the treasures in each other

7.

      The weekend came by quickly,but Sergio had had his ruined already. 

The weekdays had been swell,the dreams weren't so horrible but they were there. The new deal occupied his mind and of course,Joanna.

Sleep wasn't needed much but the weekends were always better. He had woken up when he remembered his father beating him until he became unconscious. The usual rush of adrenaline and sweat jolted him back to life.
 
     5:25am
 
          The green light from his table clock shown.

He got up and washed his face in the bathroom. He didn't bother cleaning,the water helped his temperature calm.

He walked to the balcony and welcomed the morning breeze from the coast,a promise of a bright new day.

Unfortunately,his was already ruined. He stood there for quite a while admiring the way the before him turned bright slowly. The flowers radiating their fresh colours,greener leaves and the water,bluer than the day before.

         He settled on his bed and waited for his laptop to come on;he could at least get some work done,but it wasn't helping his nerves at all. So he hibernated the system and went back to the balcony.

        When he finally got back from enjoying the view, it was ready 7:21am. Although nature helped him a lot,he wasn't 100% calm as hf would have liked.

Sergio quickly took a warm bath and dressed up in sweatpants and a plain T-shirt. He made his way out of the room and down the stairs;but what he saw before him made his anger return.
         
Arianna in his living room dusting the furniture.
     
Wait? Had he not insisted that she rested? What was she doing?

       The doctor had said she needed rest every single rest she could get especially with the ugly beating she had suffered from and of course the uglier scars on her body. Just thinking about the scars made him angrier as he noticed one on her lower back as her shirt was slightly up.

         He cleared his throat.

Arianna jumped slightly as she heard a manly sound. She had been too absorbed in her cleaning that she didn't noticed him,that heavenly cologne had just filled the air right about now.

  "Ahn...Good morning-"

"What are you doing?" He cut her short.

The day was not good especially this morning. He noticed the play of light on her face. He knew that had anger in it but that wasn't his concern now. Arianna cleaning his living was what bugged him.
  "Ehm...cleaning the furniture" she answered quietly,while playing with the dusting towel.

"I can see that...I'm not blind"

Immediately he said those words,he regretted them. Arianna cringed on hearing that. The remaining light on her face was gone and there was pure hurt on her face.

       Way to go Sergio. Stupid fool!!!

    "I thought  I should help. You havd been so kind to let me stay and Leticia too. I just wanted to help" came her reply.

She said it as softly as she could and as Sergio listened,he noticed hurt laced with them.

"Arianna,I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have said those words"
"No..it's Ok Sergio.I -"

"The doctor said you needed rest and you shouldn't be cleaning. I didn't bring you here to clean my home"he explained further.

"It's ok. I understand. I would head to my room now.I'm sorry for upsetting you"she said quietly.
           
          Sergio watched as Arianna left the room. She bumped into a wall and he rushed to her side to help but she told him she was fine and would get to her room. 

Every step she took had pain in it. He didn't want that,but his dreams had spoilt his day and seeing her clean the furniture just boiled his anger more.He moved towards her noticing that she was off balance;on nearing her,he heard her stifle a sniff.

     Shit

            Sergio cursed inwardly.

He placed a hand on her shoulder and her body tensed up at the sudden contact.

Arianna did not feel his presence and the sudden touch sent a bit of shock though her body.

"Arianna,I'm sorry. I am very sorry,believe me it wasn't my intention to say those words but I just didn't like it when I saw you cleaning"he explained as he made her turn towards him. She had her head down.

She was hurt and she didn't want him seeing her in this state.

    This vulnerability that her father always made her in and now Sergio with his words. She knew that him being angry was acceptable but the hurt was still there. All she wanted to do was show appreciation. She wasn't used to being taken care of,all her life she did all the chores and sometimes the cooking in her state. Her helping Leticia was her own way of being thankful.

   "No it's ok. It's your house after all and what you say goes,right?" She said quietly.
  
      Sergio put his hands underneath her chin and raised up her hand so he could see her face and he grasped. Arianna's brown eyes were red and puffy.
      
      Fuck

"Arianna,please I am so sorry" he apologised again.

       She knew he was sincere the first time he apologised but hadn't she forgiven him? What more did he want?
        
        She just wanted to be in the warmth of her room. Even though his band underneath her chin had that same warmth as when he touches her hair,the warmth of a bed and duvet sounded better.

"I forgive you. Please don't be hard on yourself,don't mind my tears. They come out freely sometimes"she replied and turned to leave.

     Don't mind my tears. They come out freely sometimes.
 
   Those words lingered in the air as he watched her enter her room. He needed to find out what she meant by them.

------******-----*******---------*******-------
I hope you are enjoying .I would love your comments.