💄 MOLLY
MOON 💞
( Be My Melody… )
CHAPTER. 35&36
By; Succie Brown.
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Carolina quickly rushed to the door when she heard the doorbell ring. She opened the door and she gasped when she saw the blood dropping from Clayton’s right hand. He was putting on a leather jacket, so his broken and swollen elbow was invisible to the eye.
“What happened to you, Miguel? Why are you bleeding?” She asked, trying to touch his hand, but Clayton snuggled backward. A little touch will make him wince in pain, because he was trying to bear the pain he was feeling.
“I’m fine, Nanny” He said
“But you’re bleeding Clayton. What happened to you?”
“It’s nothing serious”
“If that is the case lemme have a look at it” Carolina said, and Clayton snuggled backwards.
“You don’t have to worry about me. I got into a little argument with Logan, but it’s settled now, because I have paid him, and he won’t bothered me”
He kind of said the truth because he already paid Logan off.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Carolina asked, and he nodded his head, smiling.
“Should I dish out your food. I prepared your favorite”
“Sorry Nanny, but I’m not hungry. I will be in my room” He said and headed for his room.
Clayton almost saw hell while trying to take off his jacket. His elbow was hurting badly, but being the kind of person that fears treatment, he chose not to go to the hospital.
He looked at his elbow, and it was swelling up the more. He couldn’t even raise it up, because it’s dislocated. He remembered the scene in the building and he sighed sadly.
“Even you don’t recognize my voice, I don’t regret saving you Molly. I’d risk my life to save yours” He said and sat on the bed, cleaning the blood on his elbow and at the same time, suppressing the pain.
••••••
MOLLY MOON’S MANSION ~ SAME NIGHT
Molly Moon could be seen pacing around her room with her hand on her mouth, deep in thought.
Blake and Candace have no other idea about what happened to her, because she had a change of clothes before coming home.
Her clothes were filled with concretes, and in order for Blake not to ask her lots of questions, she went to the spa and had a change of clothes before coming home.
Molly Moon is deep in thought not because of what happened to her earlier, but because of Clayton. She knew she’d be worried about the person that kidnapped but she couldn’t stop herself from thinking about Clayton.
She sighed and sat on the bed. “Was Clayton not there at the building? I have this instinct that he was there, but Hayden is not a liar, and he won’t take credit for something he didn’t do” She took in her lips and dialed Clayton’s number.
She called him several times, but he didn’t answer. “There’s nothing for you to worry about Molly Moon. Hayden already said he saved you, so you should believe him” Molly Moon said, and nod her head, trying to believe Hayden’s words.
••••••
Freddie came out from the car when he arrived at Alyssa’s house. He looked at the shopping bag in his hand and he sighed. He was shopping earlier and decided to get her some girly stuff.
“What the heck are you doing, Freddie? She didn’t even ask for any of the things you got for her. What if she finds out that you’re in love with her?” He puckered and sighed again.
“There’s nothing you can do but to accept that you have being beaten by a love bug. I wonder where she is?” Freddie asked, looking around the compound.
“Maybe she’s inside” He was about making a step towards the door when the door opened forcefully and Alyssa was pushed out from inside the house. Her entire body was filled with bruise, including her face and lips.
“Hannah Montana” He muttered. Even if her real name was Alyssa, he already got use to calling her Hannah Montana.
A man came out from the house with a long belt and Alyssa snuggled backwards fearfully.
“Are you still reluctant to handle the money to me?” He asked with rage.
“I don’t have any money to give to you!” She said, crying.
“You’re still being stubborn just like your good for nothing sister!!!” He roared trying to land the belt on Alyssa, but Freddie held his hand preventing him from doing so.
“Who are you!!!” He shouted at Freddie.
“I don’t introduce myself to strangers” He said and punched him on the face, and he collapsed on the ground.
“Hannah Montana, are you okay” He asked, worriedly and Alyssa looked at him with misty eyes, sobbing.
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“Ouch” Alyssa muttered in pain as Freddie treats her wounds.
“Sorry” He said, blowing air into her wounded knee, and Alyssa stared at him.
“Who was he?”
Alyssa sniffled before answering his question. “My uncle. He always extorts money from me, by beating me up. He was like that towards my sister before she died”
“Why haven’t you report him to the police?” He asked, sitting beside her.
“I can’t do it Freddie”
“Why?”
“If I report him and he gets arrested, his wife is going to kick me out of the house. The house I live in belongs to my uncle, and that’s why he always extort money from me. If he ends up in jail, I will end up on the street, because I have no one to run to”
“Then why are you always wearing a smile, when you’re going through a tough situation?” He asked, feeling sorry for her. He could feel his heart aching in pain, seeing her tears.
“Because I don’t have a shoulder to cry on, Freddie. I’m all alone, so rather than showing my sadness to the world when I know no one will care, I should be strong for my self. That is the only way to survive in this cruel world”
Freddie took in his lower lips and slowly he held her hand. “I can be a shoulder you can cry on. You don’t have to carry the entire burden alone, cuz you have me”
“Freddie”
“I don’t want to see you in pain, Hannah. It’s be difficult for me to learn from you knowing you are suffering greatly”
“Don’t worry Freddie, I’m planning on resigning as your tutor. It’s high time I stop lying to your mom”
“Don’t resign. I have no plans of telling my mom the truth”
“But you were never interested in having a tutor”
“Now I do” He said
“Why?” Alyssa asked, and Freddie stared at her beautiful face.
*Because I want to see your face everyday. I’m in love with you” Freddie said, inwardly before clearing his throat.
“Although you’re still a high school student, but I have improved on my studies, so I want you to keep lecturing me”
Alyssa smiled and said. “You don’t mind a junior lecturing you?”
“Well, you’re more brilliant than I am, so I don’t mind” Freddie said, looking somewhere else and Alyssa smiled.
“Thanks for saving me from my uncle earlier”
“It’s no big deal. But I think you should stop staying in that house”
“But I have nowhere to go”
“Stay at a hotel for the meantime, I will get you somewhere safe to stay in”
“I don’t have money to pay for a hotel room, neither do I have money to rent a new house. I stay for free in my uncle’s house and that’s why I can’t report him to the police”
“Are your ears clogged? I didn’t ask you to pay for a hotel room, neither did I tell you to rent an apartment by yourself. The bills will be on me”
“I don’t want to be a burden to you, Freddie. Why would you even help me when we’re not together”
“Do you want to date me then?” He asked, bringing his face closer to hers, and she became nervous.
“Freddie” She muttered his name.
“Get the few things you need before your stupid uncle wakes up. I will check up on a good hotel for you” He said.
He stood up and went to a distance to make a call.
“Hello Mrs. Parker, I will be heading to your hotel in a few minutes, get a VIP room ready, someone will be checking in” He said over the phone.
Alyssa looked at him as he made the phone call, and her eyes met with the shopping bag. She picked it up and she gasped when she saw the beautiful and expensive things Freddie got for her.
She didn’t need a soothsayer to tell the things inside the shopping bag was for her.
Alyssa looked at Freddie again and he was still making a phone call, slowly she let out a smile.
She even smiled the more when she remembered Freddie’s words about being a shoulder she could cry on.
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CRESCENT COLLEGE
Molly Moon couldn’t focus in class because she was worried sick about Clayton. He wasn’t in school and it got her worried.
“Are you alright?” Hayden asked her. He was sitting beside her.
“Clayton is not in school”
“Why are you worried about Clayton?” He asked, jealously.
“Because he’s my friend. I tried calling him last night, but he wasn’t picking up, and he’s not in school today. What if something isn’t right with him?”
Hayden remembered seeing Clayton’s bleeding hand. He already knew Clayton might have used his elbow to break the padlock.
“I’m sure he is okay, Moon. Clayton is only interested in experiment, so he often miss theory classes”
“I hope that’s the case, what about you? Are you okay?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Last night, even if I was traumatized, I could hear someone banging the door, like he wanted to break the padlock of the door I was locked in. You saved me, right? Did you get hurt why attempting to open the door?” She asked and Hayden gulped down hard.
He became speechless, there’s no how he won’t sustain an injury if truly he was the one that save her.
“Well I… I… ”
“Why are you stammering? Did you get injured?” She asked again.
Hayden quickly raised his hand and the lecture look at him.
“I want to make use of the restroom” He said and quickly leaves.
Molly Moon looked at the extreme chair that Clayton loves sitting on and she sighed.
“Why do I have a feeling he is not doing fine” She muttered.
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CITY JAIL
“Why aren’t you in school, Miguel?” Nicholas asked, when he came to visit him.
“I don’t feel like going” He answered. He was wearing a jacket to cover his swollen elbow. He is still reluctant in treating it.
“Are you sick? Your face isn’t bright like before. It’s as if you’re trying to endure an unbearable pain”
Clayton smiled and said. “I’m fine dad”
“Don’t lie to me, son”
“I’m not lying dad, I’m okay. I’m glad you’re not beaten up today”
“I’m just lucky today. How have you been?”
“Something have happened to your son, dad”
“Like what?” Nicholas asked in panic and Clayton smiled.
“It’s nothing negative, so don’t panic”
“So what happened to you?”
“Your naughty son is in love” He said with a smile, showing off his dimples. Despite the pain, he always smile anytime he thinks about Molly Moon.
“You’re joking right?”
“I wish I was, but I’m not joking dad. Her name is Molly Moon. She might not be the prettiest but she’s the prettiest girl to me” He said, grinning.
“Does she know about your feelings?” Nicholas asked.
“No she doesn’t. She cares more about someone else” Clayton said, remembering the incident from last night on how Molly Moon recognized Hayden’s voice and hugged him.
“What are you going to do about your feelings?”
“I might be hot tempered sometimes, but I’m not a fighter. I don’t want to put Molly in a hot seat. If she chooses Hayden, I’d let go of her without telling her how I feel”
“Won’t you tell her about your feelings? You never can tell Miguel”
“It’s obvious she has feelings for Hayden. I confirmed it when she recognized his voice even with the blindfold on”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Miguel, but will you be okay?”
Clayton smiled and said. “I will be fine. Loving her from a distance will be okay with me, as long as she is safe and happy”
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THE EDWARD’S MANSION
Mrs. Edward entered Jesse’s room and sees him drawing.
“Ivan left already” She announced.
“Alright” Jesse answered dryly.
“What’s going on Jesse? From what I can recall, you and Ivan were so close. You were always excited to see him in the house, and all of a sudden, you don’t want to talk to him or see him. Is there something you aren’t telling me?” Mrs. Edward asked.
Jesse stopped drawing and looked at his mom. “Ivan has a girlfriend. He loves her a lot”
“So? That doesn’t mean you should stop talking to him. He has a girlfriend, shouldn’t you be happy for him?”
“I can’t mom”
“May I ask why?”
“Because I am in love with Ivan. I’m gay”
You… You’re what!!!!”
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LOUNGE
Dawson and Freddie entered the lounge and sees Clayton sleeping.
“He didn’t come to school, and yet he is here sleeping” Dawson said.
“He is an expert in missing theory classes” Freddie said.
“Can you both shut up? You’re both are too loud” Clayton said, opening his eyes.
“We forgot even the drop of a pin wakes you up. Do you even sleep at all?” Freddie asked, and Clayton smile.
“I don’t sleep like a log of wood like you Freddie” He said and stood up.
“Why weren’t you in school today? Molly Moon asked about you, she was worried” Dawson said.
“I didn’t feel like going” He said trying to leave, but Dawson held his dislocated elbow, and he screamed in pain.
“What’s wrong, Clayton? Are you injured?” Dawson asked.
Clayton couldn’t answer because the pain was unbearable for him.
Freddie took off Clayton’s jacket and he and Dawson gasped in shock when they saw Clayton’s swollen elbow.
The swelling has increased, it wasn’t even straight anymore.
“What the heck happened to you?” They asked at the same time with wide open eyes.
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📝 Why do you want to see me, Molly Moon? Ava asked. Both were sitting on a bench at the school rooftop. Their classes weren’t over yet.
“Because I want to know why you are avoiding Dawson?”
📝 Did he send you to me?
“I’m not a good liar,so…. Yes. Dawson sent me to you. He wants to know why you’re avoiding him. I’m also curious too. You love him too, right? So why are you being distant?
📝 I have my reasons, Molly Moon. Sorry, but I can’t tell you
“I’m your friend, Ava. I know we’re not close, but we can always solve the puzzle together, only if you give me a hint.
Ava was about writing on her notebook, when Dawson quickly rushed to them.
“Molly Moon!”
Ava quickly leaves, but Dawson didn’t look her way, because he needed to tell Molly Moon what was going on.
“What’s wrong Dawson? Why are you panting?”
“It’s Clayton”
“What happened to Clayton?” She asked, panicking.
“Do you know he was the one who saved you last night?”
“Huh? I thought Hayden did”
“It’s seems like Hayden tried to take the credit. But that’s not what’s at stake. Clayton dislocated his elbow because he used it to open the padlock of the door room you were locked in, and he is refusing to treat himself. Please convince Clayton to treat himself, else he won’t be able to use his right elbow again”
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Clayton watch the rain as it fell through his window. Dawson and Freddie tried their best in dragging him to the hospital, but he bluntly refused.
His nanny doesn’t know about his dislocated elbow because he chose to hide it from her. Eating and bathing has become a difficult task for him.
He was still looking at the rain through the window when he spotted Molly Moon outside the gate. She just came down from her car.
His room was upstairs, so he could see everything happening outside the gate.
“Molly” He called her name and quickly rushed out from his room.
He just came outside when the gateman opened the gate for Molly Moon. She was soaked up in the rain, likewise Clayton, since it was raining heavily.
“Molly, what are you doing here?” He asked, and Molly Moon looked at him with misty eyes. Her tears was mixing up with the rain.
She walked up to him, and slowly took off his jacket, he winced. Molly Moon bursted into tears when she saw his elbow.
“I’m so sorry Clayton. I should have known you were in the building. You got hurt because of me and I didn’t know about it. I should have recognized your voice. I’m a coward! Clayton” She called his name crying.
“Stop crying, Molly. I’m okay”
“No you’re not. I’m so sorry, I am sorry for being an idiot, I’m sorry for…”
Molly Moon’s words seize in her throat, because Clayton kissed her. When she didn’t reciprocate to the kiss, he stopped kissing her.
“I’m sorry Molly, I shouldn’t have kissed you”
“I also want the kiss, Miguel” She called his real name. She held his collar and bend him to her level, before smashing her lips on his.
Clayton reciprocated to the kiss, and their lips moisturized together, with their heads turning left and right, and their lips entangling under the rain.
……
TBC
