45 A Goodbye 

KATALEYA

I ran down the stairs quickly before Mama caught me listening, my tears spilling down my cheeks. Why did Enrique hate me so much? Was it because his papa took his hand off because of me?

I clamped my hand over my mouth, rounding the corner as I stifled a sob, only to knock into Daddy and almost fall back. I got to my feet, ready to run away when he caught hold of my arms, kneeling down in front of me.

“What’s wrong, princess?”

I shook my head, flinging my arms around his neck and sobbing into his arms. He picked me up and I clung to him. I know Dante calls me a baby when Daddy carries me, but I’m sad.

“It’s going to be f*****g ok.” He stroked my hair, and I closed my eyes, inhaling his smell.” Tell me what happened?”

Safe. I was safe with Daddy.

I slowly moved back, staring at him, I needed to be brave and strong.

“Nothing Daddy, I’m a brave girl.” I whispered, brushing away my tears with one hand. “My girl is f*****g brave. Always remember that.” I nodded, playing with the chains around his neck

“Yes. I will.”

And I will talk to Enrique, even if he doesn’t want to talk to me, I will make him see me because this was my last chance to thank him and say goodbye. Forever.

Dinner was over, everyone usually went to the living room and Enrique would go to his room, not wanting to spend time with us.

Rayhan was still angry, over what happened earlier with Leo I think, so everyone was very quiet. I pretended to play in the playroom with Sky, Sienna, and Ahren, but I could hear Uncle Marcel asking Enrique about Puerto Rico in the entrance hall, that’s where Enrique was from.

I took the chance to sneak away when Clara wasn’t looking. They never noticed when I snuck away because they couldn’t hear me. I needed to go before Enrique. I quietly made my way upstairs and hurried to my room to grab the present I had made him; I then ran down the hall and slipped into Enrique’s room before he came up. Otherwise, the guards would find out I was there. They only guarded the room when Enrique was in it.

I looked around the room, panicking. Where do I hide? I didn’t ask Mama about talking to him because I heard what he said earlier. If I was stubborn and said I wanted to talk to him, it would only hurt Mama even more because she would stay with me, and I know Enrique was

going to be angry.

heard the door handle turn and hurried into the bathroom, clutching my present to my heart. I heard him shut the door and sigh. Should I go out?

to the window and stare out

sad. The angry face he makes wasn’t there, it made me

towards the bathroom door. I quickly hid behind it, my heart racing. I heard him approaching and then he pushed the door open, roughly

He became so angry when he saw me and was about to grab the door handle, but I stood

Please.

shoes. “I wanted to say I’m happy you are going to be safe. I -” “Hurry up!” He snapped, making me jump. Don’t cry. “O-ok. … I’m sorry you suffered because of me, if I could turn back time, I wouldn’t have allowed you to bring me food. I wouldn’t have let you get hurt, I wish-” “If I could turn back time,

I nodded.

look to the future. Stay away from me. I hate you; I hate the fact that I ever met you. You were nothing but a bad mistake. You cost me my entire future;

have been me who lost my hand, not him. It was my fault. If I

sorry.” I whispered. “I wish I could

me again, because talking to you makes it hurt even more! You destroyed everything; don’t you get it? Seeing you hurts me! I hate remembering what happened, because of you!” 3 I flinched, brushing my tears away as

wanted, then I would

I had made almost

I will never speak to you again,” I whispered. “Then leave me alone now!” He hissed. I swallowed, staring at my little pouch,

give it to

pouch and pulling open the door, I fled before my tears fell. I rushed from the room, ignoring the guards who called out to me. I just wanted to be alone. I reached my bedroom and

All I remember is Enrique screaming at me to get out, all I had to remember him by was that little piece of

was happening to me?

—–

sneak into the f****r’s room and try to talk to him. Whatever he said to her had made her cry for hours. Only about ten minutes

I wanted to sort the pup out for upsetting her, it was f*****g complicated. Her infatuation with him f*****g worried me too, once gone, it was going to be f*****g easier. She needed to get over her guilt, and the best way was for her to forget him. They both needed to heal, and time would do that. More

several screens to his own laptop, which he had brought along. I raised an eyebrow at

LE

from it.”

was a fake as f**k, silicon walking plastic doll. “I’m sure you wouldn’t say that if you were single.” He gave me a humourless smirk before he pulled up some windows. F*****g kids. “I do want to say something actually. What

any of the kids back home. I wasn’t going to f*****g hurt her. “He cast me a scathing

But you did it to p**s Rayhan off. It was f*****g wrong to use a pup like that.

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