My Sister's Fiance

Chapter Seven - - The break up

Jeremy took Emme for a date, they had a hard time after the other nights event so he believe a date would make something to for the both of them. Hopefully.

He prepared a date in his condominium, he ordered a boquet of white roses, her favorite and tulips for the decoration of the table. He cook her favorite adobong manok, kari-kari and beef steak then when the table is set he turn off the lights and lit the scented candles to make the ambiance more romantic. Then he took a Cd and played an instrumental songs to add the scene.

He smile, efforts always paid off and hopefully again it will do its magic tonight.

After 30 minutes of waiting Emily came in dressed with a pink dress that hungs to her knees. It has little raffles in the front and beads perfectly situated in the middle of her chest. She look so beautiful, as always.

He walk toward her and held her closer but he could feel her distance and hesitation. He believe this is because she was all worried with her sister but he wont let it and he would make her feel that his willing to fight for her so he kiss her deeply in her forehead and lean for another kiss on her lips.

He love this woman, that he knew and is certain of thus he hold her tight and hugged her much longer than usual. He caress her smooth hair as he whisper a soft 'I love you' to her then decided to let go.

After that Jeremy lead her to the table, ready a chair for her and then when there all settled they started dining.

The couple ate in awkward silence, feeling and measuring each other as if both of them are waiting to say something.

Emily sigh and smile before she took the courage to say the dreaded topic. But instead pointing out directly she started the topic from her sisters past.

"my sister to me is the most mysterious person Ive ever met. Yes she's fun and alive but many times did she even appear weird and mysterious to me."

"what do you mean?" He asked with a raised brow.

"you see. .when she was in college I sometimes notice bruises in her. She just said its just her period thats why she had bruises. .some hormonal problem on some women, but when she was in her juniorship in college she had more bruises and more frequent than before but she hide them by wearing jeans and longsleeves. .I doubt it to be some thing connected with her period, Ive hinted two things, maybe she has problem with her blood like anemic or what or maybe she had a boyfriend and that she hits her a lot. --"

"what? Ofcourse not..-" He reacted unexpectedly, Emme give him a confused look so when he recollect himself he explained to her that Cassandra is a strong willed woman and he doubt that there would be any circumstances that she'll let someone like her boyfriend hit her a lot of times. She is no way a martyr. That he very will know.

"i know--" she replied after his explanation. -"but i was just speculating. .she had this twice or trice a month until she got into her last year in college. Sometimes she flinched everytime I touch or held her arms, but then. . .there's this one time. .it was december that year.." she pauses. ."she went home bruised all over her face. .she took a good beating I could say but she wont talk about it. She refuse to talk and always divert the topic. But she took it fine, but on Christmas eve she went outside and come back worst." I

Jeremy sat frozen and feels like he travel back time, he remember her forbidding him to see her for weeks and when she didn't show up he forced her to meet him or he'll go directly to her house and that was Christmas Eve. When they talk she broke up with him with invalid reasons. She told him her priority is her sister and not him and any relationship and she was tired of him and his childish antics and is or was pestering her a lot. She cannot take it anymore. His a total nuisance, a stalker whatsoever in her life. She cursed him and then left him there. Unmoved. Then in the next year he heard rumors going on that she had a rich boyfriend and she dump him for that rich bastard. He hate her for that, for not being honest, for leaving, fooling and hurting him and for everything she did. Curse her, curse her dream of being rich and ranking high. Curse her and her ambitions. Curse her.