Chapter 18: Chapter 18

CHAPTER 18

And that was all I heard before I drifted into an uncontrollable sleep.

What has happened to me?

ALEX’S POV

I slowly opened my eyes which has become too heavy for their sockets, I felt this terrible pounding on my head as if someone was using me as a hammer on a very sharp nail, it was horrible. Could it be hangover, but there is no way it could have been hangover, I was sure I didn’t drink too much last night, it was just that shot of scotch at the hall, I can’t remember taking anything else, speaking of remembering, what happened after Andra and I met at that private bar? I tried to remember but the pain on my head increased by 1000 and 1% and I winced.

I tried getting up to go and wash my heavy face in my bathroom, speaking of my bathroom, this room doesn’t smell like mine, even though my eyes were too heavy to recognize things but my nose is definitely ok, this place smells like, like.. like a hotel room.

Suddenly I heard girl whimpering and sniffing by the corner.

I turned to know who or probably know what’s making her cry. I saw a terribly shattered shadow looking of a girl curling herself by the wall, her thick brown curly hair scattered around her shoulders, she wasn’t wearing any clothe, she just managed to cover her body up with the bed sheet, her face was swollen cause of too much crying, her tears were streaming down like an over flown dam.

“ANDRA” I heard myself whisper.

She didn’t turn to me, rather she faced the wall which happened to be a mirror, providing me a way to see her face.

What is she doing here, did she sleep here and why isn’t she wearing any clothe, also why is she crying. I asked myself all these questions but when I realized I couldn’t answer any of them, I knew I had to ask the horse herself.

“what are you doing here, did you sleep here, why aren’t you in your clothes” I quietly asked her.

She turned to me with blazing eyes, I could tell that anger was burning through her soul. Has my question disturbed her.

I was about to tell her not to speak until she chooses to, but she bit me to it.

“how dare you…” she breathed out.

“what” I asked in confusion.

“how dare you pretend like you don’t know what you did to me” she fired.

“Andi what are you talking about, I don’t understand.” I asked her as I stood up, she turned away immediately. I made to walk closer to her when I noticed the obvious.

I was completely naked.

And that was when realization hit me, something has happened between us,

“f**k”. I mumbled.

“so now you remember huh?” she asked.

“Andra believe me I have no idea what happened or how it happened”

“what are you talking about Alex, dude you raped me for crying out loud. How could you…” she sprang up and matched towards me, I tried to talk but she slapped me “I trusted you Alex” she cried as and hit my chest. “how could you take the most precious thing I’ve ever had away from me” she barked as she continued hitting me.

“Andra stop, how sure am I that this is not your plan huh….” I asked in anger and she stared at me as if I have gone bunkers, I mean what would I have said, she needs to stop putting this on me, for f**ck sake I also just woke up and saw everything the way it is.

“are you mad, huh Alex, are you out of your freaking mind, how dare you accuse me of such thing” she fired.

“Andra just calm down, I have no idea what happened, well until now, but believe me Andra, I’ll never hurt you” I explained and tried to touch her, but she shook me off.

“don’t touch me” she whimpered and as she was about to slap my hand off, the bed sheet fell off from her body revealing her angelic beauty.

I should have turned away but something else was doing the thinking for me. Andra popped her eyes as she stared at me, she probably didn’t know how to react to such situation otherwise she could have picked up the sheet.

“please pick up the sheet” I mumbled but I was sure she didn’t hear it cause she kept staring at me in super surprise and shyness, I didn’t even hear it myself.

My real mind finally came back and started thinking but not completely, I slowly bent down to pick the sheet but my eyes never left hers, as my hand already touched the sheet, about to pick it, I heard the door slam open and we both turn to know who it was.

Our both families stood at the door moping at us.

The look on Andra’s father’s face made me wanna choke to death, my hand glued on the sheets and I didn’t know if I should pick it up or not.

“dad, it’s…” before Andra could speak up, her dad has already pounced on me, my dad had to save me from his grip, even though I saw the look of disappointment on his face but he couldn’t let another man kill his son in his presence.

“why won’t your stupid, wayward and notorious sons leave my daughters alone” Mr. Edward barked at my dad.

“don’t you dare refer to my sons like that again” my dad fired back.

“do you really still have the guts to talk back at me, I’m calling the cops, your son will rot in jail for this”

“and who controls the cops sir?” my dad asked and I noticed my mum smirk a little, this woman is turning into something I don’t understand.

From behind them I couldn’t help but notice Andra’s sisters laughing their hearts out and I didn’t need to be told that they knew something about this, my brothers were looking mean and Aiden was looking rather confused.

I turned back to Andra and she was already wearing her clothes and I thought it would only be fair if I do the same, I looked around and found my clothes perfectly and neatly placed on an arm chair, these demons are really behind this, but why?

The question I don’t have answers to, I quietly wore my clothes, I turned to Andra and her face was bowed down in probably shame or embarrassment, I was tempted to go and hold her for comfort but the thought of me hanging upside down in the Edwards’ basement till death made me shudder in fear.

I turned back to the demons and I mouthed 'why' at them but my brothers kept staring at me, I began to wonder what they were feeling at the moment, happy, satisfied or what, but still they didn’t reply. I turned to Andra’s sisters and saw them mouth “we told you to stay off our path” to me, I twisted my brows and turned beside me and realized that it was actually directed to Andra, she stared at them in confusion, we both exchanged glances and I shrugged at her and that was when it registered in her brain.

Fresh hot tears streamed down her already swollen cheeks, and I felt defeated, why can’t they just leave this girl alone, this is the highest torture and I can’t believe they used me to accomplish it.

“… and you…” i heard Andra’s father bark at us, I turned to him but Andra bent her head. “Andra you…..you…” he tried to speak but the words choked him.

He turned and walked out, my eyes followed him and that was when I noticed Andra’s mother from a corner by the door, my heart shattered when I saw the look on her face and how disappointedly she stared at Andra.

How are we gonna tell them that this didn’t happen on purpose. She turned to leave but stopped, she turned around and mouthed to Andra, “lets’ go” Andra slowly walked to the door.

“gush Andra, I’m so disappointed in you” Jenny complained.

“you are such a fucked up disgrace bitch” Lola fired.

“you got what you disserved.” Titi whispered.

“I don’t wanna hear anymore you three” their mother cautioned, she dragged Andra out of the room and her sisters follows.

“so this is the friendship huh, Alex?” my mum fired at me.

“mum please not now” I fired back, I still need to wrap my head around the fact that Andra and I just had sex and none of us knew how it happened or how it felt like, my first, her first, and it happened this way.

If I ever find out that my suspicions about those girls being behind this is actually true, I’ll so kill them.

“really, that’s what you are gonna say huh, Alex I thought you were different”

“well now you know that we are all the same, will it change the fact that we are just like you” I barked at her and received a deadly slap in return.

“how dare you talk to me like that” she fired. “for all there is Alex, you nakedness might be roaming around the internet by now, is this why you chose her over Disney”

“don’t you dare say that to me, and if you really wanna know why this happened, why don’t you ask your sons” I barked and pointed at my brothers.

“enough, enough of this nonsense Alex, you should be apologizing for what you did, for goodness sake Alex, do you really know what your recklessness will cost me at work” my dad barked at me.

“I don’t care dad, you all should just leave me alone otherwise I will unleash my anger on you all instead” I fired and bolted out of the room.

ANDRA’S POV

The drive home was so awkward and silent, and the heavy down pour that morning didn’t take permission before adding more gloom to my suffering.

I feel like killing myself right now, if I had known this is how I will lose it, I would have willingly given it to Alex before prom night, even if I don’t love him, but at least I’m comfortable with him, but what is my gain now, Alex said he didn’t rape me and he is insinuating that my sisters has a hand in it, could they really have a hand in it I mean I saw one of them telling me that I should have stayed off their path , also, Titi said to me that I got what I deserved, but I thought we were friends. How did we even end up in the room, let’s begin with that.

After I met Alex at that private bar, we talked a little and that was all I could remember, it felt as though I slept off while we were talking. This is so weird.

But that is not the main problem now, the tea is that I have no idea what I will be facing when I get home.

I’m scared to my bones, my dad hasn’t spoken ever since he got behind the wheels, and that’s not good, he could be thinking of a thousand and one things he will do to me when we get home. I feel like jumping out of the car.

“so Andra, did you enjoy it, was it so romantic, was he good or lazy, tell us the story since you can’t keep your legs together like a real African girl” Lola fired at me as soon as we got into the house, I turned to her immediately.

“Lola please…” I tried to plead with her not to bring it up again, dad was parking the car in the garage while we entered into the house, my mum was actually behind, I didn’t know if she heard Lola or not.

“Andra I’m so disappointed in you, how could you” Titi barked.

“it’s not what you think…” I tried to defend myself.

I could have asked them why they sent me to that bar and why I met Alex there or why this is happening but I decided against, cause they can easily escalate this matter if I ask them anything.

I shouldn’t have trusted them that much, I should have had a limit, Alex warned me.

“then it’s what..” I heard dad’s voice and I slumped on the chair out of fear, but that didn’t stop him from grounding me, banning me from seeing Alex forever or else he will disown me, he also returned my extra security constitution which will start as soon as school resumes.

Life became unbearable for me in my own father’s house, and for weeks I didn’t see Alex neither did we talk on phone, thanks to dad for shattering my phone.

A MONTH LATER

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.TBC