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( Love Me Like I Do… )
CHAPTER 39&40 (DOUBLE)
By, Naomi Cindy B
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Dre looked at the flat tyre again and leaned on his car
“No, no this isn’t happening, my baby” he said, squinting lightly and he got a call instantly
Bringing out his phone, he saw it’s his secretary
“Boss, the patronizers from Taiwan are here, they’d like to meet you since it’s their first time here, and I think you nee-d to meet them too, they bought a lot so we should make them regular sir” she said
“how am I supposed to get there when I’m in the middle of a goddamed road with a flat tyre on my car! ” He almost screamed.
” Sir? ” She replied
” I mean…. I’ll be there shortly” he replied and hung up
“I nee-d to get an extra tyre in but i don’t even know how to fix it, damn! ” He said
He opened his booth and brou-ght out his extra tyre and luckily, a pas-serby volunteered to help
“You can do it?” Dre asked, surprised at his kindness
” Sure” he replied and took the tyre from him, luckily he has the materials for the fixing
He brou-ght it out and the man got it fixed in a matter of minutes
“You’re so nice, never knew I’ll get a lifesaver today” Dre said
” It’s nothing, take care” he replied and started leaving
” Sir, your name!” Dre called behind him
He looked back and smiled. ” Carl, Carl Clemson” he said and left
“Carl Clemson?, Nice one” Dre said and got in his car then drove off to work
****
Carl walked with his hands in his pocket into the streets, feeling good for saving a life again
Now that he thinks about it, maybe it’s really his fault, everything that’s happening to the woman he loves right now is his fault
If he hadn’t been clingy back then, the mistake wouldn’t have happened and that mistake is busy hunting for their lives right now
Carl stĀ©pped beside a coffee shop and sat on a bench, placing his head on his palms
“I turned him to what he is today, I turned my closest friend to a monster, I don’t deserve to live, I should have died back then, but maybe I have a purpose to serve for coming back, I miss you so much Arabella, I un-derstand how tough it’ll be to carry that much guilt cos of me but, even if it takes dying completely, I’ll make sure I always protect you and my daughter from Thomas, I promise” he said, crying slowly
He looked up with a teary face and stĀ©pped crying for a moment when he saw someone
He’s unaware of when he stood up just to have a better view of her
It’s actually Bella, she’s entering a wool shop beside the coffee shop, probably to get wool for knitting
“Bella” he said slowly, watching as she finally entered it fully
He walked to the shop and stayed behind one of the displ@yshelves to watch as she picked different kind of wools
A look at her face will tell you she’s definitely sad and that broke his heart, though he wasn’t expecting her to be happy when he knows what kind of tribulations Thomas will be ma-king her pas-s throu-gh but even at that, seeing her sad face is sad for him
She suddenly stĀ©pped picking wools and the next thing that happened is that tears fell from her eyes
She leaned on the shelf and cried slowly
“Not that I’m a bad person Elena, I’m just scared that you’ll hate me so much after finding out the truth, the fact that a child I gave birth to will hate me is what’s keeping me from telling you, Thomas hates me alre-ady so if you hate me too, I don’t think I’ll be able to bear it Elena, forgive me for being a bit-ch, I’m very sorry” she lamented bitterly right there
Carl sniffed lightly and fought back his tears but then as a result of how she’s crying and shaking, the basket she’s putting her wool in fell off her hand and the wools poured away, scattering on the ground
Forgetting that he’s actually hiding, Carl c@mĀ£ out of his hiding place and bent in front of her then started picking the wools
“You don’t have to worry, I can help myself” Bella said, quic-kly wiping her tears
She bent down too and wanted to start picking the wool but his wrist stĀ©pped her from doing that
On his wrist is the br@celet, same type as Samantha’s and Elena’s, the only person who has that besides those two is definitely…
She slowly looked up at the face and was beyond shocked when she saw him.
Her hopes c@mĀ£ back from where they travelled to instantly and her heart won’t stĀ©p thumping even when it has been so long since they saw each other
“Carl?” She called slowly
Carl never broke the gaze too, he kept staring at her sad weary face for what looks like forever,his heart which seems like it stĀ©pped beating for ages started thumping too as he slowly held her hand
“Arabella” he smiled
They both stood as if in a slow mo. “It’s really you, Carl it’s you” Bella cried
Carl embr@ced her in a warm hvg and she started new tears afresh
“StĀ©p crying” Carl said, patting her back
“I can’t, I really can’t stĀ©p the tears if you suddenly appear like this, I thought you were dead, I lost all hope, I thought you died because of me till the letter arrived, I felt guilty, much guilt and fear that even turned me to a devil, a cold devil who won’t tell her daughter the truth, how did you do it?, How did you survive?, It was Thomas who killed you right?” She asked tearfully
” Yes, after he learned that I’m the father of the children he thinks are his, he bec@mĀ£ shattered and his heart turned stone, I remember I was coming back from work back then when he stĀ©pped my car and I c@mĀ£ out willingly to meet him, he sh0t me on my che-st without thinking twice and that fleeting moment, I died, but I was surprised when I woke up just last month and found myself in Japan, I was told by the man who saved me that as a result of the sh0t, I landed into a vegetative state for seventeen years, I had to rush back here and made sure I found you, and I saw one of our daughters too, I guess something happened to the second one right?, Is it Thomas?” Carl asked
” She died in a plane crash last year, I’m not sure if it’s Thomas who’s behind it” she replied
” So, which one have I been seeing?” He asked
” Elena’ Bella replied, breaking the hvg
“I started working at a bakery just to make enough money, I’m really trying to make money and get you out of his house so we’ll move out of the country together with Elena, I’ll work ha-rder and take you away from his house I promise” he said
” I haven’t told Elena who she really is, I’m scared she’ll hate me” Bella replied fearfully
” But still,you have to tell her, keeping secrets will just aggravate the problem so it’s better you tell her” Carl said
” Thomas is really bent on killing her, if not for you and her bĀ©yfriĀ£nd, I think I’d have lost her the way I lost Samantha, Carl I don’t want to lose my only daughter, I can’t lose Elena” she said
Carl held both sides of her head and smiled . “You won’t lose her I promise, I’ll protect you both, and I’ll work ha-rder and make enough money to take us away from here” he said
” Carl..’ she said, slowly stĀ©pping her tears
“I promise to protect you darling, just trust me” Carl replied
Bella nodded and hvgged him again
******
Golden br@ins**
“It’s really not cool to have a project p@rtner like you” Miley said to Laurette who’s busy painting her nails in clas-s
“I know, just learn how to tolerate me, that’s the only way you’ll survive” Laurette replied and Miley hit her
” Ah!, StĀ©p it!” Laurette said, stĀ©pping the painting
“StĀ©p it?, No I won’t, the project presĀ£ntation is less than a month, we have let’s say a month to spend in highschool and we haven’t even started work on our project” Miley ranted
” Is it really my fault?, It’s all your fault cos you’re always stalking Shane who won’t even look at you” Laurette replied, rolling eyes
” It’s a good thing I got paired with Tasha, though she’s doing most of the job, I’m still helping in little ways and let’s say two weeks from now, we’ll be done with our project ” Sydney said, wi-nking at both of them
” Thanks for the mockery, Laurette meet me in my house after school today and let’s start work on the….
Warren’s entry stĀ©pped her from concluding the sĀ£ntence and she’s unaware of when she started staring at him as he took his seat
These days, he ignores her completely and strangely she feels affected
“Hey” Laurette waved her hand in front of her but that didn’t work till Sydney hit her shoulder
“Ouch!, What is my offense” she replied, finally looking at them
“You were staring at Warren” they both chorused
“Did I stare?, I guess you guys got the wrong idea, I nee-d to pee” she replied and quic-kly left the clas-s
“she’s really something right?” Laurette said
“Of course, so attention shifted to Warren right now” Sydney mocked
” Hey War, I just sĀ£nt the concluding p@rt of our project to your email” Eros said Immediately Warren took his seat
” And how many times will I tell you I’m Warren, not War” Warren glared.
” Sorry, just thought of shortening your name” Eros said, looking silly
” I don’t like it” Warren replied
” Wait, are you saying you guys are throu-gh with your project?” Shane asked
” Sure” they both replied
” Gosh, I’m jealous” Shane said
“As if you and Elena aren’t done too, don’t tell me you r0m@nƧĀ£with your time instead of working” Eros replied
” We’re done with the theoretical p@rt, we’re only left with pictures to attach” Elena replied
” I guess I know what’s hindering that, but trust me with the dermatologist product, you’ll be ok soon” Warren said
” Sure” Elena smiled
” sĀ£nior Elena , someone is in the visiting room to meet you” a junior said by the door
” You’re having visitors more frequently these days” Warren said
” Mind your business” Shane said and held Warren’s mouth ha-rd before letting it go
“jĀ£rk!, I hate you!” Warren said
“Freaking mutual” Shane smiled shortly before leaving the clas-s with Elena and instead of Mrs Tanner this time, it’s Cheryl, accompanied with Louis
“Oh, Cheryl” Elena said cheerfully
“Good to see you baby sis… sorry, I mean.. Elena” Cheryl replied
” It’s ok” Elena replied and followed Cheryl in to talk
“Mum must have been visiting everyday, don’t be uncomfortable, she just loves you like her daughter” Cheryl said
” I un-derstand her, and I’m not uncomfortable at all, and I think I’m starting to like her too, I’m always looking forward to seeing her” Elena replied truthfully
” Really?” Cheryl smiled
” Of course, and since Samantha is your baby sis, you’re free to call me baby sis too if that makes you feel better” Elena said and Cheryl’s face brightened up
” Really?”
“Sure” Elena replied and Cheryl hvgged her Immediately
” I love you” Cheryl said
“Don’t cry” Elena replied
” I won’t” Cheryl said, breaking the hvg
“By the way you’re just like a model, you look pretty and foxy” Elena said..
” Gosh, I just blu-shed, thanks, and you know I don’t nee-d to say you’re beautiful before you know you’re overly beautiful, Shane has eyes for good things” Cheryl replied, handing her a nylon
” Mrs Tanner brings me gifts everyday too” Elena said
“I know, I was shopping yesterday when I saw it and you c@mĀ£ to my mind, that’s when I bought it, it’s a go-wn, I hear your prom is coming up soon, you can rock it” Cheryl said
Elena checked it out and her eyes wi-de-ned
“It’ll be expensive, it’s so beautiful” exclaimed
“Yes it is, but my baby sis deserves the best, money means nothing” she replied
” You’re too kind” Elena said
” That’s what Samantha says too anytime I get her something, though she adds something else” Cheryl said
” That she loves you?” Elena asked
” Exactly” Cheryl smiled, standing up
” I really appreciate you for this” Elena said
“It’s fine, next time when I come, we can go have lunch together” Cheryl said
” Mrs Tanner said that too” she replied
” Then I’ll come with her and the three of us will go together, is that ok with you?” Cheryl asked
” Sure” Elena replied.
Meanwhile, Louis and Shane are busy choking each other with silence as they stood but Shane decided to break it
“Did you finally decide to make her happy?” He asked
“Who knows” Louis replied
” Don’t tell me you still hurt her” Shane said
“I do that when I was still s-en-seless” he replied
“But now your s-en-se is back?, sounds great” Shane replied
” Here” Louis said, showing him his f!nger with the ring
“Whoo!, A great change huh?, Now you’re the real man” Shane smiled
” And right now she’s my life, my everything, my soulmate, my woman, my baby girl, the only thing remaining is to make her my wife officially, I’ll be giving you the first invitation to our wedding” Louis smiled
” Sounds sweet, but are you trying to make me jealous?, Elena is my life too, my all, my princess, my honey, my eyes, my sweetness” Shane replied
” Can you die for her?” Louis asked
” Without thinking twice” Shane replied
” Me too” Louis said
” Should we name ourselves the lover boys” Shane said
” As you wish, but I’m older than you” Louis replied
” You’re twenty two and I’m eighteen, just four years difference” Shane replied
” Did you just say just?, Well I’m a graduate of Oxford ” Louis said
” That means nothing, a graduate of Oxford can still have a low IQ” Shane replied
” What!” Louis replied
” You said it yourself the other time that you were once s-en-seless, thanks to Cheryl who brou-ght back everything” Shane replied
” You’re rude” Louis replied
” I’m sorry I just can’t help it, should I be your junior brother?” Shane said, holding his hand
” Let go” Louis replied
“Let’s be brothers, you just have to sign a contract with me and be my brother” Shane said, ma-king teddy faces
Louis grinned and concluded that he’s amazing
“So, accepted?, I’ll address you as my brother” Shane said
” Sure” Louis replied and they started smiling at each other till the girls c@mĀ£ out
“Were they injected?” Cheryl wondered loudly
“Why that smile?” Elena said
” What’s going on?” Cheryl asked when they got to them
” Well, we’re brothers from now on, artificial brothers” Shane replied
” How funny” Elena chuckled
” StĀ©p mocking us” Louis replied
” We’ll be on our way” Cheryl said, holding Louis’s hand
” Sure, safe trip bro!* Shane said
” Take care of your Princess” Louis replied
“Take care of your baby girl” Shane replied ..
“You both are crazy” Elena said
” Sure, but wait” Shane said, holding her to the wall suddenly
“What?” Elena asked
“Our vacation” he whispered
“I know, should we leave school now?” She asked
” Of course, we nee-d to go shopping” he replied
“Then let’s go” she said but he still held her to the wall
“k!ssme first” he said, giving her sĀ£dƻƧt!velooks
” That won’t work” she replied stubbornly
Shane win-ked and then bit down on hisl-ips, knowing she’ll surely get moved by that
“You won’t stĀ©p being a bother will you?” Elena said
“Never” Shane said
Elena k!$$Ā£d him lightly and ran off
“That’s called cheating, it’s unfair!” Shane said, rushing after her
*****
” You and Shane were so sweet back there” Cheryl said during the drive back home
” Really?” Louis asked
” Sure, it’s really good to see you both getting along , he doesn’t get along with just anyone, his personality is rare” Cheryl smiled
” How did you know?” Louis asked
“He was Samantha’s bĀ©yfriĀ£ndtoo, he doesn’t like just anyone, he likes unique people” Cheryl replied
” So I’m unique” Louis replied
*Yes sweetheart” Cheryl replied, hvgging him as the driver halted the car in front of their house
“That’s your dad” Louis said, seeing Mr Tanner in front of the house
“What’s that man doing here” she said, coming down from the car with Louis
“We nee-d to talk” Gabby said Immediately
“Since I got engaged, you’ve never called to say hi, but now you’re here?, Why?” She demanded
Gabby looked at Louis and Louis made to go in but Cheryl held him
“He’s my man, anything you want to say, say it while we’re both here” she said
” It’s personal” Gabby replied
” Personal?” Cheryl said and Louis tĀ©uƧhed her shoulder slightly
“I’ll be inside” he said and gently re-moved his hand from her hold and went in
“So what?” Cheryl demanded
“Cheryl what do you think you’re doing?, I heard from one of my business as-sociates that you’re starting work at the company, with Louis as the CEO” he said
” So what?, He’s the CEO of my heart, is there anything wrong if he becomes the CEO of my company?” Cheryl replied
” He might be cunning and…
“No man as cunning as you in the whole world, I can say that loud and clear a million times” she interrupted
“I’m commanding you as your dad right now to re-move him as the CEO, you can run it alone but not with him” Gabby replied
” What?, Are you scared that he might make the company skyrocket than yours in a couple of months?, He’s br@iny and intelligent so you should really be scared, Gabby Tanner” Cheryl smiled
” And I’m commanding you to stĀ©p it!” Gabby yelled
“Then should I tell Mr Alan Diamond about your plans?” Cheryl said
” What!” Gabby said unbelievably
” Don’t be surprised I know about it, so stay away from my life if you don’t want to wear a jail khaki” she replied and started going in, leaving Alan dumbfounded
She suddenly looked back
“Thanks for ma-king me get engaged with Louis anyways, it’s called serendi-pity, cos finally I found true love in him, and no monkey can separate us” she said and went in
Louis is standing by the door and has been listening to everything so when she c@mĀ£ in, she met him just by the door, smiling brightly
“Cheryl I love you” he said
She walked closer to him and threw down her bag, then hanged her arms on his nĀ£Ā¢k
“I love you more my airbag, at this rate I can’t live without you ” she replied
” Me neither, you’ve become,… the most important p@rt of my life, ” he replied
” Have me” she replied, scanning his face then raising her hand to hisl-ips
She gently tĀ©uƧhed it and swallowed nothing
“I want this” she said, shifting her gaze to his beautiful eyes
“I want you” he replied
“Have me alre-ady” she replied impatiently, stood on her toes and k!$$Ā£d him lightly
“This will get dangerous, I’m not easy” he replied
“I don’t want it easy either” she replied and k!$$Ā£d him again
He held her face and ha-rd ly took over herl-ips in the fastest way ever, it’s fas-ter than anyone they’ve ever had but it’s still as sweet as ever
His k!sses are just like a melting rod to her heart, it melts it softly and will always want her to have more of him
He p@rted hisl-ips from hers after and they stared at each other, breathing heavily
He immediately carried her in a bridal style upstairs to their room and placed her gently on the be-d
The silence in the room got replaced with her sweet ear-splitting m0@n s when they resumed the k!ss
They kept changing positions, sometimes he comes up and another time, she does
Her hands found his trou-sers belt and in a matter of seconds, she unbolted it and pu-ll-ed it off his trou-sers then un-bu-ttoned it
He stĀ©pped the k!ssand looked wistfully at her then started un-bu-ttoning her shi-t too
She had to close her eyes throu-ghout the process and her heart won’t stĀ©p threatening to fly out of her che-st with the heavy beats.
He finally succeeded in completely sli-pping everything off her bĀ©dy till her nĆ»dĀ£ness is staring ha-rd at him
Her eyes are still closed so he gr@bbĀ£d the opportunity and yanked off his clothes too, he tĀ©uƧhed her cheek, she slightly opened her eyes and gulped nothing
Her hand tĀ©uƧhed his ba-re bĀ©dy and his whole bĀ©dy shaked in plea-sure, it’s heavenly how she makes her feel with just a tĀ©uƧh
“I love you” he said
“I love you” she replied slowly, accompanied with heavy breaths
He gently interlocked their f!ngersand pinned it down on the be-d then gently spre-ad her legs and dived in
Her eyes went shut immediately and her heavy breaths escalated.
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TBC.