Fighting Off The Demons

Chapter 15

Lara's pov

"Hey dad" I said as I slid the green icon on my phone to the right on my ringing phone.

"Baby girl, get ready we are going somewhere for the weekend"

Thank God I thought I would be stuck with thinking about George the entire weekend.

"Where?" I raised one of my eyebrows.

"We're going to my friend's house"

"Okay dad, thanks for giving me a way out this weekend"

"From what?"

"From....huh...sitting doing nothing all day" stuttering a little surpised at his question.

"Okay baby girl..... and wait.." I was about hang up the phone.

"What dad"

"Bring your bikini along....it's a beach house"

Giving me no chance to reply, he hung up the phone.

I danced around like a butterfly.
"This would give me a break from you...George"

I hummed a melody as I packed what I needed for the weekend into a small travelling bag.

"I'm just gonna have fun this weekend and forget about you" My lips parted smiling widely.

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George's pov

"George" Uncle Tim called as I entered his beach house. The house had not change from how I left it. The living room heavily furnished as always.

"Hey Uncle, how are you" I hugged him

"You never called your old man"

"I'm sorry uncle,I was busy and caught up" I muttered apologetically.

As we released ourselves from the embrace, I heard running footsteps towards me. I turned.

"GEORGEEE" Little nine years old Helen ran towards me smiling heavily.

I carried her and I lifted her up to make our faces match.

"What's up kiddo" I hugged her still carrying her.

She broke the embrace, her face was scrunched up feigning annoyance.
"Drop me" Her little voice was scary.

I dropped her and I bent down to meet her face. I knew what she wanted to say but I still waited for her to say it anyway.

"ONE...I'm not a kid anymore George....TWO...I'm angry at you because you promised to visit me but you didn't and....three.." Her tiny hands checked my left mid fingers.

"You removed the ring that I gave you from your hand...I told you, you were mine remember?" She looked at me straight in the eye.

I held her small delicate hands.
"I know princess...I told you I'm yours too...just grow up fine and be healthy"

She smiled
"Okay"

"Helen, it's time for your injection" A nurse appeared from upstairs.

Helen scrunched her face. It was obvious that she didn't want to go.

Tim faced Helen.
"Okay Helen, your Nurse must attend to you now....you can only marry George if you're well..okay" He said as he caressed her cheeks.

"Okay, dad" She ran off to meet her nurse and together they went upstairs to Helen's room.

I turned to Tim.
"Uncle how is she?"

"Not any better George"

I turned to look upstairs to see her Nurse carry her into her room.

Uncle Tim had volunteered to take me in after my family were killed, that was when I was twenty years old.

After two years Tim brought Helen in when she was a year old but she was ill with cancer of the brain. There was a tumor in her brain and it was discovered very late so it can't be removed anymore.

I've experienced many times she almost died from her brain seizures.

"And who's this...girlfriend?" Tim's jolted me out of my thoughts voice. He whispered the GIRLFRIEND part into my ear.

Sam entered carrying a middle sized travelling bag probably full of clothes.
She overdid it. I shook my head.

"Hello I'm Sam....I'm George's...ehrm...roomates.
She finally extorted extending her arm.

Tim hand covered hers shaking it gently.
" ohhh just roomates?"
He glanced over to me and winked. I scoffed.

"Her husband was murdered by some gang, so she's not safe at her house. I told her to come stay with me" I clarified.

"Ok if you say so" He barged my shoulder with his gently and his mouth curved upwards slightly.

I felt like punching him in the stomach. He really enjoyed teasing me.

Just then, a car came to view and it stopped just outside the house. Uncle Tim went out to meet them and I followed him because I recognised the car. It was Jay's

I stop abruptly when I saw the figures coming out of the car. My heartbeat doubled or even tripled unexpectedly.

What is she doing here? I asked myself walking away to my room hurriedly.

"Where are you going?" Sam's voice jolted me out of my thoughts. I had totally forgotten she followed me to the beach house.

"To my room, follow me, I will show you yours"

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Lara's pov

"Hey man" A man looking like he is in his fifties called out as we got down from the car.

His beards were full but neatly trimmed and he had slight wrinkles across his face. Even though his face looked like it was old his body was not. Since he wore a white roundneck top that made his chest muscles and his biceps bulge out. He works out.

Cool.

Dad immediately rushed to him and the exchanged manly slaps and shakes as they laughed loudly. I watched with keen interest.

"And you must be Lara, I've heard so much about you from Jay and I must say u bettered my expetation"

I smiled at my dad's friend friendly words.
"Is that so? Then thanks for the complement"

"I'm Tim, George's uncle. You know who I'm talking about right"

I looked at my dad with wide eyes.
"Same George?"

As he nodded, I immediately slumped my shoulders, closed my eyes and I let out a tired sigh.

He just won't leave me alone right? In the office, In my thoughts and even in my dreams. Now I'm stucked with him again in the same house for a full weekend.

"What? You don't like him?" Tim asked with his left eyebrows raised.

"He's a typical cocky and wicked boss with no human feelings"

Now we were inside the beach house. It was furnished expensively. I turned around over and over as I marvelled at the beauty and the elegance of the house.

I stopped as I heard a familiar voice.
"Okay I will take you for a ride on the ski boat later in the afternoon"
"Yeh...you promised, and you can't change it" The other voice sounded like a little girl's

I quickly turned to Tim.
"Show me my room"

Tim was taken aback.
"Upstairs, last one by the left." He answered me anyway.

"Thanks and see you later dad"
I grabbed my luggage and rushed towards the room described quickly leaving both men surprised at my actions.

If you won't leave me alone then I'll keep avoiding you George.

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