HIS TRUE BEAUTY

She was breathing heavily, her mouth agape, tears and her sweat soaked her shirt, she couldn’t say a word each time she opened her mouth.

“If you are not going to talk , please leave my office!”

I yelled annoyed.

“I …I .. dru.. drugged her”she cried out.

That instant my heart skipped a beat, my eyes widened in shock.

She started telling me an unbelievable story that the only reaction I had to it was to fall on the floor and laugh out crazily.

“I’m sorry Bruno, I never trust your dad, that’s why I had a condition for it to happen in my presence, I thought it was just an interview and after he would leave her under my care , after the whole test, I will tell Beauty about it and we would spend the money”Jessi stated and to be frank I hope my ears are not deceiving me.

“What trash are you saying Jessi! What the f*k are you … you …oh my gosh, my head is going to explode!”I exclaimed tartly, I grabbed my on my chest, looking like I saw a ghost.

“, I should have…”

My secretary knocked sir, interrupting her.

“Sir.. sir”

I ignored her calls and looked at Jessi , who was wailing like a mom that lost her child.

My heart was filled with so much hatred for her.

“You don’t deserve to be alive Jessi, how could you….. I don’t believe it, can you imagine the pain I put her through, I am the worst man ever to be in her life, my father abused her and that old fool!..”

I clenched my fist and hit the wall in frustration.

The secretary kept knocking

Jessi cried more.

“I am the worst, I knew about it all along , I just couldn’t face my fears and guilt and opened up to her”Jessi cried more.

“How could she fall for my Dad’s trap, still, She is not be blamed entirely, she never expected it so , she’s really going through a lot too, if only I had never pushed her away from me.. if only”

Tears clouded my eyes, I let them flow freely.

“I don’t think I can live any longer, Bruno, I was raped too and disvirgined by his six men, who treated me like a sex toy without no sympathy, made my mouth a hole for their urine and semen, I have been sick for days, I deserved it but I don’t think I can…”

She broke down again.

The knock continued.

“Sir ! Please open up, there was an accident”my secretary announced.

Hearing that my heart skipped.

“Accident?”

I muttered.

Jessi repeated in shock too

I opened the door and found everyone mumbling to each other.

“A passerby said it was a sucide, she literally worked into a moving bus, the driver also said her tears were flowing as she smiled at the car approaching waiting for the hit”.

One said.

“Poor Beauty, what could have made her go …”

“Who?”I asked , my leg were obviously trembling .

“This is a joke right?”I laughed with a trembling tone in my voice.

“What have I done! Bea!”Jessi cried loudly and rushed out, heading to only her knows which direction.

I fell on the floor, and the employees rushed to me.

“Sir Bruno?”.. I heard their voices disappearing with a ring to it.

I was just smiling with ceaseless tears running as the images started getting blurred.

“It’s heart failure, take him to the medical unit!”

My secretary shouted.

“Why tell him, she was his fiancee,”another said.

“I didn’t know!”

Their voices fades as I tried to catch a breathe and blanked out.

**THE HOSPITAL**

The door of the room opened slowly, Beauty’s mom and Dad stood up like they had seen a ghost.

Her mother was resting her head on the husband’s bosom her face wrinkled and wet with tears.

It has been hours since they ran into the hospital after the information got to them.

Her dad gazed at Beauty’s body , which was placed in the life support machine and back to Shell , standing by the door”.

“Who are you?”Beauty’s mom asked tearfully.

Shell was swimming in tears, she rushed and knelt behind Beauty.

“What happened to my sister, Mom? Dad?”she asked, ignoring their doubts about her.

Beauty’s mom was now certain this was her baby, she intentionally allowed to be taken at birth by the woman who lost her baby same day, she took pity on the woman who has lost all six of her babies at birth after she shared her story, and attempting suicide to end her miserable life., the woman promised to tell the baby about her real mother when she’s of age, the kind woman returned the favour after many years and did as she promised.

She cried and hugged Shell tightly.

“Oh my dear! My baby girl!”Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Her husband was confused but same time , he knew this is another Beauty, so she is his daughter.

Shell peeped at him from her mother’s shoulder.

“Dad?”

He giggled and hugged her too.

“So sad you have to meet your twin for the first time in this state”Her father stated.

“What happened to my twin?”Shell asked.

“Sucide attempt”.

“I felt it, a bus hit my car and I was unconcious for minutes, I drove out of my lane , I wasn’t doing it intentionally it was because of her, she will live I know , I can’t meet my twin for the first time and she’s gone”Shell cried out.

“Hey, she will be fine, don’t cry”.

Her parents consoled and hugged her.

“Put yourself together, your faith with mine and your mom’s, Beauty is going to live, I am sure of it”Her father assured her.

Shell nodded and smiled back at him I’m tears.

“I have such a wonderful parents, I am so happy to meet you two”.

The family hugged in tears happily while praying for Beauty too.

Silently minutes later the door opened, Jessi walked in, she stood confused to see another Beauty.

However she had other things in mind, like asking Beauty for forgiveness.

She knelt down beside Beauty’s body and started pleading in tears.

She confessed a that happened and cried heavily for Beauty to wake up.

To her suprise, Beauty’s family didn’t react as hostile as she thought towards her when they heard the confession.

Instead, Beauty’s mom hugged Jessi and cried more. No point being angry , they’re tol sad to be angry , besides she would never hurt Beauty intentionally, she had saved Beauty from many sucide attempts in the past too, Beauty’s Mom thought.

“Is her fiance aware of this?”Shell asked Jessi.

Who nodded slowly, she was still surprised to see Shell an identical although slimmer version of Beauty but she had no right to ask questions.

The doctor arrived shortly, everyone stood up alerted as they waited in expectation.

The nurses surrounded Beauty and he started examining her and checking how good or bad she was doing.

Beauty was still in her unconscious state but yet her tears were still flowing repeatedly.

The family was asked to go wait at the reception.

**BRUNO’S POV**

“Hathaway!”

I called out loudly, as I alighted from my car, heading inside the house.

My fist folded and my blood boiling.

“Where are you old fool!”

I shouted running up the stairs, impatiently.