I Need You

50. Misunderstood Priorities

I sit infront of the mirror. I don't know why Aaron is a fan of big mirrors. I sit on the floor trying to pull my hair up into bun. This is the nth time I am trying and the nth time I failed. 

I changed into his sweat-shirt after coming home. My fathers words still play in my head.

* "You all always preferred them over me. Your mom preferred them over me, Aiden preferred Emily over me and you prefer Aaron over me. I have done everything to make you happy. But why do you keep looking upto them and why do you all keep supporting them." our conversation ended up in vain. 

"Dad we never prioritized them over you" I said, but he wasn't ready to hear.

 "Ahh. So you want the reason. Then Listen. Aiden found out about me and he took time to tell you all about this. He has become a pain to me. He wouldn't listen to me and he kept forcing me to accept them and apologize to them. He said he is going to protect Emily no matter what. He said he will make sure that I ain't getting that position. So, I had no choice but to kill him. I wanted to kill Emily first to warn Aiden, but she was lucky enough that he was beside her." was his answer when I asked why he killed Aiden. "I thought I lost my chance after he died and after I killed Ben. But my dear sweet sweet baby doll, you are Aaron's sweetheart and you are his weakness. So I got my chance in the form of my sweet daughter. I thought I could kill you and get my position. But you escaped. I tried so many times but I ended up failing. But the one thing that went in favor of me after Aaron found that it was me was, he trusting Henry."

"It made things easier for me baby doll. I could kill him with my own hands. I burnt him alive. But I wasn't expecting him to pass on his position to you. He made a weak move by selecting my own daughter to fight against me. But what can I do, you won all the challenges. So I had to get Alex into the play. But you found him out easily. I had to let him in and let him out of the house and clear the traces"

"And at last again you all preferred them over me. So I decided to kill your mother first and then you. It would have easily gone onto Emily or Lisa. I thought Noah would help me, but he stayed loyal to you. He is like his brother Danny. They both supported you. "

"The one last thing I would do is kill your mother first, them Lisa, Emily, Damon and then the new sweetheart Ethan" this one last word of him made me forget what all I want to speak to my dad. 

I don't think I have anymore words. He preferred the fucking position over us. *

I try again and again to pull my hair up, but I fail. My tears this time are so persistent on coming out and my hair so persistent on falling down. 

If not for all the self control I have, I would have broken the mirror infront of me. 

Why isn't my body listening to me? Why is it acting in it's own way? 

"Mam, the dinner is ready" one of the staff members come into the room to inform me. But I am not in a mood to eat. Not after what happened today. I have to tell everything to my mom. She needs to know everything. "No I am fine. You can leave now. And ask everyone to take leave for the next week" I say and look at her in the mirror. She is younger than me. I don't know who hired her, but she is the best I have got. I look at her smile through the mirror and she bows to me before leaving.

I go down to check if anyone are there. Just then Klaus appears in the doorstep and he rushes to me. "I remembered everything. I remembered Aaron discussing about the killer with me. His name is Austin Blaine." he says panting. I look at him happily. He tried so hard to remember and I am happy for that. He is late but it's okay.

"I know Klaus. Danny woke up. He told me. But thanks. Thanks for remembering" I say and he nods. "Any updates on Evelyn" I ask him and he blushes. 

"Umm yeah. We both like each other and she is helping me with all this." he says pointing to his brain. I am happy for them. He says his byes and leaves. 

I lock the door and head upstairs to my room. I haven't been here after that night where we had a moment here. I miss him in my room, in the kitchen and I miss him beside me. I miss him cooking for me, I miss him doing my hair, picking up clothes for me and every small thing he used to do for me. 

I lay on the bed looking at the ceiling. The night sky which I used to love soo much, is no more a distraction for me. It's no more a pleasure for me without him. 

I go to his room and sit on the floor again this time facing the wall. I am still trying to pull my hair up into a bun, atleast a pony. I don't want to let it free. 

The room door opens and I get up from the bed and run towards the door.

"D means Darling and Demon"