Chapter 22

"Try to disobey me, Eva." The words ring in my ears as I fumingly barge into my room and slam the door closed.

"How dare he?!" my mind screams out in anger. After five years of ignoring me, making me yearn for his minimum attention, now he decides to control my life! The more I think, the more I get angry on myself! Hot angry tears starts pouring out of my eyes, and I sob out loud.

Why? Why can't I stop loving this man? Even after all this, I know I can never think of living without him. Can I be more pathetic?

Sobs after sobs echo through the room as I collapse onto my bed, burying my face onto my pillow, The weight of grief and confusion engulfs me, leaving me mentally and physically drained. Eventually, exhaustion claims me, and I drift into an uneasy sleep, tear stains glistening on my cheeks.

I wake up abruptly to the insistent ringing of my phone, the early morning light barely filtering through the window. I reached for my phone, and a message displayed on the screen fuels a