" Hey, what's wrong with you" the voice couldn't be more familiar as Isobel raised her head, shocked to see Caroline standing right in front of her with a tray which seems to have something that looks like bread on it but that was the least of Isobel concern at the moment, stared at Caroline, still in shock of what just happened.
"Hey!!!!" Caroline scream brought Isobel back to consciousness.
"You scared me, you could have at least knocked, my gosh" she rubbed her chest. The confused face of Caroline was no joke, as she slowly dropped the tray on the table beside Isobel. "Did you just say knock, girl, I have been coming in without knocking for age's and it never disturbed you before, tell me is there something wrong?" Caroline said that with a little concern, she patted her back as she slowly sat on the bed. Isobel stared at her, not wanting to keep the Truth from her best friend any longer, she adjusted herself on the bed, facing directly at Caroline. She placed her silver coloured pillow on her lap as she caressed it, still trying to find where to begin with the whole story.
" Caroline something is wrong with me" Caroline raised her eyebrow as she wasn't expecting that. " Yes, and it all started after I took those sleeping pills, since then I have been having weird dreams but last night it was different, it felt like it was really there, like I left my body and went to a completely strange place. It was so scary Caroline". The simper on Caroline's face was quite obvious despite the fact that she tried to hide it. She cleared her throat a little while adjusting herself on the bed.
"Don't tell me this is happening because you were thinking about what the witch doctor said the other day and here I thought you don't believe her". The laughter which has been kept in for a while bursted out so loud.
The laughter irritated Isobel so bad that it could be seen on her face as she stared at Caroline who was still laughing but trying to control it.
Isobel stood up, not wanting to bear the moment, the friend whom she thought would understand her turned her into nothing but a joke. She knows Caroline never takes anything seriously but she had just hope Caroline wouldn't be such a jerk about it.
She dawdle into her bathroom at the very least she would be alone in there. She stood in front of the mirror staring at herself and the changes in her, she had never looked this unhappy all her life. " What do I have to do to put my life back on track" not wanting to see this depressed face anymore, she bent to wash her face. Her eyes were still blurry as she raised her head to see her image. Isobel was putting on a white plain shirt but the blurry reflection of her image was putting on a black shirt.
"What the hell" Isobel wiped off her eyes quickly but looking at it again, it was normal, her normal appearance reflected on the mirror. " My mind is such a mess" Isobel thought to herself as she removed the stray hair which obstructed her view. She rested her weight on the wall as she stared at herself on the mirror. Then a sudden appearance of a man's image on the mirror, Isobel heart skipped so loud as she stared at the strange man, she wants to scream but at that moment, she couldn't find her voice.
"Help me Isobel, please help" Isobel kept her eyes wide opened as she stared at the mirror. The words were heard but Isobel didn't have it in her to understand or Try to consider his pleas as she screamed like her voice would disappear.
The door was slightly opened so Isobel had no struggle opening the door.
The speed at which she ran out of the toilet can almost be measured as running in a flash. Caroline jumped out of the bed as she ran out of the room, not sure what was chasing after Isobel but whatever it was she didn't want to be it's next victim. The speed at which she ran after Isobel caused her difficulty in breathing as she looked at Isobel while holding her chest hard. " You had better give a good explanation for doing that, you almost scared me to death" Caroline still had difficulty in speaking as she was still trying to calm her breathe.
Isobel, still in a daze of what happened, walked out of the house without saying a single word to anybody. Emma, Isobel mother, who ran out after hearing her daughter scream, stare at Caroline in dismay still trying to understand what was going on. Caroline shook her head after understanding Emma's questioned look.
Isobel legs were still shaking as she managed to force herself move.
"You bitch" the loud voice came from behind, Isobel barely had the chance to look at the voice direction when a sharp pain hit her head, a middle aged woman having a somewhat dark complexion, dragged her hair from behind, Isobel had no strength to fight back as she just let her do as she pleased with her, infact she kind of felt like she needed pain to remind herself she is still alive.
"You killed my son, he didn't nothing but love you but what did you do, you took away his life" Isobel closed her eyes deeply as her heart felt like they were been struck by thousand knifes. "I didn't kill Fred, ma'am" Isobel voice was already shaking as she was trying to bear the pain coming from both her head and heart.
" Oh really, you didn't kill him, you didn't kill my son!!, He used his life to save your worthless life from the fire, if he didn't go in the fire to save you he wouldn't have died, you should have died instead".
Camille, Fred mother, didn't have any mercy on her as she dragged the hair to directions as she please. Isobel knew that Camille never accepted the relationship she already had someone in mind for Fred, she only allowed them because Fred was adamant in his decision about their relationship but Isobel could still feel she never accepted her.
Camille only accepted his relationship with isobel because she knows her son and his popular reputation of been a playboy so she was willing to give him time to play around with Isobel, he will get tired of it eventually, little did she expect that he would love Isobel enough to risk his life to save hers and now Fred is dead which only fuelled her anger towards Isobel.
The painful memory which she tried her very best to forget suddenly came back.
May 5th, 2017, which was Isobel supposed happiest day, it was the day Fred proposed to her. He had taken her to a classic restaurant, it was silent, there wasn't a single person in there, for a second Isobel imagined what paradise looked like.
The moment was paradise on earth.
Fred had booked the whole restaurant for the whole day, he took Isobel into the restaurant, her beautiful red gown was well fitted as it showed her beautiful shape.
Today was special, Isobel had that feeling. He took her further into the restaurant, the dinner table had a beautiful view through the glass wall, the red and blue light, just made it a very romantic dinner. Fred helped her sit, he was the perfect gentle man, Isobel remembers her heart beating so fast, they had always gone out together but he has never treated her this special like today. He poured out the wine for her, her smile was a nervous one but Fred was even more nervous than she was. " Eat please, does it taste nice" Fred was not a man of little words but today he was awfully quiet, like he is preparing the right words to say.
"Fred, are you okay? you seem uptight today" Isobel asked with a smile, Fred was like a book to Isobel, she could easily read his expression and she had a feeling he was about to do what she was thinking. Propose. " I will still act surprised either way" Isobel thought to herself.
" Isobel, you know am a play boy right, I remember the first time we met, you wouldn't even look at me twice, you were so irritated at my every action" Isobel gave a nervous smile as she patiently listen, now she was no longer sure where he was driving at.
" Am a rich kid and all my life, I always have what I want but you were my first challenge, you became a gold I couldn't get, so when you finally said yes to me, I made a vow that I would never let you go because you were my rear treasure".
Isobel was already feeling emotional with his cheesy talks as her mind travels through all their past experiences together, which made her smile happily. Her sign were deep as she try to prepare herself for the moment.
Fred slowly got up from his chair, moving slowly towards Isobel who already had tears gathered in her eyes as she stared at his every move. He knelt slowly at her side.
" Isobel, you are my gold, my rear treasure which I don't want to loose, you changed my life, you made me realize what a life I have been living when I said I wouldn't fall in love, you taught me what love was even if I was such a slow learner" Isobel giggles as the tears fell from her eyes.
" Will you make me the happiest man in this earth by agreeing to be my wife". Isobel was speechless, her chair just couldn't contain her anymore as she stood up, staring at Fred who was still on his knees. The tears in her eyes where already uncontrollable as she managed to say YES, Fred carefully put the ring on her finger as he hugged her tightly and laughed together.
It was Isobel happiest moment, little did she expect that restaurant wasn't so empty after all as her whole family where spying on everything from a far, Fred had told them about his plan on proposing to Isobel today. Everyone was present except his mother who vowed she wouldn't see that, it was a big argument with Fred and his mother after he told her about his plan to marry Isobel.
Isobel was shocked to see everyone of her family members as this completed her happiness, at that moment she wished her father was there to see this moment. " Am getting married" Isobel joyfully showed them her ring. Fred's phone suddenly rang, the expression on his face shows he wasn't so excited about the call.
"Mom" his voice was silent as Isobel looked at him with concern she knows that Camille will try to hinder their marriage because she never liked her. " Son please leave there now, I want to talk to you alone, am outside the building but I won't come in, I need to talk to you" Fred had a little bit of hope as he left after giving Isobel a kiss on her head, hoping he can convince his mother.
Fred had already gone some metres far from the restaurant to meet his mother when the restaurant suddenly blew up. Fred could feel his world crashing as he screamed "ISOBEL !" His attempt to run into the fire was stopped by Camille but she failed at last as Fred was quite determined to run into the fire.
The fire was huge, Fred kept on screaming for Isobel but got no response, the further he went in the stronger it got.
Camille worriedly pace around, as she stares at the fire with tears in her eyes " Fred what are you doing, you will die" she wept bitterly. "Ma'am Camille, what are you doing here" Isobel hold her. Her eyes widened in shock as she stares at Isobel and her friends who were all outside.
" My son!!!!!" She screamed
" My son is in there, he went there to save you, you bitch, save my son am begging you, please save my son" she shouted as she pushed Isobel towards the fire. Her friends stopped Isobel from going inside, though she begged them to let her go, their grip on her was to tight for her to free herself, all she could do was cry for Fred.
The fire extinguisher finally arrived but Fred had already been burnt alive. The memories were just too painful for Isobel as she cried continually but Camille wasn't moved by her tears at all as she kept on hurting her.
After a while, they were already surrounded by people who were busy stopping Camille from hurting her any further. " Bitch....bitch, let me go, I will kill that murderer". Camille shouted as she was been dragged away.
Isobel couldn't feel her leg anymore as she lost all strength in her legs, she fell down to the ground as she cries.