Chapter 10

Linnea sank herself into the water and brought it out as she inhaled in some air.

She brought herself again inside the swimming pool more deeper and brought it out as the cold water stung her skin.

She swan across the edge of the swimming pool and climbed out. She wrapped herself with a white towel and flipped her hair. She sighed and just then she noticed someone was at her back staring and then she decided to turn.

Luciana smiled. " Take a picture Amir, it will last longer," she snapped her fingers.

" who said I'm interested in seeing your sticky body in my phone gallery," Amir snapped and Linnea's eyes flash with hurt but she was quick to hide it. "You're not even my type of girl," he added.

"Same goes with you! You are not my type and I date low class guys, now get back to work I don't have time to bicker with a low class guy," she said a little loud and snapped her fingers at the same time.

Amir took a glance at her muttering some incoherently words before walking back to cutting the grass.

Linnea took a deep breath and smiled while staring at him doing his job.

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Luciana's stomach roars and she quickly put on thong slippers going downstairs for breakfast. By the time she arrived for breakfast her parent were already seated.

"Good morning Mom," she greeted her Mom and averted her eyes to her Dad . She stare at him for a while before muttering a "Good morning " to him.

She sat down and took a plate from the sideboard dishing out her own food.

Toast, eggs and bacon.

They ate in silent not until her Dad decided to pick up the silences.

He cleared his throat as he speaks. "Luciana," he called and paused for a while before he continues. "Well, I'll be sending you to a rehabilitation centre.

"What?

Her eyes dimmed. She turned to her mom but she found her wearing a bittered look.

Luciana bowed her head for a while before raising it up.

"Why Dad?" She asked as she swallowed hard fighting the lump that is fuming in her throat.

It took some minutes before her father spoke up.

"You are aggressive Luciana, you literally broke almost everything in your room last night and the other day, you shoved one of the maids into the toilet bowl," her father said and she bent her head in contrition.

She never wanted to shoved the maid into the toilet bowl, she did it out of rage.

"Luciana! Are you listening," her father's voice broke into her thoughts, sending cold chills down her spine.

"Yeah, sure," she managed to reply.

"Ken will be back by the month ending and I don't want him witnessing the aggressive side of you or getting hurt .

Luciana scoffed. "Damnit! It's always you or your son, you never cared about me or do you? I wonder how my mom always put up with you despite cheating on her with another woman and having a son with another woman......

"Shut up, Luciana shut up?" He roared and Luciana mouth clamped shut immediately.

Goodness! She's never seen her Dad this angry before.

She quietly stood up and walked to her room slamming the door behind her.

" I fucking hate my life," she screamed and there was a thunderous laughter in the room.

"Who are you?" She asked scanning the room. Her voice depicted fear.

" I told you Luciana, this is just the beginning! Beginning," the voice echoed.

"Leave me alone," she screamed more louder scattering everything in the room.

The door of the room opened and her parent walked in.

"Luci dear are you alright?" her mom asked looking all worried.

"No I'm not fine Mom," she cried . " I keep seeing a female figure and hearing those female voice.......

"There's no one here Luciana and this is the reason I wanna send you to rehab. You act weird and aggressive sometimes.....

"I'm not aggressive, you all should leave me alone," she screamed and ran out of the building into the street.

She continued running but stop when she got to her therapist's residence.

She stood by the door to catch her breath before pushing the door open and stepping inside.

"Luciana! You should learn to knock," her therapist Mrs Jane said.

"Can I sleep on the sofa doctor Jane? She voiced out immediately.

"Yeah, sure! Are you alright?.

"Yeah I'm fine! Thank you," she said and walked to the sofa flopping herself on it. She needed rest right now.

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Jenny opened her mouth to speak but Elanie was quicker.

" You're annoying Jenny, don't even say it out loud," she shoved a pillow over her head. " I don't love Gael," she added.

"Tell those lies to your ancestors! Now get up Elanie.

"Good heavens!" She jumped on her foot. "That was rude yelling in my ears...

"So? You better let go of your silly excuses. I'm tired of you saying he is not my type, what if his fan girls come after me," Jenny said sarcastically rolling her eyes.

Elanie giggled. Someone is sounding and acting like a Mom this days.

"I'm damn serious Elanie, Is either you open your heart and risk heartbreak or close your heart and risk loneliness in the future. It's a risk, risk make a choice," Jenny said in a whisper and Elanie paused

"Ummm, when do you become so good in all this stuff? Ahhh , see who is now the lecture here, Miss Jenny," Elanie joked.

Jenny and Elanie were both lying on the bed, their legs and arms sprawled apart as they talked and talked about a lot of things and Jenny kept on lecturing Elanie about the risk of closing her heart not to love.

Jenny yawned and stretched on the bed and her hand ended up hitting Elanie on the face.

"Oouch! What's the colour of your problem Jenny? I know you did this on purpose," Elanie shrieked as she pushed her hand away and sat up.

"That's good for you," Jenny stuck out her tongue and also sat up.

"Whatever, suit yourself," Elanie said and headed to the kitchen.

"Wait Elanie," she ran after her.

"Elanie turned to her. "Stop calling me I'm not babysitting you," she open the refrigerator taking out a jug of milk and placed it on the counter and drop the pack of cornflakes along with it too.

She pour the cornflakes in the bowl and added 30ml of milk before mixing together. Jenny was fast enough to grabbed the bowl not giving Elanie the chance to dip in her spoon in it.

"What! That is mine.

Jenny shrugged. "Make another one," she replied with her mouth full, dripping with milk.

Elanie shake her head at her as she walked out of the kitchen to the living room.

She sighed and took out a jug of milk and cornflakes again and pour it in a bowl before joining her friend in the living.

Elanie smiled watching Jenny munch into the bowl of cornflakes.

"Elanie ooo, stop staring at me. let me eat," Jenny said and Elanie chuckled lightly.

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Luciana roll sideways on the bed groaning having slept for hours now. She sat up on the bed and noticed she was in a room and on bed.

"Fuck!!! Did doctor Jane carried her to the room? Wasn't she on the sofa before drifting to sleep?

"Doctor Jane!!! She called as she climbed down the bed and walked her way to the living room.

"Doctor Jane," she called again but no reply.

She followed the sound of plate smashing on the floor to arrive in the kitchen.

"Done Jane," she breath in a sigh of relief seeing her.

"Yes dear. You're awake?

"Yeah," Luciana nodded.

"Coffee?" Doctor Jane asked.

"No, thanks! I'm okay," she nodded her head negatively.

Doctor Jane dropped the glass cup she was holding on the counter. "Wanna talk about it ? She asked turning to Luciana and wiping her hands with the kitchen hand towel.

"No! I'm perfectly fine! Don't wanna bother you with my problems.

"Look at me Luciana, I'm your therapist and you ain't bothering me with your problems okay?

" Yeah, okay if you say so but I don't wanna talk about it at least not today.

" it's fine dear. Whenever you are ready to talk about it, my door is always open okay?

"Yeah, thank you doctor Jane," she whispered.