The Journey to Escaping Darkness (Book 1)

Chapter 13

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I never fell asleep. I just kept playing the tap over and over again. As much as I hated this boy for leaving I loved him. I would never stop. I could never stop. Lord knows I've tried to push him away and try convicting myself that I hated him. But I mean how could I? I've known and loved him for too long.

His words and his face kept haunting my mind. He never left. As the tape kept going on and on I looked over at Oliver who was still sound asleep.

I wasn't going to work today so I was going to stay in bed all day. At least that was the plan.

It was already seven a.m. and I hadn't rung for Mona yet. I'm sure she was wondering what was going on, but she knew that she could only come in at noon if I didn't come to breakfast.

Another three hours past and I was still watching the tape. My tears stained my face and I stared blankly at the screen waiting for something. I don't know what I was looking for in the tape or why I kept watching it.

A normal person would have his face memorized by now, but I wanted something to happen. I don't know what I thought would happen, but nothing did. It was already noon and Mona peaked her head through the door and confusedly look at me then look at the tv. She nodded her head and closed the door behind her walking over to me.

She sat down on the bed next to me watching the tape with me. "So Dermot, huh?" She started looking at me.

"No, Hoodie Allen." I responded still looking at the screen. Hoodie Allen was one of my favorite hip hop artists. Plus it wasn't too painful to look at him.

"Are you gonna look through his stuff on Sunday?" She asked me raping her arm around me pulling me in.

"No, I don't think Hoodie Allen would like me going through his stuff, then again I am the queen." I said plainly not wanting to talk about Dermot. But yet I would watch him on a tape. I hated how Dermot was a sensitive subject around them.

"Dermot's. Did you want to go through his stuff with me and some other servants?"

"No, I don't think I'd want to." I mumbled back at Mona.

"Alright, well if you change your mind, you know where to go." Mona said getting up and walking towards the door.

"I should know where to go, it's my damn castle." I said lowly.

"Always have to have the last word?" She said in a smart ass tone.

"Yes in fact I do need the last word smart ass." I replied right back to her I the same tone mockingly.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." she said saluting me.

"Well thank you for your permission your highness, oh wait, that's me!" I shouted at her from across the room.

"Your really something, I feel bad for Oliver." She said tilting her head to the side now walking in a little bit from the door way.

"I don't." I replied simply.

"Wonder why?"

"Hey! I need to have the last word! Didn't we just go over this Mona! You need to be on top of things!" I said finishing off the conversation. She laughed and walked off.

I waited a few seconds for her to walk off far enough to wear she couldn't hear me. I jumped out of bed and rushed to Oliver and ripped the covers off of him. I shook him trying to wake him up, but nothing. So I grabbed his ankle and dragged him off the couch. Without a single flinch from Oliver I hung my head low next to Oliver's ear and yelled Oliver. His whole body jumped up and his head whacked my head causing that stupid, ridiculous, nonsense pain.

"Raven, calm down, it was an accident." Oliver said softly looking at me with his hand on his head where we hit. I just looked at him frustrated and annoyed that for me to wake him up I have to be in pain.

"Oliver, it's past noon, and I have to go somewhere." I said through a clenched jaw.

"Why wouldn't you just go without me. I'm sure you'd much rather not have to babysit me all today too." he asked quietly with worry linking in his voice.

"What? You think I'm gonna kill you or something?" I asked dumbly.

"Sort of." he said plainly.

"No Oliver. I just have to go somewhere and I'm gonna need your help. But what we do, no one can know about." I said with my voice strong but low.

If anyone found out what I'm gonna do, is have someone's head hanging above my head board...

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