Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
But she set to work immediately. Mimi added a lot of concealer on her face and was about to use the eyeliner when the ringing stopped.
“Huh?” Did her mother leave?
Not if she had a spare key.
Oh no.
Mimi knew she had to lock her door before the woman barged in and demanded the reason she didn’t answer the door. Her mother doesn’t really understand the need for privacy.
With lightning speed, Mimi rushed out of the bathroom to go lock her door only to halt halfway because Victor was standing in the middle of her room.
What the…..
The both of them stood staring at each other without saying a word. If Mimi didn’t know better, she would have thought he was apologetic with that forlorn look on his face.
Suddenly, white-hot anger filled her. How dare he return here after what he did to her? Does he think that little sad look on his face would touch her and then she’d forgive him and they would move on like nothing happened. Well, he was in for a loss.
She, Mimi, never forgives betrayal! Especially not from people who call themselves her friends!
“Were you the one ringing the doorbell all this while?” She asked flatly, her voice devoid of emotion.
He didn’t answer her, no, he didn’t need to reply to her because the fact he broke into her room was proof enough.
She rolled her towards heaven in disbelief and then turned those glaring eyes on him,”Why are you here?”
“Mimi, I -” He took a step towards her but Mimi took one back.
Mimi was clearly scared of him yet she denied that by wrapping her arms across her chest defensively and Victor didn’t push her either. He
He gave her every reason not to trust him anymore. Right now, he had to do damage control, not to scare her further.
“I had no choice,” Victor didn’t bother to give her an apology because he knew she wasn’t going to take it. He had to give her a reason then. Neither did he put the blame on Lukas, that was how loyal he was.
“Exactly, I didn’t know I was friends with someone who didn’t have a choice,” Mimi’s voice was taut and taunting.
Victor ran his hand through his hair, messing it up. He knew this wasn’t going to be easy but he hasn’t been treated to this kind of situation before. This was the first time he was begging a woman – aside from his mother.
“It won’t happen the next time, I promise you, no, I swear on my life,” He said to her desperately.
But Mimi shook her head, “That’s the problem, there won’t be a next time,”
Victor didn’t care about scaring her anymore because he invaded her space and grabbed her hand before she could stop him, “You can not give up on me, Mimi” he pleaded with her, “I know I messed up but please, give me a second chance, Mimi,”
But she slipped her hand out of his and looked him straight in the eyes saying with a lump in her throat, “You could have warned me! At least, give me a heads up, I would have been more prepared and it won’t hurt as much as it does now,”
“You wouldn’t have listened, Mimi,” He told her.
“Says who -“
“You turn irrational when it comes to matters concerning Rhea. What would you have done if I told you, ‘Hey, Mimi, could you help pose as a kidnap victim just so Lukas could use that to threaten your beloved Rhea?'” He gestured animatedly.
Mimi didn’t answer.
“I guess so,” Victor saw the truth in that silence.
“It’s good this happened then because it just shows we only keep hurting each other in the long run,”
“No, no, no, Mimi -“
But she kept on speaking even when Victor was pleading with her, “It hurts much because you were my friend and I had many expectations, but if we didn’t have such a close relationship, I would expect nothing and hate you with all that I have,”
“Don’t you even listen to me!” Victor shouted at her when she wouldn’t stop drowning him out.
Mimi stopped but there was no softening in that hardened gaze of hers. He sighed and placed both hands on her shoulder, rubbing her skin soothingly as if that would calm her down.
“I thought friends stand with each other in the good and bad?” He tried to reason with her, “You are the only female I’ve opened up to in a long time. And I feel completely scared that I can never find what the both of us had in another female. No, I don’t want to. So please, reconsider. If it’s time, I’ll give you one, Mimi. Just don’t say it’s over between us. ” Victor was close to breaking down in tears.
She could sense his vulnerability in the way he held her – his hands were trembling – and Mimi had no doubt he would agree to anything she wanted at that moment – even if it included his head. He was loyal to a fault.
“Yes, friends stand with each other, you are right in that aspect,” Mimi acknowledged. “However, that bond stands until one betrays the other.”
“Mimi…”
“Let me speak,” She told him and he obeyed instantly.
“As long as Lukas has my friend in his custody, we are going to clash constantly. And I seriously can’t look you in the face without remembering this incident. So please, don’t make this harder than it is already.
“You don’t have to worry about me quitting work though, as long as Rhea is there, I’ll be there by her side to protect her no matter what. However, our closeness from now on would be restricted to a working relationship only.”
The Unexpected Vistor
Victor stood like a moron. He couldn’t say a word; his mouth just opened and closed helplessly. It was obvious that Mimi made up her mind already and he wouldn’t be able to change it. Yet he wanted to try, but then, giving her space might be the best remedy right now.
“If you have nothing else to say, you can leave now. I need my rest,” Mimi said to him when he said nothing else.
For a moment, Mimi thought he would stubbornly stand his ground. But he simply took a deep breath and was heading in the direction of her window when she stopped him.
“Take the door, please,” Mimi told him, “This is broad daylight and any of my neighbors could see you climbing out – I don’t need them sending unnecessary reports to my mother,”
“No problem,” He finally spoke and headed in the direction of the door. Victor stepped out of her room and Mimi followed him to let him out of the house the right way.
They didn’t say a word to each other on the way until he was standing on the threshold and she held the door open for him. Victor turned to her saying, “You don’t have to worry about Rhea, my cousin might be a bastard but he doesn’t lay a hand on women. Moreover, he has a usual soft spot for your friend.” He tried to assure her.
But Mimi was not touched at all, was that supposed to change her opinion of Lukas? He might be treating Rhea well – as Victor claims – but he was a bastard who locked up her friend against her will.
Knowing her well, Rhea valued her freedom the most, and yet that was the one thing she was denied. Mimi didn’t even dare to think of what she must be going through right now. And to think she had once been angry with Rhea for leaving her when in reality, she was going through hell? The realization was devastating to her heart.
“Goodbye,” Victor said, yet didn’t show any sign of moving as if waiting for a response from her. She needs to say a word, anything. He missed her cheerfulness more than this serious demeanor.