Dangerous

~Chapter 3~

"She is currently sick right now. Her condition is… bad, really bad." I heard my mother's voice.

"I need to represent her to my family as soon as possible. I had planned on taking her with me today but you are telling me she is sick." A male voice spoke sounding frustrated.

"How about you take me instead?" Caroline voice followed. "My sister is not fit to he your wife anymore. She is badly injured. Her face is unrecognisable."

"What do you mean?" The male asked.

"You'll be embarrassed if you were saw with her. She is hideous."

My heart stilled in my chest at this. I shouldn't have come here in the first place, now my feelings were hurt. Did Caroline really think that I was hideous?

Was I hideous?

Two minutes later I was not leaning against the wall and eavesdropping but I stood in front of the mirror. Slowly and carefully, I unwrapped the bandage from my head.

My face was filled with yellow and water-like substances. The skin was wrinkled and looked rough. I barely recognised myself and… in fact, I actually looked hideous.

I was ugly.

Hideous…

Tears flowed down my face my skin burning wherever they flowed. I came home thinking my family would support me but they were the one hurting my feelings. They were speaking the truth though, and the truth hurt.

I regretted leaving the hospital, there I would've healed without having to face anyone's disgust.

I slide down the wall of the bathroom and pulled my knees to my chest. I cried for some time, thinking of how I would become an embarrassment to the family. People would be disgusted by me.

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The night passed by and morning arrived. When I arrived downstairs mother had already cooked and she and Caroline were were having breakfast already.

"Good morning, Cynthia!" Caroline greeted cheerfully.

She said I was hideous yesterday. Was she holding the urge to scrunch her nose and gag in disgust?

"Morning Carry, morning mother." I forced a smile and took a seat away from both of them. I pulled a plate towards me and started eating.

"We have good news to tell you today." Caroline broke the silence that was beginning to become deafening.

"Yeah? What is it?"

"I am going to be attending a business event with some people. There were Calvin's friends and they want to help us."

"Really?" It was hard to pretend like everything was alright. I was painfully aware of how none of them had asked me about how I got burned or how I had been the last months. They didn't even visit me yesterday to make sure I was alright. Or call me to meet the visitors.

Was I expecting too much?

Maybe I was expecting too much.

They didn't know how to treat me when I'm sick because it was the maids who always took care of us when we were injured or sick. I was expecting too much of them. They might have learned how to fend for themselves but they hadn't been out to experience different scenarios if life like I had.

Had I seen someone in my condition a year ago I would've been too disgusted to help them and I would've called the servants to take care of everything.

"Hmm." Mother nodded her head while chewing her food.

"What about yesterday's visitors?" I asked remembering how the man was supposed to take me with him for something. I was basically supposed to marry him.