Part 14
Mari and Veronica arrived on earth an hour later and headed straight to their house. Mari looked around the room smiling, "I know I've only been gone for a few days but I really do miss this place."
Veronica laughed at her younger cousin, "Now then, we don't have much time before we have to return so lets get down to business. What are you planning to do with the house?" "Honestly Veronica I already have it taken care of, I hired a company to come twice a week to clean it inside and out. I also called my boss a few days ago and told him that I wouldn't be back because I was moving," Mari explained.
Veronica looked at her in shock, "So why exactly did we come?" Mari looked at her with a sad smile, "I want to see my father again, I need to speak with Jeff, and honestly Veronica I miss this place. Don't get me wrong Nero is great but I'm tired of people bowing their heads at me, calling me mistress, not being able to leave the castle grounds and I hate those stupid dresses with such a passion."
"Okay then, why don't we go to the cemetery first?" Veronica asked. Mari nodded her head and they both headed to Mari's Expedition and drove to the cemetery.
Giving Mari her privacy Veronica waited in the car while Mari walked the similar path to her father's grave. Everything looked different during the day but the emptiness in her heart was all too familiar.
She knelt down in front of the grave tracing every letter of her father's name, Kevin Scott Richardson. "Daddy, I miss you so much. I probably need you now more then ever, after all daddy, I'm back in Nero, married to Lord Undertaker and I have no idea how to act or what to say. Everything is just happening so quickly and I'm so confused."
Mari lost all control and began crying, every tear that would hit the earth below would grow into a single purple rose. She smiled remembering how her father would always bring her a purple rose every day after work, she would act surprised every time and the two would walk home together laughing and talking.
"Mari, is that you?" she heard from behind. She turned around wiping her eyes quickly and came face to face with her now ex-fiancé Jeff. "Mari, oh my god, I have been looking all over for you," he said while picking her off swiftly and spinning her around then holding her close.
Jeff was a gorgeous young man with beautiful green eyes, long blond and multicolor hair and a beautiful spirit. "Jeff, I was going to call you, what exactly are you doing here?" Mari asked feeling a bit awkward with the situation.
"Like I said Angel, I have been looking for you for the last couple of days so I decided to come here in hopes of finding you. Where have you been over the last few days?" Jeff questioned. Mari could feel the tears forming behind her eyes, she cared so much for Jeff and the last thing she wanted to do was hurt him. "Jeff, maybe we should go somewhere private to talk, I have something very important to tell you."
Jeff nodded his head and held Mari's hand but let go of it quickly when he felt the large diamond ring on her ring finger, he looked at her questioningly, "Mari, what is this?" Tears began flowing from Mari's eyes, she felt so guilty, "Jeff. I'm sorry. This is the hardest think I've ever had to do, but you deserve to know the truth."
Mari paused and took a long shaky breath, "I'm married Jeff, I've moved away a few days ago and I'm here to settle everything with my job and my house." Jeff looked at her in disbelief, he stared down at the floor for a few minutes before looking up again, his eyes filled with tears.
"Who is he Mari," he asked a bit shaky, "did he force you to do this, I'll kill him if he did?" "No Jeff, you don't know him, but I love him, I'm sorry Jeff the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you, I care about you so much," she explained crying.
Jeff took a few steps away from her, "Goodbye my Angel, I guess I waited too long, but if he ever hurts you I'll kill him Mari, I promise. I'll always love you and I'll always be here for you, I'll wait for you forever." He walked away never looking back and when he was out of site Mari fell to her knees crying.
Mari and Veronica arrived on earth an hour later and headed straight to their house. Mari looked around the room smiling, "I know I've only been gone for a few days but I really do miss this place."
Veronica laughed at her younger cousin, "Now then, we don't have much time before we have to return so lets get down to business. What are you planning to do with the house?" "Honestly Veronica I already have it taken care of, I hired a company to come twice a week to clean it inside and out. I also called my boss a few days ago and told him that I wouldn't be back because I was moving," Mari explained.
Veronica looked at her in shock, "So why exactly did we come?" Mari looked at her with a sad smile, "I want to see my father again, I need to speak with Jeff, and honestly Veronica I miss this place. Don't get me wrong Nero is great but I'm tired of people bowing their heads at me, calling me mistress, not being able to leave the castle grounds and I hate those stupid dresses with such a passion."
"Okay then, why don't we go to the cemetery first?" Veronica asked. Mari nodded her head and they both headed to Mari's Expedition and drove to the cemetery.
Giving Mari her privacy Veronica waited in the car while Mari walked the similar path to her father's grave. Everything looked different during the day but the emptiness in her heart was all too familiar.
She knelt down in front of the grave tracing every letter of her father's name, Kevin Scott Richardson. "Daddy, I miss you so much. I probably need you now more then ever, after all daddy, I'm back in Nero, married to Lord Undertaker and I have no idea how to act or what to say. Everything is just happening so quickly and I'm so confused."
Mari lost all control and began crying, every tear that would hit the earth below would grow into a single purple rose. She smiled remembering how her father would always bring her a purple rose every day after work, she would act surprised every time and the two would walk home together laughing and talking.
"Mari, is that you?" she heard from behind. She turned around wiping her eyes quickly and came face to face with her now ex-fiancé Jeff. "Mari, oh my god, I have been looking all over for you," he said while picking her off swiftly and spinning her around then holding her close.
Jeff was a gorgeous young man with beautiful green eyes, long blond and multicolor hair and a beautiful spirit. "Jeff, I was going to call you, what exactly are you doing here?" Mari asked feeling a bit awkward with the situation.
"Like I said Angel, I have been looking for you for the last couple of days so I decided to come here in hopes of finding you. Where have you been over the last few days?" Jeff questioned. Mari could feel the tears forming behind her eyes, she cared so much for Jeff and the last thing she wanted to do was hurt him. "Jeff, maybe we should go somewhere private to talk, I have something very important to tell you."
Jeff nodded his head and held Mari's hand but let go of it quickly when he felt the large diamond ring on her ring finger, he looked at her questioningly, "Mari, what is this?" Tears began flowing from Mari's eyes, she felt so guilty, "Jeff. I'm sorry. This is the hardest think I've ever had to do, but you deserve to know the truth."
Mari paused and took a long shaky breath, "I'm married Jeff, I've moved away a few days ago and I'm here to settle everything with my job and my house." Jeff looked at her in disbelief, he stared down at the floor for a few minutes before looking up again, his eyes filled with tears.
"Who is he Mari," he asked a bit shaky, "did he force you to do this, I'll kill him if he did?" "No Jeff, you don't know him, but I love him, I'm sorry Jeff the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you, I care about you so much," she explained crying.
Jeff took a few steps away from her, "Goodbye my Angel, I guess I waited too long, but if he ever hurts you I'll kill him Mari, I promise. I'll always love you and I'll always be here for you, I'll wait for you forever." He walked away never looking back and when he was out of site Mari fell to her knees crying.