His Vengeance

Chapter 1 - Are You Long Gone?

"Precipitate as weather, she appeared from somewhere, then evaporated, leaving only memory." ― Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

AIDEN's POV

"What do you mean you don't fucking know where she is?" I screamed at Cassandra's bestfriend, Kyla.

"I really don't know where she is! I swear." She answer with a hint of hesitation in her voice .

I can sense the slight nervousness in her voice, like she's hiding something. I know that she knows where she is but what I don't understand is why she doesn't want to tell me.

"I was just gone for a week and I expect her to be here waiting for me so we could celebrate our anniversary. So Kyla, I will ask you one more fucking time! Where is she?!" I asked again feeling desperate. 

"Okay fine! She left! She fucking left the country. Don't ask me where because I don't have a fucking clue!" she yelled while showing complete irritation in her features.

That was it. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran in the pouring rain with tears in my eyes, not knowing where I was heading. Why would she leave without telling me? Why would she even leave? Tons of questions are running in my head but the most important question for me was, did she even love me? Today was supposed to be our anniversary and I planned to celebrate it with her but when I arrived at their house there was no one there. I knew that something happened but I didn't know what it was so I went to Kyla. It fucking hurt that she just left without any problem like everything we went through was nothing, like we were nothing, like I was nothing. She was everything to me, she was my drug. Her voice is music, her touch could make me fall on my knees, her stare could make me melt and her kisses could make me forget the world around us. She always told me she loved me and I was everything she could ask for but after everything today, I now think that she was bluffing all those times. I hated myself for believing her and I hated her for making me believe. I stopped running and I found myself in front the cemetery. I ran to my grandmother's grave and dropped on the knees and cried harder.

"Why did she leave Nana? Why?" I asked with a weak voice even though I knew that she wouldn't answer but I couldn't help it.

When my father and mother were always away on business trips my grandmother took care of me that was until she died and nannies took her place. She died when I was 8 because she fell off the stairs, she was going to tend to my needs because I was crying. Since then, I always blamed myself for her death even if people said it wasn't.

I went home surprised to see my sister Anabelle.

"I heard what happened." She said.

I didn't answer

"I'm sorry." she added.

I wiped my tears and faced her then said "Don't say fucking you're sorry because I know you're not." with a harsh voice.

She never really liked Cassandra but Cass didn't mind.

I started walking away when she suddenly said "What's the big deal anyway? It's not like she was a star or something."

"She may not be a star like Mila Kunis or as intelligent as Einstein but I loved her." Then I continued walking towards my room.

That night I was on my bed, I kept on thinking, praying that she would come back to me and tell me that she loved me. I can't get over her that easily and I was hoping I wouldn't have to.

"Who am I kidding she isn't coming back. She doesn't even love me." I stated with a sleepy voice.

After a while, darkness consumed me.

I woke up the next day with the sun glaring at my face, forgetting to close the curtains last night. With all the strength I could muster, I got up. Then my mom suddenly barged into my room.

"I'm not saying I'm sorry son because I already warned you that she was going to cause nothing but pain. That's what you get for not listening to me son. -"

I couldn't continue listening to mom because I couldn't stand listening to the awful comments on Cass or maybe I just couldn't stand listening to the truth.

"Mom can you just leave me alone." I said with clear irritation in my voice.

My mother looked surprised and said "Fine. If you don't want to face the truth then don't."

Then she closed the door with a bang. I grabbed the picture on my bed stand, I stared at it. It was a picture of us on hugging under a tree in autumn. Somehow somebody managed to take a picture of us then he gave it to us. I remembered that we were fighting over the fact that l chose to visit my cousins instead of going to her awarding ceremony. We somehow ended fixing things up. A smile crept to my face but it immediately was gone when I realized none of that was going happening anymore. Suddenly rage took over me and I threw the picture at the wall.

"I swear that I will find you Cassandra Knight and make your life as miserable as hell."