2023-01-10 06:59:17She adjusted her pink gown and took two steps backward on her pink heels.
"We can... " She turned and made for the door. Her hair was strapped in a bun with a pink bow. I didn't need to think twice to realize that the wardrobe was hers.It took me less than fifteen minutes to get to the eatery. All I did was put on a jacket, pick up my phone, and make for the door.I arrived by three pm, which was an hour behind the schedule we made."Hi, Dave." I tapped him from behind. He instantly looked back, his eyes locked on mine."Kerah..." He stood up from the chair and flung his arms around me in a tight hug. "I have missed you so much, best."I made the right decision to come to see him, Instead of staying with Annie. I could die for all I care, my relationship with him mattered more than anything including death. He was my only true friend, the rest were acquaintances. And if I was going to die, I might as well spend the last few weeks with those I love."Here, sit!" He pulled the chair opposite his, backward, and motioned for me to sit down. He was the perfect gentleman. He always was, even in high school, he would open the door to his Prado for me to go in before he would settle down in the driver's seat to take me home. Not once did he not hold my purse, whenever we went shopping."Thank you, Dave." I smiled generously. A glance at the menu reminded me that I was yet to have breakfast, and it was already past three pm. "I hope you have enough money on you because I am famished best." He smiled and nodded yes. I went ahead and ordered a sumptuous meal of spaghetti, and meatballs, with orange juice.We sat quietly, we were both enjoying the meal. "San lenicho always has the best food." Davey broke the silence."Tell me about it." I had finished eating and was wiping my mouth with tissue paper. "Thank you for the meal." I smiled curtly."It's nothing." He returned the smile.We talked about a lot of things and caught up on lost time. By exactly four pm, I left the restaurant for home."I had so much fun today, Dave." I was hugging him. "I promise not to get too busy for you ever again." I knew I was lying. Anxiety had already begun to creep in, and all I could think of was Annie and the curse."It's okay, best. Since you don't want to tell me what's going on, I guess I will just let you be." I was grateful he didn't pester me like he always did. I disentangled from the hug and headed inside my house. David had dropped me off at home, and it was such an exciting drive.I turned around and waved goodbye, my heart was clouded with thoughts.What if Annie was mad at me?The one time she decided to show up in her true form, I had walked out on her.What was I thinking?I did enjoy the company of Davey, and the smile I had plastered on his face was stuck in my head while I walked home, but the moment I had left him, all I could think of was my sad reality, my evil mother, and my even more sad end.I got home before it was five pm, and showered.I lay on my bed, thoughts kept flashing into my mind. I couldn't help it, I tried getting rid of them, but it wasn't working. I picked up my phone and began to watch movies. That was undoubtedly a great getaway for me.A knock on the door distracted me. I was so lost in the movie, and it has amazing cliffhangers, I didn't want to pause it."Who is there?" I finally asked.No response came. The door was flung open, and my whole family stood in front of me. I sat up.That was strange.My parents would never have a family meeting except if it's something extremely important. And for my mother to be part of it, it meant it was as important as my situation."Issssss everything okay..." I dropped my phone and shifted my gaze completely to them."Yes, yes! Kerah." My father was trying to lie. I knew it when he was trying to lie, anyone could guess that he was trying to lie because he was terrible at it. "Everything is fine. " His eyes gave him away. There was fear in it."Mom, Kain? Anything you guys aren't telling me?""Yes, kerah!" Kain ambled closer to me. "You have tried so hard to keep it to yourself, but we know about it now. And we are going to help you."
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Chapter Twenty seven
Mr skanda's POVShe took her outer clothes off, it didn't take her a minute to do it. That was after she had removed her heels, and flung them away. And then, she joined me to watch the show."It's a good show." She drew closer to me and rested her head on my chest. I was breathing heavily, I did not subscribe to any of this. All I wanted, was to get to Julianne's grave. I had so much faith that if I could get to her grave, she would speak to me. I kept my eyes on the screen, my brain worked like a clock. There had to be a way out."Yes, it is." "I hope you weren't bored after I left?" She rubbed my shoulders."No, I wasn't." My eyes were still fixated on the screen."Okay, Skanda." She sat on my lap. She wasn't waiting for me to say a word, or to say my opinions, all she wanted was me. All she wanted to do was devour me. She ran her hands down my chest, and slowly began to unbutton my shirt seductively."Mrs. Sophia, please! I'm your husband's friend. I shouldn't betray him in this
Chapter twenty six
Mr. Skanda's POVI stood from the sofa and stretched. I walked to the main door and shut it. And then I headed for the backyard. My heartbeat was fast, and I perspired. I was a nervous wreck. I didn't know what exactly I was scared of, but I knew I had a feeling that something bad was about to happen."Helloooo!" I screamed into Julianne's bedroom after I turned the knob. No one responded."Are you there?" The silence responded.I walked in. When I turned to my left, she was still there. Like she has always been.I swallowed and kept walking. When she and I had come here years back, I came to this bedroom with her. It was in this bedroom that we had that affair that led to the pregnancy. Her bed was still the same, the 32 inches bed, with lots of memories made on it. Happy and painful ones. The picture we took together after I won the track race competition. Her study table was intact, it wasn't dusty. Books were scattered on it. Her bed was well made. The abstract painting we both bi
Chapter twenty-five
Mr skanda's POVIt was a brand new day. It was nine days left for me to fix my mistakes, or forget about them.I drove in my car to Julianne's. The sun was still rising when I got to her place, it was a few minutes past seven. I rang the doorbell, and the little boy answered."Hello, good morning sir." He stood in front of me, still wearing his pajamas."Good morning boy! How are you doing?" My thoughts raced back to my conversation with his mother yesterday. She said he was deaf and dumb. But wasn't he the one who just greeted me?Has he been feigning to be deaf, and dumb all along, or was his mother lying to me? It had to be either of the two."Very well Mr. Skanda. Thank you!" He smiled at me. He appeared so comfortable around me.His mother appeared behind him a few seconds after he gave his response."You came earlier than I imagined." She giggled. Her long hair that I admired the day before was strapped firmly with a scarf. She was putting on nightwear just like my wife. I could
Chapter twenty four
"Hello, sir." I let go of Sally and turned to face him."Sinner boy, that's what you are. Aren't you both still in high school, why would you be out here doing icky things like this?"Sally and I shared a glance. She motioned for me to walk on without responding to him, and I obeyed her. Sally can read minds.That was one thing I had to keep reminding myself. No matter what happens, Sally can know what the person is thinking, so she would be of great help to me throughout this journey.We got to the gate and left without saying a word to him. He was surprised that we walked out on him, especially because we were too very respectful youngsters with very good records."You both are fools, you hear?" I heard him scream behind us, but neither of us turned back. Not even to steal a glance.We walked down the street calmly, we held hands. "So, if you don't find this Julianne of a girl's grave, there's no hope for Kerah?""Seems like it." I sighed. Two days had gone by, and I was yet to achi
Chapter twenty-five
Kain's POVSally assumed that I wanted to use her as a backup plan, and still followed me to the graveyard.According to her, she was willing to die, to break the curse. She had always wanted to be a superhero, so she didn't mind sacrificing herself to save Kerah and the future of the Skanda females."I promise you I didn't have such plans." She laughed again. She was laughing and crying. She used her palm to wipe the tears off and then used her face towel to blow her nose.And after she was done, she burst into laughter again."Everything you have said is funny because you failed to know the true identity of who you have been dating."She drew closer to me and traced my steps away from her."Listen, I can read minds." Sally looked around the cemetery as if to confirm that we were all alone, and we were.She sighed and nodded in disappointment."You did think I was so naive?""But! But, why did you kiss me?" It was her first kiss. Why would she kiss me after "finding out" that I was p
chapter twenty four
Mr skanda's POV.I took her contact number and left. I made the mistake of leaving mine with her because it seems the woman has an eye for me.She dropped eighteen messages on my WhatsApp, ten of which were her best photos. She missed me calls, and before I was active, she had already begun complaining that I was thinking she is cheap."You have such good looks." She responded when I sent her Hi."Thank you." I wasn't interested in whatever she was driving. She told me that her husband was away, and so was everyone else. She added that it was just her son and she, in the whole apartment. "That's nice." I sent her after ghosting her for over twenty minutes.She went ahead to tell me that none of her family members would be back until a month.I gave her the same cold response.She sent me another selfie, that was a bit revealing. A good part of her cleavage was seen.I ignored the photo. She was beautiful, and she was giving me the care no one had given me in so many years. But I didn
