chapter60 Revitalized

*slap..

she doesn't know how many times she slapped the four of them especially Jasmine, so much that both her hands were aching, so that is that for the first promise

*'when I get freed, I'll them what a real slap feels like'*

as for her second promise to herself, she shaved the hair of the girl that pulled and yanked on her hair. it was poorly done job and awful to look at but that's the point

"I'll let you go because I'm nice, and you did not do anything to me. directly." she said to the girl that didn't participate much. "but if you do anything. anything all at that will harm me or family, I will not hesitate to put you under"

the lady nodded vehemently, trying and failing to control her sobs.

" but as for the rest of you, I'll send you to Trevor. he can do whatever he wants with you"

"please, please I'm s-sorry" the now bald lady begged.

"maybe next time when a friend asks you to help torture someone you'll think twice. Trevor won't kill you. I think. I seriously don't care." *one more slap to Jasmine's face "I know for a fact that Trevor won't kill you because 'family is everything', so I look forward to seeing you around"

with her head held high and her nose kissing the sky, she walked out of the room feeling revitalized. Jasmine's chapter is now behind her and all the stress she didn't know she was feeling all gone.

she had forgotten that she came along with Lucas until he hugged her from behind.

"are you feeling better now?"

"yes" she melted into his embrace. "sorry for being so.. what's the word?.. dense?"

"more like intense" Lucas chuckled "trust me, I've been kidnapped before and I have reacted much worse"

"I don't even want to know" she sighed.

"what I want to know is if you hand is hurting or injured, you did a lot of slapping back there"

"nothing much, I might have to put it on ice but, nothing much"

from tomorrow onwards, everything will go back to normal, a lot has happened and she has already missed lot work. she'd choose her boring no hobby lifestyle over this tensed dramatic one. any day.

"how bout you spend the night at my place?"

"what?!" she didn't know what to think.

"n-not like that, I-I didn't mean it like that" Lucas stuttered and she couldn't help but smile. 'of course he didn't mean it like'. "I mean t-to cook you dinner, watch a movie or two a-and you can stay at in the guest room"

"sure, sure. I should text my Dad... oh hey Trevor, when did you get here?" she spotted Trevor coming there way with two buff men.

"just now, I can to pick up my sister and her friends.. from torture" he sighed in frustration "why I pick her up from a party or a failed sleepover like normal people"

"maybe it's because you're not normal people" Lucas seethed, earning him an elbow shoved to the ribs. "ahwww"

"hello Lucas" at least someone is trying to be civilized even though it's clearly forced but petty Mr Lucas ignored him.

*another shove to his rib.

" my friend said hello" Grace said with a threatening smile.

"salutations" Lucas mumbled.

grace couldn't help but laugh "we'll get going then before someone develops more petty bones"

"bye. I'll text you later" Trevor hugged her intentionally to rile Lucas up and it was obviously working.

"okay. that's enough" Lucas huffed walking away annoyed.

"bye!" Grace said before following after her petty boyfriend.

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spending time at Lucas's place was amazing. she didn't expect any less.

this time around, she didn't bother helping out with the cooking she sat back, relaxed and enjoyed a nice hot plate of veggie lasagna while watching box office blockbuster movies. she didn't help clean up either.

after dinner and movies, they played videogames in which she won most of the games, she had to. whenever she lost, she would come up a thousand and one reasons why the game was unfair or rigged. he had to let her win. (that last part is not important information)

a quick dessert featuring Lucas's latest obsession -froyo, it was past midnight and time to say good night.

"thanks for tonight" she said shyly. she had already taken a shower and is now wearing an oversized sweater that belongs to Lucas, it is comfy and huge on her body frame, reaching mid thigh.

"I-it's no p-problem" Lucas answered while staring shamelessly at her exposed legs. he also brought sweatpants for her wear but she ignored them (intentionally)

'who said not all men are perverts? even the seemingly innocent ones'

"I-I-I was th-thinking t-that" he shaked his head to gather his thought. "I was thinking, since I've meet your family maybe, I can introduce you to mine?"

"that time doesn't count" she yelped in embarrassment, recalling Anna's story on how Lucas informal meeting with her went. "but yes. I would like to meet your family."

"thank you" Lucas beamed. a not so brief kiss on the lips and a more tender one on her forehead. "goodnight"

"goodnight" she chirped as Lucas closed the door leaving her own devices.

she did a little happy dance before flopping on the bed. somehow, the kiss on her forehead meant more than the kiss on her lips.

no wonder she sleep with a smile on her face.

MEANWHILE....

while Grace was enjoying her dreamless sleep;

"I'll destroy you. I'll take everything away from you. I will never allow you to be happy. never! never! never! I will set you ablaze even if it's the last thing I do!!" she yelled at the top of her voice.

Jasmine was fuming with rage and her only thought were about the destruction of Grace Tang.

her brother had her locked up and to be feed only once a day, no one was to communicate with her to give her 'time to think and change her ways'.

the only thing she will be thinking about or changing is her plans to destroy Grace. it is what she lives for, it is her obsession. she only rest the day she see Grace burning in the flames that she lit.