ICHABOD episode 11
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Cursed For A 1000 Years
Chapter 11
Hours later, Vivian and Tracy were walking hand in hand towards Harmonyâs car while she and Ichabod walked behind. She couldnât st©p noticing how quiet he had become ever since the movie ended.
. She thought it was probably nothing so she decided to introduce him to her daughter and her friend.
âHey, guys wait up. I havenât done a proper introduction.â She said, shouting so that Vivian and Tracy would hear her. They st©pped and turned around.
âUrm, Vivian, this is Ichabod, and Ichabod, this is my best friend slash Person @ssistant slash Tracyâs godmother. Guys, this is Ichabod, my b©dyguard, and driver, heâs p@rt of the family now.â
Vivian rolled her eyes. âSeriously, now you are introducing us since morning. Anyway, nice to meet you Icky.â She said, handing him her hand.
âNice to meet you my lady,â Ichabod said with a bow, taking her hand to hisl-ips.
âWow! Seriously! Arenât you a charmer.â Vivian said, blu-shing and laughing, a little bit surprised at his mode of greeting.
âDaddy!â Tracy shouted excitedly, taking everyone by surprise.
âWow, I am honored but I really am not your daddy….âIchabod said.
âNot you silly…â Tracy replied, laughing and pointing, âmummy look, its daddy.â
The three looked towards the direction she was pointing and that was when Ichabod saw a young man who seemed to be in his late thirties. He was all suited up, plaited hair. Good, God! When did man start plaiting their hair? Wasnât that meant to be for the women?
He had two men behind him who looked unfriendly and were wearing dark spectacles.
âOh, itâs Michael,â Vivian said in a low breath.
âHow is my little angel doing?â Michael said as he got closer, sweeping Tracy in his hands. The little girl laughed excitedly.
Ichabod was confused, was Harmony married to this man? Yea of course, why wouldnât she be married to him, she had a kid obviously. That would mean she had a husband. All of a sudden he could that his plan was bound to fail. His wife in another life was married to another man and had a kid. There was no way Odin would not win this battle, Ichabod could feel it alre-ady.
âHey babe, hi Vivian,â Michael said to the other women before putting Tracy down.
âSup Michael, long time no see,â Vivian said on purpose.
âWhat are you doing here Michael?â Harmony asked, looking a little bit unhappy to see him. Ichabod wondered why she was not plea-sed to see him when they were a family.
âWhat are you talking about?â Michael said, coming closer to k!ssher on the forehead. âAre you saying I canât come and greet the most beautiful ladies in the world? No offense Vivian.â He added stepping further back.
âNone took.â Vivian replied. âI guess I will see you tomorrow Harmony. Goodnight love.â Vivian said, throwing a k!ssto Tracy who waved at her.
âYea, I will call you,â Harmony announced to her friend who nodded and waved at Ichabod as well. Ichabod waved back just in time to see Michael looking at him with a questioning look.
âWho is he?â Michael demanded.
âHe, is none of your business Michael.â Harmony replied signaling to Ichabod to get the car re-ady. The man nodded and walked away.
âOh, isnât that the man on the doÂąvment I saw in your bag?â
Harmony raised her brows. âOh, you were snooping around in my bag! Michael!â
âYea, I have to. You donât tell me things Harmony. Besides, I need to be sure that I am comfortable with the people you bring around our daughter!â
Harmony scoffed. âReally? How daughter? I canât believe you, Michael.â She turned to Tracy who was looking sad by the minute. âCome on letâs go Tracy.â She said as Ichabod drove to their side.
Tracy looked really sad but still looked up at his father.
âDad, are you going to come to my Halloween p@rty?â
âSure baby. I will be there. Just tell your mother to sÂŁnd me all the details and…â
âCome, baby, letâs go,â Harmony ordered, lifting Tracy up into her arms as Ichabod stepped out to open t he car door for them. He waited as the door closed behind them and was about going around to get into the driverâs seat when one of the goons that had followed Michael st©pped him.
He frowned.
âHey young, man, I believe we have no business together.â
Michael walked closer to him, now he was holding a cigar in between hisl-ips. âActually, we do now. Those two ladies are the world to me White man and if anything happens to them, you will be roasted.
. You better not to try anything funny with my wife and…..â
âYou seem more like a pig to me than a husband or a father ….â Odin grunted out loud.
âWhat did you just say to me….?â
Ichabod gained his control immediately. âI am so sorry. plea-se, Let me just take them home.â He said and quic-kly walked to his seat before Harmony started getting worried.
When he got into the car, he brou-ght out the bottle, put in a few drops…
âWhat is that?â Harmony asked behind him.
âUrm…just my medication…â He lied with shaky hands before hiding it in his inner jacket.
âOkay. I know Michael must have rattled you out. I am so sorry,â Harmony apologised.
âItâs okay.â He replied.
âI will give you the direction. Just plea-se take me home quic-kly. I need you to drive fast as carefully as you can. We need to get home before midnight.â
Ichabod checked the time behind the wheel, he also needed to get home on time because odin would come out for sure by twelve and right now, it was some minutes past eleven.
âWell, why donât you two young ladies fasten your seat belt?â
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11:35pm
âJust go in and sleep damn it!â
Ichabod cursed un-der his breath in his new room. He could still hear her pacing up and down as she walked from one room to the other room.
He could feel the way she breathed, âI love youâ into her daughterâs ears while she tucked her into her be-d. Even though it was like very far from his room, Ichabod could feel every movement…every whisper . His transition time was getting closer and he couldnât control himself that much.
The bottle was in his hand and he thought of putting more drops into his ton-gue…
âYou imbecile! That will be cheating! I will kill you if you try that nons-en-se!â He snarled to himself in Odinâs voice.
He snapped out of it with a de-ep grunt….
” plea-se Harmony….just go and sleep….”
**
Harmony left Tracyâs be-d and was walking out when she heard Tracyâs voice.
âMum, plea-se make daddy come to my Halloween p@rty. I donât want to be laughed at again.â
Harmony smiled weakly and turned around to walk back to her daughter.
âI will try my best my darling but if he canât make it, I wouldnât mind dressing up for you…â
âNo, that was what you did the last time and people laughed at me. I want my daddy this time.
. plea-se, Thatâs the only way the costume will work.â
Harmony took a de-ep breath and nodded.
âI promise, your daddy will come with you. Okay?â
Tracy nodded with a weak smile.
âNow go to be-d.â
Tracy shut her eyes and Harmony switched off the light beside her be-d before walking out of her room.
**
11:47 pm
Harmony l@yin her tub as the soap and water floated around her. She was confused. While she was trying so h@rd to keep Michael away from their life, she couldnât st©p seeing how much Tracy needed him and now she didnât know what to do.
Was she being unfair?
Certainly not! She just couldnât get hurt and she was not going to allow that psychopath to hurt her daughterâs feelings.
She remembered the previous year when she had sÂŁnt him a message for the daughter-father Halloween p@rty in Tracyâs school. She had begged him to try and find a time to come since it would really mean so much for Tracy but he never replied the message not to talk of coming.
That buffoon!
Now all of a sudden, he just wanted to come into their life as if everything had been perfect? No way!
She stretched her hand to pick up her tab which was on the stool next to her. She unlocked the tab and went throu-gh her WhatsApp contact list.
. Then she cli-cked on Michael and she began to type.
âHer Halloween p@rty is in two days time, you better get cracking if you really want to be p@rt of her life. I will sÂŁnd a video to you, practice the steppings and be serious with it. This is going to be your last chance. Do not mess things up!
After this she sÂŁnt it at 11:58 pm before putting the tab away After this, she gathered herself up, picked her towel from the stool and tied it around her before walking towards the mirror.
12:00 AM
Just as the time struck 12:00 AM, sharp pain throu-gh it Ichabodâs b©dy and thankfully, he had his belt tied around his mouth to reduce ma-king a noisy grunt, The pain raced throu-gh his entire b©dy and his face twitched. A loud growl escaped hisl-ips and then his posture bec@mÂŁ more confident and dominant.
He growled satisfactorily and in one hand, yanked off the belt around his mouth.
ân@Ă»ghty, n@Ă»ghty Ichabod!â He said as he walked to the mirror where he could see someone that looked exactly like him but who wasnât him. His reflection in the mirror was that off the scared-weak Ichabod.
âWhat exactly were you thinking fool?â He grunted at himself in the mirror. âDo you really think you will lock me away tonight after you kept me away during the day?â
Ichabod who was in the reflection looked sober. âDonât do anything stupid Odinâ
âOh do shut up! You are nothing but a weakling! You and I both know that I canât t©uçh her yet!â
âYes but we both know how clumsy and impatient you are. You can do anything to sabotage my relationsh!pwith her!â Ichabod shouted in Odinâs head angrily.
Odin thought for a while and then grinned mischievously….âwow…â He thought for a while and shrugged, â II wish you didnât say that. Now you just gave me an idea. Way to go Ichabod!â He said with a wi-nk before moving away from the mirror.
âNow where is your room Harmony?â He said to himself, he listened carefully and everything seemed to slow down as he listened to catch the sound of Harmonyâs heart beat which was coming from somewhere in the left direction.
âWell…time for an adventure…â He said to Ichabod before proceeding towards the left direction…..
TBC…
Hmm, what are you planning Odin?