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The Scoundrel

The cold breeze of december hit his bare skin, making him shiver. Sheepishly, he wish, silently, upon the stars to ease the pain. Darkness fill the place and he embraced it, almost like how the darkness gave him the comfort he needs. He fears many things but not the night, he love the darkness and the peace it gives to his soul: a nyctophile. Kiari Gray is a tall, moreno, scoundrel — a title given to him by the many. People call him many names including 'Bastard'. In school, everybody keeps a distance from him. Stay out of his way and he'll stay out of yours. But at home, inside his room, when nobody's there to judge him but him alone introspecting. He was 10 when he witnessed men in black killed his family — brutally. News broke after, thanks to the newspapers and tabloids which put the massacre on their headline. little did he know, Saynel Zyne faked the article: Kiari survived from the hands of the murderer. Yet all of the stories, with the big help of Saynel, in different pages and articles revealed the whole family died. Saynel adopted him and later on Kiari, eventually, called him Dad. He Kiari and prepared him ready to avenge. He mercilessly killed everybody that stood his way, bringing them no rest in peace at the end of the day.

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Chapter 7

"Hey what happened?!" She asked midly nervous and confused.

I keep gazing her with my burning looked. And she looked away and her eyes landed in my hand and she was shock. I forgot to clean Jack's blood.

"Why you have blood in your hand?" She asked and start panicking.

"Why did you leave the mansion?!" I asked angrily.

"I... Just wanna visit my Mom." She said and the tears fell down.

"Are you nuts?!" I shouted her.

And looking at me shocked while tears kept falling.

"Nuts?! I just wanna visit my Mom Master Kiari! I don't think it's wrong!" She shouted crying. This is not good. She don't get it, I'm only protecting her. I don't want the history will repeat itself, that I failed to protect everyone around me.

"Don't leave next time without my permission, Selina" I said deeply dark and drove our way home.

When we got home she immediately got down from car and walked quickly inside. Ignoring my presence, I grabbed my phone at my pocket and dialed Baron's number.

"Buries his body, I don't care if his still alive or not. Just do as I say." I said darkly.

And get inside the house. Heading straight to my room, I took a bath. I soaked myself at the bathtub. I massaged my jaw and closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Why she's like that?! I just want to protect her. I promised to her mom Melisa that l will protect her.

I grabbed my phone from bathtub table and checked the time.

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I walked downstairs and looked for her. But she's not around the house, maybe she's still in her room. She haven't eaten dinner yet, I beckoned on the maids and instantly walked through me.

"Call her for dinner." I said and she nodded and walked upstairs.

I seated on the living room and checked my business accounts. And the maids that I ordered to called her. Standing in front of me.

"She was sleeping Master." She said and I signaled her to leave.

I massaged my neck and continued doing my business.

I felt groggy, I checked the time and it's midnight. I looked upstairs, why she aren't going down for dinner?

I decided to checked her, I go upstairs and slowly turned the door knob but it's locked.

I knocked at her door few times but she didn't opened the door.

I walked heading straight to my room and pulled the key in my drawer.

And headed back to her room.

I insert the key on the door knob and get inside. Her room was dark, why she didn't turned the lights on?

I turned the lights on and I saw Selina lying on her bed, I looked at her eyes, and a single tears escaped from he eyes. I feel pity for her she lose her Mom because of me.

I'm sorry for shouting at you earlier. I didn't mean it, I was just scared that I will failed to protect you. I keep blaming myself for your Mom's death. And I felt responsible to you.

I wiped her tears away and I arranged the mattress. And turned my back at her and I saw the shopping bag, she didn't used any of it. I looked at her closet and saw Melisa's clothes. So, all this time she used her clothes? and slippers?. I looked around her room, I saw Melisa and Selina's picture at the top of the study table. And suddenly I remember Selina is still a college student.

I go out to her room, heading to mine, and opened my laptop I go to school website. I will enroll her in my school she needed to finished her study because that is what Melisa wanted.

I made sure that she's my classmate. Melisa told me about her before she wanted to be an accountant. The school send me a message saying selina was enrolled and she can start next monday. I closed my laptop. I laid down bed and dozen off.

I wake up early because I still have a class I got down and saw  her on the garden watering the plants. I head straight to Brex room and knocked after few knocks he opened the door. His hair was still messy.

"Yes? Ugly Man?" He asked and I smirked rolling my eye balls. They really like to teased me.

"Take care of Selina, Make sure she won't leave the house alone." I said sternly exigent and he nodded and raised his hand gaving me a thumbs up. I did a single nodded before turning back at him.

"Hey Ugly master where are you going?!" I turned around and looked at him with burning gaze.

He chuckled and massaging his neck.

"School." I said darkly cold and he playfully shock and scorned.

"Whooo really?!" He furrowed "Demons you surprise me!" He added sarcastically snickered.

"Tss go to hell monster!" I said irritated and he laughed.

"See you in there bestfriend!" He said and quickly shut the door. I walked out the mansion and saw her walking in. Our gaze met but she quickly avoid it, She looked down and awkwardness start filling the placed. And she continued walking when she passed I hold her arm and she looked at me her eyes was tired and a void of emotion flexing.

I sighed "Eat your breakfast." I said avoid landing glances on her. Then let go of her arm and walked  away.

When I got to the school I saw Cris son's—Andy. But since he's out to the mistaked his dad done to my family, I didn't mind him. My target is Cris' life only Cris.

I found my way to my first subject and entered the room. All eyes were on me and they start whispering to each other. Stunned that I'm not late and early to the others student.

Our teacher came and her eyes went passed me and return her gaze. I Looked at her blankly and her reaction obviously stunned.

The tables turned and now they are suprised when I'm early rather than late nor absent. But they didn't mind at all, some of my professor scared at me and the students too.

"Okay good morning. As I said yesterday. Today is your exam on french. So I guess you studied last night for this." She said handed the examination paper to the student at the front. "Get one and pass." She announced while pacing back and forth.

When the questioners reached me. I shook my head, Basic.

After 30 senconds I was finished answering the exam. I used to speaked french before when dad and I talked about business. I actually know 15 languages. I learned them all from business, after I've passed my papers I walked out of the room without saying goodbye.

Where's your manners idiot?

I was walking at the school hallway. And one girl appeared infront of me and gaving me a letter. I looked at her blankly emotionless and she was obviously ashamed. I get the letter that she's reaching to me and crumpled it and throw it on her face. And the school dancing club leader blocked my way she was with her friends that she treated like a maids.

I looked at her the casual and she playfuly smiled and bite her lips. That was her cheaped way of making man fell in love to her. But that's gesture annoyed me to the highest rate. I didn't mind her and continued walking, but she held my hand i'm impatient person. If I'd get irritated I smashed face and grabbed eyeballs.

"Hey Handsome Kiari Zyne! Can i get your number?!" She asked with a sweetest smile.

"Get lost." I said darkly cold and rudely removed her hand on my arms.

"Hey Kiari! don't be like that, you're such kill joy. Just give me you're number and I'll text you my address." She said smile wider and wink at me.

I sighed and shot her with a deadly glare. "You love your life right?" I asked her and she nodded her smile faded. "Then stay out of my way. Or else I'll grabbed your eye ball and cut your neck" I said threatening her and she quickly run away.

I get out of the school I'm tired to attend my last subject. I get in my car and drove back to my mansion. When I got home I parked my car and heading inside. I saw Selina chattering to our old maid. When they saw me they immediately do their job and Selina's smile gone. I traveled to my room and I could feel her presence following me. I entered my room and shut the door.

One...Two...Three

I do a single clapped she knocked at my door. I chuckled and masked myself again. I opened the door looking at her without any emotions. I looked at her and turned my back on her left the door opened for her to get in.

"Can I come in?" She asked and I nodded and she took a stepped inside. And She closed the door.

"Sit." I said and she instantly followed. She seated on the couch and looked around my room. Her eyes landed on the book shelves and she was stunned. "Why?" I asked her and she looked at me and then looked down.

"Uhmm are you mad?I'm reallu sorry for what happened two days ago." She apologize sincerely.

I looked at her and tears fell down to her cheeks. I stood up and walked closed to her and hugged her. And she start sobbing. Hugging me back and buried her face on my chest. I felt her tears drenching in my shirt. I started rubbing her back. That's how Melisa comfort me when she saw me crying at the corner of my room longing for my family.

"You can shout at me if you're mad. Master." She said. Let go from the hugged and looked at me.

"Don't call me Master." I said. Avoiding throwing glances on her and I know she's confused.

"What do you want me to call you then?" She asked and gave me a perplexing looked and furrowed waiting for my reply.

"Kiari." I sighed and stared at her blankly.

"Okay Kiari." She said nodding her head and wiping her tears.

"I'm not mad." I replied turning back at her.

"Really?" she asked and I nodded.

"Prepare yourself for monday." I said and she looked confused and she shrugged.

"Why?" She asked and giving me puzzled look.

"I enrolled you a already. We are same university." I said and grabbed my pen and start writing journal entries of my company account making sure there's no fraud.

"Really?!" She exclaimed. I looked at her,  She looks so happy. I stood up to pulled some books from the shelves but to my surprise she hurriedly walked through me and wrapped her arm around my torso. and peacefully place her head on my chest. "Thank you so much Kiari." She said and she start sobbing again. I held her face and wiped her tears. I lifted the corner of ny lips. And pulled myself away to thag hugged and proceeded to the book shelves. I grabbed the books about accounting and hand it to her.

"Thanks Kiari." She said smiling sweetly. I nodded and sighed.

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Selina

Monday came and excited go to school. I get up from the bed and hurriedly ran outside heading to Kiari's room. I knocked but he's not answering so, I entered his room. He's still sleeping I opened his room window curtain and let the sun rays oozing through the window. Kiari's covered his face with pillow and I grabbed it. Shaking and smacking his arms.

"Hey Kiari we are getting late. It was my first day and I think I need to go to school early." I said to him but he's still sleeping.

I left his room and do my business in bathroom and when I'm down I get out from the bathroom and heading straight to my closet. Cilia my maid arranged my closet and I picked the vintage coloured dress that kiari's bought for me. And I matched it with white sneakers.

Kiari has a good taste in fashioned

Barbie confirmed!

I used my channel bag kiari bought me yesterday. I put inside my pen and sticky note. I was busied preparing myself to my first day. And I heard a few knocks at my door and immediately opened the door.

Cilia looking at me mesmerized to my angelic face.

"You're georgous Selina." she said holding my face. I gave her my sweetes smiled. " Oh! I have a great Idea, Since you looked a little pale and plain. Let me do your make over!" She said cilia and I are getting closed to each other. Since  our aged almost the same. She grabbed my hand and took me to the sit infront of the huge mirror. She pulled lipstick from her pocket and that amused me. So, she carried lipstick around while doing the chores?

She put lipstick on my lips and cheeks. And she comb my curled hair.

"Perfection" She said and I stood up and she gave me thumbs up.

"Goodluck to your first day Selina!" She said and wave her hands at and I get out of my room.

I saw kiari eating breakfast and he looked at me. He seem didn't noticed my attire and preparation he stared at me blankly and emotionless.

"Let's go." And drink his water and quickly walked out side. I followed him. And we get in the car and drove our way to school.

When we get their the school I was surprise. This school is my dreamt school, I felt zebra in my stomach. I get inside the school and all eyes landed on me. I turned around to looked at kiari but he's gone.

"Hi Miss." The tall man greeted me and linking his arm around me.

"Aren't you a georgeous flower?" He said and playfully smile. I tried to removed his hand off to my shoulder.

"Aren't you a fucker?!" I shock to the voice I heard behind me. I turned around to see who it was.

Lord please guide kiari. Give him a light. Amen