HIS STRANGE DAMSEL

Delaney’s pov

With my mouth opened in shock, I stared at Hera.

How on Earth did she get here?

I never for once thought that I’ll see her, if not anywhere but Earth and in Xavier’s house?

Like seriously?

I thought I had escaped from everything and now that the necklace isn’t with me, she’s here.

“Delaney?” She called, more loudly this time.

I blinked my eyes rapidly and stared at her like a statue that just spoke.

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“What are you doing here?” My voice came out more like a whisper.

‘same reason why you are here.” She huffed and placed her hands on her waist and shook her body dramatically.

Really? Same reason why I am here?

She wasn’t the one who was almost killed for the wrong thing right?

She wasn’t the one who was accused wrongly right?

“I never thought I will see you, especially in a place as Earth.” I scoffed and eyed her.

Gone are the days when I liked her and I would have jumped happily on her body. But after what she made me go through, all she made me feel was hatred for her.

“Did you think you could gonna hide forever?” She asked with an eye roll.

‘seriously Hera, after what you made me go through, you still had the gut to show your ugly face here?

You decided to trace me down to earth right? For what exactly?” My voice was laced with anger.

“You’re ungrateful Delaney. I made you escape but what did you do? You took the treasured necklace and ran down to Earth.

You took what would bring danger to the queen– my mother and the people of Marazona, if it’s being taken away.

How selfish can you be?

I made you escape and you decided to repay me unkindly?” She scoffed angrily.

“You, we had been friends, very close friends. But what did you do?

You betrayed me by accusing me falsely.

I was almost killed for what I know nothing about. You and your mother are cruel and I never regret stealing the necklace and running down to Earth.

It serves your mother right!” I lashed out, with so much anger and bitterness laced in my voice.

I felt like pulling her hair and ripping it off from her head.

I just want to lay my hands on her and give her everlasting scars on her face.

Mere looking at her brought back so much anger.

She made me go through a lot – including her witch of a mother.

“I don’t care whatever you passed through. I never regretted framing you up or accusing you either. But what I regretted was making you escape.

I shouldn’t have if I knew you were going to steal the necklace. I really do regret helping you.” She spat out angrily.

“Well, good for me. At least, I got my revenge in the little way I could for the horrible things you and your mother did and made me go through.

I know your mother’s life is at stake.” I laughed mockingly and glared at her.

“Now that I finally found you after weeks, I’m not here to batter words with you.

Now Delaney, where is the necklace?” She asked with a murderous glare. And if eyes could kill, I”d have been six feet below the ground.

Now, this is the question I dreaded.

I was expecting this question all along, but I was a little bit nervous and scared.

I haven’t even come up with a lie or something and now, she’s asking me?

What am I supposed to tell her?

“I’m waiting Delaney, where is the necklace?” She asked more harshly this time.

I scratched the back of my head and stuttered, with no words forming.

“Well…erm…”

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To Be Continued