Seed Of Hatred

Chapter 10

Tyler ran downstairs to get his phone. He called his dad. 

"Hi dad. Please can you send me Charlotte's dad number?" He asked with a shaky voice.

"You mean Dave?" His father answered. 

"Yes dad I mean Dave or whatever his name is." Tyler yelled pacing round the sitting room. 

"Take a chill pill okay. I'll send it now." Zane answered and dropped the call. 

Tyler began to pace round the room. He sat down then stood up again. He was so disorganized. 

His phone beeped. He checked and it was a message from his dad. 

He quickly dialed the number his father had sent. 

"Hello sir. Can you please come over? I don't know what's wrong with Charlotte." He said with clenched teeth. 

"What did you say?" Dave asked. 

"Can you please come over? I don't know what's wrong with Charlotte." Tyler repeated. 

"Okay. I'll be right there." Dave said and he dropped call. 

Tyler ran back upstairs. He didn't hear Charlotte's voice again. 

"She has stopped crying? Is she asleep or has something happened to her?" He asked himself.

He knocked gently. 

"Charlotte are you okay? Will you please come out now?" He asked but he didn't hear her voice or any slight movement. 

"Charlotte!" He called again. 

He folded his arms. 

The door bell rang and Gloria the head maid went to open the door. Tyler ran downstairs again, immediately he heard the door bell almost bumping into Gloria who was about to come tell him about Charlotte's parent arrival. 

"Where is she? Where is my daughter?" Sophia asked holding Tyler's arms. 

"You killed Phoebe. Do you want to kill my Charlotte too?" She asked again dragging Tyler's arm. 

Dave held her back. 

"Stop it!" He commanded. 

"She is upstairs. She refused to come out since she came in." Tyler said leading them to the room Charlotte was in. 

Dave knocked. 

"Charlotte. Your dad is here. Open up now." Dave said. 

Sophia pushed Dave from the door. 

She knocked.

"Charlotte! Your mom is here. I am here to take you away from me. I am here to take you away from this evil man. Open the door let's go." Sophia said as hot tears drops from her wrinkled face. 

They all tried but Charlotte didn't open up nor was a slight move or sound heard. 

They all went to the sitting room except Tyler. He sat on the floor and rested his back against the wall.

"What have I done to myself?" Sophia asked sitting on the floor in the sitting room. 

"I lost my Phoebe now Charlotte won't see anybody." She said. 

"It's okay." Dave said sitting beside her tapping her shoulder. 

"Don't touch me." Sophia said removing Dave's hand from her shoulder. 

"You caused all this." She said pointing at him. "You are part of the reason we lost Phoebe. If you haven't gambled all our money away, we won't be in this mess." She said crying her eyes out. 

"Don't pour all the blame on me okay. Why couldn't you have been a good wife?" Dave asked staring right into Sophia's red, swollen eyes.

"Why didn't you save or have any investment? You were acting like Queen Elizabeth then. You wore expensive clothes and shoes. You joined all the women clubs then and spend money on useless things. Where are those people now? How many of them asked about you since we lost everything?" Dave asked with bloodshot eyes. 

"I knew this day will come. I know. If anything happens to my Charlotte. If anything happens to her. I'll kill you and kill myself." Sophia threatened. 

"Just stop it okay. We have to wait for Charlotte to come out. We just have to keep persuading her so stop playing victim." Dave said. 

Sophia continued to cry until she slept off. she slept on the three seaters while Dave laid on the floor. 

The next day. 

Charlotte woke up very early by 5:45 A.M. She stood up from the floor and stretched. 

"I have to leave here. I have to go. I can't stay here anymore." She said to herself. 

 I hate him. I hate him." Charlotte kept repeating the words as if they gave her some kind of assurance. 

She started to cry

"Why did you leave me phoebe? Why?" She sobbed. 

She walked out of the room almost stepping on Tyler who was lying horizontally on the cold floor. Tyler woke up. 

"Hey Charlotte. How are you? He asked standing up. 

Charlotte kept walking away ignoring him. 

Tyler ran up to her and held her arms. He noticed the scratches and dry blood on her body. 

"What have you done to your self?" He asked Charlotte again. 

Charlotte struggled to get out of his grip. 

"What do you want from me? Do you want to kill me too? Do you want me dead? You don't love me right? You don't need a woman in your life so let me go." Charlotte said as tears tickled from her eyes. 

She pushed Tyler and ran downstairs. She met her parents sleeping on the couch. 

She tapped them

"Let's go home." She said sharply. 

They stood up slowly rubbing their sleepy eyes. 

Sophia saw Charlotte arms covered in dried blood. 

"What have you done to yourself? Or did Tyler do anything to you?" Sophia asked holding Charlotte's hands.

"I'm fine. Let's just leave." Charlotte said dragging her mom's hands. 

"Wait. Don't go. Let me repay you. I'm sorry about what happened okay. I know I did... "

"Just shut it Tyler. Stop. There is nothing to talk about. Even if my sister didn't die nothing can ever happen between us." Charlotte barked. 

"Don't get me wrong. I am not asking you to be my wife or something. I just feel bad about what happened okay?" Tyler said resting his hands on his hips scanning Charlotte's face. 

"I knew it. You are a beast and an immature man. Continue f*****g around." Charlotte said walking with tortured movement. She left Tyler Dalton's house with her parent. 

Tyler noticed how she was leaping. He looked at her legs and saw blood. It's from yesterday. 

He touched his forehead, trying to remember what had happened last night. 

"Oh no, I slept with her. No! No!! No!!!" He said sitting on the floor. 

"How could I have made such a grave mistake?" He asked himself tugging at his hair. 

"I have offended her. Her sister is dead and I took her virginity. It's not my fault right? I was drunk?" He kept talking to himself until Gloria walked up to him.

"Good morning sir. Are you okay?" Gloria asked. 

"Good morning Gloria." He replied. 

"What would you like to have sir? Do you need my services?" She asked again. 

"Gloria! Do you think I am a beast? Am I that insensitive and immature?" He asked. 

"Do you want an honest answer sir?" Gloria asked. 

"Yes, I want to know." Tyler said focusing on Gloria. 

"I have been working with your father since you were young sir and I know everything you do. You are a very manipulative,proud,immature and insensitive man. You have no respect for women. I heard everything that happened between you and Charlotte ma'am this morning. You have hurt her deeply but your ego won't let you apologize, instead you are seating here asking your self stupid questions when you should be on your way to her house to beg for forgiveness." Gloria said saying every word carefully. 

"Hmm. You just hurt my ego." Tyler said.

"That was my intention sir. To be honest we all want Charlotte ma back. When she came here there was peace and fun. She spent just two days here and she made everyone happy. She doesn't allow anyone call her ma. She isn't proud like all the other girls you bring here. She helps with the chores. She is the best." Gloria explained. 

"Fine. I'll fix it." Tyler stood up grunting. 

"Fix it and bring our Charlotte ma back." Gloria said smiling. 

"Whatever. I'll bring her back not because I want her to be my wife but because of the contract she signed and to repay her. I'll give her a good life that's all. " Tyler said. 

"There he goes again. So egoistic." she mumbled.