*Joanne contd.
“Oh my Gosh, oh my fuckin gosh… Jo, That guy is literally staring at your butt” Bailey giggled tapping my shoulder in excitement.
“I know you’re just making that up” I shook my head.
“I am not… Okay take a look then , see for yourself, he is still staring at your butt, oh my gosh do you think he wants to get down with you tonight?” Bailey gasped.
“Okay don’t be gross” I warned Bailey.
“Okay but seriously, just check him out, he’s kinda cute” she urged with pleading eyes.
I breathed out a defeated sigh and turned to look at the so-called guy she was talking about.
I turned to the guy and his face was coming out a bit blurry. All of a sudden he started coming towards Bailey and I, and when he got close, Bailey pushed me towards me and he immediately covered my head with a black sack bag.
I started to scream Bailey’s name and calling for help. But all I could hear was the sound of her happy scream and giggles over the club’s music.
Suddenly it went quiet and the sack bag was taken off of my head and that’s when I came face to face with Hardy, who immediately grabbed me by my neck and started to choke me.
“Hardy.. wh… I can’t… breathe” I was gasping for air.
“You’re nothing.” He growled, digging his fingers into my skin. I could feel my body running out of air.
“You’re just the exact tool I need to find out about my dear Lisa’s death and now you’ve ruined everything. I am going to make you pay”
His hands tightened around my neck and as. Gasped for air,
I opened my eyes instantly, sitting up and trying to catch my breath.
My hands were on my neck and my eyes and lashes wouldn’t stand still.
“Joanne …. Is everything okay? what’s wrong” Trinity rushed up to me.
It was a freaking dream.
I swiped my hand across my neck, well it’s a good thing my neck’s still in place.
“What happened? Did you have a nightmare?” Trinity rested the back of her hand on my forehead.
“I sure did” I sighed and fell back on the soft couch.
Fridays were supposed to be nice, it was going well, just sitting alone in this open room, having lunch by myself and staring at the world outside the glass window until I fell asleep and had Bailey selling me off and Hardy almost choking me to death.
The dream felt too real.
“What are you doing here anyways?” I asked, looking around the quiet room.
This is one of those rooms inside the mansion that is hidden at the back and really not easily seen and I found it when I was walking around the quiet house because of boredom.
“Keeping an eye on you. I was searching for you and that’s when I heard the sound of something crashing and well…” Trinity pointed at something on the floor, and when I decided to look.
It was a broken vase.
“You must have crashed it in the middle of your nightmare” She smiled, a smile that was saying I didn’t have to feel bad for breaking the vase.
“Maybe during the part Hardy was choking me to death” I rolled my eyes.
“Wait… you were seriously dreaming about Hardy?” Her tone sounded weird. But her eyes could already give away whatever she was thinking.
“Okay, don’t take this the wrong way, because the dream was about Hardy almost choking me to death, I almost died”
“Crap” Trinity immediately wore a frown of disappointment.
“Though I know real life Hardy wouldn’t do that” She added immediately.
I titled my head
“What are you talking about, that is exactly who is in the real word and that is exactly what he has done”
I got on my feet and brushed my hair behind my ears.
“Where are you going all of a sudden?” Trinity got on her feet too.
“Out… why ? Are you Al on the edge again? Don’t worry I can’t escape , I don’t even know where I am” I scoffed.
“It’s not that,” Trinity sighed.
I had made it halfway through the door when Trinity’s words stopped me in my tracks.
“I used to know Hardy before Lisa’s death Joanne”
I slowly turned to her.
“And believe me… you would want to consider what I am still suggesting”
I scoffed, knowing what she meant “Let me guess, still ‘your seduce Hardy, make him fall in love with me plan? Trinity we talked about this”
“Trust me” She gave me a look.
“Please” I rolled my eyes and walked out of the door where I bumped into Theodore.
“Sorry” I apologized.
“It’s okay” He shook his head .
We both have spoken properly since that night…
And honestly I want to know Theodore’s deal with me so I can finally explain to him what he saw that day.
But Hardy already drew a line saying Theodore should stay away from me, so maybe my explanation wouldn’t do any good or repair.
Because I don’t think Theodore would want to go against hardy.
I nodded and was about to walk away when his calm voice Called me by my name.
I paused and turned around.
“Yeah” I tried to match his cool tone.
He looked away and then his eyes landed back on my face.
I watched him squint at me.
“Not like I was eavesdropping or anything, but I kind of overhead your conversation with Trinity”
I titled my head.
“Okay… What exactly did you hear?”
The way he was staring at me made me mad curious.
He looked a bit uncomfortable as he said.
“You seducing Hardy and making him fall in love with you”
Out of everything Trinity and I said in there, he chose to grab that.
“Oh that is just trinity’s silly idea, I don’t think I ever want to do that” I shook my head.
“Why though?”
My mouth almost fell hanging open.
“What do you mean why? It’s hardy and I can’t possibly”
“It’s the best thing to do”
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