Estranged lovers

Chapter 13

SIDDHARTH

Its been two hours since I picked her from her house. One thing I have gathered for sure is that her mood has something to do with me.

Does she regret it? I would have let her go before but after what she has seen and what she knows that isn't an option anymore. 

There are very few people who know what really happened on that day. And now she is one of them. She also knows about things that no one does. Which is why I can't let her go. I will Not let her go.

No matter how much she cries or what she feels, she is stuck she cannot escape. I won't let her. But I can't ignore the burn I felt in my heart when I realised she'd cried. The urge to destroy anyone behind those tears was something I never felt before.

You were the reason why she cried. my inner voice says. And I can be the only one who does so. Anyone else will pay.

I look at her tiny frame next to me and I would give anything to know what is going on in that pretty little head of hers. What is she thinking? Is the reason behind her tears me or was it someone else. 

My grip on the steering wheel tightens at that thought.

That's it I can't take the silence anymore. And I know she wont talk so I turn on the radio. 

Two more hours go by and finally I see a taco stall where I usually love eating from. 

I look at the person who has been so silent that I wouldn't have known I was travelling with someone if I hadn't been stealing occasional glances at.

"Annika." 

There it is again. Its like she is lost in some place. What happened to her, It seriously can't be that I asked her to leave so suddenly. If so then she would have protested. 

She did you stopped her before she could say anything. The stupid voice in my head says again. Even then she didn't look so opposed to the idea.

"Annika" I try again

"Yes" She looks at me startled

Why is she so jumpy today?

"I am getting us some tacos to eat. Is there anything you want in particular?" I ask

she shakes her head in a no.

"Fine. how many do you want." I ask again

Again with the head shake

"SO you don't want anything?" I ask

Not a word leaves her mouth. The same headshake.

"Don't eat anything then." I say slamming the door harder than intended as I leave the car.

Fuck... she really knows how to piss people off. 

I cross the road to the stall and place my order. If she doesn't want to eat then she wont. She can starve to death for all I care.

ANNIKA

I flinch at the sound of the door slamming. And I know I angered him but I was trying my best not to cry and talking would be a dead giveaway. The thoughts of my childhood weren't leaving my mind. They kept coming as If it were my punishment for what I don't know.

The need to wash myself was unbearable. It felt like I was living through it all over again.

I can't take it anymore and breakdown in the car. I just need someone to tell me that its not my fault. Would it have been different if I had told ma the first time he-