His Whispering Mate

Chapter 2

Rochelle pov Contd...

I blink my eyes open and try to clear my blurry vision. After a few seconds I can see clearly. The first thing I see is my mom who is hovering over me.

“Mo.. mom” I whisper and feel tears flowing.

“chelly, my baby” saying that my mom hugs me by taking me in her protective embrace. I could not even speak. I was a blubbering mess.

“ssh my child ssh. I am here now. Nothing will happen to you.

Mama is always there.” Saying that she tries to console me. After a while I quite down hiccuping once In a while.

“I see my princess is crying. You made her cry baby angel” says uncle Luca with a stern raise of eyebrow.

“Unc… uncle Luca” I cannot help it and I start crying again.

Stop it princess. You are my strong princess. I am here now, no one will hurt you okay.

See look around you are at home princess.” With that he pulls me in his arms. I tighten my arms around him. I feel my mom patting my back. After that he pulls back and wipes my tears. After that he makes me lie on the bed. Mom is sitting beside me. It’s been sometime, so uncle went to finish off his work.

After a while a maid gets me a plate of food. Mom starts feeding me. I have my food silently not speaking anything. Once done with the dinner I drink a glass of milk. Mom gives me some tablets and says that it will help me with the pain. After having the tablets I lie down on bed. Mom adjusts the comforter around me. When she was about to leave I catch her hand. She looks at me.

I shake my head ‘no’. Understanding my turmoil going inside me, she sits beside me. She starts humming some tune and pats my forehead. That’s what I like about my mom. She understands me without even me uttering a word. I close my eyes and drift into sleep when I feel my eyes heavy with sleep.

I hear the animal howling. I see the animal snapping and biting the man’s jaw.

A loud gasp escaped my mouth, at that I see the animal look in my direction. Slowly it starts moving in my direction. I take a step back. Its advancing on me. I feel myself hyper venting, my heartbeat increasing. I look up and see the animal near me. It takes a leap and jumps on me”

“No mama”

I start shaking. ‘no’

I feel someone shaking me and calling my name. I could hear faint voice. I try to move away when the person tries to touch me.

‘no’ saying that I mold my body in myself. I feel someone lying beside me. I come out of my nightmare when I feel that person whispering soothing words in my ear. I started to relax. After a while I register that it is my mom who is comforting me. I just lay there as my heartbeat comes to normal speed. I get out of her hold, when I feel the contents of my stomach reversing. Moving out of the bed I empty my stomach as my mom moves my hairs out of my face and rubs my back.

“You okay” she asks.

“Yeah” I reply clearing my throat.

“Was it bad?” I feel tears building in my eyes at the reminder of the nightmare.

“Ssh. It is fine done talk about it.” She consoles me. After that I get up and go to the bathroom to get fresh. Once rinsing my mouth clean and washing my face I walk out of the bathroom. Walking in the room I see my mom has asked the maid to clean the room.

When it was fully cleaned I walk near the bed and lie down. Mom also lies down beside me. Giving her a smile for her understanding nature I drift off to sleep.

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I snap out of my thinking when my mom clicks her fingers in front of my eyes.

“Where have you been lost chelle baby”

Giving her a small smile my head and say nothing. It’s been nine years since that incident. Whatever I have gone through it plays like a vivid dream in front of my eyes. My mom and uncle Luca have been worried about me since that incident because of nightmare and panic attacks were more frequent.

I am only alive and living for my, uncle and his only son. Without them I would have gone insane. With their constant support I have started speaking a little, but it is hardly two or three words. Mostly syllables but still that does not stop them from encouraging and helping me. I barely go out.

“Hey so your professor is going to be here in a few seconds. Go and get ready for the classes.” My mom informs me. Giving her a nod I go and get fresh. Once done I walk out of my room down the hallway at east wing of the villa where the study room is located. Entering

I see that my professor is already present. I am good at my academics. My uncle Luca has got special permission from the university for my sake. I am allowed to be home schooled. On exams one of the professor come from university to conduct my exams here itself. Sure I am missing most of the adventures of life. But due to my phobia of being around people I feel that this is better like this.

My uncle is a wealthy businessman and has many connections so that is why it was pretty easy to get the permission for my exams to be conducted here. It also helps my cause as I don’t have to face any outsiders. I feel comforted in these walls.

“goo… good mo.. morning ma’am” I greet the professor while entering the room.

“good morning Rochelle. I see you are improving” she smiles my way.

With a smile of my own I reply “I a… I am try.. Trying”

“Very good. Shall we proceed?” she asks. I nod and that’s how my class begin. The whole one hour passes. Once done she bids me farewell. While going she reminds me of my upcoming exams and asks me to prepare well.

My exams are going to come in the next week. Walking out of the study room I go straight tp the stairs and climb down. Once down I walk through the hallway and enter the living area where I see my mom and uncle Luca having hush conversations. Walking ahead I tap on the door to alert them about my presence. I always hear them speaking about me, about my problems, being worried about me all the time.

Sometimes I feel that my hearing power is more than that of normal human being. My senses are really strong and I feel it strange sometimes. Getting it out of my mind I greet my mom and Uncle

“go good noon mom, uncle” I say and give them both a quick buss on the cheek. I don’t stutter in front of my mom, uncle and his only son. They are family and they always protect me. Its just the outsiders who make me feel nervous and stuttering mess. There was no one out there who understood me or my problems. I am closed of person. So that’s why i avoid being around people all the time.

“how was your class” asks mom.

It wa.. was good” I reply. I always make sure that my answers are short. They don’t mind anyway because they understand me.

“so princess” uncle starts. I look at him and hmm in response.

“once when you are done with your exams we are thinking of organizing small party for your birthday.”

I start shaking my head because I know where this is going.