74-Loss

The room provided to me in the dorm was furnished and had simple furniture. Ever since I arrived, I had been sitting on the floor hugging my knees to my chest, trying to think if I made some mistake. Or if I committed some crime.

Was it possible that this all was a dream?

Or maybe the time spent with Justin was a dream and now I had woken up to the harsh reality of life.

“Mrs. Deluca. Come soon. I am not going back to sleep until you come back. I will wait for you.” Long forgotten words that came out of his mouth were there to haunt me.

“Why, Justin? Why?” Putting my head on my knees I started crying. I was still waiting for him. Maybe it was all a prank. There was a message blinking on my phone. The message was from the bank. Justin had credited twenty million to my account.

Maybe soon he would come back running to me, will put me on his shoulder like a sack and go out, “Mrs. Deluca. It was just a joke. Why the hell are you crying?”

“Ms. Ashley!” Matt’s head came inside the doorway, “You won’t eat your food?” he looked at the food tray

sent to me.

He was feeling sorry for me, I could detect that in his voice.

“Mr. Matt. You said earlier that classes are going to start after one month. Can I discuss the subject options tomorrow? Before that, I need a favor.

“Yes, ma’am,” Matt asked me, casting his eyes down.

opt to live in an apartment instead of

perfectly alright, Miss Ashley. I can find you one

door after you leave

knees.

I understood Sarah’s pain. The pain I inflicted on

would have moved out. It was not easy to see your

through my mind. The shock Justin gave me. The way he threw me out

up and gasped when I realized who it was. Both my

here?” I asked Aniya and Evelyn in a

way he took care of you and sent you here for your education.” Aniya said and started wiping my face, but

it? Did the Deluca guy hurt

on! Eve, you are acting as if she had been more than a maid to Mr. Deluca.” Poor Aniya did not know anything about my involvement in

and now I guess, he has discarded her.

my knee. I was no more crying now, “These rich people do that all the time with poor people like

I stayed quiet.

said sadly and placed her arm around me, “there

that I might

Justin’s wife,” I muttered to myself.

both seemed taken aback by what I just

her concussion is not making her

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