Edna feels a tightening in her tummy and she sucks on and bites her tongue. Keith being back means trouble for her and she doesn't have the energy for that right now.
The last time he was here he beat the living hell out of her, literally, and she has just recovered from that.
Is she ready for whole new bullshit from him? Whatever he is going to do to her this time around, is she going to be able to survive it?
She has this serious thought of turning back right now and going to spend the night in a hotel because it's going to be more peaceful for her. Hopefully, he should be gone by morning with all of her things again, but that's what she cares for, she wants peace that's all.
She remembers Malik's words to her and how she told him that she is going to be fine, how she is going to " handle " Keith. Now she doesn't trust herself, Keith is just one lunatic that is dangerously out of control.
With a little hope left in her heart, she holds her bag tighter and walks through the front door which may as well be the mouth of a lion.
The house is dark and she switches on the lights and leaves them on. Keith isn't in the living room, but she can feel his presence, he is somewhere in the house.
The vase that folds the artificial flower that sits on a small table in the living room is cracked up on the floor and the flowers are everywhere.
She is terribly shaking, but she makes her way up the stairs to her bedroom.
She opens the door by a crack and looks through it, but she can't see him. She hears things being thrown down and she knows that he is in her closet again.
That's his bank, kind of. He always takes stuff that is worth money from it anytime that he is broke and wanting.
She slowly plods in and she peeps and there he is. He is shoving her things into a bag again.
This time around he seems to be desperate because other times he would only shove things in after assessing their worth, but this time around, he is just throwing anything he can lay his hand on into the bag.
He seems to be looking for something specific because he keeps pulling out drawers and yelling in frustration. He looks up and notices her and then he stops to catch his breath and wipe the sweat from his brows.
She doesn't know what to say to him, looking at his face and wondering what it is that she did to deserve this from him.
" Where is the rest of your jewelry?" He calmly demands.
" I don't have any more stuff. " She tells him. " You took everything already. "
"God damnit where is it?! " He yells at her throwing his fisted hands into the air like he wants to pick a fight with her.
" I don't have anything. " She is so scared that she is about to cry.
" Yeah?" His hand goes to his jaw and he rubs his hand over it.
"How about that watch that Malik gave to you?" He asks.
She is quiet. The wristwatch, the last expensive thing that she owns in this world. Malik gave that as a gift to her but she has decided to keep it safe just in case of anything like this.
Her calmness gives her away, he knows that she has the watch and the look on his face tells her that he is going to do anything to get that watch from her.
He walks toward her and it seems that all the strength has left her legs. She tries to run away as fast as she can, but her legs aren't moving.
She is still at the same spot when he reaches her and knocks her off her feet. She falls with a heavy thud and hits her head against the hard floor.
She stirs and groans, trying to get up, but he is on top of her before she knows it. She grabs her by her hair and she screams in pain. He doesn't mind, he grabs her hair the more and jacks tighter.
" Look, I don't have time for this and if you don't want to die I suggest that you start talking and fast. " He threatens.
That looks in his eyes, the darkness and the blankness. He is really going to kill her this time around.
"Why?" She sobs. " You have taken everything from me, everything. You still won't let me have that gift that Malik gave me?"
" Do I look like I give a fuck?" He asks in a mean voice. " Give me the watch or I will put an end to your barren and miserable life. "
Edna breaks down in tears with her hands behind her head as she tries to get him to lessen his grip. He is going to bring her childlessness into this?
He doesn't mind that he has hurt her so much, he is more concerned with the fact that she is crying instead of telling him where she kept the watch.
He slams her head against the floor, making her cry even more louder and he is very frustrated right now.
"Where is it?!" He demands. " I don't mind killing you right now. "
" You know what, do it!" She loses her shit as she yells back at him, still with the tears pouring down her face. " Do it, already!"
" Trust me, I will. " He smirks. " You have lived a fulfilled life, at least to your family standard. Your foolish father and a cunt of a mother have never lived in such luxury before and unlike your mum, you tasted a rich man's dick. "
Oh, she couldn't just take it anymore as she lets out a loud scream like she is under the influence of some demonic powers.
Her teeth have blood around them and she clenches them as she stands up and grabs his collar and hits him with her hands, as best as she can.
He is unmoved but startled. She is trying her best to inflict some kind of pain on him but it's not just working.
He lets her do her thing for a while before he pushes her off him and wipes his jacket.
"Okay, now you are Crazy. " He laughs. " Maybe you should be sent to the zoo or something. "
He is busy raining so many insults on her that he doesn't notice her getting up and picking up the lamp by the bed.
At the exact moment that he turns around, she strikes him with the wooden handle and he falls to the ground, groaning.
He holds his left eye in his hand and groans in pain. That was for her parents that he spoke so badly about.
She raises it up again and hits him very firmly against his bag and he cries out as he feels the pain ring all through his body.
That's for her and all the pain that he has cost her. It's also for Dimore and how he treated him.
He drops the lamp as if she is just realizing what she has done. She looks around and finds her bag. She runs towards it and grabs her phone from it.
She rushes to the closet and begins to ransack the drawers for the keys to the door. Through the corner of her eyes, she sees him standing at his feet and she bursts out in tears but doesn't stop the search.
She soon finds the key and begins to try to get the door locked. He is now on his feet and can see blood has gushed from his face and has stained his clothes badly.
He clumps towards the door in anger but she gets it closed before he gets to her. She presses her back against the door as she feels him beating against the door with his heavy hands.
"Open up, Edna!" He demands. " Open up or I am going to burn this place to the fucking ground. Open up and at least your family will have your body. "
She presses her back harder against the door and holds her hand over her mouth as she cries. She takes her phone and begins to dial Malik's number.
" Hi, it's Malik Jackson, sorry I can't come to the phone right now-"
"Fuck!!!" She falls to her knees, her face buried in her hands. Malik has never been unreachable or why today? Why today of all days?
She takes her phone and tries again, her heart is beating heavily against her chest, begging for a miracle.
"Edna?"
"Oh God, Malik, Malik, where are you?! Malik, he is going to kill me!!" She half cries and half yells as she holds the phone against her face.
" Keith is there?"
" I'm in the closet right now, he is going to get in any minute and he is going to kill me. " She stammers out the words, she has never been more scared of Keith.
"Calm down, Edna, everything is going to be fine, I promise you that. " His voice is calm.
"He is going to kill me. "
"No, he is not. I'm on my way, just hold on. "
" Don't hang up on me. " She pleads.
" I won't, darling, I'm right here. " He assures. " I am right here. "
She shuts her eyes and wipes her tears. He isn't speaking anymore but she can hear him get into his car.
She is occasionally slipping off the door because of how hard Keith is hitting it, but she is less scared now. Malik is coming for her.