????SHE’S NOT A CINDERELLA????
????A Cinderella doesn’t have to be a princess????
✍️ Written By Precious Pinky✍️
????Chapter Thirty-Nine [39]????
Theme: Hope…Not!????.
????Malcolm’s Pov????
“Have you watched the news?” Elvis ask as he walked into my room with the rest of the guys aside from Johnny.
Johnny hasn’t spoken to me since we got back from Boston… Actually, it’s since he got to know about Ruby and I.
If only he knew we weren’t going to be together again…forever.
I look up from my music book and raised a brow at them.
Like seriously, what could possibly be in the news? Everything that ever happened in the news was about how mean I was to Kara and how they requested I leave the band. They even say mean things about Ruby.
The news was no good news at all.
So I decided to keep away from it. I occupied my mind with music… Especially the music I wrote for her.
I still don’t know the title to use for that song.
“Here.” Elvis handed his iPod over to me.
I sighed before snatching it from him. I watched as the video played and that was when a smile crept it’s way to my li-ps
What the hell just happened?
I read throu-ghthe comment and i couldn’t withhold the excitement.
I can’t believe what had happened.
Finally, everything are going to go back to normal.
I’m going to have my fans and life back!
And Ruby…?
….Well, she’s also going to have her life and freedom back.
Damn! i was so happy.
But….
Will everything ever become normal?
Will Ruby be mine. Again?
“So what are you going to do now?” Mason ask me, stuffing his hands into his pan-ts pocket
I shrugged. “I don’t know…” My voice trailed off.
I really don’t know what I’m going to do. I never imagined a day like this would come.
Just then Johnny walked into the room and gave me a blank stare.
I slowly got up to my feet.
“What are you going to do now that your name is being cleared?” He suddenly ask.
“I don’t know.” I answered in a low voice.
“Listen Mal, whatever decision you make.. you better don’t hurt Ruby. I’m giving up on her for you. I’m happy when she’s happy and it seems like you are the one who makes her very happy.”
“Wait, are you indirectly giving Mal and Ruby your blessings?” Denise ask, wide eyes.
Johnny rolled his eyes. “Do not make me regret that decision. And as for you,” His gaze turned to me. “If I get to find out that you hurt Ruby… I will personally make you pay for it.” He threatened, giving me a cold stare.
I was happy that Johnny was finally talking to me but…was this discussion necessary?
I mean, Ruby and I can never be together. Heck, she never even love me.
So was this even necessary?
Johnny stretches out his hand for me to shake.
I stare at it blankly before shaking his outstretched hand.
Maybe I should just sit and watch as things unfold.
Maybe I shouldn’t push it but be patient.
Who knows…maybe Ruby and I are destined to be afterall..
Tsk, who was I kidding? I don’t even believe in fate or destiny!
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#Two weeks later.
????Ruby Pov????
Jennifer, Tyson and i stood in front of a very huge mansion.
The mansion was made of gla-ss. The glas-swere spotless and beautiful.
Men in black ___they are always the bodyguards in movies ___stood in front of the building.
It was very obvious.
It was damn obvious.
This place wasn’t meant for us…it was meant for the rich!
Jennifer sighed as she looked up at the building.
Speaking about Jennifer…We both sorted things out and decided to give our family a try.
She apologized for everything and told me her reasons for hating us.
Okay… Actually, she never hated us. Damn! She loved us so much.
But she was only just afraid.
She was afraid of losing us just like she had lost ‘him.’
But what she doesn’t know was… pushing us won’t change anything. it would only make her sad and wish that she had a better family!
She had always seen that man as her world and when he left… she felt world less.
But as time went on, she got to realize that the people who stood by her and fought for her were her world….
We… her family….were are world.
I decided not to give up on her. She was still my sister afterall.
I told her about ‘him.’
She was so shock. She even thought he was dead!
Well, she tried making up excuses for him.
In case you are wondering whether we are now living together in one house as a big family…
Well, we are a big family but we weren’t living in one house!
Jennifer wants to still stay in her new apartment.
She hasn’t set eyes on her boyfriend…. what was he called again…? Oh. Collins.
I wonder if he left her because of what happened to his cousin. Kara.
Oh, you guys may not know what happened about Kara…
Well, this was what happened….
⏱️ FLASHBACK⏱️
“i think we should push her out instead.” Jennifer say.
“I think you are right.” I agreed and with that, we both started making our way towards frightened Kara.
Jennifer grabbed Kara while I opened the door and Jennifer pushed Kara out and shut the door closed.
We look throu-ghthe window at what the fans are Willing to do to Kara..
They were throwing eggs, bottle water, drinks, stones all kinds of things at Kara.
Damn! Those people are devils.
I could relate. I’ve been in Kara’s shoe before.
I fainted and slept on bed for a week.
“Die, you bit-ch !”
“She’s not even pregnant. You are a disgrace to womanhood and a shame to your family!”
“Die!”
“I wish you were never born.”
“Even your family must be so ashamed of you!!!”
“Our poor Malcolm….we must have hurt him so much because of a psychotic bit-ch like you! DIE!”
They say as they threw things at Kara.
Kara kept ban-ging at the door, pleading for us to get her in and save her from the mean fans but Jennifer and I gave her a deaf ear.
We just watched her receive her punishment.
I was also treated that way also.
I can never forget that day.
⏱️ FLASHBACK ENDS⏱️
“Let’s go in.” Jennifer say as she held Tyson’s hand.
I nod my head in approval and we all walked into the building.
It was time we faced our fear and fight it! Or we get stuck. Forever.
“Who are you looking for?” One of the men in black questioned as soon as he saw all the three of us staring at him with smiles on our faces.
I don’t even know why we had smiles on our faces.
“We are here to see Mr Micheal Dantes, please just say the kids he left are here to see him.”
The bodyguard gave her a confuse stare but left afterwards.
After what seemed like forever, he returned to us and asked us to follow him.
We did just that. In silent, of course.
I mean, what do we have to say to the bodyguard?
And besides, we don’t want to waste our speech on him.
He don’t deserve it.
He wasn’t the one who we hate.
We entered the mansion and headed to the elevator.
Hell, there was an elevator in a house?
Damn!
The elevator door slide open and we all walked in and the bodyguard pressed the floor where we are headed to.
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25th floor?!?
You’ve got to be kidding me!
How can just a house be as huge as this?
Damn, this man was swimming in money but left us to die in abject poverty!
He left Mom to die!
As we walked out of the elevator… my leg suddenly felt heavy.
My heart were beating very fast.
What if he left us because he never loved us?
What if we never meant anything to him in the first place?
What if our coming here will all be in vain?
What if…?
I hate my subconsciousness.
We followed the bodyguard down to a hallway…it was like we were in a aquarium.
The wall were made of glas-sand blueish.
Yeah, the light were blue and not white or yellow?
It was….it was beautiful.
Tyson trailed his fingers along the glas-swall in amusement as we walked down the path.
This was the kind of life that he deserved!
The life he was denied of.
“We are here.” The bodyguard says as we finally got into a well furnished living room.
There were cushions, chair, plasma TV, chandeliers, and so many expensive things!
The house was paradise.
Paradise on earth.
“Mr Dantes will join you guys soon.” The bodyguard says with a smile on his face.
“Yeah. Thanks. But um, what’s your name?” Jennifer ask.
“Mark.” He answered.
Jennifer nods her head in affirmation. “Alright, Mark.”
Mark turned from us and walked out.
We were literally left alone in the living room.
Tyson was already seated alongside Jennifer.
And as for me…? I was still standing.
This felt awkward.
Us being here, us willing to listen to the man that left us…it was awkward.
“You need to sit.” Jennifer say, bringing me out of my trance.
“I don’t know…all this feels…”
“Awkward?” She says the word for me. Exactly what I was going to say. I nod my head yes. “I know. And trust me, I feel the same way.”
“Don’t worry… I’m here for you guys.” Tyson says.
I smiled and went to sit down beside him, wrapping my arms around his tiny shoulder and pulling him closer to me.
He smiled and rested his head on my chest while Jennifer played with his hair.
We had told Tyson about coming over to our Father’s house and he was fine with it.
He even said he has being willing to see our Father and know what exactly he looks like and if he(Tyson) really looks like ‘him.’
I just hope things turns out well.
I hope Tyson would end up getting hurt just like Jennifer and I got hurt from him.
After what seems to take forever…we heard footsteps from the staircase.
Wait, the footstep wasn’t for one person… it was for two?
What if he got remarried an had totally forgotten about us?
Damn, have we make a wrong decision in coming over here?
“Oh…my…Are they the ones?” The skinny but beautiful woman say as she approached us with a smile on her face.
Should I be happy in seeing my Stepmom?
Tsk, this man wasn’t even my father so why do I consider her as my step mom!
stupid me!
“They are so beautiful. Oh. Let me introduce myself… I’m Catherine Dantes… your aunty.”
What the…?
“My brother have told me a lot about you guys and most especially about your mother. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.”
Oh, she’s was our aunt and not our stepmom.
Double stupid me.
“Hey. I never expected to see you…”
“Daddy!” Tyson spread his arms wide open as he ran towards him and jumped on him.
Mr Dantes was a bit taken aback because he stared at us in shock before wrapping his arms around Tyson’s tiny body.
“Daddy, why did you leave us? Why?” Tyson ask, still in his arms.
“i’m sorry. I know no amount of pleading will justify my actions in leaving you guys when you all needed me most. But I had to do it. That was the only way I could save your mother.”
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????Narrator’s Pov????
Mr Dantes and his children including his sister sat down and talked.
He told them everything and about his reasons for leaving home.
“Wait, mom had cancer even before you left?!?” Jennifer ask, wide eyes.
Tyson say down beside his father.
Like the saying goes; blood is thicker than water.
Yes, Mr Dantes might have left them but he was still their father and they still love him, regardless!
He nods his head, looking down at the well polished glas-sfloor.
“But…. but…how is that possible? Mom was very okay. She never complained of anything.” Ruby says.
“Well, she never wanted you guys to know. She was afraid of making you guys get worried. She was a mother afterall and mothers do drastic things for their children.” Mr Dantes says. “I’m sorry. I wanted to save your mother and I can’t do that unless I have the money… so your mother and i decided that I go back to my father and plead with him to help us.
I never wanted to do that. Hell, i was afraid of leaving my wife and kids but I had no choice. My wife was dying! The mother of my children was dying. And then, suddenly your mother announced to us that she was pregnant. I was so happy. My family were increasing…and i love it. I love my family. And i wanted to give them the best life that they deserve. So i decided to go over to my father.
But trust me, that was a wrong decision and i hated myself for taking that decision! Dad drugged me and when I woke up, I found myself in a different country.
He took my pa-ssport and everything that could bring me back home.
He sold our house and there was no trace of me or where I had left to.
I know your mother must have tried looking for me but couldn’t find me.
I was so sad, angry and depressed.
I wanted to see my family. I wanted to be with them! I missed them and most especially… i wanted to see my last child.” He looked down at Tyson. “But there was nothing I could do.
I was stuck in that foreign land.
And as time went on, I took over dad’s businesses and went over to England to meet my family but they were already gone. The new tenant who I had meant told me that they had relocated and that he doesn’t know where they had relocated to.
I felt sad. And heartbroken. I had lost my family. But believe me, I looked for you guys everywhere. i searched everywhere for you guys in England but I couldn’t find you guys.”
He sighed.
“i’m sorry.” He whispered.
“Your dad refused to get remarried because he was still hoping that he would see his family again.” Catherine added.
“Hold on a sec, are you saying mom knew that you were going to meet your dad?” Jennifer ask.
“Yes. We had talked about it before I left.” He replied.
“But how come mom didn’t tell us that?” Jennifer was questioning Ruby now.
Ruby shrugged her shoulders as she look from her father to the gla-ssed floor.
????Ruby’s Pov????
I can’t still believe every word he just said.
But why didn’t mom tell us?
Why did she make us hate dad like we did?
He only did what he did because he loved his wife and family.
No wonder… No wonder, mom never hated dad as he left us.
She still loved him.
Now I get why… it’s because she knew dad loved us and would be back for us sooner or later!
I smiled as i came to the realization…
….Mom love story wasn’t a tragedy….Her prince charming still loved her.
“I’m sorry.” He apologizes again.
Tyson wrapped his tiny arms around his neck and hug-ged him. Again.
“i forgive you, daddy. And i know for a fact that mommy forgives you too.”
Jennifer stood up to her feet and he also stood up to his feet as well.. Tyson was no longer hugging him, he was hugging Catherine now.
What’s wrong with that little man with the way he’s hugging people!?
“I should never have hated you….you only did what you did for your family. I don’t blame you….I blame your father. I’m sorry for hating you, dad.” She crashed into his arms and they both hug-ged.
I could hear Jennifer’s sobbing.
Finally they pulled away and everyone’s gaze was on me.
I cleared my throat as i stood up to my feet.
“You have to promise me one thing first,” I began. He nodded his head quickly. “Promise me that you would never leave again or hurt us.”
“I promise. I swear, I will never leave you guys again.” He quickly answered.
I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. “Alright.”
I didn’t move from the spot I was standing. I didn’t go over to hug him like the way others did.
I just stood there and was staring at him.
“really…? Are you going to stand there or come hug me?” I questioned.
He laughs before approaching me and pulling me into his arms.
I smiled and shut my eyes closed.
I pulled away and look over at my siblings and signalled them to join us.
“Aww, what a wonderful family!” Catherine say as she clap her hands.
We all rolled our eyes. “Just come join us.” we say in unison.
“I thought you guys would never ask.”
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I waited.
I needed to make things right!
I need to accept my fate.
My love story can’t end up in tragedy.
I wanted a happy ever after.
I sighed as I sat down on the floor and rested my head against my knees.
What was keeping him?
Finally, I heard footsteps.
I quickly jerked my head up and found myself staring right into the eyes of the person I’ve been waiting for.
Malcolm.
“Hey.” I say as I got up to my feet.
He nods his head and look around. “A overpa-ss.”
Yeah, I had called him over to meet me here at a overpas-safter having a family dinner with my dad and siblings and of course, aunt.
He had asked us to move in with us. At first I was going to reject the offer but I couldn’t.
I wanted to spend time my father.
We’ve been apart for way too long.
Jennifer accepted as well.
Tyson was so happy.
I told Cherry everything and she was very happy for me.
Oh. I forgot to tell you guys but Cherry and Vincent were lovers now.
I honestly never saw that coming.
“Yeah. How have you been?” I ask.
He shrugged looking at everywhere but me. “Fine. I’m just preparing for the upcoming concert with my band. My fans wants to hear me sing.”
I smiled. That’s good. I also want to hear you sing.”
He didn’t say anything.
Awkward!
“How about Kara?” Dang it! why did I ask that?
I knew for a fact that she ended up in the hospital after several hits from the angry fans.
It was kind of hilarious to watch Kara suffer!
She deserve every mean thing that she gets.
it’s not like I care about her or anything…i just wanted to keep the conversation going.
He shrugged. “I don’t know. I have no business with her afterall.”
“Oh.”
He nods.
“My dad came back to us.” I blurted out. His gaze suddenly moved to look at me. Finally!
“Did he do anything?”
I smiled and shook my head. “No. He explained everything to us. He apologized and we forgave him. He never wanted to leave us. He just wanted to give his family a comfortable and happy life.”
“Oh.” Malcolm muttered and looked away from me. Again.
“Um… Malcolm…. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for…”
“you shouldn’t apologize, Ruby. you said everything you wanted to say so why are you apologizing now? Is it because everything has turned back to normal? Or is it because you’ve gotten your freedom back?”
“No. I did what I did because of the love I have for you. I don’t want you to choose between me and music. You love music and i know how devastated you will be without music!”
“You know nothing, Ruby!”
Ruby? And for a moment I hated that name.
I miss being called Gem.
I love that name more.
“Do you know how devastated i was? Do you know how hurt I was? You know nothing about me so stop claiming to know a lot about me! And if you loved me then you wouldn’t have just make decisions on your own!”
“I did it for us!”
“fu-ckthat!” He yelled. “You can’t just be the one who detect when and how the relationship ends. Yes, I love you. Hell, i love you so much and I wish…I just wish I could forget about you.” He ran his fingers throu-ghhair and sighed de-eply before taking off the necklace i had given to him. “Sometimes….I wish I never met a bit-ch like you.” And with that said, he toss my necklace over to me and walked out.
He left.
He disappeared.
And he left with my heart.
my broken heart.
He wish he never met a bit-ch like me!
Ouch!
That fu-cking hurt!
And here I was hoping to have a happy ever after.
Hoping to have Malcolm.
i was hoping….that I forgot to think about the other person involved.
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#TBC.