Truth Out Of Darkness
Chapter 14
Chloe nearly jumped out of her skin. She turned to see who it was.
"Phillip!" she cried, breathing a sigh of relief. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same question, but the answer is so obvious. You couldn't wait to break my heart so you could move on to Brady, could you?!" he demanded. Phillip had been watching Brady and Chloe all evening long. Victor had brought him here to cheer him up. Then suddenly they arrive, looking so in love it physically hurt him. He watched the way they looked at each other, the way they talked. He noticed everytime Brady touched Chloe, saw how his hand was on the small of her back when they danced.
Phillip had felt like he was dying before, now he felt insane. Watching Brady put the moves on his girlfriend, watching Chloe respond to his advances. The overwhelming lust, desire in their eyes as they almost kiss. His sadness turned to rage realizing that they must have been dating for quite a while to invoke that kind of response in each other. How dare she?! So when Chloe left Brady on the dance floor, he decided to follow, not knowing what he would do or say.
Chloe was taken aback. "Phillip, what are you talking about?"
"Don't play games with me, Chloe!" He moved even closer to her , his usually beautiful face twisted in a menacing sneer. "I knew it! You and Brady have been seeing each other behind my back all along!"
Chloe felt her temper rise. "Behind your back?! Phillip, we've been broken up for months now. You've even been out with another girl! How is this behind your back? Anyway, Brady and I are just friends. You know what? Scratch that. I don't need to justify my relationship with Brady to you."
"So you admit the two of you have a relationship. For how long?!" he demanded, an insane look in his eyes. He edged closer to Chloe, and she began to be afraid of him.
He's like he was the night of the party. She tried a few times to move around him, but he had her cornered. They were in a secluded area of the restaurant, and no one else was around.
"For how long!" he repeated. "How long have the two of you been playing me for a fool? Oh, how the two of you must have laughed to see the great Phillip Kiriakis follow you around like a love starved puppy. Did it start this summer, while I was away fighting for my life?!"
"Phillip, I refuse to talk to you about this. I've said all I'm going to say. If you continue like this, then we won't even be able to be friends!" she cried earnestly.
"Friends?!" he cried sarcastically. "Yes, let's be friends! After all, you and Brady are just friends and look at the two of you. You could barely control yourselves just now." He laughed harshly. "All along, I've been trying to be your boyfriend when all it takes to get inside your pants is friendship!"
Phillip's words were a dagger to Chloe's heart. She caught her breath, it was an ordeal just to breathe. Phillip felt a white hot rage build up inside him just at the thought of Brady and Chloe touching, kissing, making love. Something he and Chloe had never done. Emotions rocked through him. Betrayal. Rejection. The rage was so strong, his vision blurred. Adrenaline surged through his body. How dare Chloe do this to me! She's mine!
Chloe was genuinely frightened now. {I have to get away from him!} She stepped around him and said quickly, "I have to go. Brady's waiting for me."
The mention of Brady's name lit the fuse of Phillip's anger. His eyes clouded over. He exploded in fury.
Suddenly, his mind cleared. He was sane again, calm like the ocean after a violent tidal wave. He looked down in surprise to see Chloe at his feet. She was unconscious and her head was bleeding. There was a nasty welt on her jaw.
He stood there frozen in shock. An eternity passed while he tried to fathom what had happened. "Chloe, my sweet Chloe. What did I do to you?" he cried out.
He barely heard through his numbed senses a bellowing cry of rage. "BASTARD!" He turned in slow motion to see Brady bearing down on him. He didn't even move out of the way as Brady knocked him down. Phillip fell into merciful darkness.
Chapter 14
Chloe nearly jumped out of her skin. She turned to see who it was.
"Phillip!" she cried, breathing a sigh of relief. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same question, but the answer is so obvious. You couldn't wait to break my heart so you could move on to Brady, could you?!" he demanded. Phillip had been watching Brady and Chloe all evening long. Victor had brought him here to cheer him up. Then suddenly they arrive, looking so in love it physically hurt him. He watched the way they looked at each other, the way they talked. He noticed everytime Brady touched Chloe, saw how his hand was on the small of her back when they danced.
Phillip had felt like he was dying before, now he felt insane. Watching Brady put the moves on his girlfriend, watching Chloe respond to his advances. The overwhelming lust, desire in their eyes as they almost kiss. His sadness turned to rage realizing that they must have been dating for quite a while to invoke that kind of response in each other. How dare she?! So when Chloe left Brady on the dance floor, he decided to follow, not knowing what he would do or say.
Chloe was taken aback. "Phillip, what are you talking about?"
"Don't play games with me, Chloe!" He moved even closer to her , his usually beautiful face twisted in a menacing sneer. "I knew it! You and Brady have been seeing each other behind my back all along!"
Chloe felt her temper rise. "Behind your back?! Phillip, we've been broken up for months now. You've even been out with another girl! How is this behind your back? Anyway, Brady and I are just friends. You know what? Scratch that. I don't need to justify my relationship with Brady to you."
"So you admit the two of you have a relationship. For how long?!" he demanded, an insane look in his eyes. He edged closer to Chloe, and she began to be afraid of him.
He's like he was the night of the party. She tried a few times to move around him, but he had her cornered. They were in a secluded area of the restaurant, and no one else was around.
"For how long!" he repeated. "How long have the two of you been playing me for a fool? Oh, how the two of you must have laughed to see the great Phillip Kiriakis follow you around like a love starved puppy. Did it start this summer, while I was away fighting for my life?!"
"Phillip, I refuse to talk to you about this. I've said all I'm going to say. If you continue like this, then we won't even be able to be friends!" she cried earnestly.
"Friends?!" he cried sarcastically. "Yes, let's be friends! After all, you and Brady are just friends and look at the two of you. You could barely control yourselves just now." He laughed harshly. "All along, I've been trying to be your boyfriend when all it takes to get inside your pants is friendship!"
Phillip's words were a dagger to Chloe's heart. She caught her breath, it was an ordeal just to breathe. Phillip felt a white hot rage build up inside him just at the thought of Brady and Chloe touching, kissing, making love. Something he and Chloe had never done. Emotions rocked through him. Betrayal. Rejection. The rage was so strong, his vision blurred. Adrenaline surged through his body. How dare Chloe do this to me! She's mine!
Chloe was genuinely frightened now. {I have to get away from him!} She stepped around him and said quickly, "I have to go. Brady's waiting for me."
The mention of Brady's name lit the fuse of Phillip's anger. His eyes clouded over. He exploded in fury.
Suddenly, his mind cleared. He was sane again, calm like the ocean after a violent tidal wave. He looked down in surprise to see Chloe at his feet. She was unconscious and her head was bleeding. There was a nasty welt on her jaw.
He stood there frozen in shock. An eternity passed while he tried to fathom what had happened. "Chloe, my sweet Chloe. What did I do to you?" he cried out.
He barely heard through his numbed senses a bellowing cry of rage. "BASTARD!" He turned in slow motion to see Brady bearing down on him. He didn't even move out of the way as Brady knocked him down. Phillip fell into merciful darkness.