🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 I left Felix's mansion that morning feeling over the moon. It was the best happy day of my life, and all I could do was wish it would never shatter.I swung the door to my apartment open, and Nikita jumped out of nowhere.“Christ!” I screamed, “Why do you always jump like that when I get home?”“I feel like I've been waiting for you for ages,” she retorted. “I have something to say to you, Celestine.”“I have no strength in me, Nikki,” I complained, “Save it for later.”“But it's important, it's nothing fun… It's terror,” she cried out, clinging to my arm. “Why don't you have any strength? Where did the energetic Celestine go? Don't tell me… You did it?”“Did what?” I voiced.“The thing, you know…” She whispered with a smile on her face.I chuckled, “You are so innocent, yet corny. What do you want to say? I'm all ears”“About Judas…” she began.I shook my head in disagreement, “Hell no! I don't want to hear it.”“Celestine… It's chaos, I'm in trouble here, not
🦋 BENITA 🦋 When Nikita told me Felix had come by, I ran to his mansion as if I had won the lottery, because I was tired of feeling rejected and even more tired of him avoiding me.I got to his mansion to find him cooking. Noticing my presence, he smiled at me and continued with his cooking.“I heard you came looking for me,” I blurted out. “Are you finally tired of ignoring me?”“I have a reason for ignoring you,” he muttered, still not looking at me.I attempted to walk closer to him, but then he snapped at me, “Stay where you are, Benita! For your own good,” and I froze. “Instead, tell me what happened over the years I thought you were gone.”“Hmm,” I began, “When I jumped into the river, I thought I was going to die, but it turns out the river had another plan for me and took me to a small town. Fortunately for me, a good lady found me by the riverside and took me home; her name is Nikita. Then, when I woke up, I could not remember anything, not you, not who I was. Then Nikita n
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 So, I feel like I got dumped, and suddenly I became a hot mess. I was crying, eating ice cream, and singing "I Will Survive" in the shower. I'm fairly certain our neighbor thinks I'm having a wild party, but really, I'm just heartbroken and eating my feelings. On the bright side, I've finally mastered the art of eating a whole pizza by myself in one sitting. “Aren't you going to work?” Nikita blurted out, kicking my feet.I pouted, “Leave me alone, I go to work every day, but you are always in this house. Don't you plan on getting a job?”“No,” she blurted out, “I'm a full-house sister or a stay-at-home sister. Forget it, why aren't you going to work?”“The only reason I go to work is to see Felix, but after our last encounter and kissing me so passionately, he started ignoring me. Am I a disease?” I poured out angrily. “He avoided me in the office, wouldn't let me drive him, and wouldn't even pick up my calls. Should I not have told him? Does he think I'm a g
🦋 FELIX 🦋 My eyes locked onto hers, and I poured every ounce of desperation into my gaze. I begged silently, my eyes pleading with her to continue. I could feel the intensity building inside me, and I didn't want it to end. With her hand on my collar, she gave a gentle tug, pulling me closer. The surprise on my face melted into a smile as I looked into her eyes, seeing a playful glint mixed with an undeniable warmth.Before I could react, her other hand found my jaw, tilting my face just so she could kiss me. Her lips, soft and insistent, were on mine; the kiss started tenderly but quickly deepened, a silent conversation of desire. My hands found their way to her waist, pulling her against me as the kiss intensified, the world narrowing to just the two of us.When she finally broke away, breathless, she didn't release my collar. Instead, her grip remained, a silent invitation as she began to back away slowly, her eyes never leaving mine. I followed, a willing participant in her un
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 Felix's face went slack, his eyes wide with shock; the news had physically struck him. His eyebrows shot up, frozen in a mixture of surprise and absurdity. His skin paled, and his features seemed to sag, as if the weight of the news was crushing him. His gaze became distant, unfocused; he was staring into a void, trying to process the impossible truth.All that existed was his face, frozen in a mask of stunned bewilderment. The expression was a perfect blend of shock, denial, and confusion, a testament to the overwhelming power of the news that shattered his reality.He looked as if he had seen a ghost.“This physically doesn't make any sense!” Felix finally spoke up after hours of silence. “Benita is dead. Her head was discovered by the riverside. Her body wasn't seen, but her head was found, alongside the ring I gave to her. Only Benita has a design of that ring, so stop fucking playing with my emotions.”“That wasn't me,” I announced. “Although I didn't los
🦋 BENITA CELESTINE 🦋 Singing in the shower and dancing in the mirror was my mood that morning.I spun around happily like a ballerina; my life was going just right.Nikita walked into my room. “What's the occasion?” She voiced.I glanced towards her, grinning happily, then unexpectedly frowning, “Shut up and leave Nikki, I'm too happy to argue.”She scoffed out loud, “What are you going to do this time? Rape him?”“Nikki!” I growled. “Are you jealous of us?”She laughed sarcastically, “Why would I be jealous of two boring fools? He doesn't recognize you while he's right beside you, you can't tell him it's you, you both won't even have sex, not in your last life… not in this one.”“Do you have to remind me about that right now?” I snapped. “Nikki, our sex life is not your business!”Nikita rolled her eyes. “So what are we celebrating?”“You mean, what am I celebrating?” I corrected. “It's my baby's birthday.”“Two boring old fools,” Nikita whispered, holding her head in frustration.