✌ Just me ✌
[me against the world]
Chapter 6 & 7????????
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©️2023
???? Caitlyn’s P. O. V ????
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They held me down as one of them tore my clothe, exposing my bra.
“wow, so beautiful ” one of them smirked as they eyed me lustfully.
“get your filthy hands off me you scumbag ” I yelled.
He brought his face down to my chest and I closed my eyes expecting his disgusting lips on my cleavages but I felt nothing so I opened my eyes.
I felt a glimpse of happiness when I saw the guy on the floor.
I have a saviour!
I watched as the two guys who held me down sprung towards “my saviour ”
He ducked their punches and kicked one of them making him fall to the ground.
The other one made to punch him but he caught his hand and twisted it backward making him wince in pain.
He pushed him and he staggered to his friends.
“want some more ” my saviour asked and they ran off.
My saviour was a brunette, white – pale skin, he had the height, manly figure as one could see the muscles from his jacket.
I couldn’t see his eyes clearly coz it was late in the night.
“here ” he pulled off his jacket and threw it at me.
“thanks ” I said almost in a whisper and put it on.
“thank you for saving me ” I rushed my words as he walked away and boarded a car I presume to be his and he zoomed off.
Great! Now I’m all alone in this lonely road again.
what if the bad boys are still hiding somewhere?
I took on my heels at that thought and headed home in full speed.
Thank God I was already close to my house.
Already at our porch, I heard a car tire screech so I looked back to see the same car my saviour boarded far ahead.
Was he trailing me?
Whatever!
I pushed the door open and went in.
“dad ” I cried out when I saw him on the couch.
“Caitlyn ” he breathed out and I ran to embrace him.
“oh Caitlyn ” he breathed as he caressed my hair.
I pulled away with tears strolling down my cheeks.
“honey what happened, where did you go ” he asked, wiping my tears.
“dad.. I.. I” I stuttered and burst out in tears as the incident of me almost raped flashed in my head.
“ssshhh, it’s okay ” dad cooed with his hands wrapped around me protectively, gently patting my back.
“it’s okay sweetie, we’ll talk about it when you’re sober ” he whispered as I cried in his arms.
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MORNING.
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I yawned and sat up in my bed to see dad sleeping beside me.
Oh! He had to put me to sleep last night.
I sighed as the incident that occurred last night rushed in.
I gently and quietly got down from the bed, being careful not to wake dad up.
I entered the bathroom and tidied up then came out fully dressed to meet dad now seated on the bed.
“morning dad ” I greeted and pecked his cheek.
“morning my love ” he replied.
“so mind telling dad about last night ” he asked and I sighed and sat beside him.
“well yesterday…. ”
“dad common, we’ll be late for school and you’re here chit chatting with Caitlyn ” we heard Vivian’s voice from the door.
What a perfect time to block me out.
That’ll teach me to always lock my DOOR.
“but Caitlyn hasn’t even had breakfast yet ” dad said and Vivian rolled her eyes.
“it’s OK dad, I’ll have that in school ” I said and he nodded.
He gave us our lunch money and he gave me “double”
We boarded the car and he drove us to school
We said our usual “byes” and he left.
I didn’t have breakfast at the cafeteria so I’ll have it together with lunch.
We had our morning classes and went out for lunch when the bell rang.
I ordered my food and carried my tray carefully, being alert not to cause a commotion AGAIN.
I could feel eyes on me as I walked to a table.
OK, the stares are just too much.
I picked up my tray of food and went out to the garden.
At least I’ll have peace of mind.
“be a man dude ” I heard voices then laughter.
I carried my tray and trailed the voices to see Roland and his friends.
“I just don’t know what to do, it’s so complicated ” Roland said and ran his hand through his hair.
“I don’t know how to spit it all out that it’s Vivian I love, not Caitlyn, Caitlyn is just a friend but I know she has feelings for me ” Roland said and my tray dropped, making them turn to me.
He loves Vivian? Not me?
“you.. You love… Vivian ” I stuttered as he stared at me with guilt.
“I’m sorry Caitlyn ” he said and before I realized it, my hand already went up to his cheek and spanked it real hard.
“Caitlyn I’m sorry ” he apologized.
I could see the hurt in his eyes.
“you don’t have to be sorry Roland, I’m not hurt coz you love Vivian, I’m hurt coz you toyed with my feelings for you, you knew I truly loved you but yet you pretended to love me when you didn’t and you made it look like its me you love all along and not Vivian, I feel used ” I said as the tears I tried stopping came rushing down.
I’m just so unfortunate.
I turned only to see Vivian behind me with a smirk plastered on her face.
I ran out to the restroom and cried my eyes out.
I cried my eyes out till lunch time ended.
I washed my face and went to class.
Class went on with me sighing at short intervals.
We finally closed for today and waited for dad or mom to come pick us up.
After waiting like “forever “, we decided to hail a cab home.
We arrived and went into the house.
We exchanged glances as we heard yells from upstairs.
We went straight to mom and dad’s room to know what’s going on.
“if you hadn’t taken away Caitlyn from her mother and lied to her that her mother dumped her at birth, then she’d have been with her real mother ” mom Rina’s words echoed in my ear.
The words blasted my ear like bomb as I froze on my spot to process what she just blurted out.
“if you hadn’t taken away Caitlyn from her mother and lied to her that her mother dumped her at birth, then she’d have been with her real mother ”
Wait a minute! What does she mean by that?
Did Roland’s hurtful words affect me this much that I can’t understand English anymore? Coz I can’t seem to process mom Rina’s words.
Dad took me away from my mother and lied to me that she dumped me at birth.
And I’ve been living with that lie until NOW.
Oh—my—God!
“what did I just hear ” I breathed out and their gaze turned to me.
“Caitlyn honey ” dad called, coming closer to me.
“no don’t ” I yelled making him stop on his track.
“how could you ” I asked as tears strolled down my cheeks.
“Caitlyn I…”
“I’ve been living in lies since I was born, you kept on lying to me everytime I asked about mom, you made me hate her, you told me she dumped me whereas she didn’t, you took me from her, how could you ” I asked in tears.
“I’ve been living like a maid in my own house, treated like trash ” I cried out and dad wore a confused expression.
“yes dad, mom Rina and her daughter never stopped torturing me whenever you traveled, she made me spend a whole night in the rain, she sent me out and I was almost raped “I cried more.
“Rina ” dad called and turned to her.
“how dare you ” dad said between gritted teeth and slapped mom Rina across the face.
“no dad” I said and their attention drifted to me.
“you don’t have to scold her, obviously they’re the only one you’ve got left ” I said amidst tears.
“right from time, I always think it’s you and I, dad you and I against the world but no, it’s just me, it had always been me, just me, me against the world ” I said, sniffing.
“so where’s my mother ” I asked.
“where is she ” I yelled.
“I don’t know ” he blurted out.
“ever since I took you from her, I’ve not heard from her ” he said as tears rushed down my cheeks like never ending rain.
I sniffed and ran to my room.
I closed the door and broke down in tears.
For 18 years, 18 good years, I didn’t bother looking for my mother.
I wiped my tears and got up.
I took my luggage and put in all my clothes.
I took my moms photo and put it inside my luggage then I changed into something simple and more comfortable.
I opened the door and and rolled my bag downstairs.
“Caitlyn ” Camille gasped when she saw me.
“Caitlyn darling, where are you going ” dad asked.
I could see the pains in his eyes.
I know I don’t have to leave but I can’t stay here for another minute
“anywhere ” I answered.
“anywhere but here ” I blurted out.
“Caitlyn but ”
“dad please” I blocked him out.
“I want to leave so don’t even try stopping me ” I said blankly.
“Caitlyn ”
“no dad, I want to leave, I don’t want to wake up and see your face again, none of you, so let me go ” with those said, I walked out through the door heading to a “no destination “.
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???? Roland’s P. O. V????
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I know I messed up big time but I didn’t mean it.
I didn’t mean for it to happen.
I love Vivian, yes!
I’ve always loved Vivian and I still do.
My mistake is not telling Caitlyn on time that I love Vivian even when I know very well that she has feelings for me.
I know I kinda used Caitlyn but I regret it and I’m sorry.
I thought by making it seem it’s Caitlyn I love, Vivian will get a hint that I like simple girls and she’ll get jealous and probably change.
I was gonna tell Caitlyn but everything just went wrong.
Everything is now complicated.
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???? Caitlyn’s P. O. V????
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I walked down the road as it started to get dark.
I don’t even know where to go.
I sat at a corner and let the tears I’ve been holding rush out.
“hey ” I heard a deep voice and I looked up to see a man.
Kinda the same age as my dad, maybe older or younger.
“why are you crying my dear ” he asked and I sniffed and wiped my tears.
“are you travelling? Did you miss your flight ” he asked and I chuckled.
“the truth is I don’t even have a place to go ” I said and chuckled sadly to myself.
He kept mute for a while as he stared at me awkwardly.
“then would you do like to work in my house, I’m in need of a maid ” he blurted out and I arched an eye.
“the pay will be good so no worries ” he said and I put a quick thought to it.
I’ll get to earn money and a place to stay.
“OK sir ” I said and he took me to his car.
We boarded it and his chauffeur drove off.
“wow” I breathed out at the mansion in front of us.
“you like it ” the man asked and I smiled.
“it’s beautiful ” I complimented.
“let’s go in ” he said and I followed him in.
“Larry!! ” he called as we stood in the sitting room with my eyes wandering everywhere.
Soon, a guy came climbing down the stairs.
He was brunette, white and HOT!
My mouth hung open as our eyes met.
My saviour!!!
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T. B. C