Brother's best friend: Raymour & Athena

Chapter 24

Athena

It took me a long time to get used to him not being there next to me. I spend my days locked in my room crying.

Then a knock on my door. I hadn't the strength to get off my bed yet. Ever since I got into that accident I blame me not getting off my bed on migraines.

I know Josh knows that's not the reason I haven't been able to get up. He's stayed with me at my dorm room since I went home.

Then I heard a deep muscular Italian voice. "Athena it's me I know I messed up but...." He trails offs.

I pop off of my bed automatically at the sound of his voice. I place my back against the door and listen to the sound of his voice.

"I missed you everyday. All I thought about was you the whole two months I was gone. So please open the door Athena" he says. He bangs on the door again.

I don't say anything. I feel like I lost my voice. Why can't I open this door? Why can't I speak?

"Athena please open this door" he says and bangs on the door again.

He bangs on the door again and says. "Athena please" his voice cracking.

I place my palms on the door. I bite down on my lips to stop myself from crying loudly. Then I hear my brother's voice.

"Athena clearly doesn't want to see you Raymour please leave" he screams at him. I can tell he's doing his body guard big brother voice.

"But I need to see her" Raymour begs Josh.

"Haven't you done enough to Athena Raymour? She doesn't need your up & downs. She has a enough to worry about with school which she's not doing because of you. Why couldn't you just stay away" he says, obviously upset with me.

"I didn't mean to hurt her Josh. I was just afraid. I know what I want now"

"We'll congratulations" he applause obviously scartisically. "In the progress of finding what you want you broke her in pieces and then left her in the hospital where she could have almost died. What if she would have died and you weren't there at her side? You would never forgive yourself and I would never forgive you. Just leave her alone. Leave her to find love with someone who will truly always choose her first".

I feel the metallic taste of my blood on my lips. I bit down too hard on my lips to stop myself from bleeding. I want so badly to open that door and run into his arms. I don't know why I can't open the door? Why can't I look at him in his face?

"Athena please" he begs again banging his hand on the door again. I jump at the sound it was so unexpectedly. He didn't leave when Josh told him too.

"I made a mistake. You're the one I'm supposed to be with. Your my soulmate. No one irks my soul and makes me angry like you and I wouldn't have it any other way" he says, I could hear his voice close to the door like he was inches from it.

Still I couldn't make myself move or speak. Giving up I laid back down on my bed. Am I afraid of what might happen if I let him in again?

As soon as I heard the door slam shut I got up and open the door. My brother says immediately. "At once point your going to have to come out and join the rest of the world. You don't have to speak to him or even knowledge his presence but your world can't stop over a guy. We're better than that Athena" he tried to convince me. I don't know if I am better than that.

What if I tried to come out again and I see him? I won't be able to stop myself from crying or something else.

He wasn't just some guy...

I walked into my dorm kitchen. My roommates smiles at me. A fake smile of course. She's pretending to smile and pretend everything is normal but it's not.

"Hey Athena, I made breakfast it's on the table" she states walking towards the door. She stops at the door holding it open and says. "I'm glad you decided to come out of your room and leaves with a slam of the door.

I walk over to the counter where she placed the floor. It's eggs, bacon and pancakes placed in a shape of a smile face. I laughed at it. She's the most postive person I know. I'm glad to have a roommate like her.

"It's nice to see you smile" my brother says walking into the kitchen. He's wearing a suit. Signaling he's going to work... with Raymour. I would I never get to finish my internship? I needed it to pass this year.

"Athena" he says like he's reading my mind. "You know he would let you intern with him. Your position isn't going anywhere no matter how much time you take to better yourself. I'll make sure of it".

I say without thinking. "I think I'm ready". He gasps and stares at me like I just said the most insane thing.

"I think you should-"

"Don't tell me what to think" I interrupt him. I have to decide what's best for me. I know that returning as Raymour assistant is probably going to land me in the same place but right now it doesn't matter.

I need to talk to Vincenzo about us. I been avoiding him for two months and it's finally time to face it.

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I walk into the the office and knock on Vincenzo door. He's looking down reading a paper. As soon as he sees me he's smile drops.

"Athena?" He asks and lays back in the chair. He hates me and he has every right too. It's not like I didn't like him I just wasn't in love with him.

"Vincenzo I wanted to start and say-" I started. He didn't let me finish my sentence.

"You come to me two months late. I know your recovering and you been on your bedroom for weeks. But come on Athena, did you ever care about me?".

I take it as a sign to walk into his office. I stand right in front of him. He can't look me in the eye. It kills me. "You cheated on me with my brother and you want to talk about it. No thank you Athena please leave we are over".

Then a knock on the door.