Fan Fiction |
by Sensitivegal
Chapter Seventeen ‘Departure’
Charlene P.O.V
It was time for the bride and groom to depart. Guess who caught the bouquet? Not herself though! It was Nicholas! He had a long face on all the way to the Reeves mansion.
‘Aww don’t worry you’ll find a girl to marry!’ she joked.
‘His already got a girl,’ Sam said from behind. They were walking up to the mansion.
Stopping at her track she acted shocked and hurt. Well she was shocked that he had one and hurt that he didn’t tell her. ‘And you didn’t tell me? I’m heart broken that you found another girl replacing me.’ She pretended to cry. They were standing outside the door no one entering the house. ‘Who took you away from me?’ she banged her fist on his chest while faking sobs.
Nicholas grabbed both her hands stopping her. ‘Damn girl! You had your chance!’ he yelled. She must have hurt him after hitting him that hard, she thought. ‘Her name is Joey Yung, if you must know and no you don’t know her.’ She stuck her tongue out.
‘Wei, good acting! Ever wanted to be an actress?’ Stephen said.
‘Really?’ she forgot about Nicholas pushing him away and went to Stephen side. The others just looked at her as if she was crazy. ‘You think I could be a great actress?’ she was pouting.
‘Yeah-uh!’ Sam cheered.
‘Lets go in, guys,’ Edison walked in between her and Stephen who were cuddling each other and into the mansion. Jealous? She thought. She got excited. She rushed inside following Edison. She spotted her father going in his study. She then remembered that she had t tell him that she’s leaving tonight. Excusing herself she went straight to the study quietly knocking at the door before entering.
‘Hi,’ she said softly. She bit her bottom lip. ‘Bad news,’ she started.
‘You’re going tonight?’ he finished for her. She felt guilty for doing this. ‘I’m really sorry.’
‘Yeah, I know,’ he indicated her to come to him, which she did. He put his arm around her waist. ‘Just promise to come back as soon as you can.’
‘I love you!’ she said.
‘I love you too!’
‘I’m curious,’ she started as they stood up. ‘I heard that Cecilia was pregnant but there is no baby.’
Clive sighed. ‘Cecilia can’t conceive.’
Charlene was deeply hurt. Even though Cecilia was mean to her she didn’t want that for her. It was too nasty. Women who can’t conceive will think they’re less of a woman. Is the reason Cecilia can’t conceive that she is cold towards me? Charlene couldn’t help but think. Nah.
They made there way to the living room where all the rest were. They were all talking about the wedding.
‘I love my dress,’ Kelly did a twirl. It was the dress Charlene gave but no one knows. She gave her uncle Chase the dresses to give to them without them knowing.
Calvin went and stood next to her wrapping his arm around her waist. ‘You look beautiful in it.’ He gave her a peck on the cheek.
‘Mine is lovely too,’ Grace pouted.
‘Yeah, sexy. Can’t wait to get you out of them,’ Carl said huskily.
Blushing she said, ‘They don’t want to know that.’ Charlene’s heart melted seeing them all cute and cuddly.
‘Man! My wife is on fire!’ Clark touched her then sprang his hand away. ‘Awe, baby!’ Riana smacked him on the back of his head. She was sitting on his lap.
‘I think most of all that Cecilia looked young and beautiful,’ Charlene exclaimed. Cecilia was shocked. She was gob smacked along with it.
‘You are right, honey,’ Clive went to his wife and hugged her. Cecilia was looking down not making eye contact with anyone. Oh well, Charlene thought. I tried.
‘So, how did Chase propose to Jane?’ Sam asked.
‘I wanted to ask the same question,’ Charlene screeched.
Everyone looked at Carl to answer. He just shrugged his shoulder saying, ‘The usual way. Dinner and then tell.’
Charlene moaned. ‘The way you say it, it doesn’t sound romantic.’
‘Come on, how romantic do you want it?’ Carl asked.
She actually didn’t know. ‘I don’t know!’ she was still moaning. ‘All I know is that when it comes to me, I want someone to propose to me using romantic original method. Not ‘Dinner and then tell’’ Charlene mocked the last sentence.
‘Girl, keep dreaming!’ Clark called out.
‘You’ll never and I mean never find someone like that!’ Nicholas cut into the conversation.
‘Whatever! I’m just saying,’ Charlene defended herself.
‘Well, I wish you luck with that,’ she heard Edison mutter. She sighed thinking she should keep on dreaming.
Glancing at the time Charlene jumped up. She said she had to get going. Edison, Nicholas, Gillian, Stephen and Sam stood up to leave as well. She hugged everyone except Cecilia who didn’t bother. They headed to the limo. Inside they all chatted except Charlene who kept quiet. She was in deep thought thinking about her family that she didn’t know that everyone had left to go inside. Edison had to nudge her to get back to reality.
‘We’re here if you must know,’ Edison mocked. He smiled at her. They were the only ones sitting inside back seat of the limo. ‘Don’t you want to go inside?’
‘Sorry, yeah lets go inside,’ she climbed out of the limo with him in suit. He caught one hand of hers making her twirl around and into his arm.
‘Did I say you looked beautiful today?’ he whispered. He was looking deep into her eyes. She was lost in his eyes herself.
‘No, but go on,’ she could feel his warm breath.
‘You took my breath away. I couldn’t concentrate today at all. Did you know that I was staring at you all through the ceremony?’ she shook her head. ‘I couldn’t take my eyes off you.’
‘You looked gorgeous yourself,’ she was breathing hard. Their mouths were inch apart. ‘Edison,’ she whispered. She wanted him to kiss her. But something made him pull back. He let her go.
‘I have to go inside,’ Charlene couldn’t believe this. Why did he do that? She looked at the mansion. Nicholas was standing there. His face was expressionless. She went up to him.
‘If it was because of you he didn’t kiss me then I will kill you,’ she threatened.
‘Me?’ he pointed to himself.
‘Yes you! What are you doing here?’ He shrugged and went inside. Charlene followed him. ‘Don’t walk away. I haven’t finished yet.’
‘Well I have,’ was his reply.
‘What’s wrong with you? Its as if you fancy me,’ she saw that his jaws tightened. She clamped her mouth with shock. He did fancy her. She ran upstairs not bothering to say anything else. She was too shocked to say anything. She closed her the door then locking it. She went and fell on the bed on her back.
No, no, no, she kept repeating the words over and over in her mind. He is her friend. He liked a girl called Joey for goodness sake! What is he playing with?
She heard a light knock on the door. She shook her head silently. She didn’t want to face Nicholas yet. She had nothing to say. But what got her to her feet was Edison’s voice.
‘Charlene,’ Edison called out from the other end.
‘Yes?’ she called.
‘Can we talk?’
She went and unlocked the door then opening it for him. He walked in and went straight to her bed and sat down. Closing the door she went and sat next to him. there was few minutes silent. Edison finally talked.
‘About why I ran off before,’ he started. She focused on him. He was staring down on his lap. ‘We,’ he changed it. ‘There can never be anything between us.’
Charlene laughed. ‘Why not?’
‘Because there can’t,’ he was serious. She wasn’t laughing any more. She was sobbing. She couldn’t help it. She grabbed hold on him and hugged him. she wept on his light blue sleeveless t-shirt.
‘Please, I’ll never leave you,’ she begged. He closed his eyes as he felt pain in his heart. He didn’t want to see her cry. He couldn’t take it.
‘Don’t cry,’ he pleaded. She tried to but she couldn’t. Pulling back she let him go.
‘Please leave,’ she whispered. He stared at her in shock, but he couldn’t do anything but obey.
She cried even louder as he left. Her first love was walking out of her life neither giving her a chance nor explaining. After an hour she got up and fixed herself up before taking her luggage’s out of the room and down the stairs. She saw everyone seated in the living room. They never saw her yet. If they did they’ll know she had been crying with her red puffed up eyes. She didn’t care. All she wanted was get on her plane.
‘Hey guys,' she called out quietly. They turned around and was disappointed to see her with her luggage’s. ‘I’m going now,’ she tried to give them a smile.
‘So soon?’ Gillian asked.
‘Yeah, my planes waiting,’ she stopped herself.
‘But what I want to know is that, how you got a plane since there’s no plane coming or going today? ’ Stephen asked this one.
‘Yeah! We have to wait till Tuesday to get a flight!’ Sam added in.
‘Private plane,’ she said. She saw their jaws drop, but then added, ‘My Studio is lending me the plane.’
‘My Studio? Why would they be generous?’ Gillian was confused. They all were confused.
‘I know the owner of My Studio,’ she rushed in. ‘She wants me to work for her as soon as possible.’
‘Oh!’ they all said. But they were still confused. Edison was more in deep thoughts. He seemed to fear something. Fearing he might see me there, she thought.
They were standing outside the mansion. She nodded at Nicholas. Hugged Gillian, Stephen and Sam. Ignored Edison. She then left for the airport. A tear fell down her cheek as she saw Edison leaning at the doorframe.
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Finally she is off to HK! CoMmEnT pLz!!! What do u thinks so far? Is it going anywhere interesting for you? U all probably thinking when I’m gonna write why Edison is like that, right? But I’m really sorry 2 say that u still hav 2 wait. And why Nicholas likes Charlene? Lol she found out so soon and she don’t know what 2 do!
Oops, she nearly told them that she’s filthy rich. Lol. Again I’ll say COMMENT PLZ!
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