FLOWER

Chapter Twenty one

Cleopatra was up on her feet in no time,moving around Theodore's manor and trying to help out the little way she could .Theodore was never around,he was always working,and working and she worried for him,they never spoke or talked to each other,and when he came back from work he wouldn't even look at her .She understood what he meant when he said she belonged to Aaron,because she did,but that was by law, because by heart she was Theodore's, she didn't know how to make him understand.
She felt like a burden to him,and because of that she tried to help in doing chores, even though he had a lot of maids.
Maria had even started working for Theodore in his manor,and with that Cleopatra was hardly alone.

She was sitting and having tea with Lady Evelyn who had come to visit Theodore and Cleopatra when Theodore bursts through the door and entered his room .He greeted his mother before entering his room though, never once did he say anything to Cleopatra.

"Is he okay". Cleopatra asked Evelyn, since Evelyn was used to his antics.

"He's overworking himself, but he doesn't listen to anyone". Evelyn said sadly.

"Is there anything I could do to help". Cleopatra asked,she really wanted to help anyway she could.

"You should talk to him dear,am sure he'll listen to you, when I talk to him, he just smiles and continues working". Evelyn shook her head as she smiled.

"I would try my best".Cleopatra promised as she held Evelyn hands in hers.

During dinner after Evelyn had left,Theodore still hadn't stepped down,he didn't eat breakfast or lunch and now he wouldn't eat dinner,Cleopatra wondered if it was her doing, if it was her fault,she looked at her plate of food and her cutleries,then she looked around the big,empty dinner table,she was alone again,even after leaving Aaron she was still alone,she wiped the tears that fell from her eyes as she stood up with a tray of food on her hands.

She walked up the long,stairs and soon she was standing at the door of Theodore's room,she raised her hands to knock but dropped it down when she noticed the tray she dropped the last day was still there,untouched,uneaten,and the way she left it .She couldn't take it anymore so she knocked, with the tray in her hands and tears in her eyes she knocked, but there was no answer,she knew he wasn't asleep,he never slept and she had noticed.

She knocked again,and again and again but soon her fists got tired and her arm got sore,so she set the tray on top of the old one and stood up straight as she called out to him.

"Theodore please come out,please would you at least eat something". She begged but she heard nothing, she pressed her ears to the door to hear any form of movement, but she couldn't hear anything, the room was still as ice,soon she became scared,she hoped nothing bad had happened to him.

"Theodore you're scaring me,please I beg you come out". She whispered as she held the door knob and tried to open it but it was locked.

"Please". She said softly with pain in her voice, the door knob started moving slowly and just like that the door was opened by a very tired looking Theodore,with the way he looked she was sure he was working and not sleeping.

"I brought you something to eat". She said shyly as she looked away and carried the tray for him to see.

"I am not hungry". He said as he was about to close the door.

"But you haven't eaten anything since this morning".She said.

"I did the same thing yesterday,but I am not dead am I". He groaned ready to shot the door at any second.

" With the rate you're going.... ".

"With the rate am going,I'll be fine". Theo interrupted her.

"I just feel bad that you're not eating". Cleopatra explained as she looked at him.

"What exactly do you want from me,haven't I done enough to make you happy,what else do you want". He yelled as she flinched, he didn't want to yell at her but he didn't want to break down in front of her either.

"Am sorry if I disturbed you,am I a burden to you, am so sorry I'll.... I'll just go". She said with a shaky voice,she felt like crying.

She was about to walk away when Theodore wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her closer to his chest .She closed her eyes and tried to blink away the tears that threatened to spill,he cleaned her tears with his thumbs and kissed her forehead.

"Am sorry for yelling at you,am so sorry". He apologised as he hugged her to his chest,he couldn't see her cry,never. Cleopatra eyes remained close as she held his waist,she loved touching him and feeling his warmth.

"I know I have overstayed but...but I promise I didn't mean to,I just have no where to go,but I'll go if that's what you want". Cleopatra said as she opened her eyes.

Theodore never wanted her to leave,nor did he ever think she had overstayed,he felt angry that he acted so childishly in front of her,without thinking he pulled her into the room and pinned her back to the door, his heart was beating heavily when he looked at her,she was so fragile yet so strong,so beautiful and tough,he leaned down and pressed his lips with hers,she responded quickly by wrapping her hands around his neck as he drew her closer.

"I love you Theodore". Cleopatra said as soon as they broke apart for air.

"I love you my flower".Theodore said as he kissed her knuckles."I love you more than I could ever love myself".

They had kissed again after that and said goodnight to each other,but they still had doubts,not of their love but of fate .Because they knew they could never control destiny.