Cold and blank episode 8

COLD AND BLANK.

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(Perfect Assassin)
By Queen Mary
Episode 8
Crystal watched quietly as Xander entered the car, she didn’t know what the old woman told Xander because she wasn’t paying attention. Her mind was focused on another thing.
Her face looked pale and Xander noticed it.

“You okay?, you seem kinda sick” He asked Crystal.

“Yes am okay” She said and he nodded not satisfied with the answer but he didn’t continue questioning her as he starts the engine and drives home to Jimmy’s.

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Crystal, Jimmy and Xander sit at the dining table feasting on the lunch Jimmy made them.
Jimmy and Xander pass each other questioning looks as they notice Crystal was deep in thought.
Crystal keeps on thinking about the face she saw earlier, for the first time in 5 years Crystal felt like killing someone that she wasn’t asked to kill.
She gripped the fork tight making the cut in her hand open fresh and bleed more.

“Loretta” Xander exclaimed and stood up to help her from hurting herself more.

“I’ll go get the first aid” Jimmy said and stood up.

“Danm your hand is bleeding Loretta” Xander said, he felt the pain even more than Crystal felt.
Xander touching Crystal hands made her feel a tingling s-nsation, she quickly withdraws her hand from his.

“Don’t touch me, stay away from me ” She said codly and moved away from him. Xander is surprised by her reaction but being a stubborn man he holds her hand again but Crystal protests again.

“I said don’t touch me” She said and yanked him away immediately.
Xander eyes lit in fury, Crystal becomes surprised because she has never seen him angry before.

“Woman will you give me your hand now before I spank you real hærd like a four year old kid” Xander ordered.
Crystal is shaken, no man has ever spoken to her like that before and his tone made her kinda scared of him. She’s used to men obeying her but here’s Xander threatening to spank her not like a few spanks can hurt her.
He takes her hand again for the third time and this time she doesn’t push him away.

“Here’s the first aid box, guys my date just called, I’ll be leaving now” Jimmy said and took his coat.

“Dude if you break up with this one am going to imprison you” Xander joked and both laughed.

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“Here all done, the pain will subdue before dinner” Xander said smiling but Crystal wasn’t having it, she was still angry at the fact he threatened to spank her.

“You know you look cute when you’re angry” Xander teased her, she locks him eyes w¡dened and a deep frown.
She hated people calling her cute especially men.

“You even look more cuter with those sparkly hazel eyes” He stands up and k-sses her forehead lightly.

“Whatever it is bothering you don’t think about it, don’t let your anger get the best of you” He says and leaves the living room.
Crystal watched him leave, for the first time in 5 years someone apart from Dina was able to calm her down. The k-ss on her forehead proved that Xander respected her unlike other men who only want to be in her p-nties.
Xander was different and as much as Crystal liked it she felt like she had to call off this mission before things start going out of control.
She walks out of the building and meets Xander outside in the garden watering the plants. Not wanting to be with him she turns to go back in.

“Grab a hose woman” He said and Crystal turns back to see him handing a hose to her.

“The garden’s so big I can’t water it alone” He said. Crystal collects the hose still frowning and waters the garden.

“Ooops” Xander said playfully looking at Crystal who was w-t already all thanks to Xander.

“Am sorry” He said but Crystal doesn’t say a word.
He intentionally wets her again but pretends it’s a mistake, Crystal becomes more furious and attacks him back.
Soon both start a water fight, Crystal forgets she’s angry and starts laughing, something she thought no man can make her do.
Crystal sl¡ps on the w-t ground but Xander is quick to grab her.
“You see you shouldn’t hide your smile” He said still holding her slender wa-ist.

“No crystal, are you crazy don’t get hooked” She thinks to herself and stands to her feet pushing him away.

“Don’t come near me” She said this time more furiously and walked in,side.
Xander watched as she entered in, what has gotten into him, when did he start becoming playful.

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“Madam here’s your strawberry milkshake with extra toppings” The waitress told Dina.

“Thanks” Dina said smiling.
A guy comes forward and looks at her.

“What do you want, did you lose your d*ck” She said making him laugh.

“I never knew my date spoke dirty words” He said. Dina scoffed and puts the shade off.

“Date??” She asked.

“Sure. I ordered this seat for both of us, I must say you really look beautiful, I was scared I was going to meet someone ugly since you refused to share your pictures”

“You’re crazy, f-ck off, I paid for this seat”

“Na baby girl I did” He insisted.
Dina slams her hand on the table furiously.

“WHO’S THE f-ckING MANAGER HERE” She yelled, Jimmy looks at her amused.

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“Am sorry Madam there was a mistake, that’s your table over there. We’re very sorry, we can refund your money if you are still angry” The manager said.

“Just get out” She said and stood up and walked to the table. She’s having issues with her boyfriend which is making her angry.
She sits on the table which is opposite’s the guy’s table.
He blows her k-ss and that broke the camel’s back, Dina stands up and walks to him. She takes his hand and drags it to his back.

“Ouch you’ll break my arm”

“Try any rubbish with me and I’ll break your head next”

“Okay you’ you know my friend’s a special agent. He’ll lock you up if you break me”

“Fool” She says and released him then walks to her seat.

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FLASHBACK TO 5 YEARS AGO
Crystal is shocked and shaken as she looks at the pregnancy result.
What, how. Just one night with Carlos and boom she’s pregnant.
She didn’t know why she was so willing to have s€× with him, Carlos didn’t force her so she couldn’t call it rape.
After Stella left her body starts behaving weirdly and she was ho-ny as f-ck, s€× was the next thing she thought of. She wanted it but didn’t like it.
After that night Carlos travelled for a month, he came back and didn’t even check on her at all.
That was it, she was going to meet him, he wasn’t in his house so he’s in the hostel.
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Opening the door to the greatest shock of her life, Crystal saw her boyfriend lieing relaxed on her bestfriend. She dropped the test papers on the floor.
“CARLOS!!” She scre-med disturbing the sleeping neighbors. He looked at her but didn’t mind neither did her bestfriend.
“STELLA YOU!!!” Crystal yelled pointing at her bestfriend.
The scene made feel Crystal feel nauseous especially when she was with child, that’s exactly what brought her here. To break the pregnancy news to him.
“Are you blind or can’t you see something important is going on” Stella said to Crystal.
Broken, she apologized and closed the door living the test results on the floor.
She blamed herself for being too comfortable, she blamed herself for being too happy.
Walking out of the hostel, everyone mocked her, some threw trash papers at her while some stoned her with eggs.
“DAUGHTER OF A SLUT”
“WH-RE”
“pr-stitutE”
“DIRTY DOG”
“TAKE YOUR RIVER p-ssy OUTTA THE PLACE”
Those were the hurtful comments Crystal heard but it was nothing to her again, she was used to it.
Smelling of rotten egg, she took her bicycle and rode home.
The scene of seeing Stella and Carlos together broke her so much that she cried while steering the wheel of the bicycle with her legs. Her hazel eyes were filled the water and she was unable to see the trap that was set for her.
BOOM, she fell off the bicycle landing on the floor and grazing her knees and pointy bicycle.
They laughed and mimicked her.
“C’mon stop crying wh-re, how much you want me to pay you, you are so cheap right, you can’t cost much” Crystal stood up and carried the bicycle up, now she was not only looking like trash, she also smelt like trash. Her blonde long hair had become brown and dirty, her elbows and knee were already bleeding. She dried the tears off her face and continued on her bicycle.
She thought of Carlos, the guy who she trusted so much that she gave him her V-rginity.
Her mother was a pr-stitute but she wasn’t, an innocent girl like Crystal fell in love with a guy like Carlos. The biggest mistake of all. Her bestfriend whom she thought was the best of all betrayed her.
The insults hurled at her wasn’t as painful as the betrayal. The insult isn’t new, her mother caused it.
Gold her mother is the town’s public dog, even her age mates had had countless s€× with her mother. She was p-rn actress but stopped when old age started to knock. Crystal was just lucky to escape numerous abortions all thanks to her grandmother.

END OF FLASHBACK
The cab drops Crystal at her headquarters, Xander left to go to the station so Crystal seized the opportunity to go meet Asher her boss.
She entered the secret headquarters and everyone was amazed to see, she ignored all and entered the boss’s office.

“Crystal what brings you here’ He says surprised.

“Give another person my mission, am no longer interested in Xander’s case again. Am beginning to lose control of myself to him” She says and walks out of the office.
F-ck being innocent, now that she has seen Stella she’ll make sure she destroys her.

TO BE CONTINUED