Chapter 35
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Because of his association with her his reputation had snowballed. She knew she owed him so she had to play along to fulfill his sickening goal.
Mary couldn't believe it. After what the former soul had gone through, she was still stuck with the same man even when she occupied Martha's body but that was going to end soon.
Walter had been trying to reach her repeatedly but she had blocked him on every side even ended their contract but he would not have it, since he wouldn't have it she made sure the business deal was handled by someone else. She had to avoid him by all means.
Her exams finally came and she had to pass these exams going through it mechanically. She went into the hall to take the exams and all eyes were on her as they whispered. She hated being the conversation topic of everyone as the person who broke Walters's heart and getting married to a nobody called Ben. She took her sit at the front roll of the hall she felt her mind drifting at all corners and then the foot step of the invigilator walking past brought her back to her senses and she tried to focus on the questions placed on her table. This was going to be a gruesome one hour.
One hour later, the exam was over and Mary found herself rushing out of the college premises as she wanted to escape it all. She was trying the escape the people as she headed home that was her only safe place and nowhere else.
Just as she entered her sitting room she sees Ben sitting on her couch and smiling. "you can't be here" she told him
"but I can Martha remember we are engaged"
" something I can break off at any time Ben"
"you can't if do that I would tell the world that you were sleeping with that Walter guy and I at the same time and it would ruin your reputation, I just thought I should let you know and who would they believe when you already said it in public that you were with me all these while and you don't look too good as the stories going round says you were having a relationship between me and Walter"
"you can't blackmail me to marry you" "well come on Martha you don't have to Marry me you just have to hang in for just a couple of weeks to get some things done, then we can easily breakup. I mean you would be happy, and I would be happy, now what do you think?"
she looked at him with so much annoyance as she went upstairs then stopped to look at him "find your way out of my house Ben before I come back."
Ben looked at her and said "if you would just warm up to me you would see I am not such a bad person" she was too heartbroken to care and she knew the bastard he was as she went upstairs.
She laid down on her bed with tears flowing from her eyes, suddenly the phone rang, Mary did not know who that was but she was compelled to pick it.
The last person she wanted to talk to was on the line, when did he start contacting her through phone calls? She thought to herself "Mary?" he said with a low but warning tone " so when am I getting my next soul?" he went straight to the point.
She could not drop the call even if she wanted to "you will get it when I have it Cross!" she said with an angry and raised tone not realizing it.
"Are you telling me I have to go and get the soul by myself from your lover boy?"
Cross replied with amusement in his voice "do not touch Walter, you devil, you asked me for souls and I have given you two souls with the blood of two people on my hands, you want me to get more blood stains on my hands? No! I won't do that"
just then a voice asked "what blood?" she heard Night Cross at the other side laugh
"this is becoming much fun" and hung up. She turned seeing Ben there. What was the barbaric idiot doing upstairs in my private area, especially here in my room?
"Snitching and listening to all my conversations how dare you?"
"Well I did and luckily I got it all on record, Martha we are going to get married" he said looking at her. Martha felt her world crumbling even more knowing that she was going to be blackmailed.
She stood up looking at him and came closer " I could just get the phone from you, you are in my premises"
"I know that is why I have already sent this message to my other device and if something happens to me somebody will find it somewhere and you would have to explain to the whole world"
Mary realised that Ben was anything but stupid, he was smart and sharp "what you heard was nothing"
"you can explain that later Martha but for me I believe I heard something"
Mary looked at him and said "even if I did kill someone aren't you supposed to run? Who do you think would be next on my list if indeed I am a murderer?"
"I suspect it may be me but then I have a backup plan" he smirked "you see I have friends who are eager to cash out as soon as they heard I was with you" he said as he walked casually into her room sitting on her bed laying down as he looked up the ceiling "ahh so if anything happens to me I have sent this to a setting file only for me to move them and the world will know. Mind you, you do not know where this is and the only way to know is to be with me" he smiled "it's your choice Martha, you could either come with me or be against me and suffer"
Mary wanted to scream her lungs out this was not what she bargained for and she was in too much trouble right now to take the risk. She was too tired to think "Ben just get out of my room for now" he seemed reluctant to move "just get out!!!" she screamed
"oh I get your stress I would give you time to think about it" as he stood up "okay, see you later wife to be" as he walked towards her kissing her on her cheek "this is going to be fantastic" he left closing the door just in time as a glass vase came crashing on the door.
Mary had felt herself get so angry as she screamed, wanting to vent her anger out she reached for anything in the room throwing and crashing them. She couldn't stay her she would lose her mind. Immediately she rushed downstairs entering her car as she zoomed off at the highest speed as thoughts came through her mind no this was not what she wanted, repeating those words to herself even if she was not going to be with a man she wanted to be alone, she pressed further on her accelerator as the car doubled in speed, drifting through every street, soon she reached to a side which led to a cliff.
Mary did not care, why couldn't she just end it, she was tired and this was it. Mary was in deep thoughts when she did not realize that she took the wrong turn on the hilly mountains and the front side of the car moved with high speed towards the mountain and the car came tumbling down at the last minute as Mary smiled as pictures of her former and present life came crashing down. She smiled and said "Night Cross" the last name on her lips as she smiled at least he wouldn't have his souls, he would have to stick with hers now as darkness enveloped her
