Chapter Two

~Isabelle~

I turned around to see that everyone was looking in our direction, they all had looks of horror on their faces. I looked back at Sara and I saw that she was controlling the bleeding, I didn’t know how I was going to tell them that I was not responsible for what ever it was that was happening to her.

I turned back to see Laura, Mona and Phoebe running towards my direction, I knew that they were about to lash out on me. “Please listen to me I didn’t-” Before I could finish Laura gave me a deafening slap, I knew that there was nothing much to expect but it took me by surprise.

“How dare you? Are you trying to kill her? Is that how low you can go?” Laura looked at me, there was disgust written all over her face. I couldn’t say anything, I just looked at them as they hovered around Sara.

I looked at Sara as she tricked them into think that she was hurt, making me look like a bad one. “I didn’t do anything. I swear I didn’t do anything.”

“You can stop spreading your lies, you really are a monster. I can’t really believe that you will try to kill her, is it because you can’t have a child of yours. No one told you to be a gold digger, you should have never been allowed to come into our lives.” Phoebe was looking at me, she really didn’t care what her words did.

“I really didn’t do...” I was cut off with wine splashing on my face, Mona was standing there with a glass of wine in her hands, she didn’t really care about what I was saying. She wanted me out of their lives, since the day I stepped foot into the house she always found a way to resent me.

“You are nothing but a lowlife slut, I knew from the day that I laid my eyes on you that you really didn’t care about our family. You were here for the money alone, and now you have shown that you can do anything to make sure that you get your hands on that money. You’re a disgrace!” Mona made sure that she didn’t hold anything back, I stood there petrified.

I wanted to scream and let them know that I was also human but then I couldn’t do anything to show them that. I looked back to see Victor walking towards me, his face wasn’t the same as always. I wanted to tell him that it was not my fault.

“Victor, I…” He raised his hand stopping me from finishing my sentence, he looked at me and what was written allover his face was disappointment. Wait did he actually think I did it?

“I am really disappointed, I really expected more from you. Why will you hurt her? Even when you know her current condition, but you still had it in you to hit her? Why?” The look on Victor’s face was more heartbreaking than his words. He actually thought that I was the one that cut Sara, I wanted to touch him but he took a step back.

“Please leave for now, I don’t really know what I am going to say to you.” He turned away from me and faced Sara. I fought strongly to hold back my tears; I didn’t know what I was going to do.

I slowly took myself out the party, everyone present was murmuring and muttering something I could hear them all but I didn’t know what I was going to do or say.

“Who is she?”

“I heard that she is Mr. Victor’s wife.”

“Really, then why are they treating her that way?”

“From what I heard; they say she lured Mr. Walters into marrying her but I don’t know why he is still letting her live with him?”

“I don’t know, but he should really find a way to let her know her place.”

I was hearing everything they had to say, I kept my head low as I left the party. I didn’t want to be seen as a fool anymore, I knew that there were people that actually saw what happened. But I needed to be alone for some time, I knew that there was no way for me to actually talk to the family and let them know that I was being framed.

I didn’t bother to call a taxi; I walked a bit heading home under the gloomy weather. The clouds were holding up the rain the same way I was fighting to hold back my tears, I really wanted to be sure that I was happy.

I was still trying to hold my heart together; I couldn’t help but think about all I did to make sure that I was with Victor. I left home, changed my last name became nothing but another city girl just so I could be with him.

I really thought that after how many years that he would change, everything changed after my first miscarriage which was a result of the trick Mona and Phoebe played on me. They still found a way to blame it on me, I was nothing but a tool of ridicule in hand of the Walters.

They never failed to use any given opportunity to make sure that they made my life a living hell, but even after all that I couldn’t stop loving Victor.

I touched my stomach; I didn’t know what the future held for I and my unborn child but I wanted to make sure that he got the best love there is. But to do that I needed Victor.  

I couldn’t hold in my tears anymore, I slowly let it out. It was just like the clouds knew that I was about to cry, it released the rain it had been holding in.  I kept walking under the weather back to the house, I knew that there was no way for me change what has happened and I wasn’t going to let it hurt me more.

**

I reached home, I looked around and I saw that everyone was back home. Their cars were packed there and I knew that there was troubling waiting for me inside.

When I reached the door, it suddenly opened standing there was Laura. By the looks of things, she was not going to let me step in. “You dare come back here? You really have some nerve coming back here. You will not step in here if you don’t formally apologize to Sara, you are lucky that she doesn’t want to press charges.”

“She is not pressing charges because I didn’t do anything.” I didn’t know when I said it but I was getting fed up with all she was saying. Laura looked at me.

“You dare use that tone on me? How dare you? You will remain here until you apologize to Sara in a formal and proper manner.” With that she slammed the door on my face, I turned and sat down on the porch. I didn’t really have anything to say, I wanted to remain there until they see that I am not the one that hurt her.

I sat there for hours; I heard them rejoicing. I didn’t know what was happening, the door opened and Victor stepped out. I got up immediately and turned to look at him. He was standing face to face with me.

“Why do you insist on being stubborn? Why don’t you apologize and come inside?” Victor was looking at me, did he really believe that I did it?

“I still don’t really understand why you really did it? Why would you hurt her?” Victor was looking at me with the same look he had in the party, I know that he was blind but I didn’t know that he was this blind.

“I didn’t hurt her, Victor; I swear I didn’t. I will never want to hurt someone that way.” I wanted him to know that I was not the one that hurt Sara, but it seemed that he was not even trying to listen.

“You’re still going on with this? I really don’t know why you keep trying to deny it. Everyone saw you; I don’t really know why you keep trying to deny it.”

I looked at him, Everyone? I wonder what lies they might have fed him to make him believe that I would even think of hurting her.

“That’s by the way, you will have to apologize to Sara and you will have to learn how to live with her.” Victor sounded more serious than before, I looked him in the eye and I didn’t know why he was trying to make sure that I apologized.

“Why should I learn to live with her? I don’t really understand what you mean by all this.” I looked at him waiting for an answer, I knew that he was not going to tell me the reason behind what he said.

“I am following my mother's request and getting married to Sara.” Victor said without even shifting his composure.

I felt my heart shatter, I didn’t know what I was going to do anymore. I had decided to tell him that I was carrying his child but then there was no reason for me to say anything to him.

“We will be waiting inside for you, whenever you choose to apologize, we will let you in.” Victor said as he was about to step inside.

Suddenly my heart dropped, I knew that there was no other way he would hear me out but then I wanted to make sure that I didn’t let myself get hurt again.

“Victor!”

He stopped and turned back, I looked at him with all the strength left in my heart. I said something that I never knew that I would dread to say.

“I want a divorce.”