I was walking out of the bank when I was crossed by some gang.
"Hey bring out the money you withdraw or else we will beat you blue and black and forcefully collect your ATM card and money" the gang-leader said.
"I don't talk, but my actions do the talking" I said with a deep voice, I insert the ATM card into my pocket and dash toward them. I knocked two out of them at once with my starting skill. I kicked off the bottle in one of them hand with my left leg and the right followed sending him crashing to the ground. I moved toward the last one but he ran away instantly.
"Coward" I muttered
I waved down a bike-man who took me home. I got down from the bike, walked into the estate and into Crystal's Mansion. I walked into the main building to see Crystal looking at me while sitting on the couch.
"Wow..... You transfer the money at the very last minute... Pls come and gist me how you are running up and down?" she asked, hiding her smile.
"You are wicked" I said jokingly and she sucked up her laughter. I went to the couch opposite her, collapsed on it and stared into her beautiful eyes. I told her everything from running out of the house, searching, running, trekking, and looking for a bike. The way I was shaking when I wanted to insert the ATM card, forgetting the pin, looking and praying for the money to transfer. I also told her that money transferred at the last minute toward the last seconds and also the way I collapsed on the floor sweating profusely, she could help it but laugh out loud.
"You look more beautiful when you smile and laugh" I said to her.
Crystal POV
I could not help it but laughed when he told me about all his adventures of transferring money. And he complimented my beauty and I could not help but blushed. He later handed me back my ATM card.
"I'm going to sleep," I said standing up.
"I'm happy that I make you laugh even though you always hide your smile" he said.
"Your happiness" I said walking upstairs into my room. I changed into my nighties, jumped on my bed and drifted into my dreamland.
Then something happen
Caleb POV
I stood up from the couch and walked upstairs. As I was on my way to my room started hearing Crystal screaming loud
"Daddy don't kill mummy, don't hurt her, daddy don't hurt me" She kept on repeating those words.
I thought someone might have entered her room and started hurting her. I quickly dashed into her room, only to see her sweating, and breathing heavily as she had already opened her eyes. She even forgot to lock her door properly.
"What happened and who wants to hurt you?" I asked.
"Nobody, It is just a dream" she said, still breathing heavily.
"Will you like to share the horrible dream with me? Maybe we can sit down and find a solution. Remember that a problem shared is half solved" I said sitting beside her.
"Okay, the reason why I hate all the species called man is related to this dream" she said, giving me a can I trust you look.
"Continue.. And also be rest assured that your secret is safe with me" I said while she nodded and continued.
"When I was six years old, my step father used to rape, molest and beat my mum in front of me, and he will tell me to hold his manhood and stroke it. I will refuse and he will beat me up. It has even become a daily routine for me to watch him rape my mother in my very front. I will look away because I can't watch my mummy been rape by an Animal. He knows how to get me to face front back. He will use his belt to spank my mom and when she screams I will have to face them back. No way for me to run away because the door is always closed. He will always tell me the way he will use me when I'm more mature and also tell me he is doing practical for me. I know you will be wondering how am I living with a step father, when I have a biological father.
My mummy made love with her fiance the night before he left the country, because he was able to secure a business opportunity that his uncle has been helping him to work for about two years Abroad. And without knowing my mum was pregnant he traveled out and they lost contact with each other. And in the culture of my mum's family, nobody must give birth before wedlock, so she married my step father who claimed to love her, that because of my father, he was not able to get her to love him back.
Along the run, we ran away far from him where he couldn't find us when it became unbearable for us. All thanks to mummy's friend. My mummy is too calm and submissive, if not for her friend we wouldn't have escaped. My mum was very rich at that time, as was my step father, so all fingers are equal. That's the reason why I told you my mom was too calm and she never charged him to court. I started having this nightmare and that marked the beginning of my hatred for men.
When I was Nine years old, my daddy was able to locate us. He also married my mum in a small wedding. He came back from abroad stinkingly rich and also ranked to be a major in soldier, since he was once an Army before he left Nigeria. He taught me how to fight because of my interest in it. At age fourteen something happened. Three unknown guys wanted to take advantage of me when I was coming back late from my church. They rushed me, sending me to the floor. I confused them and when they were distracted, I kicked one of them on his prick, stood up, took down the remaining two with a fight and went home. I recognized two of them as my classmates and they were arrested by my father, including the one that is not in my class. He taught them a hard lesson that they will never forget their life in the barracks. You won't like me to share the part where their manhood was bleeding. What these boys did to me made my hatred for men and boys maxed up to hundred percent, to the extent that any boy that just says hi, I will give him a brain formatting slap. After telling my mummy about the escaped rape, I was always going everywhere with bodyguards... That's all I have to say" she said as she explained finish.
"For the hatred of boys. it is not all men that are the same, there are still few good ones, I won't say many" I said and she only nodded.
"For the nightmare, maybe you should stop sleeping alone" I advised.
"It didn't work because I have been sleeping with my friend and I kept on having sleepless nights, they even know about all I am telling you" she explained.
"Ok maybe we will find another solution to it.. Goodnight, Lemme take my leave" I said as I was about to stand up from the edge of the bed I am sitting on.
"I'm afraid... Pls don't go" she said all of a sudden.
"Ok... Then where will I sleep?" I asked.
"Lie down beside me... At least it will let me have a feeling I am not alone" She said while I nodded.
She slept back on the bed on the right side, while I slept on her bed taken over the left side as we are now facing each other. She stared into my eyes and I stared back and slowly slept, took over her and I myself drifted into my dream land.