He Is Not Just My Kidnapper

7. Phone call...

For a few seconds, he didn’t say anything. I was turning the door handle like a fool, knowing the door is not going to be opened without a Key.

“Will you stop this madness, Hailey…” then he spoke.

I looked at him. He was folding his arms and looking at me with an irritating look.

“Open this fu**ing door and let me go out!” I screamed at him.

“Can’t you see it is raining outside? Also, haven’t you noticed that it was raining almost all the time in the past few days as well. The entire area is flooded. People can’t go out even for fulfilling their basic needs. What are you going to do by going out in such a condition?” he asked.

“I prefer to die outside than letting you insult me like this!” I shouted.

He chuckled softly.

“Really?” the sarcasm filled in his voice was too much to bear…

“Yeah. Really… I don’t want to become a burden to anyone. If I can’t survive on my own, it is better to die without being a joke!” I yelled while my blood was heating up inside… I was furious. He has no right to talk about me with anyone else. How dare he insult me like that. Though I stay in his house eating from his money, I am just not an orphan. I am in trouble, and I have no way of contacting my family. That’s why I seek his help…

“You don’t even know what you are talking about,” he said, releasing a long sigh…

“I know what I am talking about. Open this door and let me go out.” I yelled.

“I know you were listening to my phone conversation, which is really an immoral thing to do. Not just immoral, it is stupid as well because you have no idea what the other person in the conversation is talking about. So you are making a decision entirely based on one side of communication. ” he said calmly…

“I don’t care about those things. I knew I am becoming trouble for you. This phone call just confirmed that.” I said angrily.

Without saying anything, he was just looking at me for a few seconds. It was a warning glare…

“Hailey! Enough of this bullshit! Stop acting like a child!” then he said firmly.

“Didn’t you just say I am a spoiled wealthy brat? You also said I am barely an adult. So why do you expect me to act mature all of the sudden?” I laughed like I got crazy.

“If I am a spoiled wealthy brat, you are a fu**ing psychopath who compares other woman’s ass with his wife’s ass. How cheap!” I then screamed at him. Too much anger had driven me really crazy.

“What?” he asked with wide eyes.

Before I could say anything, he said, “Ah!”. Then a slight smile bloomed on the corner of his lips. How could he smile like that after making me feel this bad?

“Even if I am a psychopath as you said, I can’t let you go, knowing you are not going to make it…” he replied after a small pause. His voice was filled with concern…

“Not just the bad weather, Hailey… I am pretty sure those men who kidnapped you are everywhere, looking for you. Letting you go is just like sending you to a hungry lion’s den.” He then added.

“I know the danger I am going to face. Maybe I am not naïve as you think. But I am willing to go to that danger.” I said firmly.

“Stop talking bullshit, Hailey. You can’t even imagine the gravity of the current situation. I just want to protect you and send you to your family without any harm.” He stated.

“Why you want to protect me? Why do you even worry about a girl you barely know. You have a beautiful wife you should worry about. Why don’t you just focus on her and let me go! ” I screamed with unbearable anger.

“Hailey!!!” this time, it was not his words that attacked me first. But it was his arms. He holds me from my shoulders so tightly and peeked into my eyes…

“I am done with your madness. ” he made sure my eyes are focusing on his…

“Why are you just dragging my wife and my private life into everything? It was you who stopped me on the road and asked me to protect you. I didn’t know another place I could take you. So I took you here and took care of you in the best way I can. I don’t really know what has gotten into you lately. You are truly acting like any other spoiled rich brats. I tried my best to ignore your shitty behavior because I sympathize with you.” he said firmly.

I was just listening to him while tears running down from my eyes…

“However, there is a limit to everything, Hailey. I have had enough of your bullshit now. So from now onwards, you stay here according to how I tell you!” he screamed. His face was just a few centimeters away from mine, and I could even feel his warm breath on my face…My eyes were focused on his blue eyes, which were filled with anger…

“You stay here without creating more problems for me until I find a way to send you home safely. If you try something stupid again, I have no options left but actually pushing you out of this house for real. ” He finally said, pressing his fingers down on my shoulder…

“Do you understand? ” he then asked. His lips were tightened into a stubborn line. His face turned scarlet.

How much I crave for his touch, but at this time, his touch on my shoulders felt like sharp knives cutting through my flesh… However, more than this physical pain, his cold words made me hurt…

I know I have been really stubborn and selfish… I wanted to leave this house and never even think of him again. But here I am getting hurt because he talked to me roughly. He said if I do anything stupid again, he would just push me out of the house. I can easily leave him; I just need to do something stupid. But I couldn’t make up my mind to do anything because deep down my heart, I didn’t want to leave… I was not ready to leave him…

“Do you understand?” he shouted again because I didn’t answer him.

I nodded slightly.

He stared into my eyes for a few seconds, then he removed his hands from me and left…

I dropped down to the floor, crying…

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After that incident, the next day he didn’t talk with me even a word. He started to work inside his room, having his door shut. But as usual, he cooked, cleaned, and did all the chores.

I was also hurt because of the way he treated me yesterday, so I also didn’t try to talk with him. I went to take meals whenever I wanted. Sometimes, he was also taking his meal, when I went there. So I sat on the other end of the table and took my meal silently.

Sometimes when I come to eat, he had already finished eating and left. So I ate alone.

I thought we should keep this distance between us. He is a married man and also a stranger to me. There is no use in having expectations for him. The more I get attached to him more I will get hurt when I have to leave him.

So I should just stay minding my own business until he finds a way to send me home. After going home, we will again become two strangers and get on with our own lives.

Even though I thought like this, I started feeling alone and frustrated when it comes to the end of the day. Especially after dinner. He had already taken dinner and left when I go. So I ate alone. Every bite I took from my burger, I felt like food is getting stuck in my throat… Tears filled in my eyes without me even knowing.

It was harder than I thought to stay like this. I was always fighting with Kai over something and trying to stay away from him all this time. But now, when he started to stop caring about me, I couldn’t bear it…

I missed his warm smile… I missed his caring words… I missed all of him just too much…

Putting my plate away, I stood up from the chair. I walked towards his room. I wanted to at least see him…

Without knocking on the door, I spent a few seconds trying to listen to the sounds coming from his room… But I could hear nothing…

Finally, I knocked…

“Yes…” his voice raised after a few seconds.

“I am having a headache. I want some pain killers.” I said. I was not lying, actually… Since the evening I was having a slight headache…

There was no reply from him for a few minutes… I didn’t know if I should stay or leave… Why can’t he just respond to me?

Then suddenly the door was opened, and he came out.

He was shirtless… My face turned red in a split second… How can I keep my focus on his face when he has these awesome abs?

“Here…” he gave me a card of tablets.

“Take two before sleep.” He said coldly. Then he just shut the door to my face without letting me saying anything more…

What the fu**!!!

How could he treat me like this? The memories of how he treated my wounds earlier started to come to my mind… He was so caring and gentle with me… He made sure I have everything I want to stay comfortable…

Seeking more attention from him, I have lost even what I had…

I came to my room and threw the card of tablets away. Then I jumped to the bed, getting ready for another lonely and frustrated, painful night… During the night, I woke up sweating many times, as I saw my mom in my dreams… All those times, she was on a hospital bed with so many wires and machines attached to her. She was calling my name, asking me to come to her…

When it is morning, I was totally heartbroken… My poor mom… Maybe she is really in the hospital. She is not strong… She must be sick, worrying about me…

I wish I could at least inform her that I am okay…

I went to the pantry after getting a wash and changed clothes…

Kai was cooking… But he left the pantry right after I entered the pantry. Though he didn’t ask me to check the porridge on the cooker, I started to stir it…

While I was stirring the porridge, my eyes stopped at Kai’s phone on the table… This is the first time I saw he left his phone somewhere.

Without any second thoughts, I took his phone… As I said, he has a basic Nokia 101. I could easily unlock the phone…

Seeing my mother in my dreams had shaken me so much… I just wanted to make a call and let my mom know I am alive and safe.

I remembered the advice he gave me. Those people who abducted me can trap the phones of my loving ones. So making a call to one of them is risky.

What if I call one of my not so close friends and ask her to tell mom that I am doing good. I have such a friend also. She is my friend since preschool. Though we didn’t talk with each other much now, she is someone I can rely on. The best thing is I can recall her phone number.

There is no way those people can trap the phones of all my friends… They will never guess I would call Milly…

I quickly dialed her number… I wish she is alone when she answers the call.

However, before she could answer the call, the phone which was in my hand was pulled away. Even before I could realize the phone was thrown and it hit the wall. The phone was broken into pieces…

A strong palm kissed my cheek, making tears filled in my eyes…