WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Chapter 17
Written by: Racheal Dennis.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Jasmine’s pov ?
“We’re here, ma’am” the cab driver said.
I nodded and got off, I reached for the pocket in my jacket and pulled out some change.. and paid the driver.
The headed off to the front of my apartment.
I searched my pocket and reached for my keys, I opened the door and stepped in.
It’s dark inside and quiet inside, which means Davis and Thanatos aren’t here…
Or maybe they’ve fallen asleep, but it’s just a few minutes past eight… They wouldn’t go to bed so early, right?
My hands searched the wall for the light switch and flicked on the lights.
“Davis, momma is back” I called.
Like I had thought, there wasn’t any response, it’s just my voice echoing back at me.
They might be at Thanatos.. should I go get him first? Or cook dinner first?
I turned to the wall clock and sighed deeply.. it’s already 08:16pm.
“I guess I’ll just cook dinner first, after all he’s with Thanatos.. he’s not gonna hurt Davis”
With that thought, I headed towards the kitchen and rack the fridge for some ingredients.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Adele’s pov ?
“Phew!” I sighed.
Being wicked and doing wicked to others, is also like being wicked and doing wicked to yourself.
In the process of getting away, I ran all the way to the bus stop and fortunately.. there’s a bus, which I just boarded.
At least, I’m satisfied with the result of my wicked act.
The bus has started moving, when my phone started ringing in my purse.. I reached for it.
It’s Arthur calling, I quickly swiped right to receive the call.
“Hey, Arthur”
“Hey…where are you? Are you with Jas?” He asked.
I rolled my eyeballs, of course, the first person he would ask about is Jasmine.
That’s the only reason he would call me… to ask about Jasmine.
“I wanna speak with Jas, can you please give her your phone?”
“Sorry, but I’m not home right now.. I’m not close to her” I said.
The bus stopped and a few people got out, which made me frown.
I don’t understand some humans, why waste money for a distance you can walk?
I mean, we just left the bus stop a minute or two.
“…you still there?” I heard Arthur asking and came back to present.
“Yeah”
“Where are you?”
“Huh?”
“Where are you?” He asked again. “You said you aren’t home”
“Oh, I went out.. with someone” I whispered the last part.
“Y-you went out with a guy?” He stuttered.
I thought he wouldn’t hear it, but he did.
“Yeah.. you know, I should hang around guys more… I won’t remain young and fresh forever”
I told him, in hopes of making him jealous, but I know that’s not possible.. because he doesn’t even like me.
“You…” He cut himself off.
What did he wanted to say? Did I really made him jealous?
“It’s late, you are a girl after all… you shouldn’t be walking about in the night”
“Oh”
I knew he wouldn’t get jealous, you only get jealous of other guys hanging out with the girl you like.
Unfortunately, I’m not that girl.
“Call me when you get home, I wanna speak with Jas”
“Alright, do take care” I said and hanged up quickly.
I rest my head against the window and closed my eyes.. I guess, I’ll drop by Jasmine’s first.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Jasmine’s pov ?
Ding! Ding!
I’m still in the kitchen cooking, when the doorbell rang.. that should be Thanatos and Davis, I quickly washed my hands and rushed to the door.
Now that Thanatos and I are kinda friends again, maybe I should consider giving him my spare key.
“How come it’s you?” I asked with a frown, when I opened the door.
She pushed me aside and rushed in, I rolled my eyes.
“I’m tired and I wanna sleep” she said as she fell onto a sofa.
I took in her outfit and frowned, I sat on the table and folded my arms on my chest.
“Where did you go dressed like this?” I asked.
She’s dressed like a club girl, as if she’s one of those call girls…which only mean one thing.
One man down!
“Where did you go, Missy?” I asked again.
“I went to resolve some issues”
“Some issues?” I asked.
Adele sat upright and reached for an orange in a bowl, that was sitting on the table.. she nodded in response to my question.
“What issues do you have?”
“Well…”
She began to explain as she also started peeling the orange.
“…I bumped into someone at work today and stained his shirt. I apologized, but he wouldn’t listen.. he insisted on collecting my number, so I gave him”
She paused and divided the orange in two, while I impatiently wait for her to continue.
Although, I already know where this is headed..but I still wanna hear it from her mouth.
“So.. what happened next?” I asked.
“He invited me to his hotel room, I knew he’s a dmn player.. so, I accepted the invitation”
I chuckled.
“You honoured the invitation”
“I honoured the invitation” we both said at the same time.
Adele eyed me and laugh shortly, before continuing.. I’m already familiar with that speech, since it’s her favorite speech.
“I went to the hotel and guess what I did?”
I shook my head.
“I can’t guess, what did you do?” I asked her back.
“I ate all his food and drank his expensive wine.. then made sure he’s never gonna make babies any time soon.. I almost cut off his thing”
We both burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter.. like I can already picture what she did to the poor guy.
“Which weapon did you use this time?” I asked.
She quickly turned everything in her purse on the table, my eyes grew wide as I study them.
Balm…a very hot balm…thread..and I knew her fist followed.
I quickly raised my hand.
“Wow! You gave it to him…!That’s my btch! Give me a high five!”
“Yeah!” She quickly gave me a high five.
“That serves him right, I don’t know who he is.. but I hate je.rks like him!” I said.
“Right?”
She threw her head back on the sofa and started licking her orange..
“He’d be praying he’ll never cross paths with you ever again” I said.
“That would be better”
Then she suddenly stopped licking her orange and perceived around.
“What are you cooking?” She asked.
“Nothing special, just some of Davis’s favorite” I replied.
I got up and walked towards the kitchen, to go check on the food.
“I’d like to eat, but I’m scared I’ll suffer from indigestion” she said.
I opened the pot and realized the food was ready, I turned off the and head for the door.
“Where are you going?” Adele asked me.
“To go get Thanatos and Davis, the food is ready”
I grabbed the door handle, but before I’d pushed the door open.. she spoke.
“Right.. is your phone off?”
“Nope, why?” I asked.
“Arthur called me, he said he wanna speak with you” she said.
Arthur.. I’ll call him later, I know he just wants to resume his nagging about letting Thanatos near me.
“Jas, did you heard me?”
I nodded.
“Yeah, but I’ll call him later.. I should go get Thanatos and Davis” I said and rushed out.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Writer’s pov ?
“Wow!” Davis exclaimed happily as Thanatos handed him a cup of ice cream.
Thanatos moved his gaze to the ferris wheel, then back to Davis who’s already wolfing down his ice cream.
“Did you have fun riding the wheel?” He asked.
“Yeah.. can we come tomorrow? Can we? Can we?” Davis asked, bouncing up and down.
Thanatos took his tiny hand in his large ones and they headed towards his car.
“We can come another day, but not tomorrow”
Davis stopped walking at once, he snatched his hand from Thanatos.
“You said you will bring me to the park everyday!” Davis whined.
He pouted his lips and gave Thanatos an accusing glare.. Thanatos squatted to his level and held Davis face in his hands.
“Davis, we can’t sneak out tomorrow because it’s Saturday… and also, we had so much fun today that we lost track of time.. your momma’s gonna be so worried and she’s gonna scold us when we get home”
He wiped off a lone tear that was running down Davis’s cheek, he smiled.
“We’ll come another, but not tomorrow ok?”
“Promise?”
“I promise”
He stared at Thanatos a few minutes, before nodding in agreement.
“Come on, let’s go home” Thanatos said.
He took Davis’s hand and led him towards the car.
Peter was already holding the backseat door open, he had saw them heading towards him earlier.
“Alright, get in” Thanatos told Davis.
Davis got in and Thanatos slide in after him, Peter quickly shut the door before rushing back to the driver’s seat.
“Mr O’Briens, where are we headed?”
“Home” Thanatos replied, while helping Davis with his seatbelt.
Peter started the car immediately and drove out of the parking lot…
Thanatos was busy admiring his son, when his phone started ringing.. he reached for it and swiped right.
“Hello?”
“Thana… T-thana…” Clark’s voice erupted from the other side…he sounded like he’s crying.
Thanatos frowned, he moved the phone from his ear and checked the number.. to be sure if it’s truly Clark calling him.
But it’s truly Clark.
“Clark? Are you ok?”
“I.. I.. come over to my hotel room” Clark cried.
“You…”
Clark already ended the call, Thanatos sighed and shoved his phone back in his pocket.
“Peter, take a detour.. NEWLIFE NIGHT!”
“Yes, sir” Peter replied.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
(NEWLIFE NIGHT)
Peter stopped in front of the hotel, Thanatos grabbed opened the door and stepped out with Davis.
He held Davis’s hand and headed inside.
A waiter was already standing at the entrance, waiting to receive Thanatos and take him to Clark.
“Welcome Mr O’Briens.. Mr Evans is waiting for you” the waiter said with a smile.
Thanatos simply nodded while keeping a straight face, he held onto Davis’s hand tighter… but not to the extent where it would hurt him.
“This way please, Mr O’Briens” the waiter said.
He led the way and Thanatos followed, not as if he doesn’t know the way.. but this is the hotel’s policy.
After a few turns, with Davis admiring the beautiful view, they stopped at a door.. the waiter pushed it open and they stepped in.
“Mr Evans, Mr O’Briens is here!” The waiter said.
“You can leave” Clark told the waiter.
The waiter bowed slightly at Thanatos before leaving.. then Thanatos saw Clark walking towards him, fully nkked.
He quickly turned Davis’s face away from Clark and threw Clark a very harsh glare.
“At least wear some shorts!”
Clark shook his head.
“I c-can’t..” Clark trailed off.
He continued walking towards Thanatos, with his legs widely opened.. he’s taking one step at a time and he looked like he’s in so much pain.
“Dude, what happened to you?” Thanatos asked.
At this question, Clark burst into tears.
He stopped walking and started fanning his thing, he bite his lower lip to stop himself.. but he couldn’t.
“I.. I.. my…my thing…”
“Hey!” Thanatos cut him off.
He covered Davis’s ears and passed Clark a stern look.
“Mind your words, my boy is here” he said.
Thanatos eyes moved to Clark’s thing, he frowned.. it looked like it’s swelling up.
“What happened to you there?” Thanatos asked gesturing towards Clark’s thing.
“It’s.. it’s that she-devil from your restaurant.. she..” he paused and inhaled deeply. “.. please take me home, I can’t stay here alone”
“I should take you home?”
“Yes”
Thanatos eyes moved back to Clark’s thing again.. he winced at the sight.
“You should stay here and rest”
Clark shook his head frantically.
“No, no, no.. w-what if she comes back?” He stuttered.
Thanatos stayed silent for a brief moment, then sighed.
“But you can’t even wear shorts. How am I gonna take you with me?”
“I’ll wear a night robe, please just take me with you.. s-she might come back”
“Then hurry up”
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
Jasmine’s pov ?
Adele’s staring at me as I pace worriedly in front of her, with my phone in my hand.
“How about you sit down and calm down first?” She suggested.
I glared at her briefly, beforehand turning to my phone and redialed Michelle’s number.
“I can’t calm down when my son is missing!”
I thought he was with Thanatos at his apartment, but I just came back from there… there’s no one at Thanatos apartment.
“He’s not missing, he’s with his dad… ”
“How am I sure he’s really with Thanatos?”
The phone is ringing, but Mich haven’t picked it yet.
“You said he left a note… ”
“Yeah, he left a note, but I’m still worried.. I mean, I don’t even know what’s happening now… ”
I cut myself off when I felt my phone vibrate in my hand, that’s when I knew Mich just picked the call…
“Hey, Jas!”
“Hey, Mich… Davis.. did someone come pick him up after school?” I asked.
“Yeah.. his dad came immediately after school”
“Did he introduced himself as Davis’s father? What’s his name?” I asked again.
I’m really hoping she’s gonna tell me Thanatos was really the one who picked Davis up..
Many crazy thoughts are going through my head right now.
“Oh, he dropped Davis off this morning, Adele introduced him as Davis’s father. She said his name is em… ”
She trailed off as she tried recalling the name, Adele is looking at me anxiously.. she’s worried too.
“Thanatos O’Briens?” I asked as if to refresh her memory.
“Yes, yes, that was the name”
Then why aren’t they here yet? What could be delaying them?
“Jas, what’s wrong? Is Davis ok?” Mich asked.
“No, he… ”
The doorbell ringing caught my attention, head snapped towards the door and before I knew it.. I’m already at the door.
I grabbed the door handle and pushed it open.
“Momma!” Davis yelled and hugged me at once.
“Davis?” I whispered as if I can’t believe it what I’m seeing.
I squat to his level and hugged him back, I showered his little face with ksses.
“Davis, where did you go? You made momma worry about you” I said.
Davis pulled away from the hug, he stared at my face and frowned.. he wiped my cheek.
“Momma don’t cry” he said.
I laughed, I didn’t even realized I was crying already.
“Momma won’t cry” I pecked his forehead. “Tell momma, where did you go?”
He shook his head and smiled. “It’s a secret” he said.
“Secret? Since when did you start keeping things from momma?” I asked him.
He didn’t reply, he simply turned to Thanatos and tried to wink at him.. which he failed.
I got up and narrowed my eyes at Thanatos, he simply smiled.
“B-baby..” he trailed off nervously.
“Where did you take Davis?” I asked him.
“We.. we…”
“Wait” someone interrupted him.
The person stepped forward and I realized it’s Clark, he passed me a pain smile.
“Jas.. I can’t stand too long, can I go in and sit down?” He asked.
I took in his outfit and frowned.
“Why are you wearing a towel?” I asked.
“It’s a long story” he replied.
Just then, I heard Adele’s footsteps coming towards us.
“Davis is back?” She asked.
I heard a loud gasp from Clark, I turned to him and saw him staring at Adele with his eyes widened in fear… His hands quickly covered his manhood.
“Y-you… s-she…y-you…” He’s stuttering.
A deep frown appeared on my face at his reaction.. why does he look so scared when he saw Adele?
I turned to Adele, she’s smirking at him and also giving him a knowing look…why?
Looking between them, it suddenly dawned on me.. this only mean one thing.
He’s the issue Adele went to resolve!
I leaned closer to Adele and whispered in her ear.
“He’s the one, right?”
“Yeah” she whispered back.
We shared a look and burst into laughter.
WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 11 – 20
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