His love

The strange man

Gold’s Pov

Explain the room Gold was in.

I stood in front of the mirror staring at my reflection, it was hard to recognize myself anymore, I hated the face I was seeing, there was hardly any bit of me left. I picked up a vase to smash it on the mirror when I remembered where I was.

This wasn't my home, I have moved so much in a space of a month. Last night I was in the craxy hospital staring at a man and the next minute I was in his home.

(Flashback)

After I had seen the news of Bennie and AJ, the guard had drugged me to sleep but I don't fail to steal the keys from his pocket.

I woke up the next afternoon and checked underneath my pillow, the eyes were still there and I sighed in relief.

I knew that I would be caught soon so I had to find a way to leave before that. After taking my afternoon medication which I always hid in between my fingers and later dispose them into the toilet.

I sat down on my bed waiting for the night sky and the moon to come out, that way it would be easier to escape.

By 9pm, I was all set and ready when a car drove into the hospital, it was unusual for anyone to visit by this time and I thought they would get sent away by the rest but they didn't.

I could hear a voice from the hallway, it was deep and heavy reminding me of my dad, I knew they were my ticket to escaping this place so I rushed back to my bed and sat down keeping my head on my knees.

I could hear the footsteps getting closer and the doctor begging the man.

‘Who could he be?’ I asked raising my head to just get a side profile of him when he passed. When he got to my door, he stopped and looked back at me.

Seeing him, my breath instantly stopped.

His dark eyes shone in the light as he stared at me, he had a chisel jaw, thick brows and curly short hair on his head. It was the first time I had ever seen such beauty, I couldn't look away, one thing was off about him.

Most visitors who saw me would stare at me with either disgust or pity but he had none of that, he actually stared at me like I was a human being with my face intact.

Looking at him, I suddenly felt scared, his eyes were dominant making me bow my head to him and when I raised them up again, he was gone.

I took out the key from under the pillow and waited a bit, I stood by the door to make sure no one was there before I opened the door.

I could hear hurried footsteps so I quickly closed the door and about six men walked past.

I opened the door once again after they had left and made my way out, I almost ran through the hallway when I heard a scream.

I stopped for a while in fear, my mind told me to go back. I knew quite well it was the doctor's voice but I didn't want to get caught so I kept going. Getting to the entrance, I found a man by the door.

I picked up an empty bottle of water from the thrash and threw it to the other side. It caught his attention and he went to see it so I sneaked out through the open door.

I got outside of the building and what was left was escaping through the gate when I noticed the car in front of me.

Pulling the car door open, I got in and attempted to drive when I remembered that I couldn't properly drive and the only time I did touch a car steering wheel was when my father tried to teach me how to drive but that was just one time.

I had broken the bumper of the car in the process so he said no to driving for me.

I stepped out of the car confused on how I would leave when I heard footsteps getting closer.

I rushed to the back and open the boot of the car which I got in immediately. The car started moving immediately I laud down and I was happy that I wasn't caught.

Halfway through, I opened the boot to try to jump out but when I saw how fast we were moving and the incident that happened to me. My head began spinning and I closed it back waiting for when the car would stop so I can escape.

An hour later, we arrived at destination but I laid low quiet waiting for all the footsteps to disappear and when I heard none, I stepped out of the boot.

“Stop” I heard a man say and I was scared beyond wits, he pointed a torch at me but I couldn't wait until he saw my face so I ran as fast as I could but his legs were faster and longer so he caught me with time. He picked me up on his shoulders back towards the big mansion.

“Put me down” I kept kicking and screaming but he wouldn't listen until I found myself at the leg of the man I saw earlier.

(End of Flashback).

I picked up the mirror and covered it to the back that way I wouldn't have to see the monster I had become.

I could feel keen eyes on me so I turned and that was when I realized that my door was open and he stood there.

Looking at him in broad day light, he had a different build, his long legs hid in the joggers he wore, his black shirt had two buttons open revealing his chest.

“Who was this man?” I asked myself.

I watched walk into my room and then lean on the wall.

“Good morning Sir” I greeted.

“The name is Gabriel” he replied.

He was quiet while I unintentionally had my head down before I could hear his voice again.

“How old are you” he asked.

“Eighteen”

“What were you doing there?” His voice was firm and strong giving me no choice but to answer him immediately but this question made me pause.

I was quiet staring at him, I didn't know if I should indulge him with things about myself. I was already a burden to him by living here, I didn't need his pity to make me feel bad.

“What did you mean by they put you in there to silence you, who were you talking about?” he asked again.

How could he still remember what I had told him.

“What happened to you?” he asked again.

“Sir, I, I” I couldn't utter a single word about my past, it was almost like it was forbidden to tell anyone about what happened to me but also It would remind me of the scars I have hidden so well in my chest.

I couldn't tell him about it without breaking down in tears, he didn't look like the type who would care about anyone crying most especially a stranger like me who he had nothing to do with.

“Are you not going to say anything” this time his voice was louder, it was like he was getting angry.

“I don't remember” I lied.

He made a slight chuckle then moved away from the wall.

“You don’t forget the people who do this kind of thing to you, when you are ready to talk, you know where to find me” he said.

Was he letting me off the hook or was he just giving me a little time before her lost his patience. I had no choice than to nod my head in acknowledgement even when I knew that I may never tell him about what happened to me. This was my fight and I didn't want anyone involved in it most especially now that I haven't made any plans to get my revenge.

I watched him take steps out of my room before he turned back walking towards me.

I moved closed to the wall to stay away from him but he was inches closer to me. He sniffed my hair then he pulled away from me.

“Take off your cloth” he ordered.

My eyes bulged out in shock hearing those words that I couldn't help but ask again.

“What?”

“I said take off your cloth, don't make me repeat myself” he warned me. I could see how serious he was when he looked at me. My hands were shaking. I was wearing the same cloth I had on from the hospital.

I pulled the rope and the cloth fell to the ground then I looked at him to be sure if I should take off my undies and he had a strict look on his face.

I knew straight away that I had to take it off so I did.

The next thing I knew, he carried me inhis arms and my heart fell out of my chest, I was breathing heavily. I wanted to scream but I just couldn't. He kicked the door to the bathroom open and put me right under the shower and let the water run down my body.

“You reek like death, use all the deodorant you can to get that stench off you” he said and left. I could hear the door to my room close and I let out a sigh.

I didn't know when tears began rolling out of my eyes but they were immediately washed away by the water. After a very long bath, I returned back to my room with a towel rethinking if should still wear the hospital cloth since that was all I had but instead I found different clothes on my bed.

I picked up the hoodie and a pair of oversized jean and wore it immediately. I crawled to the corner of my bed and sat down there.