CHAPTER 6. WHISPERS

After the work, I returned back only to find Seth waiting for me in the living room. After taking a notice of my arrival, he tilted his face and affixed his grin towards me. I was convinced that his presence was sure to be the reason for more upcoming dilemmas. Since everything that he said the night before was fresh in my memmory, it was arduous for me to confront him.

"You're late!", he spoke abruptly while nearing me. I walked right past him towards the bedroom to get changed. I could sense his discontent but I chose to avoid him. He followed me to the bedroom and closed the door with a loud bang.

"Are you insane?", I spoke with a low voice still avoiding any sort of eye contact. He neared me and grabbed me by my arm.

" Dear wife, we have a party to attend tonight. Make sure you are dressed well", he uttered in my ear.

"I am sorry but I have no interest in putting on a feign act of a successful marriage. I'd rather die than accompanying you anywhere", I said while jerking his hand off. He leaned in towards my face and grabbed me by my waist. He took me by the force and threw me on the bed. The sudden fall was painful and I ended up hurting my back.

" Do you have a death wish? ", I screamed with a shaky voice.

"If not live by the love, then, I'll die by it. Mon Coeur", he exclaimed in a hoarse voice. He laid on top of me and held my hands on his. He leaned in towards my ear and whispered, "Your father works in my company. I can surely help him in relieving him off of his position". I looked at him with rage.

" Make no mistake baby ; I will never leave you to live a peaceful lie. Mon coeur, you shall be mine and I shall be the reason for all of your miseries". He enterwined his fingers around my hairs and laid deep kisses on my neck.

While tightly clenching my hands in his, he stared deep in my eyes. I was scared and astounded because his actions and words were always contradictory. I tried so hard to avoid him but ended up right beside him. My concience kept eating me alive and I tried to push him away. The more harder I pushed, the more harder he kept leaning in more. He kissed me with brute force. It was clear that the kiss wasn't a result of love but his hatred. He made his way towards the buttons of my shirt. As he leaned in to kiss me one more time, I bit his lips with force. His lips bled and he hissed in pain. I pushed him back and ran inside the bathroom and locked it from the inside.

" Mon coeur, I shall reward you with a punishment for your indisciplinary action very soon. If you don't want to see your father being hurt, then, accompany me to the party", he said while making his way out. After getting out, I got ready for the party since I did not wish to get my father in any trouble. The dress that I wore was picked up by Seth himself. He laid it on the bed for me to wear. It was a beautiful red dress.

After wearing the dress, I admired myself in the mirror. I loved doing that. I styled my hair and I could feel my smile returning back. As I was feeling myself, I heard a whisper in my ear, "Honey, You look beautiful. Forget about the party, I want to have you right now". I panicked because of the sudden advent of the ruthless man.

"No honey, we should first leave", I acted in order to avoid unnecessary trouble with him. He smiled towards me and kissed me. Then by enrapping my hand in his, we made our way towards the car.

We arrived at the Seth's parents place. It was his mother's birthday. The whole place looked extravagant and there were many respected business men of the city and famous personalities. His father was nowhere to be seen. Seth and I made our way towards his mother, Cherise. She seemed really happy and contented with the party. She hugged Seth and exclaimed, "Seth Cole, You're such an unfilial son. You keep forgetting to show up to your own house. Is this how it will be ? You will only visit us around celebrations".

Seth smiled and replied," I apologize. I have been quite busy with the work recently".

I cleared my throat and wished her. She hugged me and left as she had to attend her other guests as well. Seth and I were alone. That whole place was unsettling. I have always been an introvert. I never liked crowded places. I felt a little nauseous.

I made my way away from the crowd. As I was making my way towards the corner of the room, I noticed how everyone stared at me. I couldn't fathom the whole thing but there sure were some whispers going around. The whole thing made me more uncomfortable. The whole time Seth accompanied me.

"let's head back, if you feel sick", he exclaimed while brushing my hairs with his fingers.

"I'm okay. Let me be on my own for some time", I said while smiling towards him. I did that as I didn't want any unnecessary trouble.

After Seth left, two women stood beside me and kept taking short glances at me and whispering. They were muttering something that I couldn't fathom because of the noise of the music that was playing. All I heard were whispers. Why was everyone staring at me ? What did those whispers mean ??