Kara woke up from the sounds of birds chirping outside. Sun shone right into her eyes, making her feel irritated from its direct impact.
Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes clumsily she sat up straight, feeling the back of the couch against her elbow.
But the coldness hit her like a prickling needle. The chill was in the air, but the warmth that she was missing had come from someone whom she really wanted to wake up with.
Sadly, he was already gone.
Her eyes landed on the wall clock which showed two pm in the afternoon. She had not even realized that she had slept so much.
Her eyes searched for James, praying that he was still here but her heart knew that he was not. It was a strange feeling. But oddly, her heart thudded like a jackhammer inside her chest whenever he was near. She did not know if it was psychological or a tie of her soul to James's, but she always knew when he was nearby her.
Finding the room completely empty, she stood up from the couch with grim expressions. She really wanted to see him again.
"Will you come back to me?" She whispered quietly to his picture that was set right next to the couch on a lamp stand.
The question hung heavy in the air. The only sound that she could hear was of the wind coming through the window.
She slipped from the couch to stand straight, admiring his room with her gaze. His room was as perfect and clean as it could be.
The one thing that she had noticed about him was that he liked to stay clean. Very, very clean. He showered everyday. His aftershave and soap had a scent that she had come to crave. As there was not even a day that passed by without them seeing each other, his smell lingered inside her memory like a part of her own being.
His room did not have even a trace of dirt. The chocolate colored walls, brown interior, the lamp stand beside his table, the pursian, cream rug on the cold, white marble floor, everything was stainless and devoid of any dirt and every little thing, even his pen was set where it should be.
Giving a last, longing gaze around his room she decided to head out to her own to freshen up.
Even though she lived just a few house down from here, since her parents and James parents were best friends, and she came here often since childhood, they had given her a room here too.
Exiting James's room quietly, she passed a store room that separated her room from James's and entered inside.
Light yellow and sky tones greeted her with warmth immediately. She was not much of cleaned person as James. Her clothes on the bed and scattered makeup on the dressing table clearly conveyed that.
In fifteen minutes she had brushed her teeth and face. Combing roughly through her hair with her fingers, she pulled down the hem of blue sweater, swatting at the creases to straighten it out. Once she was satisfied with her appearance, she opened the bathroom door and headed out of the room.
Her left hand grabbed the railing that circled down to the ground floor as she walked towards the stairs. The marble floor made a light slappy sound as her pink, rubber slippers carried her gentle footsteps.
~~~Past~~~
"I told him not to do it, daddy!" Damon shouted, "He still pushed her down. She did not want to jump."
"Damon!" Kara scolded him weekly.
Kara's leg had a bandage wrapped around it from toes to her ankle. Although thankfully her bone had not broke, her ankle had still twisted to an awkward angle that left her in bed for a couple of days to come.
Damon's father, Neil, grabbed James's collar in anger and shouted, "How many more times do I have to tell you James to stay in your limits? You always do bad things but this time you went too far kid! You hurt Kara."
James' small form adamantly tried to free himself off his dad's grip, "I did not anything wrong. There was..." he started to speak but his dad pushed him away saying,
"Stay away from Damon and Kara if you can not control these petty, little idiocies of yours."
"What is the use of me being good?" James shouted, "You are always going to take Damon's side!"
His angry gaze swung to Kara who was half laying on the bed with worried expressions on her face and hissed, "I should have just let her die!"
Hisses of surprise and shock ran all over the room but his eyes were focused on Kara who looked more hurt from his words than the pain in her feet.
"James! How dare you?" Rita, his mother exclaimed angrily.
He did not wait around anymore. Turning away from everyone he stormed out of the room.
She quickly climbed down the stairs and found the whole family sitting by the lunch table, as she had expected.It was a routine for as long as she could remember. The breakfast and lunch or breakfast and dinner was a family union time for Sullivan family. If they were in the city, they had to schedule their meetings keeping the food arrangement in mind.James on the other hand, ran by his own rules."Ah, my darling girl is here." Mrs. Rita, James and Damon's mom greeted me with the sweetest smile as soon as she saw me.Smiling openly at her greeting, Kara subconsciously pulled down her sleeves."Hey, Rita." She smiled at her and then around the table at everyone.Mrs, Laura, James's granny patted the seat right beside her with a gentle grin, offering her the place to sit."How are you doing my darling girl?" Mrs. Laura smiled while picking some red pasta and serving her with a glass of juice."I am fine." Kara thanked Laura gr
She had waited the whole day for James but he had once again proved her right but not appearing. He always did that. He gave her hope and then snatched it again. It was kind of his thing. She did not know what pleasure it gave him to break her trust again and again but it hurt like a bitch every time he did that and she fell for his talks over and over again.Kara knocked on the door of Damon's room. She was feeling a bit scared because if by some miracle James came home and did not find her here, he is going to lose his shit. His anger scared her the most. But this time her fear from his anger got overpowered but by her own fury for betrayal towards her. The day had already passed. There was no way in hell he was going to get to ruin her birthday.Damon's door flipped open, showing a six feet high man with blue eyes standing in front of her with nothing on his body except for boxers and a loose tank."Put some God damn clothes on!" She growled while pushing
She heard Damon give a loud curse right before a snap sounded behind them."What the hell?!" Damon cursed, stepping in front of Kara as he looked around the jungle, searching for the threat, "Have you seen anyone else come here, Kara.""I told you to wait for me, didn't I?" Kara flipped around as James voice rung around the empty jungle from behind her.She found him standing with his arms crossed over his chest, his jaw clenched tightly as his glare pinned Kara in her spot in shock while her heart thudded hard in fear. His anger was as apparent as a bright, shining day."What areyoudoing here?!" Damon exclaimed, staring at James in shock."None of your god damn business!" James did not spare a glance in Damon's direction. His eyes glaring at Kara, "Get out of here." James snapped at Damon."Why should I?" Damon asked arrogantly, "You get out of here. No one invited you anyway.""Actually," James' gaze swung
James' anger was out of his control. He tried to keep it down but the things that were roaming inside his head were vengeful and disgusting. All he wanted in those moments was the assurance that Kara was understanding why he was so angry, that she knew what she had done wrong.He had gotten busy with work. But at the same time he wanted to make this birthday special for Kara since this was going to be the last time he is at home for her birthday.He dragged her inside the dusty church, brought her forward harshly before letting her wrist go.
There are times in a person's life when they feel the most happy. This was the moment that Kara had been waiting for her whole life. Since the moment she had come to know what attraction meant, what interest and desire and love meant, there had been just one person, one man in front of her eyes and that had always been James. She never thought that she would ever want someone as she wanted James. She never dated anyone, never tried to even attempt getting into a relationship because she always knew to whom she belonged. There had never been any doubt in her head.And as James lips moved over hers, his lips sliding against her soft ones, his fingers slipping from her waist to her breasts, squeezing the softness and then pressing the mounds, earning a low moan from her mouth right before her hands slipped into the back of his head, caressing and pulling at his unruly hair, this was the end for her. The feeling was like e
There were times when James felt insecure seeing Kara with anyone else than him. Sharing her was never he enjoyed, be it was with her girl friends or with her family. He wanted her to be with him all the time, need him like he needed her, the desperate need he felt was unquenchable and he wanted her to feel the same. Kara showed that she wanted him, but he always wondered if she craved him just as desperately as he craved her?James mouth had started to descend down on Kara's when Kara's phone started ringing loudly. James' face dropped in Kara's throat in exasperation as a small giggle left her lips.
3 Years laterKara climbed out of the car while adjusting the dress she was wearing. Everything was the same as when she had left the place. Just as pretty as it was back then. The peach petals greeted her way when she slowly lifted her gaze to stare at the empty, hollow house. It did not look like home anymore. Even though it looked just the same as it did three years ago, the warmth that she had in her heart for this place had melted away.
As soon as their eyes met, shock covered his face, and Kara stumbled back on her step. She was not ready to see him. Not now, not ever. There had been feeling inside her heart that she was not ready to face yet and seeing him so suddenly just made them worse.So the next thing she did was turn around, find the nearest door, and walk out of the house. Her head was bursting with the thoughts of what she was supposed to say or do but there was no answer. She found herself in the backyard of the grand house that was covered with trees.