SUBMISSIVE ☄️
Written by: Moye Esther
Chapter 10✍️
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The sky was dark and gloomy, just like Dolly's mood. She sipped her drink as she looked up to the sky. She was outside, by her balcony, thinking about the letter, the short note.
She shivered lightly as a result of the cold and decided it was time to go in. As she stood up, she saw a shadow lurking in the dark. She strained her eyes to look but it seemed like it was gone. All was silent again.
Dolly felt so uneasy. Something doesn't feel alright and she stood up hurriedly. She trusts her mind than anybody. She hurried in but froze as she heard her mum scream.
She ran inside and saw everywhere disheveled, like someone had broken in and raided the whole place.
"Mum", she called out, expecting a reply but all she got was silence.
She ran around, trying to find a clue to her mother until she saw a note on the fridge that wasn't there before.
"Hey kitten, I told ya to watch ya back but you didn't. If you wish to see your mum, come find me."
It finally dawns on her that it's really her dad. Her dad knows that she can find him anywhere with or without clue. She breathed in and out, trying to calm down and not ending up with a panick attack.
She sat down, her body moist with sweat. She almost jumped from her seat when the telephone in the living room rang. She picked it up in the second ring.
"Hope you got my message?" A rugged voice breathed out immediately she picked the call.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Dolly hissed at the caller.
"If you want to see your sweet mother again, find me quickly. You have 48 hours!" Dolly heard her mother's screams. They were inaudible words when a beep sounded as the caller ended the call.
Dolly sat on the floor as she sobbed. She sobbed like never before, almost choking on her tears. She isn't the type to cry but seeing her mum get hurt because of her is more than enough to make her cry. Her mum is her only weakness.
She stood up and dried her tears. She's never the one to give up. She went to her room, straight to her computer and switched it on. She checked the location of her mum, hoping her mum was with any sort of jewelries.
She had put a tracker on her mum's jewelries incase of emergencies like this and fortunately for her, her mum wore one and she's able to track her mum down.
She got to work as she wore her leather suit, fixing her automated voice, her leather boots and all other accessories. She looked really fierce as she stepped out to her garage, moving towards her bike and sitting on it. She started the bike and zoomed off, her bike emitting smoke.
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Stephanie muffled her sobs as she heard his footsteps approaching her. She almost screamed when she felt his hand on her. Almost, because if her mouth wasn't tapped, she would've screamed.
She was feeling light headed and nauseous and can't even stretch her body. She felt so stuck and hot and she was all sweaty. She yelped as the tape was abruptly yanked off her face.
She squinted her eyes as she tried to get used to the sudden light. She lifted her head and saw him, the father of her child, her ex husband, her first love and only love. She saw Dave.
"Hey love! Miss me?" he smirked at her.
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The atmosphere was windy. The sky was dark and cloudy. Seems like it was about to rain. Everyone hurried to their different destinations and Charlie was not excepted.
Charlie hurried into his car and breathed out, jamming his head to the steering. He knew going to his dad was a bad idea but went ahead anyways. Curiosity kills the cat and it's slowly killing him now. He closed his eyes as he relieved the moment with the man he calls his dad.
"You seem like a very impatient man, just like me", his dad stared into his eyes, probably trying to see through him. "So I'll just go straight to the point."
Charlie remained mute, wondering what proposal his dad was trying to make.
"I want the D&T company, and only you can make that happen." He stated, not blinking an eye.
Charlie scoffed, wondering if his dad was making a joke. His face remained the same and Charlie realized he really was serious.
"Wait, you're serious?", He scoffed.
"I don't joke with stuffs like this Charlie." He spatted out irritably.
"And how do you suppose I'll do that?" Charlie raised an eyebrow, "I have absolutely no share in the company, and even if I did, I'm not gonna give it out to you, just like that." He stood up, about to go when his father's next words halted his step.
"You move an inch, Evan dies" Louis smirked, arousing the exact reaction he wanted.
"You don't know anything about his whereabout." Charlie looked him deep in his eyes. If he thinks he'll try to threaten him, then he's totally wrong.
"I suppose this says something different then." Louis stretched his phone to Charlie.
Charlie turned pale when he saw the video. This is his brother, no doubt, in the clothes he saw him wear before leaving home.
"You're gonna lower yourself to stalking us uhn?" He spat out, glaring hard at Louis.
"I'll do anything to get what I want." Louis replied nonchalantly.
"Unless you want your brother dead, you can leave this place". He said, a lopsided grin on his face.
Charlie returned to the seat, he would do anything to protect his brother even if it means dining with the devil.
"What am I to do?" He breathed out.
Louis stood up and clapped, going to Charlie's seat then placing his hands on his shoulder while Charlie looked at him, not saying a word bit his eyes were speaking millions of words.
"Take a chill pill man." Louis mused, loving that he had a higher hand.
"You'll befriend Ann, if possible, marry her and make her change the ownership of the company to your name." He smiled to himself, as if he had said something realistic.
Charlie froze at what he said. Ann is Sally's elder sister and he didn't know his dad could remember her, after all, she lived in the states before her family's death. His father really knows a lot of things.
"How are you sure if I leave here now, I'm not gonna tell anyone?" He questioned with a sudden authority which vanished as soon as he heard his father speak.
"We've placed a tracker with a microphone on you. If you tell a soul about it, your brother is a gonner." Louis chuckled and returned to his seat.
"Go, think about it, in 24 hours." He dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
Charles looked up from the steering, his face wet with tears. Ann is his best friend, his first love, even though she doesn't know that. He had loved her since he laid his eyes in her 10 years ago when he had first met her. He was fourteen then.
Now, hurting the same person he loves is something really hard to do. Apart from her boyfriend, the company is another place where she finds solace, especially when she misses her family.
He cleaned his tears and was about to start the car when he discovered it was raining heavily. He didn't even realize that. He rested his head on the steering, zoning out again.