CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE INJURY

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Melissa was so disturbed because she knew that it was her fault this time around. She couldn't lay low for days, she need to clarify things between she and Chris. They've not even officially ended their relationship. Even though she strongly know that he won't believe her, she still wanted to tell him the reason she did what she did to clear her conscience. She was restless because of his silence. The Chris she knows will never lay low when hurt. He couldn't be trusted not to device anything. She couldn't let him hurt her benefactor.

All through morning she couldn't concentrate but she had to take care of some things. Immediately she was done she headed to Chris's office but she was told he left for home early since his travelled already, so she headed to his place.

As she drove, she noticed another car behind her. It seems she was been followed. There was a smirk on her lip because she expected such. She kept her pace so that they wouldn't know she noticed them already but Immediately she got to a corner, the car overtook hers and crossed her lane.

She watched as four huge ladies emerged from the car and none of them she knew. Fear gripped her and she knew she would never leave the same or at most dead if care is not taken. She quickly got down so as not to let them see her fears.

"Why block my way?" She asserted with a bold look.

The ladies gave her a queer look.

"Are you questioning us?" One of the ladies asked pointing at them as if she is drawing a line.

"Who else do you think?"

"Do you know who we are?" She asked surprised that even their looks didn't make her figet.

"I don't think so" she said rudely.

"She seems bold" another said" with a wicked smile.

"That's because she seem not to know who we are. She would surely cower if she knows who she's toiling with" another inserted as if to comfort herself.

Melissa gave them an uncaring looking and it angered them the more.

"Do you know the vipers?"

As she was asked this question, her heart snapped and she prayed that someone will just come to her rescue. It was now she knew Drew's words to give her a bodyguard was really a nice idea but her stubborn self has already land her into trouble.

"Yes I do but I don't seem to have business with hoodlums" she replied blankly.

If those planner to know that she's going to face the Vipers in few days, they would never have allowed her to do such thing as anger her. Now she has been dumped into big trouble.

Her seeing this ladies means they are here to kill her because none saw the vipers and live. She prayed enerstly for a savior.

"She doesn't seem to respect her elders" one spitted out.

"She seems interesting" the largest said smiling.

"Is it because you look like Buffaloes, that's the reason you claim to be elders?" she asked disdainfully.

She knew she was buying herself time with her words.

"What an effrontery!" One shouted.

Melissa knew that the more angry they get, the more confused they are and the more her chances of escaping. She then summoned courage and kept talking.

"If you ladies don't have any reasonable thing to do, I have. You can do me a favour by moving your truck from the way, I've got an important meeting to catch up with" she said authoritatively.

"Ain't you scared?" The largest asked astonishly.

No one, hearing their name has ever dared to talk back at them not to talk of insulting them. This really gave them a baffled that tiny Melissa couldn't get scared standing right in front of them. They wanted to know what gave her such audacity.

"Why would I be? I've been expecting such confrontation. So let's settle what we have to settle. I have to move girls" she said still maintaining her stability.

"You are exactly as you are said" the largest said smiling devilishly. "And it will also be fun to see you beg for your life by the time we are done with you" she added .

They began to move closer but she stretched her hand and they stopped. She didn't even have to say a word before they stopped. It was as if she remoute them.

"Aren't you guys five?" She asked with pride.

The ladies exchanged look. They didn't know what she wanted to derive from her words.

"I heard you are five in number. How come you are four? Where is the fifth?"

"And how's that your concern?" One of them who was already frosty that they are wasting ti!e asked.

"Why are we even answering this idiot?" Another asked.

"Let's say we are giving her a gift for not been scared before her death" the largest replied. "They are her last words so let's respect it" she added laughing.

The fear in Melissa almost manifested in her eyes.

"You know what, I don't have business with the four of you but the person I have business with should come sort it out herself if she is bold enough. Tell Pearl to quit hiding behind the wheel and come face me herself" she said looking at them with contempt.

She couldn't imagine herself getting angry at the veg of death.

"Wow! She's got big nerves" one roared.

"Let that coward called Pearl come out" she roared in same manner, that the ladies unknowingly shook in fear.

Pearl who didn't want to disgrace her gang jumped down from the car.

"You think me a coward?" She shouted.

"Hmm hmm. What else can explain your hiding!" She asked.

"I was only there to watch how you would be brutally butchered.

"Who wants to butcher who? Is it this dying hippopotamuses that needs rescuing them self that want to do the buycheri?" She asked with full sarcasm.

Behind her laughter hides huge fears and a vibrating voice.

"Arghhhhh!!!!! I'll crush you" one yowled wanting to run to her but the largest stopped her.

Pearl it isn't my fault that Drew detests you. He seems to like beautiful and hardworking, adorable, fun to be with lady like me. While he sees you as a disgusting, lazy and a headache. What do you expect from a man that you beat all his workers that earn him money? Even his skin his money. If everyone refuses to work for him where then will he get the money you want to die for? "

They seems dazes at fearless Melissa.

"No wonder you are thinking yourself above all. Just because of this horrible powerless group you are" she paused looking into their angry eyes one after the other. She didn't even quiver at their bouncing anger. "If you ever value your life, this should be the first and the last time in your entire life, you will appear in front of me because if you do, I won't let it slide" she threatened with a vicious look.

The ladies became more scared seeing her looks and at the way she spoke fearlessly. They couldn't understand what is giving her such confidence.

"What an audacity!" Pearl said in shock.

"She even has the nerves to threaten us?" One scoffed angrily.

It seems like they are glued to a spot. It seems her boldness has broken their wings.

"Hey, I know Drew chose you over me but you will regret been the chosen one" Pearl said irascibly.

Melissa laughed out loud figuring what to do in her mind knowing that her time is up.

"Deal with her" she ordered.

Melissa stopped them again. "Why not you. Aren't you the one who wants revenge? Why quiver behind hour friends?" She mocked.

Melissa knew if they rush at her even without them holding a weapon, they would snap her neck in seconds since they are serial killers.

Pearl looked at her friends before looking at her. "Why should I? They can help since they are my friends. You are the one who's got no one. Even Drew can't save you" she laughed.

Melissa knew she spoke the truth. She's got no one. She wondered why no one has passed since but she won't go down easily.

"I don't look for helpers. I'm capable to handle things myself neither do I laze around like you. Am I not a lady like you? In fact you are way bigger than I am. I should be the one scared. I don't know the difference between you and these old haggard elephants you called friends. Aren't they your peers. What an indolence" she said laughing heartily even though she wanted to cry.

Her words brought rage in the eyes of the ladies and they sworn to kill her no matter what but at first they wanted Pearl to prove to her that she is not a weakling.

"I'll show you who lazes around" Pearl sworn.

She ran to Melissa but received a huge kick from her and this wowed the rest. They looked at Pearl as she struggle to get up. When they saw that Melissa's power was too much on Pearl, they rushed at her but their anger couldn't let them think straight. Melissa managed to beat them by them hitting themselves more. One of them carried a sharp iron wanting to hit it on her but she moved away quickly, letting it escape her head but tore her leg. She cried out in pain.

Unknowingly to Melissa, there was a tracker on Pearl body that was used to monitor her and immediately they saw that she was with Melissa, there was an alert at the company which made Drew's bodyguards at alert. She didn't know she was buying time for them when she was talking.

Immediately they got there, they pounce on the ladies and within two minutes, they've rendered them useless.

Melissa didn't even wait for them she got into her car and drove away.

Drew wasn't aware of this because he was in the surgery room. It was his bodyguards tat were in charge that cleared them. They tied them up and took them away.

Melissa was grateful for her like and headed to the nearest hospital to take care of her leg. When she got her leg treated, they pleaded with her to stay and have some rest but she said she has something important to attend to. She wanted to finish all once and for all.

When she got to Chris's place, the gate man didn't allow her in as instructed by his boss. He sat her down at the gate and went to call him. Chris didn't come out until after about an hour. He strode out in a very proud way.

Melissa stood up in pains to go meet him.

He just gave her a bad scrutiny. She looked slightly unkempt and he could notice her injured leg. Although he wanted to know what caused it but his pride wouldn't allow him to ask. He was quite happy that she didn't come as calm as before NAD to come taunt him with her glowing beauty. Her face looks pale.

So, what brought the assistant and sex mate of rich Dr Kmetko? " he asked with a cruel mocking voice.

Melissa didn't mind his words. She just want to say what she's got and get out.

"Chris you won't understand what transcended that day if you don't let me explain" she said with a wan voice.

She was so tired. All her body aches but Chris wouldn't let her in so she had to stand on her bad leg.

"I'm listening" he said insipidly.

She was glad he decided to hear her out.

"All you see that day was a pretense just to make that lady believe Drew is in a relationship and not interested in her. You know the story of her bad attitudes quite well. I do tell you about her. All you saw there is just a pretense" she explained.

She is not someone who knows how to explain such event so she couldn't go into deep details.

Chris never believed her as expected, he smiled wickedly strolling to her.

"What I saw that day wasn't in anyway a pretense. I could see the deep list in you two's eyes" he said in a deep voice.

Melissa knew he spoke the truth but she couldn't admit it. "That's not true" she shook her head.

"Moreover, why you of all ladies, if not that you've been sleeping with eachother" he said looking into her eyes.

Melissa has no strength to talk so she just kept quite.

"You went to concote a story thinking me a fool to believe you" he laughed. Then his expression turn devilish. "I might love you but I'm not dumb neither am I a fool you thought me to be. Next time pick a good lie slut" he said angrily.

"I never expected you to believe me. I just came to clear my conscience so I won't blame myself for not telling you the truth" she said bluntly.

Chris who is an attention seeker was vexed by that word. He always want people to cower beneath him but seeing her talk this way, he was really angry.

"You mean you didn't come to beg me?" He snorted angrily because she didn't care about his feelings for her.

"I know I do owe you an apology but what it is the essence of it when it won't be accepted. All I came to let you know is that I'm not interested in Drew".

Chris smiled. "You are not interested, yet you allowed him ti touch and read all the letters beneath your clothes" he yowled.

Melissa moved back fully aware of his violent character. He could hit her anytime.

"If I were the one who wanted to, you would have given me hundreds of reasons why I shouldn't but he is allowed to freely touch you in the name of pretense hmm".

Melissa has seen him get angry but the looks on his face now got her scared. She knew she had to go now.

"Well since you didn't come to beg but came to give me an unacceptable explanation, that makes me irrelevant to your life anymore rich DR's prostitute" he yelled vilely.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed you. I know I don't have the right to be here but I was too stubborn to let you believe what you wish to. I would have saved myself from insult" she said ruefully.

"Do you think I'll come begging? No harlot. You can go ahead and give your body to the dogs, I don't bloody care" he shouted.

"Enough insult" she breathes and turned to leave.

Chris drew her back that she almost fell. "How dare you leave me standing!" He bawled.

"Why not? Isn't this your house anymore?" She asked rudely and she received a slap. "You slapped me Chris" she touched her face in horror.

"Yes and I'll domit over and over again" he boasted vilely.

"You know why ladies hate you? It is because you are arrogant, hot tempered and has no regard for them and always beat them up. Unlike Drew, he treats them with huge respect. Even the lady that caused him so much trouble, he never for once hit her not to talk of his own girl. Why won't they no minding to die just to have him while you are left alone all by yourself" she spitted out in a lilting voice. She was so angry.

Chris got more angry because she compared him with his worst enemy. Then he slapped her again.

"Go meet him you b**ch I'm not begging you to stay" he shouted.

Melissa didn't want to fight him. She was so exhausted and he is the guy that she thought she loved for a long time. She didn't want to beat up such guy.

"I didn't know I hooked up with a beast" she groaned to herself and turned to leave.

He drew her back. "I'm not done with you".

As he wanted to slap her again, she held his hand and retaliated.

"You slapped me?" He got a shock. Didn't know she would retaliate.

Melissa was sad that her anger drove her to retaliation. She wished she hadn't.

"You want a fight, so be it"

He gave her a kick on her injured leg that she fell down screaming.

Chris's security came to for her rescue, knowing the kind of animal the man his. He knew Melissa won't leave without getting badly injured. As he tried to help her, he got a huge blow from him that sent him to the floor.

Melissa looked at the man on the poor. "Chris are you crazy!" She shouted in pain.

"Yes I am and I'll show you".

He pounced on her hitting her seriously. Melissa thought she was going to die but that wasn't the worse of all.

"I'll destroy that beauty you think is rare and let's see if your god Dr will still want you" he shouted.

Then he scrubbed her eyes on the floor while she screamed so hard.

No one seems to come to her rescue except the poor old man who received more blows. Well it seems Melissa wasn't totally unlucky because his friend Timland drove in. He couldn't even park his car appropriately. He jumped out when he saw what Chris was doing to a female. Thinking it was one of his maids, he went to give him a punch.

"How many times have I told you it is an animal nature to beat up a woman" he yowled.

Chris wanted to retaliate but he received another punch.

"Stay out of this Tim" he shouted wanting to return back to Melissa.

Timlan held him and threw him back. He went to Melissa whom the security was helping to her feet. When she lifted her head, her face was filled with blood. At first Timlan didn't know who it was but when Melissa raised her hand, he saw her wristwatch which was customised for only her by D-foundation, he couldn't believe what he saw. He almost swooned.

"Chris, have you gone wacko!" He shouted.