Hardin - Desperate: Ill Do Anything for Love

DESPERATE

Ill Do Anything for Love

B.M. Hardin

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Copyright2016

Savvily Published LLC

ISBN-13: 978-1532889189
ISBN-10: 1532889186

This book is a work of fiction. All persons, events, places and locales are a product of the others imagination. The story is fictitious and any thoughts of similarities are merely coincidental.

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Desperate: Ill Do Anything for Love

CHAPTER I

Serenity? Serenity, what are you thinking about? Elroy asked, snapping his fingers.

Oh, nothing much. I was just thinking about killing you, I said to him with a straight face. He didnt respond and looked at me confused. I started laughing. Duh, Im just kidding, I confessed and Elroy shook his head.

Silly. Girl, youre crazy, he laughed.

Woman, I corrected him and laughed along with him.

Um huh. Crazy alright. Tell me something that I dont know already.

~***~

Look, I want your job. I deserve that position. So, either youre going to give it to me or Im going to take it. Simply put, you can quit voluntarily, or I can make you wish that you never stepped a foot in this building. The choice is yours. And dont bother trying to rat me out because not only will it piss me off, and you dont want to piss me off, but also he wont believe you. Ill deny it and he will believe me. Im Daddys little girl and Ive always been his favorite. So, the way that I see it, you simply dont have a choice now do you? Dont worry. Youre good at what you do. Im sure youll find another job. For your sake, I sure hope so, I said to her and I walked out of the building like a boss. I didnt even glance back at her. I was sure that Id made my point. My position was fine, but hers was better. In three years, Id proven myself, and I deserved to be in the position right under my father. I was working hard, and he needed to see that I could handle the big stuff. If I was going to be in charge one day, I needed for him to be able to see me shine. I needed bigger cases. Those of more importance. But hed said that she, Sarah, was good at her job and that he couldnt just fire her. So, I was just going to have to make her quit.

Glancing around, I made sure that no one was watching me as I walked up close to her car. I looked around, watching my surroundings, as I unscrewed her gas cap and dropped the two candy bars that I was holding inside of her gas tank. I didnt bother to even screw the gas cap back on. I just took it with me. I knew that she would probably guess that I was responsible for it all, but I had to show her that I wasnt playing around. I was making a point; a statement. She needed to know that I was serious about making her life a living hell if she didnt do what Id told her to do. And the sad part was that I actually liked her. She was just in my way.

Placing my sunglasses on, I put the candy bar wrappers and her gas cap in a bag full of trash and pulled off without a care in the world.

I hurried home to my man and left all of my work worries behind me. I had to put on my good girl face and put my mean girl personality in my back pocket. I knew that I wouldnt need her for the rest of the day because Elroy only brought out the best in me. Well, 90% of the time anyway.

Youre the best thing that ever happened to me, Elroy said, once we were in bed later on that night. I beamed at him and lit up like the stars thatd led the slaves to freedom. Awe! He was just as sweet as can be.

I better be. I dont know about anyone else but being in love and actually having someone in your life that loves you back was the best feeling in the world! It really was! Nothing could ever compare to finding true love. Nothing was sweeter than a love that takes your breath away. And after many, many years, I finally had that. Despite some of my ways, and some of the things that Id done, I finally had someone who really loved me. And boy, did I love him too! I observed Elroy until I couldnt keep my eyes open any longer and before I knew it, I was fast asleep

I listened to him scream my name, but I pretended as though I couldnt hear him. But I heard him; loud and clear. Yet, his screams werent enough to make me help him. His cries werent enough to make me save him.

I was still, and as quiet as a mouse, as I laid on the ground and watched the flames that surrounded the car grow higher and higher. My body was in pain, but I didnt seem to mind it. The only thing that I cared about at the moment, were the screams coming from inside of the burning car. I wondered, and waited almost impatiently, for them to come to an end. I just wanted him to stop screaming. I knew that he couldnt get out of the seatbelt. I knew that his legs were stuck and I knew that his door was jammed. But Id left him there. Id left him there to die. But he wasnt dead yet because I could still hear him. I could still hear him begging, pleading, crying and screaming. But I didnt answer him. I didnt say a word.

He continuously bawled out in agony and I continued to do nothing. His shouts were filled with so much pain that is pierced my soul and I almost changed my mind and crawled in his direction. But still, I did nothing.

Serenity! Serenity! Please! Help Me! Im so sorry. Please. Serenity! He yelled. He cried. He cursed. But there was nothing that I could do. Id already made my decision. My mind was made up. He was going to die and it was all his fault. All he had to do was love me. That was it. That was all Id ever asked of him. That was all that he had to do. He was supposed to love me. But he hurt me instead.

The sound of screeching tires behind me stole my attention for only a second. I didnt look back, but I listened to the sound of the shoes against the pavement as they ran in my direction.

Maam! Maam? Are you okay? I heard a man ask from behind me moments later but my eyes were set on the blaze.

Is there anyone else in the car?

I waited to see if Rodney would scream again but suddenly, he was quiet. Nothing could be heard but the sizzling pieces of the burning steel, plastic and whatever else cars were made from these days. I waited, and waited, but Rodney said nothing. The man repeated his question and this time I answered him.

Uh, yes. Yes. My boyfriend is stuck inside, I said as he called for help and walked towards the car. But he was too late. Rodney was dead. And there was nothing that he could do about it, unless he wanted to die too.

The crackling sound from the fire seemed to soothe me as though it was a lullaby. Suddenly, the depression that Id been feeling lately was gone. The worry about my future and of being accepted had vanished. The sadness and frustration that Id felt only moments before, had disappeared. Revenge was a dish best served cold; or in his case, revenge was best if it was hot, hot, hot!

Opps, I mumbled to myself, almost sarcastically as though I was taunting Rodneys spirit, just in case it happened to be close by.