CHAPTER 03 (trigger warning to sensitive readers)
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Mel wipes her tears off and she looks at her.
"Remember the guy you made out with at the club? "
Mel sighs and she looks down. How could she forget him after he ripped her nana apart like that. Then he tossed her with some cash like she was some prostitute.
"ye..eah "
"Well, apparently he’s Stan's uncle "
Mel got up with her eyes popped out.
"you are lying"
" I'm not, he’s also Richard’s best friend."
" ooh God, ooh God"
She says with her hands on top of her head.
"Don't worry sis, I’m sure Cole won't say anything because I'm sure he knows how crazy his nephew is so relaxed. "
Mel swallows hard and she sits down.
"And plus you didn’t know, and you and Stan are over so you don't have to feel like you cheated on him with his uncle. "
Mel sighs.
"You’re right but already Stan is calling me a b#tch for sleeping with someone else. Imagine if he finds out that, the guy is his uncle. "
"He won't and why are you concerned about Stan's reaction, Mel, that d#ckhead cheated on you. Then he got his wh#re pregnant and he also paid dowry for her "
" Mel sighs looking down."
Look here, f#ck Stan, f#ck his b#tch and f#ck his d**k too and you should stop with this, what will Stan say syndrome. You have to move on and live your life."
Melody sighs.
" I hope I'm making myself clear."
"Yeah, it's just that I still love him "
" And it's ok but that doesn’t mean you should settle for less or be his doormat. Stan is a manwh#re Mel and you’ll end up getting HIV and other STIs while you’re sitting here being a good girlfriend. Have forgotten that you practically have no one, so instead of living life for yourself you’re busy taking sh#t from him and for what huh? We promised each other to study hard and get our degrees and to make it in life so we can show our parents that they are not God and that they can go f#ck themselves for all we care "
Mel swallows hard.
Sometimes love alone is not enough sis. You love your mother even though she treats you like sh#t, but you can’t stay with her under the same roof and you can’t take her ill-treatment anymore, but you want to take in Stan's sh#t while you can’t even take in your own mother’s sh#t, come on girl "
"I hear you "
"Good now don’t worry, as time goes on that love you have for him will fade away. For now take it one step at a time, i mean who knows maybe your soulmate wants to ask you out but just because of that d#ckhead called Stan he has decided not to, stop turning your blessing away because of Stanley please. "
"I guess he was a lesson in life to never give a man your all and to also leave room for disappointments. "
"Good girl and remember it’s better to suffer now than later in life, so soldier on and never bow down to anyone except for God and a good d**k and know your worth Mel "
They both laugh.
"Thanks sis, I love you "
Erin smiles and they hug tight.
"I love you too boo "
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***AT STAN'S HOME***
Cole gets out of the car and he goes to open the door for Stanley, then he drags him out and he goes to the main door and he knocks on the door. Stan's mother opens the door and she frowns looking from Cole to her son, then Cole pushes Stand to her.
" I'm sick and tired of always cleaning up after this useless boy Grace!"
He says with a pissed off tone.
"What happened? "
" He send us to pay dowry for that pregnant girl, and now he’s busy chasing after another girl and threatening her"
"what? "
She says looking at her son who looks away.
"You are saying what, you and Toby have spoiled this boy and made him believe that he can get whatever he wants now look at what he has become. What if that girl called the cops on him huh. Toby's company is trying to get back to where it was because of that scandal of Stan being accused of murder and now this, this thing is ungrateful and I'm sick and tired of cleaning up after him "
Stan swallowed hard because his father’s company is under a lot of strain because of his bad choices and now this.
"Cole will you calm down and come in so you can explain what’s going on "
" nonsense!"
He turns and walks to his car leaving them there. He gets inside his car and drives out and Grace sighs. She closes the door and Stan goes to the lounge and he sits down. He holds his throat while he clears it and it's painful as hell.
"Is what Cole said true? "
She asks sitting next to her son.
"Yeah, i love her and there’s nothing you or anyone can do about it. "
He says with no care whatsoever and his mother chuckles while shaking her head.
"What did you say?"
"You heard me mom, look I don’t love Candice, I love Melody ok"
"Are you crazy , Candice is pregnant with your child!"
She says with a frown on her face.
"So? look mom, I paid dowry for Candice because of my child because she threatened to abort if I don't. She said she won’t have a child out of wedlock, so I had to do what I did to save my unborn child. My heart beats for Mel and only her "
His mother laughs bitterly and she claps her hands once not believing what she is hearing.
"I'm sure this Melody girl is a witch, I'm sure she fed you a love potion. Candice is a good girl son and she loves you."
"Well, I don’t love her. "
His mother gets up.
"Well, tough because you’ll learn to love her. I will not let you toy with that girl’s feelings like that. She’s pregnant for you and she’s practically your wife now so the sooner you learn to love her the better for you!"
Stan gets up.
"The sooner she learns to accept that my heart belongs to Mel the better for her "
A hard slap lands on his cheek and he looks at his mother with his eyes popped out. As for Grace her hands start shaking as she can't believe she just slapped her only son.
"Wow, my own mother slaps me because of a girl that trapped me with a baby. Wonders shall never end "
He then chuckles shaking his head and he walks away.
"baby im sorry i...."
He stops walking and he turns and looks at her.
"Save it, first my uncle punched me on my throat and now my own mother slaps me. Now i wonder what your husband will do but I never thought you of all people would lay a hand on me. "
He then climbs the stairs busy rubbing his sore cheek.
" damn that hurt "
Downstairs, Grace is sitting down with tears running down her cheeks as she sobs. She can't believe she slapped her own son like that.
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***THREE DAYS LATER***
Melody is taking a walk to a nearby mall, she's going there to buy her and Erin's toiletries when a car parks next to her and Stanley quickly gets out. Her heart nearly stops beating and she moves back slowly with fear all over her face.
"Get in the car "
He says with a serious tone and she shakes her head no repeatedly.
"I SAID GET IN THE F#CKEN CAR MELODY! "
"Please Stan, leave me alone "
Well, her subconscious mind tells her to run, but her body feels stiff and frozen with fear.
"What do you want to see Mel, you want to sh#t yourself ? I said get in the car now!"
She shakes her head no with her body shaking with fear, then he roughly grabs her and shoves her inside the car with her crying. He gets in and starts the car and he drives away. She keeps on crying and it's making him angry.
"shut the hell up! did you cry when another man was busy f#cking you, did you? "
He says slapping her thigh hard and she flinches feeling pain and she continues to cry.
"I said shut up before I stop this car here and give you a beating of your life "
She stops making noise and she just sobs quietly.
And he continues to drive looking angry.
"Where…where are you talking me?"
She asks him with a shaking voice.
"shut up! Did I say talk?"
She just keeps quiet and continues to sob quietly until she realizes that he's taking a gravel road that leads inside a thick bush and she starts shaking. "
" Stanley please…please don’t do this"
He slaps her with the back of his hand on her face and she cries covering her face.
"Who the f#ck is he? "
She just cries and he slaps her thigh hard.
"You sleep around now huh? you’re a fucken wh#re now huh?"
"Stan please "
"Well, I'm going to beat the wh#reness out of you sweetheart"
She continues to cry with her body shaking, then the car stops and Stan gets out of the car and Mel quickly gets out of the car too and starts running but then Mazwi takes his gun out and shoots in the sky and she stops running with her hands up.
"Get back here before another bullet ends at the back of your head."
She stands there shaking and pee run down her legs.
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