I f-__-king love you!”
“So, you lashed out on Nana who knows nothing about this! You took out your anger on her by raping and hurting her!!”She yelled out.
“I couldn’t do it to you, could I??”
“You ANIMAL!!”She bellowed rushing forward, her palm meet with his cheek hardly.
“You’re an animal!! You’re an animal!! A f-__-king monster!!!” She began hitting him with all her strength.
“Mokee!!” He grabbed her hand roughly stopping him.
“I’m not the monster here… that f-__-ker is” He said referring to Cove.
“What?”
“Don’t you know what he did? He snatched you from me. He bewitched you. You… you’ve always liked me first. All he did was nothing but hurt you did you forget? He was always mean to you, I was the only one on your side, I comforted you and you loved it. You were happy with me, you blushed for me , you loved me! But he ruined that, he manipulated your feelings and turned you to him instead!! He stole you from me!!”
“Stop being delusional, I only liked you as a friend, I never loved you Orion!” She yelled back to his face only for his expression to turn dark.
“No, you loved me. You’ve always loved me, that’s why you blushed for me, smile at me, and even kissed me!. I was the one you always loved, should I show you?” He grabbed her neck closer, smashing his lips on hers. Mokee resisted, pushing him away with all her might but, her strength was no match for him.
“Ahh!” He yelled when he felt her bit him on the lips.
He let go of her slapping her hardly, she fell to the floor.
Just then the door sprang open with Cove rushing in. Both divert their attention to it.
“Cove…” Mokee calls in a teary voice while Cove looks over to her.
His head swell up on seeing her on the floor looking terrible and he looks over to Orion whose hand was on the belt on his trouser.
His eyes turned, his veins began popping out and he felt his anger rose.
“You bastard!!!” He ran over to Orion giving him a hard kick on the chest. Orion stumbled backwards and fell to the floor. Before he could gain his composure, Cove pounces on him, dashing his face with nothing but punches.
“You $cvmbag! How dare you!! How dare you Orion!!” Cove grits angrily as he rushed the punches on his face.
Orion also didn’t relent, he manage to roll him over getting on top as well, he also began punching Cove like his life depends on it.
Mokee picked herself up weakly, calling on them to stop but her voice is just like a passing wind their hearing.
They continue punching themselves, their faces already turning to a mess.
Mokee just watch them as they beat themselves to stupor, suddenly the shaman’s voice rang in her head, like a reminder.
“I can see it, You are a poison to them! Child, run away!”
“It’s all because of you!!”
“AHH…” She held her head, as it started banging hard.
Series of images started flooding in, in a rush so as familiar voices she couldn’t depict echoes in her head as well.
“Run away! They’re your doom!!”
“I shouldn’t have existed in the first place…”
“I’ll wait for you…make sure to come to me…”
“Father NO!!!!”
“Your highness, congratulations!!”
“It’s all your fault! You turned everything upside down with your appearance! Can’t you just disappear!!!”
“You’ll ruin them! And ruin yourself the more!”
“Run now! Before it gets too late!”
“My Lady, make sure you live. You must”
“I’m in love with him…”
“Together…”
“Forever…”
“Run child, RUN!!!”
“NOOOO!!!!!”
A loud thud made Orion and Cove stopped, pounding and punching each other. They look back and their eyes widened on seeing Mokee, lying unconscious on the floor.
“MOKEE!!”
“MOKEE!!!”
Both yelled out.
TBC…