Debbie’s secret episode 15 – 16

🤫DEBBIE’S SECRET🤫

CHAPTER 15

It was 9:00pm at night when I heard a light knock on the door.
“who is it?” I ask but no response so I shut my eyes to sleep but the knocking repeated but this time continuously. I was forced to get out of bed to check who was at the door.
I unlocked it and opened it only to find Casey standing there.
“Hi Aunt Debbie. sorry for waking you up but I can’t sleep” he tells me at the same time rubbing his eyes.
“why can’t you tell mom?” I ask
“I tried to but she’s fast asleep” he tells me. He was wearing his PJ with a book on the other hand.
“so what do you want from me? why do you always come back to me?” I ask cause I just can’t dead with it anymore.
“Can I sleep next to you?” he asks
“No go to bed. look Casey I have work tomorrow and I’m gonna need all the energy I can get. so please leave me alone” I half yelled and he flushed sadly
“Can you read me my bedtime story?”
“you’re like the little devil aren’t you? if you want someone to read you a, story, why don’t you visit your dad who I guess is probably in prison and ask him to do it? I thought you always understood everything so understand this and leave me alone” I said slamming the door really hærd. I got on my bed and covered my blanket trying to get some sleep.

I turned and tossed but nothing.
I stood up with the intention of going to the kitchen for some milk, hopefully that would make me fall asleep soon.
I opened the door only to find Casey sleeping on the floor next to my room.
is this some kind of joke? what is, wrong with him? I thought to myself.
“Casey?” I called out to him but no response. I guess he was faking it.
I went down on my knee right next to him.
“Casey get up” I tapped him lightly on his shoulder. I felt his neck with my hand only to realize that he was burning with fever.
“Casey” I yell taking him in my arms.
oh dear Lord!
his pulse was weak and his eyes were tightly shut. he wasn’t even blinking.
I carried him to my room and gently placed him on my bed and ran out to call mom.
“Mom” I yell banging on her door and she opened the door and rushed out
“Debbie what’s wrong?” she asks me obviously startled
“it’s Casey mom. he’s got a high fever and I don’t know what to do” I tell her.
She rushed to the kitchen and got some water In a bowl with a towel.
“where is he?” she asks
“In my room” I reply as we both walked in,side.
I rushed to my bed and placed his head on my thighs.
“I’ll do it mom” I say and she nods. I took the water from her and m-ssaged his head gently then placed it on his head.

“I think he’s out of danger now” mom says snapping me out of my thoughts
“are you sure?”
“yes I’ll take him to the hospital tomorrow for a check up but I think I should take him to bed now so you can sleep” she suggests
“no mom leave him. you can sleep. I’ll watch over him” I tell her and I guess it left her speechless cause she was just staring at me.
“Are you sure?” she asks
“Yes I am. go to bed Mom” I say and sat next to him feeling his body.
mom just smiles and left the room.

I took a good look at Casey. I can’t describe what I’m feeling now. I never liked this kid. I hated him, I always wanted him dead but now that he’s having a fever, I just feel miserable like I was the one who did this to him.
he wasn’t at fault, What ever happened five years ago was never his fault. he was also a victim of that rape, a product of it and not the cause. I’ve hurt him pretty bad.
All the hurtful things I’ve said to my own child. a tear slide down my cheeks but I wiped it away.

He mumbled something and opened his eyes slowly.
“Casey” I say hugging him pretty tight “you gave me quite a scare. you scared mommy you know”
“Sorry Mom” he tells me
“Are you okay? are you having a tummy ache or head ache?”
he shook his head no.
“I’m fine mom”
“I’m sorry baby. mommy hurt you Pretty bad. I’m sorry for everything I said to you. will you forgive me?” I ask and he smile. eyes sparkling up again and then he nodded yes.
“Don’t ever scare me like that okay”
“Yes Mom.”
I k-ssed his head and ruffled his hair and he couldn’t help but laugh.
“do you want milk” I ask
“no. I want chocolate” be pouts and I giggle
“am I the only one who loves milk around here? I’ll be right back” I say and walk to the kitchen and poured a glass of milk for me and chocolate for Casey.

“Have this” I say to him and he took it from me gulping it down his throat.
“thanks Mom”
“you’re welcome sweetie” I say to him.

After drinking my milk, he slept on my bed and demanded a bed time story.
“Read this one” he said giving it to me. I took it and wrapped us up in the blanket.
“we’re snuggled up and ready to go” he says smiling. I usually over hear Mom always saying that to him before she reads him a story.
“Princess and the pea” I started and after going on and on, we finally got to the part that says “And the prince and princess lived happily ever after. the end” I turned to look at Casey and he was fast asleep snoring lightly.
“Good night baby” I say k-ssing him lightly on his forehead as I closed my eyes to sleep too.

The next morning, Mom dressed Casey up for school but I insisted on taking him to the hospital. I called the office to tell them I’ll be running a little late than usual.
we, arrived at the hospital and after doing a little check up on Casey, the doctor insisted on giving him a shot but Casey couldn’t stop crying.
“I don’t want to do it Mom” he says when he saw the syringe.
“Can I have a minute?” I tell the doctor and she nods yes.
“Casey sweetheart” I call out to him “don’t cry sweetie. it’ll hurt only a little and after that you’ll be perfectly fine” I say but he nods no.
“Don’t you want to get better baby? don’t worry I’ll hold you right next to me. I promise it’ll sting only a little so please don’t cry” I say wiping his tears with my palm
“but it hurts a lot”
“tell you what? you take the shot and I’ll buy you an ice cream cone from the parlour”
“promise?” he ask
“sure. I promise” I tell him and he nods.
We went back to the doctor and he gave Casey the shot.
“that’s a brave boy” I compliment him and he smiles.
the doctor gave us some medicines and we left the clinic to Casey’s school. I dropped him off and headed straight to work.

I arrived and was rushing straight to the office where I met Nathan.
“Nathan I’m so sorry I’m late” I say to him
“it’s okay. I called your house but your mom answered. she said you took Casey to the hospital” he tells me
“yes he was running a fever yesterday so I decided to take him to the doctor this morning” I explain
“so how is he feeling?”
“he’s doing alright. he’s at school right now”
“Great so we’re going out today after work so get ready. I’ll pick you up”
“that’ll be great. Nathan I have something to tell you and it’s really urgent” I say to him
“okay but not right now, I’m having a meeting so how about later during the date” he says smiling and I nod
“Great. see you later bye” he k-ssed my cheeks and walks away and I sluggishly walked to my office.
Chloe brought some files for me to review and left my office.
Just then, Thandi walked in.
“Hi Debbie?” she called
“Hey” I reply feeling a bit low
“Are you okay?”
“yes I’m great” I tell her and started reading through my files.
“So I see that Nathan’s getting the hots for you” she giggles but it sounded more like a serious question.
“No he’s not. we’re just friends. really close friends Thandi so please stop assuming things” I point out to her and she frowns.
“sorry for trespassing. so what’s eating you up?”
“It’s Casey”
“what happened to Casey?” she asked staring at me
“Well I want to tell Nathan that Casey is my son but I don’t know how to go about it?” I said and fell to my chair.
“Why do you want to tell him?” she asks me
“well Nathan been really close to Casey these days. he’s just like family and I you can’t just lie to family but I’m scared. what if I tell him and he ends up hating me, what will I do then?” I ask covering my face with my palm.
“if you’re really scared then don’t tell him. Maybe some things aren’t worth sharing with people. cause knowing Kress, I’m not really sure he’s gonna remain friends with you after learning the truth so just forget about Kress OK” she says and I couldn’t help but notice a smirk on her face.
“I don’t know but I guess you’re right. I’ll think about it”
“great. see you later,” she says and walks out of my office. what will I do now? should I tell Nathan or Just keep it away from him. we’re not even dating yet so he doesn’t really need to know.
Gosh I’m so confused right now…

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DEBBIE’S SECRET BY KIARI HORSFALL
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🤫DEBBIE’S SECRET🤫
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CHAPTER 16

THANDI’S POV
I walk to my office and fell back on my chair. I can’t believe she’s back in my life again.
Why couldn’t she just disappear into thin air and leave me alone.
Growing up, I’ve always envied Debbie.
I don’t know why but I just wanted to be like her, wanted to walk, eat and even talk like her. I even wanted to look like her.

She was everyone’s favorite,
the guys at school thinks that she’s just so great as if she’s a god. even the teacher seems to favour her a lot. I felt left out and out of place.

I became friends with her back then because I wanted people to notice me like they do to her. maybe, I just thought that her luck would rub off on me a little. her hair was perfect, her body structure, She was just so beautiful in every aspect. I wanted to be the one that takes all the attention but sadly it didn’t work out that way so I always stuck to her like a leach feeding off its prey.

When she got raped back then, part of me was very happy for it. I was relieved that she was out of the s₱0tlight.

Then she didn’t come to school and she broke off her date with Freddie. I was really on top of the world. I tried to work my way into people’s life just so I would be noticed.
I stayed away from her after school and tried to create a name for myself back in college. I graduated with a lot of honors and got myself working in this company.

I guess it started the very first day I met kress, I fell in love with him instantly and I vowed to get him for myself.
And that’s why I joined this company, I’ve been trying to impress him and to make him notice me. He was very handsome and every girl’s dream. I know it’s weird but I’m willing to go to any extent to make him mine.
I started flirting with the manager who was Kress’s best friend. I know he has a crush on me and I took advantage of it. guys can be really crazy to do anything for love. it’s actually a win-win.

Kress is extremely rich and I couldn’t wait to be his girlfriend and enjoy all the luxuries that comes with it. he was my special ticket to finally have everything I dreamed of until the witch appeared.
Ever since Debbie came here, He doesn’t even glance at my direction, he’s always stuck with her. holding her, k-ssing her, that was supposed to be me.
But now I have a secret weapon. her secret. who would’ve thought that Kress doesn’t know DEBBIE’S SECRET. he’s still oblivious to the truth and very soon, a little birdie is gonna spill it out.
And knowing Debbie, she trusts me so I’m sure she’ll listen to everything I say and the minute she does, it’s gonna be the end of her. she just won’t know what hit her or precisely WHO hit her.
I gave a devilish smile as I returned to my papers.
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DEBBIE’S POV
I put my stuff in,side my bag. today was really stressful and I can’t wait to go home. I stood up and made for the door.
I received a text from Nathan saying he’ll pick me up by seven and I texted him *ok*
I took a cab and drove home. I threw my bag on the couch and sat down to take off my shoe.
“Mommy” Casey calls out while running out to meet me. mom came running after him, begging him to slow down.
“Hey baby” I hugged him very tight and k-ssed his hair “you’re not giving grandma a tough time are you?” I ask and he gave a light chuckle
“No Mom”
“of course he is. I even have to run around the house just to get him dressed now” mom said sitting down
“I want mommy to do it” he says and I hit him playfully on his cheeks
“so how was work?” mom asks
“Good”
“very well. he’s all yours” mom says throwing his clothes at me while Casey let out a laugh.
“Casey darling how was school today?” I ask dressing him up
“Great. mom our teacher asked us to bring crayons and a book for drawing” he tells me
“Mom will get it for you tomorrow OK” I tell him and he nods
I noticed a cut on his arm.
“Casey what happened to you” I say pointing to his cut
“I slipped and fell”
“Are you telling the truth? is someone picking on you at school?” I ask him
“No mommy. I really fell down”
“you’ve got to be careful little man” I say and he laughs
“what’s funny”
“you sound like uncle Nathan” he teases me causing me to giggle.
“Oh do I? I didn’t notice”
“Mommy likes uncle Nathan” he teases me while running round the couch.
“I don’t like uncle Nathan”
“that’s not true. your face is sparkling again” he says and I blush
“you talk too much do you know that. I wonder how your teacher puts up with you” I tell him and ruffle his hair
“mommy I’m hungry” he tells me
“what would you like to eat?”
“let’s order pizza with marshmallow topping” he suggests
“Alright go and play. I’ll place an order”
“you’re the best mom. I love you” he says k-ssing my cheeks
“I love you too” I tell him before he runs out to play.

“Mom please order pizza for Casey. I want to change. I’ll be going out for dinner with Nathan and I want to get ready” I tell her and she nods
“thanks mom” I say and walk into my room.
I took my shower and settled for a black c*cktail dress with black heels and silver jewelry.
I applied my lotion and stood in front of the full length mirror to wear my dress. I styled my hair and examined my look one last time before stepping out.
“Mommy looks pretty” Casey says hugging me
Just then we heard a knock on the door. Casey ran to open up the door.
“uncle Nathan” he squeaks in joy.
“Hey little man” he says taking him in his arms.
Just then, his eyes fell on me. he stared at me from my dress up to my face.
“Gosh Debbie, you look beautiful” he compliment
“thank you Nathan” I gave a bright smile
“Casey, don’t give grandma a hærd time OK. make sure you sleep on time. I’ll be back before you know it” I tell him and he nods
“Do you want us to get you something?” Nathan asks him
“pizza” he jumps in excitement
“another one? you just had one” I tell him
“let him be. he’s just a kid” Nathan tells me “we’ll get you an extra large pizza” Nathan adds
“I don’t like where this is going?” I seethe
“pretty please” he says staring at me
“alright but just this once and after that, no more junk food OK?” I say and he laughs
“shall we” Nathan says taking my hand
“sure. Casey don’t watch too much TV alright?” I call out to him
“yes bye” he says and closes the door.

Nathan leads me to his car and we drove to the restaurant. they served us drinks and we talked about other things.
“I’m just thinking about something” he tells me
I raise my brow to look at him “about what?”
“if we were a couple, what would be our couple name?” he says and I chuckle
“How about Nabbie?” I suggest
“it sounds more like rabbies” he said and I laughed
“how about Dress?” I say again
“you s-ck at naming things?”
“I didn’t see you coming up with any suggestion” I tell him
“Well I kinda like Dress. we both work in a fashion company and you’re a designer and I guess we go crazy around Dresses so Dress is fine” he says and I pout.

“Nathan there’s something I want to tell you” I say and he arched an eyebrow at me. I was already feeling nervous.
“What is it?”
“um… I..” I started not knowing what to say. my hands were already sweaty.
“If you’re scared then don’t tell him. maybe some things aren’t worth sharing with people. cause knowing Kress I’m not really sure he’s gonna remain friends with you after learning the truth so just forget about kress OK” Thandi’s words kept on playing over and over again in my head.
“Debbie are you OK?” he asks disrupting me from my quick reverie.
“yes I’m fine”
“so you wanted to tell me something right?” he asks
I shook my head “No. it’s nothing”
“okay”

Nathan’s POV
I know something’s wrong with Debbie but why doesn’t she want to tell me. I guess she doesn’t trust me enough. I invited her here so I could finally ask her out to be my girlfriend but I thinking I’m just as nervous as she is.
“I need to use the restroom, I’ll be right back” I tell her and she nods. I got up and walked towards the direction of the restroom.
I got in,side trying to find my voice when I received a, voice message from an anonymous number.
I played it and couldn’t believe what I heard after that.

“what happened to casey?”
“well I want to tell Nathan that Casey is my son but I don’t know how to go about it?” Debbie’s voice played in the background.
“if you’re really scared then don’t tell him. maybe some things aren’t worth sharing”
“I don’t know but I guess you’re rig… ” I quickly cut the message. I guess I’ve heard enough.
I walked out of the restroom to our table.

“hey you’re back. what took you so long” she asks but I didn’t respond. I just stared at her
“Nathan are you ok?’
” who is Casey to you?” I ask her
“why would you ask that, I told you already that Casey is my nephew” she said
I played the voice message and she was shocked. she couldn’t utter a single word.
“just stop it Debbie. please just stop. will you stop lying to me and just tell me the truth already? is Casey your son or not?” I asked yelling. I guess it got her a bit frightened.
“I can explain Nathan”
“OMG I knew it” I said and stood up from my chair and walked out of the restaurant. she ran after me cause I heard her calling after me. she ran up to me held my arm.
“Please just stop OK. just listen to me” she said almost tearing up.
“listen to what? to the fact that you’ve been lying to me? I asked you countless times Debbie. you told me that he was your nephew”
“I wanted to tell you OK. I really did but I just didn’t know how to go about it, in the office and here in the restaurant, I tried but I thought you would hate me if you found out about it” she explained
“I guess I was just too blind to see the truth right in front of me.” I say and she ended up crying.
“and to think that I wanted to ask you out. we haven’t started dating and you’re already keeping secrets from me. you’re not even proud of your child then what if we end up together, you won’t be able to say that I’m your boyfriend.”.
” that’s not true. I love my son very much and I am proud of him. you don’t know what I had to grow through all these years. you think it’s easy to just open up to the public that you were raped by a gang of thugs and that your child was just a mistake?” she cried more.

“you could’ve just told me everything”.
“and how would that turn out? would you still love me after finding out?” she asked but I remained silent
“that’s what I thought. I was wrong not to tell you the truth but you were also wrong say that I’m not proud of my child. you have a, sister don’t you? fix her in my situation and tell me what she would do in my place. I completely understand if you don’t want to talk to me after this cause it’s my fault but I just wish you’ll understand what I’m going through right now. I really thought we had something but I should’ve known that it was all an illusion. there is no light at the end of the tunnel” she said and walked away.
She stopped a cab and got in and before I realized, she was already gone.
I also got into my car and drove home. I need to clear my head. I can’t believe this is all happening…
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