Unsettled Desires

CHAPTER 01

AMELIA'S POV:-

"Amelia!! Wake up, you lazy young lady. Do you not remember what day is today? You are still sleeping." I heard my mother yelling at me. I sighed and sat up on the bed. I rubbed the sleep off of my eyes and looked around. I looked at the clock that was set on my bedside table. 

"Mama! You woke me up at 6 o'clock. How cruel you really are?" I groaned in annoyance and laid back on my bed. I pulled the comforter and closed my eyes. It was way too early for me to wake up. But I was not able to get a blink of sleep, more. My comforter was snatched away from me. I sat up and looked around whoever dared to snatch away my comforter. It was none other than my mother.

"Wake up. You can not sleep this late in this house." She said and I gritted my teeth in anger.

"If that is the case then you should have let me live with dad. You called me here first, begging to dad that you are dying without me. And now that I have arrived, you are showing me your nails. What do you really want?" I yelled at her and she also gritted her teeth. But then she composed herself again and started wrapping the comforter.

"We have a wedding to attend, do you not know that? Get up and bath. Then I have to take you to the salon. You will need a full spa treatment. Then we will go shopping. You need a dress for the wedding. Go and get ready, honey." She said and I smiled widely.

"Fine, but I will buy my shoes as I like to wear. I don't want anyone to jump in. I buy whatever I want." I replied proudly and mama rolled her eyes in annoyance. I hopped off of the bed and went towards her. I wrapped my arms around her and inhaled her motherly scent deeply.

"Oh, I know your father has made you a spoiled brat. But you need to be flexible. Your father will not be around you after you will get married. You will have to handle your problems and your home by yourself. No go, the bathtub is ready for you with lukewarm water and your favorite jasmine fragrance." She replied and I rolled my eyes. I knew my dad would find a perfect man for me who would take care of me like my dad always had taken care of me.

I sighed and broke the hug. I went towards the bathroom and peeled my clothes off of my body. The bathroom was not as big as I had in my father's mansion. But it was better than the other bathrooms of the house. In fact, my bathroom was bigger than the living room of the house my mom lived in. But she made sure to decorate my room as I always liked.

My parents separated the day I was born. You would think it was because I was a girl. Well, yes. It was because I was a girl. But instead of my dad, my mom was the one who had issues with my gender. She wanted a boy and I was born. She asked my dad to divorce her. My dad tried a lot but she never listened. To be honest, I really never saw my mom in my entire life. 

My dad raised me. He was the best man. I love my dad so much. He was both my father and my mother. He never got married again. He never left me with any nannies. He always kept me close to him. They say, you can smell heaven on your mother. Well, for me, I had my heaven with my father. He was the first love of my life. I never really looked at anyone else in my entire life. Because he was always there for me. 

He took care of his business and he took care of me too. Never in my life I had seen a single wrinkle on his face. He always welcomed me with open arms and a wide smile on his face. It was really a shock for both me and my dad when we received the letter from court. The letter left the decision on me and my dad as he was the one who had raised me.

I did not want to come here but my dad said it is not good if I rejected my mom like that. He talked to me and convinced me to come here, to my mom. After so many bribes, I agreed to come and live with my mom for a week only. Well, it was not my fault. She was the one who had called me a curse when I was born. I never hated her, it was because my dad never let me feel her absence.

After a long bath, I stepped out of the water and wrapped a towel around my body. I then brushed my teeth and then I dried my hair. My hair was long and straight. That was all because of my grandma. She took care of my hair. She used to brush my hair everyday and tie them neatly so my hair would not get damaged. She never let anyone touch my hair. She even trimmed my hair by her own hands. She never trusted anyone. When I was coming here, she told me to take care of my hair and never let anyone touch my hair.

Once my hair dried up, I braided them and stepped out of the bathroom. I went towards the small closet and looked at my dresses. I decided to wear a simple pink short dress, as I knew I had to go shopping first then I would be going to the wedding. I paired my dress with black long boots. I grabbed my clutch and stuffed my smart cards into my clutch. I stepped out of the closet and looked around for my phone. I frowned as it was nowhere to be found.

"Mama! Have you seen my phone?" I asked her as I was turning the whole room upside down to find my phone. I needed to hear my dad's voice. I was habitual of hearing his voice. It always calmed me. 

"Oh my God. What did you do to this room, Amelia?" She screamed loudly as she stepped into my room. I stood up and gritted my teeth.

"You are worried about this room. Where is my phone? I want to call dad." I yelled back at her. She slapped her palm on her forehead and shook her head. She opened her purse and pulled my phone out of her purse. 

"I thought I would keep it safe but no, you can not even trust me with this phone." She said in a sarcastic tone. I grabbed my phone and rolled my eyes.

"Oh yeah. That is probably because I have spent almost eighteen years of my life with my dad. Who raised me all alone and he was both my mom and my dad. If you decide to taunt me for something, trust me, I can taunt you back with double power." I replied in an annoyed tone and holding my head high, I made my way towards the stairs of the house.