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Chapter One Chapter Two |
Chapter Three Chapter Four |
Chapter Five Chapter Six |
Chapter Seven Chapter Eight |
Chapter Nine |
The Morning After
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Brooke woke up before Adrian the next morning and took a shower while he slept. She stood still letting the warm water run over her, reveling in the night she just had and the plans they were making. She knew this was going too fast. She knew this was crazy. She had second thoughts but shook them off.
She had to go back to the dorm to gather her things. Luckily she didn’t have much. She was thinking she could leave most of it behind if needed. The only thing she had to have was her mother’s orange blanket.
She got out of the shower, wrapped herself with a towel and stepped out of the bathroom to see Adrian sitting up on the side the bed. He looked up when he heard the door and smiled when he saw her dripping wet, but she wouldn’t entertain that devilish smirk. She had business to tend to and needed to focus. She sat next to him, “Okay, so what’s the plan?”
He sweetly pecked her on the cheek, “Well, you come home with me and then we’ll take some time and come up with a plan.”
“I have to go to school to pick up a few things. Wanna meet back here in a couple of hours?”
“You don’t want me to bring you?”
“No, I won’t be long … I’m a big girl.”
Playfully, he pushed her down and straddled her bringing his face just an inch from hers, “Don’t get snippy with me Miss Brooke, I’ll bend you over my knee.”
She smiled trying to push him off while thinking how delicious that sounded, quickly she regained her resolve and said sarcastically, “Ohhhh, I’m so scared Adrian! I’m shaking in my boots!”
He stood up and extended his hand to help her off the bed. As she got up, she wrapped her arms around him and squeezed tight. She was the happiest she’d ever been. The future looked bright and she was anxious to start this adventure with him. He kissed the top of her head and looked down at her, “I know you’re a big girl and everything, but will you at least let me walk you to your car?”
“Yes, dear, I guess I can allow that,” she crossed her eyes, stuck out her tongue and pushed him away. “Now, let me get dressed. The sooner I leave, the sooner I can get back.”
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They strolled hand in hand to her car and before she got in he kissed her deeply. “Hurry back. Call me when you’re on your way.”
She nodded and drove off heading toward her dorm room. Driving cautiously with her music blaring, singing along with all her favorite songs, she was lost in her thoughts reliving the events that have taken place the past few weeks. She didn’t notice the black car that had been following her since she left the city.
She arrived on campus, parked the car and went upstairs to her room. Upon opening the door she was grateful to find that her roommate was not there. Brooke left the door open, switched on the radio on her desk and began to stuff her things into a suitcase. Dancing and singing along with the song that was playing, she neglected to see the dark figure standing in the doorway watching her. She was startled by the sound of the door being closed and locked. She quickly turned with a start to see the person standing before her removing the hood from her head.
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Brooke’s eyes widened and her body started to tremble from the fear that encapsulated her when she saw a face from the past smiling back at her.
“Jada! What are you doing here?”
“You didn’t think I would forget about ya huh, Brooke? You fucked with the wrong one and you will pay for what you did.”
“Jada, please don’t…”
“Uh uh, shut up, you ain’t talking your way out of this.”
Brooke scanned the room, hoping to see something at arm’s length that she could use as leverage against this monster.
The second Brooke took her eyes off of Jada, she plunged toward Brooke and knocked her to the floor where a struggle ensued. Brooke tried pushing her off but Jada was too strong, too heavy.
Pinned down by Jada’s weight, all Brooke could do was endure blow after blow. She couldn’t fight any longer and faded into unconsciousness.
Jada placed Brooke’s limp body on the bed and patiently waited for her to awake. She wanted to have a little fun with Brooke before she choked the life out of her. She wanted revenge.
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Brooke awoke to excruciating pain and the taste of blood. She opened her swollen eyes and saw Jada sitting at the desk. She was sitting with her back facing Brooke and didn’t notice her stirring. Brooke looked around the room and saw her chopsticks sitting on the nightstand next to the bed. Intently watching Jada, she quietly and quickly grabbed the sharpened chopstick and stuck it in her back pocket. The bed made a small squeaking sound.
Jada hopped up and faced Brooke. “Have a nice nap?”
Brooke remained still and quiet.
“Giving me the silent treatment? That’s not going to help you, Brooke.”
Jada sat down on the bed. She placed her hand on Brooke’s leg and started moving it up her thigh, her eyes following her hand.
Brooke saw her opportunity. She swiftly grabbed the chopstick from her pocket and before Jada could react, she stabbed her in the throat with all of the strength she could muster. Jada stood, grabbing at her throat. Brooke got up, walked toward Jada and pulled the chopstick from her throat allowing the blood to escape in spurts, matching her heartbeat, from the wound.
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Jada fell to the floor, face first while the blood pooled around her. Brooke stood over her, heard the gurgling coming from her throat and watched her die.
When Jada’s body stopped moving and she took her last breath, the reality of what Brooke had just done struck her like a prizefighter's blow. She could feel her heart pounding against her ribcage as fear enveloped her body.
In a panic ridden state, she ran to the bathroom, washed the blood off the chopstick and her hands. She quickly returned to the room where Jada’s lifeless body lay on the floor, grabbed the other chopstick from the nightstand, the orange blanket from the foot of the bed and shoved everything into the suitcase. With her luggage and keys in hand, she walked out of the room and locked the door behind her. She headed downstairs to her car, threw her suitcase on the passenger seat and left campus in a confused haze.
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She wanted to go back to New Orleans to meet Adrian but knew he couldn’t understand what she did or why she did it. Knowing that it wouldn’t be long before the cops would be looking for her, she realized she needed to stay off the grid and find a place to hide. She didn’t know where she was going, she just drove … lost in her thoughts.
Several miles down the road, she found a secluded rest area and pulled over. She sat in the car and freed her emotions. Heartbroken that she would never see Adrian again. Terrified of winding up in a similar place as her father. But most frightening was her complete and utter lack of guilt.
She didn't feel bad for killing Jada. She felt ... empowered.
Dear Loyal Readers,
I hope you have enjoyed reading Chapter 10. Please stay tuned for Chapter 11. I apologize for it taking a while to get this chapter out, life has gotten busy but I'll be working diligently to get the next chapter out soon. A special Thank you to my girl @tamala for her mad editing skills.
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments as I love hearing what you all have to say. If you would like to be added, just let me know and I will be honored to tag you for the release of each new chapter. Thank you for all the love and support you've shown since starting this journey with me.
Thanks for stopping by y'all!
Love, Monch🐝
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
my eyes were FLYING across the screen!!!! i didn't see this coming! oh my gosh this is crazy Monchie!!!!! i'm dying for chapter 11 now hahahahahaha
so good - oh man - why didn't she call the cops?!?!?! she could have easily said self-defense - her face was all bruised up and.. man!
now she's in trouble!!!!!
so good!!!! sooooo good :)
I'm so glad you like it Dreemie!!! I'll be working on chapter 11 momentarily. And we are still just so early in the story.
When people panic they do stupid things ... after a chilhood with no real guidance the thoughts of self-defense didn't even cross her mind. But then... what fun would it be if I just let her call the cops?? Hehehe
Love you Hunnie!! And thank you so much for all of your support through this!! #am3gas
Wait, what the holy fuck! Brooke just went from innocent, barely could intimate, fresh out the box to a cold hearted murderess??? You're a badass Chi Chi. Love the new twist!
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It was ok.
Hahahaha and the best comment award goes to @penderis for his honesty and simplicity!!
Darn, I missed seeing this in time to upvote. Reply to this and I'll upvote the comment :-)
No worries @kiwideb! What I would enjoy more than an upvote would be your thoughts on this chapter... please do tell me what you are thinking after reading this one.
LOL, I agree with @dreemsteem, it's awesome, but it was definitely stupid not to call the cops... As soon as she started cleaning up, I was like, oh that is a dumb move...
hahahaa right? people are always panicking though! that would be me! i'd just be running!!!! jail for life - and i could have gotten off with parking ticket fine or something. LOLOLOL
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Thank you @coinsandchains!! I'm so happy that you like the story. And like I told @dreemsteem... it would have been no fun if I let Brooke call the cops lol.
We are just getting started though and I'm glad you are along for the ride. I appreciate ya!
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Wait, what the holy fuck! Brooke just went from innocent, barely could be intimate, fresh out the box - to a cold hearted murderess??? You're a badass Chi Chi. Love the new twist!
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Like it so much you had to say it twice :)
Lmao country time internet and hells ya, deserves a second look😋🤣
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Omg I am loving the comments!! I don't know if you have any idea how I am feeling right now. It makes me so happy that y'all are loving the story! I'm so very humbled omg. Thank you so much for all your support @enginewitty it means the world to me.
We just getting started babe... you ain't seen nothing yet!! Hehehe
Well loving what I've seen son far! rubs hands together in anticipation
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Oh Brooke.... Brooke.... Brooke.... Brooke! What do do with you my darling! You MUST go find your knight in shining armor. He'll fix it - that's what they do by way of definition.
Love this story! Can't wait for the next chapter!!!!
XXXOOO
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Thank you @tamala!! For everything!!
I think she believes she's better off alone... shit just seems to follow her. I'm glad you're loving it babe that means so much to me.
I appreciate you so much and the help you give me for each chapter Tam!! Love you girl!
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Wow, I just found you by accident (if you believe in accidents, that is). I usually don't read stories by authors that have a lot of chapters. Not because I don't want to (I'm the long novel kinda type, not the short story kind) but simply because I don't have the time. But after seeing this chapter here and reading a few sentences, I felt intrigued and I felt I had to read at least part of the beginning. I ended up reading all of it! Now, I sure hope you'll give us chapter 11 soon, because I can't wait to read it!
And then I discovered you are in NO, Louisiana! MAN! Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors and because of her books, I've always felt like I knew New Orleans like the palm of my hand, even though I've never been there. I've even had a chat with a guy from NO once, back in Vegas, and after a while he asked me if I was sure I'd never been there, because I seemed to know the place so well LOL.
Anyway, it's a pleasure to have found you and I am looking forward to see more of this story unfold.
I'm so sorry for the delay in response @misslasvegas but thank you so much for the awesome comment and kind words!! Anne Rice is one of my idols and a lot of my inspiration has come from her writings and just like her, the city of New Orleans definitely has a huge influence!
I do apologize for the amount of time between chapters, I get them out when I can in between everything else I have going on. It brings me great joy that you have enjoyed what you've read so far and I'm so glad that you are hopping on for the roller coaster of a ride I intend to take you on.
I have a list of subscribers that I tag when I do release chapters though and would be so honored if you want me to put you on it. Thanks for taking the time to read... I appreciate you stopping by and commenting! I hope to not disappoint with the upcoming chapters! 🖤🖤🖤
Yes! If you could put me on that list, that would be great! That way I'll be 'front row' and won't miss a thing. Thank you for replying, no worries about the delay, we all have lives beside Steemit ;)
Hmmm, I am just thinking where will Brooke hide from the cops? She did not even feel guilty ... wow ...! Such a cool story .... oh my I missed the other parts!!! I have to read more, amazingly cool! JUST LOVE IT!
Thank you so much @anutu! I do hope you will stay tuned for the upcoming chapters!
I appreciate you stopping by and reading! 🖤
Will start definitely from the beginning asap ... so fascinating!!!!
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Fascinating read. Allong with my compliments on your writing style, here is my huge love on begalf of the Squad Quad 4!
Thank you so much @ravijojla!! I truly appreciate the kind words!! And thank you to the Squad Quad 4!!!
What started out as a great day ended up being chaotic. I wonder what Jada has done to her in the past. Well, Jada sure doesn't seem like a nice person, now she's got a whole lot to deal with, I hope she eacapes, lol! I will need to go read the previous chapters because this looks like a really intriguing story. I love your writing style.
Love from the Quad Squad❤🤗
I do hope you enjoy the previous chapters as well @audreybits and thank you for stopping by and reading and also for the kind comment! Jada was definitely a bad egg. The world may be a better place without her lol... I do hope you will stay tuned for the upcoming chapters! Much love Quad Squad!!
Wow!!! That was suspense! What did brooke do before? Why did she did it?.. and who the heck is Jada??!!!!
Hahahahaha nice one miss monch! You got me hooked!
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Hahahah! Well Miss @maquemali, all your questions can be answered in the previous chapters... I'm glad you liked this one and do hope you will stay tuned for the rest! Thanks for stopping by doll and for the nice comment! 🖤