Chapter 11: Chapter 11
Kira's pov
I shook my head in tears, removed my leg from him and entered the house with my door shut!
"It's hard to forgive you, Daniel." I whispered.
"Mom! Stop crying again. The man has gone?" Rhian questioned and I nodded. Even if he's still at the door.
"He'd made mom cry so much!" My son pouted.
They ran to me and hugged me.
"I love you two so much! Mom's not going to cry again."
"Okay. You're still holding a knife," Rhian laughed and stepped back.
"And the food is about to get burnt" She added and I gasped.
"Oh my!" I quickly got up from the floor and ran to the kitchen.
Fortunately and unfortunately, the food isn't burning that much.
I cooked the lunch and served it.
After that, I helped my kids with their assignments and went back to my room to take some rest.
Laying down on bed, i thought of what happened hours ago.
Daniel holding a knife to his neck, telling me to kill him if I can but forgive him before he die.
Oh what's he doing? He really had gone to that extent of raising a knife to his neck.
Somehow, just somehow, I felt pity for him.
He should suffer a little bit. I really want him to suffer.
'Can't you just forgive him and let him be free? You can be free too" My subconscious spoke and I thought of that.
"Forgive him and let him be free? I'm just going to think of that later. I really still want him to suffer."
'I guess he's suffering more already.'
"That's not suffering" I scoffed.
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At night, I slept with my lamp on. These days, I do sleep with my lamp on cause I'm always afraid of darkness.
"Kira, please forgive me."
"Forgive me for what i did to you."
"Fate will keep bringing us together if you don't forgive me"
I opened my eyes immediately breathing heavily. Panting like I was chased.
Today's dream seems different.
Oh God!
I closed the window behind me and turned off the lamp.
I really need to sleep without light tonight.
Early morning, I woke up, did my usuals and get my kids for school.
I dropped them off and left the school in hurry just as I sighted their teacher coming.
I need to avoid her till I'm able to pay the school fees.
Getting to the office, I sat down and prayed to God not to let Daniel come cause I heard he isn't around yet.
I don't want to face him now or maybe throughout today.
The telephone which was on the table rang and I picked it.
"Yes? Any help?"
"Hmm......Ma'am, Mr. Daniel won't be coming today for some reasons so, he asked you to enter his office and sort out some files on his table."
"Okay, I will do that right away." I responded.
I dropped the telephone back on the table and walked to Daniel's office.
I got to his table, files and books were scattered on the table.
Did he do this on purpose or what?
I sighed and cleared the table first, and gathered all the files on the table. I opened them one by one, trying to read each and everyone of them.
Wait...I don't even know what to do. What am I supposed to sign?
I decided to take the whole files on the table to my own office and call back the girl who gave me instructions.
"Hello? Can you tell me the files to sort out? Cause I don't know what to do." I pressed my lips together.
"Just sign the green and white ones with you." She answered.
"Why my signature? Cause the last time I checked, I ain't the CEO." I frowned.
"I don't know ma'am, but that's what Mr. Daniel said."
"Okay" I ended the call and breathed out.
"Today's going to be stressful." I mumbled and set back.
I scrutinized every single files before signing.
Daniel's pov
"Daniel, you haven't eaten since yesterday and you kept screaming like a mad man last night. You couldn't sleep" My dad said.
"Dad, I'm not hungry. I just need a lot of rest. I'm damn tired." I groaned and rolled the duvet over my body.
I dare not close my eyes cause I'd see Kira again.
"Fine! But you should at least eat something. This is 1:20pm!" My dad snapped and someone else entered.
"Hey bro." My kid sister ran to meet me.
"You aren't going to work today?" She asked.
I shook my head and closed my eyes shut, there I saw a headless girl in a dirty gown which Kira do wear in my dreams, holding an axe in her hand.
I gasped and opened my eyes back.
"Are you okay? You seem worried." Amanda touched my face.
"Dad, I think he has a fever. His body is damn hot" My sister said worriedly.
"Okay, i will call your mom to take care of him. I'm out."
My father walked out of the room and faced Amanda.
"Amy, is it really hard to forgive someone that raped you? In front of his friends." I blurted.
"Jeez! It's really going to be hard. In fact, I can kill that person but I will just make him suffer and forgive him later." She answered with a shrug.
It really going to be hard for Kira to forgive me.
She wants me to suffer before forgiving me?
If that's it, I'm ready to take it. I'm ready to suffer so Kira will forgive me. I really need her forgiveness in my life.
It's so Important.
Mom came in with dad again. She was carrying a tray.
"Son! You need to eat before taking your drugs. After that, you're going to tell us who that P.A of yours is. Hmm.....Kira, that's her name.
Your dad told me you were going crazy whenever you see her. And whenever I saw you sleeping, you keep calling Kira and you ended up shedding tears." My mom stated.
I sat up and collected the bowl of stew she'd stretched to me.
"The girl in my dreams and Kira are the same. She's the one in my dreams. I really hurt that girl, mom. I really do and I'm always wondering if she will still forgive me." I sniffed.
"The Almighty Daniel hurt a girl and he's regretting it." Amanda scoffed.
"I'm not only regretting but I'm suffering for it."
"Wait.....what you said earlier, it has something to do with you and the girl?" My sister asked and I slowly nodded.
"Gosh! You really fucked up bro. I swear." She palmed her face and got up.
"She's in the office now?"
"Yes."
"Good." Amanda got up from the bed and left the room.
"Okay, can you two explain what's happening right now? Who's this girl to you and what has she done or what did you do to her? I really need to see that Kira girl." My mom left the room too.
"Drink the stew and take your drugs." Dad mumbled and walked out of the room.
Amanda! Gosh! That girl! She's heading to the company.
I glanced at the time, it was 1:31pm. I quickly finished the stew and take my drugs.
I carried the plates and walked downstairs to the kitchen.
The car keys were on the dinning table and I grabbed it and headed outside.
"Daniel, you're sick. You shouldn't leave the house." Mom said softly, coming out of the small garden.
"I need to go somewhere." Rushing my words, I hopped into the car and drove out of the compound.
Kira's pov
Just as I was about to sign the last file in my hand, the door opened.
Revealing a lady. I meant a familiar lady.
Wait....isn't this the girl those boys tried to rape the other day?
I got up deliberately as she walked into my office but stopped halfway.
"Wow! It's you?"
"You again?" We said in unison.
We laughed that off. In a swift, she's in front of me and gestured me to sit down.
"I wanna talk to you, Aunty." She blinked innocently.
Daniel's pov
I got to the school and waited to see Ryan and Rhian come out. I can't take them home cause Kira's going to fry me.
Finally, I saw them and waved my hand for them to see me.
I could see the striking resemblance of I and the two kids. I know they are my children but I can't say that now. I can't claim them.
The kids frowned as soon as they got to me.
"You really made my mom cry so much yesterday, Uncle ice cream" The boy folded his arms.
"And he was crying too. Begging mom on his knees. Did you hurt my mom so much?" Rhian asked.
I crouched down to their size and nodded.
"That was in the past. And I really want your mom to forgive me for it. I don't want her to cry again."
I responded.
"You don't want her to cry again? Then make our mommy smile!" Ryan snapped.
"Should we tell you one of the things that make our mommy smile?" Rhian grinned.
"Yes...yes. You can."
"Buy her white flowers!" They chorused.
" It makes her smile so much" Rhian giggled as they ran off.
White flowers?