Chapter 11

On the tray was jug, a tea cup and some covered plates.

Gemma slowly and carefully uncovered the plates and saw fries and spread of burgers while the other plates had scrambled eggs with few sliced of bread .

" Is this maid okay?", Gemma muttered. She only asked for scrambled egg and all this?" She sighed knowing her Mom must be the one behind this, always urging her to eat more.

The last plate contained tuna salad whose the aroma filled her nostrils.

She munch on her food, taking a mouthful or two as she couldn't eat all because she wasn't that hungry.

She scoped one of the fries in her mouth and it tasted good.

"Not bad," she moaned.

Finally she gulped down the food with a cup of tea heavily laced with milk and sugar.

The door opened and Gael her twin brother came in.

"Hey sis," Gael sat on the bed with a worried expression.

"Hi," she turned to him dropping the tray of food on the table. "Are they gone yet?

She was referring to her Dad's friend who had come over to discuss about Gael and their daughter's relationship tho their daughter Shira is out of the country for now.

"Yeah," he nodded in response. "They left minutes ago.

Gemma sighed. "Why the long face?

" I heard them talking about shira coming back by the end of this month.

She shrugged. "So?

"Come on, Gemma, you gotta help me. I don't like Shira, I love someone else.

She crossed her arms. "Elanie Scott right? You love her, don't you?

Gael paused. "How did you know that?

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not blind bro, I see how you've been trying to get close to her since freshman but you couldn't.

"So, is it a yes? Are you gonna help me?

" I don't know bro, you should deal with stuffs like this all by yourself.

"Please sis," he pouted

"Fine! But only on one condition.

"Which is?

"You gonna agree to take over Dad's company!

"Not again," Gael frowned. " I thought you know my reasons of saying no....

"I do but Dad doesn't and you can't just say no to the two proposal, he will be mad as hell.

." And I don't care and I'm sure you don't want me to say yes to his silly decisions that will ruined my life.

" The decision is not silly, he's your Dad, he has the right to make decisions for you....

"So do i, is my life, i have the right to make my own decisions and not say yes to silly decisions i won't even enjoy in life.

"Gael," she called

" I get it Gemma, just say you don't wanna help.

" I would've loved to but...

"It's fine! It was a mistake coming to you for help," he left the room slamming the door shut.

Gemma hurriedly stood up from the bed as well putting on her thong slippers. She know her bro pretty well, he usually take drugs when he is annoyed or angry.

"Gael wait," she ran after him.

"Stop pestering me since you don't wanna help.

" You're not upset, are you?

" Yes i am but I'm not gonna take drugs if that's what you're afraid of.

"Thank goodness," Gemma breathe out a sigh of relief. " So where the heck are you heading to?" She added.

He ignored her and got into his car driving off.

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Linnea nodded her head listening to the song which was sounding in her head. She felt a figure hover over her making her quickly look back.

She let out a weary sigh seeing it was Luciana. She chuckled seeing how scared Linnea was before.

Linnea removed her headphones sitting up on the bed. " when did you get in here?" She asked facing her.

"Not long. Few seconds ago. I was watching you getting lost in whatever music you were listening to.

"Yeah, right. Not until you interrupted me," she playfully hit her slightly. "You kinda scare the hell outta me, why the heck will you do that?

She laughed. "Hey for the record and in my defense, I wasn't trying to scare you I was gonna tap you when you just turned all of a sudden looking scared like you saw a ghost or something.

"Whatever," Linnea rolled her eyes. " why are you here?

Luciana sighed resting on a pillow. " my Dad wanna send me to rehabilitation centre.

Linnea gasped. "Wait! What?

."He said I'm aggressive and i don't totally blame him for his decision. I mean, who would wanna stay in the same house with a girl who literally broke things in the house, a girl who is aggressive, tough and unworthy?

"Hey, Luci, don't say that okay? You are not any of those things okay?

They were interrupted by Luciana's phone as a sound of a ringing tone was heard. She took out her phone walking to the window to answer it.

She swiped the screen right connecting the call.

"Hello mom," she said.

" sweetheart," her mom voice sounds croaky.

Luciana frowned immediately. Why is her voice croaky?

"Sweetheart," her voice came again.

"Mom... what's the problem? She said over the phone. " why is your voice sounding low and rough.

Her mom began crying over the phone ..... "he.... he left.

Luciana heart bleeds in anger. " Mom what really happened?

"He left sweetheart," she continued crying.

Luciana immediately knew what she was talking about.

"Mom this wasn't the first time he left," she shut her eyes. "He left us before.

"I don't think he's gonna come back this time sweetheart," she said still sobbing " I kinda try talking him out about sending you to rehab but he flamed up saying the environment won't be conducive for his son if you're still here so he left.

Luciana jaw tightened . She hate seeing her mom get hurt over and over again by the same man.

"Mum is good he's gone, you deserve better.

"He is your....

"Stop it mom, he's not my Dad, he lost that right 15 years back. I'm coming home," she hung up the call grabbing the phone angrily.

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Elanie heard a knock on the door and she opened the door to see Gael looking at her worriedly. He quickly hug her tightly.

"Sorry, I couldn't think of anywhere else to go. I need some one to comfort me right now," he whispered in her ears.

Elanie hugged him back as she patted his back, after a while he pulled away.

Elanie cupped his face with her hands. " Are you okay?

He nodded and removed her hands and held them.

He was standing very close to her as he held her hands.

"Gosh! He's so cute," Elanie said in her thought.

"Elanie!!

"Yes," Elanie looked up

"Can I kiss you?

Before Elanie could reply, he closed the inches that separated them and found her lips. She hesitated for a while before she leaned into the kiss.his hands tightening her arms.

He drew her closer trying to deny the emotions that flooded through him right now.

"Eli," he murmured her name( not in full) against her lips not trusting his emotions any more.

He kissed her like she was all he needed at that moment. Maybe she was.

The feelings he had for her was simply unexplainable but it was real.

So real!!!

And at this point, it felt it was just the both of them.

He kissed her slowly, his lips moving gently and softly against hers as he was getting lost in the kiss already.

He made her lean on the couch and towering himself over her as he sucked lightly on the deep hollow of her neck.

He moved his lips to hers again and she reciprocate the kiss wrapping her hands around his neck.

His fingers slid down there and she moaned in between the kisses.

He trailed his hands down her hips as her hand roam around his hair.

He bits on her lower lips causing her to gasp and he slid his tongue in her immediately.

She was dripping wet and loosing it already as her nipples were very much erected.

He groaned and pulled away when her hands found it's way to his dick.

"Sorry, we shouldn't be doing this," He ran his hand through his hair.

"Yeah, sure we shouldn't," Elanie nodded and stood up.