Sheo's Story

Chapter Fifty-One

Theo's POV:

Shai's sleeping next to be but I can't stop thinking about what sh said earlier, I can't believe my sister but doubt in her head about how much I love and need her. She has no right to tell her what she thinks, obviously she has the right to an opinion but she needs to learn to keep that to herself. I'm not even tired from overthinking, so I get out of bed and go down to the kitchen, maybe a warm drink will help me sleep. Once I get back to bed I see Shai sitting up wide awake with tears running down her face. 

"I told you if I wasn't good enough you could have someone else to be happy, I just wanted you to be honest with me" she says, making herself cry more. 

"What are you talking about Shai, I don't want anybody else?" She gets out of bed and throws my phone at me whilst slamming the door behind her, I look at it and see a text from Ruth, my ex, saying 'I still love you too Theo'.

Oh God, why is she texting me this. I never said I still loved, I haven't thought about her in ages. I haven't even text her. I run after Shai, pulling her back towards me. "Shai, you have to believe me I never said I loved her." Seeing Shai this upset is killing me, especially for something I haven't done. None of this makes any sense, at all. "Call her now then" She finally says, and I look blankly at her. "Call her!" She starts shouting through the tears, so I call Ruth and put it on speaker. 

"Hi baby" Ruth picks up, and Shai starts to cry even more. 

"Ruth, what the hell are you doing? I don't love you."

"Well your sister called me, she said you can't stop talking about me, and I need to come and save you from that pathetic girlfriend of yours" and I feel the pain and it runs through Shai, I can see in her eyes the upset has changed to anger, and she just sits down. 

"I love her Ruth, we're getting married, my sister doesn't like that. You're nothing to me, and never call me again" and with that I hang up. I have more important people to be dealing with right now, like Shai. When I hang up she crawls into my arms and just cries. I gently stroke her hair, and kiss the top of her head. "Shai, I'm so sorry" I say trying to make her talk to me, I need her to feel better. My sister will not be getting away with this, she's so selfish. "Promise me you meant that?" she says weakly.

"I promise."

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We wake up on the sofa, we must have fallen asleep here last night after the drama. She looks at me with a smile, which confuses me as my sister almost broke us up last night. "Good morning, Mr James" she says and she sits on my lap and rests her arms around my neck. "Morning beautiful?" I can't hide the confusion out of my voice, and she laughs and leans in to kiss me. "We're so strong, none of this matters, and I promise to believe whatever you tell me as long as you promise to always tell me the truth?" 

"Of course" 

Shai's POV:

I must admit I felt so low last night, I've never loved someone as much as I love Theo and the thought of him with anyone else hurts so much. I felt it all over my body. Theo and I are going to the London Dungeons today, he's so excited and I don't have the heart to tell him it really isn't my thing. I'm terrified. "You ready?" he calls from the front door and I slip on my shoes. 

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The London Dungeons was so scary, so many people jumped out at me and Theo but it gave me reason to be close to him and hold his hand the whole time. Although Theo think she's funny so even he made me jump sometimes, and at the end he bought me a little trophy saying 'I survived the London Dungeons' as a joke. 

"It wasn't that bad was it?" Theo says still laughing, so I just give him a look saying yes, "at least you got a super cool trophy" he adds with a wink making me laugh. "My proudest award to date" I laugh, and we take a slow walk along the river watching all the different street performers and signing a few autographs every now and again. Since we've been in London this is first quality time I've spent with Theo alone and it's so nice just being with him whilst he tells me all about the different things we're passing. I don't think he realises half the time how smart he really is. A boat moves down the river and it reminds me of the night he proposed. I look down at my ring at that's my reminder, I'm his.

The street performers are so talented, there are singers, dancers, even magicians, I wonder how nobody has spotted them yet. One of them reminds me of my mother, which also reminds me I have to tell her about the engagement. We can FaceTime her tonight and tell her as I can't wait any longer.

My thoughts are interrupted by Theo's voice.

"Oh shit..."

"What?" I say.

"That's Ruth."