15 missed calls

"Dad, Dad" a girl screamed as she ran down the stairs to a man on the ground covered in the pool of his own blood.

"Dad, mom" the girl yelled seeing her mom just sit there on the floor staring at the her dead husband without doing a thing. It was obvious she had been crying and now looked like a ghost.

"Dad, Dad" the girl wept as she lifted his hands and they fell back.

She turned around and watched her little brother stagger backwards falling to the ground. She got up and burst out crying not knowing who to console, she didn't know if to try talking to their mom who was looking almost dead or her little brother on the floor looking shattered.

"Baby, it's....." She wanted to say it was going to be fine but broke off, she couldn't lie to him because she knew it wasn't. She wished she could tell him their dad was only sleeping and would wake up soon but he was wiser than that already. He could already tell what was happening and probably didn't want to accept it. She wished she could tell him it was all a dream, that it was all a nightmare but it wasn't and even if she wished it was it would never be.

"Mom" she called but their mom didn't even make a noise or move an inch.

"Baby, it's alright, it's alright" she said hugging her Younger brother tight to herself as she wept, he didn't make any noise or shed any tears. He had seen it all, they had raped his mother countless times in front of their dad and killed him right after, they would have killed their mother but they knew she was already traumatized and was useless so they didn't. They left her as a living ghost. He knew it all because him and his sister had watched everything from their rooms where the people didn't know they were.

He had seen it all and it was killing him, he didn't know if to let out the tears or if to yell. He could hear his sister whisper words of comfort as she hugged him, telling him he was going to be fine but he knew it was never going to be.

Soon the sound of siren filled the air as the ambulance came and took the body away, he tried telling the cops what he saw but his sister shut him up. She was right, they wouldn't believe him and even if they did, they would do nothing about it because the man they were pointing at would jail them all.

But at that point as the boy and his sister left with their mom, something died inside of him. Something that may never came back, something that turned him into a beast.

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Years later, they were inside a new house and from the surrounding it was evident that they had gotten everything they had back and even more. His sister was trying to force their mom to eat something when the TV came on.

"His the one, he killed him, he killed my husband" the woman yelled pointing at the TV as she was restricted by the girl.

After that incident, she had been like that. The doctor said the incident had affected her brain and that she would never be normal again, that seeing her husband die and been raped all in one day was too much for her.

When asked if there was a remedy the doctor said "Probably only time could tell what the future held for her"

The little boy of back then who had now grown, took a sip from the wine in his hands as he watched the news.

"Mr Benson wins the world most industrious business man award" the newscaster read out with a smile as she played the video of the award night and talked about the man.

Just then his sister walked over and put off the TV before turning to him.

"You know you don't have to do this right, it's been years. Why can't we just let it pass" she said and the boy chuckled bitterly turning to look at their mom who was now on the floor crying mummering the same thing she had been mummering for years.

"They killed him, they killed him" she cried on the floor and the girl sighed knowing what her brother was thinking.

"Forget about it, you say? Well sis you should know the reason why I am who I am today is because of that bastard" he yelled angrily and the girl flinched as he threw the glass to the wall.

"Today is the day I have been waiting for, for years. The day he achieve something big, so that when he falls he would never be able to get up"he said and his sister shook her head.

"You know she's innocent right" the sister said and the boy laughed picking his jacket he walked towards the door before turning around.

"And mom was too, take care of her and stay out of my business" he said and slammed the door.

He was going to fulfill a promise, a promise he made years ago and he was going to do it all today.

I looked out of the car window as my driver drove into my house premises, everything was strange. The gate was wide open and the media was here too with a lot of people.

"What's going on?" I asked the Nanny standing in front of my car as soon as I came out but instead of an answer she bowed her head in silence.

"You old fool, I asked you a question. What the hell is going on here" I yelled angrily at the top of my voice as usual and she flinched in shock before she started stammering. On a norms I would have hit her hard for not speaking clearly and gotten her fired but what she said almost took my soul away.

"Your dad is getting arrested" The Nanny said stammering, almost even crying, probably thinking I was going to vent out on her but at that moment I no longer noticed her as I took a step backwards holding to my car for support and it suddenly felt like the ground under me was shaking and was going to break open.

"Madam" The Nanny called trying to hold me but before she could I pushed her to the ground and ran towards the crowd as I saw my dad been taken away while the media tried to interview him.

"Daddy, where are you taking him?, Let him go" I yelled already in tears as the police prevented me from coming close to him.

"It's alright sweetie, go inside and lock the doors" my dad said with a smile while the police dragged him away, he might have been smiling but I knew it was a fake one and he was dying inside because I could see through him, I could see that looks that spoke volumes, I could see the invisible tears in his eyes telling me he had failed me, that this was the end of my perfect life and the beginning of a nightmare but I didn't really care about that right now, all that mattered was my dad.

"Daddy Daddy, Daddy" I yelled in tears as they put him in the police van and took him away.

"Cindy" I could hear someone call my name but it was coming very faint because of the voices in my head. I staggered backwards as the reporters and the crowd gathered around me asking different questions, I couldn't see anyone anymore but I could still hear the questions vividly.

"Is it true that your father is involved in the fraudulent activity"

"Did your father really kill the man for his money"

"Is it true that the accident that happened to the family of Mr Walker was never an accident but all your father's handwork"

"We're the assassins really sent by your father"

"Why would your father be so wicked and kill an innocent man for Money" Different questions filled my head as I fell to the floor and screamed out in pains.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" I screamed and jerked up when I suddenly heard my name very loud this time around.

"Cindy" I heard and jerked up from where I was.

"Cindy, it's alright. Am here now ok?" I heard and turned around to see Xander. He was kind of my present boyfriend, the guy who I didn't really like but just made a bet on with my friends on who can get him to fall in love, since he was the biggest nerd in school who avoided everyone.

"Cindy" Xander called again but I didn't respond to him, instead I looked around observing my environment.

"What am I doing here?" I asked Xander seeing I was in the hospital with a drip fixed to my hand.

"You passed out and I brought you here" He explained calmly but instead of thanking him, I turned to him angrily.

"Why would you do that, I want to go home and I want to go home now" I yelled wanting to cut off the drip while Xander held me back.

"Shhhh, it's fine ok, it's fine" He kept assuring even when I didn't want to hear him out.

I laid my back on the bed as I eventually stopped struggling and let the tears flow freely.

"It was all real, I wasn't in a dream" I mummered, the tears falling while Xander sighed.

"It's going to be fine" He said, his words sounding in my head like a bolt of thunder and everything worsened as I looked up at him and saw the pity in his eyes. I hated been pitied, I hated been hopeless in front of people, I hated showing that I was scared and that made people think I had no fears. I was Cindy Benson, the girl that was literally worshipped in school, so Xander's words came to me differently. I knew he felt bad for me but that was the problem.

"It's going to be fine?" I asked scoffing as I sat up in the bed while Xander tried to talk but I didn't give him the liberty to as I continued.

"My dad was arrested for reasons I don't even know and you are telling me it's going to be fine?" I asked yelling at him, I was bent on transferring the anger to someone else and if he had a brain he would know that and stay away from me.

"Cindy your dad was arrested, I know ok? But it's not the end of the world and besides he just has to pay for his sins" Xander said raising his tone probably irritated by my attribute but as soon as he said the last part, he stopped knowing he had crossed the line but it was too late.

"Am sorry, Cindy I mean..." he was stuttering when I cut him off rudely.

"Get out" I said cutting him short.

"Cindy I didn't mean...."

"I said get out" I yelled wanting to throw something at him but I didn't see anything to throw so I just hit my hand on the bed angrily.

"Fine" he said getting up, he was walking towards the door when I stopped him.

"Xander" I called and he stopped walking.

"Please don't tell Maddy and Daisy where to find me, just tell them you only saw the news and don't know anything" I whispered looking away as he turned back to look at me.

"I wouldn't if that's what you want but I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of" Xander said probably thinking I should tell them because they are my friends but he just wouldn't understand the fact that, that's the main reason why they couldn't know where I was, besides he was a nerd and would never understand what it feels like to want to be cool.

They were my friends alright but they were only my friends because I was popular, rich and one of the most influential kids just like them, nothing more, nothing less. Been pretty was just an added advantage, so now that my dad has been arrested, I knew things wouldn't be the same way as before and they would probably ditch me or maybe it was just my fear.

"Thanks" I mummered as Xander slammed the door not caring if he heard or not.

I sighed relaxing into the bed.

"My whole life is a mess now" I thought as I took out my phone to read the news and believe me there was a lot to read, I couldn't even believe my eyes as I read the headlines.

"The arrest of Mr Benson at his house this morning following his involvement in the death of Mr Walker"

"This can't be true right, my dad can't kill whoever died, he is just been accused" I said trying to assure myself as I continued to read the news.

"Mr Benson's only child, Cindy passes out in tears seeing her father's condition"

"Mr Walker son visits Mr Benson's daughter in the hospital as lot of media surrounds him asking questions"

"What!!!!" I yelled as I felt the information register in my brains.

"Mr Walker's son visits Mr Benson's daughter in the hospital" of all the headlines I had been reading, this one hit differently. Not pain this time around but rush of fear and anger.

I got down from the hospital and tried moving when the sharp pain from the drip held me back making me remember I was on a drip.

"Oh goodness Cindy, it can't be true right. What do I do, what do I do" I thought, my brain running in different directions. I walked to the window where it was ok to walk with the drip without reaching it's end. I got to the window and lifted the curtains up only to find a large number of reporters and people at the front of the hospital struggling to come in but been heard back by some very hefty men. Suddenly I heard a voice behind me and flinched as I turned to see a man Standing at the door with flowers.

He was dressed in black and black suit and shoes, he looked like he was going mourning because what he was wearing was completely black but mehn his body shape was killer, he was so hot and his face was too cute to be true. I had never seen someone as good looking as him before or maybe i was just analysing him too much.

"I came to send my condolences but I was kind of hoping you were dead "the deep masculine voice broke into my thoughts and it would have turned out to be sexy, if not because of what he said revealing his identify.

I chuckled angrily, reality hitting me that he was the one that sent my dad to jail. The so-called Mr Walker son, how come I never heard of that name before?

"Well sorry to disappoint you, I think you should be paying a visit to your father's grave instead" I said without thinking but the words were already out of my mouth before I knew I had made a mistake.

"Your dead mom made a mistake by dieing and leaving you with your father because no one ever taught you manners" he said walking towards me and I moved backwards.

"What you doing?" I asked in fear as he got closer to me holding me against the window before I could move.

"Let go of me" I yelled and he chuckled with a smirk on his face.

"Did anyone ever tell you about me?" He asked the smirk not leaving his face and I swallowed hard, I didn't know who he was but whoever he was, he must be someone like me who wants a reply immediately a question is asked, so I replied him in fear as he ran his fingers through my neck.

"No" I replied swallowing hard and he laughed, a evident fake and bitter laughter.

"Well you are going to be needing that introduction sweetie because if you think you are devil, then am hell" he said and whatever that met, I knew he met it.

Just then I heard the door open and he turned around letting me go as the nurse walked in.

"Am sorry for the interruption, I would just come back later" the nurse apologized and I could notice the sort of fear in her eyes as she turned around wanting to walk out when he stopped her.

"She needs a first aid treatment" he said and I immediately refused before the nurse could say anything.

"I don't, am fine" I already said it before I regretted my words as he turned to me and dragged the drip pin off my hand roughly, causing the drip to come out of my veins and making blood flow.

"Ahhhhhh" I yelled holding the hand as a sharp pain registered in my brain.

I stared up at him and for the first time in my life, I felt vulnerable and scared of somebody. I felt shivers run through my blood as he spoke.

"Now you do" he said with so much authority that the nurse ran out to get the first aid.

"Who was he?"

The nurse ran in with the first aid box and was hurrying towards me when he stopped her.

"Good job, I will do it myself" the bastard said taking the box from the shaking nurse and I scoffed.

"What the meaning of this?, Are you even a professional?" I yelled at the nurse in anger and she was going to say something but the bastard didn't let her.

"You can leave" he said calmly and she turned around wanting to leave when I stopped her.

"Don't you move an inch from where you are or consider yourself fired" I said angrily feeling the authority that had become a part of my voice over the years come again.

"I don't want to repeat myself" the bastard yelled and the nurse who looked like she had been contemplating on what to do, flinched as she turned around and ran out.

"Really" I said to no one in particular, probably trying to smoothen my bruised ego. This was the first time someone ever disobeyed me, let alone walking out on me and although I could see reasons with her because even me had felt scared when he raised his voice but I didn't care, I felt like she only disobeyed me because my father was arrested or maybe because I just wanted to dwell on my problems.

"Let's get your wound clean except you want to get an infection" the bastard said bringing me back to consciousness.

I stared at him and scoffed as he signaled me to sit close to him on the bed.

"There's definitely something wrong with your brain, you get me injured. Now you want to get the wound clean?, Well thanks but am not interested" I said and made to walk past him to the door when he drew me back by the bleeding hand making me fall into the bed besides him.

"Ahhhhhh, let go of me. It hurts ok" I cried and surprisedly he let go of the hand.

"So you have an heart" I said rolling my eyes and he laughed evilly getting my attention.

I lifted my head and looked at him suddenly noticing his deep blue eyes that held some sort of emotions that I couldn't explain.

"I don't" he said and I looked away having a sort of feeling that made my heart raise fast.

"I might have a deal for you, come to me if you are interested in getting everything back" he said dropping the first aid box and standing up.

"Interested in getting everything back?" I asked confused.

"My dad only got arrested, I didn't lose anything" I mummered and he chuckled.

"You would understand soon Cindy but before you come to me, you should know that for every good thing there's a price" he replied and I laughed.

"A price?" I was going to ask when he closed the door in my face.

"Fuck you" I yelled feeling angry and humiliated.

I turned around on the bed and kicked the first aid box to the ground.

"Who the hell was he and how did he know my name?" I yelled out and fell back to the bed.

"Ok maybe he supposed to know my name tho because who doesn't know Mr Benson's daughter but who the hell is he?" I yelled again and hit my hand against the bed in anger.

"Ouch" I groaned as the pain reminded me I had an injury.

I laid back on the bed when suddenly an idea hit me. I took out my phone and Googled the information.

🤳 Who is Mr Walker's son"" I typed it and searched and the first information made me swallow hard.

"Bryan Walker world's most dangerous Mafia billionaire"

"Top reasons you should never mess with Bryan Walker"

I dropped my phone accidentally in shock as someone opened the door and walked into my hospital room.

It was a doctor.

"Good afternoon Cindy, how are you feeling?" She asked standing near my bed.

"Am fine if you care" I said rudely and she laughed.

"Am sorry for the inconveniences earlier but Mr Walker is very important, I hope you understand" she said and I rolled my eyes mummering a whatever.

"Can I get discharged today?" I asked and she nodded.

"Of course, you seem fine to me. All you just need is to pay the bills and you can go" she said and I nodded getting up from the bed.

"Your account details, so I can make a transfer" I said and she nodded giving me a paper copy carrying the details of the account and my Bill.

I typed them in and tried doing the transfer but it was showing insufficient funds. I tried it again and screamed horrified when I saw the same thing.

"What, insufficient funds?, That's impossible" I screamed and the doctor sighed.

"You are Mr Benson's daughter right?" She asked and I nodded, I mean my dad might have been involved in something bad but that didn't mean I have to deny him.

"I think everything you guys had, has been seized. So it's normal you have no money" she said and my eyes widened as Bryan's words came sounding in my head again.

"come to me if you are interested in getting everything back"

"I don't know what you are going to do dear but you have to pay the bills" the doctor spoke and I nodded coming down from the bed.

"Can I perhaps try my ATM card at the front desk of the hospital?" I asked and she nodded as I came down and followed her.

We got there and I tried it but it was same thing, insufficient funds.

"What now?" The doctor asked and I sighed mummering a sorry for the first time in my whole life.

"I promise I would do anything to pay the bills" I promised, I couldn't beg anyone for the money. I might have lost everything but I had my pride.

"Hmm, you could come and clean the hospital after school" the doctor said, I was about to refuse but Just then I looked up and saw Maddy and Daisy walking into the hospital.

"OMG" I exclaimed out loud.

"What?" The doctor asked and I turned back to her hurriedly. They were at the entrance so there was no way I could go out.

"I would do it ok, after school everyday. Just tell them am asleep" I said rushing my words.

"Tell who?" The doctor asked confused as she looked around.

"Them, my friends, tell them am asleep. Please ok?" I replied turning around as I ran back to my hospital room.

"Ok" I heard the doctor yell after me.

I got into the hospital bed and drew the sheets to cover my body halfway and my injured hand.

"Are they still coming?" I was thinking when I heard the door open. I tried to relax my eyelids as I heard the doctor's voice.

"This is her room but she's asleep" I heard the doctor say before hearing Maddy's voice.

"No problem, we just sit near her. We are her friends" Maddy spoke and I cursed in my head knowing the doctor allowed them when I heard the door close.

"She's so miserable" I heard Daisy's voice say and I felt the tears fill my head when I heard Maddy giggle.

"And it's funny that I don't pity her" Maddy said and the both of them started.

"I always hated her anyways, always behaving like she hold the world, she's not even pretty" Daisy scoffed.

"You are just jealous because she gets more attention from boys but I hate her too. I heard Bryan Walker came to visit her" Maddy said and Daisy stamped her foot on the ground.

"More reason why I hate her, what would Bryan see in someone like her" Maddy continued and Daisy laughed.

"Don't worry you can just ask your father about it. Didn't you say he takes your dad as his father because he was his father only true friend" Daisy said laughing and it was like I suddenly couldn't hold the tears in but I was trying my best. It felt like my soul was broken.

"Let's go Maddy" I heard Daisy say as the door opened, I thought they were leaving but just then I felt someone's hand touch my hair.

"I really hate you Cindy, I wish you can just die" it was Maddy's voice and it broke me.

"Maddy" I heard Daisy's voice again and heard Maddy yell coming before the door close.

I opened my eyes as the tears flowed freely, I knew they probably might not accept me as their friend but the fact that they hated me all this while was what hurt.

True definition of ceaser didn't cry when the sword passed through him, he cried when he saw the person that stabbed him.

Maddy has been my best friend for like forever and her doing this to me hurt, it hurt so much. Added to the fact that my dad was arrested.

"Why me?"

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I came down from the cab and pretended like I was checking my pocket for Money.

"Am sorry, I think I lost my money" I lied knowing fully well that I didn't have any money on me. There was no way I could get home on foot or maybe I didn't just try it out, but I knew I couldn't do it.

"You what?" The cab driver yelled and I took off my watch handing it over to him.

"This is pure gold, you can take it in place of the money" I said and the man cursed under his breath as he snatched the watch from me and drove off.

I turned around and walked towards the gate wondering why it was silent when I suddenly noticed that the house was sealed and locked.

"No way, no way" I screamed remembering what the nurse and Bryan had said.

" I think everything you guys had, has been seized. So it's normal you have no money"

"You would understand soon Cindy" Bryan's words rang in my brain and I fell to the ground in tears as I raised my head to the sky.

"Why me God?, Why Me?" I yelled breaking down.

"First my dad gets arrested, then my friends hate me, then I lose all my money, now I don't have an house?" I yelled and just as if the sky too hated me, it started to rain heavily.

I bent my head resting them on my knees in tears as the rain poured on me. I raised my head trying to wipe my face, I didn't know which I was trying to wipe, whether it was the rain or the tears but whichever it was, it didn't change anything.

Just then a car drove close to me and I lifted my head to see Xander come down with an umbrella.

"Come here" Xander said holding out his hand to me and I took it standing up on my feet.

He helped me into the car and closed the door.

"I went to hospital to look for you and I was told you had left, I also paid the bills" Xander said and I turned to look at me. This was someone that I was actually just playing and he cared even after I have nothing.

"Maybe nerds are just loyal people" the rude part of me whispered in my head and sighed ignoring it as I looked out the window.

"Thank you" I said swallowing my pride as I stared at the window.

"Do you mind if I take you to my place?" He asked and shook my head refusing.

"Don't worry about it, I would be glad if you let me sleep in your car. I mean you have done enough already" I said and I couldn't believe I was saying that. Like me Cindy Benson was being nice.

"Come on Cindy, don't mention am your boyfriend" Xander said and I sighed not knowing what to say.

Just then I felt him lean into my and tried kissing me on my neck but I pushed him away.

"What the hell are you doing?" I yelled and he looked away.

"Oh right I get it, I guess I have been too nice today so you want to take advantage of me. Well news flash I no longer need your help" I yelled and opened the door entering the rain as I slammed the car door hard.

"Hey Cindy, where are you going?" Xander asked yelling from the car.

"To the devil" I replied walking away angrily, whatever that meant I was doing it. I was going to Bryan for his offer.