The Next Tomorrow

To Be Honest

Mara's Pov.

I asked the nurse to bring me junk food because I was craving it. She was reluctant at first because Caleb told her not to leave my side and paid her a huge tip. I threatened her that I'd make calls to make her lose her job and she frowned and rushed off. Being alone right now, I felt a little relieved. I felt the serious urge to urinate. So I got up and went to the washroom. A few minutes in, I heard a screech. "Madam, madam Mara?! Where are you? Lord Jesus!" I heard the nurse's voice out. I finished everything and walked out slowly. And there, was Devi. Her body is on my bed. She had gotten so many tattoos and her face was disfigured. They had scratched it off. Like taking flesh from chicken. I turned away and vomited. The nurse did the same. Other nurses budged in and flinched, vomited or 4ushed back at the sight. Her stench was worse because she was slightly rotten. My God. I went closer to see if it was truly her or if I made it up. Heck, I don't know why I guess at first hand but I felt it. She had a birthmark under her breast. I went to lift her dress and pushed off her degrading boobs from her body. There it was, the mark. I went back in shock. Who could do this? The tears came out automatically, I was terrified, frustrated, devastated, scared, shocked, disgusted and hopeless. I started screaming in fear as it had finally struck a cord. The nurses ran out of fear. I was confused and disgusted again. I went to the bathroom to bring out more content and that's when I felt a presence at my back. I heard Caleb's voice. I turned to respond when I felt the handkerchief pressed to my nose. I muffled and thrust at the pressure. More scared and confused until I saw the black dots...

Caleb's Pov.
I heard the commotion from my kitchen. It was from my Security cameras in the hospital. Mara?, I went to the room to keep and people kept running away from Mara's room. The dread ran through me like it was water. Had she killed herself again? And was it that bad? I rushed to the hospital with some others. I called Clara on my way to the hospital and she told me she was already on her way because she was on the emergency call and they called her. I hung up and went on getting there. We rushed into the hospital with people gapping, drooling and confused. My men and I were always a sight to look at. We rushed to Mara's room. I mentioned her name and I heard a muffled voice, I went to open the door when the nurse I told to take good care of Mara tapped me and kneeled begging me. I told her it was OK and that she should get up, I'd deal with her when this chaos was over. I finally opened the door to see a dead and almost rotting body on Mara's bed. She was nowhere to be found. I saw blood trucks on the floor which led to the washroom. I went in there and saw no one. Fuck! Fuck! I went out and saw blood trucks on the window. I rushed to it and saw the car drive away. It was Klintin as I suspected. He flipped the bed at me as I watched an unconscious Mara in the backseat of the car. I panicked and screamed. "I'll find you Klintin!, within a few hours, watch out for me stupid fool!" I screeched. I ran down the stairs and tried to follow them but they were long gone.
Dammit!...

Klintin's Pov.
I saw as Mara slipped in and out of consciousness. She looked at me beautiful as I left her. I hated her the more. She looked peaceful while I didn't! I accepted to do all this and I ended up falling in love with her. I can't forget about her...

Flashback.
I watched as my dad sat quietly. I was clearing up the garden when he called. He always said I was born for a greater deed than making gardens. I sat across from him. "Klintin, you are my only son. Your sister is already her part to sustain our family business and you are just here being a useless boy!" He said furious, smacking his hand hard onto the table. I flinched back a little before regaining my confidence. "I told you, old man, I'm not going to kill for you like my sister keeps doing just to impress you not for any good reason!" I equally snapped. He shook his head like he was disappointed.
"Listen Klintin, this Cann family has been on our nerves since we came to this city. They killed your grandmother!" He shouted the last part. I looked at him with disbelief and shock. "Yes, The father of Clara. He had an affair with your grandmother and deceived her. She got pregnant with me and tried to tell him and claim her place in his life but he loved his wife too much. He couldn't leave her. When I was just two, your grandmother went to him again, that we were in debt and hungry. He didn't care. He just got angry and sacked her. She came back home crying, saying, "He sacked me again baby." I was devastated and didn't know what to do. I told her everything would be fine and that if I came back from school, we'd watch TV together. I came home to sirens. She was killed. He killed her. I was sent to the orphanage with no education until your grandparents adopted me. I made up my mind I'll seek revenge on his whole happy family. So go, get a job in his daughter's house and look at everything, " My dad concluded. I was convinced, the Cann house destroyed my father and now we'll take what belongs to us,"...

"Yes please, I'm Delvis Boateng and I'm here to apply for gardener," I said. "Aren't you young and must go to school?" The husband of Clara said. " You know what, I'll sponsor your schooling as long as you work well," He said before leaving. Upon entering the house,  I saw her, her fair skin radiant under the soft sun. She was beautiful. "Dad, my money," She said. "Oh sorry dear, I'll send it into your account, for the month right?" He asked. She nodded. He smiled at her, "Will ten thousand be enough?...

I looked on, I'd bring them down one by one...
"Give me back my daughter Clara, you know Mara is mine. You thief!" I overheard. I watched as they shushed her and sacked her out. She was my gateway...

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