Wounded Hearts

Chapter 27- Shocked

Faith's POV

I was sitting in a meeting still stuck in my deep thoughts at what Dario had said. "Miss Abdella?" a voice called out, cutting me away from my thoughts. "Y-yes?" I replied after clearing my thoughts. "Are you okay?...I've been calling you for about 5 minutes but it seems like you zoned out" Atlas asked professionally as we were in a meeting. "Yes, I am fine" I answered looking away from him. "Please continue" I nodded to the person who was giving us a presentation. Throughout the meeting I could feel a burning gaze on the side of my face and knowing who was behind it, I ignored the gaze and focussed on the presentation instead. 

After the meeting had ended, I started to pack up my belongings and was going to walk out of the door until someone caught my wrist. I looked at the hand that grabbed my wrist and trailed my eyes along it until it reached a face that I once loved. After waiting for everyone to leave the room Atlas locked the door and looked at me with concern. 

He was about to touch my face but I moved back not wanting to feel his touch. Looking hurt he asked "Are you feeling Ill Fai?, your face was pale throughout the meeting, you even zoned out for 5 minutes" he asked in worry. "I am fine, you don't need to worry about me" I replied back in a cold tone and was going to walk past him until he grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him. "I'm not stupid Fai, I know something is wrong. I know you since we were babies, so don't lie to me" he hissed in my ear. I glared at his face while he stared at me back. "Since you know me from when we were babies, then you must have also known the truth about me but instead you ignored that and ended up ruining not just my life but 2 other lives. One is you and another is your son's" I snapped at him, pushing him away from me.

His cold face was then replaced with a hurtful look. "I said I am sorry Fai and I know it will take me a long time to win you back but-" I cut him off with a scoff. I ignored his look and walked past him unlocking the door. "Come back here Fai" he stated with a cold voice but me being me ignored him and walked straight to my office. I could hear his footsteps behind me quickening wanting to reach me. "Don't turn your back on me Fai, Talk to me" he shouted. I stopped realizing what he said. 'Don't turn your back on me?'. How dare he.

"I wasn't the one who turned my back on you" I stated with an equal cold voice and continued walking until I entered my cabin. I leaned my back against the door, allowing my tears fall out. "Why can't anyone leave me alone?" I cried out. "Because I will die without you" A voice also cried outside of my door. I knew he was standing right behind me, only difference was that my door was keeping us apart. 

"Whatever I said that night was all true Fai and I really mean it. I'm not losing you, I'm not losing you again" I heard him quietly cry. "You can hide from me Fai but I will always find you, you aren't leaving me, neither will I leave you. This time I will stay with you, support you, give you all the love you deserve. I love you.....so so much".

I closed my eyes as my chest clenched with pain. I hated those words. I hated the L word, I hated it so much. The word Love was like a curse coming out of his mouth, never ever I want to hear that word come out of his mouth as I know he didn't mean it because I know he must have said those same words to his dead wife.

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Instead of allowing Dario to take me home, I just took the bus home as I wanted some time alone. I was confused and stressed. At one side Atlas was annoying me, wanting to win me back, then on the other side I had my parents pestering me to get married and then on the other side I had Dario confessing his feelings to me. I was stuck in the middle of so many problems. When will this all end?, when will I finally get peace?.

After reaching home, I walked into my house not wanting to talk to my parents and walked straight to my bedroom. Even though I have my own apartment, I still like to come to my parents house. "Fai" my mum called me with a quiet sad tone. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes as I knew another argument was going to happen. "Not now mum, I'm really tired" I whispered and opened my bedroom door. I heard her follow me as she closed my door behind her. "Fai...darling can I please talk to you?" she asked with a few sniffles indicating that she was crying. I sighed and turned around to find her with wet cheeks. "Sweetheart...I...I didn't mean to upset you. You have been through so much and instead of supporting you, I...I started to push you towards someone who made you into this person. I...I'm just scared.....scared of losing you....you are not the same anymore" she cupped my cheeks making me tear up. "You are not the same Fai as before.....you have changed so much.....you don't talk a lot like you did before.....you keep distance from everyone....you have trust issues.....you don't spend time with your family...your whole life is just focusing on your work. I want my daughter back....I want her back" my mum broke down. 

Tear after tear dropped out of my eyes. "Mum" I cried as I hugged her. "Your Fai has gone....she was killed the day she found out her lover betrayed her. I can't live like the old Faith mum, I just can't. That Faith was weak and powerless, I can't go back to that life anymore" I cried in her arms.

"I know you have a dream of seeing me married off but.....but mum it's hard. I stopped believing in love 3 years ago...I just can't allow myself to fall in love again....I can't let anyone into my heart...I just can't...I'm sorry mum" I sniffled. 

"Shhh.....my child....forgive this mother of yours...I love you sweetheart" My mum cried with me. "Don't ask forgiveness mum, you are my mum and all mothers want to see their children happily married in the future". I told her. "Child....I....how will I be able to live knowing you don't have a person to love you after I die" she said with tears. 

I shook my head and wiped her tears off. "You won't die mum, you can't leave me" I whispered. "We all have to die one day and before I die I want to see my daughter happy" she cupped my cheek. My heart clenched with pain knowing that my family was hurting because of my behaviour. This is all my fault, because of me they were all worried and stressed out. I'm such a burden on my family. "I'm sorry" I whispered in her ear as I kissed her on her head. 

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I woke up with tired eyes as I rubbed them to adjust to the light. I saw my mum sleeping beside me on my bed. I remebered the talk we had last night. I felt hurt knowing how much worried my mum was for me while I was acting like a spoilt brat. I got out of bed and covered my mum with my thick blankets. 

Once I started walking down the stairs, I could heard some people talking downstairs making me frown. I walked into the living room, my eyes widening at who was sitting there. "Dario?" I whispered in shock. There sat Dario on the couch looking like he owned the place, wearing his three piece suit while he sat there with a smirk on his face staring into my soul. I noticed my dad was sitting opposite him while my brothers were glaring at Dario in anger. 

"W..what are you doing here?" I asked him in confusion. "I'm here for you my love....I told you I will sort everything out and...... I have sorted all your problems out" he said with his dark voice sending shivers into my body. 

"and how did you solve those problems?" I asked him, crossing my arms as I raised my eyebrow. "I have a proposal for you my love" he said now standing up as he walked towards me. He stood right in front of me too close to my body causing heat to enter my body. I felt hot all of a sudden, did the temperature of the room just increase?. 

I looked at my dad in confusion while he just looked away with embarrassment and shame? I looked back at Dario who was staring at me deeply which now made me feel weird. I moved back a little wanting my own space but instead I was grabbed from my waist pulling me into a hard chest. I widened my eyes as I felt a electrical feel tingle throughout my body. 

"Marry me" he whispered