"You guys have been seeing each other secretly? For how long" Dad's angry voice asked, making me get more scared.
Dad and mom have never been this angry with me, but I don't think I can give up now, I've gone too far to give up.
"Dad!"
"Speak to me Clarissa"
"Daaa..aad"
"How long have you been seeing that Vaxel, you've brought shame to our family, how dare you?"
"Dad please, mom, let's just end this fued, can't we make peace with the Jericho's" I couldn't even complete my statement when I felt Dad's hard hand leaving a print on my face the moment I said that.
Dad just slapped me. He freaking did, this is so intense.
"Mom" I held my cheeks and looked at her.
"Raymond!" Mom called dad out then pushed me to stay behind her.
"Clarissa, you are not to see that boy again" he growled.
"But dad I love him"
"What did you just say?" He questioned starring widely yet angrily at me.
"Dad, I love Vaxel and I'm not leaving him"
"Wow, what nerve you've got, you will end things up with him or I'll disown you"
"I don't care dad, do whatever you want to do, I'll still love Vaxel, you guys haven't gotten to know him and you hate him."
I've never spoken this way to dad but I have to fight, fight for the love I and Vaxel share.
I swallowed hard and stared widely at mom and dad. I was already crying, I could feel everything I had going, I was gradually loosing everything I had.
"Clarissa don't you dare speak to me in that tune, remember I'm still your father"
"No your not, cause if you were, you would have understood that I can't live nor cope without Vaxel, your not my dad, I've promised to stand by Vaxel and I'm breaking every bond I have with you, you're no longer my father" my broken heart and mind spelt those words out of my mouth, I wish I don't regret this.
Vaxel and I shouldn't be punished for the sins of our parents.
My parents have never been the strict parent, they always understand me but they don't anymore, I'm in love with Vaxel, I don't know how, when and why the feelings started, maybe it's because he wasn't the boy who bullied me for having big glasses, for having braces, for having this stupid hair and being naive, maybe because, he never for once treated me the way boys in school treated me, maybe because he made me feel I wasn't a dork.
My whole life I've been bullied in school and then I meet my prince charming who never thought of me less than a human, my prince charming who happened to be the only son of the Jericho's, my family's long time rival and enemy, yes I was stupid enough to fall in love when I knew things would never work out well.
But love happens, we fell in love and we've been keeping it a secret, all so suddenly, dad finds out and wants me to end things with him, no way!
I ran out of the house even as mom's voice kept calling me.
Mom's voice trailed behind me as I ran to the road, I ran faster and faster, so dad's men would keep up with me.
I stopped a taxi and hopped into it.
The moment I got rested, I took my phone and made a call to Vaxel.
He picked almost immediately.
"Rissa how are you? Hope you aren't hurt?"
"I'm fine Vaxel, can we meet, let's elope Vaxel, mom and dad will never want us to be together"
"Rissa.." his voice become so low.
Vaxel is the only heir and his father is a really stern man, he can't even look his dad straight in the eyes.
"I'll be waiting for you Vaxel, this is the time to fight for our love"
"But."
"I'll be waiting at our secret place" I didn't have much time, I ended the call.
It's just an hour.
In an hour all this will be over.
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When I got to our secret place, I sat on the bench, the cold breeze perched my skin.
Everywhere was dark, my body was becoming so cold since it had rained earlier.
I looked at the time on my phone and gave a sigh, he'll be here any moment.
I kept reassuring myself.
Droplets of rain dripped down my body as I sat on the cold empty chair, I was beginning to shiver since it was raining again.
The cold wind messed with my hair and made me even cold, I called him but he didn't take his call.
This shouldn't be the last, I kept calling him but hell no, it wasn't going through.
I'll wait until he comes, I know something must be wrong some where.
"Vaxel, please come, we have to leave here"
Just like all odds were against me, my phone battery died and the rain began heavily, the wind kept messing with me.
Standing from the beach I looked at the time on my wrist watch, hell two hours had gone.
I tried walking but I couldn't, it felt as tho something held unto me, my chest was becoming frozen because of how cold it was.
Throwing my legs futher to the road, I clinged unto my chest.
I could feel myself going down.
I was growing weak every passing second, I was loosing strength, life was gradually going away from my body.
I managed to walk to the road.
I've made a mistake but what if Vaxel isn't fine either, what if he couldn't make it because of his father. Nah Rissa, Vaxel is ninteen, he can make decisions for himself, he freaking didn't come to get me.
No Rissa don't say that, he loves you and you know in your heart hat he does.
I was too confused to think rightly.
Vaxel never really loved me, dad was right, I'm only going to get hurt.
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I blinked my heavy eyes slowly.
"Rissa hunny, your awake?" Mom's voice was the first I heard.
"Nurse, she's awake now".
The nurse walked to me and did what ever she did before raising the bed up.
"She's fine now ma'am"
"Thank you"
"Mom..." I tried to look her in the eyes but I couldn't.
"I'm sorry mom, I shouldn't have"
"Baby, please don't stress yourself, you're just waking up after three days"
"What three days, how did that happen" my voice was unexpectedly really low and cracked.
"A story for another day, but I'm glad your back to me" she cleaned her tears.
"Mom where's dad"
"He's mad at me I know, I was so rude, I don't know what came over me"
"Dear it's nothing, people do crazy things for love I'm glad you're out of that phase now" Dad's voice barged into the room.
I looked up to him and I couldn't help but want to cry more.
"Dad I'm so sorry, please forgive me, I wasn't thinking straight"
"I know you weren't, love makes people go wide and crazy, you don't even want to know the things I did when I was in love it's okay, your forgiven" Dad's calm voice reassured me.
He walked closer to me and pulled me into a hug.
"I'm sorry dad, I'm so sorry dad"my voice was in a whisperer as I wrapped my hand around his back warmly.
"Rissa, you should know your the only one your mom and I have"
"I know dad" I gave a smile.
"Dad can I ask you something?"
"Sure you can?"
"Where's Vaxel, didn't he come to see me”
"Vaxel" dad cracked.
"The fool, who put you in such mess? Well he's in Australia, his dad flew him out"
"What!" I tried to act normal.
Vaxel didn't fight, he's a weakling. He didn't come for me
He never really loved me.
Love isn't real as people say.
I stared at mom, she looked sad, and I really don't want her to look that way.
I stared at dad and gave a smile.
"Well I guess that's over now, my exams will be coming real soon, I can't wait to get into Harvard" I smiled.
Dad looked at me, I'm sure he's pretty scared, I mean I should be crying but no.
I'm not going to cry, Vaxel is my past, and he's going to be my past forever.
My name was well pronounced in the office, even without the name on the desk you'd know the office was mine.The huge white office desk was in the middle of the very large spacious and equiped office.Just the way I like it, my new office was spotless and had my pictures hung on the wall. Mom and dad's picture was there too, I smiled. Yes that satisfactory smile.The title and role I bared still gave me goose bump all over my body, the board of directors undoubtedly had great intentions picking me as the new "Chief Executive Officer, CEO.My eyes ransacked the office more."You deserve it dear, you've worked so hard" Dad's voice trailed behind me."You started from the least now look where you are, I'm so proud of you" mom said pulling me into a hug."Thanks mom""I have come so far"
Mom excitedly dished out a large potion of food for me, like I could eat all that was on my plate.Even after I told her that the food was too much and I eat less, she still added more to my plate.It was obvious to me that she wanted to get me fat just like she's been planning all this while. Now that I'm spending the weekend here with mom, she wants to get me stocked with food and wants to spend all the time with me but it's so sad to say that I'll be too busy working.I know mom never wanted me to go far, I'm her only child even when I didn't come back home for four years and some months, while I studied mom wasn't happy with it, she'd wanted to be with her only child all the time.I needed space, space to rethink and reform myself and get to the best version of myself. By anI flashed mom a smile "mom, you know I wouldn't be able to eat half the food on the plat
"Jason... Jason Rivera?" I scoffed. I threw my gaze back at the people walking out."Rissa." He called but I pretended like I didn't hear him.What the hell does he want now."Clarissa. How have you been?""I'm doing great without you" I stood up from my sit and walked closer to him."That's how you'll say hi, after seeing me for the first time in five years""What do you suggest I do? Roll out a red carpet, or freak out because almighty Jason Rivera showed up after five years" I sighed."Clarissa.." he drawled and I rolled my eyes and went back to sit.Could Louisa just show up now before I freak out."Best. Best best OMG bestttttt" I heard her voice scream out loud."Best... Louisa" I sprang up my feet and almost ran to her.We both h
~Vaxel's Point of view~I watched her walk into the club.Sitting by a conner which was a bit secluded and calm, I watched both Clarissa and Louisa walk into the club, Clarissa had changed over the years, she looks even prettier, she'd grown so beautiful, her body looked amazing, her shape.Her hips looked wider than I've ever seen it, she looked matured. Seeing her at the airport made me realize how much I missed her and how much I failed her, I wish it was possible I wouldn't had let dad control me back then.I never wanted to let go of her. For a moment I thought she'll hug me tight but she didn't, she walked out on me.I've missed her, missed her voice, her smiles.She's still friends with Louisa and Jason, the guy I've never liked, I've always known that he'd had feelings for Clarissa, I saw the way he looked at me when I stumbled into Clarissa.It was like I was monitoring her, I watched her every move since she arrived at the club.She stood from where she sat and staggered to
~VAXEL'S POINT OF VIEW~ I barely knew my way around, I've not been here for five years, things have changed. I picked her up from the ground without knowing what to do. I can't take her back into the club and I had no means to contact Louisa. I had Clarissa, in my arms as I walked towards my car, opening the door, I placed her gently in the car. They should be a hotel where she could stay for the night. ~~~~~ Laying her gradually on the bed, I tried to stand straight afterwards but she held unto my arm, looked back at her but her eyes were completely shut, this looks like a typical romantic scene. I lowered myself to the ground and held unto her hand, I stared at her deeply, maybe I could prey into her mind, maybe I could look into her head and know if she was dreaming of me. Or just maybe, I could know how she felt to have me back in the states. "I'm sorry" I carresed her face. I wish I was stronger, I wish I fought. "Why you back into my life?" her voice came so low, it w
Clarissa walked into the bathroom hastily, as much as her head was banging and was hurting, she couldn't rest neither could she act at a very slow pace. She needed to wash the dirty and alcoholic stench she had on her. Letting the water from the mouth of the shower hit her back, she hissed several times. She still wasn't able to understand how and why Vaxel helped her. Did he somehow still have feelings for her? She was sceptical about it. She should, she should have doubts about it, how could someone who had left her, someone who had no faith in their relationship, still love her. Someone who took their relationship as a joke still harbours feelings for her. Even at that, she was definitely not okay, since she'd gone lost thinking of a loser like him. Getting out from the shower, she dried her body, put on the clothes which she'd worn to the club There was no other decent cloth for her to wear else she'd never in her entire life repeat an old dirty cloth. Clarissa walked out o
"What are you saying hunny?""We are going to the party!" Clarissa's father stated, she could practically feel the anger in his chest region."That's so unreasonable" Clarissa's mother, Mrs Vicente rolled her eyes, trying to understand what had gotten Into her husband.His forehead looked really red and had beads of sweat breaking out."Exactly what I've been telling him for the last one hour!""We are going for his damn party at that's final!" The man spoke angrily. If there was anything the man hated was when he was being looked down on. How would he let that man walk into his office and insult him. He was definitely stealing his show and the spotlight from him."Hunny common! Don't make hasty decisions""Dad, I'm not going. Besides, I have important things to handle"."We are all going and that's final!"..He roared like the man of the house that he was."Dad that's so dumb! Who goes to their enemy's territory?" She questioned. Her mother's brown eyes gave her his almost supportive
Clarissa walked back into her father's room where he was anticipating the big party he was going to steal. "Dad, this isn't going to help us,I have a very bad feeling about this!" She said walking in. Her face had a frown on it as she tried to talk her father out of his so-called plan.First she didn't want to go out, she wanted to stay naked all night in her room, since all the piled up work she had was finally done. Secondly, attending the party meant that she'll be facing him. She'll have to see Vaxel, no matter how hard she'll try she'll still see him. Her entire system, brain and body wants nothing to do with him, wants nothing to do with his face."Rissa, you should get ready, call your make-up artist, whatever, get ready!" He replied to her."Dad!" She frowned more."Or you can call Louisa, I heard she's back in the states, haven't seen her but I'm sure she can help you with your makeup and hair!" He smiled at her. The smile he gave was like a torn in her flesh, she felt like