The light in my darkness ✅

🌕CHAPTER 3🌑

Caroline's point of view

"Hello, wow what a pleasant surprise," Talat said to dad, they shook hands and I fold my arm across my chest with a knitted eyebrow.

How did they know each other?

"You must be wandering how I know him, I've known Talat for years. How did he even end up here?" Dad said and Talat took the box from his arm. I could see the top had a blue bow on it. Obviously something for my birthday.

"Is that for me?" I asked walking towards him. He made an attempt to give me the box and our fingers brushed against each other. He was quick to act like nothing happened.
I realized that Pauline was talking to Dad about Talat visit.

"Humm, excuse me? Vince? where is the kitchen?"

Vince? He knows my dad enough to call him his first name? People always add the Mr to it

"Caroline, love, show him the kitchen, and don't open the box," He said winking at me.I smiled and followed Talat to the kitchen.

He walked passed me and his expensive perfume hit my nose. He smelled like Roses, fresh Roses.

I fan my nose as he walked ahead of me, his muscles shifting in his jacket. I checked him out the way he walked with style. He watched his steps and set the box on the counter.

Placing my hands on the box I attempt to open the bow.

"No, Mr Vince said you shouldn't open it," He said slamming his hands down on mine.

"Mr Vince huh?I thought I heard you said Vince earlier, or is it behind his back alone you have respect?"

Wow, I didn't know I was that bold

"I do have respect, always, Vince to his face and Mr Vince to his back.That's just the respect I have for him.By the way, you should get ready to go the department with me."

"I -"

"No I, no buts, nothing extra, you are coming with me, that's final."

I pushed out my long neck at him, brushing the red hair from my face.

"Not you too, you can't do that." I swallowed as anger rise in my chest.Him too? Another controller?

"Is everything okay in here?" Pauline asked.

"Of course everything is okay, Vince, Caroline here is coming with me to the station," He said and dad walked in , removing a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Of course, Just take good care of her for me," He said.

Dad?!Is it that easy to give me away?

"She won't be living there, she will come back later," Pauline said, with a forced smile on her face,but only I Could see how fake it was. Fake like the plastic surgery she did on her nose.

Dad and him walked out around the back, and I was left with the devil's daughter.

"You are going to fuck up those files, then they won't want you there again, you get that?" She said looking at me, twisting her mouth.

"But, He is a detective, I can't just-" But I was interrupted.

"Damn right, he is, and you will stay away from him. Haven't I told you that you shouldn't have any friends? you should be all alone like your fucking dead mother, rotting away in her -"

I raised my hand and slap her across her face, out of fury, heat spread its way up to my cheeks, spreading down my neck. Surprised, she held her cheek, and staggered towards the fridge.