Six: The Regrets
I woke up feeling like someone was stroking my cheek softly. I opened my eyes and saw Greyson's blue eyes looking down at me. His expression was serious, but not angry.
I blinked a couple of times, adjusting my eyes to the brightness.
"How are you feeling?" Greyson finally asked.
I exhaled loudly. "I-i don't know." I don't remember myself going to bed so, this is weird.
"You passed out." He answered my silenced question. "I'm sorry. I might have over did you."
"What?" My mind hasn't completely woken up yet. Then I remember what we did in the bathroom and my mind is fogged by the memories.
"What time is it?" My voice cracked like I was just crying.
"It's 3." He answered. Shit, I slept all day long.
I tried to get up and the pain started to come out.
"Ouch." Did I get hit by a bus or something? I was now in a sitting position, still covering myself with the blanket. My whole body is soar.
"You haven't eaten anything today." He sighed. "You want to take a bath first?" I flushed. Bath? With you again? No thanks. "I mean, by yourself. To clean yourself, for real this time." He added quickly.
I nodded quietly.
"Come.." he picked me up, with the white blanket still covering my body. Then i saw blood stains on the bed and I could feel my face turn red.
"I can walk just fine." I whispered.
"Don't be so sure." He added. He carried me to the bathroom and put me on the floor and I could feel how weak my legs were. I stood frozen, holding on the blanket covering me like my life depends on it.
"Uhm, i'm just gonna, uhm.. wait outside in the living room. Just take your time." He said and walked out of the bathroom.
I finally let go of my hand and let the blanket fall. I saw myself in the huge bathroom mirror and saw dark hickeys all over my neck and shoulders. I seriously looked like i got beaten up. People might think he tortured me. I walked under the shower and every step I took seemed so painful. I cleaned myself quickly before getting out, covered in a bathrobe since I don't have anything to change to and I guessed the robe was a better option than the small towel.
I walked out from Greyson's room and heard piano being played softly.
I walked to the grand piano and saw Greyson playing the piano like a real profesional. The song he was playing was soft and sad at the same time. I've never seen anyone play a piano in real life before.
He looked at me and smiled but his fingers were still playing the piano. I walked closer and sat beside him and watched him as he played the piano gracefully.
He then ended the song beautifully and looked me in the eye. He ran his hand through my wet hair and I closed my eyes, enjoying his touch. We stayed quiet for a while and his eyes started to change. He tilted his face and kissed me. He put one of his hands on my face and another on my waist pulling me closer to him. I quickly put both of my hands on his chest, breaking the kiss. He looked a bit dissapointed.
"I'm hungry.." that didn't sound specific enough. "I mean i'm hungry for food."
He then looked at me and smiled a little. "Come on, I've prepared something for you." He said taking me by my waist. We walked over to the huge dining table and I saw all these delicious dishes. This was obviously too much for me or even the both of us. These could obviously feed at least 10 people.
"Uhm, are you inviting anyone else for this?" I asked, raising my eyebrows at him.
"Nope.." then he told me to sit down. I sit on one of the chair and just staring at the food. "Don't just stare at it. You have to actually eat it."
"Uhm, yea i know. It's just... it's way too much for us."
"I know.. but these give you more options. Now eat." He commanded. I started with the salad.
Then I realised he was staring at my neck. I quickly covered my neck and he finally blinked. "What exactly did you do to me? I got bruises all over my body." I said, irritated.
He sighed heavily. "Oh please don't say that if you don't want to get more right now." He brushed his hand over his hair. I gulped down and stayed quiet.
"How are you feeling now?" He placed one of his hands on my hair and started to play with it.
"Soar." I honestly replied.
He chuckled. Oh you think this is funny.
"I don't wanna do it anymore. It hurts way more than I expected." I said. I flushed hearing my own words. "You should at least stop when I beg you to stop."
He leaned back to the chair and folded both of his hand in front of his chest. "I'm sorry." He smelled like i was a little kid. "But i'm lost in your body."
I flushed again. I shouldn't have brought up this topic in the first place. I tried to search for another topic.
"Uhm, how old are you?" I asked. I was guessing that he's maybe in his mid 20. But I don't know for sure.
"Old enough." He answered calmly. Still watching me eating.
"Old enough? How old exactly?"
"Does age really matter?" He asked back.
"You know things about me and I don't know shit about you." I mumbled.
"28." He finally answered.
"Wow, you're pretty old compared to me." I responded honestly. "And... Do you own this whole building or just some of the floors?"
"The whole building."
"Really? What do you do exactly that you get to own all these luxuries?"
"I run a company." He simply said.
"What kind of company? Slavery?" I joked while still digging in my salad.
Then I saw his face change. He wasn't watching me anymore. I stared at him, waiting for an actual answer.
"Wait, what? You run that kind of company?" My eyes were wide open.
"That...i can explain." He quietly answered, still not looking at me.
I stood up from my seat with watery eyes. "I-... W-why? How could you!" I yelled at him. He stood up and tried to reach me. "Don't you dare touch me you psycho!" I yelled.
"Bambi, you have to listen first!" He kept trying to reach me but I kept avoiding him.
"YOUR PEOPLE KILLED MY MOM! How could you fucking do this!" I yelled, started crying. I truly did not see this coming. "You are a monster! I fucking hate you! Dont ever fucking touch me, ever again!"
Then Greyson pulled my hand really hard and threw me over his shoulder. He carried me to his bedroom and I was still fighting back with all my power.
He slammed the door shut and threw me to the bed. Now i realised that he was mad. His face didn't look soft anymore. Before I could run away from him, he pinned me down with his body to the bed and put one of his hands over my mouth and another one keeping both of my hands from hitting him.
"First of all, you are my slave. My property. I have all the right to touch you anyway I want. Second of all, don't ever dare to talk to me like that ever again!" He growled. "I don't care if your mother is dead. Now you are here with me and i'm keeping you!"
I started crying. My face started to feel hurt under his hand. But his words hurt me the most. I've never seen this side of him. I felt disgusted, knowing that i've been staying with this guy who killed my mom. I regret every single second I spent with him. I regret letting him touch me. I should've killed him when I had the chance. I was mad that he didn't tell me earlier about this. He knew well how i’d react to this information.
His face was finally softened and so was his hand. He finally let go of me. My crying broke the silence in this room. He put his hands over his face and he kicked the bedside table and it flew across the room. Then he walked out the door and slammed the door closed.
I kept crying and crying and curled myself.
It was 9 in the morning and Greyson hasn't come back to this room since he left. Then I heard a soft knock on the door. Someone opened it and walked in. I turned My around and saw Karen. "Good morning, miss." She said, smiling. I could tell that she was a bit shocked, seeing my puffy face. "Uhm, Mr. Grant is busy with work today. But he ordered me to take you to go shopping today since you don't have any clothes here." I was about to refuse, but I realised that this would be a great chance for me to get away from that psycho. Probably my one and only chance of escaping. I can finally be free. I turned to face Karen and gave her a small smile. "This is the outfit that I got for you to wear today. But i'm afraid it won't sui
Alfred was standing on the doorstep. "Here you are, miss." He greeted me. I slammed the door closed but he pushed it and I fell to the floor. He stepped towards me, handing me his hand. "I'm sorry miss. I didn't mean to make you fall." "How did you find me?" I asked, crawling with my back still on the floor. "We received a phone call from a woman saying that you're in her house." He answered. I can't believe such a nice woman would do such a thing. I shouldn't have told her anything. I should've just lied. I shouldn’t have mentioned Greyson’s name. I was stupid and naive enough to believe a stranger. "i'm sorry, my dear." Helens suddenly appeared on the edge of the stairways. "I don't want to go against Grant. They also
We've been sitting in the car for about 2 hours and the sky seemed really dark right now. Greyson was driving. I was hoping that Alfred would drive us. I guess having Alfred with us could make me feel a little bit safer. Greyson seems quiet unstable in my eyes and I could never know what he would do to me. I sat quietly and Greyson also hasn't spoken anything this whole time. I was really tired from all the "runaway attempt" and everything along the way, but I was too afraid to fall asleep. I didn't know where he was taking me and I've been having this thought that he would take me into the woods and kill me or something. But, i doubt that since our last conversation ended with a pretty understanding note. I wanted to ask him but I know that there would be no point in doing that since he would not answer me. The road was long and full of sharp
Ten: the wedding"Then you should never run away again." With that, he walked out of the room.I didn't realize how punishing this would make me feel. I just feel so embarrassed and rejected at the same time.But now, I am laying alone in this bed and I couldn't even sleep. My body was covered with a blanket. my skin felt so cold but i was burning on the inside. Physically I was really tired but my mind was racing.Damn him. But I wonder, where is he sleeping? Is there another bedroom in this house? Of course there is another room in this house.I've been laying here for... i don't know, 5 hours, and it was only 6
"I'm Jessy." This girl is wearing a short sparkly white dress that revealed her long tanned legs."Uhm, no, i'm not Greyson's girlfriend." I said. But I have no more explanation for that statement. It would not be a good idea to say that Greyson bought me from the auction or the fact that his father did. "And, are you Greyson's friend?""Hm, you can say that i'm his...old friend." She smirked. I shivered. Something is a bit off about this girl. She took a step forward. "Old friend who knew just too much about him... I pity you. You know nothing about Greyson, don't you? And people go around saying that you're his girlfriend. Do you know what he tried to do? Do you know what happened to him? Have you seen his darkest side?"I took a step back. "W-what do you mean?"She ch
I opened my heavy eyes. My body was covered with a blanket and i looked around the room. I looked out the big window and the sky was still pretty dark. The sun was just rising. I drag my body out of the bed and walked to the bathroom. Just as i expected, there were some hickeys all over my body. There was also a red mark around my neck from Jessy's hand yesterday. I opened the wardrobe and took out a white robe that is obviously too big for me. I walked out the room and i was actually expecting to find greyson in his office. But he was not there. I walked down the stairs and saw him outside, sitting on a white sofa that was facing the lake. He was talking on the phone. I opened the glass door and went outside."Shit, bad idea..bad idea.." i whispered to myself when the cold breeze hit my body.Greyson looked at me and talked to the phone. "Alright,
"Uh.. i.. i was from Tonko." With that one statement, they got really serious. Elle let go of my arms and her smile dissapeared from her face. They know that they don't want to know more about it.We stayed quiet for a couple of minutes until the food we ordered came."Uhm, well, this is our new menu, try and give me your opinion." Tina told me, put a plate of what looks like a creamy pasta.Elle stayed quiet most of the time. I don't know what they are thinking. Are they going to hate me now that they know that i used to live in Tonko?"So what are you gonna wear tomorrow?" Tina asked me."Uh? Is there any special occasion tomorrow?"Elle, who have been keepin
He nodded. "But i like it better when you're naked."Damn it. I'm trying so hard to sound sexy and this guy infront of me sounds sexy without even trying.His tired eyes are burning and i know that he is losing it. But I have a plan. I lifted up my body and stood straight up."Oh, you look tired. I'm also pretty tired too. So..." I said, walking away. "maybe we should save this up for later.." I walked into the bathroom and was about to close the door when Greyson pushed the door open."Where do you think you're going?" He asked. "After teasing me. Oh hell no. You're not going anywhere."He took a step closer and I took a step back. I tried to sound brave and