Mummy, Daddy is on his knees

Rihanna’s eyelids fluttered open as she sat up with a loud gasp, her eyes darted around the dark room..

From the few objects and furnitures she could see glittering in the dark, she was able to make out that it was her room.

She touched her neck gasping for air, was it just a dream or was someone trying to suffocate her to death a while ago?

“How did I get here?”

Her mind roamed endlessly on how she got here in the first place, she recalled feeling a sharp pain in her head before she passed out..

Her eyes widened in horror when a figure on white flashed past her eyes, that image got her heart pounding, she reached for her bedside lamp next to her but it wasn’t turning on no matter how hard she tried..

“W-ho is there?” She stuttered shaking in fear..

The lights suddenly came on by itself to reveal that same lady on white she had seen the night before..

“Y-you? w-hy are you here again?” She asked moving back on her bed..

She searched around for any possible object to hurl at the figure if possible..

The figure raised its head to reveal the fresh blood running down from its pitch black eyes..

Now she got a clearer vision of what the supposed ghost looked like..

It looked nothing like Anita except for the black hair which was curly and and out of place, there was a patch of blood on the left side of its chest..

The eyes were pitch black as it gazed upon her with murderous intent..

“I told you that I was going to kill you tonight Rihanna!!.. I will take you back with me” The eery and cracked up voice relayed, taking out that same knife from that night which had blood dripping from it..

Rihanna shuddered in fright, her body felt so sticky with her own sweat..

“P-lease don’t hurt me.. I didn’t shoot you intentionally.. you got in the way just when I shot at Damien-

“You tried to kill my son!! then you will die!!”

Rihanna’s face paled, she shook her head as the figure took steps closer to her on the bed..

“No!!!” She yelled out shaking her head as the lights went on and off..

Few seconds later, the door to her room was flung open, she snapped her head to her parents who just entered the room..

She pointed to the direction where the figure had been standing a moment ago..

“She’s trying to kill me!!”

Bruce and Tracy followed the direction she was pointing to only to see absolutely nothing at all, they exchanged confused and concerned looks..

“I told you Bruce.. Rihanna is gradually going insane due to Damien’s rejection” Tracy whispered softly to her husband..

Rihanna stared back at the spot where Anita’s ghost was standing a while back, but she was no longer there..

Her breathing was rough and wild as she tried to get a hold of herself..

“There’s no one here Rihanna! stop trying to make a fool out of yourself! you’re a grown up!” Tracy barked in irritation as she made her way out of the room..

Rihanna was quick to jump out of her bed, she held her dad’s arm going out with him also, maybe if she was with them, Anita wouldn’t be able to come kill her..

“Please let me sleep in your room tonight.. i- I promise I won’t try to get in your way.. just for tonight p-lease”

Bruce was concerned about her behavior, he stared around her room nothing seemed unusual in any way..

So why was she acting so scared every single time?

As soon as they left the room, Anita’s ghost came out of the bathroom coughing..

The ghost made its way to Rihanna’s bed and lay down with a giggle escaping its lips..

***

Olivia moved to her window with her phone placed against her ear, she sighed in relief when her call was answered at one ring..

“Hey, did I disturb your sleep”

Damien sat up from his couch pinching the space between his brows..

“Uh.. no I was just-

Olivia’s brows furrowed at the other end, his voice sounded deeper than normal..

“Damien are you drinking again?”

He chuckled at her instant guess with a shake of his head..

“No I’m not”

He pushed the bottle of whiskey farther away from him from as if she could see him..

“Okay, I’ll choose to believe that you’re not drinking even though you sound drunk, i just called to check up on you.. I’m sure it must be pretty hard for you to move on given your relationship with your mum..”

The door opened behind her but she was so engrossed in the conversation to notice any movement..

“If you really wanted to check up on me to know how I was doing, you could have just come over to know yourself”

Olivia’s cheeks flamed up, she bit her lower lips staring at the tiny stars twinkling proudly..

“Now you’re acting like a spoilt kid, I couldn’t spend time with Kelvin in two days and now he’s upset with me.. my baby was avoiding me all throughout today”

Damien chuckled and for a second, he forgot that he was mourning..

“I really wish you both can stay by my side from now onwards.. with mum gone, there’s really no one to bug me or intrude into my house anytime she feels like it..”

Olivia’s face fell again at his words, she inhaled deeply turning around to find Bianca sitting do comfortably on her bed..

“You?! how long have you been in here? bad manners!”

Bianca laughed out rising up to her feet, she snatched the phone from Olivia’s hands taking a look at the caller’s Id..

“Woah.. so you’re the reason my dear friend has been blushing non stop? please stop I don’t want her bursting into flames”

“Bianca!” Olivia squeaked out trying to snatch the phone from her grip..

Damien couldn’t help but laugh at their little back and forth banters..

“Oh you’re gonna regret this Bianca.. when Xander comes over again I’ll make sure I tease you so much that you’ll eventually turn into bubbles!” Olivia retorted snatching her phone from the latter…

She moved away from the latter speaking discreetly into the phone..

“Make sure you have your dinner and have a goodnight rest, and NO DRINKING! goodnight”

Damien stared at the screen with a smile, he rose up from his seat walking to the bed to have a good night’s rest, he wasn’t really in the mood to have dinner..

His phone screen lit up, he brought it over his face and clicked on it..

It was a text from Olivia ‘Go and have your dinner’

“She’s crazy”

***

The knocks on her door persisted for a while before she dragged her lazy body out of bed, she took a glance at her phone, it was 10:01 who else could it be?

Hardin?

Alexa rubbed her eyes as she approached the door, and when she opened it, her brows arched, no one was around except a brown paper bag sitting at the front of her door.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

She reached for it and made her way back into her room..

“Great. He knew I was starving”

She settled down on her bed to consume whatever was in the bag only for her phone to beep..

She picked her phone up and stared at the screen which had a new message from a well known person who goes by the name Hardin..

She clicked on it and immediately it came up..

‘I made dinner for everyone and I couldn’t help but think about you because you can’t cook and I’m scared you might kill us all if you tried to do so’

Her eyes fell on the paper bag staring at it with nothing but disgust.

“I just lost my appetite” she groaned out in irritation getting off the bed to dispose the bag Into a thrash can..