LOVE IMPERFECTION

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Lily's POV.

From the start of the day, I felt very happy and excited. What more could be exciting than working with Bc. Although I seriously didn't want to take the job.

I could have looked further and maybe I will find a job but he was persistent and I reluctantly agreed and now am happy I did.

I just hope I do something worthful for him too someday and repay him.

He didn't look too happy like he looked a few days back today maybe because he was thinking of something else but I definitely didn't want to bother him with it, If he wants to talk about it, I will be ready to listen.

To make everything worst bC's aunt just shows up out of the blue begging for forgiveness.

Honesty I have never seen BC this angry before even though he's trying to control his anger and tone of voice. I could still  see it.

He didn't even give them a listening ear and why should he? After all the bad things she has done to him before. I fully understand his pain and I also honestly wouldn't be forgiving them anytime soon if I were him.

But what's the use of not letting go of the past. I know it hurts to know that someone who you can trust with your life to take care of you did the complete opposite for years.

That's why today I couldn't find the voice to talk to him, he looked stress in the office too and I just tried to maintain and give him some good space.

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"Tell me what you did aunt that you are asking for forgiveness?" He commanded his aunt to speak up. Her lips and hands were trembling and she's crying profusely.

Drama queen....#scoff# but how come I feel pity for her.

"Untill you tell me exactly what you are begging forgiveness for, i cannot forgive you". He told her. His eyes and mine connected and sadness flashed. He turn to walk away but she grabbed his leg again stopping him from moving.

He jerked it away quickly and walked away without turning back.

"I never treated him like my own, I never tried to fill the gap I should in his life-". She started making him stop but he didn't turn.

"I would always refuse to give him f-food for days because of one mis- mi- mistake". I felt pain, so much pain all of a sudden that I started weeping for BC. All those years and even when I met him he was suffering like this in her hands and he never even for once shared it with anyone.

"I have never bought good or new clothes for him. I give him Grey's old clothes that were always about to tear". Her voice was shaky and guilty her body trembles as she looked down in shame.

Everyone just felt silent listening to her confessions. BC's ma really dislikes her as she stood there looking like she could murder her, I don't blame her.

"Kendrick please." she begged.

"Continue". He said in an ordering tone backing her.

She wiped the tears rolling down her neck and started. "I have never taken him to the hospital, I would always lock him in a dark room till he gets better on his own just so that I don't spend any money on him".

"You wretch". ma spat.

"And that's not even all. But tell me do you still deserve my forgiveness?". BC asked in a low hurtful voice.

She kept quite. The atmosphere is dense and everyone is angry and annoyed right now and am no different. I decided to walk away from there, I could stand there and watch that awful shameless woman anymore.

I walked back to my room, closing the door carefully I started walking towards the bed but stopped in my track when I glanced at the mirror briefly.

I took few steps back and looked at my reflection. Am in tears, why am I crying?

"We don't have similar lives"

This is what BC once said to me and he's right I have seen the difference a few times but I never knew we had such difference in our lives.

I blamed him for being a coward and not being able to fight back and stand for himself. He wasn't just suffering outside that house but inside too.

"Here have this"

My pudding that I gave him. It was because he was so hungry and his stomach rumbled and still he never told me why he's that hungry.

His bleeding feet, I had to tie his feet to stop the bleeding but even the next day his leg was still tied with my cloth. It only means no one attended to his wounds and he lied to me about how he got hurt.

The door squeak a little and I turn quickly. He opened the door slowly, so slow it squeaks and walked in with slow careful steps.

He's sad and hurt and it's hurting me to know that I have wronged him unknowingly.

I almost ran and wrapped my hands around his neck tightly. He immediately responded wrapping his big hands around my small back that I felt so thin and small and safe.

"Am sorry".  I whispered softly feeling like choking as a lumb formed in my throat.

I could feel him burying his face into my neck and breathing heavily and warm.

"Am so sorry. I couldn't understand anything then, you were going through so much and I just-".

"Sh!". He cut me off putting a hand at the back of my hair.

"I should have understood, I should have never called you a coward. You aren't a coward Bc, Am so sorry". I muttered into his ear and his hand sank into my hair, he held my neck like he's keeping me in place.

He didn't say anything more and we hugged for more than I could count. Honestly I couldn't count the minutes but I felt he needed it and maybe I did too.

He slowly pulled away cupping my face with both his hands.

"It's okay lily, none of this is your fault. Why are you apologizing". His eyes held tears.

He lean and connected our foreheads and only my soft sobbing filled the air as our lips became inches away and I opened and closed my eyes only to open them again to those blue magical eyes.

I pulled away slowly wiping my tears. I felt calm and the lump was gone.

I took my glasses on the dressing mirror and wore it looking at my reflection,  Bc stood in the mirror behind me.

"I- am- well". He placed his hand behind his hair nervously and a smile started making it's way to my lips, I pulled it back.

He gazed at me through the mirror and said "I should go and thanks?" his tone was unsure about the last part like should he thank me for hugging him or we are cool.

I nod and he left. Awkwardly.

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What do you think about this chapter guys. Does his aunt deserves his forgiveness??