Love and Secrets

Cornelia's father Zack, went to the doctor and asked," can we take the patient home." The doctor replied, "Sure you can, but you will have to make sure she doesn't face any kind of stressful situations or sadness. As it could lead to her condition getting worse." ' Yes we will make sure doctor," zack replied.

Zack went down the stairs and told her children that they can take their mom home. Cornelia and her family brought their mother home. All the siblings sat around their mother on the bed, cornelia held her mother's hand, kissed it and said I will not let you leave me mom.

The next day Ariana and her father came to meet Cornelia's mother. Ariana hugged cornelia and said, " don't worry aunty will get on her feet and start worrying and loving you again you'll see." Cornelia sobbed and nodded.

Cornelia and ariana decided to take a walk outside. Cornelia asked ariana,

" Ariana is there something going on between you and george." Ariana got shocked and exclaimed,

" What! Not at all, What made you think like that."

Cornelia chuckled,

"Then it looks like my brother has fallen head over heels for you." ' Hey that's not true, don't say that I dont want to break his heart you know I already have someone." Ariana said.

George over heard thier conversation hidding behind their corridor's pillar.

While ariana and cornelia were talking cornelia's aunt Nancy came in with Louise. Ariana got all flustered after seeing him while cornelia put her guard up.

Aunt nancy came to cornelia, hugged her and said,

" My poor child don't worry your mom will be just fine. Im sorry I couldn't come to the hospital, can you take me to your mother."

George waved 'hi' from behind but cornelia totally ignored him.

Cornelia went ahead and took them to her mother, ariana was about to follow them when george blocked her way and said,

" I don't get hurt easily don't worry, neither do I know how to let go." Ariana was shocked to hear that and then she made an confused expression and said,

" Huhhh".

George chuckled and went away. Ariana raised her made a confused face and went inside to cornelia.

When she entered she saw cornelia and loiuse arguing and suddenly loiuse grabbed her wrist and pulled her, ariana got worried and followed them, loiuse took cornelia to the back yard pushed her to the wall banged his hand beside her got close to her and slowly asked,

" Why are you doing this to me? Don't you pity me, everyday I live in the fear of losing you. I studied hard and worked so hard just to earn good and become a famous contractor just so I can give you a happy life, give you money and love. Than why? Why? Do you still reject me cornelia. A tear fell from loiuse's eye which ariana felt on her heart.

Cornelia replied,

Because I never asked you to do that, neither did I force you to do all that. You did all of that on your own free will, for your own self, and it benefitted you didn't it, now you have a luxurious life don't you. And besides I don't love you, you and I can never be a match." Louise got angry and held cornelia from her shoulders and yelled,

" What do you mean we are not a match. What do I lack?

Cornelia replied,

" You lack maturity. I want a guy who is mature, sensible and gentlemen, and I am sure you are not in love with me too. You just haven't seen me for a long time, you just miss me as your friend. That's all. You don't love me you once told me your criteria about the girl you want, and I dont even tick the single one of your points.

Louise replied,

" Cornelia, I guess you don't know what love is . Because love doesn't need a criteria that has to be fulfilled. It is not something you do it is something in which you fall and you fall so hard that you can't even get up without that person's help. That's why people say I fell in love not i do love or I am doing love."

He said this and walked away ariana saw his eyes when he was talking to cornelia and she had never seen this kind of purity in any mens eyes before. When he passed beside her she couldn't stop but look at him in the eyes.

Louise's words might have affected not cornelia at all because when ariana came to her cornelia asked,

" Ariana what is love? Ariana replied, " it is exactly like louise said cornelia. Exactly.

Cornelia said,

"No! I don't believe him, if someone isn't the way you like him to be or have the qualities you are looking for, than what do you love him for. There is always a reason to love someone, either it's the person or his money."

" You are so wrong cornelia, so wrong." Ariana said and walked pass her.

Ariana stared at louise from the window of cornelia's mom room that opened to the garden thinking about what louise said and loving him even more than ever, because ariana had never seen a man so pure and loving like louise. She actually felt pretty bad for him. That is when george saw her looking at louise, he held her from the face and turned her face towards himself and said,

" Keep your eyes only on me, or else I know the ways to force you. I know that you know I like you so its better rather than looking at louise you focus on someone even more important."

Ariana looked at him in the complete state of shock as he left and instantly came back to her senses when her father called her to ask if she wanted to stay. Ariana decided to stay so her father left. She started looking at louise again.

Cornelia came to ariana and said,

" You know staring and adoring him like this won't do you any good until you go and tell him."

' He told you did you accept him? I really don't have the heart to get rejected, I rather look at from a far and wait for a miracle for him to love me. Because I don't think anything or anyone in this world can make him forget about you, cornelia."

Cornelia, Ariana, George , Zack, aunt Nancy and Louise sat at the table to have tea. Ariana tried to sit right infront of louise until george came to louise, made him sit on the other chair and sat on the chair that was right infront of ariana. He looked at ariana lifted his brow and smiled, ariana turned her face in a bizarre way sighing.

During tea louise signaled his mom that ariana noticed. Nancy said,

" So zack what did you decide about Louise and Cornelia's marriage." Cornelia lifted her face instantly and the bite she was about to eat froze infront of her mouth until his father replied in a rejection. This rejection made louise furious he threw the napkin on the table and left. Nancy called for him but he didn't stopped, cornelia grabbed ariana's arm and pulled her. George got up and followed them.

Cornelia followed louise to his car said,

" Hey Louise can you drop ariana on your way."

Before louise could say anything george came in held ariana's hand and pulled her infront of his own car and said,

" It's ok I can take her home you don't have to change your route." He tried to push and forced ariana inside his car and before ariana could say anything he started the car and left.

Ariana yelled,

"George what are you doing, why would you do that?

George said,

" Ariana, I told you clearly to focus on more important people then louise, but you didn't listen. I told you I know the ways to force you.

Ariana got irritated, crossed her arms and turned her face. George stopped right infront of ariana's house gate and was about to get down when ariana said,

" What are you doing? ' Im getting off to meet your father. Its bad manners to leave without meeting my future father in law.'

Ariana got flustered and excalimed nervously,

" Just stay here and don't dare come out or I'll kill you. You hear me!

George chuckled at her and left as soon as she entered her house. Ariana entered her house and placed her back on the door, breathing heavily, touching her cheeks and said to herself,

" Why am I hot. No, ariana no, you only love louise. George is a nobody don't get flustered, ( slapping herself on the face) snap out of it, snap out of it." She breathed out and went inside.

George reached home and found cornelia waiting at the gate for her, he got out of the car and cornelia coughed and said,

" Ahmmm... What is my brother up to. Is he trying to make ariana feel butterflies in her stomach for himself."

" What? I am trying to do what." George asked making a weird face.

Cornelia made a bizarre face and answered,

" I mean that are you trying to make ariana like you." 'Mmm.. why is it wrong' george slowly questioned.

Cornelia replied,

" Well it is not wrong but it is impossible. You don't know ariana, once she like something thing or someone than its hard to make her forget it or make her choose anything else. You will have to try really hard."

George said,

" Don't worry sister, you don't know me either. If once I like anything I don't give up easily either, until I get it. You just do me 2 favours,

one: talk good about me and second: keep your lover away from my ariana, she is mine.

Cornelia exclaimed,

"What! He is not my lover and ariana is not yours, she can choose to love whomever she wants. And second if you want her you got to struggle on your own I don't want to break my promise to my friend. I promised her i will try to hook her with louise. But best of luck to you."

George yelled,

" What kind of sister are you, snatching away your brother's happiness."

Later that night, ariana called cornelia and asked,

" Hey are you coming to college tomorrow?"

" No I don't feel like going and besides i am too worried about mom, I don't want to leave her alone". Cornelia replied.

George was sitting beside cornelia listening their conversation.

Ariana said,

" Alright. I'll go and take notes and bring homeworks for you after college and we can group study. Ok.

Cornelia agreed and the girls decided to meet tomorrow.

This means ariana needs a ride to come at cornelia's house.

Next day after school ariana came out and saw louise waiting for someone outside. She saw him and instantly went back in and started breathing heavily, she called cornelia and asked,

"Hey, qdid you send Louise to come pick me up."

No, but is he there! Cornelia excalimed.

Ariana said,

" Yes he is here and I guess he is waiting for someone."

Cornelia excalimed,

" Idiot! This is your chance go and ask him and tell him to give you a ride. Its ok if he is going somewhere that is near your house or anywhere, just come up with an excuse and go. Goooo!

Ariana breathed out to relax let her hair down, took out her hand chains and fixed herself to good girl and came out. She was about to reach louise when george came infront of her and asked,

" Wow! Are you ariana? I didn't even recognize you. Where are you going?"

Ariana pushed him hard and went to louise and asked,

"Hi, louise what are you doing here, are you looking for someone? I can help you if want."

Louise smiled and replied,

" Hey, no its ok I was just here to drop my mother near by she has some work. There was no other parking nearby so I parked here, I hope I don't get in trouble." He laughed.

Ariana laughed back and said,

" Don't worry, I'm sure you won't. Well if you don't mind can you drop me to cornelia's house I— 'I can take you there. Well you know that it is my house and I am going there already, let's go'.

He grabbed ariana from her wrist, ariana smiled and waved goodbye. When she saw that louise can't see her anymore she snatched her wrist, pushed george and exclaimed,

" What is your problem! Just leave me alone ok! I don't want to go with you!"

George blocked her way picked her up in his arms and took her inside the car. Ariana got completely flustered and started shouting, george put her inside and got inside the car.

George said,

"Hushh.. shhh stop yelling everyone will think i am trying to kidnap you shhhh."

Ariana started crying slowly and said,

" Don't you dare touch me again and don't ever force me. I.. I am leaving.

He held her hand but ariana snatched it back and left. She looked completely freaked out and scared, so george didn't force her even more. George was very anxious after he saw ariana like this.