""On her own, Grace could be effervescent, illuminating the entire room with her intelligence and wit. Around others she seemed to lose her luster."
― Krystal Sutherland
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Blue
Fifteen years before(continued)...
You all might be worrying and trying to guess my riposte to such deception. If I was being honest I had been frantic at one point, then the calmness of denial had set in.That entire night either I had cried my eyes out or simply I had exhausted myself by overthinking. Yet by next morning, with fresh streaming rays of sun,I regarded things differently. Why?Because it wouldn't be right to just conclude a thing from my perspective, there had to be his side story as well. Finally discerning all this,I was glad that I was able to sort that out fast because I was hangry(hungry +angry).I was almost starving to death.I swear.Last night I such a lost cause that I didn't eat well ,so....you know a girl got to eat.
"Mom,breakfast....I am dying here",I blared and got off the bed to wash of the grim from yesterday.
Later as I descended down the flight of stairs,I found my mom to be fussing over Dad.
"Good morning, Dad",I said as I greeted him with a side hug.Dad just smiled at me.
On finding me,Mom just ushered me in the kitchen and whispered, "What the hell yesterday was about?"
"Wanna guess?",I asked her.
Mom only grimaced more with perplexity, so I cut off the ordeal.
"Ader happened, Mom",I said,rolling my eyes .
To this my mother's only reaction was a deep inhale and nothing ,she had simply slipped off at a distant memory.A bad one that too. Hence,knowing her better I than I knew myself, I kissed her cheeks and started humming her favorite tune. This trick had always worked ,so voila....she was back.Even then she was smiling with that hundred million smile.
If guys are thinking what happened with Mom and whether my mother would be fine,she would be with time I guess....some scars take years to heal,so let time mend it's way.
As of me,I needed to inform Mom about Ader because you know a heads-up could do wonders.I will explain this later.
Now you must be wandering, what's next?
Duh,the next brilliant thing that happened later that day was that I got a call from the consultancy and I needed to be there.Off I went and in returned got detonated by various informations regarding scholarships and all yet amongst all of them the most exciting was that before my admission,I ought to attend some of the webinars and tours that would be conducted by the universities.I couldn't believe it. Was I daydreaming?
No wonder its moment of joy....but ....I know there shouldn't be any "buts" yet there was.I got panicked. I had no experience in these,what I was gonna say or much less respond.....I was getting anxious then.What if I prove myself to be dumb in front of the university ambassadors.Ahhh....I done for.
As if sensing my turmoil, Edward caught my attention and slowly from distance he guided me my breathing technique with his deep eyes. Few moments past like this and I felt safe and calm.Hence conveying my silent thank you with a blink and a smile,I again started focusing in the discussion. Two hours later,I was out of the consultancy.Yet before making an exit, I encountered Edward again and this time as he inquired me if I was well or not,I don't know I just spaced out. Then in that instance I was pondering whether I should confront him now about his treachery or I should act ignorant. It was trenous yet I decided to simply unaware of the fact.
Back on earth, I simply smiled back at him, stated I was fine and off I went.
After departing, I don't know how fast my fortune ran dry.There was Ader again.I was getting sick of this gut.But even before running into Ader,I got a call from hospital.It stated that my parents were admitted there.What???
I got disoriented on hearing that, hence I simply sprinted.By the bend of our street,I was panting profusely. Holly hell!
Damn!!!
Not another trouble please.I got to get fast to my parents. They needed me.Why this moron was there now of all time?
There was Ader,who elegantly slithered his way out from the shadows,with his well known lazy smirk.That son of a bitch, only if I could kill him with my own bare hands. And then it stuck me suddenly. I got played by him.There was no problem with my parents,I was sure. The neighbors didn't call me to inform nor that the caller had mentioned the name of the hospital.The call had been fake,there wasn't even the blaring of an ambulance in the background.Freaking hell!Crap!
As the realization set in,I found Ader to close too my liking. The warning bells in my head started jingling and as if thought reader,Ader pranced on me only to prevent my flight. I tried to shake him off but he wouldn't budge.Dammit.
Whack!Whack!
I had no other options thus blasted off his precious balls like eggs that got cracked.Served him right, didn't it?
He should have judged before plotting against me.Moron.
Clutching his balls Ader groaned and I without any further backward glance just rushed back home.And on the way to the house,I suddenly felt safe I don't know why.As if my guardian angel guided my way back home.Nice.
On reaching home,I had just settled myself on couch,Mom came in and took in my disheveled look,she nodded her hair in despair and left the room only sticking a post-it note on my palm.How ruthless.Could they even imagine what I been through this day...nope.
Giving in,I stood up and left for grocery shopping. Later n the way to the shop,I glanced at the bend of the street just to be precautious.And my world shifted....someone was lying there unconscious. Oh my God...
While rushing in the direction, I screamed for help but I stopped short when I found Edward was the one unconscious. Blood was streaming out from the side of him and he was...Watching Edward like this, I was stupefied for an instant but then I went and slowly placed his head on my lap with my handkerchief stuffed over his wound.He was bloody mess then.I felt horrified. Who did this to him?
I wanted to murder that person myself. Why him?
Soon the ambulance came,they wheeled Edward in.I followed them inside but as I got myself in the ambulance, I found something abandoned in the street. A keychain.Immediately had I recognized it.
" Bastard!",I hissed and seethed in fury.
It was Ader's and to my best guess he was the one to be responsible for Edward's condition.I was gonna kill him this time for sure.There's no backing off.
[P.S.---After the accident I didn't get the time nor a situation of confronting Edward with his identity. So I was genuinely surprised when I met Edward in his regal attire of business (one and half year later from now). It threw me off as course that summer.It had been my first summer internship at Empire Ltd. .I realise now that overreacted and threw a fit.As of Edward, he always thought that it was the time I really found out his identity,which I later didn't correct. Let him believe what he was aware off.... ]