Naughty Ceo’s Secret
Chapter 115

I woke up with a major headache. Man, if I thought I was getting bad headaches before, I was sorely mistaken. I don't even want to open my eyes.

Maybe I can convince Kenzo to let me stay in bed all day. He can stay with me. We can roll around in the sheets and watch movies all day. Just the two of us.

I rolled over in bed, and slung my arm out. I was only met with more bed. Where is Kenzo?

The events of the last few days came rushing back. Finally accepting Kenzo's proposal. Finding out I'm pregnant. Getting kidnapped. Being held hostage for two days. Evan trying to r**e me.

Did I kill him? What happened after that? I ran out of the motel room, right?

Yeah, I remember that. I ran up to a woman. Then she.. did she drug me?

My eyes snapped open and I sat up in the bed I was on. I'm.. in a house. From the looks of this room, it's an older farm-style house. This room looks normal enough. A simple queen-sized bed, but not much else. Actually, the only other thing in this room, is a wooden chair sitting next to the bed with a TV tray next to it. On the tray is a glass of water. That's all that occupies this space.

Where the hell am I? Did that woman really kidnap me? Who gets kidnapped while running away from being kidnapped? "You're awake."

I nearly jumped out of my skin at the sound of another voice.

I looked up as the woman who drugged me came inside. I tried to peek past her, but she shut the door too quickly for me. Then she walked over to the bed. I scooched back until my back hit the wall. "You don't need to be afraid of me darling." She said sweetly.

"You kidnapped me." I stated like it was all the reason I needed. Because it is!

The woman shook her head.

"I didn't kidnap you, my dear. I told you I was coming." She said.

"You did?" I asked with a raised brow.

The woman noddedd.

"Didn't you get my notes? On the photos." She said.

The stalker photos?

"Th-that was you?" I asked.

The woman nodded enthusiastically as a smile spread across her face.

"Yes!" She said proudly. "I'd been keeping an eye on you. After I found you again, that is."

"Found me again?" I asked.

"Yes. You don't remember me. You were so young when you were taken from me." She said sadly.

"When I was taken from you?" I asked, confused.

What the hell is this crazy lady talking about?

"Yes, you see Opal, I'm your mother." She stated.

My mother? This woman?

"Uhm, ma'am, I don't mean to come off any type of way, but.. You're African American," I stated.

The woman claiming to be my mother is a beautiful woman. She has a nice slim figure. Her hair is dark brown and ends at her shoulders. She has eyes almost as black as Kenzo's. And beautiful, glowing, very dark brown skin. There is no way in hell I came out of her.

Not only do I look like a spitting image of the woman in the photos Jane showed me, I wouldn't be this pastey white if my mother was a black woman. Jane might be a liar, but I know she was telling me the truth about my mother. You could clearly see the resemblance between Jane and her sister. Between me and Charolette.

What is this woman thinking? Does she think that she could fool me so easily? Or.. is this what she really believes to be true?

"I know that it seems strange, but it is possible. Very rare, but its true. Your father was an Irish man. Red hair just like yours. Bright blue eyes. He even had freckles like yours." She said with a bright smile.

My eyes look just like Charolettes though. Wait-

"You knew my father?" I asked.

The woman noddedd.

"W-where is he? Is he here too?" I rushed out.

The woman averted her eyes. Tears filled them and started to fall once she looked back at me. I have a feeling I'm not going to like what she says.

"Your father died in a car accident 26 years ago." She told me.

He... died. My father and mother are both dead. He died when I was only a year old?

"I know this is hard for you to take in." The woman said. "My name is Hailey. Your father and I were in love," she said.

"Then what about the people who raised me?" I asked. "I was told my mother died of cancer and the woman who raised me was her sister."

The woman's eyes hardened.

"Charolette is nothing but a wh.ore and a theif." She spat out.

Red flag.

"She stole everything I ever wanted from me. Including you. You were supposed to be my daughter. Greg and I were supposed to have you." She said. "So.. you aren't my mother?" I asked, confused.

The woman stood up. She gave me a cold stare before shoving the glass of water at me. I took it, but didn't drink it.

"You need water, you're dehydrated." She told me.

"You already drugged me once." I said.

Hailey clenched her jaw.

"Fine then. I can see you need some space. I'll check on you later." She said.

With that, Hailey left me alone.

*******

Hailey didn't check on me for a few hours. In that time, I tried the door. It was locked. I tried the only window in the room. It was also locked.

I found out that I'm in the attic of a home that looks like it's in the middle of nowhere. I can see a large warn down barn off to the side of the house. Other than that, it's all field.

I tried to listen for other people in the house, but never heard another peep. Where are the other people that live here? Are Hailey and I the only ones in this large home?

After a couple of hours, Hailey tried to make me eat and drink some water. I refused. To which she threw the glass plate across the room, shattering it. Then she stormed off again.

Hailey didn't check on me until the next morning. The lack of food and water, along with being drugged, started to take its toll on me. I didn't get up at all when Hailey tried to talk to me. After not getting a single response from me, she screamed a bunch about how ungrateful of a daughter I am, and then left.

I'm so confused. This woman was my stalker? She claims to be my mother? Why? How does this even make sense to her?

It's clear to me that this woman is lying, but I don't understand why. I tried to offer her money like I did with DM. She didn't go for it. I tried to ask her if we could just go outside. That was a no as well.

If I'm apparently her daughter, why is she keeping me locked up like this? Is this woman really crazy? Still, we're in the middle of nowhere. Where could I possibly run to?

I fell asleep that night. As much as I tried to stay awake, I just couldn't. I was too weak to stay awake for another day. Kenzo consumed my thoughts as darkness took over.

"Get up Opal. Time to go."

*********

I groaned as I was pulled to sit up. My head feels so foggy. I feel so weak. Maybe I should have taken her water.

"What's going on?" I asked.

Hailey pulled me to my feet. She duct taped my wrists together before pulling me out the door.

"Are we going outside?" I asked.

I got my answer when Hailey only pulled me into a bathroom across the hall.

What the hell? If there was a bathroom here, why did she force me to use the bucket? Is there really someone else here with us that she doesn't want to know?

Hailey shoved me inside. She grabbed a chain that was connected to the sink, and latched it onto my ankle. I looked up at her as she peered out the small window. "Hailey.. what's going on?" I asked.

Hailey turned her angry eyes to me.

"Would it kill you to call me mother? These are our last moments together," she said.

Our last.. moments?

"Wh-what do you mean by that?" I asked.

"I wasn't careful enough," she muttered.

"C-careful enough?" I asked.

Oh my god, is she going to kill me?

"You should just have taken the food. Drank the water. Then we wouldn't have to do it this way." She told me.

"D-do what? What way?" I asked.

That's when I smelt it.

Fire.

I looked at the doorway to see smoke starting to come inside from under the door.

"H-Hailey.. what's going on?" I asked as panic started to set in.

"I thought you were in the car that day. We were all supposed to die together." She muttered. "When I woke up in the hospital I was devastated. I was supposed to follow my family into the after life. I was still going out, but I was under watch after that." What the hell is she talking about?

"I played my cards right. When I got out, I was on my way to end it all. The only thing I wanted before ending it that day, was a fresh cup of coffee. Imagine my surprise when I saw my daughter at the coffee shop making a scene by yelling at the cashier. It was like a miracle." She said.

That's how she found me? Pure coincidence? What luck I have.

"Hailey, you don't have to do this. W-we can get out of here. Start over. Dad wouldn't have wanted this." I said. Hailey scoffed at me. She walked over to a cabinet in the room and pulled something out. Then she turned to me.

With a a gun.

"Your father didn't want any of this. I did. Unfortunately, I can't stomach watching my daughter die. I was going to poison you, and come get this. We could die together, but I wouldn't have to watch you die. But it's okay now. You can't escape, and they'll be too late." She said.

More smoke started to fill the room. I covered my mouth as I started coughing. I looked under the door to see the flames flickering on the other side.

"Don't worry darling. The gun will be here if you want to end it quickly. I'll see you on the other side." She said.

"Hailey wait-"

My words were cut off when Hailey put the gun to her head, and pulled the trigger. Blood splattered all across the walls, and my face. Hailey's body fell to the ground in a heep.

I was too stunned to move for a moment. It wasn't until I heard the sirens going off that I moved. I checked Hailey's pockets for a key. Anything I could use to get out of here. I found nothing.

All the panic caused my breathing to become even more chaotic. The smoke just got worse and worse. To the point where I couldn't stop coughing. My eyes started to water, so I couldn't see a thing.

I fell to the ground as I started to sob. I'm never going to see my friends again. Not Kendra, or Marc, or Jed. Not Nikki or Sasha or Peter. Not Beck or Kenzo.

Kenzo.. I'll never see those black eyes again. He's going to be devastated. Will he be able to go on after this?

I just put his ring on. I just made a decision about us. We were going to get married for real.

I just found out I'm carrying his child. Kenzo is losing more than just me. And there is nothing I can do about it.

I'm going to die here. I'm too weak to move. To call for help. It's over.

I closed my eyes as I tried to accept my fate. The smoke is too much. I won't be able to stay conscious for much longer.

In fact.. I think..

"Opal! Opal! Are you here?"

Then everything went black.