Venereal Love

19. Elaina's past

They both got their favourite flavours of ice-cream.

Elaina and Irene sat on the grass looking at the sky with stars. Irene looks at Elaina. She is so precious eating her Ice-cream. Her hands reach out to her almost. But Elaina turned to Irene.

This sky is beautiful.

Elaina looked at Irene then again in the sky.

Elaina took a long breathe and started.

When i was in school, everyone was afraid of me. No one would talk with me or befriend me. They were scared of the scars i have on my hands. Those scars, which were caused because of my parents. Every, time they made me feel like a failure of their own tests. I sometimes feel like i am not their kid. I am an experiment that turned out wrong. I became a perfectionist. Every time, even if a single small thing went wrong, i used to hurt myself. I deserved those punishments. Look. Elaina showed Irene her hands closely, her thighs. Every time when i shaked my leg out of anxiety, they taught me it is a bad habit. They weren't even with me. I was brought up in a golden prison with servants. No one was my own, someone i could call mine. You know Irene? I can't stand injustice, if it's happening infront of me i will take it on my hands and fix it. I hate liars, so i don't want to lie. It's okay, i understand now that i don't deserve love. Everytime i didn't success i hurt myself. I deserved it. Don't be sad about it. Elaina started eating her Ice-cream.

You know, sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to be easy on yourself. Elaina, you said no one was ever with you to call your own but i will change it now. Never say that you dont deserve love ever again. I will change your mind. Your parents don't deserve you. They never did. How could they treat someone so precious like that? They might be big business leaders but they are assholes. I will make sure you don't feel like that ever again.

Elaina looked at her. She had some ice-cream rolling from her lips.

Irene wiped that ice-cream from her lips with her finger and licked it like nothing. She did it again. Doing something so flustering to her.

Elaina, next week, 12 January is my birthday. I want to invite you. There will be Ivan, Adam you and me only. I want you to meet my close friends. I don't know if you see me as a friend but i do. You are my friend.

I do, Elaina said slowly. You are my friend. First and only friend.

Yes! You have to get used to me now.

I am already getting it.

I will drop you at your home.

But my car is at your hospital.

Oh yes. I will drop you at hospital then.

Yes.

Bye. Stay safe. I would love it if you join me on my birthday.

I will.