The Forced Wife

Chapter 10

The sun rose indicating a new day for both Jasmine and Brian, and indication that there are a few days left until this week ends and They get back to reality, well reality for Brian, For Jasmine it was still the same.

Brian decided that today was a new day so he should do something than being Trapped in this room, he took a shower and headed out of the house, all Jasmine could do was watch him and just sigh, this place was, also getting to her but she does not have the freedom or will to take a stroll outside ,she was a prisoner in this luxurious life.

She got up from her seat and continued with her daily routine But atleast today will be different, she’ll be starting a more challenging masterpiece which she found hanging on the wall, unlike the flowers she was painting, this painting might be a whole day worth of concentration and detailing .
Brian on the other hand was feeling the Cooper breeze of the place, he liked How isolated the place was that gave him more time to himself that he hasn’t had for the longest time, while jogging he had to stop and time to absorb the beauty that this entailed, for a far distance He could see mountain and that caused an adrenaline rush as he remembered how much he loved hiking And the joy and accomplishment  came from reaching the top then memories of those times came flooded and How much he would feel with his cousin and best buddy when they hiked which led to him inviting his cousins over for a hiking trip tomorrow Morning

“Are we going with wifey?” the cousin ask, with added intonation on the word wife

“Hell no, I’m not going anywhere with that gold-digger despise her presence even one minute With her drives me crazy “ he said, making his cousin laugh hysterically to his cousin’s situation

“Okay look I understand, I’ll later today With Lacey, Mark and Jones “ he said mentioning more of their cousins. Even in their wealth and riches, they were a tight nit family where the cousins were close and there were more gatherings with cousins and family.

They ended their call And Brian continued to jog along, his cousins knew about his situation and were not the least pleased about their uncle’s decision so with this, they hacked a plan without informing Brian of How they are going to drive Jasmine away
Once done, Brian walked into the hotel dripping wet and thirsty, he looked around the kitchen the lovely smell of food drawing him and making him dizzy.

Brian has always loved home cooked meals more than anything, his Nana was the best cook and these just reminded him of that, he started wondering where she is walking around peeking at very room to come across a fragment of goddess ‘s back With her curly hair flying in all direction and a blush on her left ear, he could stand and admire the wonderful artwork, But something else kept him frozen in place, not the art, not the scenery but Jasmine herself, even when he tries ignoring this But Jasmine captivates him, she intrigues him to a point where he feels he Is under a spell, there is always a new feature that he is yet to discover everyday from her right now all her could do was stop and stare

Jasmine felt like there was someone behind her  so she turned around to find Brian leaning on the door frame, looking straight ahead, at first she though her must be looking at the painting but upon deeper inspection, Brian was looking straight her, she was expecting him to say something but he was still, looking deeply at her, in utter silence.

She wanted to say something But was afraid that she might say something wrong as he kept looking at her, looking at everything Like she was the artwork, he looked hypnotized, she couldn’t understand Why but decided to let him be, a drop of the brush woke him from his trance leading him to jump and move away from the door .he too was disturbed by What just happened, while showering he was trying to think What has gotten to him, he decided to get dressed and while getting dressed, he received a call from his cousins that they are almost there

He went to the living room to watch the news while waiting, Jasmine didn’t come out From the studio for the whole two hours since he came back but he could hear her soft humming here and there until his cousin called saying they are here and they should meet somewhere for food and drinks

“Hey man “ his cousins said upon meeting him, he greeted back and started their small childish banters that they always had from when they were young, Lacey started asking about Jasmine but Brian just shut the conversation quickly saying his just wants to have fun and forget About her but What happened earlier kept lingering in his head with the question why

4 hours And 3 whiskey bottles later, they all decided to take the party back to his house. Jasmine just heard loud noises of people and went to see who were responsible for those voices

“Hey, there’s My wife “ he loudly said making the other laugh, Jasmine being as polite as she is decided to greet only to be hit by a cold shoulder as they resumed opening their beer bottles and resuming With their chats

As the hours ticked by, more beers were being consumed and the voices became louder. Jasmine decided to finish for the day and wanted to take a quick shower,

“Where is it” Jasmine whispered and she’s scurried for her hairband ,she remembered that it must be on the loveseat She was sitting on earlier, she went into the living room despise the stares she received from them
“man I wanted to bring that girl home with me” Mark said as all the guys agreed Jasmine walked passed the guys to get her hair-band

“HEY Brian here tells me that his wife over here used to work the pole quite well,maybe she can give me a some moved for 100 dollars “ Mark continued to say,Jasmine couldn’t understand What was being said as she didn’t understand some parts of their language But by the look he was giving her it implied something bad. She just smiled and tried moving away from him,he quickly grabbed her hand tightly, pulling her down
“Hey,you don’t leave when I’m talking to you” he said, making the guys including Brian to laugh, he started holding Jasmine down her waist, She felt uncomfortable by this and asked him to stop

“Stop?, no baby I’m just starting “ he said, the plan was going accordingly as she will feel uncomfortable and leave for good,  the rest of the guys continued laughing And now Mark started moving her waist while she was resisting, he started slapping her butt making everyone laugh more, he continued this until Jasmine screamed stop to him and pushed him, with this Mark slapped her right on the face And everything went silent

This was not part of the plan as Lacey thought as this was getting out of hand,  she looked at Brian who was looking in guilt and shame but had no intention to stop it, Mark. Pinned Jasmine on the couch touching her thighs rubbing his upper body on her, Jasmine sobbed pleading with him,the laughter has died down by still no one said anything
He kept touching Jasmine in inappropriate places and now it was time to put a stop to this

MARK, that’s enough, Jasmine leave this room “Lacey said putting a stop to all this, she thought this was going to be a silly innocent teasing but this went too far too quickly, She looked at Brian in disgrace.The room fell into silence as the heard the bedroom slam shut