CHARLES POV
I returned to New Jersey after being away for five years, I didn't stay totally hidden from the world all those years but I made sure to stay away from Jersey city and Crimson for reasons best known to me. All I wanted was to be home with the people I love the most and after I lost my parents to an assassination fifteen years ago at the age of ten, Crimson and Mr Bold became my family. I was happy when Mr Bold welcomed me with open arms without asking questions about my disappearance. He probably knew that managing the veins empire my parents left me with was strenuous and more complex than what ordinary eyes see. I was so happy when Crimson finally arrived I watched as her big blue eyes scanned the living room space, her red hair was a lot longer than before and left in careless curves running down to her waist. She inhaled the air around and almost immediately a bright smile appeared on her face. I turned back to face the window and catch my breath cause knew Crimson will soon chew me out. "surprise!!" I finally heard Crimson's dad announce my presence. I turned around after taking deep breaths and releasing them steadily. The smile on Crimson face slipped down her perfect jaw as her phone left her hands. Her bright eyes were now filled with pain and her clenched fist was clear evidence of her anger. "Charles" she finally said something but my name purred out in a painful whisper and it made me want to strap her tightly around my arms."what are you doing here?" she spoke with a tone that left my heart pleading for mercy, I couldn't answer the question probably because I had no reason good enough to be uttered or because her dad spoke too soon. I watched her run through the corridor and slam her door hard and loud enough to get neighbours calling about a suspected earthquake. "it's okay son she will come around, you see its been hard for her so it will take sometime" I didn't even realize he had gotten so close until he spoke. "I will just go and see her, I at least need to try" I just had to get her to hear me even though I had nothing reasonable to say. I moved to her room door and knocked gently but there was no reply, "Crim please hear me out i'm sorry, please open up" I knocked hard again but this time the door opened. "What do you want? what do you want to say?" she stood there with her eyes glittering with tears threatening to fall, I stepped forward to embrace her but she stepped back and it hurt like hell."l am sorry, I need you to forgive me" I finally responded but her expression remained unchanged, "so why did you leave? why?" I knew it wont be long before someone shot me with that one question I could not answer."its complicated Crim please trust me, I didn't mean to hurt you" I tried to grab her hands again but she backed away so fast. " if you don't have a reason or an explanation then f**k off and don't you dare talk to me again."she threw her words slowly at and each one felt like a silver dagger pierced into my skin.***************************CRIMSON POV A lot of emotions rushed through me when I finally saw Charles, I felt angry yet so happy he was alive and alright, I felt like ignoring him but my heart was anxious to find answers. He was about 7ft tall, his brown hair blended perfectly with his fair skin and his deep brown eyes that always got girls drooling were now nothing but pain. "Crim please hear me out i'm sorry, please open up" I felt like my brain melted to tears when I heard him call me 'Crim', he was the only one who called me that way but I wasn't just going to give in so easily especially since he had no explanation to offer me when I demanded for one.It is totally wrong to leave you family worried for yes and I was going to make him pay. I finally came out of my room when I heard the car leave the carport, it didn't sound like my dad's own so it had to be Charles who left. "oh look who decided to grace me with her presence. Welcome back Miss runaway, I thought you were planning to never leave your room" my dad just had to pick this time to tease me. "oh dad it's your endless love for runaway kids that inspired me to come down" I replied sarcastically searching my dad eyes for any hint of guilt. He should have never welcomed Charles back with such heartfelt happiness, I mean a little bit of scolding would not hurt or else he knew where he had been all this years...... Did he know? . "Dad did you know where he had been all along?" I was so ready to throw a full tantrum if he answered yes, "No darling he just returned back a week ago and have been waiting for you to get back from school"."Dad did you ask him why he left like that? what made him disappear? and where he had been all these years?" I was pissed off at how my dad and brother were acting all nonchalant about the situation."Darling I didn't, but I've got my guesses and I know Charles would never had left if he had other options. Don't be too hard on him, the burden of secrecy is already weighing him down painfully" My dad words made sense but still........ Its been a week I had returned home and yes a week since I had last spoken to Charles. I know I told him to stay away but I didn't think he would really do it, I mean siblings cant fight for so long but my pride is waiting for constant apologies. He was home most of the time but we only stole glances at each other and I would scoff or make faces when our eyes meet, we had never fought for so long before but this one was worth the extension. "Miss Bold" I heard my dad scream my name from his reading room, "yes dad I will be there in a minute".I walked in to meet my dad rearranging the already organized shelf "Darling I need you to go to the supermarket and grab some grocery's, we have run out of most things"."ahhhh okay I will go" I actually felt too lazy to leave the house, I just wanted to be on bed with my comfy overall and chat with Brenna over the phone then view different post with TGIF captions."oh and Charles will drop you off, he's heading that way" I wanted to object but I would cope with anything that would save me from taking the morning crowded bus.CHARLES POV I had to take Crimson to the supermarket and to be honest it was no coincidence that I happened to heading in the same direction, I actually had no where to be at that moment. The drive there was pretty silent, I would try to start up a conversation but she would end it as quick as swallowing a bitter medication. "Did you remember to take your customer card?" I had to ask since she had no purse or signs of cards with her, "yeah I did" once again she just had to kill the conversation I was hoping would grow. I know she was mad at me and I promised to give her space but I just couldn't handle the silent treatment she had been giving me all week. "So how is school going?" before I left she was still in highschool living on a 'low key format' as she loves to call it, "oh so now you care? i'm so excited to start updating you" she replied with a painful sarcastic smile that made her cheeks rise hard with pressure. "Crim can we please stop this now, i'm sorry and I missed
CHARLES POV I tightened my grip on whatever I was holding as the sun rays tormented me through the opened binds of my window. I finally gave in to its crave for attention and forced my eyes to open, it was then i realized it was already morning and the 'whatever' I was squeezing tightly happened to be Crimsons waist. After our long conversation last night, she fell asleep and looked way to comfortable to be disturbed at that time so I let her sleep. Over the years I had of course monitored my Crim but I did so from afar, I could never let distance block me out from her life. Although I knew the answers to almost everything I was busy asking her, I still felt the need to hear from her and be certain there weren't things I as yet to know. I knew she had no boyfriend and had never confessed to having any romantic feeling for a specific somebody. Nevertheless I still had to ensure Brenna who was literally always with her was nothing but a friend. That is how possessive I could b
***WARNING!!**** This chapter contain a little age rated content, please read at your convinence THANKYOU CHARLES POV"Crimson please open the door, at least say something, please!!","I'm not sorry for what I did or said but I'm sorry for giving you a shock like that". Well it's been the hardest sixty minutes of my life, I've spent thirty minutes now banging the door pleading for Crimson to open up and I spent the other thirty minutes doing things that made her lock the door.EARLIER*** I was supposed to work late and finish up all the business for the week but I couldn't focus because Crimson kept ignoring my calls. I was probably worried for nothing, maybe she was just far from her phone or engrossed with the TV. Nonetheless I was still really worried so I decided to round up work early and check up on her. I got home and just dashed towards her room in a hurry, I heard some weird sounds but just couldn't comprehend what they were. "Oh my god!! Charles knock, that's why there
CRIMSON POV You know how they always say to 'be careful about what you do for every action will be accompanied by a repercussion' , well that statement is exactly what my life had been all about for a week now. After what happened between Charles and I, its been really awkward around the house. We haven't talked since then, not like I had given us a chance to converse, actually I had taken it upon myself to avoid speaking or making eye contacts with him, in fact avoiding him totally was like a mission I was sure to get praised for how excellently I carried it out. How was I supposed to handle the fact that Charles loved me more than our relationship permits. He had mentioned it before that he was in love with someone but she wasn't aware of it, never would I have thought I would end up being that someone. Dad was supposed to be back already but just as I expected he said his journey would be delayed for three more days so I would have just four days to spend with him since my
CRIMSON POV Never for once did I ever imagine a day like this would come when I would be so eager to get back to school, but here I was standing at the walkway of my house, waiting for my cab to the airport, with my fully loaded luggage I had packed down for days now. When dad returned the tension between Charles and I was still very much present but we took it upon ourselves to make it lack visibility. Luckily enough for us dad suspected nothing and he even gave me little to no university lifestyle coaching lesson like he always did when it was time for me to return. I wasn't sure why the insecurity he always had while sending me off to school was absent but it speared me the sermons and survival hacks so i'm kinda grateful to whatever soothed his overly worried mind. "Crim I am heading to the airport, let me drop you off" there it was again, that voice I desperately tried to avoid, "It's fine I already booked a cab and its prepaid". I would rather run the tracks to the airport
CHARLES POV Yesterday I got a handful of complaints and grumbling from Crimson all night long, despite the tough night I still had to wake up early to prepare for the days work. I planned on managing the vein branch over here, although it's one of the smallest branch of the vein empire allocated to one of my minor investor, I still needed to check it out since I was in town. After checking on business I planned on stopping by the university to check when my lectures would commence. As I was busy heating the breakfast I had just ordered, Crimson walked in. Her formally perfect bun was now a total disaster, she stretched out while yawning and her baggy top gave way for the sunlight to kiss her skinny legs, while her back arched forward making her n*pples stand in ovation. She moved towards the cabinet and grabbed a cup to drink water while swaying her head left and right like there was some music box inbuilt in her brain. She only realized my presence when I made way to turn off t
CHARLES POV I rushed back home after concluding all the unnecessary procedures that they deemed important. I had to ring the bell twice again before Crimson came to open it and this time around she made me spell my name before unlocking it, I should never had preached about door safety to her yesterday now she's punishing me for my consideration and sincere concern. The parlour smelt like cake and I knew why immediately I spotted Crimsons messed up apron. "What are you doing?", "cup cakes, I'm going to a party today, its a resumption party" she replied while rubbing her hands eagerly, admiring her work. " why would you take cupcakes to a school party, what are you?, three years old." her expression suddenly changed and she took a minute to think of my point. "who was the guy I saw you with at school?" her head immediately snapped up when I asked her, "it's none of your business and are you really serious about the university job?. " I mean who even employed you?" of course it
We arrived at the party and it was at that moment of entry I realized I fucked up. I should never had agreed to attended a party with a discreet location Brenna knows about, the fact that Lucas was the one giving out invitation should have even been my red flag. "Now look what I've got myself into" I said silently as I watched half baked youth walk around half naked with stripped versions of cloths and alcohols splattered over their bodies like sweat. The party was actually at an abandoned tunnel or better still a hideout, right below a functioning train station. To make things worst we had to run through the tracks before the next train smashed us smoothly like cheese. It was just like a club house but the fear of death or police raid was what replaced the fun I was meant to have. "You made it, you look cute" I heard Lucas say as he screamed over the loud music, "I made it here but I cant say the same about making it out" if only he knew how eager I was to sneak out of here in on