Chapter 55: He Raped Me
"You kissed her" Lucy completed.
"I am sorry. I did not know what came over me, it was just due to the emotional atmosphere. Tola is not to blame at all, I am totally at fault.
It will never do it again. Please" he rushed, holding Lucy's hand.
"You love her" Lucy said, surprised that she did not feel bad about the realisation. He shook his head vigorously.
"I have seen the way you look at her Deo, there is this tender look in your eyes whenever you gaze at her, especially ever since you both returned from Mbale. You never looked at me that way Deo, accept it."
"Don't talk like that Lucy, it was just one kiss. One kiss when we were not thinking."
"What if I told you that I am not in love with you? What if we were just friends? Would your response still be the same?"
Startled, Deo frowned deeply. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Lucy moved towards him. "Deo, I love Tola so much. She is the sister I never had and I want her to be very very happy. Nothing would make me happier than seeing her smile again. Timothy has wrecked her heart and she is no longer glowing like she once was. I want you to be sure of your feelings. No matter what you decide, you will always be my close friend. If you love Tola, go for her; it would make me very happy. Denying your feelings would not be right."
Lucy took a deep breath and walked away, leaving Deo stunned and confused.
Two days later, Lucy entered Tola's apartment with a cool smile on her face. "Hey sweetie, I can smell chicken here, where is it?"
"Oh… it is in the curry powder" Tola responded and they both laughed.
Lucy glanced at the table and saw loads of books there.
"Hmmmm… barrister" she hailed.
"That's me" Tola laughed. All she had been doing lately was working.
"How is Fred's case coming?" Lucy sat down.
"Well, we have the first hearing in three weeks but we need to get our proof. Remember our little drama?"
"Yeah, definitely. He won't need a prayer when he sees me" Lucy said with hate in her voice.
Tola swallowed. "Lucia" she called. "I know you.
There is more to this issue and you are hiding it
from me. Apart from stabbing you, what else did
Fred do to you to make you hate him so much?"
"He raped me" Tola gasped. "He raped me Tola"
Tears rolled down Lucy's cheeks.
"Oh my God!"
"When I was in my third year in KIU, Fred was the
closest male friend I had. He asked me out several times but I refused. I had just returned to school for my second semester in 3rd year when the unexpected happened. My room mate was yet to arrive and I was the only one in the room. A masked man entered and pushed me hard on the bed. Then, I used to sleep with a short loose gown because we rarely had light and I hated the heat. He was stronger than me and I could not do much to help myself. Hitting him was like hitting a rock because it had almost no effect on him."
Lucy cried uncontrollably as Tola held her with her eyes burning with anger.
"That day, he took my virginity from me and shattered my life. I never knew it was the same person whom I saw as my friend. The night he stabbed me, he said all this, thinking I was dead. He probably said everything out of fright; he also
blamed everyone for making him stab me that day. He said he was going to get even with Deo and everyone that surrounded me." She leaned against Tola.
"Do you know just how much I hate him?" She yelled.
Tola swore loudly. "That bastard will pay dearly, I promise you!!!"
Raymond drove furiously. He had finished muttering all the curses he knew of and was busy
repeating them. He could not believe that his so
called step-brother would have the effrontery to
call him after all he had done. Because of him, his parents were no more, because of him, their united family had drifted apart. Now, he had got himself into a mess and he suddenly thought that he had a family? Ray shook his head. Never in his life would he raise a finger to help a miserable bastard. He had prayed for a time when he would be able set his eyes on his mistake of a brother to give him a piece of his mind.
He parked and entered the police station.
"Raymond"
He turned like an automatic car at the sound of that voice. "Lucy" he gasped. Sighting her, his heartbeat accelerated. "Oh my God! Lucy."
Lucy rushed into his arms as he hugged her tightly. He inhaled deeply as he put his nose in her hair, allowing the scent of her to awaken his senses. His heart pounded wildly as he held her, unable to let her go. Lucy could not believe what was happening. She felt the strange desire to kiss him there in public.
"I have missed you a lot sugar" he whispered,
finally pulling back.
Lucy cleared her throat. "I missed you too."
"Never did a day pass without me thinking about
you" he said softly, gazing into her eyes.
Lucy was so overwhelmed, she did not know what to do or say. "Me too… I mean… erm."
Ray brushed his hand, slowly and lightly across
her cheek, making her catch her breath.
"You are crying?" He looked deeply worried.
"Crying?" She also looked puzzled. She rubbed her face vigorously. "Of course not. Perhaps something entered my-"
He bent his head and kissed her silent but as his
lips touched hers, he could not break away. He
pulled her into his hands and kissed her deeply,
forgetting that they were at the police station. They
both forgot everything around them and held on to each other, without letting go. It took a police officer's tap on raymond's shoulders to separate them.
"Sir please, this place is a station, not a hotel we're
you go and romance women" the policeman
stated flatly as the other policemen laughed.
Lucy righted herself, feeling stupid and terribly
breathless. What am I doing? She wondered.
"Hey babe, did I …" Tola's face reddened as her
eyes widened. "James Ray" she muttered as she
took in the person before her.
"Raymond, meet Tola my best friend, T.J, meet
Raymond" Lucy introduced still feeling terribly
uncomfortable.
It took Tola's barrister instincts to stop her from
screaming and fussing like a kid.
"It is a pleasure, I have heard a lot about you" Ray
said, delighted to meet the Tola that Lucy always
talked about. She was as beautiful as Lucy said.
"I am honoured. I have always prayed for a day
like this; I am a huge fan. But more importantly,
thank you for what you did for my little baby here, I am eternally grateful."
"I did what anyone would have done. Besides, how could I resist saving such a beautiful lady? I have been trained to be a gentleman" he grinned.
"You surely are!" Tola said. She heard her name being called. "I will be back" she pinched Lucy and
ran off.
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