Roses and Thorns – Episode 33 – 34

Roses and Thorns – Episode 33
The sun was scorching hot when the stalker got home from the hospital, he walked straight to his room and fell on the bed with a thud, his mind flickered to what his father had told him, he flinched, the old man still hated him even on his dying bed. He fished out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number, he needed encouragement and motivation which he never got from his father.
“Hello Ezenwa” Ambler spoke after picking on the third ring.
“I have done it Ambler, the old man is dead” the stalker said calmly.
“That is it, you are brave, the great son of your father, you have done well, the old man deserved that and more for treating like trash but loved his bas***d son” Ambler chuckled from the other end.
“He said he still hates me, the old man for some reason knew i was the one, i guess blood is thicker than water” the stalker replied sadly.
“Wait, don’t tell me you are regretting finishing him off,? common Ezenwa, i don’t know you to be a weakling, you are a beast and beasts don’t have sympathy and feeling. do you know how many times i pleaded with the old man to treat you right and even add you to his will but he refused? he deserved whatever he got” he hissed making sure the stalker heard him.
“This the reason i like talking to you, you give me all the encouragement that i never got from so called father, you give me your support and your words make me feel strong” the stalker growled, his beastly character came back.
“Now that is more like the Ezenwa i know, the only thing remaining now is bringing your father’s doc-ments to me, time is no longer on my side” he grinned.
“Sure, you will have the doc-ments soon” the stalker replied hanging up.
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Joel knocked on Melody’s door, he was worried, ever since they got back from the salon she had been acting strange, he wondered if he said something that got her angry and he was even ready to apologise for something he knew nothing about.
“Yes, come in” she interrupted his thoughts. He opened the door, poked his head in the room.
“Hello my angry Bird” he said with a smile. Melody frowned.
“Angry what? am not angry” she scoffed. Joel walked in fully closing the door behind.
“What did i do? you have been cold towards me since we got back from the salon” he asked sitting on the bed with her.
“Do you have an ulterior motive towards me? will you hurt me afterwards?” she asked coldly.
“Now where is this question coming from?” Joel asked car-ssing her feet. She shifted her legs and eyed him.
“Okay, am sorry for whatever pain i might have caused you, please forgive me, your silence is Killing me” Joel pleaded.
“Do you really love me like you said? or you just want to sleep with me and dump me for someone in the same social class with you?” she barked irritated.
“I think you heard something from the salon, can you tell me about it please?” he said softly.
“There is a big rift between you and i. You are rich, very rich and i am a nobody from the slums, i don’t think we are a match, who would see sophisticated ladies and come for a local champion like me from the ghetto, am not just ready for a heartbreak?” she rolled her eyes looking away from him.
“You think i only came for s€×? you think am deceiving you? Melody i am more than that, if i told you that i love you then i mean it, social status doesn’t matter when there is true love. i can’t believe you still have doubt about what i feel for you, damnit” Joel cursed gritting his teeth.
“I am only trying to be careful, i just don’t know what attracted you to me” she shrugged.
“You know what? i think we should give each other some space, i need to think” he stood up walking away.
“Please wait, am sorry, please come back let’s talk about it” Melody pleaded but he was already gone.
Episode 34
The wh0le house was quite and calm by the time Melody woke up from sleep, she didn’t sleep well the previous night because her heart was heavy, she felt sad thinking that she might have sent Joel away from her. She checked her phone for any text messages or calls from him but she saw none, she felt a bile rise up to her throat. She took the decision and walked to his room, knocking severally but got no reply, she went to the gate man’s house and she was told Joel left the house in the morning and his parents followed later. She sadly walked back to her room, checked the time 11:45 am, she stripped and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
She came out from the bathroom, wore a blue three quarter jeans and a black top with a black slippers, she went to the mirror, looked at herself and said.
“Melody? you are going out today, you need the air outside and staying in this house will remind you of the captain” she let out a breath, picked her phone and left the house telling the gate man that she needed to buy something. Immediately she stepped out from the compound, she closed her eyes and wallowed in the serenity and tranquility of the environment. She turned to her right and walked down the street, her eyes in admiration of the beautiful houses she saw. She got to the last house and took another road by her left leading to the next street, she turned back to mark the last house so that she could easily find her way back home, that was when she noticed a black Highlander driving slowly towards her, she looked through the wind screen but couldn’t see the driver because the glass was tinted. She intensified her pace and the driver did the same too, her heart sank in fear, she brought out her phone and dialed Joel’s number, it went unanswered.
“Please pick up Joel” she muttered almost running. She dialed again and at the last ring, Joel picked up.
“Hello” he said casually.
“Am in trouble, i think the killer is right behind me now” she said amidst fast breathing.
“Hold on, where are you?” Joel asked.
“I left the house earlier and i know I made a mistake, now there is a car trailing me” she responded turning around to look at the car. The driver swerved the car to the right, it made a screeching sound almost hitting Melody, she scre-med in fear and fell down, her phone shattered. The driver stepped down from the car with an emotionless expression, he walked towards Melody with a handkerchief in his hand.
Melody looked around hoping that someone would come out at that minute, and when she saw no one, she begged him with fear in her eyes.
“Please, please let me go, don’t kill me, i don’t even have money, am just a young lady striving hærd to survive, have mercy on me please” she clasped her hands together and cried. The driver covered her nose with the handkerchief sending her to sleep, He then carried her as though he was carrying a rag doll even though she was a plus size, put her in the car and drove off.
Tbc