💘HEART OF A BEAST👺
(Love is the word💓)
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BY BLESSING SILVER
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BOOK 2 📚
CHAPTER 37✏️
❤Kayla’s POV❤️
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Tears continually poured from my eyes as I repeatedly called out to Melvin, hoping he’d just open his eyes and look at me.
But he didn’t, he still looked as lifeless as he did few seconds ago.
The sky suddenly darkened and as it lighted up again, I felt a light tug at my palm..
I glanced at Melvin and realised that our palms were still intertwined and then the tug c@m£ again, too light and almost unreal, I quic-kly sat up.
“Melvin?” I called, shaking him or expecting him to make another movement but he didn’t, I shook him again, calling out his name but he didn’t stir nor make any sound..
It began to rain unannounced, even with the sky so bright, you’d think it was sunny.. I looked down at Melvin and back at the sky and immediately, I stood up, gr@bb£d the Luvi and the key, and began running out of the woods..
The rain began to pour down more ha-rder, caring less; I fastened my steps..
I was out of the woods in no time and I continued running, the Luvi dangling at my fist as I clinged ti-ghtly at it..
I ran as fast as my legs could go, the sli-ppery ground didn’t st©p me or lagged my steps. It strangely seemed like I was the only one in the streets..
I didn’t find a single person, it was almost like I was the only existing human around here but I didn’t let that change my steps negatively, nor my we-t and heavy clothes..
I let my mind only wander on what I nee-ded to do..
There still have to be time, right?
As I ran, the rain got heavier, ma-king my heavy for myself on the process but I used what I would say was the last of my dexterity, of all the strength I could muster up.. only moving my palm to adjust my glas-ses properly.
I made my way to a corner and swerved past it, not lagging in my steps.
I was at Melvin’s gate in a few minutes, my b©dy drenched in the rain and water pouringfrom my hair down to my feet..
I was completely soa-ked.
I walked to the gate and opened it, it gave way immediately and I head in.. I was at the living room door in no time.. I opened the door without any difficulty and went it..
The Living room was empty, the water ran down me to the tiled and carpeted floor..
I walked from the living room to the brief pas-sageway.
I arrived at the room and inser-ted the key into the keyhole, tilting it and twisting the knob at the same time but it didn’t give way..
Alarmed, I tried again, tilting it to a different side and the door moved..
I left the key and opened the door, stepping fully into the room. I walked to the wardrobe where Melvin had said the Luvi holder would be, I opened it and found lots of clothes, be-dsheets and duvet neatly folded up in it..
quic-kly, I scattered them onto the floor and there; right infront of me was the coded safe..
I tried pushing it open violently but it was fruitless..
“Eugh!” A loud grown pas-sed throu-gh myl-ips as I tried again but it yielded nothing fruitful.
I st©pped, running a quic-k exasperated palm down my water dripping hair, I bit my lowerl-ips and thought ha-rd .
I stared at the safe and in one quic-k movement, kicked it ha-rd with my shoes but the pain only transferred to me as it led to my feet hurting..
I sighed out in frustration and paced around the room..
“Just open alre-ady, Goddammit!” I yelled, tears pouring from my eyes..
“plea-se! Open, plea-se!” I begged, as if it could hear my plea and give way for me to return the Luvi.
I heard a car r0ûghly drive into the building and my fears aggravated, a bile rose to my throat and I gulped it down, running a palm down my hair and thinking de-eply.
I took the Luvi and neared it to the safe and in a swift moment, the small door flung open, revea-ling the holder sitting attrac-tively in it’s confinement..
A smile quic-kly crept to myl-ips and I gently took the Luvi holder out of the safe, I sli-pped the Luvi onto it until it fits it the right places.
I let go off the Luvi and stared at it, waiting to see if there was any effect from what I did..
Suddenly a bright light shone, it was bright, too bright and almost blinding..
I shut my eyes and stretch my arm forward, trying to curb the light and look at whatever it was trying to show me but the more I tried to look, the more the light got into my eyes, even my glas-ses couldn’t contend with it..
I began seeing things..
First, I saw Tracy, dressed in a p@rty dress and in all smiles.
Then my dad, angrily coming out from a room.
Melvin’s mom showed up after it, smiling wonderful in a pretty jumpsuit.
Then a girl whom I think should be Melvin’s sister doing yoga.
My mom c@m£ next before an older man showed up next..
It was practically faces of Melvin’s family and mine..
The next was Melvin, looking his normal youthful age with a hvge and bright smile across hisl-ips and as he slowly faded; I c@m£ into the picture, dressed in a fashionable outfit, with long hair and without my glas-ses; walking down a hallway and just as I start to fade, I heard the door to the room fling open.
“No!” A familiar voice cried from the room.
And that was it before I blacked out.
BOOK 2 📚
CHAPTER 38✏️
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❤Kayla’s POV❤️
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“Congratulations! Now go save your future!”
Those were the words from Priola before my eyes flung open, my breathing was ha-rd and I stared around at the strangely yet familiar room.
I sat up, looking around in shock and uncertainty.
“Took you long enough!” I tilt my head and g@sped really loudly when I saw a girl that looked very much like Tracy, or was Tracy, sitting on a sofa and tapping quic-kly on her phone. I stared at her quietly, my heart racing as I tried to check if I was seeing things or was in a dream.
“Why are you staring at me like that?” She asked, shrugging as she held her phone at her l@ps and stared at me.
“T-Tracy?” I called and she twitched her face at me.
“Yes” she answered and I flin-ched.
What the heck happened?
“You sure wouldn’t have sle-pt for so long if mom was around and quit giving me that look cos I wasn’t the one who woke you up, Kylie did,” she pointed towards my leg and I traced it to find a cat, curled up un-der my legs.. I stared de-eply at it as a sort of familiarity hit me and then I realised where I had seen it from, it was the exact cat from Lucinda’s room, the one she had locked up in a cage and chained so ti-ghtly that it was at the point of suffocation..
How come it’s here and-
I remembered Tracy had a cat but it got lost when she died.. then.
I swing my gaze back at Tracy who stood up..
“Look, everyone knows you’re still in love with him no matter how much you deny or try to hide it; look how much of a toll it’s taking on you. You look like a mess if you ask me and I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t want Mom to meet you in this state plus, you have clas-ses by eight which is practically in a few minutes so quit giving me that surprised look and get up!” She said. I ru-bbe-d my eyes repeatedly and stared at her again, but it wasn’t in my head..
Tracy was standing right before me in all shades of realness!
She began heading towards the door but st©pped halfway and turned to me..
“Right! dad called. He and Mom are on their way home, he said the journey should take about an hour so you don’t have to wait for them!” She said and carefully picked up the cat from my legs.
“Wait, dad?” I asked. “He’s alive? I mean he’s out of comatose and alive?!” I asked, glad but still amused.
“Um.. alive? Coma?” Tracy repeated, giving me a frown. “Dad was never in any of those Clara! Did you hit your head ha-rd in your sleep or is it just the breakup that’s affecting you?” She asked and I frowned..
“In case you did, dad and mom went on their anniversary trip a week ago and will be returning today!” She said, giving me an ugly look.
What’s all this?
“Um.. Tracy? Will you plea-se explain everything to me, I feel like I have a light amnesia or something” I said and she twitched her face at me..
“Obviously and really, you should never break up again” she said with a warning expression. “well, you c@m£ home late yesterday, wouldn’t t©uçh your food nor talk to me. It was around 4pm I guess and then you went to your be-d and cried yourself to sleep, right from then until this time” she said and I tried to think about how that could be possible cos last few minutes ago I was in Melvin’s house, trying to save us from the curse..
Wait was that all a dream or a spiritual phase?
How could all that be a dream?
I stood up from my be-d, swopped to Tracy and engulfed her in a hvg, tears hanging at the corner of my eyes..
If at all all that was a dream or whatever it was, I’m glad my family is complete and alive..
“Um.. Clara?” She called, as I ti-ght£ñed the hvg.
“Tracy, I’m so happy you’re here!” I sniffed, crying on her shoulder.
“Ah geez.. I wish mom or dad were here right now. Now I have to bear the aftermath of your breakup alone!” She grumbled but I felt her arm ru-bbing my back..
“Okay, that’s enough, you should go take a bath now” she said and walked out.. I stared around, scratching my hair.. I was back to my old room that was in our old house before dad got hospitalised and we had to move.
I walked to the mirror and checked myself out; wow.. I g@sped when I saw my reflection.. This was totally me before the curse, I mean before I bec@m£ a nerd that was trying to free herself from the curse..
Wait. If the curse wasn’t real too and then there probably was no Melvin as well.
I blinked and scratched my hair.
This seems so real.
I admired my full long hair which I was strangely comfortable with here and the contact lenses in my eyes that was in place of those nerdy glas-ses I used to have on.
Okay, definitely all that curse stuff was a dream and I was back to my old life so I should start living like that now before I begin to create suspicions and get looked at, like a psycho.
I found my way inside the bathroom, everything looked just as it had been and I couldn’t be more glad. I got off the shower and found something beeping on my drawer, I picked the phone or should I say my phone up and cli-cked on the text.
**Clara, I’m worried about you. plea-se call me when you get this or just pick my calls. I can’t wait to see you girl; XOXO**
I re-ad the message from Delia with a heart emoji in it and sighed..
Okay Tracy said I broke up with a guy yesterday, wouldn’t talk to anyone and fell asleep.
I should text her back and just pl@yalong..
**I’m fine now, Delia. Thanks for the concern, I’ll see you soon** I re-ad it again and s£nt it.
I walked into my closet, which was still in the same position as it had and g@sped as I stared at all the clothes in it.. at a point I almost couldn’t believe that I possessed all this but then I remembered that this was the real me.. all that was probably a dream.
As I searched for a cloth to wear, I thought of Melvin’s words in my very long reality-like dream.
*I was picturing you in a less geeky look and I think you look more lovely this way*
I smiled ti-ghtly at the thought.. ap@rt from anything else from that dream, I really wish he was real.
I gr@bb£d a dress from the line and put it on, wore a light makeup and which seemed perfect and realised that I had mostly heels in my shoe rack, I settled for a red one and sight a jewelry box on my dressing table, I took it and opened it, I began checking throu-gh the jewelries in it to see the only thing that could certify if all that truly was a dream and I didn’t find it..
The Luvi wasn’t here, so all that definitely was a dream.
I closed the box, gr@bb£d my phone and bag and walked out..
Tracy was getting the table re-ady for breakfast and after a quic-k meal, we head out of the house, to the car and the driver drove us to *school*
We arrived at Melville high and seriously, I couldn’t believe what I was staring at right here. Melville high was t©p-notch! The exterior looked really big and beautiful unlike the other one in my dream. It was more like total and positive transformation took place in the whole school.
“Come-on!” Tracy called and I walked with her into the building.
If not for the sign that had re-ad Melville high, I wouldn’t have believed it truly was the school.
I followed her to the pas-sageway and she left me to go to her clas-s and almost immediately three girls walked up to me who I fully recognized as the bullies, I found myself wanting to move away from them when one of them suddenly engulf me in a ti-ght hvg..
I was gobsma-cked.. Kira, Delia and Gina. Did I just get a hvg from Kira, like a hvg?!
She pu-ll-ed away..
“Ow babe, I know you wouldn’t feel too good, just look at how you’re dressed?” She complained.
” And it was just yesterday but you look like you’ve lost some weight” Gina added, a concerned look on her face.
“Plus you weren’t picking any of our calls! Look Clara, really I think breaking up with him was a bad idea.. it’s obvious that you’re still Inlove with him” she said, tou-ching my hair..
” Um.. okay!” I laughed confusedly. “Why don’t you guys just address my as Kayla?, I mean that’s my name, right?”
“What? You hate that name with a whole lot of pas-sion!” Kira answered, laughing. “You almost shoved Jerry’s face into his plate of pasta when he called you that?” She said and they all laughed, I gave them a faux smile.
“Oh, did I?” I asked, ru-bbing my temple.
“You sure did. Hold on, you don’t remember?” She asked and suddenly we heard the bell..
“Oh.. it’s time for clas-ses, let’s go before Mrs grouchy gets down on us!” They laughed, gr-abbing my arms lovingly as they led me to clas-s..
Okay, that was so nice.
We had our seats at the middle row and listened to lecture and there was this guy at the front row that caught my attention, he did look kind of familiar from his backview, though I didn’t get to see his face.. I looked away from him and all throu-gh lecture time, *my friends* acted all concerned and loving towards me and now that I think of it, I seem to act the opposite way in my dream..
First I hated my name ‘Kayla’ but answered it in my dream-life and then this three girls that derived unexplainable joy in my pain were my best friends and cared a lot about me!
Really, I don’t think this can get any better.
After all the lectures, it was lunch break period and the guy was all that caught my attention, I noticed he still remained in clas-s and on his seat as almost everyone walked out.
“Clara, come-on!” Gina called.
“Um.. can you guys just head out without me, I’ll join you guys later, I feel like I nee-d a bit of rest” I said.
“Will you be fine? If you want we could stay with you?” Delia suggested and they nodded.
” No no.. I’m fine, really. It’s nothing a little more of sitting can’t do. Don’t worry about me, I’ll come find you guys when I’m better” I said, giving them an as-suring smile.
“Okay, if you insist” Kira said, ru-bbing my shoulder, I noticed she gave the guy at the front sit a glare, it was like she wanted to beat him up if she could. “And if you feel too unwell just give us a call, okay?” She asked and I nodded.
“And really, I think you both should talk!” Delia whispered to my ears and patted my shoulder.
They left without me and I stood up from my seat, I walked to the front and found the guy, staring downward at his desk..
“Um.. hi?” I pas-sed and he looked up. My expression went blank when I saw Melvin and I noticed he had the same look as well.
We stared at each other for a while.
“Um.. I-I don’t know how to say this but-
“Kayla?” He interrupted me, his voice was just exactly as it had been in that dream; I g@sped and he gave me an uncertain look.
“Melvin” I called and his eyes dilated in shock.
T. B. C