FIND A WAY TO MY HEART

CH:7- I'll Protect You Elisa Parker

Author's note: Hi!!Me the new self declared author who loves her readers to death is back again. Here's another chapter of FIND A WAY TO MY HEART. This chapter is gonna be itsy bitsy emotional so bear with me please. Hope you all like it.

"Everything I experience hits me deep,raw and intense. As an empath  I feel the energy of myself and others. As I age,this ability only grows deeper and stronger."
                                - Sylvester McNutt III

Elisa's POV

Flashback

"They...I mean Mr. and Mrs. Kim also offered another proposal..." He looked at me and I can feel my heart sinking. I knew whatever coming out of his mouth is gonna change my life forever and in a bad way. He looked a bit nervous but quickly that changed into his usual confidence. He continued," They liked Elisa so much that day and they want her to be their daughter-in-law.

End of flashback.

I don't know how many hours or is it minutes passed as I kept sitting there staring at my dad like I'm trying to understand what he just said. To me its sound likes some foreign language.But I'm guessing its minutes cause he won't wait for me to talk for hours. "What did you say?" I asked him. I was praying to all gods of this world that what I heard is wrong. I still trying to wrap my head around what he said."I said you're getting married to Keith Kim." He said it like he is trying to explain to a five year old child that candy is bad for your teeth. "I heard what you said,I'm not deaf. But what did you mean by 'getting married to Keith Kim'?? Who said anything about marriage ?" I gritted through my teeth. I was trying my best to keep calm because I don't wanna regret later. 'I did not heard it right. He must have heard wrong. Its the only explanation. Right? Keep calm.keep calm.' I tried to calm myself. 'Don't react until you heard everything.' "It means what it means,you are getting married. And very soon." He said.
I know by his frowning that he's not liking my tone and so is my mother, so she tried to save everything. "Vincent you can not be serious. There has to be some misunderstanding. They didn't said anything about marriage that day and-" he didn't even let her finish. "Are you saying I'm wrong or heard it wrong? I heard what I heard. They are interested in her and they want her to become their family member. So she will be. They are a very prestigious family and they are very good people. I don't see any problems here." His voice was getting louder with patience running thin.
My whole body was shaking with anger. He is always like this. Only thinking about what he wants,what he thinks and understand. The rest can just drop dead and he won't care even its her own daughter. He only care about himself, his prestige and his business. I always went along his decisions because I thought it was for the best for me,for our family. But I never thought he would do something like this. I've had enough of his selfishness. So before mom could say anything I stood up and I looked at him and said," 'Interested in her' ?? What am I? A pet or an furniture of your house that if someone is 'interested' in me you will give me away??" My voice was also rising matching his and I didn't care. "Did you even thought about asking me what I want?If I want to get married or not? Or I'm not supposed to have my own opinion?"
Mom tried to calm me down and I just brushed her off. I'm not in the mood to be calm. "Stop acting childish. Why are you making a big deal out of it? Yes,you can have your opinions but its still me who decide what's best for you and for my family." He glared at me. But I glared harder. My whole body was shaking with rage. My eyes were started to burning because I was trying to keep my angry tears inside. Another thing I hate about myself that my eyes starts to tears up every time when I'm angry and people thinks I'm crying. Sadly, my father is also one of those people.
"I'm acting childish?? We are talking about my life here which you are playing with and I'm childish??" My voice broke. I hated this part of me where I cannot tell people how angry I am because of my tears. He also stood up and immediately tower me with his height benefit. "Just stop crying will you? Just because you do not like something you don't always have to cry. Why can't you understand its beneficial to all of us? " he tried to make me understand.
I gripped my hairs wanting to pull them cause of his stupid reasoning. Mom was talking to him, probably trying to convince him to change his decision. But I wasn't listening. I was pacing back and forth in front of the couch. Then suddenly I realised something. And it made me stop in my track. I turned to him and pointed my finger at him. "You got your deal with the Kim corporation right?" They both stopped their conversation. Dad looked at me like I grew a second head. "Yes." He answered.
I smiled coldly at him and said in a small voice, " You got the deal cause you said yes to the marriage proposal right? You got the deal by making me the scapegoat?" I heard my mother gasped. "Honey don't say that." She came near me. I didn't want console from her, I wanted the truth from him even its going to break me into million of pieces.
He looked shocked. 'Why are you shocked? Is it Because its not true and your shocked how can I dare to ask this to you? Or is it...that I'm right? No I can't be right. Right?' I wanted to ask him this. "I'm not right. Isn't it? Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me its not like this. If it was the condition you would never accept the offer.Because I'm your daughter. You won't sold me like this." I prayed for him to tell me that I'm wrong. So that I know that he won't stoop so low for his business progress. "Please tell me dad. You can still decline their offer. You can have another deal from someone else. It won't matter. Please dad."
I know I looked pitiful. My tears were running non stop. I gripped my dad's shirt while begging him tell me it was just a joke. But the words that left his mouth after that broke me beyond repair." No. I'm not declining their deal and you're marrying him weather you like it or not." He turned his back to me and started to walk away, literally. But before he completely walks away I had say my last words, "So you sold me? You didn't even think twice and sold me.Why?Only to get a business deal?Am I worth nothing to you? Just a pawn for your business game?" I whispered. But I knew he heard it cause even though my eyes were filled with tears I still saw his back stiffens and then he finally walked away.
When he closed the door, all the adrenalin rush and strength left my body. My knees gave out. I probably would have hit the coffee table but mom caught me right on time. Then I realised she was also crying like me. She holds me close to her," I'm here love,I'm right here. Everythings gonna be fine. I'll talk to your dad. He'll understand. I love you baby. Please don't cry." I want to believe her so badly but something inside me know that my father won't change her decision. Besides I was tired,drained for all the drama that just happened. I looked up to my mom and said tiredly, "It will be worthless mom. I was fighting a battle which I had already lost in the first place."
My mom dragged me to my room somehow and tucked me in the bed and lay down beside me hugging like she did in my childhood when I used to have nightmares. My tears were still running but I didn't feel them anymore. That night I went into a restless sleep thinking how my dad had changed my life. But only if I knew someone else also decided to change my life that night but only for good.

Keith's POV

I lost it. "You're f***ing kidding right?" I stood up from the sofa that I was sitting. They got to be f***ing kidding me. It was fun at first and all but they can't be serious. At my foul language my parent glared at me hard but I didn't care at the moment.
" You're seriously gonna marry me to that little girl? You do realize that I'm 22 and she's only 19! She's still in high school for God sake!" I yelled. "Keith you can not talk to your mother like that. And why are you acting like you are hearing this for the first time? We already discussed it before,didn't we? " dad said, also raising his voice . "I know but how can you decide this by just meeting her once? How can you be so sure that she's what she showed you that night? How can you be sure that her father didn't taught her to pretend to be the nice girl to impress you guys!" I tried to reason with them but even I knew she have a power that pulls you towards her. But that didn't important now.
"I'm sorry honey I shouldn't have brought this topic up like this all of a sudden. I didn't mean to upset you. Its just the way you live your life worries me. I want you to find someone like I found your dad. I want you to be happy in life. And I want that as soon as possible." Mom said to me. She was on the verge of crying. I understand what she's saying. I always wanted what they have with each other but this is not the way I wanted it to happen and it is not time for me to get married anyway. Who in their sane mind get married at 22 age! "Maybe you're right but I wanted to find this by myself. I didn't need your help. I'm not a baby." I said to both of them.
"I understand your point son but we know she is the one for you. You may think we're crazy at this moment but trust us you will realize this soon. Just trust us. We are your parents. We will never do anything that will be bad for you." Dad reasoned. I knew they were right. But I didn't want them to be right. " I don't know I just need to be alone right now." I picked up my jacket and car keys and left the house before anyone can stop me.
"Keith honey." Mom said but my dad stopped her. "Let him go. He needs to wrap his head around everything." Dad said to mom.
I drove to one place that I needed to go. To the person's house who can end all this shit. Elisa Parker. Only she can stop this. I bet she also doesn't want to get married. And the only time I met her I knew that she hates my guts. Plus my parents will not listen to me but if she declines then this whole f***ing thing can sort out. Thinking how to convince her to reject me which will be the first time cause nobody rejects me, I drove off.
When reached her house,the lights were on. I didn't realized the time until I'm almost here. I got out of my car and walked up to their front door. But before I could ring the doorbell I heard loud voices coming from inside the house. I almost left but then I heard her voice.
Their living room can be seen from the window next to the front door. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but her voice told me she's crying. I don't know why but I didn't like the sound of her crying. It make my heart ache. I shook off the weird thoughts. I knew she was in a heated argument with her dad. I didn't clearly heard what she said before. I saw her dad had his back to me so he couldn't see me. I was thinking of going back and came back later but what stopped me in my track was her next words. "So you sold me? You didn't think twice and sold me? Why? Only to get a business deal? Am I worth nothing to you? Just a pawn for your business game?" If she was not standing near the window I wouldn't have heard it.
When I heard her said that, I just wanted to hold her and hide her from the world. When I saw her break down I could feel my heart break. I didn't understand why i was feeling like this? Why my heart was aching seeing her cry? Why I hate her tears and never want them to come back? But most importantly what I didn't understand that why her own father hurt her like this and lied to her about this marriage. Because it was not a business deal. This marriage was depending on her choice. The deal between two company was done anyway. Why a father would lie to his own daughter like this?
I don't know what our future holds or whether we will be together or not and I don't know why I took that decision that day which was going to change my life forever but I promised myself to do is,that I'll not let anyone hurt her like that. I silently promised her that day 'I'll protect you Elisa Parker'.

A/N: Dun dun dun. What was her father hiding? Why did he hide about the marriage proposal? Please comment what you think. This was a long chapter. I hope you all like it.