My Lonely Duke

Liam's House

Hazel POV 

As I reach Liam’s house, I am glad to see the lights are on. With the habit to sleep early for everyone in this town, I am surprised to see that he is up at this time. It could be destiny, Right?, Him awake at this time when I am coming back to town. I know he would be surprised and happy to see me and would pull me in his arms at the very instant he sees me. I know he missed me, he kept texting me the same everyday. He also used to send Good morning text, telling me that he is thinking about me. Although he forgot to come visit me on Valentine’ day, he made up for it by calling me at night and apologizing telling that he had an emergency at work. How could I ask him to put his work before me when I know how hard it is to work. 

I am jumping up and down, too excited to see my sweet heart. As I reach the door, I knock on it for five times, like we used to do. It was a code between us. 

“Who is at the door at this time of night Liam, do you often get a guest at midnight?” That’s voice of a girl or a lady, I don’t know, but I don’t recall it of someone from the family, then again, I haven’t heard their voices in a long time. 

I am waiting impatiently as I am too happy to see him after so long. Will he be having a beard now, I am amusing myself, grinning. 

“Who’s there?” He says as he open the door. I am stunned for a moment seeing him in just towel around his waist. He looks stunning and much grown up from the last time I have seen him. I am about to jump in his arms, when I see a girl coming from behind and putting her hands around his waist.

“Who is she baby?” she asks. 

She is dressed in the most inappropriate outfit I have ever seen on a girl and wearing a dark red lipstick. The dark eye liner and mascara , with the black eye shadow is making her look one of those black witches. 

I am still standing, staring at Liam for an explanation. I know my eyes are already watery and tears are running down now. I want him to tell this is a misunderstanding that nothing that I see is real that he doesn’t know her that what we had hadn’t vanished in just 6 months. 

“Who is she?” I ask Liam, my voice a mix of hurt and anger. 

“She is my girl friend” he says turning back and taking her in his arms 

That does it. Within seconds I am on his back, my hands in a fist and hitting his head several times. 

1... knock, 2...knock, 3....knock,4...knock, i don't know how many times I did that. 

“It has been just six months, YOU ASS” crossing finger “ How could you have made a girlfriend this soon?” “We never broke up” “ where did you find her? Witchywhich.com?

“This is why I was sending you all those lovey doves text all the time? “This is where you have been working?” “I send you those jackets in winter, those blankets, that bloody laptop to work, while I was barely scrapping by for me and my Grandma” “How could you do this to me?” 

I am still hitting him when I realize that there is a cop siren outside now.

“You called the cops on me? YOU RAT, YOU JERK” I am spitting words now, totally out of control. 

“When I get out I am going to deal with you and with your witch, you big jerk” I threw his hoodie saying that. 

I go full silence mode when the cops are there but since there was a complain I am being dragged with them. 

Great Hazel, great way to greet your Grand Ma, Calling her to bail you out of prison