AUTHOR’S POV
“You still haven’t told us how this happened to you, Francesca” Dave, her big brother said worriedly holding her hands on the hospital bed.
“I don’t recall how it happened.” Francesca lied.
She had been threatened with death if she said a word and even if she wanted to say anything, what did she know? She had no idea who had taken her to that place. She had no idea who the man who had been speaking to her was. She had no idea where she was taken to.
The only thing she knew was that she was taken away unconscious and was dropped in front of her family’s home, unconscious as well. And one important fact she noted was that Lisa had been involved.
“I don’t understand why all of these is happening to us. Losing our jobs and you in this state” Dave sighed heavily. She could see the concern on his face.
Francesca looked away from his face to the ceiling, her heart heavy and her body aching badly.
She wondered if Lisa could have hired people to do this to her? She doubted so.
She and Lisa weren’t friends anymore but she was so damn sure Lisa would not do anything like this to her and she also knew that Lisa had no such powers to get her family sacked all in the same day.
Her lips pressed into a thin line as she recalled Lisa telling her and Bryant that she had a man. Hotter and filthy rich. Could this mysterious man that Lisa was involved with be the one doing all of this for her?
But how could Lisa have found a man so soon?
“Bitch!” She cursed roughly.
She had taken Bryant away from Lisa but she had found someone else so soon. Someone she knew was definitely powerful!
“What are you saying? Do you recall anything?” Dave asked his sister.
“No, nothing at all” Francesca shook her head and Dave returned to his phone for the next few seconds.
“There” he dropped his phone.
“I just sent Lisa a message, telling her the state you are in.”
“You did what?!” Francesca flared up and confusion filled Dave’s face.
“Sent her a message. She is your best friend. She should know this happened to you or did you have a fight with her? Even if you did, it doesn’t matter right now. You are in this bad state, I am sure Lisa would not think about whatever fight the both of you had”
Francesca took in a deep, painful breath and shut her eyes tightly.
“Don’t contact people on my behalf next time, Dave. Don’t.” She said in between gritted teeth.
“People? Lisa is like family to you.”
“Family, my ass! In fact, delete the message you sent to her already!”
“She already read it.” Dave replied and Francesca let out a small hiss.
*
MONALISA
I was in the front seat of the car as Lucius pulled the car over, making two other cars behind us stop too.
“You want me to drop you off here?” He asked.
“Yes, it’s perfect here already” I replied him with a small smile.
The fact that his car was being followed by two other cars that had his guards was more than enough to draw plenty of attention if he took me right into school.
“I will get down now” I mumbled, grabbing my bag but his hand suddenly grabbed mine.
I glanced at his hand holding mine and then looked at his face.
“Kiss me” he said and my stomach bubbled but I didn’t waste another second.
I leaned in and his lips met mine with him kissing me possessively, almost devouring me whole through the kiss. I felt his hands eagerly reach for my thigh and squeeze lightly at my thigh before parting it.
His tongue swished over mine and then he flicked his tongue across my lips and then kissed my face. A soft moan left me when his hand on my thigh journeyed further, towards my core.
His lips brushed my face and then reached for my neck, kissing and licking my skin in a way that made me grind into the car seat with want.
“Fuck! Daddy, that feels good” I rolled my eyes over when his hand touched my panties but he instantly broke the kiss and pulled his hand away.
“Time for you to go. Let’s see tonight” he said leaving me astounded.
I was wet already!
“I…”
“Tonight and only tonight is when you get to pull that dress over your head and find pleasure with me.” He said in a stern tone that made me even slicker.
I pressed my thighs closely together and then turned to push the car door open. His hand smacked my ass cheeks as I stepped out and my face went pink.
Heavens! I was loving this already.
*
I was in front of the hospital where Francesca had been hospitalised but now I was being hesitant. I didn’t know if I should just go in and give her the get well flowers I had bought or if I should turn and leave.
It was stupid of me to be here but I just could not ignore all these years of our friendship. That was stupid as well considering the fact that she told me she had always hated me and never been a friend to me but well, the heart is stupid and my stupid heart still kept Francesca’s memories of all these years as my friend.
I unlocked my phone and glanced at the picture of her again. Her legs and arms were bandaged and her face was swollen. She looked like she was in a lot of pains.
“Who in the world could have done this to her, though?”
I took in a deep breath and decided to go in since I was here already. I found my way to her ward and just outside her ward was her brother, Dave.
“Hey, Lisa” he walked a few steps to get to me.
“Hey” I waved back a little.
“How is she doing now?”
“Not too great” Dave shook his head.
“She was in a real bad condition when we found her at the door early this morning. She is also in a foul mood. You should go in to see her, I am going to go get fresh air”
“Alright, Dave. Thanks”
He gave me a warm smile and walked past me. I pushed the door of the ward open and walked in, clutching my bouquet of flowers tightly.
‘this is a huge folly’ the smarter part of me was screaming at me.
“You, what are you doing here?” Francesca asked as soon as she set her eyes on me.
She looked so uncomfortable and so in pains.
“Dave sent me a text about what happened to you and though we are no longer friends after what you did, I thought I should stop by” I said in the most sensible way I could.
“Awww, how nice” she said sarcastically.
“Don’t be a little bitch, pretending you have no idea your man did this to me!”
“My man?” I was taken aback.
“Your filthy rich and hot man. You made him have my parents and my brother sacked from their workplaces and that wasn’t enough for you! You still made him do this to me!” She accused me.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“Oh, you are going to pretend now? Just get out of this place already. Let me be on my own, Monalisa. I don’t want you here, your presence disgusts me! What are you going to do next? Have him kill me? Or my family?”
“What in the world are you saying? I did no such thing!”
“I definitely wasn’t expecting anything safe from denial.” She said and I was just confused.
I had no idea about any of these so how could I be the mastermind like she was accusing me of being?
“Please leave already before I get killed by your man for raising my voice at you!” She yelled.
“Fine! I am leaving! I should not have come over in the first place!”
Confused as hell, I turned away and left the ward.
My man? My man got her family sacked and put Francesca in that position?
“My man” I mumbled again.
“Could it be…. Lucius Devine?”
It had to be him! After all, he had told me he would make Francesca suffer a lot more than I did. This was what he meant!
“Oh my!” I gasped and just then my phone rang.
It was him calling. I picked up the call, wanting to ask him to confirm my suspicions.
“Hey Cupcake.”