Wedding Dress Trauma : Lady Uchiha (sequel)
Chapter Eleven : Silent Abandonment
City Streets…
"…?!" gasped to the overwhelming astonishment, Ino's jaw hung agape unconsciously. Blue eyes raged across the contents of the gossip magazine she picked up by the paper stand.
"Oh. My. God…" muttering, blonde brows furrowed. She is not believing this, she wished that she had the ability to tear down the media's office this instant.
'MISMATCH!'
Flashed in the media's customary bold red written on the front cover above Sakura and Sasuke's picture.
The worst part is that the magazine covers the recent ballroom event which Sakura was absent from as its main topic pick.
Contents extract:
Mag Gossiper A: Every others' curiosity to Haruno Sakura's absence during the ballroom party was greatly discussed. Was it due the fateful incident of the famous RIP-OFF?
Mag Gossiper B: I think she must have hid herself under the covers and cried her eyes out to all that shame. Laughs!
Mag Gossiper C: I think she should step down and make way for Karin! She is so unfitted!
Mag Gossiper A: True! She is nowhere compared to Karin, even if Sakura goes down the weighing scale.
Mag Gossiper B: It will break down before she could actually weigh!
And the gossip continues for pages…
"They had the guts, stupid medi-!"
"Ino?"
The familiar voice of her pink-headed girlfriend made Ino jump.
In this large city and among the crowd, Sakura was able to spot her standing at a corner. Maybe she was too absorbed into the magazine.
"Why are you so frightened? It's not like I am a daylight ghost or something," Sakura chuckled in a cute voice.
Weird.
Ino deduced that Sakura was acting jollier than her usual and is she blind to all those gossips in the magazine?!
Opps, the magazine!
The blonde quickly stuffed it into her bag. Sakura was not too foolish to not notice, she'll just play along.
"What are you doing around these parts, Ino?" the pink haired female asked casually. "Shopping?" by the proof of Ino's purchases.
"Yeah. What are you doing here yourself?" the blonde questioned in return, another unusual fact that Sakura paid a visit around these parts.
This place was not even near her office or the Uchiha residence. And what is that that Sakura is holding.
A file?
Ino gave cursory glances around the area.
Beauty parlours.
Slimming centres.
Plastic surgery.
Dermatology centres.
And all the other specialist doctors were pooled here.
'Don't tell me…' Ino held back her heart's content.
"Ino, about the slimming pills, don't buy them anymore." Sakura bluntly spoke clutching her file.
"You don't want them anymore?" Ino double confirmed, Sakura nodded. 'Don't tell me she's going for a total make-over?!'
But, wait. If Sakura were to decide on a make-over, wouldn't that be something to be happy about?
Okay, omit the all-that-pain and money which she has plenty. She had not uttered a single word about it throughout their conversation.
Double weird!
"Sakura—"
"Ino, you don't have to feel sorry for me. About the gossip mag..." Sakura glanced at her feet. Then she wore a silly half-baked smile. "I am used to it."
Oh, that hit the nerve!
"What is Sasuke doing, don't tell me that he could turn a blind eye about his wife getting criticized?!" Ino stomped her foot. "I am going storm into his office and give him the scolding he deserves!"
Sakura refrain her blonde girlfriend from pursuing unnecessary actions.
"Wait, Ino. Let's not cause a scene about this…"
"I don't tolerate Sakura, not like you!"
"He's not here." She informed in that sullen face.
"What do you mean not here?!"
"He's in France…" Sakura spoke disappointedly. "On a business trip."
"Business trip? Why are you here then, shouldn't he be taking you along?"
"There is no reason for me to tag along…" the pinky spoke in avert to Ino's eye gazes. She is lying, Ino deduced.
"I will only be in their way…" The declining confidence does not sound too good.
"Karin's there?!"
Ino erupted, she wanted shout out the word 'stupid' at Sakura but that would only make things worse when her girlfriend was already depressed.
Sakura nodded silently.
"That IS the more reason you have to be by Sasuke! If you don't fight, you'll lose big time!"
How Ino wished she could really call Sakura stupid, dumb, an idiot and all that she can describe of her currently.
"How am I supposed to do that? I am incapable! I am not too beautiful for Sasuke to be proud of neither I could speak French!"
Sakura is angry. The sad, sad anger of being disappointed of her capability. She is holding back those tears as this conversation continues.
Ino was practically surprised, Sakura rarely showed her temper.
It was then the blonde noticed the sudden change in Sakura's facial gestures, enduring the pain that struck her voiceless, clutching her abdomen.
"Sorry, Ino. I have to leave…"
Sakura stealthily disappeared into the crowd to prevent Ino from following.
"Sakura!"
Uchiha Residence…
'Fight Sakura. If you don't fight, you'll lose big time!'
Her coincident conversation with Ino this afternoon echoed in the back of Sakura's mind.
Sat on her bed with the lights turned off, she allowed herself to be engulfed in the darkness of the night.
Staring at the bright screen of her phone, her fingers hesitated on pushing the 'call' button of Sasuke's number.
Two days it has been since he had left for France with his parents and Karin. And he had yet to call her as he promised to.
Karin…she felt her heart burn by the name, she doused her own fire when her incapability came to mind.
Her eyes then traced to the black silhouette of the file she brought home earlier. That file…something that her heart started racing, something that she began to worry over, something she had to tell Sasuke about.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
Sakura finally gathered her courage to initiate in calling Sasuke instead of waiting for his.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
She waited, as long as it rings, there is nothing to worry, she assured herself.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
Why isn't he picking up…?
Don't doubt him, she told herself.
TOOT TOOT. TOOT TOOT.
Please pick up. Please…
Her hand gripped into the soft pillow.
"Hello, Sakura."
To her relief upon listening to Sasuke's whispering voice.
"Sakura, can I call you later. I am, ouch, busy right now. Oh, shit..."
What was that…?
Not when she heard HER voice behind the phone.
"Sasuke…just ignore the phone will you, we have to concentrate. Ah, it's bleeding…"
Busy?!
Bleeding?!
What are they busy with and what's with that seductive tone Karin has?!
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.
The line went dead abruptly.
Without a word 'Goodbye' or 'I love you' from Sasuke. No nothing!
Stoned, utterless, Sakura continues to listen to the dead line. Her phone slid away from her powerless grip, her mouth agape. She sat there plain as the fearful silence dominates her mind.
Being alone, is what she feared of especially in this enormous mansion, but there could nothing more fearful than the conversation behind the phone a minute ago.
Her heart raced out of pace, it beats so fast till it hurts and it hurts twice as bad than before. Tears began to stream down her cheeks.
It's over.
It's all over.
She lost and lost big time.
Sakura glanced at the file once more, her heart ached. There is no point telling him now…
Evil grin….Guess what's in the file's contents? Hehehe…
Want answers? Check out the next chap and you'll know soon~yay!
Me and the spice!
Okay this is chap 11, hope it's not too short either and hope you like it.
i know it's a little hanging pls do give me time to organize things. thanks for your support XD
REVIEWS and suggestions pls~
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I will try not to be too cliché and about Sakura getting back with Sasuke is surely a MUST in this story or else I could not do this properly. I wanna make readers happy so rest assured for that. It's the matter of WHEN will they get back ( I won't drag too much but the quarreling part could not end in one chap- I hope you understand. ) I had the story planned out, hope it pleases you to the end.
Anyway thanks for the advice and review. Do comment more. I need them. Thx. ^_^
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Thanks so much for the reviews and suggestions. I can see that the anticipation is killing. (okay, I am kinda mean but that's ze spice!) And there is one of the few parts you somehow guessed it right ( I am not going to pinpoint too directly- it'll spoil the fun )XD in the story plan.
Okay I will stop yapping too much and get my fingers typin and update ASAP!