THE CONTRACT
The bond between the two gradually began declining but May didn't give up. When she put her compassion into something, she would make sure to obtain it.
Right now, her brother Xavier was indignant with her but promptly, he would come around.
That night, May knocked on the door to the study room. When she heard no comeback, she took herself in and walked up to the man.
"B...brother Xavier"
The busy man lifted his head for a second before returning his look back to the file in his hands.
He asked "What? I thought I have made it clear to leave"
May clutched the rim of her nightdress tightly to cease herself from crying. She looked away with a bitter smile and slipped a paper on his file.
A perplexed look dwelled on the man's countenance as he eyed the paper. He glimpsed at the woman "What is this?"
"A contract" was the simple reply
"What contract? Have you watched too many dramas to want to try such with me? May, I have work to give attention to...just leave" He was tired of explaining to her. "Why are you so stubborn?"
May thrust the paper to him nonetheless.
"Brother, I am the one doing the chasing and not you. All you have to do is to open your heart once more and I will try to make them beat for me"
Xavier jeers in his heart "My heart has long been dead, how will you awaken it? May you will only be wasting both our time. You are still young, go back home"
His indifferent sentiment was starting to haunt the young woman. She slapped the desk with force, and with gritted teeth, she ordered "Just read it"
Xavier puckered his brows up in stupefaction at the woman making an effort to be feisty. He reluctantly dropped his work files and read the paper. From the inception, he looked blank but as he continued, he was kneading his temple.
"May" He took a deep breath "What is this?"
"My contract, what else?"
"What type of contract is this? You want me to agree to this?"
May nodded her head.
"See it states that if I am able to make myself a name, you must decide to date me? You must safeguard me at all times OK" The man looked at her with a disbelief look.
"When I become somebody who doesn't need her father's money or anyone's. You must love me again, you must open your heart once again and profess your love to me. Then we will get married and have children of how own. Isn't that nice?"
*Bang*
"Is this a joke to you?" May became terrified when the man banged the desk and stood up. She grasped he was very furious with her.
"May, I don't want to force you but before dawn, I mustn't see your shadow in this house otherwise father will know about this...go back home and rethink about your life. Life isn't a joke. I didn't want to say this but you've driven me to my limit. Yes!! I did love you but that was before you fucked a stranger. Do you think I would accept you? May, I don't Interact with dumb kids...just leave...I will book your plane...just get out of my sight"
He took his files and left the room.
May looked at his retreating back. She supported herself with the desk as her eyes were red. His heartbreaking words hurt her badly. She didn't want him to be like that man. Her ex-fiance. Why did he talk of her character like that? Why didn't he support her?
Everyone gets a second chance but why not her. Tears slowly flowed down from her eyes. Her heart was squeezed to the point she felt she was suffocating.
She gritted her teeth as she stuck out her tongue at him in anger.
"Just wait and see...I will have you at all cost" She mused confidently.