Heartbeats episode 68 – 69

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

CHAPTER 68&69

By, Naomi Cindy B.

★★★★
( MASK OFF )

Draco swallowed hærd, his eyes getting redder as he looked at the cell again.

He has never been in a life-threatening dilemma like this.

Tiger is still behind him, but he’s sitting this time around with a smoking pipe on his l-ips.

“Knight” JoJo’s faint voice called again, and Draco rushed to hold the cell metals.

“Ann!” He called loudly, shaking the metals violently.

“Seven minutes left” Tiger said calmly, and it was that moment he made the choice….

‘Viola, Kelly, i choose to trust you both’ he thought and started punching the metal with his fist .

Each punch left a hurtful wound on his fist.

JoJo was moving in pains on the ground as he continued punching the metal, hurting himself.

The flesh on his fingers started tearing, and his blood stained the metals so much already.

“Knight” JoJo muttered again, and continued punching without stopping till the eighth minute.

Tiger stood and walked slowly to him, he placed an hand on his shoulder but that didn’t stop him from punching.

“I’ll let your girlfriend go, on one condition” he said.

“Get her out now!” Draco shouted, facing him quickly, and Tiger smiled before snapping his fingers.

A guard came rushing, and he opened the cage door fast.

Draco ran in and carried JoJo in his arms, running out with her.

The lion woke immediately since it’s already ten minutes, but the guard was quick to shut the door quickly.

Draco started rushing out with JoJo.

“From now on, you’re my man” Tiger said, but he didn’t bother to look back till he got to his almost destroyed car.

He placed JoJo in and rushed to the other seat, driving fast out of the empire.

*****

HIDEOUT**

“Ten minutes over, cut the ropes” Ignatius ordered, and Brent got the knife.

“Ignatius you can’t do this!, Ignatius!!!!!” Victoria cried, and he laughed.

Immediately Brent threw the knife, Viola jumped in and caught it, then she landed just beside the river, almost falling in.

Before she could stand, Kavita placed a leg on her chest, pinning her down.

“Draco’s puppet?, How dare you walk in here!” She glared, and Viola smirked.

“You’re mad” she spat, and Kavita marched her face, giving her a bruise.

“Who the heck is the b*tch?” Ignatius asked regally, walking to them.

“Draco’s artificial sis” Winter laughed.

“F**k you Winter! and I swear I’ll kill you with my hands!, How dare you betray my crybaby cos of your f**king brother!” Viola shouted, and Ignatius laughed.

“Feisty one we have here” he said, bending beside her.

Kavita’s leg is still on her chest.

“You’ll die” he smirked, slipping his hand on her neck.

“Draco will be the one to kill you instead!, Wicked monster! Fool!!!” Viola shouted, and Ignatius tightened his palms on her neck.

“You’ll serve as an appetizer for my pets before they eat the real meal” he smirked and was about to push her into the water when a knife flew into the place, but Kavita caught it before it could get Ignatius.

It’s actually from Kelly, he’s just coming in.

“I see, rebels” Ignatius stood, and Viola revealed the knife in her hand immediately.

She stabbed Kavita’s leg that’s on her chest first, and she cried out agonizingly, dropping her leg.

Viola removed the knife and spranged up immediately, then she turned right and dived the knife right into the heart of the person standing there…. Winter.

“Winter!!!” Brent shouted in horror.

Kavita was still bleeding from the stabbed leg while Ignatius was still walking to Kelly.

“I told you I’d be the one to kill you…see?” Viola smirked as Winter started vomiting blood.

Her stabbed chest was already raining blood on the ground.

Viola removed the knife and stabbed her again on a different s₱0t, deeper than the first one.

This time, Brent got to her and pushed her away from Winter, then Winter fell on his arms.

Viola pressed a button on the wall, and a metal covered the water, then she threw the knife at the ropes holding the mothers.

It got severed, and they both fell heavily on the metal.

“Winter!, Winter!!” Brent shouted as he knelt beside her body.

“Winter!!!!” He s¢ræmed in tears, and Winter’s eyes started closing.

“No… don’t… don’t!” He shouted till her eyes finally closed, and she stopped breathing forever.

“Winter!, Winter!!!” He s¢ræmed again.

“Mrs Klein, Madam Victoria are you ok?” Viola quickly asked.

“I’m fine, but Aurora” Victoria replied, holding bleeding Aurora.

Someone suddenly landed beside them heavily, and a painful gr-0an followed.

It’s actually Kelly, getting beaten by Ignatius already.

“Kelly!” Viola shouted, rushing to help him up.

“I’m fine” he said, but she held his face, checking out his wounds.

“No you’re not” she said worriedly.

“Worry about it later, not now doll” he replied, and they both faced Ignatius who’s already close.

They rushed to him at once, but he skillfully grabbed them both by the head, then he hit their heads on each other, and they fell dizzily on the ground, their heads making funny noises.

He dragged them up and punched them at once, sending them back to the ground.

Victoria was crying as she watched the scene, Aurora was already losing consciousness., And Kavita was still tending to her bleeding leg.

Brent is still weeping over dead Winter.

Ignatius dragged them up again and was about to throw them away when Viola got a bottle of spray which she sprayed on his face, making him lose strength.

He dropped them, and Viola threw the knife to Kelly. He took advantage of his weakness and stabbed him on the cheek.

“F****k!!!” Ignatius s¢ræmed out, and when Kelly removed the knife to stab his stomach next, a smoke bomb landed in the place, making smokes cover the whole building.

Viola and Kelly quickly covered their noses as everywhere became cloudy.

It took complete five minutes before the smokes died down, and when it did, Ignatius, Brent and Kavita were nowhere to be found, just Winter’s dead body.

“They escaped, damnit!” Viola spat furiously, and someone rushed in immediately.

“Brother!” Viola’s eyes w¡dened when she saw him.

She ran to give him a hug, but he broke it quickly.

“Tell me you saved JoJo” she said.

“I did” he replied and sighted Aurora.

He rushed to her and took her from Victoria, he almost started crying when he saw her shot arm.

“Mum!” He called.

“We need to get her to the hospital as fast as possible” Victoria said, and Draco started running out .

“The douchebags escaped” Kelly said, but he couldn’t answer till they all went out of the place.

*****

ALIVE HOSPITALS**

Luna ran in blindly, her short hair covering her face at intervals as she made her way to Butter’s ward.

She actually got the call from Snow about him, and she rushed here straightaway though she’s even unaware of what she’s doing.

She bumped into v×rgiπia in the hallway, and they rolled eyes at each other before continuing their race.

They got to the ward and met Snow and James, standing beside Butter’s bed.

“My baby!” v×rgiπia rushed to the bed and tried touching him, but James hit her hand away.

“Not allowed” he glared, and she folded her hand while staring at Butter with concern.

“Luna” Snow beckoned, and she walked in fully.

“But what are you wearing?” James asked, looking at her blouse.

She’s wearing it the wrong way, the inner part is out instead.

“I guess…I… Was… rushing” Luna replied in embarrassment, and Snow smiled.

“What exactly happened?” v×rgiπia asked.

“He was found beside the popular river, stabbed in two different places, I think he was attacked by haters” Snow replied .

“You guys haven’t heard the news?” Cora said loudly, rushing in with Abigail.

“What?” v×rgiπia asked.

“JoJo was kidnapped and shot on the arm, Draco’s mum was attacked too, they’re in this same hospital” Cora announced, and their eyes w¡dened.

“What!” They chorused.

Snow and Luna rushed out of the ward immediately.

******

NEXT DAY★3PM★ THE ZENDAYAS**

“Can I go shopping with you?” Violet asked as Mrs Zendaya prepared to go shop for groceries.

They actually moved to Cali on Monday.

“Since when did my princess start caring about shopping?” She replied.

“I prefer being called a prince, princess s-cks” Violet replied, curving her l-ips.

“Whatever, go get dressed” Mrs Zendaya replied.

“What’s wrong with what I’m wearing?” She asked, looking at herself.

“Everything!, The Robin Hood cardigan, the shorts, the slides and bucket hat, I just hate the boyish look” Mrs Zendaya replied.

“Then go alone, I’d rather stay at home than go change my clothes to follow you, I’m even thinking of getting a tattoo” Violet smirked, and Mrs Zendaya smiled before pulling her hand

“Fine!, Let’s go little trouble” she said, and Violet smiled before leaving the house with her

*****

GROCERIES STORE**

“I wonder why you hate maids, they should be doing the shopping instead of you , better get one” Violet complained as Mrs Zendaya shopped into the basket.

“Are you here to help or complain?”

“Whatever” Violet rolled eyes, and Mrs Zendaya smiled as she started picking things too.

“Viola!, We left you at the hospital!, What are you doing here!” Snow’s voice spoke behind her, and she looked back with a sour face.

“You are?” She questioned.

“Stop acting Viola!” Snow pushed her forehead playfully, and she immediately grabbed Snow’s finger, squeezing it.

“F**k! Viola!!!” She shouted, and James came running, taking her.

“Viola what the hell!” He shouted.

“Violet!, Not Viola!” Violet rolled eyes, and Mrs Zendaya appeared.

She pulled Violet to herself.

“What’s happening?”

“Nothing mum, just some bunch of scumbags” she rolled eyes and left with her.

James and Snow exchanged glances.

“What the hell!” They both shouted.

***

Mrs Zendaya hasn’t gotten far with Violet when she came across an old granny, and immediately she saw her, her eyes w¡dened.

“Granny Riya!” .

“Veronica Zendaya?” The granny replied, and she rushed to hug her.

“You’ve grown so old but still cute!” Veronica smiled after breaking it.

“It’s been eighteen years” granny Riya replied, and Veronica hugged her again.

“You didn’t even call or come back to check on me after you adopted Violet from the orphanage” Riya said.

“I actually lost your contact believe me, and we moved to Dubai before I found out” Veronica replied.

“So now you’re back to Cali?” Riya asked.

“Yes, but granny…”

“What?”

“I left Violet’s twin at the orphanage that year, I’d have adopted her too but we weren’t very rich to take care of two kids at once, now that we’re richer I’m thinking of adopting her twin sister, Violet is friendless and I want her to socialize, can I still adopt her twin?”

“Sadly no, Viola ran away from the orphanage immediately she turned seven, and since then I haven’t set my eyes on her” madam Riya replied.

“What!” Veronica gasped.

*****.

7:30PM**

It’s LOVERBOYZ concert tonight again, and fans were already rushing their ways into the concert hall, impatient to listen to the voice of the angels again.

As they rushed in, Walton and Luke are restless in the dressing room, they’ve been trying Lustre’s line but he’s not picking.

“He should have told us to cancel the concert” Lucy complained.

“Calm down baby, his girlfriend and mum are wounded yunno?” Walton replied.

“Exactly my point” Lucy replied as they started trying his line again.

Barista Lustre, the guy at the restaurant is sitting on a chair, watching them with a big smile on his face.

He’s actually their makeup artist.

“Calm down dudes, something shocking might actually happen tonight, I can feel it” he said.

****

ALIVE HOSPITALS★ BUTTER’S WARD**

“It’s a good thing this happened anyways, it made me understand that I’m not meant for her, I couldn’t even protect her” Butter said weakly on the bed.

He woke up an hour ago.

“So…are you ready to let go of her?” James asked, stroking his hair.

“Even if I don’t want to, I’ll force myself” Butter replied, and James smiled.

“Do you need my help to get over JoJolove?” Luna asked from his other side.

He looked at her and smiled sadly before closing his eyes.

*****

AURORA AND VICTORIA’S WARD**

“Stop crying Victoria” Aurora said, hugging Victoria in her arms, she was stroking her hair like a kid’s as she consoled her.

Aurora met her crying when she woke up, and she has been unconsolable.

“I just can’t stop, I’m the cause of my daughter’s pains, I’m so worthless Aurora, she’s unconscious because of me, I can never forgive myself!” Victoria continued crying bitterly.

Aurora started crying too as she coaxed her, though it’s not loud.

Draco has been watching from the door, he sighed and walked away.

As he made his way back to JoJo’s ward, his phone rang again for the twentieth time.

It’s definitely Walton, but he’s not ready to pick since he won’t know what to say.

His right hand is bandaged cos it’s greatly wounded as a result of hitting the metals with it.

He finally entered the ward and to his amazement, JoJo was already sitting up in bed, she’s awake!

“Ann” he whispered unbelievably.

“Knight!” She shouted and jumped down from the bed.

She ran to him and jumped tightly on him, folding her legs behind him.

“Gosh…. Ann I love you” he whispered, pressing her body tighter to his own.

“I love you more knight, I love you so much, thanks for saving me, thanks for coming for me, thanks for punching the metal” she cried like a baby, and he faced her.

“You saw me doing that?”

“Yes, drowsily” she replied, and he started pouring wet k-isses on her face, k-issing each space on it till there was no space left.

JoJo did the same, then she k-issed his bandaged hand.

“This must hurt a lot” she said worriedly, and he held her face fondly.

“You don’t have to worry, it’s not painful anymore” he said, and she k-issed his l-ips lightly before hugging him again.

“I love you so much, so much” she whispered, and his phone rang in his pocket again.

“You aren’t leaving me, right?” She whispered on his neck, and Draco swallowed hærd.

“Ann, I need to tell you something” he said.

“Tell me” she whispered again, hugging him tighter.

She wants to be in his arms forever like this, feeling his coldness once again is so soothing that she doesn’t plan to leave.

“My full name….is Draco Lustre Klein” he said slowly, and her eyes w¡dened.

*****

CONCERT HALL★20 MINUTES LATER**

Draco’s car stopped at the back of it, and he rushed out roughly before running in.

He went straight to the dressing room and met barista Lustre.

“Lustre you’re late!, Luke and Walton are on stage already!” He said quickly.

“No time!, Dress me up!” Draco replied hastily.

*****

MAIN HALL**

“Feel the loud beats of your hearts, as the three prettiest guys in Cali!, The stars of Stanford!, The owner of the hearts of all girls in the globe comes on stage for their 30th concert!…. LOVER….” The MC announced cheerfully.

👥 BOYZ!!!!!

👥 Whoaa!!!!!!

The crazy thousands fans shouted as Walton stepped on stage with Luke, but the s¢ræms started dying down when Lustre didn’t show up

👥 Where’s Lustre?

👥 Isn’t he performing tonight?

👥 We want Lustre!

👥 We want Lustre!

👥 We want Lustre!!!!!!

The fans started s¢ræming madly, almost bringing down the whole hall.

Walton and Luke stood in confusion, staring at the crowd of anxious fans.

They’re obviously scared right now, and just as Walton made to say something….

“He’s here!” A fan s¢ræmed as Lustre stepped on the stage.

Walton and Luke turned back immediately, and their eyes w¡dened when they saw him walking majestically to them.

The time might be short, but barista Lustre was able to change his hairstyle and make his face hotter with the facials.

He’s wearing a white shirt on denim, black boots and golden ear studs, his hair was tinted white on both sides, and his naturally brown eyes stood out in the mask. He’s freaking steamy and dishy and kinky and s*xy and beautiful and hot and… everything! even with his masked face.

👥 LUSTRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

👥 You’re more handsome tonight!!!

👥I love you!!!

👥 My boyfriend!!!

👥 My idol!!!

👥 My future!!!

👥 F**k haters!!!

👥 Lustre rules!!!

His fans started s¢ræming crazily as he walked in style.

Walton and Luke were smiling already, but the unexpected suddenly happened.

Maybe the rush made him tie the mask loosely, cos immediately he stopped walking, the mask straps came undone, and…

The mask… FELL FROM HIS FACE.

TBC