RÊD FLÂGS
Red Flags - Episode 33 & 34
(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)
★★★★★★★★★
"Take that jersey off right now, little fox, or I'll f+çking rip it off you"
Gasps cracked again.
Levi's image joined Emory's on the LED screen, and the way his eyes are peering at her right now is so scary that it'd make the frail fall on her knees.
Rebekah shifted back, and Emory's deviant eyes met with his own, but no matter the obstinacy, his darkness swallowed it whole, and she found herself blinking.
Everyone waited in suspense for what she's gonna do, and Levi's eyes never left her.
He was about to stretch his hand to the jersey on her body when she suddenly raised it up, peeling it away from herself.
The eager eyes of the males present waited to witness her br@, but they were disappointed cos her blouse is still on.
Actually, she didn't take it off earlier. She just wore the jersey on top of the blouse.
Left in the blouse, she pushed past Levi, and chatters started again as she started walking down the field with the jersey.
• What's she gonna do?
• Is she gonna kiss Omar again?
• Walk faster, girl! I can't wait anymore!
She left everyone in suspense again as she took fast steps to Omar who's still standing in the middle of the field with that shit-eating grin on his face.
Levi's eyes followed her all the way.
Emory finally got to Omar, and the sound of a hit is the last thing he heard before he staggered.
The hit landed on his face though, Emory punched him!
• Geez!
• That's crazy!
• I'm glad I came to this game tonight!
Omar's nose bled blood, and he didn't bother to wipe the blood as he looked up at her, smirking.
"You punched me?"
Emory proceeded to throwing the jersey at his face, and he almost fell as it blinded him.
"I thought you were worth rooting for. I'll never make such mistake anymore. Kissing you meant nothing, so whatever you're thinking in that head of yours, f+çking drop it" she said, and he scoffed.
Emory gave him the middle finger and turned around.
She started walking out of the stadium, and this time, students made way for her like a star.
She walked past Levi on the bleachers without sparing him a glance, but he immediately pulled her back by the elbow.
"Let go of me! I only took off the jersey because it's the right thing to do, not because you told me to do it" she broke free from him and continued her walk stubbornly.
Levi pulled her back again, and before she could break free, he swept her off her feet, throwing her over his shoulder.
• Whoa!!!
• Gosh! This is so fun to watch!
"Put me down motherf+cker!" Emory threw her legs up, her hair doing a swing show below her head.
"Not so quick" Levi replied, walking out of the stadium.
"Levi stop! Levi!!" She was shouting, her voice barely coming out.
Rebekah smiled, and Nina rested her head on her shoulder.
"I guess we'll be witnessing scenes like this every single day, and I'm not ready" she pouted.
"Sowwy" Rebekah stroked her hair.
"But Emz is stubborn" Rain said.
"You've not seen anything" Lizzy laughed.
Isaac suddenly got a text, and he fished his phone to check...
Gay Club: There's an opening tonight, be here in twenty minutes.
"I have to go now" he told Rain.
"Where?" Rain faced him.
"Home, see you tomorrow" he smiled, rushing out of the stadium.
Omar is still on the field, looking like his legs got cut as all attention zoned in on him.
He turned back and saw Conrad behind.
Conrad didn't wait before punching him too, and Omar fell this time with a bleeding jaw
His face is a map of all unfortunate bruises already.
Conrad was about to kick him too when Hyce arrived with the coach.
"Dude, control!" Hyce pulled him back.
"This wanker purposely did that shit! I'mma slice his dick and shove it up his @ss!" Conrad argued
"Do the calms, Conrad" the coach said.
"Leave it to Banks" Hyce told Conrad, and he flexed his neck, looking at Omar hatefully.
Omar stood and left the stadium.
"Two players gone, shall we reshuffle?" The coach jammed his hands together.
"You can reshuffle for Omar. Banks is coming back we only have to wait" Conrad replied.
*
"Put me down, Levi! Can't you hear me? I hate your ways ok? Levi!"
Emory's tantrums were still coming as Levi took her to the school park.
He didn't stop till he got to the old garage and entered.
It's so f+çking dark in there, no single bulb.
He put her down, and she gasped as he pulled down the garage gate, shutting it on them.
"What are you doing? It's dark in here I can't see anything! I'm not like you!" She shouted.
No sound came from him, and that scared her.
Did he lock her in here???
She checked her pocket for her phone but it's not there
F+ck!
Must be with Rebekah
"Levi?" She called carefully, stretching her arms forward to trace the way in the dark.
"Levi? Tell me you didn't leave me in this damn place, Levi!" She called out again.
Still no reply.
She got more scared this time, and her voice began shaking, the stench of dried paint and dust penetrating into her nose from the cracked walls.
It's not only dark in here, but the darkness is choky, and it's affecting her throat.
"Lev... Levi" she stuttered.
That same moment, a lizard crossed over her leg, and her eyes widened horrifically in the dark as she leapt forward with a scream.
"Levi!!"
She staggered on something hard and solid, and the smell of mint and cinnamon made her hold tight.
The muscles and biceps she held gave her the confirmation she needs, it's him.
She fell on Levi's chest.
"You were here but kept quiet? Did you enjoy seeing me scared?" She said, making sure her hands are holding him well so he won't slip off.
"Yeah, you were being stubborn, doesn't work well with me" his velvety voice came, and she hit his chest in the dark.
She's not even seeing his face, but she's sure he's seeing hers since he's used to darkness anyways.
"How could you tell me to pull off the jersey in front of everyone? What if I wasn't wearing that blouse underneath?" She said, her nose taking in much of him.
"I saw the blouse beneath the jersey before I told you to take it off. I'm not f+çking daft like a particular someone" he replied tactfully, his voice burning the skin on her neck.
"Are you calling me daft? If you didn't send hitmen to beat him after the kiss, I wouldn't feel guilty to the point of wearing his jersey to cheer him" she said, and he grabbed her with suddenness, making her gasp.
Her back met with the garage wall, and she gulped.
"You still don't trust me?" He whispered.
"Give me a reason to trust you, tell me why you're protecting me at least" she replied, and he immediately pulled down the neckline of her blouse, burying his face in her neck to kiss her collarbones.
"Levi..." She grabbed his arms like she did in the morning.
He darted his tongue out to lick her skin, and she held her breath when he dived his hand into her hair, pushing up her face with that.
He licked her neck down, then he planted wet saturated kisses down her shoulders.
Emory closed her eyes, feeling a slight click in the pit of her stomach.
Drip
Drip
Something dripped in her core, and the sound of his tongue licks got wild when she let out a raspy m0an.
The minty smell of his hair wash soaked her up.
"Levi... Levi... Lev...
He stopped his tongue ministrations this time, and his face came up.
"I want out... please" she said softly.
He released a harsh breath, and she bit her lip inwardly.
Before she knew it, he already lifted her into his arms.
She didn't argue, she only wrapped her arms on his shoulder as he started walking to the door that she's not even seeing.
His eyes must be an halogen bulb or something.
He pushed the door up with his leg, and the moment they stepped out, her eyes caught his own.
They're softer now, and more approachable.
"Who're you?" She muttered.
"Your shadow" he replied.
She wasn't chanced to talk again till he got back to the stadium where he dropped her.
There are some threads of cobwebs in her hair from the garage, and he got rid of them with his fingers.
"Be good, if I hear anyone touched you, I'll break his f+çking skull" he said, smiling cruelly before leaving.
"I'm not yours" Emory muttered as she watched him go down the field.
She went back to her friends, and their eyes widened again.
"Your neck!" Lizzy said.
Rebekah returned her phone, and she opened camera to look at her neck.
It's full of hickeys and marks from Levi's wild lick and kisses at the garage, and a red hue appeared on her cheeks immediately.
"Are you blushing?" Nina nudged her.
"My foot" Emory rolled eyes, and the girls laughed out.
Levi knowingly did this obviously...that crazy arsehole.
"Bekah" Emory suddenly called.
"Huh?" Rebekah faced her.
"Did Levi send the hitmen to Omar?" She asked.
"What! No! Banks will never send anyone to do his job. He's a hitman himself and if it was him who beat Omar, Omar would die after few punches. It's not Banks, trust me" Rebekah quickly replied.
Emory nodded, returning her gaze to the field
The game is starting, and her eyes fell on Levi who's currently wearing his helmet.
He looks hotly attractive, and it's annoying cos even Rebekah has no idea why he's doing all these.
Who the hell are you, Levi?
Maybe she should meet his uncle Reginald.
*
2 HOURS LATER, NINA'S PLACE*
Nina is the only one without a car among the girls, so they either take turns to come pick her up at home or she rides Uber.
She went out with Uber to the game, and she also came back with it just now.
The cab dropped her in front of the mansion.
"Madam and boss are back" the doorman told her, and she instantly knew she's in trouble.
They arrived before her?
She went in anyways, and she was surprised to see the lights off.
Maybe they're already asleep, her luck.
Immediately she got to the middle of the living room, the luck turned to a bad one cos the lights came on, revealing Mr. and Mrs. Young in the living room.
"Where are you coming from, Nina?" The wife stood, looking so angry.
"I... went to the games with my friends" Nina replied.
"Games? What about the car I left in the garage for you?" The woman came closer
"I planned to wash it tomorrow morning before going to campus" Nina shifted back.
"Take one more step back, and you'll leave this house tonight!" The woman yelled
Nina stopped moving, and a slap greeted her face.
She held her boiling face, looking at the woman with glassy eyes.
"Go back outside right now and start washing the car. You're not going to bed till you're done!" She ordered.
"Yes mum" Nina sniffled, rushing back outside.
She squatted beside the Jeep and let out her tears, but she quickly wiped them.
Tears only means weakness, and she's not weak.
"Here" the doorman came with a bowl of water, brush and detergent.
"Thanks" she smiled, taking the tools to start work.
*
GAY CLUB*
Isaac finished his session just now, and he's sweating warmly as he walked his way back to the changing room.
There are over twenty male strippers here, but they're all gay.
He's the only straight one, but also the cutest, and that's why he gets advances from gays every night, but he has never been swayed.
He'll only look at Rain.
Working here is not his wish, but he has a sick mother to take care of, and they pay him well.
He finished changing back into his trousers and hoodie, and he was about to walk out of the room when he was blocked by a man
"You again?" Isaac scoffed.
He's a business mogul who has been lusting after him since he set eyes on his strip show last week.
"Yeah...did you change your mind?" The man smiled annoyingly, smelling of smoke.
"I told you I'm straight. Why are gays latching on to me these days? I get that I work here but it means nothing" Isaac said clearly and made to leave...
"5 million euros for a night?" The man offered, and he scoffed before turning.
"Even for billions, I won't bend" he said and continued his journey out, but the man crossed him and grabbed his hoodie with both hands, trying to tear it off.
"What the...
Isaac was cut off when the man was suddenly thrown away from him, and he landed on the table, groaning out.
It's Hyce.
"Hyce?" Isaac said surprisingly.
"Hey, baby" Hyce winked, pushing the man down before kicking him to the wall.
"Stop, it's ok!" Isaac quickly pulled Hyce out of the room.
Hyce followed without struggle, till they stepped out of the club together.
"You followed me here?" Isaac faced him.
"I've been coming here to watch you every night since I found out you work here. I didn't come last night though cos I was drunk with Nina" Hyce replied.
"Thanks for putting the mad man in his place, but i still stand on my words. I'm not gay" Isaac said, and Hyce narrowed his eyes over the blinking red lights in front of the club.
"You look cuter tonight, I might just have to resume from where that man stopped" he muttered seriously.
"Meaning?" Isaac covered himself with his arms.
"I'll rape you" Hyce replied.
"Wh...what are you talking about...don't follow me!" Isaac rushed off quickly, and Hyce grinned, his eyes following him as his chin dimple appeared again.
Isaac looked back, but he doubled his race when he saw Hyce still standing there.
"I like him more" Hyce smiled.
*
TERRAVERDE PALACE*
Rebekah returned from the games an hour ago, and she has been watching animes on her laptop since she couldn't sleep.
She has a bowl of popcorn and a cup of milk which she has been downing and munching.
She was giggling as she dipped her hand into the popcorn bowl for more, but she found nothing.
"I finished it already?" She muttered, checking the milk cup too.
They're all empty.
She paused the anime and left the bed, going out of the room.
She went downstairs and entered the kitchen for another round of popcorn.
Thanks to the fact that it's late already, no maid or butler to budge her with greetings.
She got her popcorn bowl and a big keg of yogurt this time, but immediately she closed the fridge, she saw Conrad.
"Arhhh!!!!" She screamed, the popcorn bowl falling from her.
He's standing beside the freezer, legs crossed at the ankles with his smug smile on his face.
"What are you doing here Conrad?" She tensed.
"My bi+ch of a mum will be getting married to your dad next month. I'll be spending my nights here in this palace from now on" he replied simply.
"What!" Her eyes widened.
"Yeah. My room is right beside yours, and nice pyjamas by the way, baby sis" he roughed her hair before walking out of the kitchen.
Rebekah backed the freezer, looking at the wasted popcorn funnily.
She held her head and screamed out at once.
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
*
CARSON'S MANSION, EMORY'S ROOM*
Emory decided to smoke again tonight, so after three sticks of joint, she doused the smell with apples.
Half-eaten red apples are scattered around her bed like her habit, and there are wrappers of mint sweet too.
She loves them.
There are chocolate nylons too, she literally stuffed her face before finally falling asleep, rolling herself in the middle of her duvet.
Her laptop is at the foot of the bed, and TITANIC is playing.
Her favorite movie since she was young.
She was watching it for the hundredth time before she fell asleep.
She changed position on the bed, and a gasp escaped her lips.
She groaned from sleep, sweating and breathing fast and hard as she landed in the nightmare again...
FLASHBACK, AGE ELEVEN*
Young Emory was rubbing her eyes with her hands as she woke up in her cute princess bed surrounded with barbie dolls.
It's a peaceful Sunday morning.
"Did you sleep well?" Mr. Carson asked beside her, and her eyes opened wide.
Normally, it's Tate who wakes her up, so why her dad today?
"Dad?" She jumped into his arms, and the man carried her fondly like his baby, arranging her hair.
She might be eleven, but her parents treat her like a complete baby since she's their one and only.
"Where's Ma?" She asked.
"She went on a trip and will return tonight" Mr. Carson replied, rubbing her hair as he took her out of the room.
"She didn't tell me" Emory muttered.
"So you won't miss her much" Mr. Carson replied.
"Not true, I'm missing her already" Emory said, and Mr. Carson chuckled.
She made morning pancakes with her dad and ate with him, then she had her bath afterwards.
She expected her dad to stay home with her throughout since her mum is out, but Mr. Carson came downstairs with his briefcase.
"It's Sunday, dad. Don't tell me you're going to the office" Emory blocked him.
"Yeah, I have an important meeting" the man replied.
"Then take me with you" Emory said.
"No, Em you can't...
"Please dad... please please I don't want to stay home with the maid...I don't...
"The meeting is for business men, and I can't bring you along"
"But I can stay outside and wait for you" she insisted.
"Em listen to me. Stay home with the maid, I won't take long" Mr. Carson said.
"No, dad...I don't want to. I want to follow you please...please dad,,, please" Emory started crying for real.
"Fine, then go change your sandals. Wear the new shoes I got you" Mr. Carson said.
"Yes!" Emory quickly wiped her tears and ran upstairs.
She changed into the shoes and even changed her clothes, but by the time she got downstairs, Mr. Carson left already.
He deceived her.
"We'll have fun together ok? Don't worry" the maid told her.
Emory was about to start crying again when the door opened.
Excited that her dad came back for her, she rushed there, but she met a different face.
Uncle Fred's.
"Hello, beautiful girl" he smiled.
BACK TO THE PRESENT*
Tears were already sliding out of the corners of Emory's eyes as she wriggled in bed, trying to wake up from the nightmare.
"Noah" a voice called softly, rocking her cheeks gently.
She stopped wriggling.
"Noah" the voice came again, whispering against her ear.
She moved her long lashes, stilling completely.
A sniffle left her nose.
"Noah" the voice came for the third time, a familiar thumb rubbing the shell of her ear.
Her eyes opened, but they're drowsy.
She sat up in bed immediately, climbing the laps of the person and wrapping her arms on him, her warm body folding to his own.
"Don't leave..ok?" She whispered in a small voice.
Just like the other time at Forte, she's probably thinking she's still dreaming.
Levi stroked her hair, his eyes blank as her tears stained his neck.
"Hush, close your eyes and sleep back for me" he whispered.
As if spellbound, she slept off within seconds, on his laps...in his arms.
*
DIAZ MANSION*
North was fuming around the living room, and at the same time boiling.
She was only able to come home after receiving treatment, but her chest still hurts and she's probably still breathing internally.
How dare he?
How could Levi do that to her?
Chadwick should be fine by now, so they have to look for ways to make him pay, but that's not even the pressing issue at hand.
Her father is currently at the hospital, still unconscious as a result of what Omar did.
It was the maid who told her, and when she went to check on him, his condition is bad as hell.
She might just kill Omar tonight.
That same minute, Omar came in, looking damn dangerous and stiff.
"What did you to dad? Huh? You want him dead? Answer me!" North blocked him.
"Out of my way" he glared.
"Say that again, idiot!" She spat.
"Buzz off!" He pushed her, and North fell on the ground.
"What the hell!" North spranged up and elbowed him on the stomach.
Omar staggered, hitting his head hard on the wall.
He touched that spot, and when he saw blood, his eyes reddened.
"I'll kill you" he muttered, dashing for the kitchen.
"Come back here, fool!" North rushed after him.
When she got to the door, Omar came out with a knife, and without waiting, he shoved it into her chest.
"Urghhhh!!!!" North groaned, her eyes wide with shock, terror and horror as her blood wet the ground.
"Om...
Before she could finish, Omar removed the knife and jammed it back into her chest.
Blood splurged from her mouth, and more of it painted the ground as another hellish scream left her mouth.
Her blood sprayed on Omar's face, but he didn't stop.
"I'm done being a fool for everyone especially you! You've never treated me like a brother and father never treated me like a son!...no one has ever treated me like a human! Everyone is mad!!!" He yelled in an animalistic frenzy.
He stabbed her repeatedly for more than ten times, and by the time he was done, North was already dead.
Absolutely. Dead.
He dropped her body with the knife, his hands, face, clothes and shoes stained with her blood.
His body was shaking vehemently as he ran to the storeroom to get a shovel and a digger.
He threw them in his car trunk, then he came back for North's body.
He carried it out to the trunk too and made sure to lock all doors before zooming out of the property.
He drove to a thick forest in that same street and made sure to go deep before stopping the car.
He got the digger and shovel, crying as he started digging.
"It's over...I won" he laughed despite the tears.
"I won!"
"I won!"
"It's over...I won!" He grinned.
After digging shallowly for about two hours, he threw North's body inside.
It only took thirty minutes to cover the body with soil again, burying her totally.
He then covered that spot with dried leaves to avoid suspicions.
He let out a foggy breath.
"I'm coming for you too, Banks... I'll kill you!" He laughed sickly.
TBC.
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