Yours Forever.

Chapter 31

Rosie's POV :
1st March, 2012. My dad finally returned from Dubai. He was fine and healthy but doctors told us that he'll be having another minor surgery for being completely fine.

We were so delighted to see him back. Hearing of his heart attack left us all in the feeling that we'll lose him forver. Although my dad didn't love me much, but I still loved him because he was my dad. Although I wasn't my daddy's princess, but he was still my king. Someone who I always expected would protect me.

On his return, he bought us gifts. He got me a necklace and a shirt.
I went to my room to place all that in there when all of a sudden my mom entered.
"What's up with you?" She angrily asked.
"What?" I shrugged.
"Rosie, me and Mrs. Sam have been suspecting on you from quiet a while. Whenever Zhenya is here, you both act so wierd. If you like someone, why don't you tell me? I'll look forward to the issue. But why are you-"
"Mom! I don't like any guy. There's nothing like you think."
I don't know why I lied to her.  Maybe because I was too frightened to blurt the truth out.
"Okay. I'm disappointed on you." She turned around and left my room.
"I'm sorry mom" was all I whispered to myself.

*Few days later*

18 March, 2012. It was my dad's surgery that day. My mom took him to the hospital in the morning. I was supposed to stay home and take care of my siblings.
I was very anxious so I called Luke.
He kept on comforting me and telling me that things would get fine soon.

He stayed with me the entire day until my mom called us and informed us that the surgery went successful and dad was completely okay now.

Luke was delighted to hear that and so was I.
In the evening my mom told us that dad was supposed to stay under observation for 24 hours so he would be staying at the hospital that night and our uncle would be staying along with him so mom could come and look after us.

It was 8 in the evening. I was helping mom in doing the dishes.
She came in the kitchen to place the plates.
"Rosie, turn around!" She ferociously said.
"What's wrong mom?" I turned around and calmly asked her.
"You. You're upto something wrong, girl. You think I don't see anything?  I know you're with some jerk who's making a fool out of you-"
"Stop it mom! He's not a jerk. I intended to tell you about this after dad's-"
"SHUT UP ROSIE" she shouted.
"Mom!" I looked up at her in confusion. Why was she flaring up about this so much.
"If you would've introduced that guy to me earlier, I never would've been so ferocious. But you kept on lieing to me. I asked you that day but you clearly refused. You meet him every other day, Mrs. Sam informed me so many times that she-"
"What's with this Mrs. Sam? What is her problem?"
"She's like your mother okay!"
"What? Mom are you serious?  You're my mother. You have every right to be angry but she's nobody to interfere."
"Mrs. Sam's son told me that the guy you're with have been after so many girls before you. In the schools, in the academies. He's just a jerk who hangs out with stupid girls and leave them. And you're being one of them."
I, controlling my anger, spoke.
"Mom, you know nothing about him."
My sister, Bernice entered the kitchen after hearing me and mom shouting at each other.
"What's wrong you Rosie? Why are you being the destruction of our peace? Why can't you just listen to what mom's saying?"

"You know nothing about what's going on, Bernice." I shouted.

"Stop shouting Rosie!" Mom conveyed, trying to act calm.

"Look Rosie, you're my eldest daughter. I know nowadays parents don't usually mind their kids having a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Even I wouldn't have if you would've told me before. But your neglected attitude towards your family and your studies have really disappointed me-"

"But mom-"

"Listen to me! I've spent my entire life trying to make you a successful person. And you were going that way but this guy, he distracted you.  Rosie, I didn't work so hard on you so you waste all my time and energy. I've already been through a lot. Please, I want to be happy now. Your dad is hospitalised. He would be ferocious to know all this and would be more annoyed from you. Don't leave your family behind like this. Now it's all up to you."
She turned around and left.
Tears began to form in my eyes and I bursted out crying.
I rushed towards my room and locked the door.

I wept as if my life was over. All the words my mum had said hit my head and all of a sudden I remembered everything that Luke's mother said to me. Maybe because I did not listen to her, I was going through all this.
All the circumstances were forcing me to leave Luke. But it was so hard. So unbearably hurtful.

Luke's words were still in my heart, to defeat every obstacle that comes in the way, to get the person you love in your life no matter how hard it is to hold on to them. Until they're willing to, and Luke was. He didn't want to give up on us. But I couldn't let him give up on his family, nor I could do that to mine.  I had to think about my dad, my mum's efforts, Luke's mother's worries for him. Everything could be ruined with my one, single decision.
I needed a good opinion so I decided to call Andrea.
"Hi" I spoke in a low tone.
"Remember me?" She said being sarcastic.
"Andrea come on."
"What happened Rose? Are you okay?"
"No I'm not. I'm crying."
"Tell me everything Rosie."
"Andie look.  I am in a relationship with Luke. His-"
"You are what?" She shouted.
"Andrea come on. Listen to me."
I explained every single thing to her.
"Hmmm. You know what?  I know Luke is a good guy. And maybe, according to you he's not a jerk who's using you. But your family? Once you'll lose them, you're not getting them back. Your mom, she's a fighter. She fought for you. How would you feel if you fight for Luke and oppose the entire world for him and later on, he changes? His requirements change and you remain there, hurting yourself?"

"That's never going to happen."

"But something like that has happened here. In this story, you are Luke and your mum is Rosie."
Tears streamed down my face and that was the moment I felt the ache in my heart to it's deepest intesity.

"You're right Andrea. I have hurted my mother. And Luke is doing the same to his family. I should just quit everything."

"Look, I'm not saying that your sweet and caring Luke will ever change. But later, maybe due to circumstances that will be created in future, he might turn out to be a different person. He might blame you-"

"I don't care about that girl. I just want to see him happy. And with my presence in his life, it's impossible."

"I'm glad you understood. You better watch out on your next step."

"I will. Thankyou Andrea."

"Tell me what happens next. Bye."

"I will. Bye"

I was only left with one option.
Break up with him and leave everything behind. The only thing I could do for him was to pray for his heart to heal soon.
It was 10 when Luke called me.
"Hey princess. What's up?"
"Nothing much. You tell?"
The thought that this was our last call and this was the last time I was listening to his voice, I decided not to tell him anything about the break up yet.

We conversed for about an hour. Those laughs and giggles.  The love we shared. It was all coming to an end. I'd never forget Luke my entire life. Even if I'd be somebody in future, he won't ever be able to replace Luke.
He'll always be there in my memories, my heart, my passion, my mind. He wasn't leaving my life, he was still there. In me.

The call ended and I opened my chat box with Luke and began typing. I typed a long message, not letting him know about the actual issues. I sent that to him after an hour so he reads it when he wakes up the next morning. I didn't want to drop that bombshell on him before he goes to sleep.

I blocked him on social media and added his number to the screened list as I didn't want to know anything about his reaction because I knew that would change my decision just as before. But what I could not do was deleting our conversations. I kept them safe with me.
I hugged the shirt he gave me and cried the entire night.

I opened my diary and noted:
"19th March 2012. The Black Day."

So Rosie broke up with Luke. What? But Luke does not deserve that. And so doesn't Rosie, they were so perfect together. What will be Luke's reaction when he'll wake up and get to know that he has lost the love of his life.
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