Redemption - Episode 8

 

Benedicta:

"You are grounded young lady. Grounded! I can't believe you went to such an establishment. I am so disappointed in you. How would the church see me when I preach about immorality and my daughter is frequenting a bar!" Ade and I just got home from the bar and apparently, a friend of my brother, saw me at the bar and told Favour about it. It is so like Favour to tell on me.
"Dad, please you don't understand" I sob out . Dad hasn't been this angry with me before. I am few seconds away from crying.
"Explain yourself then" he says to me but I am speechless. I don't want to rat Ade out. My dad raise his brow at me and I bite down on my lower lip. I can't betray my friend. I guess I am grounded.
"Go to your room"he commands without looking at me. The sight of his turned back makes me wrap my hands around myself. I hear Favour say something about me deserving this and I grind my teeth. If Philip were here, He would have tried to help me.
  I walk numbly to my room and as soon as I shut my door, I launch my self on my bed and sob.
What a disaster. I just hope Silas stay away from Ade. My mind goes back to the guy who got stabbed because of me. The bad lighting of the bar didn't give me a good picture of his face

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. I just freaked out at the sight of his tattoos. He had flaming roses trailing up his arm, up to his bicep. I had been shocked at my attraction to the tattoos that I had flinched when he tried to touch me. But even after my behavior, he still protected me from that broken bottle. I sigh and rub my eyes dry. I wish i could see him again so I can apologize and thank him.
  My mind drift away from my life saver to my plans which has been ruined now that I am grounded. I won't be able to go back to that studio and I really want to see Luis again. Ade didn't let me talk to him when he came to the bar.
How long would I be grounded for? I remember the angry look on dad's face and I know I won't have my freedom anytime soon. Next week is my birthday but i know I will be spending it in my room.

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Lucas:
It's been five days in this hospital and I am getting sick of the smell of drugs and antiseptics. Luis is pacing back and forth in front of me and I am getting dizzy just watching him.
"She probably hates me now. I have been to the bar several times each day. I am going crazy Lucas" he laments and I sigh tiredly. I should be left alone to lick my wounds but my brother doesn't want to give me space. He is so obsessed with my star.
"I want her, damn it!" Luis says suddenly as he punch the wall with such force, he puts a hole in it. He looks at his hand shocked as I am. What is his problem? Just yesterday he almost slapped my nurse just because she tried hitting on him.
"Listen, why don't you go to that church you said you dropped her off. Today is Saturday and I am sure she is a choir member. Isn't today suppose to be rehearsals?" I ask and his eyes go big.
"Little brother, you are a genius. I didn't even think of that. What would I do without you?" He goes to launch himself at me but I raise my brows at him and he pauses.
"Well, I owe you a fierce hug" he says then hurry out of the room but I can still see he's shaken by his stunt a while ago. I mean who has that much uncontrollable anger? I turn my eyes to the wall and see the hole in it. Dad's gonna pay for that. That gives me a little satisfaction. That man has been getting on my nerves for days and the stress of listening to my brother whine about the love he has for my star. I know I have to escape from all this. I pick my phone and text my boss asking him to inform Jake that I would be coming to port Harcourt early. I have to escape this shit show.

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Luis:

   I walk out of Lucas's room like I am being chased. I saw the look in his eyes when I punched through the wall. Damn it. I fear that it is back. I battled with it during university years and it hasn't shown up in two years. I have so much rage moving through my blood for the past week and it's getting worse the more Benedicta hides from me. I just have to get her and I would be back to normal again.

  I check my wristwatch and see that it's just twelve noon. Choir rehearsals normally starts later than now right? I have just enough time to go home and get myself ready to meet her. I must make her fall for me again. She's definitely a trigger.

  Thirty minutes later, I am in the house. I go to the medicine cabinet and scan every single bottle in there. There's no sign of my medication. I stopped taking them last year. I didn't get an episode for months and I thought it was gone. I can feel my blood boiling in frustration of not finding the drugs and I use my hands to push down all the damn helpless drugs from the cabinet. Everything comes crashing down on my feet.  Pills scattered everywhere. I crouch on the floor and scan all the pills. It has to be here, somewhere. I can feel myself sweating. My eyes gets caught on my mom's sleeping pills.

Maybe I am just freaking out and the only wrong with me is stress. There's no way my bi polar disorder is back because that would be bad. The last episode two years ago wasn't pretty. I have tried so hard to keep it away from my family so i wouldn't be seen as crazy.

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. It can't possibly happen now that I am home, living with them. Dad would most definitely be passed and I can't have that.

  I just need a deep nap so my mind would be fresh and clean for my Benedicta when I wake up. I drop two pills into my mouth and swallow. I would be fine. I just need sleep. I move to the kitchen and down a box of orange juice. My eyes are already getting heavy so I head to bed to get some shut eye.
Be patient Benedicta. We will meet again.
 

SO I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THIS SUPER LATE UPLOAD. THERE HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH LIGHT WHERE I AM. IT EVEN SPOILT MY CHARGER. IT'S ALL GOOD NOW SO EXPECT MORE UPLOADS FROM ME.

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