Life of lies

Chapter 20 - Who is Elisa?

Aria's POV

Its Monday, another day of work and I'm on a night shift, so I have until 2pm to arrive at the hospital.

I and my mother in law, have become closer than before, sometimes I go over to her place, sometimes she comes to mine.
I never knew Alex had left the house, until I went down stairs for breakfast.

"Have you seen my husband?" I ask Tina, one of my workers.

"He left very early for work today ma'am"

"Okay" I mumble.
He never tells me when he's leaving for work these days, he just disappears and appears. I swear I'm so mad at him today. When I come back from work, we'll have a heated discussion. What's wrong with him.
The last time I saw a lipstick stain on his collar, he told me some new intern ran into him. When I need him in bed, he gives excuses, if he's not tired, he's having a headache, if not that he's busy or he had a stressful day at work. I am sick and tired of this nonsense.
Things were going smoothly, till a day after our anniversary....
"Ma'am are you alright? You haven't touched your food-"
"I'm fine." I angrily reply as I stand up with a loud screech of the chair and I make my way to my room to get dressed for work.

.....

"Why are you here so early? You're in a night shift, remember?" Danielle one of my co-workers asks me.

"I...I didn't have much to do at home, besides, they might need my help around here" I give her a fake smile.

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Alex POV

I sit here on the sofa in Elisa's living room, with her on my laps.

"Do you know who I ran into today?" She asks me.

"Who?" I ask

"Your mum" she gives me a small smile.

"What? did she say anything to you?"

"Well..she didn't say much, just some formal greetings" she shrugs.

"Do you think she recognized you?"

"I don't know, I don't think she does" she replied,twirling some strangely of her hair round her index finger. "If she does recognize me, she would probably have said hurtful things to me, like she did years ago"

"Please can you just tell me what she said to you that made you leave?"
She looks at me for a moment before sighing, a sigh of relief I guess.

"It wasn't what she said that made me leave." Before I can ask what did, she continues. "That day was my birthday, my parents were about to travel and I was so mad at them" she gulps as she tries to fight back the tears that are beginning to swell in her eyes. I take her small hands in my big ones.

"I begged them not to go, I pleaded with them. I swear I would have done anything for them to stay, but they just had this important job to attend to. It was my tenth year birthday and I couldn't bear not spending it without my parents although grandma was with me, but I wanted my mum and dad." She sighs and wipes her eyes with the back of her palm.

"Before they left, we had an argument, I told them they should go and leave me alone, I told them that...that I didn't need them Alex, I told them I would never ever forget how they abandoned me on my birthday, I said I hated them, but I swear I don't mean any of it, I was just furious. Although they told me they would be back, they needed that job just so they could give me the life I had always dreamed of. To be honest, I was always nagging at them for being so poor because if we weren't so poor, then maybe, just maybe your mum would like me"
I wipe her under her eyes with my thumb.

"They left that day" she gives me a sad smile. "After sulking in my room, I finally got back my composure. I dressed up and I made my way to your house, I wanted to spend time with you, to forget everything that had happened that morning."

"I got there, your mum answered the doorbell and that's when she started saying very hurtful things to me. She told me she wouldn't let me in, why? Because I would pollute the atmosphere, she told me she would never allow us to be together....'My son will get married to a girl from a very wealthy family , not to some garbage truck driver's daughter' she laughed at my face"

I was beginning to get mad. How could mum say such hurtful things to a ten-year old.

"Because we were poor, she told me I was nothing, a nobody and she wouldn't let her only child end up with a nobody. I was hurt beyond word...I left your house sad, mad, angry, frustrated and crying. It began to rain, but I didn't stop walking, I Was thinking about my life, wishing my parents were wealthy, then I was hit by a car"

"What" I stand to my feet, but she holds my arm, even though she's on full crying and sobbing now.

"Please sit. You wanted to hear it right?" I nod and take a seat beside her as I wrapped my arm on her shoulders. "I was taken to the hospital, grandma was so sad, I thought it was because of my condition, but it was something worse." She shivers and I'm afraid of I ask anyone questions she'll stop. "It wasn't till we got home that she broke the..the terrible news to me" she sobs.
"My parents....my..parents...d.... died in a car crash" I pull her into a tight hug as she cries on my shoulder.
I had no idea it was this terrible.
"Alex my parents died...and what...what were my last words to them? I don't need you, I hate you...on God" she whispers. "If I had said lovely things to them, maybe I wouldn't be regretting this much. I asked God why he was making my life so difficult, all I ever wanted was a wealthy and happy family. Sometimes I feel like it was my fault they died-"

"Shh, its not your fault baby, you had no idea that would happen. I'm sure your parents, wherever they are , maybe their souls rest in peace. I'm sure they know how much you loved them" I gently rub her back to calm her down

"I hope they do...days later, grandma said we would have to relocate, since that house held so many painful memories." She says.

"Do you...do you mind if I ask you a question?"

"Anything" she smiles a small smile.

"Why did you change your name to Nora?"

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