“Mrs Rollins is the mother of Jay, right?” I asked.
“Yes” Elisa answered, taking a seat at the dinning table.
“Point me to the direction of Mrs Rollins house”
“Oh, we already checked up on her there. The house is empty, they’re gone”
“Where did they go. Do you guys know?”
“The house staff wouldn’t tell us anything. Maybe they were instructed not to or maybe they’re just looking after their boss privacy” Marcellino said with a shrug.
“You’re not even worried, maybe they might have kidnapped her and forced her to forge a note. The both of you are fucking adamant ” I snapped.
“Christian, don’t speak to my wife like that. You can insult me and my intelligence but don’t you dare speak to my wife like that”
Before he could finish his statement, I walked away.
I was already getting into my car when I heard Marcellino calling my name.
He was furious as he walked towards me.
“What?” I asked, thinking he was trying to lengthen the matter but instead he pulled out his phone from his front pocket and showed me the picture of when I pecked Jenna on the cheek.
It was from a celebrity gossip sight, the headlines read.
“Intimacy or…”
I was still looking at the picture, so I didn’t see Marcellino raise his fist in the air and I couldn’t dodge the hit because I was absorbed the picture.
The phone fell from my hand and I lost my footing.
“Is it true, tell me. Are you being intimate with my little girl?”
I stood straight and used the back of my hand to clean my mouth. I felt a sting and stared down at my hand to see blood.
“I have to say, your punch have really gotten better. Have you been practicing like to told you”
“You fucking bastard!” He shouted and came towards me to push me, I punched the side of his mouth just the way he did me and he fell to the floor.
“She’s not your little girl. She’s a grown woman ”
I wondered if I was giving anything away. He obviously kne what was going on, or did he?
Maybe he was just suspicious.
“You’re a dirty dog. You should be ashamed of yourself, you laid your hands on my daughter!” He yelled.
“She’s not your biological daughter, Marcellino ” I reminded him.
Elisa came out of the house and looked from me to Marcellino.
“What is going on?” She asked walking towards us.
“I let you come into my home and this is how you repay me. I trusted you, and you touched my daughter, you bastard ”
I glanced at Elisa, either she hears it or she pretended not to or she didn’t hear it at all.
“Whenever we have an argument, the word bastard never fails to leave your mouth ” I said.
“Because that’s what you are”
“Marcellino don’t fight family. Christian was just angry that’s all. He would never say I’m adamant if he is in a good mood ”
Elisa didn’t know what were yelling about, at least not yet.
“I’m only saying the truth. Ask mum what she did, she’s going to tell you!”
“Marcellino no” Elisa said trying to get him to shut up.
I took a step back.
“I hate you. Never show your face in my house again you betrayer. If you do, I’ll kill you myself!”
“Marcellino, you’re being unreasonable. This is uncalled for”
I turned away and got into my car.
“Christian, no wait!” Elisa shouted after me.
I drove off, replying everything he had said in my mind.
******
JENNA
Standing in the aquamarine, I felt so small and insignificant. Not because of the influential and wealthy people moving around, but because of its size.
“Jenna, come” Jay said taking my luggage and pulling it. He led me to a door with a room inside.
“Hope you don’t mind, we’re sharing a cabin” he said closing the door after me.
“Where is your mum staying?”
“The floor above is, she booked earlier do she got a better reservation spot. O couldn’t get you a cabin because everything is already booked out”
“So originally, this is cabin is yours?”
“Thank you for letting me stay in your room ” I said.
He turned to me.
“Are you kidding me? I would have done anything for you to stay here with me”
My mind fell on Christian and I wondered if was cheating.
He cheated first. I just had to pretend he doesn’t exist while I heal from the heart break.
“What’s wrong?”
“Huh?”
“You seemed sad all of a sudden, don’t you like the ship?”
“I do. I like it, it’s just that…”
“You’re thinking of your boyfriend?” He asked cocking his head to the side.
I did the same thing and he laughed. He walked towards me, held my shoulders and he leaned in, when I thought he was going to kiss me, I almost jumped backwards.
But he kissed the side of my mouth, instead of my lips. His lips felt so soft, I found myself leaning into him instead.
He pulled out of the the kiss. Whatever the kiss was mad he just stared at him.
“Forget about him. You’re here to loosen up” he said and he tousled my hair.
I nodded my head, forgetting about Christian would be hard, he’s not a man that’s easy to forget.
*****
When I slept, I dram of myself walking down the stairs of my old house. I walked to the living room, my father was sitting there, holding a news paper in front of him. There was orange juice in the glass beside his plate of sausages and toast.
He looked up at me and smiled warmly.
“You’ve grown ” he said.
For some reason, I felt like I have heard the statement somewhere and now it was repeating itself.
“Come” he urged me.
I shot out of the dream and hands wrapped around me, calming me because u had screamed and was now panicking and my mind could do nothing but crave solace Christian’s arms would offer.
“It’s fine baby, I’m here, I’ve got you” it was Jay, not Christian.