THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

Ellie was quickly attended to and the bleeding was stopped. After having her arm stitched, she was taken back to the ward, with her granny and Kevin by her side. She was sedated and had fallen into a deep sleep, unaware of what was gong on around her. As granny watched her, she felt sadness and guilt within her and at the same time, felt anger towards the person that made her granddaughter this way. All she prayed for at that moment was for Ellie to wake up and narrate what exactly had happened to her. She promised herself to get justice for Ellie, no matter what it would cost her.

Night came and Ellie still hadn’t woken up. Kevin who had briefly gone home to check up on Carla, was expecting to meet her awake on getting back to the hospital but he had met her, still sleeping soundly. In the process of the wait for her to wake up, both granny and Kevin slept off, only to be awoken by the yelling and cries of Ellie in the middle of the night. This cries of hers, woke the other patients who were in the same ward as hers up. She ran out of the bed, removing the drip from her hand and ran off to a corner of the ward, where she curled herself up and hid. She was crying and vehemently pleading not to be hurt. This sight of hers got tears rolling down from granny’s eyes.

“Please, don’t hurt me. Please, forgive me”, she kept on saying repeatedly, while crying.

“It’s okay, Ellie. Granny is here to protect you. I am sorry I let this happen to you. Please, forgive me”, granny said, hugging her tightly and patting her back to calm her down. They remained like that for a while and when she was finally calm, she guided her to the bed with the help of Kevin, and laid her on the bed.

The nurse was called upon and the drip was passed back into her hand. She was also sedated, with the doctor assuring them she would be fine once she wakes up the following morning. Just as the doctor had said, when Ellie woke up the next day, she was calm although, distraught. She didn’t say anything and no matter how the doctor, the nurse, granny and Kevin tried to make her explain what had happened, she never budged. She was just staring out of the hospital window, as if she was in a world of her own. She put on an emotionless face and they all wondered, what was going on in her head.

While in the middle of trying to convince her to talk, a man around his 60’s walked in with a young guy who seemed to be around 20 years of age beside him. He seemed to be in college. The two were well-dressed and fully body-guarded, which gave some aura of wealth and richness. Everybody’s eyes were on them except from that of Ellie, who was still looking out of the window and cared less of what was going on around her. Not long after, the Director of the hospital also came in, alongside the doctors and the media.

“Hello, everyone. I will like to introduce the founder of this wonderful hospital. A humanitarian for all, who cares about the health of everyone of us here. Hence, the reason he built this hospital. He has come here today, alongside his son, to monitor the affairs of the hospital and listen to our needs. Help me appreciate Mr. Carlos Wordsworth, the founder of Hope for the Living Hospital”, the director said, beaming with a smile and applauding Mr. Carlos, alongside with the other people present in the ward, except from Ellie.

“Thank you everyone, for your support so far. If not for you all, Hope for the Living Hospital wouldn’t be where it is today. To you, our dear patients, we promise to give you the best treatment and services ever. I and my son, Clark Wordsworth are here today, to listen to your cries and opinions and we will make sure we listen to them all, to give you the best services ever. Thank you”, Carlos said, ending his speech, while gesturing for his son to take over. The name, “Clark”, caught Ellie’s attention, and didn’t want to believe her suspicion until she heard his voice, the voice of the man who had turned her to what she was.

“Hello, everyone. I am Clark Wordsworth and just like my dad had said, we appreciate you all for your support so far and we promise to provide you with the best services ever. Thank you”, he said, with him being applauded. Ellie turned around to confirm if it was really that man, and there he was, putting on a smile, after making her become a shadow of herself. She could remember that smile and it was the same smile he had put on that night. She kept on looking at him, clenching to her dress as she got overwhelmed with fear. The memories of the other night came rushing to her. She remembered the way he had beaten her up and had her strip off her clothes, before he finally molested her. In no time, she began to tear up, with her eyes, still on him.

Clark made eye contact with her and he smiled upon realizing she was the girl he had molested the other night. His smile was that of mockery, as if telling her that there was nothing she could do. Ellie felt anger built up in her and she felt as if life was being sucked out of her body. Both granny and Kevin were oblivious of this as they were carried away with the scene in front of them. Ellie was finding it hard to breathe as every scene of that night, flashed right in front of her eyes. Clark kept on looking at her, still mocking her, as if daring her to talk if she could. Ellie didn’t have the courage to speak up, as she had thought no one would believe her. She decided to stay silent and suffered in pains but something happened. Something that triggered her to change her mind.

Just as Clark and his father were about to leave, he mouthed the words “Bitch, what can you do?” to Ellie, which got her angry. She decided not to hold back anymore.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

“He is the one!!!!! He is the one who forcefully had sex with me two nights ago”, she said, shouting. This made everyone halt, wondering where that was coming from.

“Ellie, what are you talking about?”, granny asked, facing Ellie, upon discovering that she was the one who had spoken. Everyone’s eyes were on her, including the media, who were ready to make an headline out of it.

“Miss, is anything the problem? Who are you talking about? Who did you say raped you two nights ago?”, Clark Wordsworth, who had known the type of person his son was asked, tying to confirm his suspicion.

“Just like I heard said, this fucking bastard, your son, beat me up and raped two nights ago just because I turned down his advances”, Ellie declared in front of everybody, pointing at Clark, with tears rolling down her eyes. Everyone’s mouth was wide agape and the paparazzi didn’t forget to capture every moment.