“What the hell is this and how did you come into my room?”.
Sylvia, still deeply asleep, did not respond to his question so Duke had a very wild idea that cropped up in his mind and that was going to be a perfect way to wake her up from there. Leading the way into his bathroom, he had gotten a handful of cold water and walking back to her, he lt open his hands and the water poured out on her body.
Confused as Sylvia woke up almost at the same time that the water had landed on her, screamed at Duke when she had noticed him standing by her with a devilish smile.
” Why the hell did you do that for you asshole?”.
” Look here, I will not have you say such words to me in my house so if you will please puck up your things and leave my room before I rough handle you, then it will be so much better”, he spoke out holing her by the arm tightly as he pulled her out of his bed.
Duke was not a man to condone the absurdity of women worst now that he was in love with a girl as shaky as Bethany. He could not bear for anything to compromise his chances in their relationship so he had to do his possible best.
“I love you Duke and I have been trying everything within my reach to get your attention but you just don’t seem to realize it”, she spoke begging him but Duke was bent on throwing her out with the use of force if he had to get to that extent.
” I do not want a girl like you Sylvia, you are sick and you need help, your obsession is insane”, Duke yelled out at her but she was bent on staying in his room and giving him a disgusting stare, she asked, “Is it because of that dirty girl I saw you within your office that you do not want to accept me?”, her question bombarded his ears and the fire in Duke’s eyes had raised.
Walking closer to Sylvia, looking like a beast that was let out of its cage, Duke, told her never to call Bethany a dirty girl again, cause if she ever did, he will not know what he will do to her. Adding to what he had said to Sylvia, he told her how Bethany was more of a lady than she is as she is a girl that any man in his right senses will want to have.
“Bethany is beautiful, smart, intelligent and above all humble and never for once has those qualities she possesses, made her want to behave like a loose lady just like you”, his words sank deep down Sylvia’s ears and not being able to take it any longer, she spoke out with so much hatred in her voice, telling Duke that he was going to referee ever humiliating her ad choosing Bethany over someone like her.
Turning away from him and walking out of his room with a fury that could consume anyone that she meets on her way, Duke shook her head in pity at the sight of her pitiful self. He closed his door and sauntered to his bathroom to have his bath.
” That smells good”, Bryan growled from behind and his sister turning her gaze at him, inquired about his night, but Bryan shook his head with a scowl that had cropped upon his forehead.
“What is wrong, do you have a fever or something?”, she said him with a concerned look with the back of her hands touching his face in suspicion that Bryan was suffering from a malaise.
” No I am not having a fever but I will if I continue to sleep with Rachel”, his lips spoke up and Bethany not understanding what he was saying, gave him a funny look as laughter had already taken over her cheeks. Returning to her scrambled eggs that she was making for breakfast, she asked what Rachel had done to him, and immediately Bryan had given attention to his sister’s questions, he tuned on like a radio station that had been plugged on as he narrated,
“She almost burst my eyes with her hands flying all over in her sleep, Betty, can you believe that the other day, I woke up and found myself on the ground and when I looked on the bed I saw her sleeping horizontally”.
Not being able to retain herself, Bethany burst out laughing like a madwoman. She could not believe that Bryan of all people could be so irritated by a little girl. He was always claiming to be a man and a tough one at that, but there he was complaining of Rachel fighting the bed space with him. Bethany could not stop laughing and her brother wondering what was funny, twisted his face more as he saw her reaction to being provocative instead of helping out the situation.
” I am so sorry for laughing out like this Bryan but it is so funny to see you complain about something so small like this”, she spoke out trying to hold the laughter from coming out but Bryan was feeling so upset about the situation and the next thing he said was that, if she did not change her sleeping ways, he was going to start sleeping in the living room on the couch.
That was the worst thing that he had said, and for that, Bethany could not hold up her laughter anymore so she exploded laughing so hard that the whole house was alarmed by her voice. Mrs. Marvin wondered who was the person laughing and from which direction it was coming from, she figured out that it was from the kitchen and Bethany was in there making breakfast.
In an attempt to understand what could be making her laugh like that, she picked up her handbag, filled with all the medical reports about her supposed Heart problem, and heading to the living, she met Eva and Rachel waking through as they had heard her laughing as well.
“Oh my goodness, my little brother is angry at a little girl till the point where he wants to let go of his room and bed for her”, she chatted taking out the scrambled from the frying pan and placing it on a plate with some slices of toast bread and a glass of hot milk.
” Take this and calm down yourself okay?”, Bethany handed over the plate to him and the smile that had set his face, made it look like he was not the person who was just complaining some minutes ago.
Bethany knew the different ways she could use to make her family happy and as for Bryan, his number one tool was food. She was happy that he was not the type to be angry for a long period, and as he had spoken about it, that was how he was to forget as well.
“Can I know what is going on here Bethy?”, Mrs. Marvin, mumbled by the outlet of the kitchen, and Eva wearing a questionable expression, asked what had happened. Bryan and Bethany looked at each other and Screamed out,
” It’s a secret”.
“Everyone off to the table now, breakfast is ready”, Bethany spoke out, picking up the plates and asking Rachel to help her with the other things so that they could set the table and have their breakfast.
She had to hurry up and get outfitted so as not to waste Duke’s time by the time he gets to her house to pick up her mother and herself.
The table was lively even though, her mother was not looking good. Glenn was happy so were Eva and Rachel. Bryan was concentrating on his food and it seems like all his worries were over.
It was a beautiful day for carl and his family as they were expecting another important client for their company which was going to sign a huge endorsement with them. His mother was very happy with him and her wish had always been for him to make her proud and to continue with his dad’s legacy.
” I am proud of you son, you are the exact version of your late father”.
Carl was proud of himself and while he was standing there with them, all he could think about was his love for Bethany and what he could do to make her his. His mind was filled with joy and he could not think of any other way to celebrate his success but to invite her to a good restaurant where they could have an intimate talk surrounded by good music and a good bottle of wine.
“That will be perfect and I will use that opportunity to tell her about my feelings for her and how I truly feel”, he murmured inside his heart.
The foreign investors were already present and his finger’s face glittered with satisfaction.
” Here they come”, she spoke out.
“I do not seem to understand why I cannot get this feeling of guilt out of my mind”, Eva let out and her friend looked at her from the corner of her room where she was testing her dress as she looked whether it was fitting or not.
” Why are you feeling guilty Eva? is there something you want to talk about?”, she asked walking around the room searching for her earring. The expression on her face had turned sad while she held her head into her hands.
Bethany could not stop looking at her wristwatch but she was also aware that her friend was going through some hard times and needed her to be there for her. Going back to meet her as Eva sat down on the bed with tears almost falling out of her eyes, she told her not to be worried about anything and to think about her sisters before taking any decision that could hurt them later but Eva not being able to contain her pain, asked Bethany why she could not have anything good in life.
“Am I such a bad person not to deserve anything good in life?. My parents, died vet early, I lost my cuz of the fire incident as if it was not enough, my house git burnt and now I am lonely”. Bethany could feel her pain and knew exactly where she was going to with that conversation but holding her tightly and placing her head on her shoulder, Bethany spoke out softly with tears flowing down her eyes as well cause she could not ever see her friend going through all the stress.
” I cannot leave you to be alone and you can never be alone as long as I am here, I love you Eva and you have been my only friend and inspiration right from our teenage days”, her words solaced Eva’s heart and mind that she breathes out a huge sigh of relief.
“Thank you for being here with me and I just wished that Henry could be as sweet as he was towards me before because I miss his kisses and caresses”, she said.
” You will find your heart desires and trust me it will be for the best”.
“You are indeed a friend to me Betty”.
” No I am not your friend, I am your sister”, she said hugging Eva firmly.
A car horn could give attention to outside the house so Bethany told Eva not to be sad anymore and that she was going to see her as soon as they finish with her mom’s case.
“I wish that I could find along with you guys”, Eva spoke out looking sad but Bethany told her not to bother but rather to take her medicines on time and to make an effort not to be late to the address that she was supposed to head to.