My hidden feelings

Chapter 2: The arrival

Hey Guys and Girls. Sorry it took so long to update. I just got a job and need to plan when I can write in peace. I will try to update as soon as I can.

See you in the next chapter,

Caro :D

Mark POV

I was laying peacefully in my bed and was fast asleep when suddenly my alarm clock went off, causing me to wake up from my slumber. Annoyed I turned off the alarm and sat up sleepily. Afterwards I stretched my body and got my clothes, I wanted to wear that day, before I went to the bathroom to get to ready for the day. After only ten minutes I walked down the stairs into the living room and went to my small kitchen. Chica seemed to be awake for a while now, because I found my cute dog cuddling on the couch with one of her toys in her mouth. Slightly laughing I kept walking to the kitchen to make us both some breakfast. Chica immediately ran after me when I opened her beloved dog food and looked at me with begging eyes. "I know Chica Bica. I will give you your bowl in a minute.", rolled it amused over my lips and I placed her food bowl on its usual place.

Chica rushed immediately to her food and looked very happy. In a good mood I started to cook my breakfast and sat down a little later at my table with my full plate. I was just half way done with my food when my phone started to vibrate. With a sigh I picked it up and looked at the screen, before I chocked on my food. Nervously I thought for a whole minute whether I should answer the call or not. Finally I accepted the call and put my phone against my ear. After a deep breath it came from me: "H-hello?" "Marky. Nice that you answered my call. I was wondering if you want to come with my buddies and me to a club tonight to have some fun.", came the joyful voice of my boyfriend. My hands were shaking slightly and it took me a lot of courage to respond him without sounding too scared: "Dave, I ... I would like to hang out with you, but ... I've planned to make some videos with Ethan and Tyler in the office. Also ... I ... I have to pick up Jack from the airport. I really can't go today."

There was silence on the other end and it was exactly that fact that made me incredibly nervous. "Oh. I understand that. You want to spend so much time with your friends, which you see almost every day, then to spend some time with your boyfriend who is trying to his best to do something with you.", came it hurt from him and then he continued with a not so friendly voice: "I think I need to teach you again how manners work and that you should respect me, your boyfriend, more." Afterwards he hung up and I sat there stiff in my chair. Overcome by fear I was no longer hungry and was hoping that he was going to get too drunk to remember this promise. I needed 15 minutes to calm myself down again, while Chica tried to cheer me up again by licking my hand comfortingly this whole time. With a gentle smile I stroked her as a thank you, before I got up and got my stuff together.

Then I went with Chica on an hour long walk to calm my nerves completely. //Why did I let myself get into this mess. I should have recognized the warning signs sooner, before it got this far.//, I criticized myself in my thoughts. Dave was an old friend of Tyler and me. But he has changed a lot since we saw him the last time. First thing I have to say is, when we both meet him one day again in a coffee shop, he was such a nice and polite person. That's why I accepted his offer to go on a date with me after we had a few more friendly meetings as a group. However, when we were dating for hardly two weeks, his behaviour changed more and more with every day passing. He started being manipulative, aggressive even and also told me that I am the problem in our relationship because I am not spending enough time with him. I hardly dared to do anything when he was around me. He treated me like dirt when we were alone together. But as soon as someone else was with us, he did so as if I was his princess and showered me with gifts and sweet comments or gestures.

With a sigh I went back to my house with Chica and cuddled with her on the couch. After a few minutes I saw the sign for Jack that I made and a grin came back to my face when I thought of the photo I had sent him. After I felt better again, I let Chica out into the garden for the time I was not at home. Afterwards I checked if everything was completely locked up, before I drove to my office with the sign on the backseats. At the office were Ethan and Tyler already waited for me to arrive. Together we went through all our video ideas we got over the last days that we wanted to record today and thought about how we can do them. After almost one hour we were satisfied with our plans and went to work. We just finished with half of the videos when my phone started to ring. I didn't want to answer it, but I couldn't let Ethan or Tyler know that something is wrong. They would try to help me and then Dave would start hurting them too.