PART- 2

[ Isabella Primrose ]

“We have done a good job. Our seniors are enjoying the party, guys.” Celeste cheered up with a bottle of beer. The party was at full swing. I tried my best to get myself engaged in the preparations and avoided coming across Christopher who was with his friends but I could feel his gaze on me.

“Bella, you’re looking lost. If I was in your place, I’d not waste time here but jump on the hottest guy’s lap who is your boyfriend. Go and have fun with Christopher. Make this night memorable for him.” My friends teased me and Celeste laughed.

“My poor brother. His eyes are only on his lady. I bet he’s dying from inside to collect Bella in his arms.” Celeste said proudly.

My eyes stung with tears. This party might be the end of our friendship as well. Celeste had been my best friend for years.

She supported me every time I needed her by my side. I’ll lose both my true love and a pure friendship.

“Excuse me. I’ll come back.”

I excused myself from there and searched for Christopher. I had to tell him that we could no longer be together. I couldn’t be selfish. If having my love means seeing my family destroyed, I’d never choose my happiness.

I couldn’t find him. He was with his friends a while ago. The music was loud, everyone was swaying on the music and drinking. I was passing by a group of senior girls when my ears caught something.

“Did you see how good Rachel and Chris look together? I am sure they’ll do it tonight. Chris was all over her. I must say, Rachel got her hands on the finest specie of men. They make a great pair.”

I heard one of the girls exclaiming.

My feet stopped abruptly. My heart hammered against my ribcage.

“I have heard rumours that soon they’ll announce their relationship. Poor bumpkin Isabella. She thinks she can become the lady of the richest house.” The girls talked and my heart sank.

Whatever Mrs. Salvatore said, replayed in my mind.

I frantically started searching for Christopher. He couldn’t lie to me all this time. The venue had empty rooms on the first floor. I started looking for them in each room until my feet stopped at the doorstep of the last room. They were moans.

“Oh yes, honey…umm..do it faster.” I heard Rachel moaning.

My heartbeats raced up.

I pressed my ears on the door and the man’s voice made the earth slipped under the teeth.

“I..can’t…hold longer.” He gasped.

My body went numb. I twisted the door knob and it wasn’t locked. The sight in front of my eyes wasn’t less than a living nightmare. A naked Rachel was riding him while his hands were on his breasts. Her eyes met mine and I saw a sinister glint in her eyes as she bit her lips. She showed me the mirror of reality. My man was with her.

“Oh God! You are good, Christopher.” Rachel screamed and pounded fiercely on his cock.

He flipped their position started fucking her madly until he groaned like a wild beast as he finished and fell on her. The scene made me cry which caught his attention and our eyes met. I could see blankness at first which gradually transformed into fear and panic. He withdrew himself from her and quickly wore his pants.

I took back steps and turned to run from the sickening place. It reeked of sex.

“Belle, it’s not what you think.” He said blocking my way and tried to hold me but I jerked him away. I felt disgusted by his presence as my heart bled. All these times, I was cursing myself for betraying him.

“Do not show me your face ever again, Christopher.” I said coldly and saw hurt flashed on his face.

“Belle, you have to trust me. I don’t know how I did that. I thought it was you.” He pleaded me.

Anger fuelled me and I slapped him against his left cheek.

“How dare you? You have audacity to make funny excuses on my face.” I yelled as hot tears rolled from my eyes. I wiped them aggressively.

“Please, believe me. I can never betray you.” He said in a defeated tone.

“I don’t want to see your face ever again, Christopher Salvatore. Forget me like a bad memory.” I said flatly and with quick steps I left the place.

“No! I won’t allow it. I swear, I don’t know how I ended up with Rachel. I saw your face. I can never touch a girl other than you.” He said running after me but I didn’t stop. All the pieces started coming together.

“I don’t want to listen to any shit you’ll say to me, Christopher. You have made fun of my feelings. All you wanted was my body and now you’re done with me.” I spatted angrily but he pinned me on the nearest wall.

“I love you, Belle. Do not doubt my feelings. Your body is sacred for me.” He said in a dangerously low tone, his eyes depicted anger but Rachel’s perfume on his body pulled me back into the reality.

With all my might, I pushed him away and slapped him hard across his cheek. He was drunk so he stumbled back.

His eyes red with hurt and anger.

“I hate you, Christopher. Let’s not see each other again. If you loved me, you would have never touched another woman so whatever you’ll say, I won’t believe it. You can go and fuck anyone else inside. I don’t care.” I said wiping my tears.

He stayed there silent. I assumed he accepted his defeat. I ran from there while crying hard. I didn’t care if people saw me in a miserable state. The pain of the heartbreak was unbearable.

All these while when I was madly confessing my love to him, given my everything to him, he was only having fun with me.

How could those eyes lie to me?

But what my eyes had seen? It was worse than my worst nightmare.

“So, you don’t believe me?”

His voice was icy cold, cutting sharp through my heart.

I squeezed my eyes and let the last set of tears fall and then I turned to face him again….for the last time. My face contoured with same coldness.

“I only believe what my own eyes have seen, Christopher.”

“Think again, Belle. If you leave me now, my heart will never accept you again.” His face was blank but I saw vulnerability and fear in those eyes.

I slowly removed the ring he slipped on my finger when he proposed me for marriage and placed it on his palm.

“Goodbye, Christopher. I hope you’ll be happy with the woman you will choose as your better half, sadly, I can’t be the one.”