Heartbeats episode 28 – 29

🖤❤️HEARTBEATS 🔞
( I Think I
Love You … )

CHAPTER 28&29

By, Naomi Cindy B.

★★★★
( BLOODY )

JoJo became as confused as f**k, she kept looking at the two, not knowing how to handle the situation.

The rain was still pouring heavily, and cool breeze started blowing, worsening the situation.

She started shaking with cold.

Butter dropped his umbrella and quickly took off his jacket, he was fast to cover her with it.

“I’ll drop you, you need to get outta here before the cold gets worse” he said, taking his umbrella.

He held her hand and started taking her out of the balcony, leaving Draco to stare at them.

JoJo kept looking back at Draco till she got to Butter’s car.

He opened the door and she got in, then he folded the umbrella and entered with her.

JoJo kept looking at Draco through the window as Butter drove away.

Draco folded his umbrella and walked into the rain till he got to his car

He got in and sighed, resting his head on the headrest.

He started feeling pains from his arm, so he checked and saw a small bruise.

He actually got it when he was rushing out of the house, he hit his arm on the door as a result of the rush.

He got a mail and checked, it’s from Viola.

*WHY HAVEN’T I SEEN ANY UPDATE?, ARE YOU PLANNING NOT TO GO FOR THE MISSION?*

He dialled her line instantly.

“Brother, are you…

“Send me the details RN” he interrupted.

“Are you ok?, You don’t sound so well” she replied.

“Send what I asked” he replied.

“But the target is a lady, Jezebel” Viola replied.

“A lady?”

“I sent her details since daybreak, don’t tell me you didn’t see it” Viola replied and Draco hung up.

Hiking with JoJo, snapping aggressively in the amphitheatre cos of what Butter did, taking JoJo to the hospital, going to the center, visiting his mum, and coming here because of JoJo.

Everything took his time so much that he hasn’t checked for once.

He quickly checked, and when he saw the picture, it’s really a lady.

Jezebel, a killer who works alone, she never stays in one place, she changes location every ten minutes.

He finished reading, studying her features before dialling Viola’s line again.

“Are you sure you’ll be able to do it?” Viola asked.

“Feed me her location coordinates, I’ll tail her” he replied and drove down the road.

*****

JoJo’s mind was on Draco throughout the drive with Butter, the only thing sitting in the car is her body.

Butter kept glancing at her every minute, wondering why she hasn’t been talking.

“JoJo” he called, and she faced him slowly.

“Are you ok?, Is it the cold?” He asked.

“No I’m fine”

“Are you sure?” He asked, feeling her temperature by placing a palm on her forehead.

“You’re not burning” he smiled.

“Trust me I’m fine” she replied, and he concentrated back on driving.

“Will you come to my concert tommorow?” He asked suddenly.

“I never go back on my words, I’ll start attending your concerts from now, so expect me” she replied.

“Promise?”

“Promise” she replied, and he smiled, stopping the car in front of her house.

The rain stopped pouring already, so she stepped out.

“I’ll see you tommorow” she said, and he came out too.

“Wait” he said, and before she knew it, he hugged her.

“Butter…

“I’m warm, it’ll help your flu” he said, and she decided to stay.

He’s really very warm.

Butter released her after a while, and he stroked her hair gently.

“Dress heavily to bed, ok?” He said, and she replied with a light nod.

She walked in completely before he drove off.

“JoAnn” Victoria stood from the couch immediately she came in.

“Mummy” she pouted, hugging her.

“How was the concert?”

“Sweet as usual” she replied, and Victoria broke the hug.

“Who’s that guy?” She whispered.

“Guy?…. Oh… Butter?, He’s my schoolmate” JoJo replied.

“He’s handsome!” Victoria winked, and JoJo giggled.

“Stop it mum, we’re just friends”

“Wait… isn’t he the same guy who took you to the hospital the other time?”

“Yes, but nothing is going on… Bye!” JoJo quickly rushed to her room.

“Get a boyfriend!” Victoria shouted.

“Mummy is an handful” she said as she dropped her bag on the bed.

Most of her things are one.

One black bag, one black sneakers, one backpack and even her pop socks is a pair, no money to buy more so she’s always managing.

She took off Butter’s jacket and hung it beside Draco’s.

She touched Draco’s jacket and smiled, but when she remembered how she left him standing in front of the hall, she started feeling bad

Walking to her small wardrobe, she got her only big hood and put it on before going back to the bed.

She got her phone and sighed, the screen has so many cracks already, and it’ll soon start malfunctioning.

“Firefighter is online” she said surprisingly, clicking on the app.

MIMI: Hey fighter!

FIREFIGHTER: Bet you had a nice day

MIMI: Sure, WBU?

FIREFIGHTER: Not so cool, but what advise would you give to someone in love?

JoJo’s eyes w¡dened

MIMI: OMG you’re in love!

FIREFIGHTER: Yes, I don’t know what to do, I’m just frustrated

MIMI: If you’re a male, confess to the girl, and if you’re a female…..confess too!

FIREFIGHTER: Lol, thanks… I’ll try it out…. Goodnight

Firefighter went offline immediately, and JoJo left the app before going to her contacts.

She didn’t think twice before dialling Draco’s line, but he didn’t pick her call.

“Is he….mad at me?” She muttered with a blink.

She got down from the bed and her phone buzzed, a message from Butter.

💌 Sleep tight

She smiled and replied

💌 You too.

She left her room afterwards, walking to the living room.

Victoria is still there, knitting a blouse.

“Mum you can knit?” She asked surprisingly, sitting beside her.

“I learnt it back then in highschool, never knew I can still do it till I tried it earlier, I think I’ll start knitting for sale soon, I’ll be able to make some money at least, to take care of you and cover my loans and debts” Victoria replied, and JoJo made pitiful faces

“Mummy…

“I know you’re gonna talk about getting a part time job next, but I’ve told you several times that I only want you to concentrate on your studies and graduate with good grades, don’t even talk about a part time job” Victoria interrupted.

“Mummy” JoJo pouted and hugged her tightly.

“I love you so much!”

“I love you more baby” Victoria k-sed her hair, and Ignatius came in immediately, with m–nna again.

JoJo looked at Victoria, and they smiled at each other knowingly

*****

9:30**

Draco’s car stopped in front of an inn since Viola confirmed that place to be Jezebel’s present location.

He used his face cap and mask before coming out of the car, then he walked in.

He started searching for the VIP door and later found it by the right

He turned right and met two guards in front of the door.

“Entry card?” One of them asked, and he was about to knock them out when Kavita showed up.

“Here” she handed a card to the guards.

“We’re together” she said, and they were allowed entry.

She smiled at Draco before walking in, she’s wearing a turtle necked sweatshirt, so it covered her neck bruises.

He walked in too, and he grabbed her shoulders immediately.

“What did you just do?” He glared, and she smiled.

“What I did to JoJo was really unfair, I wanted to make it up to you” she replied.

“I never asked for your help, I’d have taken care of them by myself, and besides…. Capo assigned us to the mission differently, work on your own” he replied and let her go.

“No I wanna do it with you Terminator” she replied, and he faced her swiftly.

“Call me that again”

“Aren’t you?, That was your nickname till last month when you started telling us not to call you that, but I love it” she replied.

“You wanna die?” He said, and she smiled.

“You can kill me, but please with your d*ck, I can die for it” she winked, and Draco was about to attack her when the elevator door opened, and a guy came out.

He was wearing a cap, , his hands were tucked in his pockets.

He opened the door and was about to go out when Draco saw his arm.

There’s an arrow tattoo on his right forearm, same tattoo is on Jezebel’s arm in her picture.

“Jezebel” he whispered.

Seems jezebel got suspicious too cos she opened the door violently immediately, she ran out as fast as flash.

“Damn!” Draco spat and followed her like lightening, Kavita joined him and they chased her till she ran out of the inn completely.

She entered a taxi which drove away immediately.

Draco clearly saw the face of the driver, it’s Kelly!

“Bastard!” He spat and got in his car

He drove madly after the taxi.

*****

“You’re going the wrong way” Jezebel’s coarse voice said as Kelly turned the car towards a dark underdeveloped street.

Kelly smiled and removed his cap, then he looked back at her shortly with a sinister smile.

“Mystic assasin?, Damnit!” She spat and grabbed Kelly’s neck from behind, pinning it to the headrest.

“Stop the car!” She commanded, but he kept driving, his head veins bulging on his forehead and neck already.

“Stop the f*cking car!” She shouted, pinning his neck more violently.

“Arrggg!” He gr–ned, losing control of the car but by bit.

Jezebel started trying to snap his neck, and the struggle doubled, so he lost control of the car completely as he started trying to free himself.

The car moved in a zigzag till it hit a wall, breaking through it.

“Bastard!” Jezebel continued trying to snap his neck, but he finally broke free and threw a punch at her nose.

She fell back on the backseat, and he came out of the car.

He locked the car doors with the aim of burning her with it but she broke the front window with her fist.

She made to come out through the hole, but Kelly got his gun and pointed it at her head.

“Bye” he smiled and was about to shoot when Draco jumped in and hit the gun away from him.

“F*cker!” Kelly tried to hit him but he made a counter strike and punched him instead.

His punch made Kelly fly to the car.

His body hit hærd on it, and he was already bleeding from the mouth before he landed down.

Jezebel took the opportunity to jump out of the car, then she started running away.

Draco followed, and with just three steps, he got her and dragged her back with her hair.

She faced him and almost punched him, but he moved sidewards so her punch met the air, she tried again and it got him this time, giving him a slight cut on the face.

She punched him again and again, and his mouth bled more, then he smiled.

“Satisfied now?”

“Holy f*ck” she replied and tried punching him again but he grabbed her hand and twisted it, breaking a bone on her wrist

“F**k you bastard!, F**k!” She gr–ned as she fell on the ground.

Draco got his gun and made to shoot her, but Kelly appeared and grabbed his hand, trying to hit the gun away from him.

“She’s mine to kill, not yours!” He glared, and Draco smirked.

“End her if you can” Draco replied and hit his forehead on Kelly’s.

Kelly staggered away from him, and Draco made to pull the trigger on jezebel…

“You think your mum is safe right now?” Kelly suddenly said, and Draco’s pointer finger stopped moving on the trigger.

He faced Kelly slowly with wide eyes.

“Aurora, your precious mum, she’s legless on a wheelchair, oh…and you love her so much too!, I’m sure my boys would have gotten her by now and…

The gun fell from Draco, and his orb turned deep red as he started walking to Kelly.

“Touch my mum and I’ll kill your whole family” he seethed, and Kelly started laughing.

“Motherf*cker! What the hell did you do!” Draco shouted and was about to take the last step to Kelly when a gunshot sounded.

The bullet penetrated into Draco’s stomach, and he stopped walking.

He held his already bleeding stomach as he fell on his knees, bleeding from the mouth too

From the corner of his eyes, he could see Kent in a corner.

He was the one who shot the gun.

Kelly started laughing, and that was when Jezebel stood to escape.

Kelly shot her on the forehead twice, and she fell on her face.

Draco was still on his knees, bleeding so much from his shot tummy which he was holding tightly.

“Mum..” he whispered, and Kelly aimed for him.

He was about to shoot him again when police sirens started sounding.

“F**k!” Kelly spat and took right, running away with Kent.

The sirens kept getting nearer and nearer, and Draco started struggling to stand on his feet.

When he finally stood, he held his bleeding stomach tighter and he was staggering as he walked weakly into the dark street.

His blood was dripping on the ground, forming traces as he walked, guiding himself with walls.

He kept going till he got to a particular fence and stopped.

It wasn’t so high, so he managed to climb it and jump into the compound.

****

JOJO’S PLACE**

“F**k me till I die Ignatius!”

“F**k me h-rder please!”

“Ignatius give it to me!”

“Yes yes h-rder!”

“Yes Ignatius!”

“F**k my p*ssy till i give up!”

“I’m in love with your c**k!”

m–nna’s m–ns filled up the whole eyes cos Ignatius is busy f*cking her in his room.

Victoria is pacing around the living room, waiting for when JoJo will come back, she actually went to get something.

“Ignatius!!!”

“F**k f**k!, Oh hell!”

JoJo rushed in with a nylon, and Victoria rushed to her.

“Did you get it?”

“Trust me mum” she replied, and they smiled at each other before walking to Ignatius door.

They emptied the nylon, it contains packs of permanent glue.

They shared and started pouring it on the the space between the closed door till they poured it all.

They stuck hands and went back to sit comfortably in the living room.

JoJo got them bottled water since there’s no juice in the house.

She emptied the water into two glass cups and they clinked glasses.

“Cheers” they chorused before drinking.

m–nna’s m–ns died down, and Ignatius started trying to open the door, but it was impossible.

Victoria looked at JoJo, and they laughed.

“She told you to f**k her till she dies, you both aren’t coming out of that room, she must die” Victoria said.

“Victoria is something wrong with your brain?” Ignatius ranted from in,side.

“You expect me to still be sane when I live with a dog like you?” Victoria replied.

“Open this door b*tches!” m–nna shouted.

“Climb the bed again and continue… Shameless duo!” JoJo replied and laughed with Victoria.

“Victoria!!!” Ignatius shouted angrily.

“JoAnn, the clothes on the drying line, go pack them in” Victoria said.

“Yes mum!” JoJo replied and went out.

It’s a cold night cos of the rain, so her hair was greeted by the breeze immediately.

She walked to the drying line beside the fence and was about to start packing the clothes when she noticed blood on the ground.

Her eyes w¡dened, and she moved closer to the fence, only to see someone standing there, leaning on the wall.

“Who are you?” She asked fearfully, but no answer came.

“Who are…

The last word was interrupted by a smell, Draco’s scent.

Her eyes w¡dened, and she boldly moved closer, the smell became stronger.

It’s really a guy.

“Who are…you?” She asked slowly.

Draco looked up slowly, the mask and cap is off right now, so she saw his face clearly.

Her eyes w¡dened in shock.

“Knight in shinning armor!”

His eyes went shut immediately, and he fell directly on her.

They went down together with him on top, and the blood from his tummy w-t her hoodie.

She rolled him off herself and knelt beside him.

When she saw the gunshot wound that’s bleeding profusely, she started crying.

“Draco!, Draco open your eyes!”

She sat and placed his head on her laps, holding his face.

“Draco!, Draco stand up!”.

His blood w-t the ground already, and she got more scared.

“Draco don’t die, Draco!!” She cried more, her tears falling on his face.

A knock sounded on the gate immediately, and she sniffed tearfully before looking up.

She heard how Victoria came out and opened the gate.

“We’re the cops, we found the blood prints of an assassin on your fence, an automatic warrant to search this house” a voice said from the gate, and JoJo’s eyes w¡dened.

TBC