◇~Mentally Cracked~◇

14: Poor Ana

TW
Gonna be VERY long and sad :(

OPHELIA

"Elias, who the living fuck is that?!" I say as he looks at me in pure horror.

"Lia!! Get out now!" He shouts, almost angry.

"Are you getting mad at me while in bed with a woman who is most definitely not your wife?" I warn, too quietly, I had a scary look on my face of 'you better pick the right words'

"Lia, please don't tell Ana... Im just grieving right now... You have to understand!!"

"Grieving?! GRIEVING?!?! If Daphne saw you grieving HER like this... She'd kill you!" I shout at him.

Hold on a second... Is that Delilah? Nik I swear if you are behind this... you're dead

"Just get up, get dressed, and then we'll talk. Also you, out of this house now!" I shout at the Delilah girl I slept with once because of Nik aswell.

NIKOLAI

I sent Delilah to turn Ophelia against that Elias dude. Hopefully, she doesn't recognise her, but no worries, I have a solution for that too. I'll just tell the naive little bitch that Delilah is absolutely head over heels for me and will do anything to anyone I say I love to. Smart right? I know, I know. Don't flatter me.

OPHELIA

I waited in the living room, flooded with emotion. Drowning in them slowly. Mentally cracking. Slowly.

"Listen, Lia I-" He began, but I cut him off.

"Why shouldn't I tell her?" I ask, my hand over my forehead, stressed.

"Because she... she has to stay with me. I never- no- we never had a choice to be married. She hated my guts, God... I hated her 10× more. But we had no choice but to be together as it was arranged. After years, we finally learnt to love one another. It would kill her for that to go to waste. So, please, Lia. Don't tell her..." He explains, leaving me no choice whatsoever.

I didn't want to hurt her. This won't hurt her, it will break her. I can just imagine her trying to end her life and me- or anyone- having to stop her. I've seen what an arranged marriage does to people. Sam was in one.

FLASHBACK

"Hi Scorpion!" I say cheerfully. "Hey. This is Jackson, my Husband." She says to me. Slightly dry.

"Hi there, Jackson!"

"Hi, kid." He says with an obvious fake smile.

That night, I heard Scorpion crying for the first time ever.

I peaked into the bathroom and saw her fiddling with a box of pills. I ran in and stopped her... thank god...

That night, I held her until she fell asleep.

The first and only time I've ever seen her so vulnerable.

END OF FLASHBACK.

"Fine, but I can't promise you I won't. But don't even think about talking to me for a while now. Okay?" I demand.

"Okay, μικρή αδερφή"
[Little sister in Greek]

"Don't call me that. I am massively disappointed in you, Elias." I warn before grabbing a coat and leaving to go 'see' and 'talk' to Nik.

NIKOLAI

She barges into my house, Ophelia. Shit. Wait... hold on, how did she know where my rented house was?

"Delilah. Sleeping with my brother. You did something. I know you did." She says, irritated, probably more than irritated.

Okay... I'm a great actor so here goes.