Twisted Love

Chapter 29

It hurts me to watch Mason like that but it hurts me even more that at a point when he needs someone he is pushing me away.
I know he is disturbed right now and wants to be alone but acting like that with me was so not expected.
Does Mason really mean what he said about not wanting to be with me? No that can't be possible. I have seen care in his eyes. He wants some time alone that's it and I'm gonna give him that. I'm not going to be a clingy girlfriend.
Next morning when I reached office Mason was already there, speaking to someone. I went past him without saying anything. I straight went to my seat and started working. Amid my off yesterday I had a lot of work today and Selene hating me did not help much as even though I was not under her directly yet she was trying to get at least some work done from me. That irritated me but did not say anything anyway there wasn't any point because Mason was not on my side right now.
It was only when Alice called me that I realized our break has started. I looked up and she was standing in front of me.
"We need to talk." She told me. I nodded.
I switched off my system and we went to have a coffee.
"So." She started to speak "Would you tell me what all is going on in your life?"
I exhaled and started narrating about what all has happened in the past two days. How suddenly my life has changed.
While I was telling her all this Mason came into the cafeteria; our eyes met. There were so many emotions in his eyes and suddenly he looked away. He went to the counter and walked away.
"Sad for him." I heard Alice speaking.
"What?" I asked her.
"Sad. For Mason."
"Yeah."
"But he has no right to treat you like this. Even if he want some time alone that doesn't mean he will act with you like this. And you are not like his mother. She seems so selfish."
I was quiet.
"Hey everything will be alright."
I gave her a weak smile.
After that Mason did not come from his room the whole day.
I thought it was just for one day but I was wrong very wrong as it continued for the next whole week. I have not spoken to him since 7 days but today I'm going to talk to him. Ut can't stay like this. We both acting like strangers, no.
I went to his room and knocked on the door.
"Come in." I heard him saying.
"Hi." Mason looked up, nodded and went back to his work.
"Mason, the translations that you asked me to do are done. I have sent them to you over the mail."
"Okay." He said without even looking at me.
Few moments passes but none of us said anything. "Mason." He looked at me.
"Is it really going to be like this only?" "What do you mean?"
"Us. Are we going to remain like this only, acting like strangers. Seriously this much has changed between us?"
"Elena, I told you earlier only that it was nothing. We are done. I do not want to be with anyone. Love sucks, it makes you weak." He stood up and came in front of me.
"And I do not want that. I want to be strong, powerful. I want to concentrate on my work and that is it. You or anyone else does not matter to me anymore." If I say that it did not hurt me then I would be lying.
Without knowing a tear fell from my eye.
"Are you sure? We are done?"
Mason was looking at me as if he was contemplating about something but then I noticed his jaw getting tightened.
"Yes. Let's not talk about this ever again."
"Don't do this Mason. Please."
He did not say anything. He only looked away.
I took a step towards him.
"I never thought that this would end like this, I thought it was only a begining. But I realize today that I was wrong. I thought you are only acting like this because you are hurt after what your mom has done but I can see that I was wrong again. I thought that this whatever that was between us was strong, something that means both of us a lot but yet again I was wrong. So Mason Anderson if this is what you want then let it be like this. I will never question you again. You want me to be away from you then ok I will stay away from you." I kissed him on the cheek obviously taking him off gaurd. "Goodbye Mason. From now on you will only be my Boss and nothing more." I swiped away the tears that fell, gave him a last look, searching to find at least something in his eyes but I did not so I left. I left Mason's office and his life. I'm not that kind of a girl who will beg a guy to give her some attention, to love her. No. I'm strong enough. I will not cry for him again. That's it. I thinks it's for the better that I never told him that how much I loved him.