LOVE & LUST – Episode 25 & 26

🔞❤️ LOVE & LUST ❤️🔞
⟨ …. Forbidden Romance …. ⟩

𝓣𝓗𝓔𝓜𝓔; 𝖀𝖓𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖊 𝕮𝖗𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘!

CHAPTER 25💞26

By, Adinu Cindy
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DON’T PLAGIARISE, 😏

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⟨A MONTH LATER≈ DUNLOP
RESIDENCE••10AM⟩

Lyric slowly opened her eyes.

Waking up this morning wasn’t the usual rude
jolt that rocked her out of restfulness. It was
more like the gentle coaxing of mother’s tender
voice lulling her awake with fond crooning.

The room was still dark,, her sleepy brain slowly
realized. The deep blue shadows of the fading
night lingered around the folds of the curtains.

She blinked repeatedly,, and her eyes darted
around the unfamiliar room. The color was
unique,, her nostril was invaded by a beautiful
scent… which was much more different from
hers.

Everything that happened the night before came
flooding into her mind and she realized that she
was in her mother’s bedroom.

She ended up falling asleep there after staring
at her mother’s pictures and crying her eyes out.

Lyric quickly cradled a pillow tightly to her
chest,, trying to keep her tears at bay as she
played one of her favourite songs,, “True“ by
Yoari.

🎶 Tell me the truth,, this is the end, i feel like
i’ve lost myself 🎶

Lyric began singing along with the music,, while
she tried not to think about everything that has
happened in the past few months. Her mother’s
déath,, loosing her v!rginity to a total stranger..

It happened just like a dream… a terrible
nightmare at that.

🎶 Can’t find my way,, to not loose you,, why is
it so complicated?? 🎶

🎶 Nothing makes me confused,, no wonder
why 🎶

🎶 I’m still in héll,, this is the moment to come.

🎶 Now,, it’s time to choose 🎶

🎶 Wo wo hu hu. Bring me to the dark,, can’t
find you in the air,, don’t ever cry for me 🎶

🎶 Wo wo hu hu. So,, tell you all the truth… 🎶

Her phone’s message tone interrupted. She
clicked on the message and she sighed sadly
when she began reading it.

📌 HEY,, WHAT’S UP. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
HAVING LUNCH WITH ME BEFORE LEAVING
FOR YOUR MOM’S BURIAL. AROUND 1:30…ISH.
I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL
YOU… PLEASE DON’T REJECT MY OFFER.

She gave it a quick thought,, before finally
deciding to reply.

📌 YES. SURE.

It was like Floyd was eagerly for a reply,, cause
he replied her message immediately.

📌 REALLY!?. OK… I’LL PICK YOU UP BY 1.
THANKS FOR NOT TURNING ME DOWN. AND
ONCE AGAIN,, I’M SORRY ABOUT YOUR
MOTHER’S PASSING.

Lyric faked a smile and stretched the upper part
of her body.

She tied her hair in a messy bun,, before looking
in the direction of her mother’s bathroom.

“Hey mom. Can you hear me??.. i hope you can.
As from today,, i’ll be sleeping in here,, close to
you.. I can’t stand being away from you.. it
hurts. It hurts so much mum…” She sluggishly
entered the bathroom to brush her teeth,, then
take a shower afterwards.

Lyric returned back with a white towel wrapped
around her head and another on her chest. She
opened up her mother’s wardrobe and started
rummaging through it for the clothes that’ll be
okay on her.

“I wonder what he has to say to me. Why am i
so curious?? It’s not like i’m crushing on him or
anything” She wondered,, then smiled when her
gaze landed on a black fitted gown.

After dropping it on the bed,, she went to the
dressing table and started applying lotion on
her skin,, then re-styled her long blonde hair into
a ponytail.

★

Once Lyric was done dressing up,, she stepped
out of the room,, only to meet her mum in the
dinning room. She was placing breakfast on the
table.

“Good morning mum…” Lyric greeted and
pecked her cheek. Aneesa smiled and couldn’t
help but notice the cool aura emitting from her ⟨
Lyric ⟩.

“Are you going somewhere??. You look so
gorgeous in that outfit. Just tell me you’re going
on a date… yup the outfit says it all” Aneesa
gushed happily and Lyric tried to hug her,, but
found herself falling to the ground.

At that second,, Aneesa’s figure faded away. It
was just Lyric’s imagination..

“Muuuum! Muuuum!! Mo.. ther!!! Lyric wailed.
The tears flowed down her cheeks as she felt
the overwhelming rush of emotions overwhelm
her.

••••••

“Will you be my girlfriend?”

Lyric blinked rapidly,, her eyes peering into
Floyd’s in shock. Did she hear correctly? Or is
she just hallucinating?

They’re in a fancy restaurant having lunch.
Floyd decided to use that opportunity to
confess his feelings of love to her.

“I’m so sorry Floyd,, but i don’t feel the same
way. My heart belongs to someone else…” Lyric
said and Floyd slowly looked down as he felt
his heart shatter into pieces.

Floyd took in a deep breath before he smiled.

“I saw that coming. I’m so sorry for talking
about something stvpid on a day like this.
Please,, forgive me” He muttered.

“Floyd-”

“Please promise me that this won’t change
anything between us. We’ll keep being friends
like before. Don’t act awkward towards me,, let’s
just pretend this never happened” Floyd said
and Lyric nodded,, then he cupped her cheek,,
rubbing it as he smiled at her.

Lyric managed to smile back.

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⟨CLINIC⟩

The Genetic Counselor walked into the waiting
area and met Ashton. He immediately stood up
when he saw her.

He has been sitting there for quit sometime
now,, his heart pounding as he awaited the
results of the test. Last night,, he received a call
from the clinic that the results would be out
today.

He didn’t bother eating breakfast,, he just took
his bathe and dashed out of the house like a
mádman.

“Is that..” Ashton trailed slowly and the lady
nodded.

When she finally handed him the envelope,, he
opened it with trembling hands and scanned the
pages,, his eyes searching for the answer he
both wanted and feared.

“It’s… it’s…” Ashton’s eyes literally grew bigger
than before. He put the paper into his pánts
pocket and ran out of the clinic in a flash.

When he got outside,, he entered his car and
drove off.

❥❆❥❆❥❆❥

⟨ANDERSON’S RESIDENCE⟩

Kingsley came out of his bedroom,, looking so
kinkily handsome. He was dressed to impress,,
with a black shirt,, tailored pants and a neatly
polished pair of shoes.

His phone suddenly began ringing. He brought it
up and smiled when he saw it was Ashton.

“Hey dude…” Kingsley picked up with a smile on
his face. He has an idea of why he called him.

“King!, King!!!!!.” Ashton screamed so loudly that
Kingsley had to remove his phone from his ear
and place it on the table to avoid getting a
ruined eardrums.

After a while,, when he suspected that Ashton
must have already calmed down. He placed the
phone back on his ear and cleared his throat.

“Have you totally lost your mind?? You nearly
ruined my eardrum!!!” Kingsley croaked and he
heard Ashton scoff at the other end.

“You don’t have to be a drama king. I’m not
usually like this,, and you know that. Today is
just so different. Something surprising just
happened…” Ashton squealed like a girl,,
surprising Kingsley. He palmed his face and
chuckled.

“So tell me. What happened…” Kingsley spoke
sharply.

“The tests came out…”

“Kingsley..”

Kingsley’s eyes widened and he immediately
started descending the stairs.

“I told you i’m not interested in buying anything.
Don’t you get it!” Kingsley began acting like he
was scolding someone.

“What’s going on?” Raspberry asked when she
came downstairs. She was putting on a black
fitted gown with black heels and had just little
make up on.

They’re going for a funeral.. not a party!😥

“Nothing,, just these scammers with their stvpid
tricks. They’re trying to get me to buy a car from
them. I’m very sure the car must be stolen”
Kingsley lied and put a end to the call instantly.

“Kingsley..” Raspberry suddenly called.

“Yea?”

“Can i kiss you?” Raspberry looked up at his
face and his eyes widened. Did he hear right??

“What? A kiss? Tell me you’re kidding” Kingsley
narrowed his brows and Raspberry frowned.

“I’m not kidding okay. Just lend me a kiss,, i’ll
pay you back. I just want to check something..”
Raspberry pulled him to herself and cupped his
cheeks.

Kingsley was shocked the moment her lips
locked with his but he got no time to think,, he
immediately took over the kiss,, pulling her
closer by the waist,, their tongues rolling in each
other’s mouth as they engaged in the hot
romance,, s**king and napping of their lips.

Minutes later,, Raspberry slowly tried moving
away but Kingsley held her more tighter,, not
letting go of her.

She pushed him.

“That’s enough” Raspberry scowled.

Kingsley stopped and looked at her.

“Honestly,, i… i don’t know why i did that. So just
forget about it” She stuttered.

“How do you expect me to do that?” Kingsley
asked.

“Let’s just go,, else we’ll be late for the funeral”
Raspberry muttered and walked out on him,,
slamming the door loudly behind her.

Kingsley groaned and followed suit.

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⟨AT THE GARAGE⟩

“For a while there,, i thought you were never
going to show up. I nearly got tired of waiting” A
cold, husky and deep voice echoed in the dimly
lit,, cold concrete underground garage,, startling
North that her phone almost fell from her hand.

“Who’s there?” She asked,, trying to unlock her
car as she tried to take a peek at him. She
couldn’t see his face cause he had his back at
her.

North held her breath waiting for his response,,
but only silence followed.

“Did i startle you,, little kitten. Awww,, my bad…”
Was all he responded,, causing North to gasp in
disbelief. She couldn’t deny that was frightened.
.. she was scared to déath.

“Come over” The man commanded and North
slowly lifted her face. Like who’s this fóól
ordering her around like he’s the boss of her.

“Get in” He ordered again,, a rough stern edge to
his voice,, which made her flinch a bit.

“No, i won’t. You’re not the boss of me,, so stop
ordering me around. I have better things to do…
so if you may excuse me” She shook her head,,
but the man’s eyes narrowed and then,, he
moved his feet,, walking closer to her.

She knew with one look into those eyes that
`dangerous` was an understatement to describe
him… he looked like a máfia.

She didn’t know what was going through her
mind,, her legs seemed to be on a mission of
their own. Even when she began reconsidering
her idea,, she couldn’t stop moving.

Not until she collided with a hard rock,, at least
that what she had thought. And as she lifted her
face,, her heart skipped a thousand beats.

“Ahh!!” She shrieked in fear. There were two
hefty men standing on her path,, and preventing
her from running off.

Before she could part her lips to say anything
else,, an handkerchief dipped into chloroform
was placed over her nostrils. And instantly,, she
dropped unconscious.

“Put her in the backseat. And make sure she
doesn’t wake up anytime soon. The lady has a
lot of things to do to her,, and she’ll enjoy it
when she’s unconscious” The man spouted and
they both nodded.

They did as they were told… and in a matter of
minutes,, they drove out the garage.

••••••

⟨3PM••JL CEMETERY⟩

The funeral was sweet sorrow,, for in those
moments of raw pain,, when it feels as if the
loving self screams in silent anguish,, there are
the memories of loved ones.

Everything felt different,, and nothing felt
remotely real.

Preparing a funeral for someone you thought
would always be around is insanely eerie.

Seeing everyone dressed in black was actually
pretty daunting and depressing,, but that was
the most appropriate attire for the occasion.

During the ceremony,, Lyric was inexpressive.

As this was her first fun*ral,, she did not want to
overdo it, so she opted to not show any
sentiments, despite the sadness of the occasion
she had no idea what would take place at a
fun*ral.

She could vividly hear Berry and North
continuously let out cries in the distance,, which
only made the environment more overwhelming.

Lyric refused to allow any tears to be released
from her eyes onto her cheeks.

A few mates from college had special seats in
the first three rows,, from oldest to the youngest.

They were all invited to the ceremony,, no one
declined,, except for the proud Tessa.

The second row seating arrangement began
with Floyd,, Dwayne Raspberry,, Emerald,,
Quincy,, Mona Lisa and was completed with
Lyric.

“Does anyone know were North is?? I’ve been
trying her line,, but it’s not going through…”
Dwayne said,, looking very worried.

“It’s the same here. I hope she’s okay” Berry
replied with a frown.

Everyone wanted the opportunity to say their
last words,, and express their love and gratitude
for Lyric’s mother,, even though they’d never met
her when she was alive.

Before the service concluded,, the Priest
emphasized how it is natural to feel down at a
time like that,, how one’s heart could be
throbbing in pain.

Placing of the body of the déceased in the grave
was something really painful to watch,, they
had completed the whole thing before she could
even open her eyes.

She rose to her feet,, Berry watched but decided
not to go with,, she knew it was time to say her
final goodbyes.

Lyric knelt before her mother’s grave,, and
noticed something right in front of her.

Good grief it was an open casket..

Apparently she would be able to see her
mother’s face one last time.

On each side of the casket,, sat two large
candles, lit brightly. Both were of course,, red in
color…

Lyric closed her eyes,, and before she knew it,,
she began to sing..

🎶 Mamma you gave life to me,, turned a baby
into a lady 🎶

🎶 And,, mamma all you had to offer was the
promise of a lifetime of love 🎶

🎶 Now i know, there is no other Love like a
mother’s love for her child 🎶

🎶 And i know a love so complete someday
must leave,, must say, “goodbye“ 🎶

🎶 Goodbye’s the saddest word i’ll ever hear,,
goodbye’s the last time i will hold you near 🎶

🎶 Someday you’ll say that word,, and i will cry,,
it’ll break my heart to hear you say, “goodbye“
🎶

🎶 Mamma you gave love to me,, turned a
young one into a woman 🎶

🎶 And, mamma all i ever needed was a
guarantee of you loving me 🎶

🎶 ‘Cause i know,, there is no other Love like a
mother’s love for her child 🎶

🎶 And it hurts so that something so strong,
someday will be gone, must say “goodbye“ 🎶

An instance of enthusiastic applause and
cheering by the audience member filled the air
immediately she stopped singing.

“Lyric has such a beautiful voice”

“OMG,, that was so emotional, am literally
shedding tears”

“I never wish to be in her shoes,, this is so
painful”

“Yeah so painful…”

Both Mona Lisa and Quincy exchanged glances
and scoffed…

“Wh@tëver” They chorused in unison.

“Goodbye mom…” Lyric said and stretched her
hands to touch her face,, but suddenly her head
began to spin,, and she felt lightheaded,, her
vision blurring as she began to loose
consciousness.

“Lyric-”

Everyone gasped as they stood up.

She faltered her steps and was about to fall
hard on the floor,, when she felt strong arms
wrap around her waist.

He caught her!

“You??” She mumbled as she stared deep into
his eyes,, before passing out in his arms.

➪… 𝗧𝗕𝗖🍒…➪