AGE( it is just a number)
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Episode 13
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And they made love
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Hazel Dakota
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Sitting at the back seat of the taxi , I dialled ha-rd in number for the umpteenth time and it was still not going throu-gh…..
What could be wrong! Did something happen to him! Is he sick! if no, then why did he switch off his phone?
I was panic stricken and I had this over whelming s-en-se of dre-ad
What if something bad happened to him? what if he…..no, it can’t be . I thought within, shaking my head as I waved off the ill thoughts ……
We are here ma’am! The driver announced, snapping me out of my thoughts and I looked out of the window to see the Castillo’s hvge gate …..
At last! I mumbled
paying the driver, I alighted from the car ; then walked up to the gate and knock on it ………
I waited for a few seconds and the gate was soon opened up by the security man……..
Good morning Hazel! he greeted with a smile as I walked throu-gh the gate to the compound ….
Good morning! I responded, looking towards the garage for ha-rd in’s car but it wasn’t there !!
Strange! I muttered, turning to face the security man
Sir, do you by any chance know if ha-rd in has gone to school? I asked politely
he shook his head negatively , he haven’t been home since yesterday. he answered and I bec@m£ alarmed
Not been home! why! how! I mean where did he go? I asked in a rush
I can’t say ! he simply answered with a shrug…..
Panicking, I rushed to the house and on entering , I met Mrs Castillo pacing up and down the sitting room…..
Good morning ma! I greeted as she turned around to face me and that was when I saw the tears in her eyes
Ma! I called softly, moving closer to her , What is wrong?
She was quiet for a while and then broke down in tears
ha-rd in is not home and I don’t know where he is …..
I froze on the sp©t befuddled as I was confused on what to say or how to react ……
I never knew he wasn’t home until this morning when I went over to check on him . She added , snuffing
But ma how is that possible! I mean didn’t you know when he left the house? I asked, trying to calm my panic but my voice c@m£ out r0ûghly
Of course I did but I went to be-d early so I never knew he didn’t return home last night. She explained and I bit ha-rd at my upperl-ips to st©p myself from yelling at the woman in front of me ….
She never knew! how can she be so reckless!.. damn! this is all messy
So what have you done about it? I asked , staring at her
I called his father to inform it about it . She and
his father! I repeated and she nodded
he is a cop officer with high rank and I believe he would be able to get a lead .
Wow! I never knew ha-rd in’s father is an officer. I blurted out
he is one of the best in London. She said with a light smile and tears filled my eyes as I remembered my dad
he was also a cop officer!
Just then, her phone rang and she received it on the first ring
Hello! Mrs Castillo on the line! She greeted first and what followed next was her screams
I bec@m£ alarmed
I am on my way now . I heard her say as she ended the call…..
What is wrong ma? I asked, worriedly
It is ha-rd in , he has been arrested . She said with a shaky voice , picking her car keys along with her phone
Arrested! What was his offence? I asked and was at the same time praying it should be something minor…
I have to be on my way so plea-se take care of the house . She said , ignoring my questions as she made for the door and without thinking, I rushed to block her way ……
plea-se ma I want to come with you . I pleaded
She stared at me surprised for a while ; then nodded slowly………
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Following behind her , we walked out of the house to the garage
She opened the door as she got in and I did the same at my own end …
And with a heavy sigh, she started the car and drove off ….
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In what seems like eternity, Mrs Castillo finally parked in front of a building painted blue and white
Thank goodness! I muttered
“South Tacoma Police station”. I re-ad the hvge wordings on the wall as l alighted from the car
Why is ha-rd in at south Tacoma!Did he come meet someone? I wondered , walking side by side with his mother as we walked straight to the reception…….
Good morning officer! She greeted the lanky man behind the reception desk
Good morning! how can I help you? The man asked without looking at us as his head was buried in a book
I got a call this morning that my baby erm I mean my son ha-rd in Castillo is being detained here. Mrs Castillo continued and the man looked up at her in surprise
Are you the mother of the kid? he asked and she nodded
Then you must be related to the famous writer Brian Castillo ? he asked picking his words
Yes , he is my father? She answered and that did the magic
The man stood up to greet her politely and then signalled a chubby officer to go get ha-rd in …..
But officer , what is my son offence? Mrs Castillo started
Well! he got into a fight with someone but believe me when I say it is more of an as-sault than a normal fight …..
as-sault! she repeated
Yes Madam , your son beat up the “man involved” into a pulp and I must say his anger issues is way out of it .
So who is this boy? she asked as herl-ips quavered
he is not a boy , he is a man. The officer corrected, going throu-gh a file on his table
And his name is Mike Princeton. he added and i froze
No it can’t be! It really can’t be . I muttered and they both looked at me
Are you alright Hazel? Mrs Castillo asked
Where is Mike? I simply asked , ignoring her question and the officer exchanged look with her before he answered me
Uhm .. erm he is in the prison infirmary!!!
Just then the chubby officer returned to the room with ha-rd in following behind him……
His hands were in his pockets and there were no traces of remorse on his face ….
ha-rd in! his mum called , rushing to hvg him and I shook my head in dismay seeing the way he went stiff at his mother t©uçh ……
I stared at him as he looked around the room and when his gaze met mine , he quic-kly freed himself from his mother’s grip and walked up to me …….
Hey! he greeted softly , running his hands throu-gh his hair
ha-rd in! how are you? Are you hurt? I asked , tou-ching the plastered wound on his face and he flin-ched a little, catching my hands
Dont! It hurts !
I am sorry ! I apologised, searching throu-gh his face for other injuries but found none
Thanks goodness! I muttered, heaving a de-ep sigh
Were you that worried?he asked with a chuckle
Of course I was .. erm and about Mike , what really happened? I asked changing the subject and he scoffed
Let’s us plea-se not talk about it . he said with a miff as I swallowed ha-rd
Okay! I agreed not wanting to get him pissed and he smiled lightly
cu-pping my cheeks , he was about to say something when his mother cleared her throat from behind us
Let us go! She said as she walked out of the station
Really? he asked , looking at the Cop officers
Yes Mr Castillo you are free to go but remember no more fighting or else . The officer warned
And Mike? he continued
He will be set free as soon as he is alright. the officer as-sured and I heaved a de-ep sigh which de-epened ha-rd in gaze on me …
What? I mouthed at him
Nothing! he answered and walked out without even waiting for me …..
Is he for real?
I ran out of the police station and got to the car just in time to see ha-rd in hopping into back seat
Following suit , I sat down beside him and his mother who was behind the wheel drove off …..
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During the drive, ha-rd in was relatively quiet and I kept on stealing glances at him to see him looking at his phone all of the time ….
What is wrong with him? Is he still angry?but what did I even do ?
Just then, his phone rang and he let it ring without receiving it
Who was that? his mother asked , staring at him throu-gh the rear mirror
Dad! he answered
Then why didn’t you receive it? she continued
That is because I don’t want to . he simply answered ; then caught me by surprise when he straightened his legs and la-id his head on my l@ps
ha-rd in! What are you doing? I asked in whispers, staring at his mum throu-gh the car rear mirror…
I was expecting her to flare up , get angry or even pu-ll over on the highway but she didn’t instead, she looked away , fixing her gaze on the road !
This is really crazy!
Staring down at ha-rd in , I found him alre-ady slee-ping
I smiled as my f!ngersreached for his hair, stro-king it
He must be really tired, I bet he had a tough time last night!
Is he slee-ping? his mom asked softly and I nodded abs£ntmindedly as I was lost staring at ha-rd in’s cute face ….
Strange! Jay erm I mean ha-rd in doesn’t like people tou-ching him even in his sleep , you must be very special to him . She stated and I chuckled nervously… but wait a minute! Jay again, is that also his name??
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ha-rd in Castillo
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The blaring sound of the car horn disrupted my sleep ; opening my eyes , I stretched my hands and c@m£ in contact with something very soft ….
What is this? I wondered, squee-zing it ha-rd as I heard a soft growl
You are tou-ching my bo-ob s ha-rd in!
ru-bbish my eyes , I looked up to see Hazel glaring down at me and that was when I realised I was still laying on her l@ps
I quic-kly sat down straight, adjusting my clothes
Did I hurt you? I asked softly, trying so ha-rd not to stare at her upper che-st and saw her blu-shed
Why does she blus-h all the time?
The car skidded to a halt and I looked out of the window to see we were alre-ady home
Wow! So fast!
And why wouldn’t it be so fast when you were asleep throu-gh out the drive . My mum drawled as she alighted from the car…..
Is that true? I threw the question to myself and Hazel chuckled
You are crazy ha-rd in!
I alighted from the car and she did the same at her own end ……
And with my hands in my pocket , I walked straight to the sitting room with Hazel following behind me …..
Welcome Sir ha-rd in! the chubby maid , Rebecca but being me , I completely ignored her and climbe-d up the stairs to my room ……
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The room was still the same way I left it , scattered and I nodded in satisfaction knowing no one tampered with my stuffs while I was away …..
Tossing my phone on the table , I was about pu-lling off my shi-t when the door to my mom flung opened and my mum walked in…..
Can’t I have a little bit of privacy! I said with an eye roll
Sit ha-rd in , we nee-d to talk! She stated , ignoring my query as she sat down on the be-d and on seeing her serious face , I obeyed her without ma-king a complaint……..
So what is it you want us to talk about? I started
Your car , I s£nt my driver to South Tacoma to get it. She answered and I scoffed
Is this it? My car ? I retorted, staring at her in surprise as she exhaled de-eply
No ha-rd in , I want to know what is going on with you . She said with a very low voice , I want to know why you went to Tacoma , I want to know why you got into a fight , I want to know every damn thing about yesterday…..
I stared at her for a while and then laughed
And why do you care! Oh! now I get , you scared that I might murder a person again . I retorted and that was all I nee-ded, she flared up
Are you even listening to yourself ! Do you think being a murderer is a good thing! Do you know how much effort your dad and I put up to save you! Do you? she yelled and then wiped her face with a small towel before she continued….
We had to bribe all of the persons in charge to make sure you were being given a light s£ntence, we bribe-d the judge so he can change the charges from “Murder “to “Manslaughter” so you won’t be seen as a dangerous. you were only fourteen and I never wanted you to spend the rest of your life behind bars …… do you know how I feel whenever I remember the look on the poor widow face who after selling all of her property to get justice for her husband still couldn’t get a full Justice….
Mother plea-se st©p! I pleaded , burying my head in my palm
The word “widow” got me all shaken and for the first time in my life I felt a de-ep hatred for myself ….
Oh Jayden! What did you do? Why did you allow ……. I paused to stare at the woman in front of me
To think she is the reason why I allowed them trampled on me even caused my heart much more pain …..
Mother! Did you just call me mother? She asked with her eyes wi-de opened and I looked away as I allowed my mind drift off to what happened on that fateful night …
The look on the man face , the way his de-ep brown eyes bored de-eply into mine as if trying to communicate with me before he slumped down to the floor was something I would never forget and yes , I will never be able to forget because that same face haunt me every night as a night mare….
My head was spinning, I was really confused and I knew for sure I nee-ded help else I will get really Crazy!
ha-rd in! My mom called snapping her f!ngersin front of me and I slowly shifted my gaze to her
I said I am really happy that you called me mother for the first time In three years so I planned on cooking something special for you today , so what do you want?
Hazel ! I mumbled and she tilted her head forward
What did you say?
I want Hazel. I repeated and I heard her heaved a sigh
Is she that important to you? She asked but this time around her voice was very low
plea-se get me Hazel! I pleaded as I felt the pain surge throu-gh my b©dy ….
She stared at me for a while and then stood up
I will get her for you . She simply said and walked out of the room……
I la-id on the be-d and for the first time in three years I shed tears of pity , not for me , but for the family of the brown eyes man who I don’t even know ………..
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Hazel Dakota
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Leaning on the cu-pboard, I was watching the “cook” make dinner when Rebecca bu-mped into me , emptying the bowl of water she was carrying on me
I looked at my soa-ked clothes and then at back at her
Are you blind? I retorted in a huff as a slight smile escaped herl-ips
This is to teach you to know your place! She said; taking few steps to the sink when I dragged her back using her hair
Arrrrrhh! she winced in pain and I laughed
It hurts right ? Or do you think you can ride on me because of my stature? No way
Raising my hand , I was about to strike her across her face when I heard Mrs Castillo call my name
Yes ma! I answered, re-leasing my hold on Rebecca as i ran all the way to the sitting room
You called for me ma! I announced my pres£nce and she turned sideways to look at me
Go to ha-rd in’s room . She instructed
Okay ma! I answered, taking few steps to the stairs she said
plea-se don’t hurt my son!
I turned back to look at her in surprise
What do you mean by that ma? I asked and she exhaled de-eply
I think ha-rd in loves you… I mean I have been silently watching both of you and was quic-k to notice how his eyes softens at the mere sight of you …..
Ma! I called softly
Go Hazel , go to him. She said and looked away…
And without asking any questions, i scurried up the stairs to his room ….
ha-rd in loves me!
No! She said ” I think ha-rd in loves you” so it is un-der probability. My subconsciousness reminded but I still smiled, it all mean the same thing to me …….
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Entering his room, I found him laying on the be-d with his eyes closed
Is he slee-ping again?
I moved closer and sat down on the be-d
ha-rd in! I called softly as his eyes fluttered opened
he stared into my face for a brief moment and then let his eyes roam over my we-t clothes, his gaze rested on my upper b©dy and I saw his eyes lit up ….
You don’t wear br@? he asked and my face flu-shed with embarras-sment
How the hell does he know that? I wondered, looking down at my b©dy and that was when I realised my bo-ob s were slightly visible….
Damn Rebecca and the water!
I will be back , I nee-d to go change. I told him , trying to stand up but he pu-ll-ed me back to the be-d and made me lie beside him
I like it this way . he said and before I knew it,i feltl-ips softl-ips on mine as he k!$$£d me de-eply
hisl-ips tasted like mint and I su-ckled on hisl-ips to get more of the taste but couldn’t get enough so I delved my ton-gue dee-per into the throat
He chuckled, do you want to choke me Haz!he asked but his voice was all muffled
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I felt his hands roam around my b©dy as a burning s-en-sation I have experienced before linger down inside me.
Oh my gawd! Haarrdin! I want you ! I m0@n ed softly but he shook his head
No Haz! I don’t want it to seem like I am taking advantage of you
Oh! No you are not , plea-se i want you!
And with a de-ep sigh, he unZi-pped my go-wn and pu-ll-ed it down
You are beautiful Hazel! he said as he su-ckled on my n£¢k
My hands fisted in his hair , unable to control myself when he su-ckled, k!$$£d and ni-bbled my skin, my n£¢k, my br£@st and abd0m£n….
Haaardin! I want you now! I said , wriggling my b©dy in plea-sure …….
Getting off the be-d , he rushed to bolt the door and then took off his clothes before joining me on the be-d
I swallowed ha-rd as I stared at his d!¢k , this is the ……….
Are you sure you want this? he asked snapping me out of my thoughts and I nodded
The tingling s-en-sation was still buried de-eply inside me
I want it also . he stated , pu-lling out a c0md0mfrom his drawer, to-re it opened and then rolled it on his £r£¢td!¢k……
Laying in between my legs , he r!pp£doff my p@n-ts and then pushed his d!¢k inside of me
I felt numb and bit at the pillow to st©p myself from screaming …..
$h!t! Why didn’t you tell me ? he asked , staring down at me worriedly
I mean I would have been more careful! he quic-kly added
Just continue plea-se! I pleaded
The pain was eating me up but I just wanted the whole of him!!
And without saying anything, he continued thrû-sting in and out of me but this time around, he was slow and careful…..
I love you ha-rd in! I love you ha-rd in ! I m0@n ed softly as I stared at him waiting for his response and in what seems like forever, he finally said it ……I love you too Haz!
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TBC
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