DRAMA, DRAMA AND MORE DRAMA!
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So I stayed. Mainly because I was praying, hoping for a change of heart and also because I knew my heart belonged here. I take my hot cup of coffee and walk into the office. I get a big surprise when I find Sarah waiting for me. She looks mad.
"You're late" she says, harshly. I look around me, as if she were talking to someone other than me.
"Excuse me?"
"You were supposed to be here at nine."
I look at my watch. 9:05.
"Yeah, well Josef knows I have to buy my coffee before coming to work-"
"Mr. Kostan, " she corrects me. I frown, confused.
"Excuse me?" I repeat.
"I think you should show some respect."
I have a sudden huge urge to slap her. I don't who she thinks she is. I know she's Josef's girlfriend, but she has no right to speak to me like that. He never talks to me like that and he's my boss!
"He asked me to call him Josef. I do as he says."
"What is that supposed to mean?" She walks slowly toward me. I walk a few steps back, my legs crushing against my desk. I try not to show any hint of fear, but this woman scares the crap out of me. Nobody could think otherwise since she looks so sweet and innocent.
"It means that you are not my boss. I understand your attachment to Josef, but I don't receive orders from you."
She grabs my arms quickly and pins me even more against my desk. If I wasn't that scared before, I'd say now I'm freaking out. She squeezes it, showing all her vamp strength. I scream in pain, but that doesn't stop her.
"As long as I'm here you'll do as I say and you'll stay the hell away from my boyfriend," she whispers. I feel her breath crashing against my cheeks.
"I won't do that," I whisper and she squeezes my arm harder. I feel my bones breaking and tears start running down my cheeks. "No matter what you do."
"Didn't you just hear what I said?" She speaks, harshly. "Stay away from him."
"Or what? You're going to kill me?" I ask her. "I'm pretty sure Josef wouldn't be so happy to know his girlfriend is a murderer." She pushes me away and I fall to the floor, screaming with pain again.
"This isn't over," she speaks again and walks away.
I manage to stand up slowly, using my safe arm. I blink slowly, taking my time to process everything that just happened. I look around me and I realize nobody is here to help me. She could have killed me and nobody would have found out about it.
If I tell somebody about it, they wouldn't believe me. Everybody thinks Sarah is the sweet little girl who just woke up from a coma, who's eternally in love with Josef. Not that she's a sicko with unbelievable strength enough to break someone's arm. I better leave before Josef arrives, demanding for an explanation. I take my belongings and once again go to my safe place.
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"Yep, it's definitely broken," Mick says, taking a close look at my left arm.
"Gee, I didn't notice," I say, ironically.
"You should go to the hospital," Beth says. I shake my head, eagerly.
"And how am I supposed to explain this? I can't tell the doctors a vampire broke my arm."
"But, you can't just stay like this," Mick interrupts. Beth nods behind him.
I know they're right. I know I have to go to a hospital and I also know I must face Josef. I can't hide.
"I can't tell Josef Sarah did this," I whisper, looking at my arm and barely touching it. "It won't be fair."
"It's not fair for her to treat you like this, either," Beth says. Mick lies back on the couch and stares at me. He was as surprised as Beth, when I showed up at his door with my arm like it was, but they were even more shocked to know who did it.
"She looks like such a nice girl," he whispers. "I can't believe she turned into a monster."
"Maybe that was the real her. Maybe Josef didn't know her that well."
Silence.
"Maybe she's right," I say after a few minutes of silence. "Maybe I should stay away from Josef and let them be together."
"Honey, no!" Beth complains, sitting next to me and taking my hand. "I know I said you shouldn't tell him, but now everything has changed." I lift my head to meet hers. "We now know how Sarah really is," she continues. "Perhaps he doesn't belong to her at all."
"That doesn't mean I belong to him, either."
I close my eyes and let the tears run freely. I'm so tired of this. Tired of fighting with this unbelievably bad karma I have. I can't seem to find a way to get over this or maybe I do, but I don't wanna face it.
"I should go," I whisper, wiping away my tears. "I should go away and never come back."
"Go where?" Beth asks. "Back to New York?"
"Yeah, maybe. I can find a job there,"
I whisper. Beth walks towards me and takes my hands. I can't fight the tears, when she gives me a warm hug. I cry on her shoulders for minutes, until I feel I have no more tears left.
"I have to go, Beth," I repeat. "I need to leave before I get myself killed."
"You can stay here if you want," she says.
"No, there's no point with staying here in LA if Josef can find me."
Silence.
I noticed Mick has not said a word but rather looked out in space. It's kind of uncomfortable if you ask me.
"If that's what you really want." She nods slowly and follows me, as I walk toward the door. I turn around to face her before I leave.
"Thank you for everything, Beth," I kindly say. "Tell Josef-" She nods, slowly.
"I will."
I wave at Mick before closing the door behind me.
TBC
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