Bleeding Obsession

LAVINA POV Bzzzzzzzzzz... Bzzzzzzzzz...... Bzzzzzzzz "Five more minutes," I groaned, I used my hand to search for the buzzing alarm. Bzzzzzzz.... bzzzzz... bzzzzzz "Can you stop the damn alarm? I'm trying to sleep here," I said, getting irritated by the alarm. 'Lavina, get up and off the damn clock' Ruth murmurs grumpily, still feeling sleepy. Removing the cover from my face, I slightly opened my eyes, and the sun almost blinded me. I hissed, feeling the sun on my face now fully awake, I off the alarm rubbed my eyes, and looked at the time. "Ruth Ruth Ruth, wake up I hurriedly jump off the bed, you're going to be late for your morning class and I'm going to be late for work it's almost 8 i only have 30 minutes before the bus comes." "You know you don't have to hurry. We can just take my car. I'll drop you off work before heading off to class, and besides, your workplace is just a 5-minute drive to campus." Ruth said as she got off the bed. "Thank you babes, but still you need to get up I don't wanna be late for my first time working at the restaurant and you know the owner told me about the morning rush and you know New York morning traffic is very terrible," I said as I rushed into the bathroom. Switching on the bathroom light, I saw myself in the mirror looking like I just fought in a World War II kind of mess. My curly long brown hair looked like a bird laid a nest in it, dark circles under my eyes. After taking another look at my appearance, I took my toothbrush and brushed my teeth. Ruth walked into the bathroom, looking as gorgeous as she always looked. Her ginger straight hair looks as beautiful as ever. Her hazel eyes glistened even though we both woke up together, and here I am looking like I just fought World War ll in my sleep. "You know you can always quit all this part-time job you're doing and stay with me," she said, bringing me out of my thoughts as she started brushing. "I can't do that. You know my mum needs me she's all I got." Spitting out the paste in my mouth and raising my mouth. I took off my clothes, entered the hot shower, and let the hot water fall on my hair and body. "I don't still know why you haven't moved out of your mom's life she clearly said she doesn't want you in her life, all that woman ever did for you since I've known you is cause pain since I can remember. She took all your college tuition you've been saving since high school and spent it. She's the reason you dropped out of college. We should both be graduating together babe can't you see she doesn't treat you like her child, she doesn't even remember your birthday." "Ruth, don't say that she's still my mom, and besides you know it's the drugs talking and not her, I can't leave her she's all I have." I know she was telling the truth, but I still want to believe my mom needs me. I let the hot tear stream down my face as I remember the fight me and my mom had three days ago when I came back from work, I caught her doing drugs again after she told me she quit for good with another stranger in our tiny apartment. We had a huge argument, she hit me across the face, and she started blaming me for her life. She told me that if she hadn't gotten pregnant with me in high school, she would have had a better life, and I'm the cause of what's happening to her, she blamed me for my daddy leaving when I was 5, and every misfortune that came her way. "I regret the day I gave birth to you" That was the last word I heard from my mom as I ran out of the house with bloodshed eyes and a red face, and came to Ruth's house. "Girl let's be for real, she didn't text or call you after the fight to apologize. You know all I'm saying is the truth and if you're worried about where to stay you can just stay with me. I've been saying this for the past year now. You know you're always welcome to stay here." Her words affected me deeply as she said it but I brushed it off like it was nothing. "Can you pass me the towel I forgot to bring it in with me" I said popping my head out of the shower. She passed me the towel and I thanked her as I hurriedly stepped out of the shower and she rushed into the shower to take her bath. I hurriedly rushed to her wardrobe to grab a proper outfit for my first day of work. I picked a pair of black jeans I left in her place cause some of my clothes were here, a nice nude top, a white face cap, and a white pair of sneakers just for the aesthetic. I quickly dried my messy curly hair, brushed it, and put it in a low bun. Ruth came out of the bathroom as I started putting on my pants. "You know we only have 15 minutes to leave the house right" I said to her with a side eye as she picked her outfit for the day. "Lavina don't rush me I know I know" she jokingly said. She picked out a very cute white crop top a maxi skirt and pink platform heels. We got dressed and rushed out of the house and jumped into her mini car and she drove off to school. UNKNOWN POV In a dark room, an unconscious beaten-up man was tied to a chair. The air was thick with the stench of blood. The door opened in the dark room, and 3 figures entered, their silhouette against the dim light of the hallway. One of them moved closer to the man with a bucket in his hands and dumped a bucket of ice-cold water on the beaten man. The man's body jerked from the impact of the cold water, and he gasped his eyes, snapping open without time to recover another waterway dumped on his head. He coughed and choked as he gasped for air. Another figure moved forward to the man still obscured by the shadow. "Welcome back, now we're going to make it simple or difficult for you if you don't tell us what we want to know." He said, his voice low and demanding. "Who are you? Please don't hurt me. I know nothing, please. I have a wife and a child. I don't know anything, please." His voice shaking with fear. No response. The man grazed darted between the figures, his eyes finally adjusting to the darkness, terror etched on his face as he finally saw the figure standing at the door. "Please, please, please, I was just ordering to do it, I don't know anything." He pleaded, struggling violently against the restrain. A shiver ran down his spine as he heard a chuckle from the figure at the door. Fear was written all over his face as the figure approached him. The figure's face came closer to the man's view, a scar ran down one side of his face connecting from his ear to his lower lip, and another scar on his left side eyebrow making the man look scary. "This is gonna be a long night."He said smirking at the man on the chair. Screams echo around the whole room of the man. "Stop, please I know nothing the man kept saying now he looked worse than before blood running down his nose, his fingers were no more, and one of his eyes was permanently closed from torture. The scared figure paused, his eyes glistening with a sadistic pleasure. "We're just getting started." He brought out a big bag containing all types of knives, pliers, scalpers, and an injection. The figure at the door finally left the room and screams could be heard as he locked the door. "Boss, we have some new lead on your brother's killer. The man finally said a name before he died," said one of the mysterious figures who tortured the man. His eyes darkened. "And what did he say, Alex?" his voice deeply distorted as he asked. He said the person who hired him wasn't the real boss, but he gave me the name of the guy, Jules, who was the name of the person who hired him. He said "Find me anybody named Jules and bring him to me. I want to kill the mltherfucker myself," his voice became more dangerously lower. Okay, boss, I'll send some men to do some digging and find him. One more thing, boss, the woman that worked with us underground stole your drugs, and money and fled, what should we do to her one we find her? Nobody steals from me, I want you to kill her and anybody related to her, and bring them to me. We're going to use her to set an example for others who try to do much in my business. "Okay, boss, well, you have a meeting tomorrow in Italy, and your girlfriend has been calling my number. Non-stop trying to know your schedule." He said. The cold face slightly softened at the mention of his girlfriend. His blue eyes looked a lot warmer, and the crease at his forehead vanished. "Just tell her I'll go visit her once I come back from Italy, I don't want her near me for now it's not safe." His voice changed. "You can leave me now, and before you go, Alex, remember to send me the file of the deals we're going for next week and if anything comes up just send it to me. He said. "Okay boss," Alex said and left the room. The mysterious man looked outside his penthouse window into the night sky of the city with sadness and pain written on his face and thought of how to find his brother's killer and make them experience hell.