AGE( it is just a number)
Episode 8
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Just a k!ss
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Hazel Dakota
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The weekend went by really fast and it was soon Monday
I dragged myself up from the be-d and walked slowly into the bathroom
I felt so weak ,my br£@st so-re and I was also having mild headache
Could it be my period? no way , It wasn’t due yet and to prove my point, I was not stained!
I returned to the room when I was done freshening up and hurriedly dressed up in a white go-wn I recently bought
Wow! I exclaimed, staring at the mirror, I looked so different!
The go-wn brou-ght out all of my curves and I was sure ha-rd in won’t………gosh! Did I just say ha-rd in! … well! I wanted him to look at me differently
Just then I heard someone cough and I looked in the direction to see Alexia alre-ady awake
Good morning baby! I greeted first
Why didn’t you wake me? She asked with a frown and I smiled lightly
That is because it is still early ! I answered, pointing at the wall clock
It was still 6:45 am!
Oh! Then why are you up so early? She probe-d, ru-bbing the sleep crust off her eyes and I huffed
Are you really asking me that! you should know I have to get to the Castillo mansion on time so I can attend to ha-rd in ..
Your baby ! She said with an eye roll and I sm-irked
She is just too stubborn!
Combing out my long hair , I plaited it into a bun and applied little makeup
Omoo! What are you trying to do sis? Alexia asked , staring at me like i was a ghost
And what does it looks like to you?
You don’t apply this $h!t so why doing it now? She continued
That is because erm That is because erm . I stuttered not knowing what to say and she laughed loudly
ha! ha! It is obvious someone is trying to plea-se a guy………so tell me is it Mike ? She taunted and I scoffed
Shut up Alexia ! I barked
hearing the name Mike made me nervous ….. well! I guess it is because of his “relationsh!pproposal”, I mean i was still confused about what to say to him !!!
Though confused, I was sure about one thing, I like Mike as a friend …..
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Putting on my sandals, I picked up my hand bag from the be-d and was about leaving the room when a strong pain hit me in the abd0m£n
arrrgh! I gro-an ed closing my eyes as I tried to absorb the pain
Are you alright sis? Alexia asked and I quic-kly composed myself
Sure! It is just a slight pain . I as-sured as she stared at me worriedly
Are you sure about that? She asked to be sure and I nodded
Bye sis. I bade and scurried out of the room to the sitting room
my mum was still slee-ping peacefully on the on the sofa and not wanting to disrupt her sleep , i leaned over to pe-ck her before leaving for the taxi station
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By the time I got to the taxi station, The day was alre-ady bright and without wasting time , I flagged down a taxi and got in
I leaned in the seat as the same pain hit me again
No,it can’t be my period!it really can’t be!
Where to miss? the driver snapped me out of my thoughts and I smiled lightly
The Castillo mansion. I said as he stared curiously at me throu-gh the rear mirror and then he drove off ….
My phone suddenly beeped signifying a text message
bringing the phone out of my bag , I cli-cked on it , it was a message from Mike
“Good morning Haz! how are you doing, can I call you now?”
I quic-kly replied him
“No, I am busy for now ”
I knew I was being unfair to him but I really do not know what to say to him !!!!
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The driver st©pped in front of the mansion and I alighted from the car just in time to see Mrs Castillo drive out of the house
Winding down the car window, she nodded towards me and then zoomed off
Where is she going? I wondered, walking throu-gh the alre-ady opened gate to the house
I met no one in the sitting room so I climbe-d up the stairs to ha-rd in room and on entering his room , I found him standing in front of the mirror combing his hair
Good morning! I greeted and he looked in my direction
Morning! he responded
his eyes raked down my b©dy and back up , he didn’t even try to subtle it
You look so different! he remarked and I blu-shed
How different? I asked expecting him to say the word “beautiful” but instead, he just sm-irked and continued with what he was doing
What! Is he for real? I dressed all up for him and he couldn’t even compliment me! he is so rude and crazy
Don’t just stand there , go get me water . he said , distracting me from my thoughts and I scoffed
Did you just scoff at me? he asked turning to face me and I moved back a little as his de-ep green eyes bored into mine
No erm I mean I was just joking. I stuttered
he stared at me for a while and then sighed
Go get me water!
Taking few steps to the door, he caught me by my arms and made me face him
What? I mouthed at him and he scoffed
Are you really a girl? he asked as I sh0t him a confused look
Don’t tell me this is how you have been walking around? he continued with a miff
What the hell are you talking about? I asked still not un-derstanding what he meant
And without answering me , he picked up a sweatshi-t from his re-ading table and threw it to me
I looked at the sweat shi-t and then back at him
What should I do with it?
Cover up your stained go-wn. he drawled and looked away
Stained go-wn! What is he taking…….wait a minute!My period ! ha-rd in saw the stains on my go-wn!
How embarras-sing!
I immediately wished for the ground to swallow me up
What are you waiting for , go get me the water. he repeated for the third time
quic-kly , I tied the sweatshi-t around my w@!st and scurried out of his room to the kitchen ….
Entering the kitchen, I met Rebecca doing the dishes
And on seeing me ,she glared at me and hissed
Why? I asked , staring at her in surprise but she didn’t respond , instead she dropped the dish sponge inside the sink and stomp out of the kitchen
What is wrong with her? I wondered
Opening the refrigerator, I brou-ght out a bottled water and then ran up the stairs to ha-rd in room !
he was about leaving the room when I walked in , and with a nervous smile , I handed him the bottled water
Are you alright? he asked with a straight face and I nodded
It was ha-rd to tell what he was thinking! Do I disgust him now!!
Off to school! he said , gulping down the water as he walked out of the room ….
I looked around the messed up room and sighed softly
I was to weak to do a thing , I really nee-d to rest!
I walked out of his room and headed to my small room
entering the room, I tossed my bag on the be-d and went over to the bathroom to clean up my self and on returning to the room , I coll@psed on the be-d
I was in pains , it was as if my abd0m£n was being r!pp£dap@rt
I kept on rolling on the be-d till I drifted off to sleep …..
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ha-rd in Castillo
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As soon as the English teacher left the clas-s , the clas-s went back to its noisy state …..
What a clas-s! I muttered
Opening my backpack, I brou-ght out a “Williams Shakespeare novel” and placed it on the desk
Othello! Are you really re-ading that? Richa-rd who was seated beside me asked and I nodded
Who in the world still re-ad Shakespeare novels? he asked with an eye roll
Me! I answered shortly
Of course, everyone knows how crazy you are about books! he retorted and I smiled lightly
I guess you want to be a writer like your grand pa. he added and yes , he got it right
opening the novel , I was about starting the first chapter when Steve the lousy nerd joined us ………
Oh man, I am sure your birthday p@rty is gonna be a hvge blast . he started and I sh0t him a confused look
Whose birthday p@rty?
Yours or won’t you be 18 this Saturday? he asked staring at me weirdly
I will , but how did you know? I asked as he laughed
Simple! It is on the clas-s WhatsApp group chat
What! Are you kidding me! I asked in disbelief
Nope, You can check it yourself! He said , placing his phone in front of me and yes, he wasn’t kidding me
Right on the group chat was a general invitation to my birthday p@rty but what got me more confused was that it was posted by the clas-s teacher …….
how did she know about it! I mean who the hell told her I am having a birthday p@rty!
And as if re-ading my thoughts, Richa-rd who had been quiet throu-ghout the conversation said
I think it is your mother , I saw her talking to the clas-s teacher this morning
Dang it! Why didn’t I think of that ?
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The hours dragged on until the school bell rang , its loud shrill signifying the end of school day
slinging my backpack across my shoulders, I stood up and walked out of the clas-s .
I was really pissed with my mum , why will she invite my clas-s mates to a p@rty that I am not even aware of? Does she still think of me as a kid!
I really nee-d to warn her to st©p interfering in my life !
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Getting to the car lot, I was surprised to see Kimberly leaning on my car
What is she doing there! Did I even see her in clas-s today! …. oh yeah ! I did
She was so quiet today that I almost didn’t notice her……
She straightened up when she saw me and then flashed me a smile
Hi ha-rd in! She greeted
hi! what are you doing here? I asked , fixing my gaze on her beautiful face as she chuckled nervously
I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday in advance. She said in a s£dûçt!vevoice and I smiled knowing she was lying
Why exactly are you here miss? I repeated , pu-lling her close to me and she swallowed ha-rd
You know what I want alre-ady , I want you ha-rd in . She said and before I knew it , I felt her softl-ips on mine as k!$$£d me
I chuckled softly , is she really re-ady to enter a game with me!
Roaming my hands all over her b©dy , I k!$$£d her back ha-rd and de-ep as she m0@n ed softly in my mouth
Haardin!
Damn! I really wanted to scre-w this girl , I really want to hear her m0@n un-der me!
I squee-zed her as-s cheeks and in return, she t©uçhed my di-ck throu-gh my p@n-t trou-sers
fv¢k! I breathe into her mouth
I want you to fv¢k me! she said in a muffled voice and I chuckled, breaking the k!ss
Of course I will , I have got lot of c0nd0ms for that ! I stated as she li-cked herl-ips se-ductively
Then let’s go over to my house! She said but I shook my head
I have to go home now , my friend will be waiting out for me and I don’t want her to stay out long
her! She repeated and I nodded
Oh! If that is the case , can I have a sleepover at your place on Friday? She asked and I nodded in agreement
I will be leaving on Saturday evening after your birthday. She added
having said that , she k!$$£d me briefly and made for the school gate
I watched her go and smiled
The birthday p@rty is not a bad idea after all……
Opening my car door , I got into the car and drove off heading to the mansion!!
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On getting to the mansion, I honk the car horn and the gate was opened up by the security man
I drove into the compound and to my surprise, Hazel wasn’t there to carry my backpack
Why! Is she angry I am home late? I thought within
I alighted from the car and headed straight to the sitting room
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I met that Rebecca of a lady alone in the sitting room and on seeing me , she stood up and bent her head in shame
Welcome sir! She greeted but I ignored her and climbe-d up the stairs to my room
Entering my room, I was surprised to see it the same way I left it
What! Why didn’t hazel clean it up? Is she alright! Is the sick!
And in a rush , I tossed my back pack on the and scurried out of my room to the next room and on entering the room , I saw Hazel laying on the be-d with her eyes closed
I walked slowly to her and sat down beside her on the be-d
her face looked so pale and even in her sleep , I could tell she was in pains
But what is wrong with her! Is this about her period!
I t©uçhed her forehead and gosh ,she was burning up
Hazel! I called and her eyes fluttered opened
oh ha-rd in! She called and tried to sit up but I held her back
Don’t stress yourself , what exactly is wrong with you? I asked , brushing off the hair from her face and her cheeks turned red
What! Is she blu-shing because I t©uçhed her!
Is it the period ? I continued
She stared at me for a while and then nodded
fv¢k! so have you taken drugs! have you eaten! I asked in a rush
No. She answered weakly
And without asking any more questions, I stood up from the be-d and ran all the way to the kitchen to get her food!!!
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Hazel Dakota
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After ha-rd in left the room , I sat up on the be-d in surprise
What just happened! is that really ha-rd in! I mean i was expecting him to scold at me for not cleaning up his room but he did the exact opposite.
Did he just talk to me softly! Did he just care for me!
Despite the pains I was having , I wriggled my b©dy in excitement…..:
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With the little strength in me , I dragged myself out of the be-d and went over to the bathroom to change and clean up ; on returning to the room, I found a tray of food and water along with a pain relief drug on a stool beside the be-d
I smiled lightly
ha-rd in probably dropped this here when I was still in the bathroom……
And without wasting time , I sat on the be-d and began eating…..
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After eating, I made use of the drugs and then rested my head on on the pillow
My phone suddenly rang and as expected , it was Mike
he called earlier when I was slee-ping and I responded by telling him to call me back !
I received it on the second ring
Hello Hazel! his baritone voice rang throu-gh
hi Mike! I greeted and I heard him exhaled de-eply
What is wrong? Your voice sounded so bad when I called this afternoon….
It is nothing Mike, I was just stressed up! I as-sured him
Fine! I hope you are better now?he asked
Sure!
Okay dear, talk to you later . he said and ended the call
Dear! Did he just call me dear again?
I sighed , This Is so frustrating!
How will I tell him I am not interested without hurting his feelings!! how will I….
The door to my room creaked opened snapping me out of my thoughts and ha-rd in walked in holding a h0t water bottle along with a towel
Erm I goggled about erm your stuff and it was mentioned that this helps. he said , handing me the stuffs
Thanks. I muttered
Wra-pping the bottle up on the towel , I placed it on my abd0m£n and I felt so relaxed instantly
Do you nee-d anything else? he asked , staring into my face and I had to pinch my self to be sure I was not dreaming
I shook my head negatively
Alright! He stated and turned around to leave the room when I blurted out
Stay with me!
he turned back to face me with a surprise look which he immediately replaced with a light smile
Is that really what you want? he asked and I nodded
And without saying anything else, he moved closer and sat down on the be-d
There was an awkward silence between us and i shifted uneasily on the be-d
So are you still hurting? he asked , breaking the silence
Just a little. I answered as he stared at me with concern
How many day will you go throu-gh this pain? he asked , b!tt!g at his lowerl-ips and I smiled lightly
The pains only linger for a day , you know my little sister is always there to cudd-leme . I said trying to make it sound like a joke but it c@m£ out dryly
Oh! Should I replace your sister then? he asked maintaining a straight face and i swallowed ha-rd ma-king a sound
I mean I can stay here with you throu-ghout the night and cudd-leyou the way your sister does ;that is only if you want it . he added
Of course I want it . My subconsciousness screamed
I stared at him blankly as lot of things ran throu-gh my mind
What of his mother! What will she say if she find us in the same room! will I be save!
And as if hearing my thoughts, he said
Don’t worry about my mom , she won’t be coming home today
Oh! I exclaimed softly
So should I stay with you? he repeated and I nodded
Laying on the be-d beside me , he drew me closer to him
So tell me what do you want us to talk about? he started but his voice sounded so distant as I was lost staring at him
his green eyes! his slim nose ! his S-xy pinkl-ips!
he was so close and I swear , I could hear him breathe
Hazel! I called softly and that was it , I could not control myself any longer
I brou-ght his head closer to me and k!$$£d him de-eply
he went stiff for a moment ; then he wra-pped his hands around me and k!$$£d me back
His ton-gue was exploring my throat and the feeling I was having was something I could not explain…
I completely forgot about my worry!! I completely forgot about the age difference! I completely forgot I was a maid !
Oh ha-rd in! I m0@n ed de-eply into his mouth as he pu-ll-ed out of the k!ss…..
he stared into my face and that was when I realised I was in love with him …..
What have you done to me ha-rd in? I blurted out foolishly and he chuckled
I didn’t do anything to you , you were the one who k!$$£d me . he stated and I sh0t him a confused look
What!!!
Yes Hazel, I didn’t f0rç£ you or did I? he asked calmly
No but I was erm thinking you know the k!ss. I stuttered and he scoffed
What the hell are you saying?
I mean the k!sswe shared , doesn’t it mean anything to you? I asked , picking my words
He stared at me for a while and then laughed
It is just a k!ssHazel and nothing more!
His answers made my muscle tensed , I tried to say something but could not find my voice
Just a k!ss! Did I just hear right!
I blinked my eyes to st©p myself from crying , I was so pained, it was as if my heart was torn into many pieces and to make it all worst , he didn’t even seem to care
he just switched off the light bulb and said only a word
Good night!
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TBC
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Hmmh Hazel!