Cold Hearts - Mark Tuan fanfic

22 - Put Me Back Together

Your dad comes in the room after what seemed like hours. 

"Mark, I'll have one of my men take you home. I'm sorry about all these. I hope this won't reach your dad."

"I understand, sir." Then Mark turns to you, "I'll see you in school tomorrow." 

You just nod. 

When he's out of ear shot, you sit up at the edge of the bed, your dad still in the room. 

"What the heck are you doing?" You yell at him. 

"I'm sorry. It just got out of hand. I told you I needed your help." He sits beside you and you can see a gun in his left jacket pocket.

"I want to go home."

"This is your home."

"You invaded it. Take me to aunt Mary's."

"Ok...later. Let's talk first."

"What about? You want me in another mission? Aren't you even feeling guilty you dragged me into this mess? What the fuck!" Your outburst stuns him. He's never heard you curse in front of him. But the hell you care. "I don't want any of this. I want out."

"The house is still yours. This house was your mom's, just take care of it. The car is still yours. You can have the money left in the bank. I just want you to have a happy and comfortable life."

It's nice to know that the house didn't come from him. 

"Get out then."

"I will. But, I would need to leave some men with you. Just in case."

"Whatever. Just get out of here. I hope the police catches up on you and you rot in jail." You don't even shout anymore, you're just tired and emotionless. 

"You don't mean that, Elysa." His face is of hurt...pain from what you just said. He deserves it, actually, he deserves even more than that. He's just the epitome of evil. You haven't seen this from him before. Maybe because you were too blinded by the luxury he has shoved in your face for the past years. 

"I do. Now, leave."

It's like being in a movie. You want this all to be a dream. Everything seems hallucinatory. None of this could be real, right?

You take a long, steamy bath and go to bed. 

The thought of just running away and leaving everything behind sounds tempting. You can go anywhere with the money you have. You can start a new life in a different country. There are so many things you can do without your dad. Anyway, you're eighteen. Nobody could stop you. 

But, Mark....your friends...Peniel....can you leave them behind, too?

School....you have to at least finish high school. 

Yes. You can do all these after high school. You just have to endure a little longer. Just a few more months and you're free.

You let one of your dad's men to take you to school. 

"I don't want any of you in my house when I get back. All of you." You tell the man before going over to your car still parked in the campus. 

You take your phone out and start calling the PI again. 

"I need at least two body guards," you tell him as soon as he picks up. "And I want you to check on something."

"Hey, you weren't at school yesterday." Peniel comes over. He doesn't know what happened during prom, he was too drunk to realize you were missing.