"You don't seem happy nor surprised to see me." he commented as I put on my robe, completely disregarding his gawking at my body.
"I hate you, dumb fuck. Always have, always will. I knew fully well you were coming for me, the only thing I didn't realize is that I'd be alone. But that was the plan wasn't it? There are very few minutes in a day when I'm away from Ade and my security, so I find it hard to believe that you coincidentally appeared at one of those moments. How long have you been watching me?"
"Since the day I realized you ruined my life."
"I need a specific date please, I've been trying to ruin your life for a relatively long time." I snorted. He seethed at my nonchalant words.
"Since you touched down in Nigeria on June 12th." This was no surprise, I actually took steps to make sure he would find out I landed, thus the trap. He was supposed to think I was vulnerable and come in alone, then be trapped. And that would be that. The rest depended on Ade and my security. They were supposed to alert the CIA agents we were working with that Ximenes was on the premises. Considering the fact that my security was probably betraying me, I doubted they had alerted anyone. I decided to stall, hoping Ade was busy fighting off whichever buffoons X had brought with him and would be here momentarily. I took a seat on the bench not too far away from the bath and crossed my bare legs. It almost made me laugh seeing Ximenes' eyes follow them. Even after everything, he still wanted what he couldn't have.
"So, how long have you known?" I smirked
"About what exactly?"
"About me 'ruining your life'."
"Since everything fell apart not even two weeks after you and my best friend dissipated into thin air. I had my suspicions about you two before, but I thought you were just fucking behind my back. I couldn't think that my best friend would really hurt me for someone he just met. What the fuck did you do to him?"
"Don't ask me what I did, ask yourself what you did."
"Meaning?"
"Don't worry about it. Anyways, isn't that a bit of a jump to conclusions? How do you know I didn't just get kidnapped again? I mean, if you did it it obviously isn't that hard."
"So you can look me in my eyes and tell me you never betrayed me, that you didn't lie to me, that you didn't cause the downfall of my entire business, fortune, and legacy. You can tell me you still love me?"
"Aye I didn't say allat." I laughed and as he drew his hand back to slap me I grabbed a gun from under my seat, stood, and pointed it at his forehead. "Don't fucking test me. You will never lay your fucking hands on me again."
"Says who?"
"Let me make myself very clear. I'm assuming that you're here to either kill me, or take me again. If you were going to kill me you would've done it already, so clearly it's back to hell I go. But this time will be different. I did what I had to do, all the people you trafficked will be found sooner or later, and I assume this time Ade won't be there. I have absolutely nothing to live for, but a whole lot to die for. If you lay even a finger on me, especially sexually, I will not hesitate to put a bullet in your skull, and if I can't do that, I'll put one in mine, because I cannot live in a world where you get what you want in any way, shape, or form. "
"You could never." he chuckled
"You underestimated me once, why do it again? You saw how it turned out for you last time." Suddenly, he grabbed my neck, turning me around and pressing my back against his chest. He snatched the gun and pressed it to my temple. I tried to elbow him to no avail.
"Enough of this bullshit, your distraction has lasted long enough. I entertained it because the sound of your voice turns me on but it's getting very old, very fast. Ade isn't coming for you. He's dead. How do you think I got up here? You really think he would let me waltz in here and take you willingly? Stop the bullshit and let's go. It's over." For a second, the world went quiet for me, and then I blinked, and started laughing so hard tears ran down my cheeks. Ximenes looked horrified. "Are you fucking crazy?"
"Are you? Because you'd have to be to think that I'm gonna listen to that bullshit. "
"You're in denial, love."
"Don't you dare fucking patronize me! You're a fucking psychotic narcissist with three fucking functioning brain cells and you wanna act like I wouldn't know if he was dead? You're a manipulative fucking pathological liar. You always have been. You will not use Ade to make me submit to you. It'll never happen-" I screamed myself hoarse until I felt the entire right side of my face go numb. He had slapped me so hard I could barely breathe. But he must have forgotten who I am. As he stood there waiting for an apology, I got back up and punched him in the face as hard as I could before giving him a roundhouse kick to the balls. He cried out as he doubled over and pulled on my freshly done braids, which infuriated me even more so I kicked him in the side, moving him away from me, and ran out the door. I screamed Ade's name over and over again as I tried to race down the stairs before I felt hands grip my shoulders and push.
"Its about time for you to be the one knocked out." Ximenes called as I tumbled down the stairs hard and everything went black.