AGE( it is just a number)
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Episode 18
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Pure love
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Writer PoV
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With a broad smile , Rebecca climbe-d up the stairs to ha-rd in’s room
Reasons, she was extremely happy that Hazel was no longer in the mansion, it gave her Joy to see Hazel being kicked out of the house ..
Now I can have ha-rd in to myself! She muttered, grinning like a fool
opening the door, she walked in to meet a shocking sight , the same ha-rd in she was attempting to s£dûç£was sprawled up on the be-d smiling to himself as he held to his stomach
She rushed to him and squ-atted as she held him
Sir ha-rd in! She called as his eyelids drooped close
She bec@m£ alarmed! She was confused
What is going on? What will she do? She wondered, as she looked around the room for a hint and that was when she saw it , the empty bottle of sed@t£d drugs laying on the be-d ; immediately the realisation hit her, ha-rd in is trying to end his life!
her skin tingled in fear ! her eyeball bulged out in disbelief
Why! Is he alre-ady dead? no, it can’t be , I nee-d to get help!
Straightening up , she dashed out of the room ,scurried down the stairs and Luckily, she found the driver Zuma in the sitting room talking to the cook
Zuma! you nee-d to come with me upstairs. she begged with a trembling voice and Zuma exchanged look with the cook
he was confused, what could be possibly wrong? he wondered
Opening his mouth, he was about to ask questions when Rebecca blurted out
Sir ha-rd in is dead!
Dead! he repeated to be sure he heard right as Rebecca whimpered
Just come with me!
with a heavy heart , he followed behind her as she led him into the most beautiful room he has ever seen ….
But there was no time to admire, the young master was laying helplessly on the be-d , breathing faintly
he sighed in relief ! there is still hope
Without wasting time , he lifted the ” slee-ping kid” in his arms and ran all the way to the garage with Rebecca and the cook following behind him
Open the car door. he instructed Rebecca and when she did
he placed ha-rd in gently in a lying position at the back seat , closing the door ; then faced Rebecca
Call the madam to inform her about this , tell her i will be taking him to the family hospital. he told Rebecca who just nodded sheepishly
Hopping into the driver seat , he started the car and drove throu-gh the alre-ady opened gate to Ontario hospital . And as for Rebecca , she rushed back to the sitting room, picked up her phone from the sofa to dial Mrs Castillo number……..
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Camilla Castillo
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The sound of my pulse racing beat in my ear, blocking all other sound as I drove to ha-rd in’s school ….
I was lost worrying about my son change of behaviour this morning …. I mean he agreed with my suggestion last night so why is he acting all reckless? why did he fight with a clas-smate? Why did he run away from school?
Just then , my phone rang and I glanced sideways to check the caller , it was Rebecca….
I sighed in frustration, ignoring it
Why is she calling? Is it about ha-rd in? I bet he is at it again .. well! She will have to endure till I get him another “personal maid ”
But can anyone ever be like Hazel? I doubt it , she is such a sweet child … too bad! She is the daughter to Peter Dakota , the Cop officer my son murdered……
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Getting to the school, I drove into the compound and parked out in front of the administrators block ; then I alighted from the car and walked straight to the principal office …
And as usual , I walked in without knocking to see the principal seated behind the desk resting his head on the table……so you should know he and I have been friends since high school……
Daniel! I called him by his first name ,tapping the desk gently as I sat down opposite him
he jo-lted up as he quic-kly composed himself
Erm erm Camilla , when did you get here? he asked , ru-bbing his eyes and I smiled
Not quite long! I answered, leaning back on the sofa chair
Oh! he exclaimed clearing his throat as he gave me a serious look
I called you here because of your son rude manners today …..
Is it about the fight? I asked calmly
No!not only about the fight , that rude son of yours also disobeyed me . he half yelled , ban-ging his fist on the table and I flin-ched in fear
It is just too annoying that I can’t do anything to him. he added and I smiled
Thanks Dan for considering our friendsh!p. I said in appreciation but he shook his head
It is not that! ha-rd in brilliance performance in the inter school maths challenge gave this school a good name , your son is a genius and I don’t wanna take chances …..
I smiled proudly
I wasn’t surprised at all, he has always been a brilliant kid but his anger issues is way out of it ..
So is there any other complaints about him ? I continued
None that I have heard off ! he simply answered
Oh! Then I guess I should be on my way. I stated , standing up
Alright Camilla! Also , don’t forget to discipline that rude annoying brilliant son of yours .
I chuckled, I will
And with a light smile, I left the office as I headed to my car
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I opened the car door just in time to hear my phone ring
Getting in , i picked up the phone to check the caller , it was still Rebecca
I received it
Ma! She rasped , breathing ha-rd and I bec@m£ alarmed
Are you alright? Did anything happen? Did ha-rd in hurt you? I asked in rush
No ma!it is ha-rd in, I have been trying to reach you but you weren’t picking up ….
ha-rd in! what happened to my baby? I half yelled
he took an overdose of his slee-ping pills and Zuma rushed him to the family hospital……..
Over dosage! Family hospital! I repeated , panicking as my phone dropped from my hand
Sucide! No way it can’t be! It really can’t be! I muttered, trying to calm down and when i did , I started the car and drove speeding to Ontario hospital!!!
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So many things were running throu-gh my mind as I drove to the hospital
Why will ha-rd in ever think of killing himself?is it because of Hazel? Does he love her this much?
Damn! I cursed , ban-ging my fist on the steering wheel
ha-rd in past is tormenting him and he really nee-ds me beside him but can I handle this on my own? I don’t think so, I nee-d to let his father know ..
Connecting a smaller phone to the car speaker, I dialled Dave number and he picked it on the third ring
Hi Camilla! his baritone voice rang throu-gh
Dave! It is ha-rd in , he is at the hospital. I said as tears rolled down my eyes
Hospital! Why? Is he sick? he asked in a rush
No, he tried committing sucide , what am I even saying? I don’t even know his condition right now . I screamed in the phone
You have to Calm down Camilla, yelling wont solve anything, so where are you now? he asked calmly
On my way to the hospital!
Good! I will book a flight now , I will be in Tacoma before dawn tomorrow!!
Okay Dave! I said , sighing in relief
Just Stay with our son , he won’t die. he as-sured and ended the call….
Of course, he won’t die. I repeated
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In what seems like forever, I got to the hospital and parked out in front
Alighting from the car , I ran in like a crazy woman
Where is my son? I yelled to no one in p@rticular and Zuma who was seated at the reception rushed to me
Ma! Come have a seat first. he said , trying to hold my hands but I sl@pped his handsaway
Where is my son? I repeated as I charged blindly towards the emergency ward but a nurse was quic-k to block my path …….
You can’t go in ma, the doctor is still attending to him …..
Will he survive it ? plea-se talk to me , will he survive it? I repeated, bur-sting into fresh tears
She was about to say something when the door to the emergency ward opened and the doctor c@m£ out of it , sweating
I rushed to him , whimpering
Doctor! how is my son? Is he alright? I asked , holding my breathe as I waited to hear his answer
Yes Camilla. he answered and I exhaled de-eply in relief
but he is still unconscious at the moment .he quic-kly added
Unconscious! But why? I asked worriedly
That is because he took in a full bottle of sed@t£d hypnotic and do you know what that means? If he had been brou-ght here a minute late, he could have lost his life
Oh God! I exclaimed softly
Yes Camilla, I suggest you take the kid for Thera-py, he really nee-ds it ……
Alright Doctor! but erm can I see him? I asked hoping he would say yes and he did
But don’t t©uçh him in a rou-gh way . he warned as I swallowed ha-rd ……
I walked slowly to the emergency ward and on entering, I saw ha-rd in laying helplessly on the be-d with a drip inser-ted into his b©dy .
I sat beside him as i ca-ressed his pale face…….
plea-se wake up honey , Mum is here and will never abandon you again ; and so you should know, I visited the prison countless of times every month but was just too ashamed to see your face because I knew I failed you ……..
I always watched you from afar and seeing you smile was the only reason why I kept on moving….
I love you so much baby and will always love you …….
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Hazel Dakota
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It has been two days , two whole days of pains , tears and sleepless night yet ha-rd in hasn’t called nor message and to sum it all , his number wasn’t even going throu-gh
Where did I go wrong? Did I offend him in anyway? I repeatedly asked myself this same questions but still didn’t have an answer…..
I was hurting, I was the shadow of my former self as all I did was to cry , cry and cry…….
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Tossing on the be-d , I tried to take a nap but couldn’t as my mind was in a bad state
ha-rd in! ha-rd in! ha-rd in! I kept on muttering till I broke down in tears…..
Oh God! Is this about him again? Alexia who was laying on the floor asked and I nodded truthfully
I am sorry but I don’t think I can forget about him ….
heaving a sigh, she got off the floor and then sat beside me on the be-d
I un-derstand you sis! but remember you made a promise to mum that you will never cry again. She reminded, wiping the tears off my face
So plea-se don’t cry again. She pleaded as I whimpered , sniffing
Just then the door to the room opened and my mum walked in
I quic-kly composed myself , faking a smile … I can’t let my mom see my tears, it will hurt her….
What are you girls doing? She asked, looking at Alexia and then at me
Hazel is as-sisting me with my as-signment . Alexia lied as she picked up a big textbook from the floor
Yes i am as-sisting her. I repeated , nervously as my mum de-ep blue eyes bore into mine
Are you sure about that? or are you still crying over that teenage j£rk who made you this way! She retorted, clutching her fist ti-ghtly in anger
No mum! I will never do that . I lied as she exhaled de-eply, sitting beside Alexia
Better! She remarked , staring down at Alexia book and then frowned
but this is way too much, how can a 13 year old be learning about this ! She queried and I looked down at the book to see what she was to
“Ways to prevent pregnancy” . I re-ad and my heart skipped a bit as the memory of the last S-x I had with ha-rd in flowed in….
I lied to him so he wouldn’t st©p as I was in the mood! I never fixed any birth implants!
What if I ….. no way! It is not possible, it can’t be possible……..
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ha-rd in Castillo
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I was not frightened nor was I afraid ,what I felt was beyond such mere nouns as I stood facing two men on black …..
How could you be so reckless Jayden! how could you? the first man who was fat yelled at me
I am sorry! I muttered as I pla-yed with my f!ngersshyly
He scoffed , sorry! Will that change the fact that you dropped your school ID in the crime scene ? he continued
But It was not on purpose , it happened because I was damn scared. I defended as he huffed
Oh! Really! So will you tell that to the police when they come knocking at your door . he said tea-singly
And why would they! I didn’t commit any crime! I said with a shrug and he laughed loudly
You are so naive Jay!are you too dumb to know that the police will start an investigation with that fv¢king ID card?
So? Then I will tell them I didn’t kill the man. I insisted and that was it , the man flared up
Shut up Jayden! who do you think will take the blame for your fv¢king mistake? Is it him? he said , pointing to the second man , who was tall and lanky
I slowly shifted my gaze to the second man and met his gaze
His face was bloody and his clothes were soiled with blood
No Jayden , he can’t take the blame for your mistake . the fat man finalised and I looked at him confusedly
But he is the one who killed him? I stated and the tall man scoffed
Let me handle him bro. he said to the fat man and then faced me
Jayden boy! You know how much I cherish you and in return, I will nee-d you to do something for me
And what is that? I asked , fixing my gaze on him
He stared at me for a while and then asked
how old are you?
14 going on 15. I answered
Good! You are still a kid so the law won’t be harsh on you and moreover you have rich parent who can help you out …
I stared confusedly at him , what is he trying to say?
I want you to take the fall for me! he blurted out and I took two steps backward in disbelief
You must be crazy man! I yelled and she sm-irked
Of course I am ! he agreed , grinning mischievously as he continued, I am sure you saw the way I dealt with the woman who tried to steal from me last week , I R@p£d her mercilessly and then handed her to the other boys to use..
I swallowed ha-rd , Why is he telling me this? I thought within
And as if re-ading my thoughts, he said
That is the way I will treat the bit-ch you call a mother if you refuse…..
My heart raced in fear and I was paralysed on the sp©t
My mother! No , I can’t allow that , she is my everything!!!
plea-se don’t , leave my mother out of this . I pleaded and he chuckled
No, I will treat your mother differently, I will kill her once I a…… he tried to say but I cut him off
I will do it ! I will do it!i blurted out , so plea-se don’t kill my mom
Good! he remarked and they both laughed And one more thing, don’t tell this to anyone not even your police father or else your mother will pay for your sins ……
I won’t ! I won’t! I won’t ! I won’t ! I screamed loudly as I jo-lted up from unconsciousness …
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Opening my eyes, I tried to sit up when I felt a strong hand around me
Let me go! Let me go! I screamed Loudly
No son , I won’t ! the voice said calmly and on a closer look , i realised it was my Dad
Dad! I called , when did you get here? I asked ,looking around the strange room
Yesterday. he answered and I nodded abs£ntmindedly
Where am I? I continued
In the hospital! he answered as he helped me to sit
hospital! I muttered, as the memory of all what happened flashed throu-gh my mind …..
Oh God! Why!why the hell did I survive ? I directed the question to myself as tears rolled down my eyes
I wanted to help Hazel with her revenge! She said she wants me dead! I just wanted to help her …
Jayden! My dad called softly and I shifted my gaze to him and saw his tears , he was crying too…
Are you trying to say you did all this because of the Dakota girl? he asked with a cracked voice and I stared blankly at him …..
I mean your mum told me all about it but I never knew it was this serious
I love her dad ,I really love her! I muttered and he sighed
I know! it is very obvious but does she feel the same way too? he asked
I don’t know , I really don’t know . I answered with a shrugged and he smiled
We nee-d to fix you up first and believe me when i say , I won’t leave your side until you are fully better ….
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TBC