THE DEVIL'S DEED

CHAPTER -21

I leaped out of the car as soon as Austin halted it before the gates. I sprinted to my home and pushed open the door to see Mom and Zach right in the drawing room. Mom is sitting with her face buried in her hands and Zach appeared quite cool.. What is it..?. I sighed in relief to find them both doing well. I was expecting something serious for Zach from her call..

"Mom.. ",I called striding to her. "You scared the heck out of me, mom.. ",I told sitting next to her on the sofa.

She lifted head turning to me and I revealed a lachrymose face of her. "What is it..? ",I asked soothing on her head.

"Check out your room, Hazel..? ",it was Zach who answered me.. What is in there..?. I looked at him in dubious. "Go.. ",he insisted me. Okay..

I woke up and climbed the stairs aiming my room.. What could possibly there in my room..??. And that too enough to make her cry and turn down like this..??.

I twisted the knob and wide opened the door entering inside. I stopped at my first step itself seeing the unbelievable mess inside. The room is all savaged, devastated.. My bed, my wardrobe tumbled down out of order. The window glasses broken and curtains ragged. I walked inside all frustrated at the first view itself.. All my clothes lied on the floor here and there.. Torn and destroyed. The mirror and lamps are broken. And my wall of Austin.. My toil and hardwork of years all destroyed in the most malicious manner...

What made me the worst hurt was the photo of Mia... It lied on the floor in pieces. I haunched down on the floor and took the photo in my hand carefully but it parted into two, splitting Mia too.. Now this is unbearable for me..

"Hazel.. ",I heard Austin from my back but I still stared into the photo. "I will call the cops.. ",he added.

"No.. There is nothing they can do with this..",I told him still not turning to him. Only I can..

Austin asked me in concern "Hazel, what are you thinking..?. This must be reported ".

"Only I can figure this out.. ",I told him lightly. "I will call you.. ",I said it with the intention for him to leave.

He remained there for a while more and said "Alright.. ",before leaving.

I collapsed on the floor holding the photo more tight. I let down the tears that I fought so long to roll down my cheeks.. My heart feels so heavy and as a hundred daggers being stabbed together on my body. None knows what she meant to me.. The sacrifice Mia made for us..

"Where the hell were you..? ",I heard his hard rough tone behind me.. He is here.  The devil.. The one who is ruining my life. The one who did this savage to me. The pitch darkness gaping my frail life..

I remained there all in silence ignoring his annoying presence around me. It's the best I can do now.. In a sudden pull he flinged me up from the floor and slammed me to the wall knocking my head hard against it. I glared at him intensely with my welled up eyes. His furious face all flushed out and that deep eyes devouring me as they are boring holes on my face.

His clutch on my neck tightened as in the next while he would definitely choke me. No.. I won't fear my death even if he is planning for it. Death is a wise option now rather than to succumb upon this poignant sufferings..

"Where were you, slave.. ?",he asked me again stressing his each words more loud and harsh. Remembering me once again I am still his slave..

I turned my head away from him burning with anger just like him and asked "What do you want..?? ".

He snarled and told in his arrogance voice "Right now I want to crush your skull and burn the rest of you in the most dreary manner.. ".

I set my burning eyes upon him and said ferociously "Just do it then...Kill me.. Kill me so that you won't fucking annoy me again..".