Bounded by Hate

1)

Isabella 

“ Dad admissions will be closed tomorrow.” I whin.

“ I will ask her, calm down.” I hear Dad say. I make a crying sound again. 

“ why do we have to ask them?” I ask him again. I have never loved the head family. Since I can remember they have always implemented restrictions on me. I bore it but I will not let them stop my study. I wanted to scream. What rights do they have in my life? I often wondered. I would never let them do it.

“I will submit the form today Dad, you promised me that you would let me study.”

“ Isabella listen-” I leave before he can complete. My mood was ruined. I was serious. I was not going to wait for anyone's approval. It was my life and studying was my right.

Going to my room I grab my phone and purse. I exit the main gate. Taking a car would be pointless because they can easily track me with GPS. I wanted Dad to take me seriously now. I call Anna, my friend, she is my only option.

“ Hello? Anna, can you pick me up?” I ask her as the call gets connected.

“ Again?” she asks with a sigh. A smile pulls on my face.

“Are you coming or not?” I ask again.

“Ok, where are you?” she asks and I tell her my location. I was sitting in a cafe near my house.

Suddenly the phone starts ringing. I look outside to see if Anna has come. When I didn't find her I looked at the caller ID, it was mom. I don't attend the call.

After a few more minutes Anna comes and we go to her place. I fill her in during our journey. And like always she says

“ I have your back, do whatever you want.” 

It was about the evening. After checking my phone one more time, I turn it off. Dad was going crazy, anyone could come to that conclusion by seeing how my phone was going crazy with calls and messages. They would find me here too but it will take some time. I was at Isabella's vacation house. Her parents were not home so there was no way for my parents to find me here. She was always the best escape for me.

“How long will you keep this up?” she asks.

“You want to kick me out?” I ask feeling offended.

“As if you would get kicked out.” She answers and both of us laugh.

“So?”

“I do not know Anna. I am sick of Dad and his stupid excuses for them to interfere in my life. It's not about a trip or anything. It’s about my studies Anna. I’m going to submit the documents for my admission tomorrow.” I tell her. My tone held an edge.

“OK then, if that’s what you want. I will always support you.” She says hugging me and I hug her back. After eating we go to sleep. But sleep did not come easy. There were anxious knots in my stomach.

The possibility of Dad not supporting my decision was a nightmare for me. Nevertheless, I sleep.

Anna’s voice pulls me out of my slumber. I immediately sit straight to gaze at the clock. I sigh seeing the time.

“Did you stay awake too late? Because you look like an ugly ghost.” She says, laughing at me. I was annoyed due to lack of sleep.

After Anna is done with her breakfast we finally leave. I was feeling less anxious today than tomorrow. What could go wrong? Nothing.

“Focus Bella, drive carefully.” I hear Anna says. I nod at her. I don’t want to die in an accident. So I  focus on driving with everything. 

A feeling of excitement rushes inside me as I stand in the university. My dream, it was my dream to be a lawyer. And I was just a few stops away from it. I grin at Anna and she smiles back.

After submitting the documents I wait for my turn for an interview. 

The interview goes great. There was not a single question I was not prepared to answer or any question I might have stammered on. I was so happy.

To celebrate my victory we decide to eat ice cream.

“When are you going to grow up?” Anna asks. 

“If growing up means leaving ice cream, then never,” I answered her and then ate a big scoop of ice cream. She laughs at me and I just shrug. I live for ice cream. Ice cream was like my second best friend. I always eat ice cream when I am sad or happy. 

After eating ice cream we leave the ice cream parlor. I have yet to turn my phone on. But Dad probably knows where I am because Anna got a call from her parents.

And when her phone rings again I know who it might be.

“Should I pick it up?” Anna asks me. I sigh. I can’t hide forever. I take the phone from her and attend the call.

“I will be back soon.” Without hearing or saying anything else I cut the call. Anna looks at me and then laughs.

“Looks like your rebellion phase is going to be  long.”  She says and I shrug.

“So, what are you going to do now?” Anna asks. I shrug again.

“I am going to go home and tell Dad. The main problem is solved.” I tell her and she nods.

“Let's go back. Your mom will be going crazy.”   She suggests. I don't answer her. I did not want to go back. I was still unsure about my decision.

After sitting there for a few more minutes we decide to leave. After paying for the ice cream we exit the ice cream parlour.

Suddenly my eyes stop on the corner of the road. 

“Stop. ”   I tell Anna. Her movements come to a halt. “What happened?” She asks. I signal her to look at the end of the road.

A girl and a boy were standing there, fighting. Without thinking I start to walk toward them.

“Bella wait. “I hear anna. But I continue to walk towards them. There was a crowd around them. Yet everyone was walking.

Feeling angry at other people, I shove myself between the girl and the boy.

“What are you doing? Get out of the way. “ the boy shouts.

“What are you doing?” I direct his question back at him.

“She is my sister.” He says. 

“So? That does not give you the right to manhandle your sister in public.” I say. My voice was firm. I believed I was doing the right thing.

But then all of a sudden, a hand grasps my wrist and I am pulled out from the crowd. Panic Rushes inside me. The hold on my wrist was tight.

Suddenly our eyes meet. My heartbeat stops for a second. With dark brown eyes, he resembled someone, someone I can not put a name to.