Chapter 48

who is that!” i called again. This time louder. There was no way I could open this door.

It could have been Ben, And for some reason, I was scared of the potential harm he could do to me.

Now, Ben had not for once ever raised a hand my way, but I did see the death glares he would send my way. It was hard to explain, but he seemed like the type that if given the chance, he could potentially hurt me.

“If you don’t answer me, I swear i would call the cops!!” Still no answer. But this time, I could hear footsteps shuffling around the door before a voice finally answered.

It was not in anyway related to the voice I was dreading.

I let it a sigh. This particular voice was softer, even though distressed, more feminine, and didn’t for sure hold the threatening Aura of Ben when he was angry.

I moved to open the door, opening it.

I looked at the woman that had stood on the other side.

“You”

I looked at her, I remembered her from the day she came over.

She didn’t act as sassy as she did the la time we met, she looked more... humble? Scared? Tired? Definitely a lot was going in about her and it was easy to point that out

“hi” she gave me a weak smile

“You’re....” I tried to recall her name. The name for some reason rested at the tip of my tongue, but it my brain for some reason was having troubles bringing it out.

“Penny” she filled the name for me quickly.

“Please, I need your help” desperation oozed out of her. She looked like she was willing to sell her soul if need be. I subconsciously took a step back from her.

“what do you want?” just tried to ask that question as politics possible.

“please. Where is Ben?” she looked at me with pleading eyes.

‘probably fucking Emily’s brains out, possibly confessing his dying live for her or worse, probably telling her how much of an awful night he had with me” I answered in my head. I wasn’t going to lie. That last thought of mine stung me really bad.

Instead of answering her with my calm, i snapped, the rage i felt bubbling out a bit. “what’s your business with where he is? What? He didn’t satisfy you enough the last time?” I didn’t know their relationship, and I know it was only going to hurt me further if I knew what was going on between them, so i dared not ask. The fear of what i was going to be involved in, scared me.

She flinched at my tone causing me to feel a sense of guilt at that. I did think a day would come when I would be on the other side of a raised voice, even if it was for a moment and I knew it was jot a good feeling so I kept quiet.

Kaya seemed to have been done with breakfast and joined us, that or she just decided that she now had the time of the day to spare her poor human.

“look, I’m sorry, okay, I don’t mean to be invasive or intrude, it’s just that....” she looked away from me from a moment before shaking her head and continuing to talk. “I Need help. Okay? I really, desperately need help.”

I crossed my hands across my chest, suddenly feeling like the person with the upper hand. “not feeling like calling me a slut anymore? No longer a “new play toy?” I used my hands to form the air quotes.

Yes I may have been petty enough to keep what she had said to me in my heart, although I didn’t think about it more often, only because of I couldn’t let myself think about it. Not with the emotional distress I had been going through recently.

I looked at her closely. She suddenly looked familiar.

“I’ve seen you before.” She drew back for a moment, looking at me like I had grown a second head. “yes, we have. I insulted you earlier and now yon are trying to take revenge.”

I shook my head no. That wasn’t it. “no, it was prior to that, I am sure of it. She looked to the sides, trying to ignore my eyes. But I didn’t back down, I couldn’t.

“we’ve met before haven’t We? The café? Leeds branch” she was the one that told me that day, “something about a baby, right?” It was about to months now.

Could he? No, there was no way”

Seeing that I realised her, she grabbed my hands in a pleading manner “please” she shook her head no, the tears threatening to fall. “You can’t let him know. He promised me that the only way he would keep supporting me was to keep me off it,”

Now I was really confused. “ what did he promise you?” i was going g to find out. Screw what I said earlier about minding My business.

As I said that, she looked like a deer caught with the heads lights.