The Mob

Ch. 32 : Dreams that turn in to bitter memories

Ch. 32: Dreams that turn in to bitter memories.....

"Esmeralda?! Where are you?!", a booming voice that I recognized all to well called out for me.

I shot up from the ground and looked around. I was confused when I realized I was in the building where Charlie lived.

"This can't be happening. This must be a dream.", I whispered and shook my head trying to clear it.

"It'll explain why I thought I heard Charlie's voice just now. This must be a dream......a cruel, bitter dream...", I sobbed.

"Esmeralda?! There you are."

I looked up and saw Charlie standing in front of me. He looked exactly like the day I first met him. He was a tall, broad shoulder man with light brown hair. Who looked to be in his early twenties, surrounded by other young men. His gleaming and intriguing brown eyes landed on me and mesmerized me ever since then..... That night I knew I was slowly losing my heart to him even though I wished that I never did...

"What's wrong?", Charlie asked concerned as he stepped closer and pulled me in to a tight, warm hug.

I sobbed in to his chest and hugged him back. I knew it was a dream... but it feels so real.

"Esme? Babe, what's wrong?", he asked now completely worried as he rubbed my back comforting.

I pulled away and looked up in to his brown worried eyes.

"I love you, Charlie. I always have.", I cried looking down as soon as I finished saying it. Before I did, I saw in his eyes absolute shock and pain.

"Babe, look at me.", he said as he pulled my chin up with his finger tips. His eyes now held adoration, concern and..... something else....

"Esme. I-I..."

I looked up at him hopefully. Will he finally say it? I know this is a dream but I never imagined him saying the three magical words that my heart longed to hear.

"I-I never cared for anyone as much as I care for you.", he finally said after a while of silence.

More tears slid down my cheeks as soon as his words came out. How could I've hoped that he would actually say I love you?

I am such a fool....

"I knew you couldn't say I love you. Let alone feel it. I am such a stupid fool to believe that you actually cared about me as much I do you!", I cried and with that ran down the hall.

"Esmeralda, wait!!!!!!", he called after me.

I kept running as fast as I could desperately trying to get away from my pain of rejection, broken heart and forbidden love.

My vision started to blur and so did my surroundings....

But I didn't care. All I thought about was the night he gave me my necklace and how I wished he said those three little words then like how I wished he said them now.....

Vin and Carlos took me back to Charlie's apartment after my day with the girls at my apartment.

As we opened the door, Charlie was sitting on the couch with a cup of what I believed was alcohol.

He got up and walked toward us. I couldn't tell if he was mad because there was no expression on his face. The smell of whiskey filled my nose. Yeah it was alcohol.

He punched Vin and then Carlos. I screamed as his fist met skin. Blood dripped from their noses.

"Charlie stop!", I screamed horrified.