6. Naive and Stubborn...
1937 Words
"I don't want your fu**ing lunch!!! I wish I didn't escape from those people. "
As he heard my scream, his face turned dark within a split second…
He removed his hands from me and gave me a look I couldn’t even read…
“What?” his voice was filled with anger!
“I wish I didn’t escape, at least they didn’t shout at me like this. I could have wait until dad come and rescue me.” I shouted again.
“Oh, yes! You should wait there. Without escaping.” he said, looking deeply at my eyes, and then he left…
While tears running down from my eyes, I was staring at the way he disappeared… Then I ran to my room and cuddled a pillow to let out the anger, heartbreak, and disappointment that were making me suffocate…
I have never been this crazy in my entire life. I couldn’t understand why I behave like a fool in front of him. I am just a visitor here. I am not allowed to enter his bedroom. Not just him, anyone would get pissed off if I entered their bedroom without their permission.
I am aware of all these rational factors, yet my heart chose to get angry at him. Deep inside me, I was thinking that getting angry at him and acting like a fool is the way to get his attention.
I don’t even know why I need to get the attention of a married man this badly… He is never going to be mine no matter what I did.
I had no idea how long I was crying… However, after some time, I started to feel hungry. I decided to go to the kitchen and make some coffee and get some cookies.
Thank God! He was not in the kitchen. Maybe he is still working. I quickly filled the electric kettle and switched it on. I added coffee and sugar to a mug. Then I was just staring at the electric kettle.
“You woke up?” with Kai’s voice raised behind me, I was totally startled…
I turned to him. He had a slight smile on his lips…
“I didn’t want to disturb you. So I had lunch alone. But I kept some pasta for you in the fridge.” He said.
Without replying to him, I turned and started to stir sugar and coffee in my mug.
“Should I reheat the pasta for you?” then he asked.
Is this the same man who yelled at me a short ago? How can he change his mood this quickly?
“No need… I am not hungry.” I said coldly.
“Okay… If you are making coffee, can you make a cup for me too?” then he asked after a small pause.
Coffee? From me? Didn’t you insult me about how I made coffee yesterday?
“I don’t know how to make coffee properly. So make your own coffee. There is water.” I said, pouring hot water into a mug.
He let out a sigh… But he didn’t say anything.
I was furious at him for the way he pretends as nothing happened. Maybe he can forget everything so quickly, but I can’t.
He stayed there in the pantry until I prepared my coffee and took some cookies. When I turned around to go back to my room, our eyes met for a second…
“Why are you acting like this, Hailey?” though he didn’t ask me, that’s what was written on his blue eyes…
However, I didn’t want to talk with him. So I just walked to my room silently…
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I had nothing to do in the room after eating cookies and had the coffee. I was just lying down on the bed and staring at the wall…
I think I fall asleep while just being bored…
With a loud knock on the door, I opened my eyes. The whole room was drowned in the darkness. I have slept for hours, it seems…
“Hailey!!!” Kai’s nervous voice raised.
“Yes…” I said while switching on the light.
“Dinner is ready…” he said.
“I am not hungry,” I said quickly.
“You didn’t eat properly in the whole day. Come out.” His voice was filled with concern…
“If you don’t come out, I will come in and carry you to the pantry, okay?” he said after some time because I didn’t reply.
“I told you, Kai. I am not hungry. Please leave me alone!” I screamed.
For a few seconds, there was no sound from him… After a few minutes, I heard him walking away from the room.
Releasing a sigh with relief, I sat on the bed. I was getting so damn hungry. Just taking come cookies in the evening with a coffee was not sufficient. My tummy was screaming at me to go and take dinner. But my ego was much more powerful.
So bearing the hunger, I stayed in the room for another 2 hours. Then I went to the pantry, thinking Kai must finish dinner, and went to bed.
I was surprised to see him reading a book sitting by the pantry table.
He lifted his head up and looked at me as he heard my footsteps.
“Thank God, you came. I was starving.” He said, closing the book and getting up.
My heart stopped for a second. He also didn’t eat? He was waiting for me to join. Wow! How heart touching is that? My heart filled with pleasure, and I was blaming myself for not coming to the pantry earlier.
He may be married, still, he actually cares about me. I think that’s enough for me…
He opened the fridge and took a container out. Then he started heating the food.
I was just silently looking at him. He had cooked lasagna, and it smelled so delicious. After heating the food, he kept a plate in front of me.
I started eating silently… He was also silent for a few minutes. Then he suddenly spoke, making me surprised.
“You are still angry with me, aren’t you?”
I didn’t say anything. I didn’t even lift my head up from the plate.
“Hailey…” this time, he talked while touching my hand lightly.
“I am not angry with you, Kai. It is my fault. I have no right to go to your room without your permission. ” I said.
“It is not like that, Hailey. I don’t say anything, no matter what you do in this house. You can stay free as you prefer. But my room is off-limit. I don’t like anyone going there. It is my privacy.” He said.
I laughed.
“I can understand how angry you get when another girl entered that sacred place where only your wife is allowed,” I said.
“What?” he exclaimed a bit angrily…
“You are really talking bullshit Hailey…” he said, shaking his head lightly.
I didn’t say anything. He just killed the happiness and relaxation I was having a few seconds ago…
“You saved my life, by taking me here. ”I said, looking at him.
He looked confused.
“I am grateful to you for taking care of me like this. I don’t want to create any problems for you. So I would stay in my room and come out to take meals only. I think that is better for both of us. ” I said.
“There is no need to do so, Hailey…” he said sympathetically.
“Did you tell her about me?” then I asked the question I wanted to ask from him since I got to know he is married.
“Who?” he asked casually.
“Your wife,” I replied without taking my eyes from his face…
He looked at me with wide eyes. He must be trying to figure out, how the conversation suddenly turns to his wife.
“Yes.” he simply said.
“Is she okay with that?” that was the next question I wanted to ask, but I didn’t ask…
We both ate quietly. Then I did the dishes while Kai was cleaning the pantry.
After a few minutes, we both went to our own rooms to sleep…
Before leaving the pantry, he asked to apply some balm to my ankle.
"Don't worry about that. " it was my reply.
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No matter how hard I tried to sleep, I was not feeling sleepy at all. Maybe because I slept in the evening.
I was turning to all the sides in the bed, but couldn’t fell asleep…
Finally, I gave up and got up from the bed. I checked the time. It was 2.30 am.
Maybe I should make some tea. I saw some herbal teas in his pantry.
While I was walking towards the pantry, I heard him speaking with someone over the phone. He received a few phone calls while I am here. But this was the first time, I heard him speaking this freely. All the other times I couldn’t even hear what he said.
Maybe he is thinking I am asleep. That’s why he is talking this freely.
He is in the pantry. I thought, listening to the direction his carefree voice raised. I was about to turn around to go back to my room when I heard my name…
“I accept it. Hailey is a nice name…” he said, and he laughed.
My heart trembled… What is he talking about me? Also with whom is he talking? Maybe with his wife?
“No, she is not…” he then said God knows to what.
I just wish I could hear what was said on the other end as well.
“No… She thinks she is rebellious. But in the reality, she is just so naïve and stubborn. Too much drama… ” his words were like throwing daggers at my heart… My eyes filled with tears in no time… Is this the way he thinks about me?
“Yeah… Yeah… Just like any other spoiled little brat of rich and powerful parents.” He said, laughing.
Spoiled little brat of rich and powerful parents!!!
You don’t fu**ing know anything about me or my parents to talk about me like this.
“She is cute… But I won’t say sexy. I have seen more se*y girls than her! You know that.” His laugh was echoing… He was so happy, and the reason for his happiness was making fun out of me…
I know I am too naïve and stubborn… But hearing it from him, it was totally different.
“You have bigger a** than her, don’t worry!!!”
What the fu**!!! Now he is comparing me with his wife?
“You know I am just sympathizing with her. She is barely an adult. But you know how much I dislike these rich spoiled kids who think the world revolves around them! ”
I am not a fool to underestimate how vulnerable I am right now. I need his protection if I want to go home safely. But knowing this is how he thinks about me, I didn’t feel like staying in this house even for a second anymore…
Fu** his sympathy.
I turned to my left, thinking of going towards the front door. I was furious and at the same time heartbroken more than ever…
Before I could even take a step further, I bumped into a big flower vase.
“I will call you later.” I heard him say from the distance…
However, without waiting for him, I hurried to the front door and tried to open it. But it was locked and the key was not on the door.
“What the fu** are you going to do?” he yelled behind me.
“I am just being the spoiled wealthy brat I am!!!” I yelled, turning the door handle like I just got crazy…
- Writer
