license to touch her

Chapter 6 (uncertainty)

(uncertainty)

"what?" my voice rose up as I have heard what he said. I was shock really. I can't believe this. It's absorbed. Is this the urgent thing my mom telling about?

"my decision is final son, and you can't do anything about it but to agree, unless your appointment as the next chairman in our company will be given to somebody else." It is my father using his very serious voice to me. He, my mother and sister come up with this stupid idea.

"Given to somebody else? Father, are you insane? I am your only son and only heir,, that can't be possible." I replied with frustration and conviction in my voice.

"son, there is no such thing as impossible to me and you knew that" and now he is threatening me. "and your cousin Eddie is as fine as you, you know" that is too much. I cannot afford to give Eddie the position whom I have right to possess. Yes, he competent in the job but it is my right as his son right?

"you can't do that to me father, I am your rightful heir. And you knew the situation I am in." I said still trying to convince him. Whenever we're having a conversation like this I unconsciously forget to call him dad. Why are they pushing me to do things I don't want to?

"yes son, we all knew that. This is why we're doing this for you to forget her. It's been to long son, you much move on."

Move on, yeah I must move on but it's easy to say than do it . I can't, I just can't. With what he just said, I was speechless and he knew why...

For the moment of silence he said to me. "If you'll agree, I think I could recommend someone."

"I think about it," in a low and defeated voice. "But it doesn't mean I'll already agree about it." Just to end this stupid discussion.

"just think about it Son', I'll just give you an ample of time to decide. Then after that you will have to get married before I'll appoint you as a chairman." After saying it he then drops the call.

Marriage? Hell no. I cannot do that. I cannot easily surrender that to someone I don't love. It's not as if I am already old, I am just 25 years old for pate sake.

~in the other side of the globe~

"You're a Duke, Elliot', yet you cannot find her? Why is that?" it's been two years since their trying to friend her. And it frustrates her even more when her husband told her this news this morning.

They're now at the library talking privately so that no one will over hear them. They don't want to let other people know about their daughter disappearance because if it will, surely they're enemy will find her too.

The people of Odiene thought that she's just in here, hiding away from media and paparazzi since all people here loves her so much. They want to know her were about but we did not let them. As much as possible we just let them now that she is aloof and she wants some privacy for herself.

"Marguerite, you know I am doing my very best just to find our daughter. If you're worried of her safety right now, I am more than worried too." Her husband raises his voice to her. They are both frustrated and worried.

Marguerite cried silently. She doesn't know what to do. She loves her daughter very much. She knew the reason why her daughter runs away from them. They daughter want to be independent and they also knew that they deprive her from experiencing freedom, but how couldn't they?

Outside world is not safe for her. There are so many people out there who after them. Their title, their wealth, their people, and their life, their enemies want them down. That is why they did not allow her to go out but she is so persistent so she runs away.

If they found her first, everything will not be better. They might take and use her against us or take her and kill her afterwards.

No they can't do that to her. We must find her before our enemy will notice her absence in our care. We must..

"Please Elliot. Find her. I don't know what to do anymore" she pleaded to her husband.

"I will, my love'' he reach his wife for an embrace. "I will"

"Princess, where are you?'' they both whisper with such yearning for their daughter.

~ in the resort.

"Phine? Are you in there? I'm come in okay?" I heard Emily calling me from the outside. Since it is Sunday we both decided to go to church. As we always did since before.

"off course Emily, you can. I'm in the bathroom. Just wait a little." I shouted since I am a bit far from the main door. I am ready aside from putting my contact lens.

"are you ready?'' she ask me.

"Yes, my things are all set." This is the plan we have come up with. We think it would be better if I will just temporary leave the resort for a while. Emily already fixed my new place in the city. And we are now going to go there after going to church. I'll be staying there starting tonight.

"okay, I will call Mang Berting to get your things then?"

"Okay Em," when I finish fixing my contact lens I decided to get out in to the bath room and go to her.

"let's go?" I said.

"alright, come on" then she headed first. "I'll just ask Mang Berting to follow or just tell him to drop your thing in your condo."

"okay, it's up to you"

Then as we're about to go straight in the parking lot where our car reside, we saw I beautiful woman heading in our direction. She about at her late 40's yet she's still beautiful.

She is wearing a sunny dress and it added her sweet and cheerful looks. She smiled sweetly to us as she approached us. Then I don't know, my heart again beat strangely as yesterday'.. why?

"hi dear, I am Zahmanta." Then she pause for a moment because me and Emily is frowning at her.

"oh, my bad.' I know that you both don't know me yet that is why I introduce myself first. I am the wife of Mr. Monteverde, the you both talked yesterday, and he tells me many things about you two, especially you" then she turned to face me with a smile in her lips. "hmm,, your Isabelle right?"

Oh come on' this is too much. Can the earth swallow me?' I can't take it anymore. Why do they look at me like they knew me all along? Her, and so her husband. Why? I thought I already did a good job hiding my true identity. But why do they looks at me like I haven't changed at all?

why?

AN''(unedited)