Jack

*****

"What is wrong with you?", Lynn stood up and yelled at Avani. Mum became furious. Before Avani could say anything, mum stood up and slapped her, as dad stared with confusion.

"Mum", I said as if I was cautioning her. Avani started crying. Seeing her cry broke my heart into pieces. Avani's boss palmed his face. He looked really disappointed. Lana ran towards her and started helping her clean the mess she made.

"We are really sorry for the inconvenience ma", Avani's boss said and looked at Avani with disgust.

"I'm sorry ma. I'm so sorry. I haven't had anything to eat since, I feel really lightheaded. I'm sorry ma please", Avani said and knelt in front of mum. Mum kicked her and that made me really angry. I got up and picked Avani off the ground. 

"Mum it was an accident, relax. You're hurting her, you need to calm down", I yelled at mum. Dad was quiet. I knew he was upset but he wasn't one to talk much. He stood up and walked out. Mum followed.

"Look what you've done whore. Pornography doesn't work for you anymore?". Lynn shouted at Avani. I palmed my face and dragged Lynn out. She's really stubborn, most times I wonder how I put up with her bad attitude. She's just like mum; very condescending and a full time classist. I couldn't blame either of them because they were just like dad. Dad was extremely wealthy and he only socialized with people of his class. 

"Don't be useless", mum snapped at our chauffeur. He opened the limousine and they got in. after what happened, I really wasn't in the mood for mum's rage so I told them to leave without me. They agreed. Of course they'd agree, I'm not a child. I'm 21. I have my own houses and I own a lot of businesses. As they drive off, I began to worry. I started thinking about this pretty stranger again. Everytime we meet, something bad happens. 

"Maxwell is going to kill her", I said to myself and hurriedly walked into the restaurant. Maxwell was Avani's boss. 

 "You're fired. I don't ever want to see your ugly feet in this restaurant". He yelled.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry please. It was an accident. I barely eat. I was shaky because my blood sugar dropped. I'm not allowed to eat at home boss, please listen to me please. I need this job, I won't be able to survive without it. Please", she knelt and started begging. He kicked her and it pissed me off to the core. What is wrong with this people? Isn't firing her enough? does he really need to hit her? I walked up to Maxwell and punched him. All the workers including Avani were shocked. I didn't know what got into me, I just couldn't stand the poor treatment.

"That is no way to treat a woman", I said, picked Avani off the ground and dragged her outside. Her friend; Lana,ran after us. She probably thought I was going to hurt her more.

"Please forgive her. It was an accident, Avani is a good person and she'd never hurt your mum on purpose please", she said with pity in her eyes.

"I'm sorry sir. Please forgive me. I promise I'd do anything to make things right. I can't lose my job. Help me". Avani kept begging. I felt really bad.

"I'm not gonna hurt her Lana. Please leave us alone", I uttered in a cold tone. She obeyed and left.

"Avani, I'm sorry.", I said softly and looked into her beautiful, sad brown eyes. All I could see in her eyes was sadness and fear. 

"I'm the one who should be sorry sir. I didn't mean to do this. I never wanted to ruin this. Please forgive me", Avani replied.

"Can I take you home?", I asked.

"No. Please no. I'd find a cab", she answered.

"It's quite dangerous. I want you to be safe", I insisted. 

"My parents are going to kill me if they see me around any guy. Please, I've had enough trouble today. I don't want more sir.", she voiced.

"I'm not just any guy Avani. I'm Jack Trevor", I said that like it'd change anything.

"I.... Before she could finish I picked her up. 

I took her to my car and forced her in. There's no way I'm leaving her here. She kept struggling and fighting me. "Put me down", she yelled.

 After few minutes, everywhere became calm. I was driving and she was crying. Everytime I see her cry, I lose my mind. I pulled over in the middle of the road and tried to comfort her.

"Avani, it's fine", I said and hugged her.

"You need to stop crying, it okay. I forgive you, I can talk to mum and dad in your behalf. It's okay, okay?", I said with her head on my chest. 

"I'm really tired Jack, I can't live this way. My life is a mess. I'm tired. I just want to jump off a cliff. I hate myself. I hate my life. I don't deserve any of this. I don't ", she wailed.

 "It's ok", I said and ran my hands through her hair. 

" I need to get you something to eat, what kind of food do you like?", I asked her. She said she wasn't hungry and she just wanted to go home, but I refused. I couldn't leave her like that. I drove to one of my restaurants in Compton and got her some food. I got a lot for her. Since she wasn't allowed to eat at home, this would be perfect for her. 

"Please take this.". I insisted. She took it.

"I want to go home", she said with tears in her eyes.

"Avani", I muttered. My voice was breaking. She broke down again and began to cry. I realized that this wasn't just about what happened in the restaurant. I know she's been through a lot because of the video of her that leaked. 

"You can talk to me Avani. I don't like seeing you this way", I said and held her hands. She quickly pulled her hands away. 

"I'll take you home. Where do you live?", I asked.

"Three streets away", she responded.

"I'll take you home", I said and adjusted my seatbelt.

"I can take a Taxi", she responded and got out of the car. She began to run. I loosened my seatbelt immediately so I could run after her.

"Avani wait", I screamed and started running after her. She started slowing down, and I caught up to her. Just as I reached her side, she fainted. 

"Fuck", I growled. I pulled out my phone, and dialed 911. I wasn't even patient with them. I was yelling at them nonstop. I looked at Avani, she was pale and cold. I removed my suit and wrapped it around her warmly . I checked her pulse, she was still breathing. I couldn't wait anymore for the ambulance so I drove her to the hospital myself. 

 *****

After all the commotions, the doctor finally let me go into the room to see her. 

"Why are you doing this?", she asked.

"I... I don't know ". I answered.

"Thank you sir", she said to me. I noticed she was about to break down again and then I held her hand. She's so soft. I wish I was the one in her shoes. She looks so innocent, I know she doesn't deserve all these, I thought to myself.

 Her doctor walked in with a report. He checked her eyes and smiled. 

"You both are fine. With your condition, I think it's best you don't starve yourself." We both stared at the doctor confused. What was he talking about?

 "I don't have any chronic illness sir. I haven't been eating well because of some little things but I'll be fine doctor", she said with a faint voice.

"Yeah, we ran series of tests on you and you really don't have any health issue.", the doctor replied.

 "Avani, You're 2 weeks pregnant", the doctor said with a big smile.