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?????EPISODE 12?????
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****CAROLINE'S POV****
I sat in silence as Dylan drove me home, he
has been constantly asking me what was
wrong but I didn't reply. I know if I say
anything I'll break down, and it was the last
thing I wanted to do in front of him.
It's usual for me now, hiding my tears and
my vulnerable self from others. At first it
was because of my fear of dad, I feared he
will strike me more if I tell others about it
but then I got habituated to it. It's better not
to tell about your pain and suffering to
others because what they can do is only give
sympathy and nothing else. No one is going
to fight for you, I know Dylan can and will
but he won't be there forever.
"Caro, this is getting really bad now. You are
never so silent, I was there with you the
whole time, what happened to make you like
this" Dylan said concerned and continued to
drive.
"I'm just not feeling well, I'll be fine after a
small nap or so" I said my voice heavy with
all the emotions I felt at the moment.
"You sound like you'll cry any instant. What's
wrong! If it's related to your family I swear I
will kill them all" he growled in anger.
"No it's not. I just need some rest" I
whispered staring at my hands forcing
myself not to cry.
He stopped the car outside my house and
stepped out of it, coming towards my side he
opened the door and made me stand.
"Caro s-" he started to say but I cut him off.
"I'll call you tomorrow" I said and ran inside.
After a few minutes I heard the engine start
as he drove off. I ran upstairs to my room,
stripped off my dress and threw it carelessly
on the bed. Moving inside the bathroom, I put
on a long tee and splashed some water on
my face as tears started to make their way to
my cheeks.
I looked at myself in the mirror and the scene
of them dancing holding each other close
flashed in front of me. I took few steps back
till my back hit the wall behind and dropped
on the bathroom tiles. Hugging my legs
close to my chest and burying my head in
between I cried my heart out.
I never envied Lahaina, never in my life not
even when dad used to hit me and then
cuddle her in front of me, but today I did. I
envy her for taking Aaron away.
At the ball when I saw them kissing I wanted
to go to them and slap each of them but I
didn't, because that's just not me. I don't hit
people, I don't hate people.
It's been my life since ever, my dad left my
mom for someone else, then he treated my
step sister as his princess and me as a trash,
preferring her over me. Even today Aaron
chose her over me. Tears trickled down my
cheeks continuously and I didn't make any
effort to make them stop.
But then again, Aaron wasn't at fault. This
was not his mistake, I knew from the start
that there was definitely something going on
between dad and Aaron's father and it
circulates around Lahaina and Aaron but I
still chose to ignore it and see where it
landed me.
When dad threw mom out, I promised myself
not to get attached to anyone and especially
not to a man but it seems I broke my
promise.
I heard my phone ring in my bedroom and
ignored it, but it rang again and again.
Gaining all my strength I got up on my foot
and walked out of the bathroom. It was
Nadia.
"Caro... what's wrong?" She asked, her voice
scared.
How did she know? "What's wrong?" I
repeated her question, clearing my throat so
that my voice sounds usual.
"I know you're crying. Don't try to act with me
okay? I can easily sense that in your voice.
And Dylan called and said you suddenly
became all silent and sad. What's wrong!"
She yelled on the other end of the phone.
"I'm fine just tired"
"That won't work on me. Don't lie to me or I'm
coming to your place" she threatened.
"Not now, it's quite late. Can you come
tomorrow morning?" I asked. I wanted to end
the call as soon as possible.
"Yeah, fine. But please don't cry" she literally
begged.
"Hmm" I said and ended the call.
I threw my phone on the coffee table and
climbed my bed, taking out a framed picture
of my mother, I hugged it as closed my eyes,
still sobbing.
"Sorry mom, I repeated your mistake" I
whispered to myself. My mom made a huge
mistake to love the wrong person and I did it
too, maybe not love but whatever it was it
hurts, badly. It hurts more than any physical
wound can ever.
I closed my eyes and tried to think about all
the good things that happened in my life,
Nadia said it helps in tough times, but soon
realized there were not any. The memories of
my childhood with mom, uncle Williams and
Dylan were not so clear and after that I didn't
had any good memories.
The next morning I got out of my bed, with
puffy red eyes and an ache in the chest,
moving to my bathroom I took a quick
shower and changed into a pair of jeans and
baggy top.
I put on some makeup to hide my dark
circles and some ice on my eyes to make
them look normal. There was a knock on the
door and I knew it must me Nadia. I opened it
and she came in giving me a bear hug.
"Oh Caro! What happened" she said cupping
my face in her hands. I wanted to hug her
back and tell her everything but I stopped
myself.
"Can I stay in your apartment for some time?"
I am not ready to face dad and Lahaina or
Juliea at this point and I wanted to be away
from all this, the best place being my bestie's
place.
"Is that even a question!" She said throwing
her hands in the air.
"Ok then, let's go I'll tell you after we get
there" I said. All of a sudden the door to my
room opened and Lahaina stood there with a
smirk playing on her lips.
"Oh! The bitch is here too" she said referring
to Nadia.
"Of course you're here" Nadia replied with a
smile.
"Well, I have a great news" Lahaina looked at
me "I'm getting married!" She declared
clapping like a kid.
"So you finally found your man-whore. That's
so great" Nadia too clapped.
"To the most sexiest and wealthy man in the
country. Aaron woodwords. He must be here
anytime soon" she said glaring me as I
controlled my sob.
Nadia stood there shocked, I told her
yesterday about how excited I was to meet
him and she was sure he likes me too but
Lahaina words must have made her go mad.
She looked at me with wide eyes and then
back at Lahaina.
"So, dear Caro, will you please bless me with
your presence at my wedding as the bride's
maid?" Lahaina said sarcastically, bowing her
head.
"You bloody bitc-" Nadia was about to say but
Lahaina just turned on her heels and walked
out, slamming the door with her foot.
Nadia looked at me with worry and opened
her mouth to say something but stopped
looking at my eyes. Picking up my bag, in
which I packed a little stuff she walked out.
"I'll be waiting in my car" she said before
going out.
I sat on the edge of my bed, with clenched
fists and closed my eyes for a while. After
full 20 mins I opened them and went
downstairs.
I was almost on the last stair when I heard
dad's voice
"What made us so lucky to have you at our
place, Mr. Woodwords?"
"You know very well what you've done" I
heard Aaron say.
"I don't think so" said dad.
I was still standing away and not able to see
them so I don't know who else was there.
"Then hear it out, I'm here because I want to
marry your daughter" he said in an irritated
tone.
"Oh god! I'm so happy for you Lahaina!" Dad
cried out of happiness.
And my world stopped there!
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"I'm so happy for you Lahaina" dad cried out
of happiness and probably hugged her.
I moved down the few more steps that gave
me a clear view to where they were sitting.
Lahaina and Aaron were sitting together with
dad sitting opposite so them and another
man, in his mid twenties, sitting to Aaron's
right.
As they heard my footsteps, they all turned
to look at me. Lahaina gave me a bitchy oh-I-
told-you-this-before look and smirked. Aaron
looked at me too for a nano second before
turning back to face dad.
I turned around and ran out, not wanting to
know the details of their wedding and all.
"I saw Aaron get in" Nadia said in a low tone
as I sat beside her on the passenger seat of
the car.
"I know" I whispered my head hung low.
"What's going on inside?" She asked starting
the ignition.
"Oh nothing much. Just discussing about
wedding and stuffs" I answered trying to
sound funny but failed miserably.
Nadia didn't say anything, just drove to her
apartment.
"So what are you planning to do now?" Nadia
said raising her brows and placing a plate of
ham and eggs in front of me.
"I'm not hungry" I said and pushed the plate
away to her.
"Answer my question first"
"I'll be staying with you for three or four
days and then when I feel like I'm fine, I'll go
back home and live my life like I used to" I
shrugged.
"And do shopping for your step sister's
wedding, be her bride's maid and have fun.
Right?" she said sarcastically.
She came to stand beside me and pulled me
out of my chair "I know you're strong. But..."
"I'm fine" I said with a smile.
"I know you're not so don't lie!" She said and
hugged me tight. So tight that I almost
choked. "if I get a chance I'll kill that bitch"
she whispered, moving her hands through
my hair.
My lips quivered as I was about to say
something and tears fell down. I hugged
Nadia with all my strength and hid my head in
her neck, not able to control my emotions
anymore.
She rubbed my back with one hand while she
placed the other on my head whispering that
it will all be fine.
We broke our hug after god knows how long,
I sat back on my chair with her next to mine.
"You love him" Nadia said after a long
silence.
"I don't know" I shook my head.
"You do"
"I can't. I don't even know him well and it
doesn't matter now" I said as more tears
rolled down my cheeks.
"What exactly happened in the ball?" Nadia
asked curious.
"I went to the party with Dylan, happy that I
was about to meet Aaron after such a long
time and I had already decided that it will be
the last time I'll see him, but then I saw
Aaron with Lahaina holding each other and
standing close, too close. They looked really
happy and then he asked her for a dance to
which she happily agreed. I was about to
leave when I gave a last look to them and
they were kissing each other" I started well
but cried hysterically at the end.
"That bloody-" Nadia started only to be
stopped in between.
"It's not his fault. I knew it from the
beginning. I knew Lahaina wanted to marry
Aaron and that dad and Aaron's father were
already discussing about it but I chose to
ignore it. This was just my fault and no one
else's. I knew it all. Maybe Aaron was just
being nice to me and I...." I couldn't say more
as I started to sob.
"... and you fell in love with him?" Nadia
completed it for me.
I placed my head between my palms and
sobbed more. I don't know whether I love him
or not. Love is maybe a very strong word for
it. I had promised myself not to love anyone.
I can't love.
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"So you're leaving?" Nadia voice came from
the kitchen, as I packed my stuffs back.
I had been here for four days now, the day I
came here I realized I forgot my cell phone
at dad's place, he called Nadia to ask her if I
was at her place but she denied. He even
sent two men to check but Nadia being Nadia
didn't even let them enter. She really is a
spitfire.
"Yeah" I answered back to her.
"Sure, you'll be able to handle it all?" She
asked coming out and wiping her hands in a
towel.
"Don't worry. I'll call you if I need to" I smiled
and hugged her.
Dad must be very furious with me, I didn't
even go to the office in all these days I've
been gone, he'll probably kill me, not
metaphorically.
Taking a cab from outside I headed back
home.
My housekeeper opened the door for me and
smiled seeing me "Where were you all this
time?".
"With Nadia" I said and walked in.
"But-" she was about to say but then
realization hit her and she smiled.
I went back to my room and changed into a a
while blouse and black skirt, after a shower
of course.
Four days with Nadia had helped me a lot. It
still hurts everytime I think about it but now
at least I don't cry.
Getting back down, I took a cab and went
directly to my workplace.
"Ms Marshall, sir has called you in his office"
I heard Laci's voice as I was working in my
cubicle.
Oh no! I'm Dead!
I shivered just on the thought of seeing him.
Getting up from my chair and straightning my
dress I moved towards his office.
"Come in" came his voice as I knocked on his
cabin door.
I moved in slowly as in slow motion towards
his desk, if looks could kill a person them I
don't even want to know where I would have
been.
"Sit" dad said, his voice cold and deadly.
I walled to the chair and sat down slowly, not
able to look him in his eyes.
"Where were you?"
"N..Nadia's place" I answered.
"I called you and even sent my men there to
bring you back. Didn't I?" He said and waited
for an answer.
"Y..yes"
"Then why the fuck you didn't come!" Dad
said furiously and snapped his hands on his
desk and stood up. He was standing there as
if controlling himself not to come and hit me.
"I..I..I'm s..sor..sorry" I managed to say.
He glared at me for some more time before
sitting back in his chair.
"Now that you are back Ms. Marshall" dad
said in a humorous tone "I would love to
enlighten you on a few topics" he said not
looking away even for a second.
I nodded.
"So, do you even know there is going to be a
wedding in our house?" He started off calmly
but shouted towards the end.
No. Not this. I've had a tough time controlling
myself not to cry on this topic and I'm still
not ready to talk about it.
"Yes, I know" I whispered to myself but he
heard it.
"What did you say?" He asked raising his
voice more.
"I said I know it! I know the day I left Mr.
Woodwords was there to talk about his
marriage with your beloved daughter Lahaina.
I know it, okay. I know it!" I shouted back at
him.
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