Filed to story: A Girl Nobody Wanted Book by SansaR
“Calm down… I know Mr. Donald very well so don’t think much… he is not going to think anything bad about you” You can really read my mind ha. How do you know me that well? I was thinking staring at the phone.
“What you think… time to go, girl… its night already. I have arranged a taxi… he is waiting for you at the entrance… don’t bother to pay. I have already paid him.. now don’t try to protest okay… I only need one thing from you. Please let me take care of you” he texted again.
I actually have a hell lot of questions to ask from you… But I am not sure if this is the right time.
He just confessed his feelings to me… I always craved that.
Love is such a magical word. Even hearing that can make you happy and satisfied. In my entire life, I was not blessed enough to hear that… I love so many people… my parents, my brother, my friends… but none of them love me in return…
Even though I don’t know much about him and I haven’t actually talked with him other than from texts… hearing this magical word from him, it drifted me to a whole new world. A world where it is just me and him… a world where I am being loved and cared…. a world in which I don’t have to worry about anything because I know, he is there to have my back….
I think that’s enough…
“Can you give me permission to take care of you, sunshine? please…” another text from him. “Permission Granted….”
I didn’t have to think before sending the reply…
After return money to Mr. Donalds, I got back into the taxi to go home. My phone blinked with a new message.
“Doctor said you are weak. I know you don’t escape meals purposefully. You can be open up with me. Tell me, may I get you some food?”
No!!! No!!! you should not do that. I can’t bother you for every single thing. I got to handle it myself.
“No… I will manage that”
“If you say so… anyway please don’t stay hungry. You got some strong medicines. If you don’t get a proper diet you will end up getting gastritis as well”
“I will get a proper diet. I promise you.” I replied to him, and I meant it. I am going to keep that promise. He worries enough because of me. I don’t want him to suffer more.
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Right after arrived home, I cooked some soup and Chinese Noodles. Then I poured some soup to a bowl and got some noodles to a plate. I carried them to my room, carefully without making any noise. After safely placed them on my reading table, I came down and quickly cleaned up the living room and the kitchen.
Then arranged the rest of the food to the dinner table.
“Dinner is ready” I shouted.
I was over the moon after his unplanned confession, I haven’t felt this happy since I can remember. I don’t want my family to ruin it. Therefore before they come down for dinner I managed to flee to my room.
I took a bath and ate. I knew what I was doing is risky. There were a few time, I got some food before they eat as they don’t leave me anything to eat. But almost all the times I got caught and got beaten until I couldn’t even walk. Anyway Keeping my promise to him was worth taking the risk and of course, knowing that he is out there to have my back made me feel confident about myself.
After like two hours, I slowly opened the door and listened if there is any sound coming from downstairs. After making sure they all have returned to their rooms, I went down. I cleaned the dining table and did the dishes. After came back to my room, I lied on the bed holding my phone.
“I ate… and took medicine” I typed and sent.
“I was waiting for you to tell this” he replied immediately with a happy face.
“Sorry… I went down to clean the kitchen… but I should have told you earlier”
“That’s okay… you can’t really rest your leg after all, can you?” he sent with a sad face.
“What to do? I can stay away from working from the cafe, but at home, there is no choice. I have to do these…”
He didn’t reply to me for a few minutes. Has he fallen asleep? No!! it cannot be. How can he sleep in the middle of a conversation?
After like 15 minutes he replied to me. It was a pretty long text. So I forgave him for taking time.
“If you want I can find you a place to stay. But even I am not sure if that’s a good option. Your family may beat you, keep you hungry and they may make you a slave for them. But the world is full of far more dangerous people. They are capable of doing things that even people in your family can’t imagine. At least in your home, you are safe from all those psychos. So let’s bare this for some more time princess until I can get you to a place where I can keep my eyes on you and protect you “
Without even knowing a warm tear drop escaped from my eye. My heart fluttered with his thoughtfulness.
“until I can get you to a place where I can keep my eyes on you and protect you” My eyes were glued to this line of text. I will be the happiest girl on the Earth. I don’t want anything else, let me be with you. I know everything else would be alright if you are with me. “I wish that day would come soon” I typed but deleted without sending. “You are right… I understand that… that’s why I never thought of running away” I sent him instead.
“So you have felt you want to run away from home?”
“Of course a million time. You know on those cold nights when they beat me until I nearly die and locked me up in a dark room with nothing to drink or eat. When I have to pee in the same room because they won’t even let me go to the toilet. When my body ached like hell and I had no more tears to cry… I wanted to run away and never come back. But every time, I could make up my mind to stay…” I typed while from letter to letter all those cold nights replayed in my mind. I could even feel the fear and pain I had to go through.
“First I am sorry, I was not there for you… Secondly… you deserve so much better than this… One day you will lead a life, in which you won’t even recall you had to go through all these in the past. I promise you.”
Why is he apologizing to me? There is nothing he can do? He didn’t even know me back then. What matters is how he treats me right now, and how he is going to treat me in the future.
“Shall we sleep? Got to wake up early though I am not coming for lectures” I sent him, instead of replying for what he said. Anyway, I was getting a bit dizzy, I guess it was because of the medicine I got.
“Oh!! you are not coming for lectures tomorrow… I totally forgot that… so is this the first time you cut lectures?” he sent me with a wink face.
“What? no… I have cut lectures”
“Not any that I remember.”
“Okay, I haven’t cut many lectures. but this is not the first time. And how come you remember if I attended every lecture or not?”
“You know, I have my own ways to know things… especially when it comes to you”
“oh really!!! anyway, I actually feel a bit bad about not coming to lectures” yeah, he was right. I hardly cut any lecture. I don’t get much time to study. So I go to every single lecture and try to understand the core concepts thoroughly. Then it is easy for me to study fast. Of course, I don’t have any friends to ask for notes as well, so I am not going to lecture means, I am totally in the dark when going to the next lecture.
“Hey! don’t worry about that… I will take care of that, you will feel you have actually attended to the lecture”
His text actually made me laugh. Even he doesn’t go for any of the lectures. So how the hell is he going to take care of that?
“Hmm… will see”
“Yeah… you will see how much I am committed for your service, princess” I read his text while having my eyes half closed. I think I fell fully sleep afterward.
Next morning I woke up around 5 to prepare breakfast and lunch. I wanted to finish everything before anyone wakes up. If my mom got to know I am going to stay home, I won’t be able to rest even for a minute. She will find something to make me work on. Before going to the kitchen I checked my phone. there were 4 new messages.
“Hey! why you are not replying?”
“Do you angry with me for something”
“Have you fallen to sleep?”