The Trap Of Ace

Chapter 37

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 37 – Taking a sip on the tea, I ran my eyes on the newspaper. The noise of Mom’s chopping vegetables and moving utensils in the kitchen rang across. But nothing moved my attention from the paper, not even her curious glances.

“You know, the Blackwood’s daughter ran off with her cousin’s fiance?” Her sigh resonated from the opposite side of the counter. “I got to know from the kitty party last night. Children these days, I don’t know what runs in their head.”

I flipped another page. The business column.

“Your aunt called me this morning to inform me how she’s enjoying her vacation in Switzerland with her third husband and soon will be sending me some pictures of their little honeymoon.” She snorted. “As if I wanted to know anyway. I’m glad that your Dad didn’t go after his elder sister. Thank G*d she’s not in the country right now. At least I got some relief from her frequent visits.”

I stayed quiet. Not warning her about Dad’s hearing her slandering about his sister to me just like I did every time.

“Em?”

“Yeah,” I answered, my voice came out croaky.

“You need some more tea?”

I shook my head, not looking up at her.

“Are you okay, honey?” she asked, hesitating.

This time I did glance at her, plastering a small smile on my face. “Yeah, why do you ask?”

Her identical eyes observed me. “You’re looking… tired. Didn’t get any sleep last night?”

I knew what she was indicating. The dark circles, the puffy eyes.

Nothing goes missing from mother’s eyes, does it?

A squeeze in my chest had me take a deep breath. I wish I could tell her.

“Nothing like that, Mom. I did sleep last night. Just having a headache since the morning. It’ll get better, don’t worry.”

“So that’s why you didn’t go to the office today?” Concern etched into her features. “Why didn’t you tell me? Did you get medicines?”

I nodded. “Yes, I did. I’ve also informed Caleb about it. I took a leave today.”

“Good. Take some rest. You’re taking too much work stress nowadays.”

Work wasn’t the issue at all. They barely gave me any actual work to do for taking stress.

Smiling at her, I looked back at the newspaper. The newspaper I’d been sitting with for the last half an hour. Not reading, just staring.

The clicking of heels against the tiled floor reached my ear. My fists clenched.

doing here? I thought you’d an appointment for cake tasting today.

conference with Caleb this morning. It ran three hours long.” Placing her designer bag on the counter, she sat beside

gritted my teeth, not reciprocating. My eyes glued to the big bold

silence indicated that she noticed the tension lurking around

for

Tess,

alone. And not wanting to

the office today. He’s a mess right now, Em. That guy was outside of our house

of being the

plan to display me some ridiculous show! To hurt me. To push me away from him. She was aware of everything but yet

telling me to give him a chance to explain?” I shook my head

hurting you like that. But, Em, you’ve to understand. Whatever we did, yes, it wasn’t the best way to

good in there, Tess? I don’t see any good in my living with a broken heart for seven years. I don’t see anything good in my suffering and hurting for the

love. I’ve experienced it. And I also know that we shouldn’t have done it. But at that moment, we were young,

her eyes for a moment before opening them back, as if not wanting to remember

saw it. We saw him writhing in pain in his bed when he didn’t get his dose. We

revelation. Imagining him in that situation shook me from my core.

be able to get out of it ever. And when I told him

did, we did

But I was young enough for that scene you guys created to have me shattered completely,” I said, composing my features into coldness. “Anyways, I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You did whatever you thought was right. And now I’ll

I turned around

understand. But at least let him explain. Listen to him once. Don’t just shut him off like that,” she almost pleaded. “You don’t know what you mean to him, Em. That man is nothing without his

clenched. Gulping the thickness down my throat, I walked out of the

***

body, soaking me into its heat, relaxing the knots of my shoulders. But it couldn’t soothe

was physically churning a dagger into

my heart, I slided down the glass wall of the shower and hugged my legs against

did you do it? Why?” I whispered,

got that night had been scratched anew. I felt the same pain, the same agnony I endured years ago. And the irony was, the incident I’ve suffered for so long for wasn’t even real. It was all a sham. A joke.

in silence after that night. They had thrown me to the disgust I’d felt dating so many guys who I didn’t even feel any connection to.

all of this happened just because he thought it’d be good for me by pushing

you

the moment he said those words. The moment I got to know how easily they broke my numerous dreams, intense emotions and years of love in just a

done enough already! Leave me alone!” I’d snapped at

hair desperately, with wide panicked eyes, he’d asked for a chance to let him explain. “Rosebud, please! Just hear me out. I had no choice. I couldn’t let you ruin your life waiting for me. Trust me, I’d never wanted anyone else in my life the way

wish come true for real this time. I’ll go so far away from you that you’ll never be able to

with something. But the pain in his eyes couldn’t surpass the

and ran away

air. My nails dug into my palms as I cried my heart out.

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