🍒Jasmine's Pov🍒
Thudding sounds made my eyes flutter open, it's like someone is banging on a door, groaning and grunting while trying to push through, my eye lids were heavy and my eyes are sour, it's like a fog blurring my vision as I struggled to keep my eyes open...all I see is white, pure white...I try rasing my head but it's heavy, in fact, all of my head to neck region hurts like hell
"Open this door, brother!" Thud!""
"Open the goddamn door!" Bang!
"Open up!!!!" Another bang!
As the noises become clearer my eyes widened, I'm laying down on a soft bed, it's super soft and white, I look around and everywhere is white!, Am I in heaven?
I sit up slowly and painfully, to say my head is banging is an understatement, it feels as if it's going to fall down anytime soon, I don't remember anything, all I see right now is white
How did I get here?
What the hell happened to me?
Okay, calm down Jasmine, I tried moving but my body feels heavy, the last thing I remember is running in the rain and I fell and I stood up, my phone also fell and I ran back to take it and then I heard footsteps.....I tried calling out but got whacked hard on the head and oh no Jayson!
I also remember having a fight with Jayson, my birthday and Mandy made me reveal the truth in front of hundreds of people and and I confronted Jayson only for him to shut me out, that sly bastard who I'm madly in love with shut me out!
I jolted sharply as my whole body arched, I finally got a hold of myself and I look around, the thudding sounds weren't in my head, I scrunched my eyes as I watched someone, rather a girl, hitting the door repeatedly with all her might, she looks angry but I can't see her face, her blue netty gown hugging her petite body as her hair is scattered, she looks weak but she's still trying to open the locked door, and that's when I realized that we are in a room, nothing but bed and a locked door
"Where am I?" My voice sounds hoarse and patched, it's as if I've been sleeping for hours, no kidding tho, she immediately spun around and my eyes widened, I know this girl, she looks undoubtedly familiar, her eyes are bloodshot as she looks at me disgustingly, I feel the tension building up in her eyes as we stared at each other
"The sleeping beauty is finally awake, thank God!" She mocked sarcastically as she turned around and continued her assault on the poor door, I gulped as I allowed my feet leave the bed and touch the cold tiled floor, my red heels are gone and I'm putting on a different cloth... that's when my eyes widened again!
I just hope it's not one of those rascals that changed my wet clothes, I can't imagine anyone else but Jayson seeing me naked and damn me for even thinking about that fool, he shut me out and didn't allow me to explain myself
I need to stop thinking about him and figure out a way to get out of here, it's obvious that I was kidnapped and this girl that looks so much like Jayson... wait a second, I think I know where I've seen her before
Jayson's younger sister?, The nasty brat who completely ignored me on the first day I met Mrs Mantinda, ugh!, I hate her already, why are we even in the same room?
"Instead of sitting there, don't you think you should help me open this door?... you been out cold for three days straight, that should give you enough strength to pull this door down" her rude voice interupts my thoughts as I slowly stood up and crossed my hands
Wait did she just say that I've been sleeping for three days straight?
I don't even have the time to start thinking about that right now
"The door is locked from the outside, except you have super powers, then open it if you can" I retorted in the same sassiness she used in remarking me earlier and it felt good to see her staring at me with her mouth hanging
In your face, brat!
"I'm not exactly a fan of you so don't even dare annoy me" she spouted and I shrugged my shoulders
"I don't give two fûcks about anything you think about me, it's bad enough that you and Mandy ruined my birthday and my marriage, and now your phychopatic brother kidnapped me, you think I don't know Jasper is behind this?" I voiced out as I feel the anger slowly building inside of me, I stood rooted in my spot a little from the bed
"You call that marriage?, A faked and staged marriage?....I see why they got you so easily" she smriks as she leaned on the door, facing me
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I inched closer and she smriks harder
"You want to tell me that Jayson didn't kick you out?, If he didn't, why were you brought here drenched by the rain, I even heard my brother mentioning something about you running down the empty dark street, poor thing" she mocked and the next thing I know, my feet moved and I'm glaring at her, our faces inches apart as she glared daggers back at me
"Jayson loves me and I love him too, the only reason I signed that contract was because I didn't know he was my childhood friend, if I did, I wouldn't have signed any contact" I said through gritted teeth
"Does it matter now?, He hates you and you are out!.... that's all that matters" she retorted and it took everything in me not to stangle her dead
"Mandy will never be with Jayson, I'm going to make sure I put her back in her place once I'm out of here" I threatened and her glaring turned into a sad glare, her eyes stinging with hurt as she slides out of my face
"Mandy is dead... watch the way you talk about the dead" Gina's voice sounded hurt and I could feel the pains in it
Mandy is dead!?, Seriously?, Just like that!
I know I hated her guts but I never wished her dead
I would never have killed her even though she wants me to
"I'm sorry.....I didn't know" I mumbled and she quickly wipes the tears that rolled down her eyes
"No need to be sorry, I just wished I was able to convince her that I had nothing to do with her dèath, but I couldn't, now she died with the last thought that I betrayed her....." She continues as more tears steamed down her eyes and I'm tempted to pull her in for a hug and wipe her tears away, she looks pained and hurt
"I'm guessing they also trapped you here?" I asked and she sniffled whilst cleaning her face
"He's going to kîll me..... he's going to kîll us all, he said the only reason I'm here is to give him inside information on what goes on in my parents business and once he gets them the I'm dead meat!" She yelled and I flinched as I slowly walked up to her
"Jasper is a monster" I said, no..... he's more than a monster, he's a deranged beast, he's mentally unstable, I can feel it, he needs help
"He's more than a monster, he's bad news...I can't believe I didn't listen to Mandy when she warned me to stay away from him, I didn't listen and I disclosed our home address to him and our plan to sabotage your marriage, I'm such a fool!" She vibrated as I pulled her in for a hug, she sobbed uncontrollably as she subconsciously hugs me back, my eyes widened a bit as she squeezed me and I had to tap her a little before she realized she's straggling me....not just me, my little baby growing inside of me as well
"I understand" I said and she quickly pulled away from me and arranged herself
"I just wanted Mandy for my brother and I did stupid things, this is our last day in this room and once that door opens?.... we're dead" she said and I saw the fear in her eyes
"It's okay to look out for your brother, I understand you only wanted what's best for him, but your family has put me through a lot of shît, maybe Jayson is right, we were never really meant for each other" I said and my heart's stinged at the last part
"I'm sure my brother will come for you" she said and I looked at her but she isn't looking back
"How do we escape?" I blurted, intentionally muting the thought of Jayson coming for me, he said we're over......I don't want to see him anymore
"If we're going to escape?, The get ready to fight, play smart not strong" she said and my heart thumped loudly
How do I fight with a baby growing inside of me?
The door clicked twice and I braced myself up.... staggering backwards as the door opened..... Gina looks frightened and I tried reaching out for her hands but we got sprayed with something and the lights suddenly turned off.....or maybe I passed out.....it could be both
✨Jayson's Pov✨
It's been three days since I shut the door on Jasmine
It's been three days since I watched her run out the door and I couldn't stop her
It's been three days since I threw the wedding ring across the room and yelled at her
It's been three days since I sat down here, watching out the window and wallowing in my pains
It's been three days since I told her straight to her face that we are over but the truth is..... we were never over
I know I said a lot of things out of anger, I vented out on my Jasmine and watched her cry, I promised myself never to see her tears but they steamed down her fragile eyes and I couldn't pull her close and kiss those tears away
It hurts!
I really wished she never left, I hoped she slapped me across the face again and tell me that we'll never be over, not in this life..... and certainly not in the next but she didn't, rather she dropped her ring and walked away, shutting me down first and I shut the door on her completely
I don't know if I regret what I did, should I?, Probably yes, but a part of me is happy that I got to here her confesss her feelings for me, but it was too late, Jasmine was never my wife, I was just a pawn in her little game
She waltz into my life and turned me into something new, she changed my life, she rebranded my thinking, she morphed me into a better person but I should have known better, it was all too good to be true
Jasmine is fake!
Her voice, her eyes, the way she hugs me and tell me everything will be alright?..... it's all fake!
But the true Jasmine was the one that begged me three days ago and told me she can't breathe without me, the true Jasmine was the one who left me, the true Jasmine is the one who's currently carrying my baby
My baby!?
I let her go with my baby!?
I jerked from my sitting position not minding the fact that my whole body aches badly from sitting down for a very long time and I dialed the next number that comes to my mind
"She's not picking up?" My voice sounds hoarse, I haven't spoken to anyone for the past three days, Jasmine was the last person I talked to, several messages from my Mom but I ingnored her completely, I'm pretty sure she pushed Jasmine into signing that contract and I hope it's at the time Jasmine was still suffering from memory loss
I really hope she hadn't recoverd her memory before signing that contract or else I'm going to be broken beyond repair
I moved towards the door but someone was already kicking it
"Open the freaking door, Jayson!"
That's Avia and she sounds angry
Why is she angry?
My feet hasten up as I opened the door but I got pushed roughly backwards, I got pushed again and again and it takes everything in me not to fall down, I've forgotten how strong Avia is and she's using all her strength to push me
I grabbed her hands and she stopped, breathing heavily as she stared at me with anger radiating her eyes, I looked past her and Mika, Roland, Delilah and Noah were standing there and they looked awfully angry...why are they angry at me?
"How dare you!?, Even though all of us are angry at Jasmine, you of all people shouldn't have pushed her away!.... you know both of our brothers are out there to get her and you still let her go!, How could you!?" Avia wrenches her hands off mine as she glared at me with tears in her eyes
"What are you talking about?" I asked, genuinely confused
"Haven't you seen our texts for the past two days?, Jasmine is missing!!!!" Mika suddenly yelled from the back as she took heavy strides towards me
Am I dreaming?, Did she just say Jasmine is missing?
"What?...I thought she came to you after our little argument" I said to Mika and I'm pretty sure she's restraining herself from slapping me
"If not that I respect Jasmine, I would have slapped some senses into your head!, What part of missing don't you get!?, Jasmine is gone!" Mika vibrated as she brushed her hair backwards
"And Mandy is dead" Noah said with a unreadable expression as he stared at me
Wait, Jasmine is missing and Mandy is dead?
Jasper and Laurence have taken things too far, how dare those bastards kidnap my babies.... yeah, Jasmine and the baby she's carrying are my babies!!
"Are you just standing there?, Noah tracked down their location and we're going there right now" Roland said as he glares at me but I ingnored him and grabbed Noah
"How did you track them?" I asked and Noah chuckles
"Are you seriously asking me that question?" He said and I knew I fúcked up for doubting his master intelligence but I need to you... what?, don't you guys also want to know?
If yes, then stop looking at me like that, my babies are at stake!
"Just answer him" Avia said, Mika is currently calling the police and relaying some informations as she paced round the room
"I linked my phone to Jasmine's when Jasper called her some days ago, I figured he would do something like this so I had to be one step ahead, right now, her phone is active and the location is leading down at the very end of the city" Noah said in a go
"It's my late father's warehouse, that place used to be an oil factory, I know the place" I said and tapped his shoulder
"I'm coming with you" Avia said immediately as she held my shoulder
"No, I'm going alone and I can't risk taking you because you are a...."
"If you dare say that I'm a girl then I'm going to slit your throat and show you just how much of a girl I am" Avia said with a vicious look and I swallow my remaining words
"She can handle herself, just let her go" Noah said and Roland stepped forward
"I'm also going, I know I'm mad at her but she needs us more than ever" Roland voiced out and Noah shook his head
"We will lead the cops to them while Jayson and Avia stage a distraction, this is our one shot and we can't afford to miss it" Noah said and Roland stepped back reluctantly
"You fúcked up Jayson, I sure hope you know that" Mika snarled as she brushed past us " I need to be with Mrs Mantinda before she develops an heart attack, make sure you bring back my Jasmine in one piece, Jayson" and with that, Mika was out the door and I exhaled deeply as Avia stood besides me
"I guess it's just you and me, partner" Avia said and I smiled weakly
"Tell us everything we need to know, and we just can't go without any protection" I said and Avia rolled her eyes
"You think I haven't figured that out, I got us covered" Avia said as she started walking away but Noah held her hand mid way and she paused, staring at his hand
"Becareful..... and you too Jayson" Noah said and she slowly smiled at him before walking away
"I know she's brave but Jasper is deadly, if we just go there then we might not make it out alive" I said and Noah simply pats my shoulders
"Follow your instincts and be smart about it, plus, I will send you everything you need to know about the warehouse, turns out the oil are very much usable and highly inflammable, it's very dangerous" Noah said and I sense the fear in his voice
"Thanks man, I owe you one" I said and he smiles back before following me
I don't know what to expect, this is like a journey of no return and all I can pray for right now is that my babies are safe
My babies need me more than anything else in the world and I can't live without them
★★★★
Murmuring sounds made me open my eyes as I found myself in a complete opposite of the room I was once trapped in, it's so dark and rusty, the whole place stinks of petroleum and other things I can't make sense of
I raised my head and tried moving but I couldn't, I tried again but it's as if I glued to something, it's as if my sides are swishing together, as if my body is been rolled like a burrito..... and I can't breathe, I can't see properly, I can't move
And that's when I realized that I'm strapped in a chair, the ropes tightly keeping me in place as the chair dangled mid air, the chair is been secured with chains on both sides making it to stay balance mid air even though I'm sitting down on it and I'm tied to it
That's why my head feels like a fog and it seems like I'm flying.... I'm freaking dangling mid air!!!
I looked around and I can't find Gina, we were both sprayed, or maybe I'm the only one who got sprayed, because I'm the only one who fell down and I heard her yelling before my eyes went shut
Immediately panick set in as I struggled but it's useless, I'm just swinging mid air and it's making me want to vomit, oh.....thank God they didn't tie my stomach, my poor baby is going through a lot and I haven't eaten in days...
The door opened and two huge figures walked in with a struggling Gina, Laurence held her hand as she fought tooth and nail to break free from his grip but it's no use... she eventually stopped as they got to me and she's breathing like a mad woman
"Sister in-law, it's nice to finally have you here with us, we've been waiting for so long" Jasper cooed and I glared at him... his stupid smile sticking to his face as they made Gina stood straight
"Jasper, let me go, you kîlled my parents and you still want me dead!?" I snapped as the chair continue dangling, God..... I'm definitely going to throw up
"It's not my fault you got in the way of my plan, and besides, I just need you here to lure Jayson right into my trap.... I'm sure you know what that means" he said and I couldn't help the burning in my chest
"And you are willing going to sign these papers so I can take care of your late father's properties when you are gone" Laurence said with a smirk and I glared at him
"In your dreams..... I'm never signing anything!" I joaked and he laughed heartily as if I just said the biggest joke of the century
"Oh you will.....or your little baby growing inside of you dies, and Gina would do it" Jasper said with a glint in his eyes as he pushed Gina forward, she's visibly shaking as the chair jerked and slowly lowers to the ground right in front of Gina
"I'm not kîlling anyone!" She yelled and Laurence smriks
He walked towards the us with the papers in his grip and squatted in front of me
"I'm going to release one of your hands and you will sign the papers like a good girl now won't you" Laurence said and I cocked my head sideways and leaned closer to him
"In your fùcking dreams..... bastard" and I spit in his face as he jolted backwards, wiping his face with a horrified look
"Then we'll do this the hard way" Jasper said from behind as he approached Gina who's shaking and placed a gun on her hand and she wraps it with shaking hands and my eyes widened
"Remember she's the reason behind Mandy's dèath, she also turned Jayson against you, and our Mother loves her more than her own children, she ruined our family Gina and she deserves dèath... right" Jasper whispered into her ears and Gina slowly looks at me with a displeased look
Oh, please don't tell me she's falling for his words
"Sign the goddamn papers or she shoots, your choice" Laurence smriks and Jasper held Gina's shoulder
"Remember all she's done to us, our family..... most especially Mandy" he said and her eyes snapped towards me like a mind controlling robot as she raised the gun and points it directly at me..... aiming for my stomach
Her eyes are bloodshot, she's no longer shaking and the gun is staring at me, she's going to kîll me!
"You ruined me, Jasmine" her voice breaks my thoughts and she pulled the trigger and I freeze
Is this really the end?