AMIDST TEMPTATIONS
Episode 27
Rebecca’s POV
I looked up from my phone, it was all over fellowsh!ppage that Martin and Emilia had conspired to kill sister Rachel and now had both run away for fear of being caught by the police. I knew that wasn’t true, I knew my Emilia would never do anything like that besides I wondered how it got out, guess the neighbours were that nosy but couldn’t see Emilia leaving the premises, but who would have suspected any foulpla-y, she had left with her supposed b©yfri£nd, Martin knew that and had used that to his advantage.
After the pandemonium had resolved, the parents had left with the officers to get more details on how to find her, while I remained in the room with Sean, who had texted his sister to tell her the situation of things, Serena had come over immediately
“What is this I’m hearing.. Martin did what?”
“We nee-d to put our heads together and decide on what to do, shouting is not gonna resolve anything, besides the more time she spends with him, the more the possibility of…”he paused
” Don’t say it…I knew that guy was a scam” Serena said and paced
“What do you think we should do?”
“Involve the police..”She said
“The police are alre-ady involved, worse they think she’s an accomplice” Sean covered his face with his palm”I feel she’s in danger and I can’t save her..this shouldn’t be happening now, not when I almost have her”he said”plus my trip..god”
“You have to postpone..you can’t travel now..” Serena said
I watched the siblings argue back and forth then checked my phone again hoping Emilia might call or s£nd a signal…where possibly could she be?, if bro Martin was to kidnap her where would he take her.. Calabar, yeah but where in Calabar.?. He might decide not to take her there even…
“I think I know where she is” I said and they both looked at me “but I fear it might be too late for her”
Episode 28
“You hungry?” he asked bringing a plate of fried rice to the be-d where I la-id, I didn’t reply, just la-id there wondering what was going on in school, my parents, Rebecca, Sean..oh Sean.. He was due to travel tomorrow and I was here..kidnapped, he must be so worried.
“You won’t eat?”
“I’m not hungry” I replied
“But why.. I took my time to make your fav…”he said calmly like he was speaking to a child
Thinking arguing with him wouldn’t resolve anything, I sat up and decided to eat, starving myself wouldn’t help my course and I nee-ded the strength. He smiled broadly, then reached over and pu-ll-ed back my hair gently
” I never knew you were gonna say yes to me, you were so pure, so perfect…different from every other girl wanting to be with me..”he paused “all I nee-ded was your time Emilia.. I nee-ded you to spend time with me..but no..you decided to stay two weeks at his house” he voice raised a pitch
” I..I was thinking.. And I wasn’t always at his house”
“Liar….who-re” he sl@pped the plate of rice away, I gaped shocked at the plate of rice on the floor
“Martin..”
“Shut up..shut the hell up” he paced around, dragging his hair, I decided to keep calm, then began
“I know you’re angry and have every right to be but can you plea-se let me talk to my mother… let them know I’m okay”
” Oh you would, you would even talk to your lover boy Sean “he said it with distaste pointing at me, then his knee t©uçhed the be-d “but don’t think you’re going to see them again…if I go down, you’re going down with me”
“What are you talking about?”
“I killed Rachel OK..I pushed her off a building because the bit-ch refused to do exactly as I asked her to…couldn’t get implicated like that, had my reputation to protect, she wanted to ruin it…” he stood up again ..and paced, my eyes looked around the room for something, anything.. for a possible escape “..I just used her in school to satisfy my urges…but she wanted it you know, everygirl does, but Racheal was a slut and I liked that…” he paused “…she was so glad I chose her…but she wanted to tell you, the who-re..” he paced, clamping his hands, he was shaking again…he st©pped suddenly and looked at me “I loved you Emilia, all I did was for you..” His knee t©uçhed the be-d again “You think it was easy d@t!ngyou and not tou-ching you like I wanted..” He t©uçhed my leg and I shifted away..his hand hung “you were just so pure, so perfect, I wanted to protect your virtue till marriage…your virtue..”he said again..now fully on the be-d, and crawling towards me…I was frightened stiff both from all he had said and what he was about to do, he knelt and loos£ned his belt..oh god.. this was not happening, I shut my eyes, hiding my face on my drawn up knees
“plea-se..Martin.. plea-se..”
“What’s the guarantee you’re still a v!rg!nuh, let’s see if you are”
“I am….I swear” tears formed
“You lying who-re” he said pu-lling on my knickers, I screamed
“No..no p..plea-se don’t..”I was so scared
He suddenly bur-st into laughter and went off me, I thought he was crazy, this confirmed it..
” you got it coming, but not now”he said buckling up, I just gawked in shock
He checked his pockets and took out my phones, he flung one, it hit the wall and broke “This is dead..and this is what I’m using to monitor your calls..you’re much loved but let’s see..”he went throu-gh my calls while I glanced at my destroyed android phone
“Hmm…Rebecca, Rebecca..thought the note I left should have shut her up, Serena.. hmm, maybe after you I’ll go for her, what do you think…”
I believed now he was psych0tic, his father knew and had tried to warn me…
“Your father..your mother.. Sean..” He looked at me then began typing
“s£nding him a message right now..”
“No..plea-se don’t..” I knelt on the be-d”plea-se I beg you”
“You love him right?.. Led me on, you fv¢king innocent v!rg!nled ME on to believe you actually loved me, but you were pla-ying me..I was gonna marry you you know..thought you were special..”
I looked around for a possible means of escape but found none, not while he was here, I found it difficult to believe this was Martin, my Martin, the one I had crushed on in fellowsh!p, the one I thought was the most spirit filled man I had ever met, how had I been so deceived to think he was the Christian and Sean was not, Rebecca had tried to warn me, did she know something.. did she know he was seeing Racheal behind my back, i had speculations but had chose to ignore it..blinded by my beliefs that he was a christian and would never do anything like that. He did everything so well in fellowsh!p, everyb©dy loved him, what happened, where did he miss it, why did he allow the devil to prevail, I felt I could still talk to him maybe he just nee-ded help..maybe God could still..
He st©pped typing and looked at me
“I’m done, I’m gonna re-ad it out for you”he said
“Martin why you doing this…”I began
“Martin is in trouble and I have decided to run away with him, do not bother looking for me..I love you Sean but I can’t spend the rest of my life with a pagan.
PS. Let my parents know I’m fine and would be back when I can”
He re-ad it out for me
“How smart can I be, its brilliant uh…” he laughed out loud, I began to cry then it turned into a wail
“God plea-se, help me” save me from this monster
He scratched his head “Guess you like it” he said and still pressed “Now where is that s£nd bu-tton..” he said taunting me
I cried out with my hands on my face, the reality of my father’s dream dawning on me…if he s£nt that, if he even pressed that bu-tton, I would loose Sean forever because he was right now waiting for my answer. I discovered now that nothing was more important to me than Sean because I loved him so much, this was the worst he could do to me.
“plea-se…plea-se don’t s£nd it” I begged, my tears fell as I got off the be-d towards him to try and get the phone, but he pushed me aside so I fell to the floor in a thud
“And s£nt” he said “now eat up and st©p acting like a b**ch” he said and walked away.
TBC