Accidental Ruination

25:Deal.

Chapter 25: Deal.

     Stacey.

       There he was, sitting in front of me, his lips pressed in a thin line as his gaze stayed fixed on me, he was looking straight into my eyes so was I.

We had been like that since the past thirty minutes, my eyes hurt yet I didn't back down, I didn't want to.

Besides, his eyes were mesmerizing to gaze at, they held lots of emotions I couldn't figure out, those eye of his held lots of pain and I found myself wanting to know what the man was hiding.

"What do you want? " I finally asked.

He looked away, his hands akimbo, for a while, all he did was gaze out the window while I waited for his answer, wondering if he would answer me.

"Pain, " he soon responded, "I want you to feel the same pain I did, in ten folds, I want to make you beg me to stop until I am satisfied, then I will go after the ones who you love, the ones who sent you to destroy me, "

His gaze returned to mine, "that's what I want, are you ready to give? "

"I-" I couldn't find my words, tears prickled my eyes, "I hate you too, " was all I could say.

He chuckled, "hate is a strong word woman, yet it is not strong enough to reflect how I feel towards you, hatred, disgust, anger, all of those in one word, "

Bitting my lips, I asked, " I want out, you hurt me, I hurt you, I want out, I want to be free from this pain, this pain is... It's too much, it's ruining me, I can't i-"

"Then you should have thought of that before doing what you did, " he snapped.

"I know, but I had no choi-"

"Stop Saying That! " he yelled, " stop giving me the bullshit of you having no choice, you did, you had a choice yet you fucking chose to ruin someone else's life!! " he roared, shooting to his feet.

"You could have done better, you could ha-

"Shut it!  Shut it okay! " I roared back, " you keep telling me I have a choice, no I didn't and I still don't! "

His jaw clenched, anger was visible in face yet I continued not ready to back down.

"I lost my sister in the most shameful way ever, I lost my Dad, my Mom and I was about to lose myself, no, I already did, the day I did what I did, I lost myself, you can't just call mw inhuman, " my voice had gone softer.

"I was only being human, I was only trying to protect the dignity I had left, you don't know how that feels and you never will, you lived a pretty better life than I did, you at least didn't have to worry about money, I did, " I was already a sobbing mess.

"I-i d-did, " I said again, hiccuping.

Unable to make out more words, I closed my eyes and let in a deep breath, "I am sorry, I am really sorry, that's all I can say, "

When I opened my eyes again, he was glaring at me, the hatred that burnt in his eyes was no less dim, yet I didn't blame him.

After a few moments of looking at me, he walked yo the door and opened it, however, Ed was by the door, crying, he looked at her and walked out.

"She did it for me, " I heard I say, "she did it to save me, if you want to hate anyone, hate me, " her soft voice pleaded.

Mr Aman gave her one look yet he said nothing and left, Ed turned back to me, "I am sorry, "

I shook my head, " no, I am sorry, " giving her a greatful smile, I leaned back against the bed and closed my eyes.

W

hen my eyes opened, he was there, looking at me, my breath itched under his gaze, adjusting myself to sit up, I also gazed at him, with no idea what to say.

"I have a proposal for you, " he said instead,  gulping, I nodded, "i made a mistake, a stupid one at that, yet I am not ready to amend the mistake, I had better leave it like that, "

"O... Kay? " i responded, a frown edged on my brow, wondering why he was talking about mistakes.

"Which brings me here, " he added, " I want you to be my girlfriend "

"Oka- wait what? "

"I want you to be my girlfriend, for six months, "

I frowned, " are you sick Mr Aman? I mean did you hit your head or something? We just confessed our hatred to each other and now you want me to be your... Girlfriend? " I grimaced at the thought as I placed my hand on his forehead.

Mr Aman laughed, it was my first time hearing his laughter, " No, Mrs Normans, like I told you, i made mistakes and I am not ready to amend them, so this is the only choice I have got, "

"What mistake? "

"That is not for you to know Mrs Normans, besides, there Is a lot in it for you if you make a deal with me on this, "

"But-" I was about to protest however, he shut me up with his next words.

" I will leave your company alone, letting it walk it's way back to the top as it once did, for the next six months, you have total freedom to do whatever you wish, I will be out of your way, both with my revenge and other things, think about it Mrs Normans, six months of freedom, from me, "

I scowled, "that doesn't matter, "

"Of course it does not until it does, and I want you to know, " he leaned away from his seated position, closer to me, "if you do not agree to this deal, I will finish my vengeance once and for all, I will ruin you and strip you of any last penny you have, then I will have the authorities take your daughter away from you.

" You will not see her ever again, i will make sure of it, You will be destroyed to no end and I promise you Mrs Normans, I will make it so traumatizing, you would wish you had never been born, " his face was almost touching mine.

"So, deal or no deal, "

I couldn't breathe, all the things he just listed, I couldn't handle any of them, with tears rolling down my cheek, I whispered, "deal, "

He smiled, still he didn't lean away, even after I gave him what he wanted.

"E-excuse me, y-you are in my s-space, " I stuttered, sniffing, only then did he lean away.

We sat in silence before I decided to ask the question that plagued my mind, "c-can I ask a question? "

He nodded.

"What was the mistake you made? " I queried,  curious to no end, he motioned me to move closer, curious, I did, then he leaned in like was about to answer, instead he bit my ear.

"Ow, what the-"

the closing of the door stopped my words, a man I was familiar with walked in, Mr Aman's face became stoic which made me able to guess what I had been wondering.

I looked between Mr Aman and the man, a gasp made its way out of my mouth before I could stop it, "what do you want? Dad? " the words made me gasp more.

T-the man I had been speaking to all along was his Dad.

His Dad glanced at him then me, "we have to talk, " he stated, facing his son, Mr Aman stiffened while I sighed in relief.

He nodded, gave me a smile and left the room, lost, I laid back on the bed, dreading the day I was born.

When would the chaos end?

~P-Lia~.