Chapter Seven: The fateful accident.

Xurion’s POV

“Guys, let go!” Circe hollered behind me as I climbed the stairway heading to my room.

Games…with Circe?

My head can't seem to recall ever playing games with her.

The strange excitement I felt about this proposal coming from her made my heart bounce up and down.

Why do I feel so elated about an ordinary game?

Though having Drayton come with us doesn't sit well with me, the fact that Circe wants me to be there and that would make her happy too, made me giddy.

And just now it dawned on me how the last five years of my life with her had been.

We lived like a robotic couple.

No talks.

No laughs.

Not even couples quarrel.

I don't even remember us having dinner together.

Couch cupcake evenings?? Even birthdays.

Just coldness, sprinkled with grunts as ‘good morning’, dismissive hand waves as ‘thank you’

Silence, tossed with some unasked errands.

A sigh shot through my lips.

Stuffs like, piling up her laundry for me. Leaving her dish out for me.

Dropping her bags and most times shoes at the front door carelessly.

Leaving her jackets on the couch. Abandoning important documents on the dining table but waking up the next morning and heading straight to the files shelves to get them without wondering or bothering how they got there.

And yeah, cruel bully.

Like spilling dirt and food all over me while glued to her phone.

Stamping on wet floors I had earlier cleaned. Spilling floor cleaners or cooking oils without attempts to clean them up.

I was totally invisible to her.

Like an antique or wall decoration.

Or better, a faulty wall clock. No use, just hanging over the wall till it’s finally replaced.

Worst. Times when I try to meet up with her, to fulfil our intimate duties, it's either she sends me out of her room, which is why we don't share the same room.

Or she locks me out. And most of the time pretends to be asleep.

And when she eventually comes for me by herself. I call those very scanty opportunities a ‘once time’.

She'd never let me kiss her, just pleasure her, while she moans another man's name, “ Drayton,” and once she was fully undone, she'd just wave me off and go to bed, while I returned to my bed unfulfilled.

“ My dad wanted me to join the military, but I loved acting,” Caspian's voice brimmed out in the long corridor.

“It's the same here man, cause my dad wanted me in medicine but I wanted business, choices differ.” Drayton responded, his voice was proud and annoying.

I can't still get over the fact that I heard Drayton's voice around the house.

The heck.

My heart flipped when I got closer.

A frown caused my brows to fold.

Drayton was…Caspian moved Drayton into Circe's room?

My feet stopped just before Circe's door.

My lips forced to fall wide apart but I held them together, instead.

Does Circe even know about all this new development?

My heart cracked.

Circe's gleeful voice boomed from her room, “I’m glad you did business, Dray, just like me, so I can really use your help. I mean, it's better off than a pointless space thing…astronaut.”

I heard them laugh at her words.

It felt like I had my heart placed on a chop board and chopped into chips.

Circe if I hadn't sacrificed my career to heal you, you won't call my whole years in school and in service pointless.

And I remembered just like yesterday, that you never wanted me in the same room as you.

And now you don't even mind that your ex-boyfriend was going to stay in the same room as you.

I tried to move but the weight of the betrayal held my legs in place.

Fire blazed behind my ribs like lava.

Days.

All I just need is a few days to get the fucking hell out of this place.

“Hi,” Circe's voice broke me off from my head, “ W-we…you should get ready because we are leaving soon.” She said, her eyes somewhat watery.

Was she afraid I heard them?

Or probably because I wasn't supposed to be here anyways.

Something caught my eyes from her room.

Jesus.

I bit my chin and fought my eyes off from there.

“Yeah, I will just grab my bag,” I said quickly, fighting the emotions that clawed up my chest and pretending like I was blank up there.

“Alright, sure,” I muttered again and left for my room.

Minutes later after I got out, I met Drayton and Caspian, resting against Circe's car, and as soon as I came into view I heard them sniff laughter's between them.

“ Come on, Xurion. It's a game not a kids birthday party,” Caspian mocked looking over my outfit and Drayton joined him, cackling like a hyena.

I just walked over to the garden and waited there, just minding my business.

Soon, Circe walked out, her kit bag in hand.

As I walked towards them, I watched Drayton walk up to her and she smiled, like he said something exciting.

As they settled into the car, I joined them.

And just like that Drayton bounced into the front seat like he should, no, like he belonged there.

My heart blazed.

I should've just let him play cocky but the heat in my chest grew too big to hold and I had to ruin his fun.

“Circe get behind, I'll drive us to the pitch,” I opted and I had us driven.

The journey there was eerily awkward because of the dead silence that seemed to be louder than our breaths.

“I'll get that,” I offered to help Circe as we off-loaded our bags at the stadium’s parking space.

“Thank you,” She handed her bag to me and for the first time thanked me properly.

Did that come from her heart? If it did, then it just reduced the flaring in my chest.

Drayton appeared from behind, “I’m definitely checking the swimming pool first, are you gonna join me?” He asked, referring to Circe.

“Yeah, sure I'd love to,” Circe chirped, “ do you mean right away?”

“Yeah, but…” He stressed and looked over to me.

Circe turned to me too and shook her head, “ Xurion wouldn't mind, do you, Xurion?” She asked.

“It's alright.” I shook my head glancing away from them.

“Oh, yeah,” Drayton's voice surged as he walked back towards me, “ Could you carry my bag, I hit my tennis wrist lately and it aches badly,” He finished and winced, rubbing on his right elbow.

Has he gone crazy?

The heat in my chest returned heavier and I chewed my teeth.

My knuckles cracked as my fist tightened beside me.

“Xurion!” Circe called and I glanced up slowly.

Shit.

My eyes widened.

“Circe, watch out!”

My heart skipped as a recklessly driven car sped towards Circe.

Without thinking, I pushed Drayton off my face, reaching Circe immediately with luck before the car would hit her.

I shielded her from the impact and luckily the driver swerved and turned, but he hit me, causing me to crash over against another parked car.

“Xurion, Xurion, are you okay?” Circe towered over me, “Should we go to the hospital?”

I groaned in pain.

“Ouch! My wrist. Xurion broke my wrist, help me Circe,” Drayton cried for help, and curled on the ground.

“Did you do that on purpose because you don't like him?” Caspian asked, baffled.

Confusion squeezed my brows.

And just like lightning, Circe left me and ran to him.

“Are you okay?” Circe perused Drayton, her eyes glassy with tears and concern webbed her face.

And just like that I felt my heart slip and shatter like glass.

It was I who was hit by that car.

It was I who risked it to save her.

“We need to go to the hospital.” Circe cried with fear, helping Drayton to the car.

“I saved you, Circe,” I tried reminding her.

“ No! You caused it, you pushed him over and hurt his arm because you don't like him. It's your fault!” Circe barked in abhorrence.

“ I'm hurt also.”

“Find your way to the car now!”

That was all she spared me and walked off with Drayton.

And I watched my so-claimed wife worry for another man to the hospital, leaving me to mourn in distress and the pain that started to numb my body.