CRYSTAL I slept so soundly like a baby yesterday night knowing that Chase was practically living with me under the same roof.It was absurd, unbelievable and too good to be true. I could not keep track of the multiple number of times I woke up at night asking myself if I was literally dreaming. This world seemed to be such a small world. Some days ago I was sulking in my bedroom, cursing Leonardo for bringing me into this prison called a mansion.I never believed I'll get to see Bailey or Mabel ever again not to talk of chase.But it seemed the universe has a way of aligning things.Now I felt regenerated and for once, I felt extremely happy.Who knows how long it would last?I just wished Leonardo would never come back."Goodmorning Crystal"Chase greeted me the minute he spotted me as I came downstairs."Goodmorning chase. How was your night?"I merrily responded.He flashed me a smile. "It was placid, what about yours?" We both moved toward the dinning section.A banquet of bre
CRYSTAL I walked ponderously downstairs, my hands scraping against the walls of the hallway as I reminisced about what happened yesterday evening between I and chase. I felt my cheeks going beetroot red whenever I remembered how he interlocked his fingers with mine. The feeling was incredible,unrivalled with any sort of emotion.I totally felt myself relaxing and I allowed his soft touch to soothe and calm my torrentious nerves. A giggle escaped my lips as my thoughts kept on driving back to chase. He made me so happy and he had just been here for a day.I wish he would never go. I just wished.My flip flops made smacking sounds as they hit the tiled floors which irked me. The imperial living room was as busy as usual.I held on to the railings of the stair case as I alighted from it. Workers were cleaning, mopping, vacuuming every nook and cranny even though the house looked spotless. God. Leonardo had truly ignited fear in the minds of all of them. Even when he was absent, they
Crystal stared at the dangerous figure of Leonardo who loomed by the doorway of the library.The look in his eyes were threatening. She had never seen it before. The muscles in his jaw clenched and unclenched. His fist were balled up so tight she could swore his knuckles were turning white. His demeanour spoke off raw anger. Raw, bloody and threatening."How dare you Crystal?"He asked rather too calmly as he took predatorial steps towards a trembling Crystal and confused chase.Chase stood up with a smile but it vanished once his eyes snapped with Leonardo's fiery gaze.Crystal bolted up at once and swiftly stood in front of chase in a flash, keeping Leonardo and him distant."Leonardo please I can explain"Crystal spoke up trying to stop the jitters from spreading across her body but it was of no use.Leonardo had his persistent gaze on both of them, his bloodshot eyes scaring the wits out of them."Crystal what's going on?" Chase asked calmly but his tone had already begun failing hi
CRYSTAL My heart was thumping. It was slamming against its rib cages, threatening to be let out so it could sink into its deepest abyss of sadness and despair. I was still trying to grasp the events that just occurred. I can't believe Leonardo had chase beaten up and the brute actually called me his damn woman!?When did i become his woman?Wasn't I the same Crystal he embarrassed in his function and had me flogged because I refused to have dinner with him.So when the hell did i become his woman?Why was he trying to make me feel accountable to him? I hated all these.This pain, this heartache is hard to bear. Leonardo is gradually turning my life into hell. I'm struggling to keep myself afloat in this abyss of darkness that has become my world. My feets quickened in their own accord making me run sharply towards my room.Once inside I shut the door hard with the noise reverberate through the air and carried my staggering legs to the shower. My lips quivered with each breath I
Crystal's pale hands slowly tried moving across the sheets of her bed. But it was barred by a pain so excrutiating it caused her eyes to fly open in an instant. Pain. Every part of her body was screaming pain. How did she come to feel so much pain?It exploded within her skull, trying to suck her back into her shadowy abyss of darkness.Her vision was blurry and her head seemed heavy. It spinned like a roller blade that had lost its control.A beep accompanied by another beep was heard. She whopped her head to see the foreign device causing that noise she felt was annoying like a bug.A shaky breath escaped Crystal's parted lips as her eyes locked with the various medical equipments that were placed like barriers next to her bed. Intravenous injections were pierced into her rigid arms. She made another weak attempt to move but it felt like her joints were glued together, incapable of separating. The pain shot through her cells again and Crystal pinched her eyes closed. It wa
Inaudible yellings was what she could decipher in her slumber. She squeezed her eyes tight as she tried to focus on her sleep but the yellings echoed in her mind. It felt like it was coming from a faraway place, pulling her into its hold. At once Crystal shot her eyes open. Her weak vision was distorted and blurred.Her eyes trailed to the curtains that were opened wide in hopes of a tempting breeze. The sky was painted in a horizontal canvas of blue, orange and pink colours, throwing its enthralling beauty over the mansion. How long had she been unconscious? Through out the day she had been slipping in and out of consciousness.One moment she was awake and the next moment she found herself being dragged back into the abyss of darkness by a strong magnet like pain that was smashing to smithereens her limbs and cells. She squinted her eyes to try and make out the face of who it was thundering orders.It was Leonardo. By the looks of it, he clearly had no clue she was awake as h
CRYSTAL My joints made cracking sounds as I tried stretching my pale body on the bed, wanting to feel the warmth of the duvet. They felt so stiff like rusted irons that needed lubrication. My eyes at once shot open in a flash, the lights in my illuminated room almost blinding my sclera. I whipped my face to take a peak at the windows. The rays of the sunlight were seeping in through the curtains, making the temperature in the room warm. I truly didn't know what was going on with my body. I seriously can't believe I had spent the whole of yesterday slipping in and out of consciousness. I felt so ill and sickly yesterday. My head spinned, my throat ached and my skin was searing hot. This sudden illness was alarming. I had just a hazy memory of what transpired yesterday. My mind travelled to Leonardo and in a flick, the memories came rushing back into my mind like floodwaters without restraint. He was in this same room by night with me, feeding me from his hands whilst
CRYSTAL My hands flailed around on the bed, wandering aimlessly as I slowly drew in deep breaths to calm my stormy nerves that were causing wreckage in my mind. After Maya informed me that Leonardo would be the one to serve me breakfast, I had all the hairs in my body standing so rigid.The more I thought of seeing Leonardo again, the more it sent shivers like cold slithers down my spine even though I was having a hot shower. It gave me frightening goosebumps and I had to remind myself to breathe every now and then. I stared at the white intricate design ceiling of my room with my heart beating so erratic and my palms becoming sweaty. Leonardo had succeeded in making me always shudder by just the very mention of his name. I had never been so terrified of anyone the way I was of Leonardo. He was heartless and selfish, not caring who he hurt as long as he got his way.I hadn't been here for up to a year yet his attitude towards me was nothing to write home about. I truly won