Secrets

Chapter 29

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*a week later*

It's been a week, and not much has happened. Aunt Kelly and Louis saw each other for the first time in two years a couple of days ago, and she flew back to Ohio a day ago.

Niall and I haven't talked in that week. He kept ignoring my calls and texts that I sent, and whenever I try to invite him over he comes up with a lame excuse. I miss him so much, I can't handle a day without him, let alone six days.

It feels more like a month.

I have been working over night lately, staying in the office till midnight, drawing sketches and writing down entries for the company blog. Working is the only thing keeping my mind off of Niall right now.

Oh, it's also my birthday tomorrow. I'm not the one to celebrate birthdays. Especially my twenty-second, it's nothing special but Louis and Julie have been bugging me about throwing a party all week.

I was in my office, drawing sketches at eleven thirty when I received a call from Niall, a call I've been waiting for all week.

"Yes?" I asked, as I continued my work, putting the call on speaker mode. "It's me Niall, sorry I haven't talked to you in a while." He spoke with no emotion in his words, which tore me to pieces, he obviously didn't care. "A while? It's been a week, and you have been ignoring my calls all week." I reminded him, flipping through my other sketches to find inspiration for a new design. "I'm sorry, I've just been... Busy." He finally said. "Busy with what?" I asked. "With work, and other things." He mumbled. This conversation was going no where. "My birthdays tomorrow, did you know that? I bet you didn't because you have been too busy avoiding me all week." I complained, raising my voice a little. "I wasn't avoiding you, you know that, and of course I knew tomorrow was your birthday." He said.

I was so angry at him, yet I missed him so much, I missed his touch, I missed his kisses.

"Well what's going on with you? What's been keeping you so busy besides work that made you avoid me for an entire week?" I asked the same question again, hoping to get a different answer this time around. "Veronica wants me to visit her in Boston to see the baby with her at the doctors for the first time." He said under barely a whisper, making it hard for me to understand. "Are you going?" Please say no, please. "I don't know." He mumbled. My heart was starting to beat at a fast pace. This is his ex he got pregnant, I don't think I can trust him to see her alone in Boston.

"Well tell me when you make a decision." I said harshly and hung up. I wanted him badly, to be able to sleep next to him tonight but I can't, he has been avoiding me and now it's my turn. I want him to get a taste of his own medicine.

I was walking back home at twelve thirty, when I walked past a drunk looking guy near some bar.

He seemed to be following me as I started quickening my paste.

"Where you going babe?" He said, slurring his words a bit. His voice sent chills down my body, I was scarred and ready to call the police when suddenly I felt a hand pull my arm, yanking me backwards. The man pushed me to a brick wall, causing me to yelp in pain. "I just want to get to know you." He said, an evil smirk appearing on his face. I was beyond scared at this point, I was crying and screaming for help as he slapped me. "Stay quiet now." He whispered. As soon as he placed his hand on my lips I bit him, causing him to scream in pain. I quickly kicked him in his sensitive area, causing him to fall to the floor, cursing. I quickly ran as fast as I could, trying to get back home to safety.

I could hear his footsteps hot on my heels and I could feel my legs starting to hurt from all the running but I kept on going.

I finally got inside the lobby, where I greeted the man at the front desk and told him about the strange man following me. Thank goodness he called the apartment security to take the guy away.

Once i got back inside the apartment I had a head ache, my arms were bruised, and my legs were numb. I grabbed some Advil and put it in my mouth, washing it down with some water. Then i took off all my clothing and took a nice hot shower.

I couldn't tell Niall about what happened tonight, it would just prove to him that I do need a car and he would also freak out and become even more protective of me.

After the hot shower I changed into my pajamas and hopped onto the bed, but I had trouble sleeping. Each time I almost fell asleep i would get a weird nightmare of me almost getting raped. It woke me up every single time.

Finally I decided on getting a glass of milk so I got out of bed at one thirty in the morning and walked over to the kitchen. I filled a large glass with chocolate milk and chugged it all down, then went back to bed.

Still, the nightmares continued.

After what seemed like forever I finally fell asleep at two in the morning, thank god tomorrow was Saturday.

I woke up in the morning with another terrible head ache. I took some more pain relievers to numb the pain. I quickly ate a bowl of cereal. It was snowing for the first time in New York. I still can't believe it's December already, it's seems just like yesterday when I first met Niall, but it's actually been three months now.

I checked my phone and I had a few texts from Louis.

Louis- come over to my house at 7:00 pm, dress nice.

I replied with an okay and turned my phone off, I already knew he was planning a party for me, knowing I wouldn't throw a party for myself.

I wore something casual and put my hair into a side braid, applying a little bit of make up. I wanted to buy a new dress for my birthday since I had nothing to wear.

Once I got got inside the clothing store I looked through the dresses to find something I could wear. After looking for what seemed like forever I finally found a nice dress. It was a very light baby pink color, with ruffles and layers, giving it a princess-like effect. It had a white bow on the back and the dress reached my mid thighs. It was a nice sleeveless dress and didn't cost too much.

After paying for the dress I walked home and laid the dress on my bed. I still had four hours until the party and was feeling a little hungry. I walked into the kitchen to make myself some microwaveable pizza when I got another call from Niall. "Hello?" I spoke, with no emotion in my words. "Maria, I have to miss your birthday, Veronica needs me by tomorrow morning. I'm really sorry." He whispered. A year rolled down my cheek, he was leaving me on my birthday for a girl he had gotten pregnant seven months ago. This was all too much for me. "It's okay, whatever." I lied through my tears, hoping he wouldn't notice which he usually does. "Okay." He didn't seem convinced at all but of course he didn't bother to ask what was wrong.

Why was he acting so distant from me?

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The party will be on re next chapter :)