Married to Mr. Reid

Chapter 18

Amber

I could still feel how Andrew's hands rested on my lower back, his wicked smile and eyes, I'm not sure if I'll be able to survive this weekend with him around, Isaac never told me that his cousin is also coming, if I knew what a creep his cousin was I would have never agreed to come back so soon.

A faint knock at the door disturbed my train of thoughts and in came Isaac "Are you okay?" he asked and I resisted the urge to scoff.

"Yes" I said firmly, I hate the act he's putting up but I'm in no mood to argue with him, he literally dragged me here just so I could get insulted by his precious aunt.

"Will you be able to join us for dinner tonight? We're going to-" I didn't let him finish, whatever it was he can keep it to himself because I don't intend to go anywhere with his creepy cousin around.

"No, I have a headache" was my sharp reply.

"You know I'm trying to be polite here" he said, walking over to me.

"That's the thing Isaac, you don't have to be polite with me just so you can put up a nice show infront of your family" I said and saw his nostrils flare in anger.

"Are you forgetting that we agreed on a six months deal? I'm playing my part, you play yours" he said through gritted teeth and I just laughed at him, he's so full of himself it's disgusting actually.

"You played your part by ditching my grandma's funeral and then forcing me to leave my mom alone at a time when she needs me the most... I'm the only one she has left" my voice cracked towards the end but I tried my best to mask my sadness, I don't want to be seen as some weak girl infront of him.

"I didn't come here to get insulted by your aunt or to be stared at by that creepy cousin of yours" I continued, his face was red with anger now.

"Mind your tongue woman, they're my family" Isaac threatened, I could tell he was trying to control himself today but I was pushing his buttons and that actually made me feel good, he deserves this.

After much hesitation he finally left and I was alone once again with my thoughts.

I changed into my pyjamas and went straight to bed, my head was pounding and I didn't exactly feel very good, the past few days have taken a toll on me, at times I wished for all of this to be a bad dream from which I'll one day wake up to find my grandma, dad and Tyler by my side but I knew very well that'll never happen, I know I'll always have to live with the pain of losing them, ever since grandma passed away there wasn't a single night where I didn't cry myself to sleep and today was no different, the fear I felt of losing everything and everyone I loved was so strong that it made me feel like I wouldn't be able to see the morning sun tomorrow.

I hugged my knees tightly as I silently cried for my loved one's who have left me alone to suffer in this world, this is the reason why I didn't want to leave mom, why I wanted to stay with her, she was always there to calm me down, a loud sob escaped my lips as I looked up thinking to myself 'Why me?'

I don't know for how long I sat in that position before I slowly drifted off to sleep but woke up soon when I heard the bedroom door open, I looked at my phone, it was almost 12 a.m.

Isaac entered the room keeping his eyes on everything but me, reminders of what happened earlier today flooded my mind and right at that moment I really wished I could just disappear into thin air.

Isaac disappeared into the bathroom and I sat up straight holding my head, this migraine will surely be the death of me someday... I had to take my meds or else I won't be able to sleep tonight.

I stood up from the couch I was sitting on and hurriedly went towards the nightstand, I started searching for my meds but I couldn't find them... my bags, I have to check my bags, I haven't even unpacked yet since I came back from my mother's.

My head was spinning now, I grabbed the edge of the nightstand for support when I felt someone grab my arm, I tried to jerk it away by instinct but the hold was too strong.

"Relax it's only me" I heard a voice come, it was Isaac, I breathed a sigh of relief before letting him help me, he guided me towards the bed when I protested he only shut me up by saying "I know what I'm doing".

"Can you please get my medicine? It's in my yellow backpack over there" I pointed to where I left the backpack this morning and he nodded before going to retrieve the meds for me.

The throbbing in my head along with the dizziness made me feel like it was the end of the world for me, maybe I'll die like this only.

Isaac came back with my meds and helped me take them without uttering a single word, I was thankful though, if he wouldn't have helped me tonight only God knows what would have happened today.

"Thank you" I said, my voice almost inaudible, I wasn't even sure if he heard me, I looked at him from the corner of my eyes and saw that he was lining up pillows on the bed to use as a partition between us while I sat with my head rested against the headboard.

It didn't take much time for the medicine to start working and soon I was quite relieved from the throbbing sensation in my head, I drifted off to sleep quite easily and the last image I saw was that of Isaac with his head rested against the headboard doing something on his laptop.