Christmas Misery

Christmas Misery

last updateLast Updated : 2021-05-18
By:  AnncietyCompleted
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"To be the object of someone's obsession is horrible." -Tippi Hidren Christmas Antebellum found her way out to the man who is obsessed on her. She found herself at Florida and start over her life, working as laundry girl at her aunt Lorie's Laundry Shop. There she met Duke Grey, a business man o

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Chapter 1

Prologue

[Christmas]

I’m letting my tears to fall together as the rain drops coming from the grey sky. I am watching him who is looking at me without tears for my mom’s death. An evil smile glimpsed at his face before he turned his back at me. In the first place that I saw Carlos, I never like him. He is just 2 years older than me and yea, my mom become his sugar mommy. Gross! But that isn’t bothering me this moment. 

“Christmas, let’s go!” Carlos shouted, standing right in front of the car waiting for me.

Six months after my mom brought him in our house…

“Don’t worry, Baby. My daughter will understand why are you here.”

           My forehead knotted as I heard what my mom said. I’m just right here at the kitchen, finding something to eat that’s why I heard her clearly. I walk out in the kitchen to see what is going on.

“Oh, Christmas,” my mom uttered as she saw me, holding the hand of a stranger in front me.

“Who the hell is he, Mom?” I asked, pointing my finger on the man she is with.

           The stranger was looking at me straight in my eyes and it’s kinda creepy the way he looking at me. I can’t deny the fact that he has this charm but my feeling about him wasn’t good. I guess we are just in the same age and the way my mom holding his hand, telling me he is her new boyfriend!

“He will be your step father sooner, Christmas,” she answered that made my jaw drop.

“You are just kidding, right?” I asked, looking unbelievably at them both.

My mom shook her head. “I’m serious. We love each other and I hope it is okay to you, darling.”

“Bullshit, Mom!” I run in the staircase, heading at my room. 

Bam!

I slammed the door as I got inside and throw myself in my bed. “What the hell is she thinking? Why is she replacing you, dad, with a man that is likely my age?” I asked, looking at the photo of my dad in my bedside table. “Why is she replacing you?”

           Since I lost my mood with my mom’s ‘Babyboy’, I didn’t join them in their dinner even I am starving in death. Maybe I will just take a nap for me not to feel this hunger.

“Oh, Carlos you’re so good. Ahh. Ahh.”

           My forehead knotted when I heard my mom’s voice in the room that is just beside mine. Their noises made me awake. They are still keep doing their thing loudly and in annoyance, I get off my bed and walk out in my room. I headed downstairs to search something to eat while they are not yet done at their room. 

“This is really annoying,” I said and open the refrigerator. My eyes sparkled as I saw a box of Kitkat chocolate that I didn’t saw lately. I took it and closed the door of refrigerator but my heart jump in surprise. He is just with my mom. How come he is here?

“I’m sorry,” he apologized, half nakedly wearing only his boxer.

I averted my eyes somewhere. “How long you’d been standing there?”

“Just now,” he answered, “Did you like the chocolate you were holding?”

I face him because of his question. “Don’t tell me this was yours?”

“Yea, I bought it for—” 

 “Here takes your chocolate. I’m not hungry anyway.” I give the box that I am holding and passed him, heading back to my room. I don’t want to get poison of his chocolate. Maybe that’s the reason why my mom is sick in love with him.

           After my mom brought Carlos in our house, he already stays with us. Every day that I saw his face, I’m cursing his presence around us. Especially every time he is looking at me. My mom wants me to practice calling him dad but I never did. I rather call him brother or in his name than calling her dad/daddy. No one can replace my dad for me. I thought everything will going well like a normal day for us but after of months everything changed.

“Christmas, Darling!” my mom shouted at the living room.

“What?” I shouted back while going downstairs and I saw her wearing her pencil skirt, “Where are you going?”

“Guess what? I already got a job interview today. Gosh! After all the long wait, finally!” 

“That’s great! Good luck with the interview, Mom.” 

“Thank you, Darling.” She wears her shoulder bag holding a brown envelope where she putted all her papers. “By the way, I will not be home tonight. I need to see your auntie in Florida. I need to get the money she loaned to me last month.” 

 “Okay?” I answered with a heavy felling on what might going to happen as she leave.

“I have to go now. Just say to Carlos that I already left if he wakes up,” she said hurriedly and slammed the door as she leaves.

“I hope he didn’t wake up,” I said and straight at the kitchen to eat.

           My mom didn’t cook yet anything for the breakfast that’s why I have to do it myself. I will only cook my food here. I prepared 2 pieces of beacon, 1 sun side up egg and 4 slice bread that I toasted in the oven. I only have fresh milk in my glass. After settling all my breakfast in the table, I eat fast like I am on a food fight contest. I don’t want him to see me here. 

           After eating my breakfast, I walk back upstairs to go in my room. But before I could get inside, I notice the room slightly open where Carlos is sleeping. I’m not sure if he still sleeping but there is something pushing me to take a glimpse inside.

“You’re going to regret this, Christmas,” I said to myself and walk with a light step, heading at his room. As I stopped in front the room, I slowly push the door and my forehead knotted, seeing he wasn’t inside. “Did he go downstairs?” 

As the curiosity hits me what is inside, I entered not sure if he is really downstairs. I never saw him there or maybe he is just outside the house? Since my mom brought him here, I stop entering here because of that guy. At this moment, I’m just here to see what can I find here. Let’s start at my mom’s drawer. Seeing my mom’s picture together with her guy, made my eyes rolled in annoyance. I flipped down the picture frame and start checking what is inside the drawer. My forehead knotted as I saw my class picture when I was in college. There is a red circle exactly on me in the picture.

“Did you find what are you looking for?”

           I become motionless as I heard him at my back. I can hear his footsteps heading towards me that made my toes shake in nervous.

“Give me that.” He took the picture in my hand.

“Wait.” I faced him and he is half naked in front me. “That picture belongs to you?” I asked to clarify if my thought was right.

“Yea and you didn’t inform me that you are going to visit me here.” He steps forward and sniffed like a dog closer at me. “You smell like strawberry.”

“What the hell!” I pushed him in the bed. “Don’t you dare to do that!”

“Why not? Your mom will not be around here till tonight. So, I am free to do what I want.” He smiled devilry at me.

I rolled my eyes to hide the tense. He sounded creepy as hell! “Whatever. I will not be here tonight, by the way. I’m going to sleep at my friend’s house.” I said and about to turn my back at him when he suddenly grabs my arm tightly.  

“You’re not going anywhere, Christmas,” he said at his dark aura.

“Get off me!” I yelled, trying to get my arm at him, “What is your problem?!”

“I’d been waiting for this moment, Christmas.” He grabs my other arm and pull me closer to him.

“What the hell are you talking about?” I asked confused, still trying to release myself from his hands. 

“You see the picture, right? Are you not curios, why there’s a red circle in you?”

           I didn’t answer and only gave him a questioning look. This is not really good.

“I already known you since we are in college. I really admire you since I saw you until then,” he said that made my whole nerves in tense. “You’re really pretty, smart and nice, Christmas. I wasn’t really after your mom because it was you who really I want.” he added and push me on the bed.

“W-what are you doing?” I asked stammering, moving backward here in the bed. Tell me this isn’t happening!

“The thing that I should’ve done,” he answered and goes on my top, holding my wrists in my both sides. “I love you.” he whispered and start kissing me in my neck. “You’re mine, Christmas.”

“Ahh! Get off me!” I yelled and start panicking on what he is doing to me.

He stopped and put his finger in my lips, exploring its parts. “Shh. This is just quick.” 

Before he could continue what his intention to me, I kick him out on my top and run fast through my room. I locked the door and go to my bed. My heart keeps on thrashing in nervous ‘bout the man that I am with now. How come he knew me when I didn’t? I never saw him in my whole college life!

Knock! Knock!

           I galped when he knocked twice at my room’s door.

“Christmas?” he called my name calmly than his creepiest voice recently.

“Stay the hell out of me!” I yelled and throwed the pillow on the door.

“I’m sorry on what I acted. I didn’t mean it,” he said, “But I meant what I said to you. I love you and I want you not your mom, Christmas. So please, let me in?” he starts trying to open the door of my room but it was lock.

“Stay away Carlos! Or I will call mom!” 

He stopped turning the knob outside my room. “You’re bluffing. You are not going to tell your mom about this. She wouldn’t believe you.”

“Dare me!”

“Okay,” he only replied and I heard his footsteps walking away.

“Damn this,” I whispered at myself and start packing my things. I already texted Kashia that I am going to sleep over in their house and I have to go before Carlos do something to me. The thing I’d said a minute ago, I really mean it. I’m going to tell this to mom tomorrow as she got back. If I’m going to call her now, she might lose her job interview that she’d been waiting. 

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I really like the story so far! can't wait to see what will happen next <3
2021-07-01 12:48:24
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60 Chapters
Prologue
[Christmas]I’m letting my tears to fall together as the rain drops coming from the grey sky. I am watching him who is looking at me without tears for my mom’s death. An evil smile glimpsed at his face before he turned his back at me. In the first place that I saw Carlos, I never like him. He is just 2 years older than me and yea, my mom become his sugar mommy. Gross! But that isn’t bothering me this moment. “Christmas, let’s go!” Carlos shouted, standing right in front of the car waiting for me.Six months after my mom brought him in our house…“Don’t worry, Baby. My daughter will understand why are you here.”           My forehead knotted as I heard what my mom said. I’m just right here at the kitchen, finding something to eat that’s why I heard her clearly. I walk out in the kitchen to see what is going on.“Oh, Christmas,” my mom uttered as s
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Chapter one
[Christmas]           Exactly at noon, I decided to go outside in my room, bringing my black backpack where I putted all my things that I’m going to use tonight. I haven’t heard anything from him as she tried to go inside my room recently. Maybe he is in his work by now. That’s a good thing because I can go now. I immediately walk downstairs and run through the door but my forehead knotted when I can’t turn the knob. It’s like the door was locked from the outside.“What the hell?” I try turning again the knob but it was really lock and I know who did this. Carlos! He is really had something in his head. I run towards the backdoor and it was locked at the same time. In frustration, I pulled my hair and headed back in the living room. My eyes averted at the window and a smile formed on my lips. I walk through the window and open the sliding glass before I go out. “I guess he forgot to lock the window. Tsk.”
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Chapter two
[Christmas]“Hmm,” I groaned as I felt someone is carrying me. As I opened my eyes, it was Carlos who is carrying me heading upstairs. “P-put me down asshole.” I said, groaning in so much pain of my body.“No, not until we get in your room,” he replied.           My body was in pain as the car that I’m riding bumped in a store. I remember Kashia’s condition before I passed out and she needs help. Carlos putted me down here in my bed and my sight wasn’t that clearly. Everything around me is whirling around. I feel like I’m going to lose my consciousness again.“I’m sorry on what I’d done,” he said and start unbuttoning my clothes.“W-what are you doing? Get your hands off me,” I tried to yell but I only made a whisper.“You need to get clean and change your clothes.” He was still continuing what he is doing. “Don’t worry I won’t do anything except watch
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Chapter three
[Christmas]One year later... (Phone ringing)I was in the middle of my sleep when the phone beside me suddenly ring. I took it under my pillow and answer the call without opening my drowsy eyes."Hello. Christmas speaking, how may I help you?" I started."Christmas! Don't tell me you are still sleeping?"As I realized that it was aunt Lorie in the other line, I automatically get off my bed and open the curtain of my window. My mouth formed an 'O', seeing the sun is already set in the sky. "I'm already awake Auntie. Actually, I'm already on my way there." I lied."Hmm," she replied in the other line, seems she is not believing me, "You better get hurry Christmas or I'm going to cut off your salary for being always late.""I'm on my way Auntie!" I yelled and hang off the line.I throw my cellphone in my bed and immediately fix
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Chapter four
[Duke]            I’m wearing my smile while driving towards the condominium where my fiancée is currently living. She didn’t answer my calls since last night and I’m starting to feel worried what is the reason. I admit that I’d been busy this past few days and the last time I saw her was last week. That’s why I bought her favorite tulips and the Earl Grey chocolate that my company producing. After three years of the car accident of my parents, I start managing the Earl Grey and it’s never been easy from the start but I already getting used in controlling the company.            I stop the car as I got here in the parking lot. I am now heading inside the building, holding the bouquet and chocolate I bought for her. I know she miss me too like how I miss her so much. She will probably get surprise if he saw me. When I got in front of her unit, I took my duplicate key and open the door with
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Chapter five
[Christmas]The shop is already closed but Duke isn't yet coming back. I am here outside, standing with my bike together his laundry basket. It's already 10:00 p.m. and I'm already thinking he forgot to get his clothes or he is on his way? I don't know which of the two but I'm still going to wait him till 11:00. I'm already tired and I want to take a rest."Oh, Christmas, why are you still here?" asked of the old lady who always clean her clothes here in the laundry shop. She owns a Flower Shop that is two blocks away from here and we are living in the same apartment. Our room is just facing each other in the third floor. She told me to call her granny since I am like a granddaughter to her. Granny doesn't have her family here in Florida because they are all living in California. "I am waiting someone to get this laundry basket, Granny then I'm going home later," I answered to her question.She nodded. "I see.
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Chapter six
[Christmas]    I knew it! The thing happened to us remained only that night. Nothing more and nothing less. He left a payment for cleaning his clothes before he left at my apartment. It's been one week but I'm still hoping that he will step inside here in the shop. For what? To make clean of his clothes again or to talk about what happened to us?Smash!“Christmas!”   I came back to my senses when Aunte Lorie smashed the counter that I supposedly to clean. I could see her fury eyes nearly because her face is just in front of me. I can even see her large pores. Gross!“What, Auntie?” I asked innocently.“You are not working!”“I am, Auntie," I replied and continue wiping the table with the cloth I am holding. “See? I'm working. Hehehe.”“Stop playing around!” She yelled and go back at her mini office.“Stop play
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Chapter seven
[CHRISTMAS]Duke brought me here at the Holy Grain Coffee Shop that is only nearby. He is now sitting in front of me and we are waiting for our order to arrive. I only order a Cappuccino while he order Dolce Latte.I'm a little bit uneasy at this moment, thinking what are we going to talk about. Is it about what happened between us that night? Oh crap! I hope it is not."Is there something troubling you, Christmas?" Duke asked in his forehead knotted."Can I go in the comfort room?" I asked permission instead of answering his question.He chuckled. "Of course, you can just don't make me wait too long."I didn't reply on him and immediately walk towards the comfort room. I face myself in the mirror and close my eyes for a second, thinking what I should do if it's that we are going to talk about."I think I can ditch and leave him here?" I said to myself in the mirror
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Chapter eight
[Christmas]It is 2:00 a.m. now and I'm still awake. My eyes are darted the whole time in the pregnancy test that I bought while I'm heading here at my apartment. I am scared on what might be the result if I use this. I am scared as well on how I will deal this alone if I really am. Just like what I had said, I'm really going to regret and I am now!"Damn it!" I get off my bed and head to the bathroom to use the pregnancy test to get rid of these thoughts of me.After a minute that I spent inside the bathroom, I am with the result now inside my hand. I go back first to bed and place my pillow into my lap. I close my eyes for a moment, praying for the negative result."Please, make it negative so I won't see anymore Duke," I whispered in the cold air and slowly open my hands to see what is really the result. I almost drop the pregnancy test as I saw it's positive.I woke up ear-no, no, no! I didn't e
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Chapter nine
[Christmas]     The driver stopped me here in front of this huge building that precisely that the address in the card. I can't say anything but to feel amaze on how can he manage this Earl Grey. He still young at his features but already running a company. Duke is so damn lucky that he don't have to suffer in finding money.“Hey!”     My attention was caught when the security guard standing at the entrance shouted. He is walking now towards me and I started to panic a little. What did I do?“This is not a waiting area,” he said.“Ah-ahm, actually, I ain't waiting.” I gripped my lower lip. “I am here to see Duke. Is he here?” I asked.His brow arched for a second like a damn woman. “Do you have an appointment to him?”“A-appointment?” I asked stupidly.“Yeah, appointment.”“I don't have an app–”
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