Chapter Eighty Two
My feet were bound when I opened my eyes. I reached for the ropes and tried to loosen them but it was so hard mA I struggled with the ropes but they seemed so tight. I continued tugging at it and then I loosened them.
I was in a dark room with only poor lightning, I could barely see anything else except the window.
There was no door in sight. The light came in from the small window at the top of the room. I could not reach it even if I tried. And then the worst part was that I couldn't recognize where exactly I was.
I heard weird sounds coming from outside. I tried to listen to understand what they were saying, but I couldn't. The voices drew closer and I waited expectantly for whoever owned the voice to come inside.
I went still when the first person entered from a door and camouflaged as a part of the wall. I was so scared I almost urinated on myself.
It was Jade and he had a startling look on his face. I moved back as he moved further into the room and I could see the others who came in with him. Dole, Keith, and Mera. Their looks mirrored Jade.
They were glaring daggers at me. The last person entered. I could feel his dominance as his unwavering gaze stayed on me.
" Mar, I....."
And on seeing him enter the room I felt relief that he had come to save me.
"Baby .. save me from these people. They are trying to hurt me" I cried but he ignored me.
He lifted his head and our eyes met and the words died in my mouth. Gone was the gentle look he had for me, it was filled with hate and contempt. My heart sunk into my chest. He hated me now, I could not bear this. To see him look at me like I wasn't anything to him. It hurt me.
"Mar....." I tried again but he growled at me.
"You lied to me" he spat in a vicious voice.
"I didn't know" I cried.
How could I possibly explain this to him? How do I tell him that I did not know of my true origin? How do I convince him to believe me?
" Mar please...."
"I hate you. I hate your kind. You do not deserve to live. Not after what your kind caused me. They killed my sister" he shouted angrily.
"No. I'm nothing like that. I have never hurt anybody and I will never hurt you. I love you"
"Lies... you have been deceiving me all along.. and I trusted you"
"I'm not lying. I was going to tell you"
"When?" He shouted
" You don't deserve to live," Jade said and I turned to him.
"He is right," Mar said
I saw a weapon materialize in his hands.
My eyes opened. I had never seen him hold a weapon before. They were closing in on me. A weapon in their hand.
I moved away from the until there was no place to run to. I was trapped between them and the wall. I looked at Mar with pleading eyes. He raised the weapon and sunk it into my chest with no emotion on his face.
I saw the others move too and I screamed. I jerked up in my bed.
I was alone and there was a dull ache in my chest. I looked around. I was still at Mar's place.
It was only a nightmare, and then I rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash my face. I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
What was I going to do next? what is this dream mean?
The dream was simply a warning of what would happen to me if Mar ever found out I was a siren. My love and friendship with Mar and his friends will not matter when they found out the truth. I was something they hated with a passion and they vowed to kill on sight. I cleaned my face and left the bathroom for the living room.
Mera was sitting on the couch with her legs on the table. She turned when I entered and beckoned me over. I joined her on the couch and she wrapped her arms around me. I watched the movie in silence while my mind wandered.
Even while I watched, I flinched at any unusual sound.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes... No... Not really"
"Do you want to tell me about it"
"It's nothing really. I guess I'm just stressed out"
"You should take a lot of rest," she said
"Yes, I will."
I was curious to know how Mar had coped while o was away. So I asked her.
"Mar was good when o left right?"
"Absolutely not, he couldn't do anything. He kept looking for a way to reach to you. He abandoned all his businesses just to find you. He lost his best friend too"
I was hurt hearing all he had been through but somehow I felt like staying here was wrong.
"I never knew he had a best friend"
"We didn't either until his burial. He was really down. He barely ate anything"
"Mar really went through a lot, I never knew my absence will do all of that to him"
"He loves you so much and will do anything to keep him safe and I advise you not to hurt him"
"I won't," I said and I felt like a liar because I was close to hitting his feelings.
"If I may ask. Where did you go to and why?"
I was not expecting this question from her but I had to answer her.
"My friend had an emergency and I had to be there for her"
Mera didn't believe me and I could see it in her eyes but she didn't ask any further.
She turned back to the television and continued to watch. I sat there staring at the television but my mind was else where.
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