Solace (Complete)

2. Family dinner

I went straight to our house after my lunch with chris. He has to go back to his office. I lay down on my bed in my room to take a nap to ease my nerves. And I went into peaceful slumber which lasted for about half an hour. I felt restless, so I stood up from my bed and went towards my side table drawer to find that but it was empty they were finished. I groaned.

"Looks like I have to meet Charlie today" I murmured to myself.

I have started feeling agitated because of not having it. I text charlie to meet me up tonight with my parcel. After minute his reply came 'okay. Meet me at Noah's'

What the hell. I am not going at that stupid party. I hate parties but I know I need it more and only charlie can help me with that. I huffed and text back 'fine'. Charlie is a guy from our college. He is not a friend. Just an acquaintance, who help me with that 'thing'. No body knows about that and I am planning on keeping it like that in the future too. No body can know that. But first I have to get over with the dinner. With that I went to take a bath to calm my nerves.

After an hour I came out and went to my closet which was filled with designer clothes, shoes and everything that a girl can ever dream of. What can I say my parents are loaded, they buy us things to compensate for not giving us enough time. It's always like that.

I took out a mehroon dress with my black louboutins. I wore the dress and did light makeup and kept my hair down having slight curls at the end. Overall I look beautiful. Well may be gorgeous. I smirked at that. I know I am beautiful, there's no doubt in that.

Her dress^^^

A sudden knock at the door brought me out of my thoughts.

"Yes" I called out.

"Everyone is waiting at the dinner table ma'm" our maid Elle told me.

"Okay Elle I will be there in a moment" I told her.

I look at myself in the mirror one last time. Let's get it over with. I told myself. I have to go to meet Charlie after this. I picked my cell phone and my clutch in my hand and went out towards the dining room. My father was sitting on the head chair with my mother on his right side and my brother on the left side. I went to sit beside my brother. Maids then serve our dinner and we started eating with silence. That's how every dinner goes with our so called "happy family".

After some time silence was broken by my father.

"So what have you thought now that you have graduated." He asked.

Before I could tell him about my plans my mother cuts me out by saying

"She will work for me in my boutique. You can start working from tomorrow. I will have your office ready by tomorrow." She said more like ordered and I lost all my patience at that.

"Well mother how about a no" I said with clenched teeth. I am beyond angry, how can she decide something for me without even asking for my opinion. I will never work for her. If she thinks that she can control me then she has another thing coming for her.

"Watch you tongue young lady. This is not the way to talk to your mother" my dad bellowed.

"And she has the right to decide for me?" I yelled back.

"Then what do you want to do if not work for me" my mother control her anger and asked me in her calm tone.

I thought for a moment and then a thought struck me to piss them off more. That's for not coming for my graduation on time. I act like I am thinking hard and then I said

"Uh .. what about nothing" I said in a serious tone with my poker face and leaned back in my chair. And the look at both my parents face was to die for. They look at me horrified. I know they want to get mad at me but they control their anger.

"What do you mean by that?" My dad asked in his soft voice as he was talking to a 5 year old. I know he is trying his best not to yell at me. And I am going to test his patience yet again.

"If you don't know what nothing means then let me explain it more precisely I mean I don't want to do anything" I told them.

"So you want a break or something like that. Well that can be arranged, you can go for a vacation for a week or a month it's up to you then you can come back and work with your mother. How about that?" He said like he had found a perfect solution.

"Umm.. no I don't like that. What about for an year?" I said keeping that poker face on. My dad was about to say something, I can see his patience running down, I cut him off

"Even after that I don't think, I will like to work with you" i told my mother who has a scowl on her face.

"I am done with my dinner. I am going on a party. Will be late. Bye " I said and stood with my bag in my hand and went out of the dining room towards the front door.

On my way out I met Emma. She was gazing at me worriedly. She works for us since I was born. She is more of a mother figure for me than my own mother. From the look on her face I know she have heard everything and she is going to tell me how this is not good to talk to my parents like this. I respect her but I am in no mood for this. I don't want to disrespect her so I cut her off even before she could say anything.

"Not now Emma. I am getting late. Later" I told her and went out without looking at her.

I sat in my car and started driving towards the party.

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