It's a big Deal!
Hi everyone. Hope you all are doing well. Sorry for abandoning you all with bad cliffhanger, I was suffering both writer's blocks and hectic schedule. I have actually decided on putting this and 'Hold me in the rain' under Hiatus but then I changed my mind for a bit. Don't worry, I am never gonna abandon these two! I'll be updating regularly after May,18. Thanks a lot for your reviews!
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Chapter 7
Her lids slowly fluttered as she opened her eyes and the first sight held her motionless and stunned. She swallowed. Before her dream ended, she was mentally herself for the breakfast and preparing Sylvia for training and school stuff, she didn't expect to wake in his arms holding her with naïve adorable facial appeal. She mildly sighed and gazed him. He seemed tired, hopeless, despondent and weak. She felt like healing him
What?"
" Yes, we are going to Tyson's place tonight." He smiled casually.
"But why." She asked in confusion.
"Why? Aren't you happy about it? Now don't say the same old reason." He said holding an upper hand.
"But-"
"No buts, just be ready and I will pick you at eight." He waved adieu before receding from the room and she was speechless.
Why? She sighed. Time almost seemed to stop; there was not even a creak of voice. It was dead silent. She felt her head whirling and the walls seemed to revolve around her and she was losing her consciousness, and she flinched backwards, almost slipping on the beret.
She was laying half on her bed, her face buried in pillows with tears flowing involuntarily. She was sobbing uncontrollably, and at the same time, she was contemplating why she couldn't just forget it for once and all. She wondered why actually she was crying. That would just mean nothing!
No, this is not possible. I don't want to see him again! I can't! I can't. I can't let myself loose again in front of him.
She slowly got up, and held her hair through her fingers that were clinging her hair till scalp and almost she would have unrooted them. She headed to the bowl, and flashed some cold water on her face. Rotating the head of the tap back she bent weakly her arms resting on the bowl's wall and gazed at the white bowl, it relieved her from some whirling prickles in her head and she sighed involuntarily, almost getting nausea. She sedately shifted her position and stood almost without support. She could sense her vision blurring, nearly blearing. She could feel some incarnation take its position in her room traversing at a huge speed from an expanse leading through space. The light was nascent and had begun to materialize and form the person. When she discerned the soul, she let a heavy sigh out.
"Tyson!" she said in a heavy murmur.
"It's me." He smiled softly. His voice seemed angelic, seraphic and too pure. Each word he uttered let a magical wave like that of gleaming stars from his mouth to sparkle in the space, slowly diminishing, eventually. His demeanor was calm and magnificent; he vaguely shrugged his hands that seemed to have blurred boundaries.
"What do you want!" she said scared, wavering her hand.
"Huh?" His smile turned slowly turned to that of disappointed gloomy one, and yet he was soft, "Aren't you happy to see me?" he asked feebly, a little hurt.
"Go." Is all that she manages to say through her befuddled mind.
"Sorry to disturb you. I'll leave." He speaks exceedingly humbly and gently and each of his word emits stars glinting in her room and his voice is almost hypnotic.
She is startled at his gesture as he turns preparing to recede in the expanse of space through which he had arrived. She is shocked and feels nostalgically insecure at his departure
"Don't leave me." She says in grief, firmly, her lips forming a straight line, and she deliberately averts her gaze to her neck, therefore tilting it.
He looks back, and is a bit taken aback at her mention. His hazy expressions are replaced by small smile litting and he whispers, "You want me, don't you?"
"Hmm." She nods firmly, fighting back tears.
"I'll be with you." He assures, "Don't worry, you can't touch me, neither can I." he stutters her by passing his hand through her.
"You are..." she stutters, "...Untouchable."
"I'm pure, and therefore I can never make you impure."
You weren't pure, you have a daughter but I trust you. You must be purified.
She tickles her fingers to pass through his face, but when she attempts, she encounters him dematerialize into space apace in fraction of seconds.
"No! Come back!" she yells sighting him all over but then she finally returns to reality.
Wheew, I think I must call Mariam to get over all of it. I can't be imagining things in the middle of day, that's so embarrassing.
That evening, Hilary was a bit tensed up, she didn't know how to face Tyson, how to face Salima, how to prevent the truth, the secret kept hidden from Kai. Nonetheless, she got dressed up, putting a light pink loose top till knees, half stripped lateral sleeves. Lavinia was excited about everything.
"You said there was a little girl as uncle Tys home, isn't it mama?"
"Yep, her name is Sylvia."
"Yay! I'm gonna enjoy, we'll be friends. We are cousins, aren't we, just like you and uncle Tyson?"
Me and Tyson, yes we are cousins, we were, I don't think-
"Okay then, let's head down."
Kai's car was waiting for them. Hilary took her seat in front and Lavinia dived back.
"Daddy, play the coldplay!"
"Your daughter and you Hil, have the same choice, uh."
"Hmm."
"What happened, where are you lost?" he asked.
"Nowhere." She said looking out of the window. The streets, the path was reminding of her early teenage, she used to travel it every day from school to home. She always used to wait till the school would end, wait up to meet Salima, wait to fight with Tyson, wait to scare Tala. Now she gets scared thinking that she'll be stepping once again in the same house though for few hours.
When they arrived, Hilary looked at the expanse that as suppose to lead them and sighed.
"Come on, aren't you excited Hil?"
"Yeah, why not."
She ringed the door bell and to her surprise Tyson opened. Their eyes were locked for a couple of moments in shock, surprise and crave.
"Tyson, will you let us in? I know you are so glad to see us here but, well, let us get in." Kai joked.
Tyson nodded and gave the way.
"Lavinia! Hey, my doll! Long time no see eh. So did you miss uncle Tyson." Tyson asked lifting her in his arms and enjoying.
"Of course Uncle Tyson, I was excited to see you all! But would you tell me where is my little sister?"
"Oh, so Hilary did say you about her, didn't she?"
"Yeah!"
"There she goes." He slowly put her on the floor, and she ran to the red haired girl, both of them excited to see each other.
Salima slowly strode out, and in her messed up state of mind, she forgot to get dressed up, she was wearing a plain top and a casual skirt.
"Tyson, I asked you to-" she noticed kai and Hilary on the couches, "Oh my god, you all arrived and I didn't even now, I'm so sorry guys!"
"It's okay Saliima, I can understand." Kai assured.
"Uh, Hi Hil! How are you doing" she mustered a smile.
"Fine, good." Was all she could have answered.
"Well, I was waiting for you guys all long. I was actually going to get a cake from the market, but the weather seemed really creepy out and Tyson's car wasn't home, so.." she smiled, "No worried, I made it at home myself."
"Wow, that's nice! " Kai answered again. Kai was getting a scary feeling of Hil's silence, she was suppose to talk to her sister, not him but he was compensating for his wife or else Salima would get upset with her sister. Tyson was just watching them. Though he have got huge big urge to talk to Hils in private, he had buried it deep and is currently distracting himself by listening to the little kids who are very happy with each other talking various little things.
"Cool, you like it, isn't it?'
"Yeaahp!"
"Hils, come on, we'll get the cake." Salima finally spoke to her.
"Alright." She strode and headed to Kitchen following her.
"You seems so silent today Tyson, tired, huh?"
"Yeah, sorta."
"I can see the love for your darling daughter."
"Haha, yeah no doubt, perhaps I love her more than anyone in this world" After all, she is the only one who is one of my people, who didn't deceive me.
"You sure have changed."
"Maybe. So tell me Kai, when can I see my next little niece or nephew" Tyson smiled.
"A few more months more Tyson." Kai said looking down, a little sad expressions taking over.
'What happened?"
"Nothing, I'm just worried about Hils, sometimes she thinks so deep about, I don't know precisely and then get some mood swings. I'm not upset but I wanna know if there's something that's pestering her."
"Is that so? I will speak to her. Can I?"
"Absolutely, why not? After all, you are her cousin." Kai shrugged.
"Uh, I mean, okay, alright."
He headed to kitchen. Hilary wasn't facing him, rather her back was. She noticed his presence. She was preparing the tray.
"Where's Salima, babe?"
She received a thunder shock after hearing him call her, she impulsively turned, but only sighed when she noticed he was referring it to Sylvia.
"Mumma's is upstairs."
"Alright dear, go, play with Lavinia." She smiled.
"Once she was gone, he noticed Hilary who was standing some feet away from his, not facing him.
"Hilary," he started nit knowing exactly what to say further.
"Uh,"
She was feeling a maelstrom take her over. He noticed her fat belly, her submissive tended demean and her eyes that were tensed and lowered.
"Where's the cake?" he said fidgeting a bit.
"It's over there."
"Uh, I didn't notice."
"Hmm.."
"Hil, can I ask you something?"
"Hn.."
"Are you happy?"
"I am aright Tyson. I'm fine." She said her voice cracking.
"Hil, are you crying? Look at me." He asked bending his head to see her properly leaning to the counter.
She wasn't crying, but after he said, tears rolled out themselves and she couldn't control them.
"Hilary, you are you crying? I just asked you if you are happy. I'm very sorry if that made you cry. Hil, please look at me."
She was throat stuck, trying to control her sobs. She was fidgeting, and she was wiping her tears.
"Tyson, did you get those-" Salima entered and her gaze instantly fell on Tyson who was looking worried and standing in some proximity with Hilary.
"What happened?' she asked.
"Uh, nothing. Hilary is not feeling well." Tyson answered.
"Oh, what happened?"
"Hil, are you getting backache?' she asked holding her hand.
Hilary nodded and mumbled, "I'll lie down in my room." She said and walked away.
"Did you say her anything Tyson?" she asked.
"Are you gone insane or what? Why would I say her anything!" Tyson yelled at her and left the kitchen. Salima closed her eyes, fighting back tears.
"Kai, Hils not feeling well, she's in her room, please come."
"What happened to her?"
"Nothing actually, just come."
Kai went upstairs and and entered her room and saw her lying on the bed sobbing.
Salima and Tyson were standing at near the door.
"Hilary, look at me, what happened, tell me, are you okay?"
"Ka-ii, I want to say something." She said him indicating Tyson and Salima to leave.
He looked at them and they nodded.
"Now tell me, what happened? Did Tyson say something to you?" he asked caressing continually her back and placing her head on his shoulders.
"No, he didn't. Kai, tell me one thing." She said, her voice sobbing and shivering.
"Yeah, ask dear."
"Did you ever lose your loved ones, anytime?" she asked her red eyes closed and her face resting tightly against his shoulder.
"Huh,why are you asking?" he said in a slow tone.
"Answer me!"
"Yeah, I've lost someone, but you won't be able to understand what loosing means."
She looked at him and saw his down tilted face, she lifted his chin and met his eyes, "How?"
"Hilary, I had a cousin, her name was Akira. She was attacked by Crutfeltz disease. You've once asked me why I had notes and research works on that disease. That's because I wanted to cure her, but then one, day, it was the day, I was informed later that I was going to marry you. I didn't know you, I wasn't interested in marrying you, hell, I wasn't interested in the marriage itself, but then she showed up for the last time and died right I front of my eyes and I couldn't do anything. I was quiet and mourning the whole day. Frankly, I guessed, if ever I had to marry, I would marry her, because she was the only girl I knew, now I hope she's peacefully free from her disease and resting in heaven." His eyes got filled and he slid one.
"Did you love her?' she asked.
"Haha, no, I've never loved her that way. I always respected her as a sister. You are my first love, my wife and without you, Lavinia would have never been the light of my life. My past is dark Hil, very dark and you can't comprehend it. I'm glad I was married to you. You've been light in my life and that's' why I love you so much!"
She smiled. "Now tell me, why you were crying?"
"It's nothing, I forgot it now. I'm alright now." She said hugging him comfortably and he rubbed his palm sedately and calmly to calm her.
"Now, my baby dear wife is alright in my arms, isn't she?"
"Hmm…" she was lulled to sleep.
"Hilary, listen," he mumbled in her ear, "I had some urgent call, I'll be back in two hours. Till then, you rest and after that, go out with Salima and Tyson and do some shopping. I've already said them."
"Hmm.." she mumbled in her sleep. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead and headed out.
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