Her Heart Lives On (completed)

Chapter 25

Melanie woke up to a hand softly stroking her cheeks, she moaned and moved closer to the hand pressing it deeper into her cheeks. Her awoken hearing sense organ caught a soft and quiet chuckle and she immediately knew the owner, she smiled then scowled.

"Come on, its evening already Mel, wakey." Katrina shook her shoulder causing Mel to groan and slap her hands away. "Leave me the fuck alone, fucker." She cussed.

Katrina frowned, the meeting with Toby was definitely worse than she thought for her best friend to cuss this much. Not that she doesn't, in fact she cusses more than she talks but it had reduced considerably but now it was worse.

"Come on, baby girl we have to talk." That made Melanie shoot up. There were creases on her face and nose was scrunched up which only happens whenever she wanted to cry. Only someone who knew her very well like Kat would know that. Kat sighed.

"Look here babe. I'm not talking about that stupid asswipe who has a dick for brain so if you wanna know about what happened just go ask him yourself okay? Bitch!"

Melanie readjusted her Hello kitty pillow and moved to sleep back but was abruptly shoved so hard she found herself on the other side of the bed. The culprit, kat stood in front of her fallen friend.

"No you look here you idiot do you think I don't know all about what happened with you and that asshole with gorgeous blue eyes? Who do you think made him apologize huh? You think that self absorbed mother fucker would decide to apologize to you without someone threatening him?"

Melanie realised that she was right, Toby wouldn't have decided to apologize to her without an external force, not that she didn't know but somewhere in her heart she had been hoping she was wrong, that he actually wanted her.

Katrina, noticing the sad look on her friend knelt beside her and patted her shoulder. "Asher and I made him come here, that's why I stayed at Asher's this morning to give you guys space to talk and do whatever you want but then not up to an hour that he called asher that he has gotten here, he called him again and told him what happened.

Asher got really angry and told him he never wanted to see his face again. He liberally cut off their friendship. He did that for you, Mel. We care about you, Asher, your uncle Kevin and I."

"I know, I just..I." She couldn't complete and burst into tears. "I don't know what to do, I feel like he's never going to like me and I try, I try not to like him too but I just can't. I hate myself for crying like a baby but I can't fucking stop because of that son of a pussy."

"Its okay to cry, Mel."

"No its not, don't tell me it is especially when the person that's making me cry doesn't even give a fuck. I feel stupid, so  stupid kat."

"No you're not. And guess what?" Kat says trying to light up her mood. Seeing her best friend who is the strongest person she knows was almost making her cry too but she had to be strong for her.

"No need to guess, kat. I already know what you wanna say, that son of a bachelor does not like me and he--"

"Oh shut up Mel and let me talk." Kat cut her off.

"Kevin heard about what he did and he promised to take action. He wants to terminate the business deal between them in such a way that it won't affect Asher's but will cost Toby a lot of money as he has spent a lot on it. He'll definitely regret what he did to you." Kat said giggling after and expecting Melanie to join her but stopped when she realised Melanie wasn't happy about it.

"Hey....why that sullen look? You should be happy...right?"

Melanie shook her head.

"I don't want that."

"But why?" Shocked kat asked, she was thinking that Mel would be cheered up after hearing her uncle's plan but was confused at the dull expression on Melanie's face. She looked like she hated the idea. Even Asher agreed to it even though it was his best friend.

"Get me my phone I need to talk to my uncle."

"Wait Mel, why don't you want that? Don't tell me that after what he did to you you still love him enough not to want something bad happen to him? Melanie Walker what the hell is wrong with you??"

"Look here Kat, you're in no position to tell me what to do. Afterall, whatever he did was to me not to any of you so I get to decide if I want to punish him or not. You don't know what he has been through, fuck! You weren't there when he almost broke down because of what a girl did to him so don't fucking tell me to get revenge on him for something he has no control over."

"Fine then! Do it your way and don't come crying when he hurts you again cause I'm sick and tired of your tears." Kat spat, storming out of the room and slamming the door.

"You bet I won't." Melanie shouted after her.

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Toby laid on his couch watching the TV but not really watching as the event of the day played out in his mind. He knew he had fucked up again but couldn't bring himself to do anything about it. Since his wife's death he had lost interest in everything except his business. He buried himself in his work so much he even forgot to eat sometimes.

He really wished he could take back his words but unfortunately, words are not solid. Once they're out they out for good either to do good or damages. The only way to dull the effect of words is to say the opposite of them, whether good or bad. He knew that saying the opposite of words he said to Melanie might make her forgive him but couldn't bring himself to say it.

Asher called him three hours back, insulted him and said a lot of hurting words but Toby knew he was drunk. That's like asher. To get drunk to say stuffs he didn't mean.

As much as he'd like to pretend that those words didn't hurt, they really did. They hurt like hell. And his threats, he threatened to make Kevin disregard the contract thereby making Toby lose a lot of money but Toby couldn't find himself caring. Maybe he would another day when he isn't drowning in guilt.

Melanie reminded him of Mara. Even though they had nothing in common she still did. Every time he set his eyes in her its like he has found the love of his life who he lost.

He was in denial. He wouldn't let himself fall for another girl when His own wife was dead, giving her heart out and taking his own heart to the grave with her. No! He wouldn't.

Even if it means hurting everyone that cares about him......

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Yo! Babies I'm so sorry for updating late that's the reason for the two updates....enjoy and have tea;-) ♨