Broken Pieces

Chapter 15

Afternoon changed into evening and evening changed into night. Sofia sat by the window in her room hugging her knees and bawling her eyes out. Every word her parents said stung. Each word broke her heart.

Sofia was hurting all night. She couldn't believe her parents had threatened her. She couldn't believe that her father who was always her savior would do this to her.

The whole night, Sofia's mind was reeling with her father's threats and her mother's smirk. She knew her parents didn't like Simon and they really didn't want her to marry him just because he was not a rich snob like Calvin. They didn't see how pure his heart was. All they saw was his money which he didn't have much.

She couldn't wait for the night to end. She couldn't get her mind to think logically. All she wanted at that moment was the comfort of Simon's arms. Sofia looked around for her phone frantically but when she couldn't find it, she gave up and she fell on her stomach onto her bed. It was nearly one in the morning and time was just not passing.

It was one of the longest nights of her life. Her eyelids were growing heavier. She couldn't keep her eyes open any longer. She was exhausted. She rolled in a fetal position on her bed and let sleep take over.

"Good morning Mrs. Clarke. Where is Sofia?" Jeremy asked as he saw her existing kitchen with a bowl of iced water and a hand towel on the tray.

"Good morning, Mr. Taylor. Sofia is in her room." She replied with a smile.

"Good morning. Who is sick? Where are you taking this?" Bella said as she stood beside her husband.

"Sofia is sick, Mrs. Taylor." Mrs. Clarke replied.

"WHAT??" Jeremy and Bella both exclaimed in unison. They ran up the stairs as fast as they could with Mrs. Clarke tailing behind them.

Jeremy threw open the door to find Sofia huddled up under the covers. He sat beside her and caressed her cheek. His hand nearly burned from the intensity of the heat. He pulled out his mobile to call the doctor. Mrs. Clarke stopped him.

"I don't mean to intervene but a doctor can't heal a heartbreak. Yesterday's events broke her. She needs time to heal. No medicine can lessen the pain when someone breaks the heart." She said as she connected her eyes with Bella who had her hands folded in her lap. Jeremy put his phone back in his pocket and stood up.

"Very well, Mrs. Clarke. You take care of her and let us know if there's any change in her situation." Jeremy said as he took Bella with him.

"I just hope you find your love, Sofia." Mrs. Clarke said as she put the cold towel on her forehead. Her face was reddish from the heat.

"I don't know how I am going to put up with her drama until the wedding." Bella said as she descended the stairs with Jeremy.

"She's stubborn like you. This girl is going to be a tough nut. She's quite a fighter. Just like you." Jeremy said as he stood by his wife in the library.

"Oh please. I didn't fall in love with a pathetic assistant." She said as she rolled her eyes.

"Well, when you fell in love with me, you didn't know I was rich. So we can say that she got this from you." He said giving her a smile.

"I can't believe she wants to marry that ordinary boy. Actually, I think it is their plan to lure our daughter into marrying their son." She said thoughtfully.

"I don't think so. I've met his mother. She's quite a nice woman. She's a very polite and caring woman. Not to forget beautiful." Jeremy replied to her with a smile.

"Oh is that so?" Bella said as she raised an eyebrow at him.

"Since when did you start making eyes at poor women? And not to forget you find them beautiful too. How pathetic, Jeremy. "Bella scoffed as she stomped away angrily.