🦋 BENITA 🦋
Everybody has a story to tell, but I think mine is the worst. Being unfortunate is a curse that’s clinging onto me so desperately that I fear it might follow me to my grave.
Police officers are friends to nobody but money. In my experience, when money started to speak, I was silenced.
Right before their eyes, I was bundled and thrown into the car, but everybody said nothing.
As we drove out, I struggled to escape, with a hard smack on my head, I blanked out.
I was dragged into the mansion as always, a place with four edges of tall walls, a place where I could hardly breathe, a place that reminded me of nothing but sorrow.
“Take that brat to my room.” Mr. William’s voice echoed out.
I was thrown roughly on the bed, clinging onto the blanket to suppress the desperation to be free and tears of frustration that flooded down my face.
Soon, Mr. William walked into the room laughing sarcastically, an old man like him who should repent and prepare to die, how can he be so demonic?
Holding my legs, he dragged me closer to himself. I struggled, pushing him away and crawling underneath the bed.
I could swear I could beat the old man up easily since he had zero strength in him, so why didn’t I? Probably because thousands of men are out there waiting for an order to skin me alive.
Angrily, he commanded his men to lock me up and forbid the maid from serving me food or water… It was no new thing to me, it was just the usual normal day in my pathetic life.
Right there, I had a dirty thought, to just bite off my flesh bit by bit and die, wouldn’t that be a better option?
I was thrown and locked up in a dark room. The darkness was peaceful but scary, but nothing has ever been more scary than my life; and finally, I was able to rest from all the chaos of the morning, in that quiet, lonely, dark room.
A few hours later, Mr. Williams walked into the room and kicked me back into consciousness.
“My business partner would be here in an hour,” he blurted out. “Show him around. If he asks for your body, give it to him. The most important thing is his investment; do everything you can to make sure I bag this investment. If I don’t get this contract signed, you are going to pay for it with your life; understood?”
I slowly nodded my head, and he stormed out of the room. The maid walked into the room with a dress, an extremely exposing dress, and very high heels.
It was more like I was the one to be advertised and not any goddamn business.
I slowly took the dress and wore it, looking like a harlot that I was forced to become.
His guest arrived and, after ogling at my exposed body, he requested that I follow him to a hotel to satisfy his needs so he could think well about signing the contract.
And Mr. William’s answer goes like this, “Yes, go on, she’s yours for the night. As long as you sign the contract… You own what I own.”
It was arranged, held down by Mr. William’s men. I was held down in the car to be assured I wasn’t going to escape.
When we got into the VIP room, I was thrown into it, behind me was an equally old man offering a contract to Mr. William.
As soon as we were left alone, I fell to my knees, “Please don’t do this to me, I’m young enough to be your daughter, help me get out of this mess; I promise I’ll be good.” I begged desperately.
A hot pre-boiled slap landed on my face, “You sl*t! You think we are here for business? Get to the bed and prepare yourself to be used.”
I stood still, not moving an inch, the only sound in the room came from my silent tears, and then his voice rang out again, “Do you prefer I send those men in to tie you down?”
I gathered my courage and climbed onto the bed, after hours of messing with me and making me feel miserable, he climbed down.
That night, I sobbed until I fell asleep, I wept because I pitied myself, and I had no single reason to smile. Perhaps one day, everything would change for the better.
I woke up to an unsettling silence, my mind foggy from sleep, and I slowly sat up, scanning the darkened room.
The bed beside me was vacant, the sheets rumpled and cold. A shiver ran down my spine as I realized the old man, Mr. William’s business partner, who wanted to sign a contract with us, was gone.
Panic sent in as I swung my legs over the side of the bed and jumped up to search around. Did he run away to avoid signing a contract with Mr. William?
As I looked around, my legs bumped into something, and I slowly looked down and found my legs covered in blood. Trembling, I trailed after where the blood was coming from, my footprint, painted with blood, stamped the ground with every step I took.
And when I finally got to where the blood flowed from, I was paralyzed, frozen in terror, unable to move.
My body began to tremble, the trembling spread, a creeping chill that seeped into my bones. My teeth chattered, my lips quivering.
Mr. William’s business partner lay behind the table with his head torn open and his eyeballs staring into the void, he lay there with every blood vessel in his veins popping out… he lay there – dead.
🦋 FELIX 🦋“Would you date me?” That question rang twice in my headI widened my eyes in shock as I stared at the strange but beautiful lady in front of me.“Your face is red,” she pointed out. “Are you perhaps… blushing?”“This is a job interview,” I scolded. “How can you blow out a proposal just like that? You think this job is a joke?”“You said you wanted to trust me, you need to know me to trust me,” she explained. “I know how to keep secrets, and I'm sure I'm probably the only one who will protect you with my life.”“You think because we met once, we are automatically close, and you can say whatever you want?” I snapped.“We met more than once, we met a long time ago, and we were really very close,” she stated softly.“I don't remember this face,” I pointed out. “I don't think I've ever met you before in my life.”She looked at me warmly, “What about my heart? My character? My voice… doesn't it remind you of someone?” She whispered. “Can't you feel my sincerity? If I really wan
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 I didn't sleep all night, but I was at least happy that I got to meet Felix again; to me, there's no better achievement than that.The time was 5 am, so I jumped up to prepare for my first day at work. Going to work late on your first day at work leaves a very bad first impression.Nikita had moved in with me yesterday, but I was too occupied to actually have a responsible conversation with her. I just kept on rumbling about Felix, and she was too tired to listen, so she slept off.Suddenly, she stormed into my room and I held my chest in panic, “You scared me!”“I thought you would already be awake,” she blurted out. “You were telling me something yesterday, how did it go? Did you meet him?”I pouted as I remembered what happened: “He kicked me out.”Nikita’s face reddened as she tried to hold in her laugh.Dissatisfied with her reaction, I pushed her out of my room. “Get out, I need to get ready for work.”“Wait, wait, wait,” she pleaded, and I paused. “See,
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋Five years felt like a million years to me, waiting for someone I love. The more I observed, the more time seemed to crawl. The only reason I was still in my right senses was because of Nikita, the big sister who crawled out of nowhere.I lay face flat on the couch, struggling to breathe but I didn't care until Nikita kicked my butt angrily.“Would you stop that?” She growled. “Please don't die on my couch.”“I mean… why isn't he coming back?” I snapped, “I can't go to him either, I really am losing my mind.”Nikita shook her head pitifully, “Who are you talking about now?”“Who else?” I retorted.She rolled her eyes, “You should have told him eye to eye when y'all met that you are his dead wife, who knows, he might not have left. You stalked the innocent man until he ran away.”“So you knew who I was talking about? And I wasn't stalking,” I corrected. “I was observing.”“Isn't that cute?” She said and scuffed. “Lucky he didn't sue you, because if he did, you'd
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 I stood spellbound in front of the mirror, my gaze unable to tear itself away from the reflection staring back at me. My eyes seemed to gleam with an otherworldly light, my skin radiant with a divine glow. Every feature seemed sculpted to perfection, as if the gods themselves had crafted my face with detailed care. My hair rolled down my back like a waterfall of gold, and my lips curved into a smile that seemed almost divine. I couldn't help but feel like I was gazing at a work of art, a masterpiece that stood up to human explanation. The more I looked, the more mesmerised I became, unable to comprehend how such beauty could exist in one person. It was as if I had stepped out of the mortal realm and into a realm of perfection, where flaws didn't exist and every aspect of my being was a testament to loveliness. Time lost all meaning as I stood there, entranced by my own reflection, unable to look away from the breathtaking vision that stared back at me.“How
🦋 FELIX 🦋I stepped into the mansion for the first time since Benita had gone missing. I turned the light on, but everything in my life seemed dark.The weight of loneliness crushed me, as if I were the only person left in a desolate world. Every step felt like a journey through emptiness, every moment a reminder that the one person who made life worth living was gone. I couldn't shake the feeling that a part of me had been torn away, leaving a gaping hole that could never be filled.In the darkness of my grief, I found myself wishing for the impossible–that Benita would wake up, that her eyes would flutter open, and her smile would light up the world once more. I longed to hear her voice, to feel her touch, to be wrapped in the warmth of her love. The thought of living without Benita was unbearable, and I couldn't help but wonder why fate had taken her from me.I slowly collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down my face, “Benita…” I whispered, hoping against hope that somehow, s
🦋 BENITA 🦋It all unfolded before me, as if I were watching a documentary of my life. Remembering everything made me realise how ugly my life was and how peaceful the last few weeks of my life I remembered nothing was.The promises I made to Felix, the threats I brought to him, my own family and every single horror in my life. I sat down there in silence, I didn't speak or cry, I just stared into the void, wondering where I'd go from there.“What exactly happened during the few weeks I was gone?” I wondered. “Is Felix still waiting for me?”“This was the man I saw in the market earlier,” Nikita announced, pointing at the television screen. “He's Felix Desmond.”My heart skipped a beat as my eyes danced towards the television screen.“Benita James, the ex-wife of Felix Desmond, declared dead,” was written boldly as the headline.“A female's head found by the riverside where Benita James has committed suicide has been proven to be the head of Benita James. The authorities have stated