Love Comes With Agony

chapter 19

Chelsea's POV

They discharged me from the hospital yesterday... I was just so happy and relieved... I came back home... Home had never felt so good and beautiful... Nicky and my sister were stuck to me 24/7... Always catering to my needs.... I was sitting and was having breakfast with Nicky when the doorbell rang... Claire had exams so she couldn't miss her class...
"Wait here i'll get the door..." Nicky said and got up to open the door.... "You?? What are you doing here... You are so not welcome here... Please kindly leave..." I heard her yell at the person...
"Hey who's there..." I asked her from the dining room...
"None of your business chels... Just sit over there..." She told me...
"Nicolette just move... Or I have ways to move you..." I heard a man's voice speak... Wait that's Axel... What is he doing here... I got up from the chair and walked towards the door...
Nicky saw me coming and came running to my side...
"I told you not to get up... Are you deaf..." She asked me holding my hand and wrapping her arm around my back to give me support...
"Hey it's okay I can walk... My limbs are not broken..." I said to her.... She gave me a look that said what-did-you-just-say..
I looked at Axel and saw him standing there all dressed up for work... Wow I quietly told myself..
"Can you let me in..?" He asked very politely...
"Um... Yeah ... Sure come in..." I said
"Oh no you don't ... Dare you step into this house... I'll go all Godzilla on you... I swear Mr. DeLuca... Where were you when she was there in the hospital... You were a no-show... So why don't you just turn and leave..." She said glaring at Axel...
"I had work... And I am a very busy person... I didn't have the time to visit... Today I could spare sometime so I came..." He said glaring back..
"Listen even we are busy people so don't give that shit... But we still made time cause she is my sister... And even Emmanuel came... You know even he is a busy person... So why don't you just shove that excuse up your ass and leave... Chelsea doesn't need your fake sympathies... She is grateful that you got her to the hospital... But then that's it... You should go...." She said stomping her feet...
He heaved a sigh... He was clearly very angry at what was happening... Probably he didn't anticipate this part where Nicky goes all Godzilla on him... He looked at me once again and left... The moment he turned back Nicky just slammed the door shut... Not allowing him to enter in case he changed his mind..
"What was that about... " I asked her...
"Don't talk right now just finish your breakfast and go upstairs it's time for your medicines..." She said looking at me with a face that said don't-mess-with-me-right-now...
"Okay Mom..." I said and quietly did what she asked me to do...
I was in my bedroom when she came in with my meds... I swallowed everything without making a fuss.. Nicky was still angry... So I just let her be to calm down... She went downstairs and closed my door shut... I was sitting on my bed when my eyes suddenly fell on a box at the corner... I quickly went and picked it up... I opened it and my heart just crushed....
The box had things that I had given to Axel on various occasions... A small bracelet, a ring, a guitar shaped pendant, a fountain pen that had the initials of our name engraved on it, a small tiny little replica of an Eiffel tower... A bunch of letters that I had written for him... A few cards that I had given him on Valentine's day, our anniversary, his birthday etc.. but above all I remembered giving him a small pocket watch, it had our picture that we had clicked on our first date... It was the watch my dad gave me saying that it bought him luck... So I gave it to Axel... I told him to keep it with him always... And only return it to me when he thought that he didn't need me anymore in his life... He didn't want me to be a part of his life...

Flashback:-

"Heyyyy babe... Happy Valentine's day... Ok Axel close your eyes... No peeking..." I told him.. he looked at me for sometime then closed his eyes...
"Ok put your hand forward... I promise this is your last gift..." I saw him trying to see what it was.. "hey don't open your eyes or you'll ruin the surprise..." I told him and smacked lightly on his hand...
"Ok ok sorry... I am curious to find out... I won't peek..." He said laughing and closed his eyes again..
"Ok open your eyes..." I said
"Wow what is this... That's really sweet... Wait a pocket watch!! What am I 80 years old ...??" He said looking at it...
"You don't like it?? Anyway open it and see what's inside.." I told him clapping my hands together...
He opened it and a smile spread across his lips...
He pulled me closer and kissed me...
"Sorry shouldn't have judged that... It's beautiful... Where did you get it??" He asked me still holding me by the waist..
"Um.. actually it's my father's... He gave it to me saying that it always got him good luck ... So I gave it to you so that it would always bring good luck to you... And I kept that picture in it so that it reminded you of us... And you are never going to return this to me unless you feel like you don't want me to be a part of your life... Or like you don't need me anymore in your life... Or as a friend... Basically when you decide to replace me... Okay" I told him and in that moment a frown appeared on his face and he was hurt by what I said...
"Hey that's never going to happen.. no matter what I will never replace you.. and as for letting you go it's never going to occur in a million years... And it's a promise... Okay.. always remember that.. you are mine and you will always be mine... I love you.." he said that and kissed me but more passionately this time...

Flashback ends:-

The pocket watch was just so important to me... I meant it when I told him to never give it away... But I guess he didn't need me anymore... My part in his life was over... He has replaced me... Sophia was now his life... His significant other... His world... His universe... I took the watch and held it close to my chest... It meant a lot to me... I cried and cried and eventually fell asleep with the watch I'm my hand and close to my chest...