Woke Up Married

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Can't You Think Before You Act?

"Why do you have this here?" James questioned angrily and Fiona swallowed hard sitting on the bed.

"I..I...I," Fiona hesitated unsure of the best explanation to give that would sound convincing.

"Answer me dammit," James yelled at Fiona making her jump on the bed.

"I just wanted something for later?" Fiona said the first thing that came to mind.

"Wait, you wanted a video of us in bed?" James asked with an eyebrow raised and Fiona decided to go with it.

Fiona didn't think through what she had just said. She had just said it but now she can't take it back.

"Yes," Fiona replied and covered her face with the pillow.

"I didn't know you were into that kind of thing," James said and walked towards the bed still holding the phone in his hand.

"You should have told me first. I don't like that, so delete the video," James said and climbed the bed, pulled the pillow from her face and handed the phone to her.

Fiona now wonders what will be the first thing that will show if she unlocks the screen. She took the phone from James and unlocked it and she breathed a sigh of relief inwardly when she realized Vera had ended the video call.

"Awww, it was not recording anything," Fiona said with pouted lips as James sat next to her watching her phone screen together with her but just then a message popped up on her screen from Vera which read;

'Perfectly done Fiona. Time to leave,'

Fiona turned white and became nervous knowing James had also read the message. She was now thinking of another explanation that would make sense when James' terrifying voice sounded in her ears.

"Who was that and what was she talking about? Were you sending a video to her? Unlock your screen now," James yelled at her pinning her to the bed headboard as he towel over her.

"I said, unlock the screen, now?" James yelled again and a slap landed on the side of her face making her see stars almost immediately.

James was suspecting a foul play, recalling their earlier conversation. He knew Fiona was lying and just wanted a confession from him on video. He now wanted to check if she had made a video call to the person called Vera. It will explain the message he read just now.

"Unlock it," James yelled again and with trembling hands, Fiona unlocked her phone for him.

James took it from her and went to her call history and he confirmed his suspicion. Fiona was on the video call with the Vera lady. Looking at the history, he realized the call had lasted since he entered the room and they started chatting. It suddenly dawned on him what she had done.

"You bitch, you wanted a confession from me. Are you even pregnant or that was a story you made up and your love confession was a lie," James said and she started laughing realizing she had been caught.

"Love you say? Who wants to love you? An abusive, womanizer, rapist, son of a bitch, who wants to fall in love with you? That person might have gotten a few screws loose in their head because I will never in my lifetime want to associate myself with a pathetic pervert like you. If I have the opportunity to go back in time, I will erase the fact that I ever met you," Fiona yelled at him.

James listened to her as his anger rose to the rooftop. He gave Fiona another slap.

"You dare call me a rapist? I will show you what rapists do, to stupid girls like you," James said and started ripping her clothes apart.

Fiona tried to fight back with her legs and hands but James turned her over making her lie on her belly and he quickly tied her mouth with a piece of her torn clothing after stuffing her mouth with pieces of her clothing.

"That is what rapist does to sick crazy girls like you," James said, flipping her over and pinning both of her hands above her and giving her multiple slaps on her face.

Fiona's cries were muffled and hence no one knew what was going on in Fiona's room.

Mrs Haward entered the house and saw Mori sitting on the balcony. She smiled and dropped her bag on the sofa and decided to join her there.

"Any news?" Mrs Haward asked.

"It's taking time for the drug to work. I saw her a while ago and she looks fine," Mori reported.

"I see. Is James back?" Mrs Haward asked.

"Yes, he is with her. He would not leave when I asked him to leave her alone. Anyway, I just let him be because I know he won't get anywhere with her and the drug will kick in," Mori reported.

"I will get him out of there," Mrs Haward said and proceeded to Fiona's room.

She knocked twice but no reply.

"James, Fiona, I need to speak with you," Mrs Haward said but was met with silence making her frown.

Mrs Haward was about to leave but felt she should try turning the door knob. After contemplating for a while she turned the doorknob and it opened. She slowly entered and peeped inside the room hoping she didn't see anything indecent but what she saw made her hand fly to cover her mouth stopping the scream that was about to escape

"Mum!" James called seeing her at the bedroom entrance.

Mrs Haward was rooted to her spot shocked to her bone by the scene before her. James walked to the door and pulled his mum inside closing the door shut.

"What happened?" Mrs Haward asked.

In one breath he summarized everything that transpired earlier.

"Are you stupid James, so you think doing this was a solution?" Mrs Haward said pointing to the motionless body of Fiona lying on a messy bed.

"Let's hope for you seek you just passed out," said Mrs Haward. "For once can't you think before you act?" she said in a low but stern voice.

"Mum now is not the time for this. What are we going to do?" James asked.

"WE?" Mrs Haward questioned. "James, I have cleaned you up enough. I am as sure as hell not cleaning this mess. You are on your own. I warned you," she said and left the room before James could stop her.

James carried Fiona from the bed and took her into the bathroom. He laid her in the bath and splashed some water on her face hoping she would wake up.

Back at the hospital same time, Julia's phone rang severally but she was not answering

"Let me call her. I think she is not answering because she doesn't know the number," Peter suggested with an explanation.

"Sure," replied Dr Andesh and she rather called one lab technician to the room and requested an EKG.

Peter dialled Julia's number and it was answered after one ring but it was a different voice Peter heard.

"Hello, my name is Peter, I need to speak with Ms Harrison urgently," Peter requested.

"Ms Harrison is in no condition to speak with anyone. She doesn't want to come to her phone," Mary informed him.

"Tell her, Sir Jason is in the hospital," Peter informed her.

"You mean Mr Haward is in the hospital?" Mary repeated.

"What happened to Jason?" Julia asked sitting up immediately on the bed