His Lethal Love

Chapter - 3

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“Sad and depressed, I forced myself to move towards my home. Everything was gone. I once again lost to Scott Martinez. I was to die a tragic death at his hands, and he was on his way to accomplishing it. I would soon give up and beg for mercy at his feet. It was impossible to believe I was falling in love with him. All he wanted was my life. He had already snatched all I had owned once in my life. In his eyes, I could see a thirst for revenge. No matter what, he would never leave me alone. It was my dream to leave the country with my siblings, but I didn’t have enough money. 

“Cami!” My attention was immediately drawn to Natalie who was running toward me. A wave of panic swept through me when I saw her tearful eyes and stained face, as though she had been crying for hours. 

“Nati...” I walked toward her and grabbed her shoulder to stabilize her as she was trembling uncontrollably. “What happened?”

“Clarence...” she swallowed, tears still streaming down her cheeks. 

“What happened to Clarence?”

“He…he has overdosed drugs.”

And I froze, watching her with my rounded eyes. It took me a while to understand what she had said. “What do you mean by overdose?” I exclaimed, suddenly panic hit me hard. 

“He is in the ICU.” she broke into tears. “He has been using it for a year and I’ve tried to tell you but he threatened that if I tell you then he would reveal my truth.”

“What’s your truth?” I asked even though my mind had stopped working. 

“I’m three months pregnant,” she whispered in her wobbly voice, peeking at me through her wet eyelashes. 

My jaw flexed, and my hands clenched into fists. “Natalie!”

“I’m sorry, sis…” she flinched. 

“You know what it means? You’re well aware of our family condition but still…” I gritted out, charging at her. 

“I…I’m sorry…” she stuttered, lowering her gaze. “It just happened.” She gulped. “You won’t kill my baby, will you?” she said and my eyes popped out. 

“Why are you saying this, Natalie.”

“You…you killed him, didn’t you,” she whispered monotonously. 

 “I…I…” I breathed, suddenly my feet quivered with anxiety. “Let’s go and see Clarence.”

In less than half an hour, we arrived at the hospital and found my brother in the ICU. He was in critical condition. The doctor informed me his brain had been damaged and he required immediate treatment. Initially, I told him to begin treatment right away, but the lack of money made it difficult. A thousand dollars were needed to save my brother’s life. My brother would die if I couldn’t arrange money. 

“What do we do now, Cami?” Natalie asked. I could see the same fear on her face as I had on mine. We couldn’t lose our baby brother. 

“I don’t know,” I mumbled emptily. 

“We require money!” she said impatiently. “You told us that father left us a secret fund, didn’t you?”

“It was a lie!” I snapped. “It was a pure lie. I don’t have a penny, I even lost my job because of that Scott Martinez.”

“We’re here because of your fault. You caused us to beg for money and a job at every single place. You killed his twin brother and made him a monster. Now he wants to kill us alive.” Natalie choked. “It’s all your mistake, Cami. You’ll be responsible if anything happens to Clarence.”