Virago ~ The better wrong

Chapter-20

“Where are they?” Deb asked. They were sitting inside the car waiting for Lillian and Tris with Liam on the driver seat and Ben and Owen at the back seat.

“I don’t know. Lillian was walking with me and then they just stopped.” Owen replied

“So, now what?” Ben asked folding his hands and looking at Deb and Liam.

“What?” Deb asked looking back

“Well….about you guys?”

“Um… excuse me?” Liam said turning back too.

“Are you guys….you know…” Ben said again rubbing his neck

“Yes, Ben.” Deb replied rolling her eyes

“Oh my god really! Wow. What would be the theme.” Owen asked sitting up straight.

“Theme?” Liam asked looking at him

“Yeah, well theme__Oh I get it, it’s a non themed wedding great.” Owen said rubbing his hands

“Wait what?” Liam said as Owen burst out laughing and Deb stood up on her seat to hit him with her bag. Liam too sighed out in relief and laughed at the scene.

***

The room felt hot and sticky. It’s been what 5-10 minutes since she last spoke or more, she had no idea. Breathing was getting difficult. Did someone call her name? Maybe not. Darkness was taunting her. And then she felt a hand on her shoulder and she jerked it away turning to its source. Lillian.

“Tee-Tee…I…” Lillian started, her face was red and not so familiar tears were dwelling in her eyes.

“Don’t call me that.” Tris whispered in low voice, gritting her teeth.

“What?” Lillian asked taking a step back

“I SAID DON’T CALL ME THAT.” Tris roared clenching her fist hard

“But Tris, listen to me, it was all a reflex action__”

“Did you kill him?”

“Tris, honey,___”

“Lillian I don’t care, just tell me did you kill him?”

“Yes, but__” Lillian started reaching for her hand

“GET OUT.” Tris shouted louder this time taking another step back. She could feel her sister’s smiling head behind her back.

“It was a mistake.” Lillian begged, the tears still not slipping from her eyelid

“Mistake? MISTAKE? YOU KILLED MY DAD AND IT WAS A MISTAKE? YOU LIED TO ME FOR FIVE YEARS AND IT WAS A MISTAKE? YOU KEPT ME IN DARK AND IT WAS A MISTAKE? THAT’S THE EXPLAINATION YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE ME? A MISTAKE?” Tris shouted moving her hand furiously in her head

“For all those years I thought I would kill the person who killed my dad and Lillian would help me but LILLIAN HERSELF KILLED HIM!”

“Tris_” Lillian said yet again closing her eyes

“NO, NO LILLIAN, NOT AGAIN. I am done being stupid Lillian. now just…just leave me. Just go.” Tris said holding both her hands in front of her.

“Please just listen__”

“LEAVE LILLIAN. JUST GO.” Tris roared turning her back to her.

The world lay shattered in front of Lillian. She looked at Tris and felt her heart break. She turned around herself and walked out of room, running once out. She threw open the main gate and ran to the backyard where she got down on her knees.

“Lillian” She heard a voice call, but she could not care less and she started hitting the grass, screaming in frustration when a pair of strong arms grabbed her back. She screamed again before turning and placing her head in those arms. Ben stoked her hairs as she calmed down and Owen stood beside him with anger filled in his eyes till Lillian calmed down and turned to get inside the house afterwards but Lillian voice stopped him.

“She told Tris.” Lillian whispered still not looking up from Ben’s arms

“No, No…” Owen muttered, still not turning around

“Tris asked me to leave and decided to never see me again.” Lillian said again, looking up and felt tears fell down her cheeks and at this Owen turned around and looked at her as fear gripped his throat. He walked slowly towards Lillian and looked in her eyes before engulfing her in a warm hug.

“Oh good you guys are here we were__Lillian? Why are crying? Oh my god what happened?” Deb shouted looking at Ben who shrugged

“Lillian, Owen what is going on?” Liam asked

“I… I did not…it’s not….” Owen stammered and Deb suggested on going to a café to talk instead and they all agreed and drove to the café.

Lillian stared out of the window the whole way and Owen held her hand staring out too. Liam and Deb kept on glancing nervously at each other as they reached to a small café and sat down at the farthest corner.

“Tell me what happened.” Ben said softly to Lillian who sipped a glass of water and spilled out everything she was hiding. Why, When, Where, every question was answered.

“That, sister of Tris, I will rip of her_” Deb started but was cut off by Ben

“I will talk to Tris, she will understand it’s not your fault when she hears the whole thing. I will do it.” Ben said as he nodded his head in determination.

“No, none of you can do this, I am sure she figured I knew too. And she will never believe in you two.” Owen said shaking his head.

“I will go and talk to her.” Liam prompted, standing up at once.

“No, Liam…she is going crazy. She won’t think twice before hurting you.” Lillian said looking up at him but Liam just smiled at her.

“Lillian, you guys did everything for me and I don’t want to be a free loader so I will do it.”

“But Liam she is dangerous. She would never hurt Tris but she can hurt you.” Owen started

“No Owen, please let me do it. I will be careful I swear.”

“But_” Owen started again but stopped at the look of his face. Liam was serious and Owen knew it.

***

“Will you be fine?” Deb asked nervously glancing at Liam

“Yes, Deb. You have already asked that.” Liam said smirking as they walked to the house.

“Gee, I am sorry if caring makes you cringe.” Deb said mimicking him.

“Will you relax? It’s not like I am going to world war or something. I would just go and calmly talk to Tris.”

“Look, I know it’s not a war but Liam, the girl one, sounds like one crazy woman. I don’t know till what extend she can go.”

“Okay Deb. Relax okay and tell others nibbling their nails in the café to relax too. I will be right back okay?” He said smiling at her and giving her a swift hug before entering the big gates.