Time had stopped at this moment.
I stared at the facade smile displayed on her lips. Without discarding my gaze from her face, that face that I've been longing to meet once again, that face that has a replica in my household but hers is incomparable. She has a particular vacuum inside my heart.
I couldn't help but tremble at every step I took towards her, however, the fire of desire in my heart wasn't fading but growing instead. Standing before her glorious self now, I attempted to hold her hand, but her next action left me astounded. She had stepped back, leaving a considerable distance between us.
“What's it, Kiara? Are you trying to avoid me?” My words were stuck in my throat, but I let them out nonetheless. “What do you mean avoiding you when I haven't even met you before, Mr.?” My heart trembling at what she had just said, I stared at her face without a blink.
“If there's anything you want to say to me, I'm all ears. You don't have to touch me” Her words were so sharp and blunt and her face expressionless.
The initial smile that was embedded on the corner of her lips was now long gone. All the muscled on my body were tightened as I looked at her expressionless face which was very hard to read.
“Kiara, what happened? Why are you doing this to me? You have no idea how much I missed you. You don't know…” Glaring up at me, “What exactly do you want to talk about, sir?” She interrupted my unfinished words, firmly.
At this time, I was thrown into confusion as if I had gotten struck by lightning. Suddenly, I grasped her both hands, staring into her eyes intently to glean an idea of what was running through her head. She wriggled in my clasp, squeezing her face in disgust. “Who are you, and what are you trying to do?” She roared in a low, menacing voice.
By now, my emotions were indescribable, thee more I stared at her red lips that kept parting and closing. I bent over and clung my own on them tightly. I pressed the back of her head in a domineering manner. She wanted to push me away, but I held her still, exploring the inside of her mouth. Shortly, she bit my bottom lip. I felt the sharp pain and let go of her for the time being.
But shortly after, I dip my head forward, ignoring her cold look. *Smack* Stunned, I subconsciously touched my face, the area where slapped was stinging and there was a buzzing in my ears.
“You animal. How dare you do that? Huh!” She yelled out, wearing an annoyed expression. “Tell me, why are you here in the first place? Who invited you here?” Her expression was tense, and she had lost her temper, it was like a hurricane was forming in her eyes.
All I could do was stare at her, wordlessly. I had thought she was probably playing a prank on me, it never occurred to me that she was being momentous. 'But what have I done to deserve this treatment from her?' Discarding my hand that was pressed to my cheek,
“What's going on, Kiara? Have I done something wrong?” My voice inevitably trembled as I struggle to keep my tears from falling, but failed woefully.
“Why don't you ask yourself that question? You bastard! I thought you loved me, I thought I was the only woman of your dreams, but I was utterly wrong. Just a few months after my disappearance, you were already seeing another woman and even got married to her” Her thick curly eyelashes trembled as her eyes became red with tears.
“No, Kiara, that's not true. Believe me, all that you just said are utterly wrong” I said cogently, wondering in my mind what she had seen or heard for her to think of me like that. Laughing like crazy for a moment, she stopped and asked strongly, “Then what's true, Alexander? Are you married or not?”
Shaking my head vigorously, “No, Kiara, I mean yes, but you've got to listen to me first” I coaxed, tears dripping from my eyes hysterically. She curled her lips to a suitable arc, looking graceful and self-confident, an endless abyss along with it.
“Mr. Andrew Alexander” She seldomly called my name. I watched her face that was swept by the light and the shadow, waiting for her to continue.
“It's over between us. So, I would like you to stay away from me, as far away as possible” Her face didn't give away any emotions as she pronounced these words. Right after she completed her frigid words, she turned around and stride away fast. I only stood there motionlessly, I couldn't utter any sound when parting my lips.
*stay away from me, as far away as possible* The more her last words reeled through my head, the more my heart trembled violently in my chest. I gulped down another bottle of beer, hoping it would wash away the sorrow in my heart, but no, it was at that moment I recalled how she had even slapped me terribly across my cheek, causing my heart to break apart.
Subconsciously, I raised my head toward the entrance, and I felt instantly drawn to this woman standing there, holding that jerk hand, Henry Torres. She was of average height, and she donned a large sweatshirt on skinny jeans.
An elegant smile was flashing through her beautiful eyes, reciprocating it, I got on my feet sluggishly and all the empty bottles on the table shattered against the floor. A loud gasp filled the space, but I wasn't free to spare anyone a glance, as I was too busy staring at my heart possessor.
“I knew you would come back to me. I understand you never meant any of those words” My words were so frail, sounding dull. However, the joy in my heart knew no limit. I fell to her arms, then slowly pressed my lips to her cheek, passionately. Almost immediately, I fell to the floor like a parabola. I shook my head at once, and everything became clearer a bit. “You son of a bitch!” The unfamiliar man roared, clutching my clothing in his fist. “How dare you hold my girl in such a manner?” This time, he sent a punch to my cheek. I felt my inner cheek torn immediately, making a sharp contrast with the other cheek. I bite down on my bottom lip, setting out to peek at the girl's face, but the resounding slap that came right from him wouldn't let me turn my head.
Furthermore, I groaned in anguish, as I attempted to separate myself from his hold. 'That was painful' “You think you can get yourself engaged with my babe because of your good looks?” His voice was becoming more and more hysterical. I scoffed, as I stared at his cold face, blurring. “Just let me go now, will you?” My voice was extremely low yet husky. “You bastard, you still have the mouth to talk, isn't it? Now watch as I'm going to kill you” He growled menacingly then let go of my shirt. With the help of two persons among a few of those who had surrounded the scene, they helped me get on my feet, but I was kicked right in my stomach, I lost my balance and fell back to the floor with a heavy thud. I groaned louder this time, feeling the huge pain in my belly.
Regaining from the anguish, I felt another one, right in the same area. “Ah!” I cried out in pain, unable to withstand the overbearing pain. “Next time, you won't flirt with another man's lady in their presence” And with these words, I heard a loud smack followed by a gasp, and everywhere became unnerving as everyone began to rush out of the place in a hurry, screaming. I didn't understand what was going on at first, but shortly, I felt warm liquid flowing down from my forehead, my eyes went dark, and my consciousness gradually faded as I fainted.
“Please, Henry, don't do this to me. I beg of you, please” Kiara plead earnestly as more tears dripped from her eyes uncontrollably. However, this white man wouldn't listen as he kept dragging Kiara along with him, striding so fast. His hand pinched her hand extremely tightly. “What do you think, Kiara? That I would let you go after refusing my love for you?” The muscles on his face shook when he smiled horribly. Now, they were both standing at the verge of a cliff. Kiara kept retreating, only stopping when she realized there was no space for her to recede.
“You ungrateful being. I took perfect care of you and your bastard child, but what do I get in return, Kiara?” The flame in his eyes was not fading. Whimpering wildly, “Forgive me, Henry. But I can't just stop loving the father of my child” She admitted, rubbing her palms together for mercy as more tears fell violently from her eyes. Henry's brows were now tightly knitted, giving off the impression of annoyance. It seemed his good mood was now long gone, “It's okay then. Let's see how you're going to be with him again” And with these words of his, he suddenly reached over and pushed Kiara off the cliff. “Alexander!” Kiara screamed! “Kiara!” I also cried out from my trance and my voice echoed in the room. My chest heaving up and down, I looked around briefly and realized I was in a hospital. Swiftly, I got down from the bed, but then, the sound of the door opening paused my movement. Looking in the direction of it, my eyes widened in disbelief as I stared at the person at the door.