RELENTLESS OBSESSION

HE STRIKE

Damien was the first to be up. He was surprised to see everyone asleep; he immediately knew something was not right. He flashed back on what happened, and that was when he remembered he dozed off after he ate the food prepared by Bella.

He searched all the rooms, and lo and behold, she wasn't anywhere to be found.

He knew he was done for because her safety was in his hands.

"Ma'am," he called out as he searched every corner of the building. It was then dawned on him that she wasn't in the building.

He quickly thought of something and then remembered the sleeping pills weren't meant for her but were meant to be added to their food. He felt so useless and used.

Immediately, the others woke up too; Conrad was the last to get up because he was the last served.

He woke up and heard Damien calling out for Bella. He spotted a note beside him; he quickly read it out loud to himself, which said

"I knew I wasn't going to stay long with you." I just needed a plan to escape, and today is the day I have always been waiting for." He paused, then continued, "Conrad, you are a real psycho, a beast, a monster."

"You are not meant to be loved by anyone. You made my life so miserable; you were my worst nightmare, but not anymore. Bye, Conrad, it's over between us." Immediately, he read the last paragraph, he groaned in pain, and broke into tears so deeply. Conrad Blackwood, in tears, that was the extent of his love for her.

"No, no, I have come this far to lose you," he said, continuously punching the wall so aggressively and started destroying and throwing every item he could lay his hands on.

"Damien, Damien!" he shouted his name angrily. Seconds later, Damien was seen in the room.

"Where's Bella?" he asked, coming closer to him.

"Um, hmm, I..." he stammered. "I don't know, sir."

Conrad then gave him a punch on the mouth.

"You were meant to look after her," he said, sobbing so badly and furiously.

"I'm sorry, sir."Damien apologized, "We were used. She added sleeping pills to our meals so we could sleep so deeply."

"What?" He was surprised. "She did what? I'm going to teach her a lesson she will never forget in a hurry."

"Get the car!" he shouted at him, and Damien sped off to prepare the car.

He went to the CCTV room and watched the footage from last night and saw Jay. Jay was with her, which made him more furious.

He suddenly remembered he had tracked her phone; that was the mistake she made. She took her phone out with her while escaping.

Back at Jay's house, she was no longer happy because she knew Conrad would have been up by now and was probably looking for her

Her chest now hurt so badly, her heartbeat pounding so fast that she could hear it. Every shadow felt like Conrad. She could hear his voice in her head.

Jay could see worry written all over her face.

"Bells, what's wrong?" he asked, looking concerned. "You are free; you are no longer with that monster that calls obsession and control care". "You deserve better, Bells," he said, holding her shoulder.

"Yeah, I know," she replied. "Conrad Blackwood won't give up until he finds me, and also—" Before she could finish her statement, her phone buzzed loudly.

Unknown number: "You think you could run away from me? I know you are with Jay."

Immediately, as she read that message, her heart flew from her chest. It was Conrad Blackwood, her worst nightmare. Suddenly, something struck her mind, and she shouted loudly.

"I'm done," she said, crying. "Conrad tracks my phone; he knows I'm here with you. He knew I slept over at your home. I completely forgot; all I wanted was to escape from him."

She immediately wanted to shut down her phone completely so he wouldn't be able to track her, but it was already too late. Another message came in.

Unknown number: "You slept over at Jay's home. You prefer another man's bed to mine, right? You have made the biggest mistake by running away from me. You are mine and mine alone." She read the message and knew it was too late

"Hey, Bells, calm down. I'm here with you."

"Conrad is such a dangerous man when it comes to me," she shouted, pacing up and down the room.

"He thinks we slept together," she said finally.

"He can think whatever he likes. Bells, you deserve more. Or are you thinking of going back to him?"

"No of course" "But by doing this, your life is on the line; your life is in danger."

"I'm not scared of him," she shouted. "You know what? Let's think of an idea," he said, calming her down.

The phone buzzed again; it was him.

Unknown number: "You have little or no time. Come home now."

"You can't go back to him. It's risky living with a psychopath. He slit your wrist then; who knows what would happen if you go back to him?"

Back there, Damien was furiously texting her to see if she could come home, but she did not respond to any of his messages.

"How could you do this to me? I love and care for you. "I provided everything you always asked for: a luxury lifestyle, money, security, every damn thing you asked me for: "He said, whispering to himself, pacing around the room.

"I'm so attached to you that I can't even think straight," he continued, murmuring to himself.

"We have gotten their location; it's time to strike now, sir," said Damien, informing him, when he met hi soliloquizing to him self

"Bella, you made me do this," he said lastly, went into the car, and they sped off, heading to their location.

At Jay's home, Jay is seen packing all their stuff.

"Where are we going to now?" asked Bella. "It's too late; they would have been on their way by now."

"It's not late, Bells," he said, dragging Bella out. A car was already there waiting; they went in and zoomed off roughly onto the road.

Minutes later, Conrad arrived at Jay's home, went inside, searched everywhere, but Bella was nowhere to be found.

He felt so betrayed and couldn't control himself; he turned to Damien.

"You were the cause of this," he said, lamenting.

Immediately, he fainted flatly to the ground and lost his consciousness; he couldn't handle the fact that he lost her.

He didn't think of the consequences of falling so in love with her; he had never fallen in love with anyone the way he did with Bella.

He was rushed to the hospital, and it led to a coma. Bella was forever free, but she didn't know another nightmare would come to her.

Her problem hasn't been solved yet. More were coming to befall her.