Chapter 12 of Ruthless
Serving you the breaking news between Ricko and Tacha 💔

Tacha threw some of her clothes into her big crotchet bag. It was Sunday already. A day she hope would take years to come so that she could be away from the Brown's mansion for a while. The day had eventually come, and she would rather get prepared than deceive herself. Tacha's eyes had lost all the colour in them, but Kenny couldn't tell what it was as she took her time to watch her best friend who was taking forever to pack her things.

Thursday went so fast for Tacha. From visiting the hospital, going to the bank to withdraw the hundred thousand naira, back to Nathan's house to get her Mum, but of course, she left empty handed, with headache, body pains, different thoughts that took her two good days to get over with. Tacha was expected to rest, but she wanted to get her mum who she wasn't aware had planned to go against her and stay behind.

Tacha thought of what Nathan must have heard. Nathan was expected to have left for office. Which was the reason she decided to do all the things she wanted to do before going to his place. What was he doing at home around that time? Tacha couldn't help but ponder.

Why was he being nice to mum?

He heard her say how she wanted to get her mum from his place yet he said nothing.

Something like, uhmm the thing is, your mum now works as my cook. Is that okay with you? I should tell you because she's your mum. You know...

I'm sorry I made her do something like carrying a cement block, so I apologize for that and have decided to give her a better job and pay her more.

Tacha thought. So many things Nathan should have said paced up and down on her mind for several minutes. But, Tacha understood. Seriously, was she expecting that to come out of Nathan's mouth?Nathan of all people. The most arrogant man life decided to throw on her path. Men like Nathan would never do that. Never. You can't question them, and they seem no reason to tell you their decisions.

Then something unexpected came into Tacha's mind again.

Could it be....he does old women? Like, does he have a thing for older women? God no! Jeez! Tacha he wouldn't for Christ sake. Stop this nonsense!

Oh God. This guy is capable of anything. Just anything. I don't trust him. Tacha thought. Someone who was ready to offer her ten million naira just to take her to bed. Tacha please, don't think of Nathan that way. Tacha said, scolding herself again and again. She dropped the cloth in her hand, pacing up and down. I really have to go and check up on them God. I have to. Tacha said to herself. She didn't even get to see her sister before she left. Why was she so comfortable with the idea of her mum staying with Nathan alone?

"Tacha what is wrong with you?" Kenny finally dropped the phone in her hand, giving Tacha a good stare. Which clearly says... Are you out of your mind or what? "Tacha you've been acting so strange since you got back from that place. Is like you are now shy to dress in front of me, or what's the covering up and down like a Muslim sister. You just sit and you are gone! What the hell are you thinking about? Ehnn! Me, I'm scared."

A knock came on the door before Tacha could reply Kenny. Tacha quickly used that opportunity to keep her response to herself. She wasn't ready to tell Kenny anything yet. The two of them stared at each other. "Are you expecting someone?" Tacha asked.

Kenny turned her head towards the door. "No. In fact, I cancelled the party I should have attended tonight to watch you closely."

"It's me Kenny. It's me Ricko." He banged the door again.

"Ricko." Kenny whispered with a smile. The moment she saw Tacha waving her hands to her, she got it but rolled her eyes. "Why have you been avoiding your boyfriend for God sake." Kenny brought her voice down. "He has been on my neck since. You should see him. Wait..." Kenny rolled her eyes smiling. "It's been weeks I see you with this guy. Do you have someone somewhere or are you getting this thing somewhere?"

Tacha hissed, shaking her head at Kenny before smiling a little. "What thing are you getting somewhere. Just don't start Kenny. I don't think I have strength for that."

"I'm coming Ricko." Kenny yelled. She stood up and threw Tacha a wink. "I want to get something."

Tacha quickly gripped Kenny's hand. "We are staying outside. Shhhh...." She immediately added to stop Kenny from saying anything. "We should talk after he's gone."

Kenny stared at Tacha, and finally she understood this must be part of what weighed her best friend down. "Okay," she said and let Tacha walked to the door.

Tacha unlocked the door, and the first thing that aroused her was Ricko's smell. There was just the way he smelled that made her want to be in his arms, hug him so tight, and kiss him. Tacha avoided his eyes pretty well. "Hi."

"Hi Babe, what's wrong?" Ricko lifted Tacha's chin and brought his head down, trying to kiss her, but Tacha quickly moved her head away. "Not now please. Aren't you here for something important?" She finally looked into his eyes and she regretted it. Those pretty eyes, looked down at her so lovely, in a very calm manner. A way he communicates to her that he wanted her. Tacha looked away. "I'm really busy Ricko. Why are you here?"

Ricko lifted Tacha's chin with his fingers again. "Babe, I want you to stop seeing Hannah."

What! Tacha lost the strength to look so calm. She was unable to hide the chuckle that escaped her mouth. Seriously! What a joke! People just play too much on this planet earth. Was he telling her that? Tacha looked up at Ricko, and boldly questioned him with her eyes. Didn't they discussed about breaking up with her. Why was he telling her this bullshit. Tacha rolled her eyes, pushing his fingers away. "How can you just come here and tell me to stop seeing my cousin. For what? Hannah is my sister." Tacha pretended like she didn't know what was going on. She wanted to hear Ricko's response so badly. What game are these two playing? Men? Tacha knew only one statement to qualify them. Man would always be man. That one specie perfectly confused.

Ricko looked down at Tacha. This time, he wasn't raising her chin again. He grabbed her two hands instead. "Tacha I'm not proud of what I've done, but I know your cousin is not someone I want you to associate with. Places I've met her are not where I want you to be, or who I want you to be. I love you. Tacha I love you so much and I've missed you my heaven. I know Hannah is stupid to realize because I know you blocked me on all your social media platforms. I know what you can do Tacha."

Tacha smiled not because he was funny, but because he did know what she was capable of doing. This was someone she dated for a year plus. And there he was before her telling her lies.

"I know you just changed your name and replaced it with a white woman's picture Tacha. You are the only one I know is obsessed with watching ten ways to style your dress. Five ways to grow your hair. Three exercises to reduce your weight. How to make your breasts look smaller in clothes. Clothes that make you look smart. Thirteen things to--"

Tacha tried not to laugh so hard because she knew she had been caught. "Just wait there." She cut him off. "I'm not the only one who likes watching that. Cecelia could watch that too. How are you checking my activities since I've blocked you."

"You see?"

"You see what?" Tacha eyed Ricko. She moved back from him. "See, I know you are here to break up with me. All these warning me against Hannah is not necessary." Tacha looked directly into those eyes that made her succumb to his touch every time. Except that, this time, those eyes were not having any effect on her because she found that magic in someone else's eyes already. She wouldn't deny it. She lost all her power to fight when Nathan grabbed her. Those strong arms. Those eyes, that full lips, his hard chest, the way he made fun of her, she hate to agree she found it extremely sexy and not just that, she was aroused at the thought of it.

Ricko grabbed her hand to get back her attention. "Tacha you need to listen to me."

Tacha forced her hand away. "You will be the one to listen to me!" She yelled. "Because I need to know if your dear Hannah left you to fuck someone else? The mother of your future kids and fuck mate. Didn't you promise her to break up with me! So serve me the national cake and get the hell out of my door."

"What?" Ricko was unable to hide the shock on his face.

"Yes I heard." Tacha's eyes suddenly became wet. "I'm not even mad at the nonsense my own cousin said about me. How she mimicked me was not even my problem. But you, the fact that I'm your girlfriend and she only sleeps with you behind me, you should at least say something nice about me. No regard for me whatsoever. Which means everything you tell me every time you touch me was all a lie. You really didn't like my body. You really didn't think I'm pretty enough or I dress well enough..." She finished with tears. "it's just so painful that I believed all those things you say to me only to realize you are actually cheating on me!" She yelled the cheating part. "With my cousin. My closest cousin." Tacha looked up at Ricko who stood there dumbfounded. She folded her arms under her breasts waiting for whatever Ricko wanted to say.

"I swear to God who made me. Tacha, you have the most beautiful body any man will be so proud of. Everything I said to you is true. Your eyes are so pretty. Every time we make love, and I professes my love for you is true. Whatever happened between me and Hannah was a mistake. I regret it. Even when she told me to break up with you, I knew I just can't lose you. Hannah was my biggest mistake. My biggest distraction in life. I regret the day she walked up to me and made me fall for her tricks. She's nothing but a total bad luck--"

"Dont!" Tacha stopped Ricko. "Do you know...that betrayal from your own family is worst than anything in the world. Even if we are not of the same mother or father, the truth will always remain what it is. Hannah is my sister, and you my boyfriend, slept with her. Not once. Not twice." Tacha paused and a tear rolled down. "If you can do this now Ricko, it means, you could do worse. You can sleep with my blood sister too. You can be just like my father. Who slept with that bitch's mother. Ran away with everything my mum worked for, and left a note. Lara, this will be the last time. Last time I will ever ask you to forgive me cause I don't deserve it. So now, do you also want me to wait till the last time after you are done wasting my life?"

"What!" Ricko stepped back, suddenly scared of Tacha speaking what he could not understand.

"What's shocking to you Ricko." Tacha moved closer to him, staring into his eyes. "What do you want to say? That you will change? Trying to justify yourself by putting all the blame on Hannah? Or me? What's your excuse this time?" Tacha paused. She wiped her tears away. Then she looked up at Ricko who was clearly confused. "No third chance Ricko. You had your second chance when I caught you kissing your ex." Tacha moved closer to the door bit by bit. "I will definitely forgive my cousin because family comes first, but you should know it's over after sleeping with two sisters."

"You don't need the pretense."

There was a sudden silence as the voice interrupted Tacha.

Fighting the anger building up among two cousins.

Silence filled everywhere, hoping it could calm the atmosphere but did worse.

Tacha saw who it was already. The image before her stared at her and she did too. But Tacha was suddenly boiling and couldn't believe the bullshit she was facing. What did she just hear? How the hell was these happening? Someone she called her closest cousin and her trusted family. Someone she was truly honest and open with. She doesn't want their relationship to end like she predicted. Tacha crossed her arms under her bust. "I just finished with him. It's all yours since you came for him "

"Exactly what I hate about you. Pretending. Acting so perfect. Being bold and stupid."

"What!" Tacha wasn't expecting the confession and the sassy look that followed from her cousin, Hannah. If she ignored what she said to her earlier, it wasn't because she was stupid. She wouldn't fight over a man with her own cousin, but she was really mad at her this time. One; for sleeping with her boyfriend. Two; pretending everything is fine between them. Three; having the audacity to walk up to her and tell her nonsense from the pit of hell. Tacha stepped away from Ricko. It was time to loose the nut she had in her. "Do you know you are a shameful bitch! You fucked my man, yet I'm not even arguing with you. How dare you walk up to me and tell me this bullshit!"

Hannah also came closer. The hatred in her eyes so evident. "Well, I expect you to run mad. It's what I've always wanted, but I guess I should try harder next time. Old bitch that you are, I know your struggles trying to keep Ricko, but of course, with just a kiss, he forgot you. You need to step up your game." Hannah smiled devlishly, brought her face closer to Tacha. "I hate it when your mum comes to our house just to compare you with me. I hate it. It made me hate you. And I'm one of the happiest family member to know your perfect mother lost everything."

Tacha had never been so shocked in her entire life.

Her hand landed on Hannah's cheek too fast. Instead of Hannah's eyes becoming so red, Tacha's eyes were instead. They burn with rage. They burn with anger. They were filled with embarrassment that got them soaked up with tears. "Fuck you! You bastard!" A tear rolled down from Tacha's eyes. "So that's it! You've been a jealous bitch. But anyways, that didn't change the fact that I'm not as dumb as you are. And my mum once in her life time had a life every woman would be proud of, because she works for it, rather than being a passing ball."

If Hannah had thought she was strong, Then her eyes failed her. They were extremely red.

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😊 Hmmm, what exactly is going on?
☺️ I can't even smile because I feel so sad for Tacha
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