The mafia's possession.

''Your mother is running out of time, miss Melanie. We need to carry out her surgery as soon as possible," Doctor Simeon said to her and walked away.

Melanie stood in the same spot for a few seconds before walking down to her mother's ward.

''Mother...'' She whispered slowly trying to stop herself from crying.

She took her seat on the chair beside her mother's bed and took her mother's hand in hers.

''M...Melanie...'' Her mother let out a cough.

''Don't say, anything mother, I can always do the talking,'' Melanie smiled at her mother whose face looked very pale.

''You need to stay strong mum, I'll do everything I can to raise your hospital bill.''

Melanie smiled and stared at her mother's very pale lip.

''I... I'm sorry for making you go through this,'' Her mother murmured.

"It's okay mother, you will be fine, I promise,'' She said squeezing her mother's hand gently in hers.

''Get some rest, mother. I need to be somewhere.'' Melanie said and patted her mother gently before leaving the room.

*

Melanie sighed deeply as she entered her room.

Deep down, she knew there was no way she could raise her mother's hospital bill.

She was ready to do anything to raise the money but does that includes selling herself for money?

Oh please... She scoffed.

Suddenly feeling hungry, she walked to the kitchen and opened the cupboard.

Oh, Sh*t! There's nothing to eat in this damn house!

Leaning against the cupboard, an idea suddenly crept into her head.

''Why have I not been thinking that way since!" She smiled gently and patted herself.

She rushed back to the room and grabbed her phone to dial her friend's number.

''Oh, thank goodness you picked my call, Tyler!'' Melanie screamed as soon as her friend picked the call.

''What's wrong, Mel?'' Tyler groaned.

''Are you at home? I need your help right now!'' She said hurriedly.

''Yeah, I just got back from my client's house. What is it?'' Tyler asked?

''I need you to do my make-up,'' she answered.

''What!? Makeup?'' Tyler screamed.

Melanie could already imagine the look on his face, she could picture him frowning his face.

''I'm coming over to your place right now, Tyler. Don't you dare go anywhere!'' She screamed and ended the call not wanting to hear what her friend was going to say.

Melanie rushed to her wardrobe and poured all her clothes out looking for the best outfit that would go best for where she was going.

''Arrrgh!'' she screamed frustratedly.

How can a Twenty-year-old lady not have any s*my clothes!

She kept going through the pile of dresses on the floor till she came across her very short skirt and a white crop top.

''Not bad," She twitched her mouth.

She kept the clothing she had chosen in her small handbag and rushed out of her room not waiting to return the clothes she had poured out of her wardrobe back to its place.

*

''Why did you want to do make-up on your face!?'' Tyler yelled as soon as Melanie got down from the cab.

''Stop being a pain in my neck. You should at least welcome me,'' Melanie rolled her eyes as she walked past him.

''Welcome you? Oh please don't give me that.'' Tyler sneered as he followed her immediately.

''I have a party to attend this night. My friend's sister is having her birthday and I was invited,'' Melanie said and walked to the kitchen.

''Which friend?'' Tyler queried.

''Huh...just a friend. You can't know her.'' Melanie lied.

''Miss Melanie, it's like you have forgotten that I know all the friends ends you have,'' Tyler mocked.

''Tyler! You don't know her, she is an old friend, I ran into her last week,'' Melanie said as she walked to the refrigerator to find a drink to digest the bread she saw in Tyler's Kitchen.

''Oh... I see,'' Tyler said, still not convinced.

''So Tyler, I need you to make me very beautiful that even you won't be able to recognize me, you understand?'' Melanie said looking into his eyes.

''I still don't see a reason why you need to make up though,'' Tyler murmured.

''Whatever, just make me look very different!'' Melanie snapped.

''I didn't become a makeup artist because of you ma'am. So stop making it seems like you taught me this work,'' Tyler hissed.

''Spare me all these details, Tyler. It is getting late.'' Melanie hissed loudly.

''Okay! Drop the rubbish you're eating and sit over there!'' Tyler retorted.

''Okay,'' Melanie grumbled as she went to sit where Tyler told her to.

***

Melanie entered the public bathroom hurriedly and locked the door from behind.

She pulled off the cloth she was wearing and wore the one she brought from her house.

Oh, Tyler did a good job on her face. She had no doubt.

She pulled her hair in a ponytail and added a brown contact lens to her eyeball.

Melanie switched her phone off, shoved it in her bag, and rushed out of the bathroom.

*

Melanie could feel the men eyes feasting on her already. Gosh, how she wished her plan will be a success.

She suddenly felt a hand on her butt and she muttered under her breath before she faced the big, pot-bellied man in front of her.

God! Of all people, why must it be this smelling man!

Melanie cursed under her breath.

Melanie forced a smile as the man brought his mouth closer to her mouth.

''Why don't we get a room!?'' Melanie screamed, which stopped the man from kissing her.

''You know exactly what I want, Baby.'' The man said in her ear and Melanie gritted her teeth before she smiled at the man again.

She followed the man swiftly as the man led her to a very large room in the Club.

''Stay back, I'll be fine.'' The man said and that was then Melanie realized there were bodyguards following them.

He must be loaded.

Melanie smirked.

As soon as they were behind the closed door, the man pinned her to the wall, kissing her roughly.

''You have everything I want in a woman, Sweetheart,'' He said, his awful breath fanning her nose.

''I know, darling.'' Melanie forced a very wide smile.

Melanie managed to free herself from his grip and said to him, "Let's freshen up first.''

''Okay baby,'' He said and squeezed her breast before walking away from her.

As soon as he entered the restroom, Melanie tiptoed to the door and peeped outside the room to check if his guards are outside the room.

Luckily, none of them were there. She rushed to her bag and brought out a white handkerchief and a bottle of syrup.

She sprinkled the syrup on the handkerchief and returned the syrup to her bag.

Melanie sat at the edge of the bed and kept the drugged handkerchief under the pillow and waited for the old man to come out of the bathroom.

After what seemed like forever, The old man came out of the bathroom grinning widely at her.

''Sweetheart," He smiled.

''Yes darling,'' Melanie smiled back.

The man pulled her up and laid on the bed pulling her to him.

Melanie sat on his stomach feeling his manhood on her skin.

Melanie was about to dip her hand under the pillow when the man held her hand.

''What are you doing?'' He asked and Melanie widened her eyes.

''Ehn!?'' She answered.

No! I can't get caught.

She screamed inwardly.

TBC...

Melanie was about to dip her hand under the pillow when the man held her hand.

''What are you doing?'' He asked and Melanie widened her eyes.

''Ehn!?'' She answered.

No! I can't get caught.

She screamed inwardly.

''Leave whatever you're doing and kiss me, baby, I can't wait to have you,'' He grinned then pulled her mouth closer to his.

Melanie brought out the handkerchief and then smiled at the man beneath her. ''You can't wait to have me, Right?'' She chuckled and the man nodded his head.

Melanie pinned him down with the strength she had and covered the old man's nose with the handkerchief.

''I'm sorry...'' Melanie said in a whisper as the man struggled to breathe.

''Jerk!'' She sighed as she stood up from the unconscious man's body.

Melanie went through his stuff and brought out his wallet. She furrowed her brow as she saw the dollar notes in his wallet.

''What the f*ck! He did not have much money here!'' Melanie shouted, baffled.

''Wow! He's very useless!'' She exclaimed staring at his unconscious body.

She packed the few dollars in his wallet and grabbed his wristwatch on the shelf which shone from afar.

''Wow, I still can't believe this,'' Melanie said as she rubbed her palm against her temple.

Melanie rushed to the restroom to change her clothes before his bodyguards come knocking.

She let down her hair and washed her makeup thoroughly before leaving the restroom.

*

Melanie walked swiftly amidst the impatient adults that could not wait to get a room.

''Wait, was that the amount that old man was going to offer me if he had his way with me, incredible!'' Melanie scoffed as she finally came out of the club.

Melanie walked down the street before she saw a cab, she stopped it and directed it to the hospital.

*

''Miss Melanie, this money is not even close to the money needed for your mother's surgery,'' Doctor Simeon furrowed his brow.

''Erm... I know, Doctor. I'll get the rest before next week runs out,'' She said, smiling gently.

''Miss Melanie,'' Doctor Simeon sighed.

''It seems you don't understand what I said. Your mother has a brain tumor. She needs to undergo surgery as soon as possible, or else...''

''Nothing will happen to my mother, Doctor! I'll raise the money. Try to understand, please," Melanie grabbed his hand shakily.

''Miss Tatum, I understand you. But, your mother...''

''I know, she will get the surgery,'' Melanie said, wiping the tears from her face.

Doctor Simeon left her standing and Melanie made her way to her mother's ward. It is very late in the night and she was sure her mother would be fast asleep.

Sighing deeply, she opened the door and trailed in.

''Melanie,'' Her mother said as soon as she sat on the chair beside her mother.

''Why are you still awake?'' Melanie smiled as she took her mother's hand in hers.

''I...I had a scary dream,'' her mother whispered.

''You and your dreams.'' Melanie laughed.

''Just be careful, Melanie, be careful please,'' her mother smiled.

''Okay mother, go and sleep now. I need to be somewhere,'' Melanie smiled.

''It is late in the night, Melanie.''

''Late? It is barely 11 pm. I'll be back before morning,'' Melanie said as she stood up.

''Melanie..."

''Don't stress it, mother! I'll be back soon!" Melanie said and rushed out of the room.

*

Melanie flagged down a cab and she directed the cabman to a club different from the one she went to an hour earlier.

''Gosh! I should not have cleaned the makeup...Damn!'' Melanie muttered under her breath in the cab.

''Are you talking to me, miss?'' The driver asked.

''No no no, drive faster, please,'' Melanie said.

As soon as the car pulled in front of the Club, Melanie threw the money at the driver and rushed out of the cab.

She entered the public toilet in front of the club to change her cloth.

''My face...'' She whispered.

How much she wished no one will recognize her.

This time, she didn't pack her hair in a ponytail style, instead, she let it fall over her face.

Melanie left the restroom and entered the club that was just opposite the Restroom.

She was dancing, waiting for a man to approach her when she saw a man sitting alone in a very isolated part of the club.

'Who knows...he could be loaded.'

Melanie smirked and walked towards the man.

''Hi!'' She shouted amidst the loud music.

The man with the green eyes looked at her with a very deadly gaze and Melanie could not help but drool at the handsome sitting alone.

''Hi, handsome,'' Melanie said as she kissed him on his lips.

She was about to pull away when the man pulled her back and kissed her roughly.

''Oh boy, take it easy!'' Melanie screamed inwardly.

The man stood up and pulled her with him leading her outside the club.

''Where is this man taking me to now?'' Melanie asked herself.

There was a cottage inside the club which the man took her to.

As soon as they entered, he pinned her to the wall and kissed her aggressively.

''Oh My God!'' Melanie screamed inwardly getting drunk in the kiss.

Melanie was still fighting what she was feeling at the moment when she felt his hand inside her cloth.

''I am doomed!'' Melanie widened her eyes.

Then he broke the kiss, he pulled off his shirt and walked to the door that was deep inside the room which Melanie assumed to be the restroom.

Melanie brought out the syrup in her bag, sprinkled it on the handkerchief then kept the rest inside her pocket.

Melanie sat for a while before the man came out of the room he had entered.

He sat beside her and resumed kissing her.

Not thinking twice, Melanie pushed him swiftly and grabbed the steel that was on the shelf, and hit It on his forehead.

''Arrgh!!'' The man screamed in agony.

Melanie took the handkerchief and covered his nose with it.

''Wow...done!'' She clapped her hand.

Melanie opened the drawer that was just opposite the bed and gasped at what she saw.

''Jesus!'' She cried out.

Melanie's hand trembled as she pack the dollars that were lying in the drawer.

''Wow!!'' Melanie screamed as she covered her mouth with her palm.

Melanie took all the money and poured it into their handbag throwing her cloth that was inside on the floor.

"Heaven knows I did not mean to do this to you," Melanie said as she stared at the unconscious man lying before her then at the dollar bill she had stolen from him.

She did not doubt that the money would be enough for her mother's surgery.

Melanie rushed out of the room leaving her clothes leaving with just the bag that was filled with dollar bills.

''Oh Melanie, you've hit the jackpot!'' She murmured as she finally got out of the club.

TBC...

As soon as Melanie got to the hospital, she rushed to Doctor Simeon's office.

''Get a date for the surgery, doctor!'' Melanie screamed as she entered, panting heavily.

''Oops!'' Melanie widened her eyes as she saw some people in the office with him.

''I'm sorry, I'm sorry,'' She bowed, embarrassed, and left the office.

Melanie waited impatiently for Doctor Simeon outside his office. A few minutes later, his visitors came out and Doctor Simeon followed almost immediately.

''I've got the money, Doctor!'' Melanie screamed.

''Miss Melanie, it is past twelve in the morning, the patients are still sleeping, can you bring down your voice please?''

''I'm sorry doctor, I'm just too excited. I got the money already!'' Melanie whisper-shouted, unable to control her happiness.

''You got everything?'' Doctor Simeon asked.

''Yes!'' Melanie grinned.

''But...we spoke barely two hours ago and you said you had no money...'' Doctor Simeon said giving her a questioning look.

''Oh, that? I called a distant relative of mine and he...''

''He gave you the money right away?'' Doctor Simeon asked

''Yes.'' Melanie blurted.

''Okay... I'll discuss this with other surgeons and your mother will get her surgery,'' Doctor Simeon said, and Melanie nodded her head.

''Em...Doctor. Can you not tell my mum a distant relative gave me the money?'' Melanie asked playing with the tip of her hair nervously.

''Huh? Why?" Doctor Simeon Queried.

''Actually, my mum is not on a good term with him," Melanie said.

''Oh...okay. Follow me to where you will pay the money,'' Doctor Simeon said.

''Thank you,'' Melanie said and watched the Doctor leave.

''So nosy!'' She rolled her eyes and ran after him.

*

Her mother's surgery was scheduled for the next day and Melanie was filled with so much joy.

''All you have to do now is hang in there,'' Melanie smiled at her mother.

Melanie's mother only stared at her daughter and said nothing.

''Are you mad at me, Mother?'' Melanie asked her mother.

''Mother, don't be mad. Moth...'' Melanie widened her eyes as her mother suddenly struggled to breathe.

''Mother! Doctor!!'' Melanie screamed.

Forgetting that there was a bell to press in the ward, Melanie rushed outside to call the Doctor.

Doctor Simeon was also on his way to the ward and he met Melanie.

''Save my mother, Doctor! Please!'' Melanie cried.

Doctor Simeon rushed inside the ward with his nurses who had Melanie stay outside.

A few minutes later, Doctor Simeon came out with his nurses who ran past him.

''We need to carry out the surgery, now. Like now.'' Doctor Simeon said to Melanie.

''She will be fine, right? Doctor, please say yes!!' Melanie cried.

''Miss Melanie, We'll do our best,'' Doctor Simeon said.

The nurses rushed past them again with a stretcher and Melanie followed them inside.

An oxygen bag was on her mother's nose while a nurse kept pressing it as if giving her mother air.

''Mother...'' Melanie's legs failed her and was about to fall when Doctor Simeon caught her in his arms.

Melanie cried and watched as her mother was carried on the stretcher.

Melanie made way as the nurses wheeled her mother out of the ward.

''We'll start the surgery, Miss Melanie,'' Doctor Simeon patted her and walked away.

The only thing she could do now is pray that the surgery is a success.

*

Melanie has been sitting in front of the ICU for almost three hours and the Doctors are not coming out.

Her life will get twisted if anything happens to her mother.

A few minutes later, the ICU light went off which indicated that the surgery was over.

Melanie stood up and waited for the doctor to come out.

Two doctors came out before Doctor Simeon came out.

''How was it, Doctor?'' Melanie asked, with hope in her eyes.

''The surgery went well, Miss Melanie but she needs to wake up first before the surgery becomes a success,'' Doctor Simeon explained.

''Will she be fine?'' Melanie asked.

''Let's hope so. You know she had emergency surgery. But don't worry, she will be fine. She will be moved to a different ward, you can sit there quietly with her.'' Doctor Simeon said and left the young lady standing.

''Hmmm,'' Melanie sighed deeply.

Immediately she saw her mother being wheeled out of the ICU, Melanie followed them swiftly.

**

Melanie's head was on the bed beside her mother and her mother's hand in hers. It has been two days since her mother's surgery and her mother was still not out of the coma.

Melanie raised her head when she felt her mother's hand moving in hers.

''Mother!'' Melanie cried and hugged her mother tightly.

''You're choking me, Mel,'' her mother said.

''I've missed you so much, mum. I'm glad you came back for me,'' Melanie said and hugged her mum again.

''I'll get the doctor, I'm coming mum,'' Melanie said walking away.

''Hey,'' Her mother called her and pointed to the bell behind her.

''Oh! I've forgotten,'' Melanie laughed, and her mother joined her.

Doctor Simeon was very glad to see his patient out of the coma. He grinned when he saw that her vitals were normal.

''Welcome back, Mrs. Tatum," Doctor Simeon said, and Mrs. Melanie smiled.

After the doctor left, Melanie told her mother to sleep while she went home to prepare porridge for her mother.

Melanie arrived at the hospital an hour later and fed her mother the porridge.

''Melanie,'' Her mother called out after she finished eating.

''Yes, mother?''

''I've been meaning to ask you, how did you get the money for my surgery?'' Melanie's mother, Melinda asked.

Oh, Busted!

She completely forgot to cook up a lie.

"Oh... That?'' Melanie chuckled.

Melinda knew her daughter was about to come up with a lie.

''Don't you dare lie to me!'' Her mother snapped.

''Oh, mother,'' Melanie twitched her mouth.

''I saw a wallet on my way home and it was filled with money,'' Melanie stated.

''Don't tell me you stole it!'' Melinda raised her brow.

''Stole? Oh please! I checked the details of the owner in the wallet and I called him to come to get it. He appreciated and asked why I didn't take the money instead, but I told him I wasn't brought up that way. He smiled and gave me a lot of dollars,'' Melanie smiled.

''Really? A man you barely know handed you thousand of dollars?''

''Exactly. As if he knew I needed the money,'' Melanie smiled.

''Melanie...I hope you're telling me the truth,'' Her mother worried.

''You worry too much, mum. Focus on recovering mother!'' Melanie said to her mother.

♦

Standing at his balcony, he couldn't believe a woman could do that to him.

Didn't she know who he was?

Even if she didn't know he was a thug boss, didn't she know the position he held in the whole of Los Angeles?

That lady requested for Doom herself.

And the doom was called 'Flynn Harlan'

Flynn dipped his hand in his pocket and brought out a lighter and cigarettes.

He was about to light it when he heard a light knock on his door.

He cursed under his breath and left the balcony.

The door opened and his trusted man, Devon entered.

''I got the CCTV footage you requested for.''

Devon dropped the flash drive on the shelf and walked out of the room.

Flynn grabbed the flash drive and smiled devilishly at it.

''You're screwed''

TBC...

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