Try platonic

17| Break up

She texted grandma her address. It was weekend. She spend the morning with Harry. It was such a peaceful time. She felt like herself with him. While grandma could hardly sleep. She saw the condition of Mitch and she was definitely not getting good vibes. All this time has made Rose realise the importance of peace. Knocking at the door. Harry quickly went. He was in his best dress. He looked like a great gentlemen.

He lead her to balcony. Rose was there waiting for her she was wearing her boring clothes. She could see that she was determined for something.

Rose: "Come sit grandma."

Without replying she took a chair. Harry quickly made tea for them.

Rose: "I am sorry I did not come home last night. I was so tired and I had no energy to deal with Mitch and his dramas."

Grandma: "He waited hours for you at airport. I told him about you and him and he was in rage. Do you even know what he did whole night in anger. You know that he has anger issues. It was clearly wrong."

Rose: "I do not want to deal with him. I said yes to a no strings attached marriage not to babysit him."

Grandma: "Are you really this selfish? You do not care how much you are affecting him?"

Rose: "Stop taking his side grandma. He treats me like a thing all he cared was that I was with Harry. He was going to bars probably with that girl Ellie. He cheats with her. So please do not."

Grandma: "Did you ask him to not do that?"

Rose: "Why should I? I do not care."

Grandma: "But he cares."

Harry brought in tea.

Rose: "Have some tea grandma. I know you are angry. Maybe he instigated you."

She asked Harry to sit. Grandma was staring at him.

Rose: "Actually I wanted to say something."

Grandma: "Speak!" In a cold tone.

Rose: "I want to go and do my scholarship with Harry. He wants to marry me."

Grandma: "You are already married Rose!"

Rose: "We have similar interests. I like his traits. We can relate with each other. I feel comfortable with him. He does not irritate me or asks me anything. It's peaceful."

Harry was almost blushing. It was the first time she ever complimented him.

Rose: "He is a co...."

She interrupted him.Grandma: "I know everything about him. You Mr.Harry where were you until now?"

Harry: "I love her. But I never had any courage but this marriage gave me confidence to come out. She is not happy. I promise I will take care of her."

Grandma: "When there was mob attack? Where were you? When she came home all exhausted from overwork? When she started looking pale by staying in that shady office with no windows? When she faced defamation in staff? When someone badmouthed her? When she gets scared of touching someone and jumps out and locks herself in?

Harry: "I jumped as well but Mitch catched him before me about other things she never listens. She does not care. I tried to help but she never let me. But I promise I will try."

Rose: "These are my flaws you cannot expect him to make it right."

Grandma: "I will when you get in a relationship they become your flaws."

Rose: "Its not a relationship but a deal and I am the one who is being selfish here."

Grandma: "Then what if I will say yes? You will go with him and do what? Work? Thats it stay in a room with books alone at all events. With no people around you. Still struck in your traumas. You will not wear anything nice or go anywhere. Mitch is making you live."

Rose: "Stop I do not want that. I want all that. Is it necessary to want what everyone wants? I do not want what he gives me, I want peace. I do not want a happy something. I do not want to."

Grandma: "Can you tell me one thing? Did he not perform his responsibility as a husband?"

Rose: "I do not want a husband. You want me to marry and have one. So here is he, Harry. Please chose my side for once. How can you prefer a guy like Mitch over him?"

Grandma: "You are judging his outer shell. Have you ever talked to him?"

Rose: "No and he is a pervert who can thinks nothing but bad stuff."

She took a deep breath. She was determined. "When is your plan to go?"

Rose: "In three months."

Grandma: "Okay then. Spend this time with Mitch you can go then if you want to."

Rose: "Really? She was happy."

She said bye to Harry and head home with her. She could feel that there was going to be a lot of drama. How was she going to tell him that. Anyway she had to deal with it. She opened the door. To her surprise everything was broken. The room was reeking of alcohol. Empty bottles of alcohol were on the floor. He was lying on the bed shirtless. He has joined the beds.

She did not knew what to do. But she could not stay in that mess. She turned around to call someone to clean it. When she heard his voice.

"Did you do anything with him? Did he touch you?" He was still drunk.

"Really all he can think about is this?he thinks this about my character? He is even doubting me."she thought.

"No I did nothing!" She shouted. She was in complete anger now. He quickly held her arm and pushed her. She fell on top of him. She was just a few inches away from him. He tightly held her waist.

Rose: "Let me go!" She tried to push him.

He tightly hugged her. Quickly he pulled her face towards him and brushed his lips against hers. After all resistance she was finally able to get free. She quickly ran downstairs. She was sobbing. She stood by the rails: "I.... I will not... he is a rapist..." . She ran away and locked herself in a room.

It was chaotic. Her trauma was triggered and everybody knew how it was gonna go. She used to lock herself in for days. It could not go well now.