The Day When Its Forever

Story 13

Eris was left guessing.
" I never really knew when we last met especially when a lady like you will last my memory I  guess."
Hady smile, she didn't known that Eris will be this corny when emergency calls.
"You really didn't know me?"
"I don't, plus a mask,  it's really unknown."
Hady think hard, this will be the chance to get her revenge to this man for an unexclusive proposal which is still fresh as a grudge.
"I was one of your brides."
Eris was speechless.
"You are, I presumed that you also run away from me."
"Didn't you even know the faces of the women you want to marry?"
"I haven't seen them, you will be the first if not with that mask around you."
Hady knew that he also need to be married until he turned 26 unaware of those maidens feelings, but she is also a girl and marriage is not just because of a gold mine or a treasure, it's a union of soul and love.
" Tell me, why did you run away, among all those the same reasons, I want to hear yours."
"Why am I the exception?"
"Cause your in front of me right now, and having you here near me, I don't treat it as an accident."
Hady and Eris had a mental battle using words and eyes, she know that he is a wise man, a great man indeed, she just can't let go of the grudges she hold as a representative of those women.
"I run away not because of any bribes, i just don't want to get married to a man who favors his inheritance first than a woman's feelings.''
Eris look at her with that deep emotions in his eyes. She was prick in the heart when she saw his expression, it's seems that she overdone it.
"I didn't mean to --"
"Your right, I never really put into consideration those women's feelings who I ask marriage with, somebody did even told me than I'm not human anymore, but I am like that, I was born with that, it's not my choice to be rude and took advantage of those women."
Hady sigh, she regret saying things like that when after all she knows everything that Eris have been through.
"I'm sorry."
He look at her, that familiar sigh and a certain feminine voice.
"You really resemble someone I knew."
"Was she also harsh in her words?"
"No, a little I guess, may I know your name?"
Hady was surprise, she didn't know what name will she give to him since she did not expect to be together with him that close.
"Sophia, Sophia Hariath."
"Such a beautiful name, for a masked woman."
She smile brightly.
"When time comes, I'll show my face for you alone, exclusively."
Eris smile, then Hady felt the clouds because that was what she wanted,  that smile.
The celebrant was dancing and encourage the guest to dance as well, so she was asked by Eris and they owned the dance floor, women were jealous, the men were in awe that the red lady with a mask was dancing with Lord Scorbacht. She knew the dance, it was taught to her at her 18th birthday. But it seems that too much happiness is bad.
"I Need to go."
"Will I see you again?"
She just smile and take a quick stolen kiss on his cheeks.
"This is the first time I kiss a man, but nevertheless, you always see me."
Then she left, Eris was left alone touching her kissed cheeks. The crowed was doubled so he can hardly see the woman running away using the stairs.
In the morning, Eris was still at deep thought during their breakfast.
"Are you okay? "
"Yeah, wait why did you left me all alone last night?"
"I was tired, besides, the party bored me, so it's better to sleep."
"You should've have been there, I meet someone similar to your way of speaking, no, she's more rude than you."
"Rude? Is that how you call a woman who dance with you?"
"Well, it's just that we talk in a very comfortable way wait, how did you know that i danced with her?"
Hady paused, why did she talk without even thinking.
"Ahm, Mr. Graham told me, by the way are we going back this afternoon?"
"Yeah, but she really talk like you, she also sound like you, and she said she was one of the brides."
"What do you want to do then?"
Eris smile and pat her head.
"If we meet again, I won't let her go."
Hadys heartbeat gone wild.
On their way home, they stop at the inn on their way at night. There's no other room available so the arrangement was for them to share the room together which she aggressively opposed but there's nothing that can be done.
When she was about to enter the bathroom, Eris also went in wearing only a towel that covers his lower body, she was surprised and suddenly back out.
"You go first!"
"Why, we can share the shower together--"
"No! I, I mean, we can't, I have weird tattoos on my body so, I don't want to show it to anybody."
"Tattoos?  That's cool, can I see it?"
"I said no! Just go!!"
She push him to the bathroom and he just surrender and laugh, Hady can't breath properly so she drink the pitcher in the table without knowing what it is because of her nervousness.
When Eris went out from bath, he smelled the alcohol in the bed.
"Hady, I'm done, it's your turn now--, Hady?"
She was sitting in the floor looking so drunk  beside her was a pitcher, he smelled it.
"Its a rum, I thought your allergic to alcohol, didn't you know that it was an alcohol?"
"Hmmm, Erish, ish that you."
"God, your drunk let me help you to the bed."
"Hmmm, Erish, I'm sorry,  really sorry."
"Its fine, you just accidentally drink it."
"No, no, that's not it."
He carry her to the bed and lay her down there. Her clothes was soaked with sweat.
"Let me take off your clothes, your sweating so much."
"No, no Eris, no."
"Don't be so picky, I won't do this if only you didn't drink a Pitcher of rum."
He begun undoing the buttons of Hadys shirt, there are two layer so the first one was undone.
"What kind of tattoo are you hiding--"
Eris paused, when she saw a padded white cloth under the last shirt, which was below the chest.
"Why does this need to be covered, his breast is a bit, wait."
He took off all the clothes, and was surprised, it was a woman's body, slender white shoulders and soft skin with that flat tiny waist. And the padded cloth in her chest keeps her breast hidden and flat.
"YOU,''