Chapter 26
Vincent POV
She was here!!
I tried inhaling, but nothing entered my lungs. I got up in a hurry, feeling a familiar buzz in my head. I gasped for air that hit my exposed skin.
Why was she here?
What is she up to now?
The darkness was never leaving me, when I was trying to get out of it…… Eva popped out in the party…… and then there’s her. JENNIE.
I went downstairs furiously, and saw Emma was arranging breakfast and Xavier sitting. I walked straight through them and stood.
” Why was she here in my room!?”
” Who?”
” Oh stop playing dumb Emma, why was she here? Jennie!?”
” Oh she!…… I…” she shuttered.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
” Speak up!!”
Xavier blurted out.” What’s up with you man? Talk to her nicely…… she is your sister…… and as far for Jennie, yes she was here! She was here to save your dumb ass, because you were acting like a assh*le out there”
I gave him a deadly glare at him ” I said never to evolve that b*tch into my business, didn’t I!? How could you let a trash like her enter my room!!”
” Enough Vincent! Don’t call her that! You moron should be thankful to her, you were not in the right state Vincent.” Emma shouted.
” So! You call that b*tch here? You think she is the solution to all my f***ing problems?”
“Vincent! You became uncontrollable in that party, Blake and Aaron were also not there and…… You were not stopping untill you saw Eva… so”
” So! You dressed her like Eva? ”
…… Silence…….
” You people really like to play with my life don’t you?”
” Vincent!”
” Then what!” I glared at her.
” Vincent…… please try to understand, we were just helping you—”
“It’s her isn’t it?” I looked straight into terrified eyes of Emma.
” You are all doing this because of her. She is going to regret it, that b*tch had never enough! I will break her into pieces!” I growled out aiming to walk towards the door.
” Vincent! You are not doing anything to her. What’s wrong with you?” Emma cried out and blocked me.
” Emma step aside, that b*tch needs to learn a lesson…… she dares to meddle with me even though I warned her…… she will regret it… SHE WILL REGRET IT” I shouted pushing Emma aside.
Emma stumbled and fell on the floor. Xavier ran up to her and held her.
” What’s wrong with you Vincent!!!?” Xavier blurted out.
I clenched my fist and started walking out towards the door. One thing was for sure, that b*tch will not survive this day.
” I can’t believe she agreed to help a asshole get out of his depression, while he wants to destroy her” Xavier shouted at me.
Wait…… what!!?
My heart skipped a beat and I turned in their direction. ” What?”
Emma widened with shock and hit Xavier in response. They both froze and stared me down continuously.
” What did you say?”
No response.
” I SAID WHAT DID YOU SAY JUST NOW?”
Xavier hissed at me ” You assh*le should be great full to her, despite you hurt her, she still wants to help you. When there was nobody reaching you, she was there, despite her scars. Can’t believe she is ready to help this motherf***er.” .
What……!?
She wants to help me???
She wanted to help me despite my torture…?
Doesn’t she hate me??
” Xavi…… let’s go. It’s not worth talking to a cold hearted person like him. “Emma pulled him out and started walking out of the house.
I squeezed my fists, telling my brain to shut it because the path my thoughts were following always led to something ugly-something I didn’t want to revisit.
My breath started elevating, something sharp pain started coming through my head.
I ran to my room as soon as possible and reached for the antidepressant drugs. I exhaled a long breath and went to the accessible sink, staring at my pale face in the mirror.
I almost couldn’t recognize myself, wide horror-stricken eyes, trembling lips and the deep lines of pain engraved on my skin forever. Finally Eva got what she wanted…… completely destroyed and broken Vincent, and here I was.
A tear slid through my eye, and then again… then it continued to flow, against my f***ing will. I turned on the shower and let the water flow through my body.
***” I love you Vincent…… I know we are too young for this…… But you own every part of me especially my heart, it was yours from before I even realized it was, I kept falling for you since the day I met you…… Will you be my boyfriend Vincent?”***
I closed my eyes, drowning in the sorrow. I turned on the tap of the bath tub and sat inside it.
***” Together forever…… I can never find someone better than you…”***
I held my head, the agonizing pain spreading throughout my body. The water was filling the tub, numbing my whole body.
*Flashback*
Eva: Why don’t we throw a party at your house, besides our parents have gone for a summit. Tomorrow is your birthday anyway.
” But—Dad will kill me…… if I—”
” Oh come on Vincent you are not a baby anymore…… here I am trying to mend our relationship, you just keep destroying it.” She pouted, getting angry.
” Don’t be mad baby girl…… I’ll do whatever my Eva wishes” I pecked her lips.
I helped her prepare and order things for the party. I was about to turn 16 tomorrow. The party started off as five people increasing to 10 within 30 minutes and 50 after a hour, things were getting out of control.
There were boys, who were older than me, somehow drink got smuggled into the living room and people started getting out of hand. I tried to stop one man who was smoking near my parents room, but he pushed me away.
He must be 23-24 from what I could tell, I tried to look for Eva but she was nowhere to be seen. Everybody were getting out of control. The party was getting wild.
My family was a sophisticated and well mannered. First of all I was never allowed to do party, drink or smoke, do nothing until I was 18 years old. I was a good boy, who always obeyed his parents, got good grades and excelled in academics.
I only agreed, because I didn’t want to loose my true love Eva Smith. I was happy that she was not mad at me, because we were having so much un necessary fights, she eventually gave cold shoulders to me.
I started searching for Eva, so I went upstairs to check. I froze in my spot, my worst nightmare in front of me. Eva was smoking and drinking, making out with a guy. Jake Kinley!!!
Where did he come from!? Did Eva invite him!?
My own girlfriend was kissing other guy. I was heartbroken. First of all I was traumatized by the whole atmosphere created in the house and now it was Eva.
I wished everything stopped there but the ground beneath me disappeared when I heard similar voice in the downstairs shouting my name.
My parents voice!!!!
Eva and that bastard ran out as fast as they could but I stood there, frozen, scared, wanting to disappear, praying that it was only a bad dream.
A hand turned me around and I felt that hand hit me on my face. My cheeks became red, tears flowing through my face.
Dad stood there, angry as ever. Without giving me a moment to recover he slapped me again. He held my hand and started dragging me downstairs not caring that I hit my head on the wall.
I begged him to release me but he didn’t. Mother looked disappointed, tears in her eyes.
Dad: ” What the hell did you do Vincent!!!?”
The crowd was standing in a corner, looking scared, except for those drunk 20 something people. Eva was crying in the corner. Her mother and father hugging and confronting her as if she was a victim or something.
” What did I do? Dad!!! I didn’t-”
Phhhaaatttttt
Another slap hit on my face. This time it was Eva’s father.
Mr. Smith: ” First you invite all these strange boys to your house though Eva was here and you bring alcohol and cigarettes too? You are not even 16 VINCENT!!!” Don’t you have any shame, and top of that you forced my daughter to smoke too!!”
Whattttt!????
” No! No! I didn’t. I don’t even smoke. I didn’t force her! Dad, dad please trust me” I begged my dad shaking his hand knowing he would believe me.
Mr. Smith: Stop lying! Eva told us everything about how you invited all your friends and made her invite girls from her violin classes, you smoked and when she caught you…… you forced her to smoke too.
Dad: Is it right Eva?”
Eva nodded her head, looking straight into my eyes. A tear rolled in my eye followed by sobs.
” Stop lying Eva!!! Please tell them truth. I don’t even know these people. Please believe me dad” I cried looking at dad begging for his trust, but all he remained was silent.
Mrs. Smith: Fine! Let’s ask these kids who invited them.
Jake: Vincent called all of us, he said his parents are out of town and we can drink. We all said no, but he kept forcing us, so we all came.
???: Yeah. He called us.
” What! No! Dad-”
Dad glared and me and faced the crowd.
Dad: I am sorry for the inconvenience everybody, please call you parents and I will arrange the cars for you all.
Everybody started to evacuate. The hall was empty now, the silence was killing me even more. Eva’s parents were saying something every now and suggesting my punishment to my parents, while they were silent, their heads down.
Dad went towards Eva and kneeled before her. ” Did Vincent really force you?” He asked taking her hand in his.” Tell the truth, nobody will blame you, if you smoked yourself no one will scold you.”
Mrs. Smith: What are you saying Mr. Ainsworth! Are you saying that our daughter is a smoker? How can you ignore what your spoilt son did!? ”
Dad: please don’t misunderstand, I am trying to know what really happened?”
Eva: please everyone believe me! I swear to God, Vincent forced me to smoke. Everyone was drinking and smoking, and…… someone touched me, so I got uncomfortable and went to look for him, where he was smoking and when i asked him to stop, this is all bad……”
She looked straight into my eyes and spoke” He abused me, forced me forced me to smoke, he hit me and he…… tried to ra-”
In the middle of the sentence Eva started coughing and fainted. Everybody panicked and ran towards her. I stood there shocked, not believing what just happened.
Eva was taking advantage of being a girl, why the society only listened to a girl but not the screams of a boy, a male. Suddenly I felt a slap on my face.
Mr. Smith : Vincent! If anything happens to my daughter I swear I will kill you!!