The next morning, he watched as the nanny dressed up Clement and the other kids for school after breakfast.
"See you later Eden," Juliet waved at him."Bye Eden," Tracy giggled as they walked out of the house. He stood at the balcony watching them leave."Hey son," his father said, walking towards him."How are you?" He asked"I'm fine".. Eden mumbled"You'll be starting school tomorrow ok? But for now just take your time and relax. I'm off to work now," he said and Eden nodded."Be a good boy to Grace, she is your new mother now" He added while Eden nodded again. He wondered why he would always have a new father and a new mother all the time. His mind flashed back to Derrick and fear crept through him. The last time he had a new parent, things didn't end well with him. What if history repeats itself now that he is about having a new mother, he thought.He walked back to his room to take his bath. As he unclad to shower, he noticed the bedroom door made a creak. He heard footsteps and he knew someone was in. His thoughts flashed back to Derrick again, he switched off the shower and tried to wrap himself in a towel when he saw Grace standing in front of him. He flinched and the towel fell from his hands."Hi.. .. Go..um.." He stammered while she kept feasting her eyes on him. She wore a very transparent nightie showing her black bra and panties underneath. She continued staring at him for a while with dark fiery eyes before turning to leave.Eden exhaled as she turned to leave. He wondered what she was doing here in the bathroom and why she kept staring at him with those eyes. He sighed and went back to shower.***The next day, he started schooling with the other kids. They all attended the same school together, he felt so happy being around Tracy and Juliet. He found out Clement was Juliet's twin and he wondered why they never got along. Clement was a very reserved person while Julie and Tracy on the other hand were extroverts. They all got along easily and they made him feel at homeHis only woes were their mother Grace. He wasn't so comfortable with the way she stares at him. She doesn't speak to him nor does she maltreat him but her stares were so mean that sometimes he would almost pee on himself.He hadn't heard from his mother since she left and the only worries he had was wonderJulius. He wondered if Julius had forgotten him so soon and why Mrs Sergio never kept to her promise of bringing Julius to come see him from time to time. Most nights, he will wake up crying after dreaming about Julius.Another problem he has was his nightmares about Derrick coming to hurt him with the knife. Sometimes he would scream and wake up at midnight panting heavily. He had no one to pour out his heart to, his sisters were still too young to comprehend all that he's been going through. His father doesn't stay long with the family. He's a travelling businessman and has no or little time for the family.One afternoon, he soaked himself in the bathtub taking a cold bath when he heard the door creak. The other kids had gone out shopping with the nanny but Grace had ordered him to stay behind. He flinched at the sound. "Who's there?" He asked as he heard footsteps. But there was no response. He stood up from the bathtub with water dripping from his body when he saw Grace standing before him again. She had a mean look on her face as she leaned on the bathroom door staring at him."Ma..am.." He stammered as he tried to walk out of the tub. She smirked and walked closer to him, savoring her eyes on his chest which was growing thick with each passing day. He began to fidget and tried to reach for his towel when she held his hands. He stopped and began to tremble with his lips quivering.
"Eden!!" Juliet called, opening the door as she rushed into the bedroom excitedly. She stopped in her tracks as she saw her mom standing in the bathroom with Eden."Julie," Grace muttered, turning to face her."Yes mom, what... What are you doing here?" Juliet was puzzled."I was bathing Eden," she lied. "Come on, what did the nanny buy for you guys?" She asked."Um.. Mom, Eden is seven already and he can bathe himself" Juliet said ignoring the question."He doesn't scrub properly," she smiled. "Come on, let's go, '' she said, taking her hands. Eden exhaled deeply as she watched them walk out. He wondered what she was up to and why she lied about bathing him."Something isn't right," he said to himself.***One night, he carried Paulo who was crying and began cuddling him in his hands. He had become so fond of the baby and he loves to cuddle him all the time. Juliet and Tracy were watching TV in the sitting room while he sat on the sofa cuddling the baby."Eden," he heard Grace's voice. He turned and saw her staring at him from the stairs."Bring Paulo to my room," she ordered and he nodded. He carried the baby upstairs to her room immediately. As he opened the door to the bedroom, the smell of jade Cologne filled his nostrils. The bedroom was warm and cozy with the lights dim. He saw her silhouetted figure sitting on the queen sized bed wrapped in a towel as she applied lotions on her skin. He stopped by the door with the baby in his arms."Come closer.." She ordered in a hoarse voice. He walked closer to her and she took the baby from him and placed him on his cradle. He turned to walk away when she said again:"Come here," and he walked back to meet her on the bed. "Here," she said, handing the lotion to him."Apply on my back," she ordered in a hoarse voice. He took the lotion from her and continued to stare at her when she yelled:"Do it!" and Eden wasted no time in pouring out the lotion on his palm. He rubbed his palms together and applied it on her back. She smiled as she enjoyed his soft and small hands on her back."I'm done ma'am," he said with fear in his tone.
She smiled and laid flat with her chest on the bed."Massage me.." She said softly. He shrieked and she turned to him."Now!" She ordered and he climbed into the bed at once and continued to massage her softly.She smirked at the process as she enjoyed every one of his touches. Though small, he was better than his father she thought as she grabbed his hands and flung him on the bed with her. He wanted to scream when she sealed his lips with her palm."One word from you I'll kill you.." She muttered inaudibly to him as he looked at her in panic. She could sense the fear in him as she took off his pyjamas. He tried to wriggle free from her body but she pinned him against the bed and he couldn't move."Don't move, just do as I tell you else you die.." She threatened.Hot tears escaped his cheeks as he watched her unclad him. He watched helplessly as she used him to satisfy her dark desires that night. He couldn't move after the process, he sat on the bed sobbing as he wrapped his arms around his unclad self.
"Get out now, and remain silent over everything that happened here tonight.." She ordered and threw his clothes at him. She pushed him out of the bed to the floor and he dressed up while sobbing silently before walking out to his room.The whole family ate dinner silently that morning with Eden excluded."Where is Eden?" Juliet whispered to Clement who was sitting beside her."I don't know, he's sleeping" ... Clement replied grumpily."Is he alright?" Tracy whispered to him"I don't know, go check on him yourselves.." He grumbled."What's the matter with you all?" Grace asked, looking at the children."Nothing mom, we were just asking about Eden," Juliet replied"What is your business with him?" She asked"Um.. He's not here for breakfast so I was worried.. Don't know if he is alright.." Juliet replied."Maybe we could go check on him!" Tracy voiced."You will do no such thing! Now eat and go to your rooms now!" Grace slammed and they all nodded fearfully before turning to their meals. He laid on the bed with his body aching so hard. He couldn't get the memories of last night off his head. He had cried out his eyes till morning without Clement noticing. The verbal abuses he received from Derrick was nothing compared
All through that night, he couldn't sleep as he continued to battle with nightmares. He dreamt of Derrick stabbing him with a knife and Grace coming to take him. He woke up from the bed soaked with perspiration. He continued to pant heavily as he looked around the dark room. He rubbed his palm on the necklace given to him by Julius as tears flowed down his cheek. He wrapped himself with the blanket and began to sob again as his body trembled with fear. All through Emilio's stay in the house, she didn't come for him and everything became normal again. One night he heard his door creaking, followed by footsteps. He woke up vehemently, looking around in fear. The lights were dim but he could see her silhouetted figure standing in front of him. She walked closer to the bed and pulled him closer to herself. "Hush…" She muttered inaudibly with her fingers on his lips. He began to fidget as she caressed his body, running her hands through his thighs. "Pl...e..as.." He cried but she
The cold morning breeze swept across his face as he struggled to raise his eye lids. The nightmares were here again. This time around he saw Grace and Derrick laughing maniacally as they chased after him from behind. "No... No... No!!!!! No!!!!!" He screamed and woke up panting heavily. He looked around the room fearfully and noticed he was in a strange place. "Hey... Are you ok?" He heard a lady's voice converging the room. The room was bright with the lights from the sun penetrating from the windows. She walked Into the room dressed in a black nightie and he flinched on sighting her. "Hey. .. Don't be scared…" She said as she approached him on the bed. "Where I'm...I'm..I?" He asked fearfully as he continued looking around the room. "You're safe with me..I've succeeded in reaching your grandma and she's on her way here" she replied with a warm smile. On hearing that, his nerves relaxed and he exhaled deeply. His body ached badly and his lips were sore and swollen. He held on
He laid close to grandma peacefully on the bed that night. He was half unclad with only his pyjamas on. Grandma was fast asleep but he wasn't, as he paid attentions to each noise coming out from the room. Ever since his experience with Derrick and Grace, he had learnt a lesson which is" never to be fast asleep ". He wakes up every night at the slightest noise, thinking it was Grace or Derrick coming to hunt him. But on this very night, he heard the door creaking from the living room and he thought it was one of his imaginations. Then he heard footsteps. He got up at once, looking around the dark room. He looked at his grandma who was fast asleep on the bed and he thought of waking her up when he heard faint voices coming from the living room. His heart began to beat fast. "Grandma…" He called in a faint voice but she didn't respond. "Granny…" He called while tapping her shoulders. She moved slowly on the bed and let out a yawn. "What is it son?" She asked grumpily. "Hush...." He w
"Halt Gabriel! Halt! " Grabriella screamed as her husband tried to get away after hitting the boy. "What is the matter with you Ella? We need to get out of here before people notice we just hit a boy!" He slammed as he hit on the brakes. "Can't you see the boy's in danger? He's probably running away from someone or something, we need to help before they get to him... " She said in panic "That's none of our business Ella, remember we need to get home quickly before the police come after us!" Gabriel protested. Gabriella fumed as she looked behind the car and noticed flashlights coming out of the bush. She saw three men walking out of the bush and they all stood in front of the boy. "I knew it! They're after his life! " She slammed "That's their business, we need to get out of here, '' Gabriel said as he started the engine. "Hold it Gab, what if they hurt him?" Gabriella asked, turning to face him "Ella these people are gonna notice us soon that we're watching over the boy.
He laid with his back flat on the bed as he stared at the ceilings. Grandma's death was still so fresh in his memory and he hadn't been so scared all his life. What would happen now that grandma is gone? He thought as a tear escaped his eye. Thoughts of revenge crept his into his mind as he flashed back to the night she was murdered. The fear he once felt was gone and all he could think of was revenge and granting justice to his grandma. He hated his parents so much and he wished the Gabriels could keep him forever. This was the third day since he had been with them and he still doesn't know who they are. They are well reserved people and you barely see them around the house. But the care they gave him made him feel so much comfortable with them. The door opened and the little boy walked into the room. His name was Ray. "Hi, "Eden greeted him Ray gave him a scornful look and walked to the closet. They share a room together and ever since he came, he had noticed how unhappy Ray
TWENTY YEARS LATER The whole town was thrown into panic as the police vehicle chased after a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The news of the bank robbery was all over the town. Fear gripped everyone as they knew it could be no other gang than the " Ghost gang" who had struck again. "How many kilometers clear?" He asked as he drove the Chevrolet roughly along the road "20km boss! " A voice answered through the small device on his ears "Good! Now hack into the system and disconnect the CCTV, we're almost there, " he ordered "Yes boss! " The voice replied again "Spider, make the call now!" He ordered to the boy sitting beside him "Yes boss, " the boy replied exuberantly He reduced the speed of the car as the sounds of the police siren could no longer be heard. He made an upturn and drove into a large field with a lot of scrap vehicles occupying it. The field was void of people and everywhere was as calm as a graveyard. A black Honda accord and a blue hay truck rode into the field along
"The Mollan bank robbery has left the whole of Buenos city in disarray. The criminals made away with the sum of mxn250,000,000 after breaking into the bank at midday. The state CCTV couldn't capture the whole of the incident as the system experienced a bug during the chase in which the criminals were able to get away. A Chevrolet Camaro ZLI was also found engulfed in flames and the Chimalpa police have confirmed that the Chevrolet was used by the criminals during the robbery. As at the time of filing this report, no arrest has been made since all traces to the gang have proved abortive. Investigations are still ongoing and we're still waiting and hoping for the criminals to be apprehended so peace and order could once more be restored to the society". He watched as the female reporter ardently read the early morning news. "They made away with the bank's money... Maybe they're trying to punish me for something I don't really know, but whoever is behind the crime should be read