Bad Dream

Scarlett's POV:

Having nightmares was usual. Spotting blood on my ear without any cause was also usual. So many times I had gone to the hospital for a check up but I kept being told the same thing.

You're healthy. You don't have an infection. There's nothing wrong with you. Maybe you had a cut and you didn't know. Don't worry about it, there's nothing wrong with you.

Eventually, I gave up going to the hospital and started giving myself self treatment.

After cleaning up my ear with a spirit and hissing in pain, I washed the blood stain off my hand and returned back to the bed. Jones didn't answer the call so I decided to try again but it turned out the same. Perhaps, he was busy with his surprise or maybe he didn't like picking unknown numbers.

That could be it.

' Howdy Jones! Why aren't you answering your calls?'

I sent him a text message and received a response Within a second. Woah!

' Ahah! Sorry! Didn't feel like talking,"

That response of his simply made me feel like I was kind of forcing myself to talk to him.

He fucking said he'd like it if I called him.

' Are you coming to the clubhouse tonight?'

Another text entered my phone.

' No, being cautious of Mr Strange,"

' Oh that again! Too bad, I'd like to see your face again. You sure are a scared teddie'

I hesitated before texting back.

' Everyone's scared of him and you're not'

I attached the question emoji and sent the message. Just as I sent the text, a call entered my phone. My stomach tightened the moment I stared at the caller. Boss Martinez.

I gulped hard, my fingers immediately pressed the cancel button. Butterflies suddenly started kicking into my stomach, I slightly shivered due to nervousness and a tremendous amount of cold gushes into me.

What was he doing to me?

' Ignoring my calls? I guess that's a sign you want me to prepare my desk so we could have a little sexy time tomorrow in my office,'

His being so seductive through his text messages, how!. This could make me wet, it did make me wet.

But come to think of it, what kind of a boss was he? My vacation from work was due to the fact that I had lost a member of my family but yet all that he was concerned about was I resuming work on time.

It doesn't make any sense. I decided not to reply to his text or any other text messages from anyone, wanting to stay clear from any disturbance, I switched off my phone and kept it aside.

The evening was fast approaching and from the look of things, I figured it's going to rain soon. The available light in the room started to slowly dim, the calm eerie giving delight. Just all I wanted, peace. Eventually, my eyelid become heavy and that was how I slept off.

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" My baby. Give me back my baby,"

The lady's cry increased, the wail from her baby even louder than hers. I stared in complete terror, the horrifying scene in front of me. This lady was tied over a tall tree, three men with clothed brown leather materials stood behind another lady who had the crying lady's baby.

" You'll pay for this Sofia, you won't go away with this, just wait till the duke find out about your mischief, you'll crumble just the way you deserve,"

The crying lady spat out but sadly earned a spontaneous laugh from the one they call Sofia.

" I get away with everything I do Hermie, poor you, you don't get to do what you want, you don't get to have what you want also, nothing good ever comes your way because you deserve nothing,"

Tears clouded my vision while I watched the whole thing playing like a movie where as it was actually real. I couldn't do anything because I was also tied around a tree, quite far from them. Although I felt like I was invincible because none of them seemed to look my way.

One of the men standing collected the baby from the lady Sofia and walked away.

" My baby, give me my baby. Come back, please!"

" Come get her then,"

The lady Sofia giggled and turned away with the other men and slowly they began to walk away leaving the hopeless lady behind. She struggled to get free, twisting herself in any way she could in hope to be freed. The tattoo at her neck greatly spiking my attention which seemed to somehow glow up on her pale brown skin.

I wished there was something I could do to help, but I can't, I can't get myself out of the chains I was tied with. How did I even get to this place?

" Sofia!!!"

The lady's tone switched from somber to anguish, boldness and courageous.

" You'll pay for this, you will need..."

" Mother!"

And just like that, the tree she was s tied against exploded, burning down every last piece of the spot she was in. This made me scream, fear, anxiety, fury all courses through me as I watched the tree along with her body burning down into ashes.

And I did nothing!.

" In five, four, three, two..."

The moment I snapped my eyes open, a quick amount of cold water poured down on me.

What the hell!

" Finally,"

That voice only belonged to one person. That rascal of a brother. I jolted up and angrily looked up at him, his annoying face smirking down at me.

" What was that all about?"

" Sorry, but you weren't waking up no matter how hard I poked you so I decided pouring you a cool bucket of water would do,"

" I could drown!"

I yelled, frustrated. Remind me why I had a brother as annoying as Max. Now I need to change into some pairs of new clothes and change my bedsheets and also dry my bed.

This was so annoying!

" Get out,"

" Ahah! Who are you trying to act tough to? You sure don't know how long you've been asleep,"

I furrowed my brow before looking out of the window. Darkness, silent and drizzling rain.

" What time is it?"

" Past eleven," Max answered, a look of doubt in his expression.

" When did you arrive?"

" About four hours ago. Dinner's ready and hell we've been waiting for you to get your butt out of your room but you didn't. So I decided to do the needful,"

He chuckled.

" You're not funny,"

" I wasn't even acting funny,"

Urgh! I hated this boy. He didn't say anything else, just casually walked out of my room and banged the door really hard.

I heaved a sigh then started pulling off my soaked clothes. I dropped them into the dirty basket and then went over to find something free and clean to wear.

Even though I tried pushing away the thought I was getting from my nightmare, the exact scenario kept flooding in.

The baby, the men, the lady Hermie and also the lady Sofia. Remembering all those made me cringe especially the part where the lady Hermie was burnt down, just like that.

How cruel this world was. I didn't know the meaning of the dream nor do I know if they existed or not but as it was, I just hope the baby was okay and the lady Hermie should get the justice that she deserved.

Lady Sofia should be dead for what she had done to the poor lady Hermie.

One thing I couldn't wrap my head around was the fact that I was also tied against a tree yet I wasn't the one who was being tormented. Even the tormentors didn't spare me a glance.

What do I call this?

After putting on a casual short, baggy gown. I headed downstairs and got to the dining room. Mom placed my plate of food next to hers while she settled to start eating. Max brought a tray containing glass cups and water and kept them on the table and then took his seat next to mom. Usually, we all sit next to each other whenever it was time to eat but tonight would definitely be different especially with the fact that I was still mad at mom.

I grabbed my food and sat across them instead. Max glanced at me like I was insane, mom didn't even spare me a glance.

The dinner finished as quick as it shouldn't had been, normally we would crack jokes and laugh aloud, play riddles and steal each other's food but tonight we did none.

After clearing the plates and doing the dishes. We all departed, mom retired to her room, Max stayed back in the kitchen while I stayed in the living room with the television playing one of my favorite episode of Queen Of The South and at the same time I waited for my phone to boot.

" What's up with you and mom?"

I was startled for a moment but settled down after seeing Max coming out from the kitchen and coming over to me.

" Why do you ask?"

I questioned taking my phone and staring at the amount of messages that I had gotten.

" You two seen weird with each other during dinner,"

I shook my head.

" There is nothing,"

For a moment, he doesn't say anything. He simply fixed his gaze on me, one which I ignored. My attention was now focused on my phone as I skimmed through the text messages.

Six messages from Sonia.

Two from Zelda.

Four from Jones.

And surprisingly two from the boss. I stopped scrolling, tempted to open his messages but the being sitting beside me would definitely poke into my business if I did that with him by my side.

" I don't believe you,"

I rolled my eyes.

" Good for you Max, I'm not forcing you to believe me, okay?"

I stood up and sat on a different couch.

" What's up with the attitude?"

Now, I could hear the slight anger in his voice.

" Nothing,"

I glanced at him. His furious gaze refused to leave me but after a while he got up and left the living room.

Now all the family were mad at one another.

Shrugging the family problems off my shoulders, I hesitantly opened the message with my stomach groaning out.

I took a deep breath before reading the messages.

' Still ignoring my messages? Just to let you know, I'm done clearing the desk. Come early '

' Can't wait to hear you moan out my name and keep it in mind that you'd be fixing the condom and I'll be fixing me into you'

Literally, My heart stopped beating.