Against his will

Chapter 25

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I was sitting in the dining area waiting for my breakfast. It's been three weeks since we are avoiding each other or to put it in better words, I'm hiding from him because I clearly remember his words. 

 “You were always like this Jane. Always refusing me and pushing me away. But you know what makes me angrier than this Jane? You enjoy other man’s touches and because of it, I hate you. Don't you dare show me this face of yours again" he said while licking his bruised lip and smirking at me again "And if you dared, I won't mind taking you there and then. Your little hands won't be able to stop me" he said while smiling bitterly at me.

On that day, I don't remember when I dozed off on the floor. I was crying my heart out. Remembering it caused a shiver to run through my body because the Zanvil I know is a man of his words. And I don't want to challenge him. 

“Are you crying Jane?" the aunt asked me in a worried voice. “Did something happen to you? Are you not feeling well?” she bombarded me with numerous questions. Her words made me snap out of my thoughts. I looked at her in confusion. When did she come and why is she asking me such questions?

“No aunt, I'm not crying. Why are you asking me such questions?” I asked her in a confused tone. To which aunt touched my cheeks and asked me “What is this?” I touched my cheeks and felt wetness on them. I was so deep in my thoughts that I didn't realize I was crying while thinking about that day. It seems like yesterday. 

“No aunty, I'm not crying. Maybe something has gone into my eyes. Oh, you have made pancakes today” I said while quickly wiping my tears from my cheeks and smiling at her. I don't want her to ask any other question to me. So I tried to brush it off. 

“Are you sure Jane?” she asked me in confirming tone. 

“Yes aunt, don't worry about it," I said while taking a bite of my pancake. “Hmmm. Aunty your pancakes are always so delicious” I said moaning during eating it. 

“Did it improve your mood? I made them especially for you. For the past weeks, I noted you weren’t in a good mood. You're always stressed out. Maybe because of your exams so I thought of making them for you" the aunt said waiting for my answer and smiling at me. 

“Yes, they did. Can I have some more?” I asked smiling at her. 

“Of course you can darling, I'll go and bring them” she went to the kitchen. She noticed that I was sad and stressed out about something. Thank god she thought it was because of my exams. Did I tell you that I'm finally done with my exams? Soon I will be graduating and working independently to support myself.

Thinking about it made me happy. I want to live as an independent person who makes bread and butter. I'm dying for that day to come because I was always under my uncle's and aunt's protective shell. I had planned so many things. I will rent an apartment and I'm going to share it with Nina after she comes back to New York. I will make my food. 

Buy monthly groceries. Go to work and having fun with Nina. Night outs and so many new things that I want to try. Uncle and aunty never stopped me from doing anything new but I want to do it with my own money. As it is they are supporting me for so many things and I don't want to burden them more. And the most important thing is, I have to convince them that I want to live alone. They always cared about me like their own daughter. So they were always worried about me. 

I don't know how they will react when I tell them about my decision of living on my own. Thinking about it I was eating my breakfast happily. “You know I don't like delays in my work. Cancel it. Yeah, tell them I don't want to make deal with people who don't value my time” I heard an angry voice and it was a bit louder. Hearing it, my body immediately went stiff. I found him dressed in his gray suit.