Chapter - 10
Life Is a b***h!
Angelina
Even though the object rubbing my body felt too rough to likeness yet I wanted it because of the warmth that it gave. I could feel smile slowly cover my face.
I remember about Liam and his school and then breakfast. Even though he doesn't agree that he likes it when I make him breakfast, I do it. I know it makes him happy and works as a invisible wire joining us.
Slowly I open my eyes and stretch a bit. I cannot move how much I try and that's when it hit me. Yesterday hit me hard.
What the hell!
I don't dare to look down my body as it doesn't feel right. I try to subside the fact that I was butt naked but I couldn't and tear fall down like anything.
Somehow I manage to turn with Ethan's arm jailing me. He is still fast asleep showing off his angelic face. If not for what he does when not sleeping, I would think him a angel on earth but unfortunately he is a devil with this kind of beauty whom I keep on chrusing.
Wasn't ending up on his private floor on the bar not enough that I landed on his bed just beside him in his naked glory after what all happened.
I try to get away some more thinking about myself but he does not let me. I am a slut. His slut.
I angrily push his shoulder to let go off me but instead of that his eyes snap open. He take in the situation and mumble rubbing off my tears, "Good morning, Angel."
"How can you be this heartless? How can you insult me like this?" I hear my small voice.
I move away causing the warm blanket slip from my chest. Clutching it after I pull it up my chest I sit up and turn away from him.
" Well I think I just loved you. " He say running his finger on the side of my neck and slipping his hand into my waist from behind. I shiver and find myself crying more.
"And I would love you more and more." He say as he force me to face him before he put his lips on mine.
I jerk away and slap him. It was very light but after few seconds of staring me, he grab the bunch of my hair from behind and crash his lips into mine. He mange to fight his way over my lips and my body.
This is who you are. Your definition of love is this.
I close my eyes and try to not feel his hands all over me. Over every inch of my body which has given up now. While his eagarness is slowly rising like a volcano. I don't want the lava to burst but I guess it will.
"Love me back, angel." He command it harshly like a beat.
"Or you mean f**k you back, Ethan?" It just come out as a whisper. I open my eyes.
He stop and look at me straight. His eyes dark and dangerous challenge me but I don't fall. I just stare him back.
His hands retreat from my lower body and just I breathe quite relieved, he slowly put my cheek between his large fingers and rub it lightly. I squeal in pain when he press it harshly over my skin.
"Sometimes I think of doing things that will tell you how exactly I f**k with people. You haven't seen that and you call me things. Should I really f**k with you?"
He grit his theeth some more and I shiver at the crudeness.
"Tell me. Should I?" I just stare him while he cup my cheek more harshly to make him look at him.
"I had a string of your life in my finger from the day your parents died. You have no idea how liberal I had been with you. I never do that in business but I made a mistake. Well your parents were not only bankrupted but on road. That house and that car with you is because of me. How do you think Archer let you work with him at that position? "
A light craok of surprise escape my mouth. it isn't possible. I fight him to let go off my cheek. It hurt like anything but I manage to begin.
" Archer is my dad's friend that's why he - "
He put his finger over my cheek and rubbed it lightly. I flinch at the pain.
"Oh you wish. No one is your friend Angel. Archer has a big project going on with one of my companies behind your back at present. Even your parents had a lot of business plans with me despite how thay tried to push us apart and that's how I own lot of your estates. Your 'Hawthorne mansion' is not at all that. It's mine just named for you on papers. And here you think I just f**k you." He lean and kiss my cheek.
I take a large gulp but the lump keeps forming in my throat. I try to think of every possibility where Ethan turn out to be wrong but I couldn't any. He is right. Why else would Archer let me work with him as a project head just after I got my degree? All of the success and height I achieved are in question. Did I get it all inspite of him? My world shattered within a minute.
"I am sorry that I hurt you. You made me angry." He say rubbing my cheek again. He is talking about the bruise across my cheek that he caused and not about the hurt in my chest.
"You are lying." I say as I push him away and hop off the bed carrying the blanket with me. I tie the knots and know he isn't but I cannot accept it.
"You. Are. Lying." I yell at him. He reach down and I find him grab his pants. He slowly get himself inside it. I just stare him.
"I will get you breakfast and you need to calm down." He advance towards me and I pace backwards.
"You want me to calm down? You imply that I have been living off a lie. After this you also want me to have breakfast off your dirty money?" I try to stay strong but I sob.
He roll his eye at me and it hurt me more. Why can't he be a little of human?
"Yeah, you lived off of me, the man of whom you should. Now stop crying for heavens sake!"
I turn away from him and fall on the floor. I did not know what to do after this. I thought I had my pride when faced this man. How will I face this world?
Two fingers rub my cheeks. I look up to find Ethans concerned face but it didn't help. It will never help. It will scream of my disability and the about the lie I lived with.
"You hurt me." I mumble at him.
"I am sorry but you are more than welcome here Angel. Even Liam could live with us."
I frown at his speculation at this.
"And sell off my esteem knowingly? No. I cannot." I mummble before standing up.
I find my last night cloth and walk to his bathroom. Letting go of the blanket, I see the hickey and bites over my shoulder and just top of my breast. I look away.
And I fall down again crying like anything. I guess after my parents death I never cried like this because I never questioned my existence. After them I questioned myself why I was saved and not them and now I questioned why this. I took enough time to cry and think it through before getting up again.
As I slip into my clothes it tells me that it's not mine but Ethan's who didn't f**k up with me. If not for him I couldn't have afford it. My brother's education. I owe Ethan. But I will pay him back.
I wash my face and put my hair in bun. Just before I exit the bathroom I think of having my pride back for one last time.
I look around to find Ethan sitting with breakfast. He has changed to casual shirt and pants. I look at him some more and I remember things. Blurred memory of last night.
" Thank you for not f*****g up with me Mr. Ellsworth. I am grateful to you. I would like to leave now. "
His light expression change to fierce. He grunt.
"You will regret if you step out of my house."
I scoffed.
"I will regret if I didn't." I pace towards the exit and it felt good and real. Despite knowing that I lived of him, the feeling of returning him made myself of admiration. I am going to get my respect back. Now Ethan wouldn't point out how liberal he had been with me. I don't need that from him.
" Angelina I warn you once again."
I smile and walk out from him. As I get out I hear the crashing of things upstairs. Down the living room I find his auspicious clock broken. He broke me more than I did the things in his house. I walk straight out ignoring the last gift from my parents who lied to me. I remember how they questioned me and called Ethan things when at the same time working with him.
Well that's why they didn't humiliate him in person afterall he was a powerful person then and even now. Yeah, no one is my friend, Ethan.
I take out my cell phone and call Bridget standing outside the Bistro. She pick up the next instant.
"Angie!" She squeal.
"Bri can you come and get me home, I will be standing right outside the bistro near... near Ellsworth mansion."
"Is everything alright?" She ask.
"Yeah. It was never that but now it is, Bri."
"Okay I will get you."
I wait for her over and hour. Finally she pull up the car. I find a Dustbin throw my cellphone on it.
"Why did you.. Angie.. Why did you?" Bri ask me in shock just as I slip inside the car.
"It wasn't mine to keep , Bri."
She frown and mumble quite confused, "Okay."
I look away.
"Is everything all right? What happened?" A tear roll down but I rub it off.
"Angie!"
"Archer didn't help me out of love for me. And now I realize that he was much worse than Ethan. Atleast Ethan showed what he did but Archer? And my parents? They lived a two life Bri."
I tell her everything and look away because I could not see the pity on her face.
" See they did business. See your parents did that to save you still they went bankrupt. Ethan Ellsworth is a billionaire and has business and factories all over the country. Somehow Archer and your parents would do it whether they wish or not. See how you got involved with him in the recent project of yours Angie. Don't dirt your parents memory dear, it will only hurt you."
I smiled at her.
" I understand that much Bri. I don't question it but you don't know how they judged me. Even they didn't tell me how they went bankrupt. I never thought to find about it because I wanted to move on but I guess I should. And Archer asked me to leave the project when he is working with him Bri. He himself asked me to stay away from him. What does it tell? How can they? They made me question my choices all this time. You know how much I regret crashing into Ethan. They made me. Liam questions me upon it too. "
She sigh but doesn't say anything. Few seconds put some sense to me and I regret of thinking like this about my parents who are dead. Do they really deserve this?
I turn towards Bri and say," I will forgive them all Bri but not today. Only after I get my respect and my own house and my own life. Now I don't want anyones help. I want my own life."
She smile at me. "You are being too hard on yourself, Angie. Everyone needs help. It's okay though if you don't want it but you are wrong if you think you will forgive them after you earn a life. You will forgive them when you forgive yourself. For choices you regret. Meeting Ethan was wrong but it thought you about real life. It's a b***h. You can't stop things from happening. It will come in one oe the other form. All you need is a positive perspective. And you will ger there. I know you. "
I smile at her genuinely. Maybe she is the only person who isn't with me out of Ethan. Maybe I earned her friendship.
" You are too nice to me. "
" Because you are too nice to me, Angie. " She laugh and I join her.