Chapter 4
Mira squatted on the marble floor just next to Berry. She held her in a tight embrace as they both glared at the gorgeous monster in front of them. Their hearts raced. The kids were taking refuge behind them and crying because Rodriguez had hit them.
Mira ordered that he should return her phone.
He said of course and when he had shattered it beyond repair he threw it at her. He didn't look fazed as she screamed stuffs like 'stop!', 'what's wrong with you?', 'wait till my brother gets around here!' all through the act. To him those were all background sounds completely unworthy of his attention , but what she just said caught his attention. Someone is coming around so he has to find a way out as soon as possible.
Berry looked at Mira as she yelled, she had tired out from squatting and sat down there, on the floor with her clutch just next to her. She felt horrible, for Mira, the kids and herself.
Mira had turned to radio mode, she kept on screaming, yelling this insult or the other. He was infuriated because it was hard to concentrate on thinking his way out with all the noise the girl was making.
Suddenly he grabbed her neck and pressed hard on it.
"Shut the f*** up!" "Enough of all this Rodriguez!"
Berry suddenly pushed him. He was taken aback. She called him by his name? Mira too was surprised that they knew each other but then in most cases of rape the victim is usually an acquaintance of the author. But what shocked her was that she finally remembered him.
He was none other than Rodriguez Martiny, an infamous actor and a proud businessman. He was not from their country, just in town for a trip. How did he end up in her brother's house?
"What are you still, waiting for? Why don't you just leave now? Pl- please?" "Berry" "No one will come running after you."
He had called her name apologetically, he even looked sorry but everyone knows better than to trust a professional actor.
She watched him pick up his stuffs and leave while Mira threw glances at both their of them in shock.
As the door locked she burst in tears and hugged her knees. Mira looked away now feeling bad for suspecting her sister in law. She picked her clutch and approached her. It's over now, she said as she patted her back.
"Go and freshen up I have to call ginger bread and tell him what happened."
Berry wanted to object, he didn't pick her calls earlier. Though he didn't care much about internal issues, he was the first to pick up a fight for her in public. While he always respected her he never acted like a lover just a protective shield like her bodyguard.
She never did anything worthwhile for him so she might at least spare him a useless conflict that he knows nothing about how it started but that could ruin his life.
'You know I think we should just forget about this, nothing serious even happened.'
Mira narrowed her eyes, " look at my neck, it still stings. Take a look at all those bruises on your hands. Nothing serious?! Really?"
Berry looked away
" fine" " Are you worried about something… I mean is there anything you will like to share with me on this? Because… don't take it badly but, why was Rodriguez Martiny here in the first place? Why was he violating you? Where did you meet? All these questions have to be answered so we can prevent another assault. " he is just a guy that was a friend of my mother. We met at the hospital, at least I met him there. He was in my room the day I woke up. Call Nathan if it suits you"
Berry paced her way to her room upstairs. Mira watched her at first as she made weak steady steps but then stopped and walked to the fix and called Nathan.
When he finally answered "hello"
A very heavy object fell of the staircase maybe a vessel. Mira turned.
"BERRY!" she screamed and ran off to her dropping the phone.
"Mira?! Mira is it you? Why are you yelling Berry's name ? Mira! Tell me what's happening!"
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Nathan was at the verge of panicking. He drove off leaving his belle petite blond in the parking.
He drove as fast as a bullet but that was still not fast enough for him. To crown it all the traffic lights turned red. He was moving so fast the car didn't stop in time and: metal scratched metal, tyre brushed tar, metal shattered glass.
He was a little shaken but he removed his seat belt and stepped out of the car. He couldn't believe he caused that. That was the worst timing ever! Could the accident not wait until tomorrow?
He moved toward the other car. The owner was still inside and Thaniel didn't like that. Even if the person was injured he had to come out of his car for them to figure the way forward but no. Mister wants to freak him out by staying dead silent.
He was in such a hurry and that man… urgh!
He opened the door and dragged the person out by the collar. It was a celebrity but he didn't care.
" Hey man, what's…"
His phrase got interrupted by a punch right in his face. His nose cracked and bled. He screamed in pain. "what.." , he started off again and this time again he was silenced by another punch in his face.
Thaniel tried to calm down but he was deeply angry that that man didn't have a scratch but he just decided to stick in his comfy limited edition tesla while his wife and sister are going through God knows what!.
He was not in the mood to be tempted can they really blame him.
The young man's beautiful face was messed up bloody and ugly. Thaniel grabbed his arm and sat him back into the driver's seat he didn't want to separate from earlier.
" Now even the blind can testify you were into a bad accident. I guess you don't need my visit card but have it anyway in case you forgot who you are messing with."
Nathanael drove away leaving the man in pain.
When he arrived home no one was there, he called Mira but her phone was off. Berry's phone rang on the dinning. He was about to leave when he paused, something was wrong with the kids they weren't so playful when they welcomed him home.
He bent over, Diver was hurt . Berry will never hurt her not even by mistake.
He got up and punched the wall. What was happening under his roof while he was away… FLIRTING! He punched the wall again.
Now he was pacing around as he tried to reach Nicolas –Mira's chauffeur, when he smashed shattered glass, he picked it up, he immediately understood why the pretty boy was on that avenue earlier. Who did this, he certainly knows who.