CHAPTER 3: I Curse You
I refuse to dine with them, two people who assaulted me so I proceed to walk out of the dinning but a monster’s voice stopped me.
“Where do you think you are going? Come and taste the food you prepared. Who knows if you spiked it”
“I didn’t but if you think I added something to it then don’t eat it “I said more in an undertone.
“What did you just say? “His hands grip hold of my hair and inserted my face into the food. I yelled in agony as he was damaging my face.
“Dad?” Caleb pushed him and he let me go of me. My eyes were already teary as I weep, holding my scalded face, I really don’t know what I did to deserve this nasty treatment.
“How dare you push me Caleb?”
“Fuck off dad. You are callous” he held my hands and dragged me into my room. He rushes to get cold compress to ease the pain and first aid kit.
“I’m so sorry Gold”
"My face is my beauty and Kennedy just damaged my face'.
“It’s a first degree burn it won’t leave a mark” he said like he read my mind. I felt a bit relieved that my face wouldn’t scar.
“You’ve got a petroleum jelly lying around?”
“Yeah on my dressing table”
“Hold this “I held the cold compress against my face as he went to get the jelly. The pain had already lessened. He kept the cold compressor on the bed and applied the petroleum jelly on affected part on my face carefully so as not to prick the sores.
I watched him as he brought out a nonstick bandage and kept it on my face.
“Hold this to your face cautiously “I did as he said as he applied tapes on the boundaries of the bandage.
“Thanks” I said to him when he finished.
“I owe it to you Gold. I hope you can forgive me” he said holding my hands.
“I forgive you Caleb as long as you don’t do it again” his face improved as I said that.
“I won’t Gold.” he grinned thankfully.
“As long as you are in this house, I vow to defend you from my father”
“That may not be essential since I’m leaving tomorrow”
“Tomorrow?”
“Well my father decided to get me a house”
“That’s good to hear”
Gold, I care for you” he said rubbing the unaffected part of my cheek.
“Caleb” he sealed my lip with a kiss that left me stunned. I hurriedly withdrew myself from the kiss.
“Caleb, this is wrong. You’re my brother” I said to him.
“I’m sorry. I just got carried away. Are you hungry?”
“Yeah I am”
“I will go order for a pizza”
“What about lectures today?
“I felt like not going because my dad may attempt to assault you again”
“Thanks”
“Am indebted to you remember?” he said and I bowed.
I watch him exit my room and I fell on the bed. I tried taking my mind off Kennedy because thinking of it makes me sick.
KENNEDY
I can’t imagine Caleb really pushed me because of that girl. I’ve already made preparations for her to be captured tomorrow morning. He meddling in my affairs might jeopardize my agenda of selling her off. A little sleeping pill will do the work and by the time she wakes up, she must have gone far.
I beamed silently at my opinions. No one will rescue you Gold!
GOLD
My eyes were involuntary to part open because of the vocal sound I heard in my room.
I opened my eyes to see Kennedy conversing with two men.
“Finally she’s awake “I glared at him strangely.
“What’s going on here?” I asked.
“Park your effects and go along with these men. You have become a huge liability that I can no longer accommodate, no one told your dad to neglect you”
“Leave my dad out of this Kennedy. What do you mean am a huge burden to you? My dad sends you money on a weekly basis for my welfare”. Amazement was written all over his face when I said that. He assumed I never knew.
“You are still living under my roof and as long as you are under my roof, I have every right to you”
“Is that why you raped me you bastard” I felt tears slid down my eyes. He proceed to slap me but the other man held him back.
“You have now traded her to my boss so, you have no right to touch her”
“You sold me? Fuck you can’t do that”
“Just take her away and don’t consider Caleb liberating you. When he wakes up, you would be long gone”
“What did you do to Caleb?”
“Just a little sleeping pills worked wonders” he grinned wickedly like the beast he is.
“I abhor you Kennedy and I curse the day my mother wedded you”
“You’ve got a harsh language huh?”
“Miss Gold, Gently come with us to Lagos to see your new possessor”
“I’m not a material” I said and they exchanged looks.
“We wouldn’t want to rough handle you so its best you come with us freely”
I watched the man I referred to as a father, he assaulted and imposed severe agony on me and when I assumed I would be at liberty, he traded me into captivity.