Scary Night ✔

Chap 6 (Flashback)

I opened my eyes with dazzling rays of sun entering the room through window panels. I walk up to her as she is still sleeping. She looks like an angel. I place a few hair strands behind her ear.
Without knowing that I was admiring her face I tug a few more strands. When I came back to my senses I made my way to the bathroom. I took a shower and went to the kitchen to make breakfast for us.

"Holy mother of f--!", I freak out seeing her standing behind me as I was setting plates on the table.

"Did I startle you?", she asks in the most innocent tone I've ever had.

"No not actually come and eat something", I sit on the chair but she didn't move from her place.

"What? Do you not like pancakes? I can make something else for you then", I get up from the chair but turn around when she grabs my wrist.
"It's not that", she says as she looks down.

"Then what is it? You can tell me. I know we just met yesterday but you can share anything with me. I won't judge you", I explain as she loses her grip over my wrist.

"I promise I'll never judge you", I take her hand. Making her sit on the chair, I sit on another one that was beside the former's one.

"C-an I?", she was struggling with words.

"You what?", I nod my head.

"Can I stay here for a while?", she says as she holds my hands back.

"I'll do dishes, cleaning, washing and cooking. I'll do everything you say. Just please let me stay here. I don't have any place to go", she says as tears begin to stream down her cheeks.

"Okay okay don't cry please you can stay here as long as you want okay?", I don't know why but my heart breaks seeing her crying.

I find myself helpless in front of her tears that's why I couldn't refuse her last night too. She wipes her tears with the sleeves of my hoodie she was wearing.

"Eat now", I smile and we started eating. After a few minutes when we were done she gets up from the chair saying "I need to bring my clothes."

She makes her way to the bedroom.

What is she looking for? Her shoes? But she was wearing in one foot last night.

I follow her and see her sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Wait here", I say and grab my jacket and keys of my cars. I drive to the nearest shop and bring a pair of shoes for her.

"Let's hope they're gonna fit", I bend down and put the shoes on her feet.

"Yeah perfect", I smile.

"I can take you to your house", I say as she shook her head.

"I'll be back in an hour", she says and leaves my condo.

As soon as she leaves the place, my heart begins to race fast. I feel like I should tail her. I start the engine of the car and follow her.
After walking for half an hour, she enters the house as the door was already opened.

What's she doing in there?

It had already been an hour since she went in. I jump out of the car and head toward the house.

It's so beautiful. It looks like someone takes good care of it.

I stopped when I heard sobbings coming from a room. Following the audible sound, I walk to the direction of the audible sound and stop outside a room whose door wasn't shut. I see her holding a picture and crying.

"Are you alright?", I put my hand on her shoulder. She quickly wipes her tears off.

"Are they your parents?", I ask when I look at the picture she was holding in her hands. She nodded.

"Are you missing them?", I ask as she sits on the bed.

"Yes", she replies in a shaky voice.

"Just tell them you're missing them. They will hug you right after it", I say and sit next to her.

"I wish I could", she says in low voice.

"They don't live here?", I ask.

"They live here in my heart", she takes a deep breath.

"Are they de-a-d?", I ask as she burst into tears.

"I'm sorry", I pull her in a hug.

Stupid Shawn! You didn't need to be that straightforward.

"We were happy. None of us could've thought this all", she pulls away slowly.

"My dad loved my mom a lot. My mom fell prey to a brain tumour.
She didn't tell dad as he didn't have enough money to spend on her disease. One day my dad saw her medical reports but it was too late. The tumour was on its last stage"

FLASHBACK

"Elle why? Why did you hide this? ", Luna's dad asked her mom. Luna was standing behind the closed door, clutching her doll and listening to them.

"David it's gonna be alright. You need to be strong for our daughter", she said as David was crying.

"No no no I can't live without you", he said and hugged her.

"Baby it's alright. Just close your eyes", she said caressing his hair.

"Listen to me carefully", she pulled away and placed her forehead on the forehead of David while cupping his face.

"I know that you will get over this. You will get over me sooner or later. Find another wife for yourself. Luna is little now. She needs the love of a mother. You are also young. You will find any girl", she smiled but inside it was killing her.

Telling your beloved husband to marry another girl is deadly horrible for anyone.

"Please Elle don't say this. I'll die without you. Luna needs you", he said as he kept crying.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Luna's POV

"I was thirteen years old when my mom died. After one year my dad married my stepmom but she wasn't loyal to my dad. My dad couldn't live without my mom and died when I was fifteen. Right after the death of my dad, my stepmom took my mobile from me. She sold everything that mom and dad left for me. We just have this house left. She refused to pay the expenses of my school and told me to work. I've been working for five years in different places. She sits at home and takes all my money", I stop when I heard someone coming in.

"She won't let me go if she sees me here", I grab the hand of Shawn and run in the bathroom.

"Don't make any noise", I say and lock the door.

"I don't know where she is Mr. Lewis. She didn't come here. But I'll send her to you when she comes back", I heard my stepmom talking to someone on call.

Is she talking to the person who tried to seduce me last night?

My hands start trembling at the thought of that man. I quickly unlocked the door when she left the room, packed my stuff in a bag and went back to Shawn's condo with him.