Peanut Letter Gift

Chapter-10

I drive down the road which leads to my home. I slightly turn the steering and re-adjust the rear-view mirror.

After parking the car in the garage, I walk out. I can't believe it was only me to get this novel which was the last piece in the bookstore. I've been waiting since ages for it to be released. It's called Splendid. It's a story about an alien boy and a human girl. Love story.

I step in the house and find Kiera sitting on the sofa with Ray beside her, who writes down something in his book.

"Write it again" she says pointing a word in his book.

She looks at me and gets up "Where have you been?"

"To the bookstore" I reply showing her the book for a second. She grabs it and reads the summary. Seems like she's admired by it "Interesting!"

"My choice!" I flaunt "Like always!"

She rolls her eyes and hands me the book "For sure...When does Edward return by the way?"

"He'll be back at five...mostly" I lower my tone for the last word.

She nods. And Ray speaks up "I wanna be a pedia-ped-tree"

"Pediatrician!" completes Kiera.

"Yes that!" he smiles "I also wanna be that when I'll grow up"

I smile on that adorable statement "Because?"

"Because babies are cute" he grins.

Me and Kiera laugh then go sit at the sofa.

"Pediatricians do not play or hangout with babies Ray, they are the doctors who manage the diseases of people up to 18 years of age not only babies"

"At least I get to see the babies"

She pats him at the back "Finished the homework?"

He hands her the notebook. Once she's done examining it, she flips close it. Then tells him the he could go outside to play and he thunders to the entrance door.

"Well" she exhales placing the book back to the console and comforting herself on the sofa "Mom said that she and Dad would be coming over next week"

My brain's alarmed and I slowly say "Edward knows it?"

She shakes her head. I can already see the worry on her face when Edward would know "I'm just afraid he doesn't just get off with his anger and... you know"

"Who knows what?" asks Edward getting his stethoscope off his neck and placing it on the console. I glare at it first then at him with slight annoyance. "DON'T PUT IT HERE!" I warn pointing it "Put it in its right place!"

He sticks his tongue out while pulling his white overcoat and backpack off and drops it on the floor without looking as if to mock me and then leaves to go to the the room. I'm damn sure this dude is doing all this to annoy me.

"What on earth is wrong with you?!" I shout

He doesn't reply.

I grunt and grab the overcoat, backpack and the stethoscope before stomping my steps on the ground towards the room.

I neatly fold the coat and place it in the Almira on the pile of clothes. I hope he gets confused between his daily clothes and overcoat and goes hospital without his coat and gets scolding from his boss. Not sarcastically.

He walks out of the washroom and walks out. I watch him as he does. Now I get it that he wants me not to assign any of the task so he left.

I then carefully tuck the stethoscope in his backpack. And my eyes catch something.

His phone!

I quickly pull it out and switch it on. Then glance at the doorway if he's watching or not. My stomach is knitting as I'm having a look at his phone after long. He never lets me switch on his phone. When I ask him for it, he hides and switches it off then hands it to me. Beats me though.

The first thing to pop up is my photo on the lock screen. I'm wearing the large blue gown he gifted me on our first wedding anniversary. My cheeks burn when I see this. Was it why he always hid the phone? When I swipe up, it asks for passcode.

Dang it!

I don't know this.

I can't fluke it since five chances with lock his phone for 30 seconds. And I don't want him to know that I've been using his phone for some reason even I don't know...

I think I heard something. Maybe Edward's voice. He was a bit loud for what he said. I don't realize that I drop his phone then run to the kitchen where I heard the voice from.

Both Kiera and Edward glance at me as I step in. She is worried and he is angry.

I feel a bit awkward while entering like this with their faces at me.

"What's the matter?" I ask Kiera but my eyes at Ed.

"Did mom inform that she'll be coming over?" he asks me sternly.

"Not to me" I reply "I got to know it from Kiera. Why? what's the matter?"

"Where were you when she called?" he asks. Again ignoring my question. Right now, his voice is full of anger. I don't understand why.

"I was at the bookstore-"

"Why on earth you had to leave the house?!" he says loudly.

I'm confused on his anger at me.

I haven't even done anything!!!

I by calm "Why are you-"

"Don't you have a library at home?!" he's loud "If you like the bookstore so much that you have to leave the house on a daily basis, then please go live there!"

"Edward what's wrong with you?" interrupts Kiera "Why are you venting dad's anger on her?"

I blink between her and Edward while breathing. This sentence broke my heart badly. Not because he said it about the books which I love. But only because he said it about the books which I love.

He buries his face in his hands for a while and then exhales out deeply "Sorry" dropping his shoulders

I suck my inner cheek and sharply ask "Why're you sorry?"

He looks.

"I should be sorry" I fold my arms "I should leave because I'm just annoying you with the books right?"

He's exhausted with his doings earlier "Sasha-"

"Whatever it was!" I say loudly "I don't need any explanations"

"I said sorry!" he repeats "I said it in anger-I didn't mean it"

I walk out ignoring his words.

I know his dad was harsh with him and his mom when he was a kid. And that he hates to meet him. He doesn't want his dad to come and that's what mostly angered him. I know what problems he had to face during his childhood. I know what a disturbing phase he went through. I know that he suffered lots of pain.

I suffered more than him.

I went through more pain.

I am going through a lot of pain.

He has no idea...