RÊD FLÂGS
Red Flags - Episode 53 & 54
(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)
★★★★★★★★★
#UNEDITED.
★
"No...no ..yes--" Isaac groaned out as she closed her mouth on his shaft, and his hand went to her hair.
He fisted it, and she smiled despite her position, thinking he's gonna pull her closer, but instead, he flipped her away, and she fell against the wall.
Isaac quickly pulled up his pants and was still holding it with his hands as he released heavy breaths, looking down at her.
She looks totally shocked.
"I'm not a pushover, Rain. Yes I liked you, but you treated me like shit and disgraced me publicly, you're not human" he said, rushing out of the house.
Rain caught up with him shortly, blocking his path.
"You can't resist me, and you know it! You love me!" She shouted, and he buttoned his pants before facing her again.
"Is that why you took it for granted? My mother was sick and dying in the hospital but each time I talked about her, you brushed it off like nothing important. Do you know I worked at the club to take care of her? But you came and ruined everything! I'm convinced that you've never seen me as a friend, and you never liked me. I'm only your emotional trashcan" he shrugged.
Rain gave him a painstakingly slow gaze before smiling.
"Whoa, our Isaac is all grown. Are you gonna go to Hyce? That idiotic gay boy?" She sneered.
"He's not idiotic, he payed for my mum's surgery and never asked for a refund. I wish I met him before you, I wouldn't have looked at you at all, and yes... I might not be gay but he's worth changing for!" He snapped.
Rain raised her hand on him angrily, but he caught it before it could reach his face, shocking her again.
"You said it yourself that we're over. Get over yourself, Rain" he threw her hand off, and she staggered.
He left her there, walking down the road.
Rain swallowed nothingness for almost four times, trying to douse her anger, but it did nothing to help.
She threw her bag away in fury, breathing hard and heavy as she continued watching Isaac's back view.
Meanwhile... Hyce is by the other side of the street road, watching the drama since the beginning.
A small smile appeared on his lips as he gave Rain one last look, then he drove off, crossing Isaac in the front.
He winded down his window, and Isaac blinked in surprise.
"Get in, silly boy" Hyce smiled shortly.
Isaac's smile was all-over his small face as he opened the door and hopped in.
Hyce resumed the drive, and he couldn't help but notice Isaac's restlessness like he wants to say something but he's finding it difficult.
Isaac kept fondling with his fingers like a girl, and Hyce smiled as his girlish-ness.
It's the first thing that attracted him about Isaac.
Usually, he just enters any available g@y club and f+cks whoever he picks, but that habit stopped immediately he set eyes on Isaac that day at the stadium.
He concluded he's his. Even if he'd have to bend him to agree, and that's why he has been persistent about it.
Luckily, it's slowly becoming fruitful.
"Do you have something to tell me?" He said, and Isaac looked up at him with a blink.
Hyce stopped the car then faced him.
Isaac continued blinking...
"Just that...."
"Hmm...mm?" Hyce lifted his face.
"Rain...she... nearly sucked me off earlier" he said, and Hyce's eyes narrowed.
"But i stopped it before she could go further! I'd have stopped it from the beginning, but she took me by surprise and I wasn't able to...
"Shhh" Hyce placed his finger on his lips, and Isaac went silent with an innocent blink.
"You don't have to explain to me, silly boy. We're not a thing...yet" Hyce said, and Isaac licked his lips when he took his finger away.
Hyce stroked his hair fondly, and Isaac almost entered the leather seat of the car
"Cute" Hyce smiled, flaunting his chin dimple before finally driving off.
*
GUEVARA HOSPITALS*
"Emz! Emz!! Emz!!!" Rebekah kept shouting hopefully as she ran into the hospital with Levi who's still carrying Emory's body in his arms.
She's not moving at all, and it's worse cos her heartbeats are so slow and faint.
They'd have gone to the school clinic, but according to Levi, he doesn't trust them enough.
Levi took her into a VIP ward himself, and doctors crowded the room immediately with several nurses.
They were told to leave, but they might as well be talking to a mountain cos Levi didn't move at all, and Rebekah stayed too.
She was shivering as Emory got attended to, but Levi's eyes didn't leave Emory.
The fact that this happened inside the school only means one thing.
Fred is back, and he's lurking around with a new face.
Maybe he got plastic surgery done or anything, his name is written all-over the incident.
Or is it his missing daughter?
The whole thing messed with his head so much that he couldn't think straight.
Immediately the doctors were able to revive Emory back to life, Mr. Carson rushed into the ward.
He was actually called by the hospital.
"She's still unconscious, but she'll be fine after receiving IV for some hours. The shock took a big toll on her memory, Mr. Carson" the head doctor explained.
"When will she open her eyes?" Levi asked before Mr. Carson could talk.
"Soon, before today ends" the doctor replied and excused himself before leaving the ward.
"You again? You're the one who gave me car keys in front of the house the other time... The biker boy" Mr. Carson said.
"His name is Banks" Rebekah chirped in.
"And what's his relationship with Emory? Why is he always hovering around her?" Mr. Carson replied almost immediately.
He didn't hide his dislike... it's obvious he doesn't like him, and Levi is totally fine with that.
"Actually he's... He's Emz's boy...
"I'm her shadow, that should be enough for an answer " Levi cut Rebekah off, cast a worried glance at Emory in bed before leaving the ward
"That little ___"
Mr. Carson almost followed him, but Rebekah held him back.
"Calm down, sir. Emz is still unconscious this isn't the time for this. I think Fred is back" she said.
"That bastard...I should have convinced our mother to abort him in the womb back then. He shouldn't see the world at all. So after ruining my daughter, he ran off and had the guts to come back? I'm going to kill him myself. I'm going to!" He threatened.
"We should be devising ways to capture him instead. So far no one knows where he is in this country, he's still ahead of us" Rebekah replied, and Mr. Carson sighed before going to Emory's bedside.
He sat beside her and stroked her hair gently, sadness falling in his eyes.
"She doesn't deserve this...she doesn't" he muttered, getting his phone.
He dialled Tate's line, but she's not answering, so he dialled again.
During that moment, Rebekah went out to dial Nina's line too, but then he saw Levi still waiting in front of the hospital, looking like he's drowning in his own thoughts.
"Banks" she joined him, but he didn't spare her a glance.
"Why did you cut me off when I wanted to introduce you as Emz's boyfriend earlier?" She asked politely.
"Cos I'm not" he replied, and she walked to stand in front of him.
"Seriously? Banks we both know she sees you more than her shadow. You broke several limits with her already and don't you see how often she smiles whenever you're around her? Banks...
"I need to gather the boys and start hunting for Fred. I can't allow that arsehole to hit again... Meet at the mansion when you're done here" he replied dryly, walking away from her.
He began striding towards the park, and she sighed.
"He's too much"
*
A SECRET MEET UP*
Tate has a black scarf over her head plus an hat, then black shades as she walked into the building with a small briefcase.
Only the sound of her heels echoed behind her as she took each step, and till she got to the right spot, she never looked sidewards.
She settled on a couch in a closed off area, and after dropping the briefcase on the table, she got her phone and made a call.
"I'm here" she muttered, hanging up almost immediately.
She was about to adjust on her seat when two guys appeared.
One tall and buff, the other lean but muscular too, and they're wearing ski masks.
Omar and Romeo.
They settled in front of her, and she quickly took the briefcase to her laps.
"Tate Carson? Hand over the money" Romeo's voice boomed.
"Where's Fred himself, and who're you guys?" Tate replied, fighting her fidget.
"He sent us to come for the money. Now will you let go?" Omar stood, and Tate immediately stood too.
"I'm not letting go of the money without seeing Fred himself. He ruined my daughter's life and now he's gonna milk my money? Where is Fred!!!!" She yelled, but that was replied with a hit from Romeo to her shoulder.
Tate fell back to the chair, and the briefcase fell from her.
Before she could reach it, Omar already picked it.
He opened it and saw the cheque, then he nodded and closed it.
"You're the one who should be careful, and you better reply anytime Fred calls, else....the secret you're desperately trying to keep from your husband and daughter will be out in your face like poof!" He said.
"Let's go" Romeo told him, and they rounded the table, making Tate shift back on the ground before they finally left.
Tate covered her mouth tightly as tears came out of her eyes, and she couldn't even stand from the ground despite the fact that they're gone.
She was interrupted by the vibration from her phone, so she fished it out of her bag and saw several missed calls from her husband.
She quickly wiped her tears and stood before swiping green.
"Hello honey" she spoke.
"Fred is back I think... Emory got the trigger and is still unconscious at the hospital" Mr. Carson announced, and she almost fainted.
"What! No no no...not my baby again...which hospital?" She asked, breathlessly rushing out of the place.
*
GRAND CASINO*
Master X stood to his feet immediately Levi entered his office.
He's with Hazzan who's helping him with some records, but Hazzan stood and left after bowing to Levi who's not even looking at him.
"Fred is back" Levi announced.
"Do you have a plan?" Master X asked.
"I do, but it's useless if he doesn't show his face" Levi replied, and Master X sat.
"And are her parents doing about this?" He asked with an unusual calm.
"Are you really asking that? He escaped from them years ago, so they're basically helpless, and the fact that they kept the case from the public and the cops is another thing. They're on their own" Levi replied.
"I'll take it from here" Master X said.
"Meaning?" Levi replied.
"You can stop being her shadow... I only told you to do that cos he's absent. Now that he's back, I'll take it. My boys will handle it" Master X said.
Levi's throat moved as he tried to talk again, but Master X beat him to it.
"You can't get too attracted to her, Levi. Did you forget? You're like a female poison, and she's bound to die if you go too close" he said, and Levi's brow tensed, his eyes lowering as he had a rerun of the day of the accident.
FLASHBACK, AGE FIVE*
The sound of police sirens woke little Levi up from his unconsciousness, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the tarred road.
The cops are just arriving with the firefighters, and when he saw them running towards a direction, he stood and faced that direction only to see his father's car in flames.
It's burning viciously in the middle of the road, and his eyes widened when he saw his father getting dragged away from the car with a bleeding and broken left leg.
"No Silver is still in there! Silver is in the car I can't lose her too! Get Silver! Get my daughter out! Silver is in there! Silver!!"
Levi made to run towards the car too, but he was held back by the cops
"My sister is in the car let me go! She's inside the burning car!!! She's in!!!"
His struggles are tantamount to an ant's cos they overpowered him and held him in place till the fire was completely put out, but shockingly, Silver isn't in.
Not her bones, skull, burnt body or anything.
It's like she disappeared.
BACK TO THE PRESENT*
"Silver didn't die... she's somewhere alive" Levi muttered.
"But she's not here, is she? She's probably suffering wherever she is, and we probably won't see her till we die... Stop watching over the girl. I'll take over from here like I said. Don't jinx her with your curse too" Master X said emotionlessly.
"You care about her more than your own f+çking son? Do you think I threw a party when I learnt my mother died after birthing me? Or you think I did a thanksgiving when we lost Silver? You probably think I drink myself to oblivion each time a female dies because of me but I am in the f+çking dark too! I've been mourning all my f+çking life and I did nothing but wear black and smile, roll with my f+çking friends when in fact I'm always f+çking bleeding inside! Yeah I'm a devil who takes female sacrifices like you said but I didn't make my f+çking self Xavier!" Levi shouted.
"You will not call me by my name!" Master X stood.
"Xavier... F+çking bloody Xavier!" Levi yelled, and Master X pulled out the sword from his walking cane.
Levi pulled out his sword-belt too, and it went to their necks at the same time, cutting the both of them slightly.
That same moment, several guards from the main casino rushed in, led by Hazzan.
They're all armed as they filled the room, ready to shoot if Levi makes any wrong move.
"Master Banks, please don't" Hazzan practically begged.
Master X knows what he's doing.
The life of all the guards in here means nothing.
He was trained to be a killer since he was young, and killing them all would take less than five minutes, but that'd only give Xavier what he wants.
He'll probably call him a devil to his face and tell him he's cursed again.
He doesn't give a damn, but he also does in one sense.
He lowered his sword, and Hazzan looks relieved as he began walking out of the office.
"You shouldn't have been born, Levi" Master X's voice came, and he stopped for a second, his eyes darkening before he walked out completely.
*
LEGACY COLLEGE, PROF HAYDEN'S OFFICE*
After making sure there are zero eyes on her, Rain slithered into the office.
She met Fred seated, but she still didn't smile before settling in front of him.
"The cash for your new leg is ready" he smiled, opening the briefcase containing the cheque.
Rain only rolled her eyes
"What's going on?" Fred asked worriedly, standing up to come to her.
"It's Isaac. I had him at the tip of my fingers throughout our three years here, but now Hyce is getting in the way" she said, biting herself.
"The last scene I checked, you liked Banks " Fred pulled her up
"But Isaac is still mine. It doesn't matter if I like him or not but the moment he befriended me, he became my toy! I won't let Hyce have him. Darn, there are lots and lots of guys to eliminate" she hissed, and Fred smiled.
"And I'll get them all out of the way for you, you only have to watch me. I have a plan, and what happened this morning is only a preamble" he said
"I heard she passed out!" She laughed, and a chuckle cracked in Fred's throat.
"Of course, and she's only in the beginning. I'm yet to start, and I'm grateful you're my daughter" he said, and Rain hugged him.
"Should we eat out tonight? Tiramisu?" She said.
"Of course" he grinned.
*
Nina hasn't been able to attend any of her classes since she arrived with Sabrina in the morning.
She has been carrying Sabrina's bag around at her order, and she didn't sit at all.
Since Sabrina is a masters student, her class is at the far heart of the campus, so the walk there is a bit tiresome, but it's like Sabrina is on a mission to wear her out.
Even during her classes, Nina was forced to stay by the door with her bag and wait.
She almost lost her legs, and she was already happy after the last class, only for Sabrina to say she's going for lunch at the cafeteria.
No choice, Nina followed her, and almost everyone they met greeted Sabrina admiringly, fawning over her style and charisma.
And at every greeting, she smiles this arrogant smile.
It's like she feeds off their greetings.
They were about to enter the cafeteria when they came across Conrad, and he smiled when he beheld Sabrina.
"Hey! You attend this school?" Sabrina beamed, hugging him so tight.
Conrad openly touched her @ss, and Nina had to just look away.
"Yeah, always." Conrad replied as they broke the hug.
"By the way after the f+ck we had at Miami, I couldn't sleep for nights. Your pu+$y image filled my head" he shamelessly said, and Nina's eyes widened.
Sabrina was once Conrad's fûck mate?
She's like five years older than him and...
"You'll always be a cûnt, Conrad. I swear!" Rebekah appeared, cutting off her thoughts.
"Bekah" Nina said, but she's not even looking at her.
"What's up princesa?" Conrad smiled.
"Who's she?" Sabrina looked her up and down.
"My baby sis to-be" Conrad replied.
"Jerk! You saw how she's busy treating Nina like a slave, making her carry her bag around, but instead of addressing that, you choose to rebound with this bî+ch!" Rebekah snapped.
"Excuse me? Bi+ch?" Sabrina came closer.
"Of course, bîtch!" Rebekah shot again, and Rebekah didn't get a warning before Sabrina slapped her.
Conrad could have stopped the slap, but he choose not to.
"RIP" Rebekah muttered murderously, grabbing Sabrina's neck.
Sabrina's eyes rolled up as she slammed her back on the wall, bringing her down and hitting her face with her heel.
"Bekah!!!" Nina screamed as Sabrina began bleeding.
Rebekah took Nina's hand and pulled her away.
Conrad gritted his teeth, looking at bleeding Sabrina on the ground.
"Shit"
*
GENERAL LIBRARY*
Chadwick was looking tired as he finished his reading session for the day.
Also, the alcohol Conrad and Hyce forced him to drink last night is still fuçking with his head, so it's hard to concentrate.
Being good comes with lots of catches, and having good grades is one of it.
He hasn't been doing so well since he became a student of this school, but at least he could butter it up this semester.
He yawned as he took his bag, and he was about to head out when he saw Sybil sitting alone not fat from him, and she's reading from her kindle.
He smiled before walking up to her, sitting beside her.
"Huh? You!" She faced him.
"Yeah...you read books?" He said, taking her kindle to see the title of the book she's reading.
ACOTAR... A Court Of Thorns And Roses.
"What's wrong with books!" She snatched back the kindle with a glare.
"Nothing, I'm just surprised. Are you gonna be a writer?" He asked.
"Why would I tell you? We're not close" she rolled eyes, and he snapped.
"Wait... aren't you supposed to be with Emory at the hospital?"
Her eyes widened.
"What! Hospital?" She stood.
"What happened to Emory?"
*
GUEVARA HOSPITALS*
Emory's eyes opened with a dim at first, and when she felt a spin in her eyes, she shut them back then opened again, but then she's not seeing the one she wants to see.
Levi... where's Levi?
Why is he not here beside her?
She could see her mum, her dad, Nina and Rebekah, then Sybil.
But where's he?
"Emmy?" Sybil's voice came.
"Em" her parents called at a time.
"Emz!" Rebekah and Nina chorused too, and she moved her dry lips.
"Xhen... where's Xhen?" She asked, her eyes so hot.
She needs to sit on his laps and sleep like she always does anytime she wakes from her nightmares, else, she won't be fine.
"Xhen?" Tate said in confusion.
"Banks" Rebekah said.
"The guy who looks like a devil earlier?" Mr. Carson said.
"Just... just find him. I need him right now and I might just pass out if he doesn't show up and...
The opening of the door made her stop, and everyone turned to see him coming... Levi.
Emory blinked, and Nina pulled Tate.
"Let's go out" she told him.
The woman complied, but Rebekah had issues taking Mr. Carson.
"I can't leave my daughter with this devil" he shot, looking at Levi with disapproval.
"Sir! She'll be fine" Rebekah cautioned, and he huffed before following her.
Sybil was the last to leave, and when it's just the two of them, Emory had time to take him in.
He's wearing a slightly ripped jean pants and a black shirt, no jacket, and his hair looks as majestic as it always is.
He's not even making any attempt to come closer, but his eyes are on her, so she sat up in bed.
Though her eyes are turning,, she still got down and started walking up to him.
It felt like years before she could arrive, and a little before she'd get to him, she staggered weakly and fell on his chest, getting a full whiff of his clean scent.
He didn't even try to catch her, but he didn't move away either.
His chest is as solid as a giant's, and she almost gave into the temptation to continue staying on the warm surface, but she looked up anyways, her eyes burning and watery.
He looks like a rock, and his tallness isn't helping things.
She has always looked like a baby in front of him. Always.
"You didn't catch me...you weren't beside me when I woke up too. Xhen" she sniffled, holding his hands.
They're much bigger than her own.
He said nothing, just looking down at her like his doll.
"Did I do something wrong? I haven't argued with you for the past few days so I don't think I have any fault" she continued.
Another silence and ice-cold eyes.
She finally released her tears, unable to bear the silence anymore.
She hugged him tight, shaking on him as her face reddened with chilliness.
"Xhen, I lo...
"Don't" his velvety voice finally came, and she slowly broke the hug, looking up at him again.
"Xhen...
"If you're gonna tell me you love me, then Don't. F+çking. Do. It" he frostily said.
"W.. why?" She stuttered, another ball of tear rolling down her pale face.
"Because I'll never say it back, Emory" he muttered.
Emory froze.
TBC.
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