Juliette's point of view... It wasn't his fault...! I keep hearing those words in my mind a hundred times since Anna spoke them. Does that mean I misunderstood him? But how could I forgot how he treated me back then? Wait...! What am I thinking! Though he was not in fault about the property deeds, he did force me into this marriage and that is enough to a be a reason why I must hate him. I am just nineteen and I am already married to a old man like him. Does that make sense! I know he is handsome and I did have a crush on him but that doesn't mean I will be jumping excitedly that he married me. I don't give it a damn...! He spoiled my life. As I was standing behind the door, I have no idea why my rotten mind was making me recall those things that had happened yesterday. He was just an inch away from me and my whole body was stiffened. From that incident, I got to understand something so important. Crush is crush, but getting so close to a man is horrible. I was terrified yest
Juliette's point of view... "Juliette" he called my name and rasped loudly. I stopped where I was but didn't turn to face him. "I ordered dinner for us, eat something before you go to bed. I have something to do so I won't be getting back sooner" I didn't respond and he didn't wait for it either. He left after that, slamming the door slightly behind him. Finally, I exhaled the warm air that I had been holding inside and strode into my room. What work would he be having late at night? Spending time with his girl? Was that a date? I felt a pang of anger building up in my heart at the thought but soon I was able to dodge it successfully. Why should I be bothered about his affairs? Taking a bath and having the dinner he prepared, a good serving of cheese macaroni with bacon, I went to bed earlier but no matter how much I tried, I couldn't fall asleep. I can't believe I have been checking my phone every now and then just to see the time...! Why isn't he back yet? Why was I so dist
Juliette's point of view...As I reached the classroom, I saw a woman waiting at the door. She was talking to one of the boys from our class and surprisingly that boy pointed his finger towards me. I haven't seen her before. The way she was dressed, I thought she might be a teacher or someone from the office. I was quite surprised. Is she here for me?She looked at me and raised her eyebrows."Hello, Are you Miss Juliette?" she said as I approached her. She was indeed here for me. I nodded, "Yes, how may I help you?" she smiled hesitatingly, "Hi, I am Linda, admin office assistant" she introduced herself, "Let's talk in the office" I felt a bit uneasy because I never talked to anyone from the admin office before. Everything regarding my admission and my fees was taken care of by Mom or Anna. What does she want to talk about? We walked to the office and she settled in her desk while fetching some papers from the drawer. "Aa... Here" she extended a file toward me, "Miss Juliette,
Richard's point of view... The restless day at the school ended when the bell rang. As things were not so great between us, I wanted to talk it out with Juliette. At least we can live comfortably. I wanted to tell her that she would go back to her Mom's side soon. I thought of talking to her yesterday but I had an appointment and when I came back she was already asleep. The moment the bell at the corner rang, I strode out of my office and strode near the gate. All the students came out except for the one my eyes had been waiting for. I walked all across the corridors of the campus and asked some of her classmates, but no one had seen Juliette anywhere. They said she left in a hurry and some of them even told me that she was upset. I was concerned. What is she going to do now? I thought she might be on her way home so I strode out of the school looking around to find my little wife but couldn't see her anywhere and instead of her I bumped into someone I would never want to meet.
Author's point of view... Two hours had already passed and Richard didn't receive any return calls from anyone. Not Juliette nor anyone else from her family were accepting his calls. Even after not getting any reply, Richard didn't stop calling her and soon he heard a busy tone which clearly meant that Juliette's phone had switched off which made Richard panic. "No matter how angry and frustrated she is, she shouldn't be so stubborn and reckless" he hissed outraged, and thought of not bothering about her anymore but how could he be not bothered about his wife when there was still no news about her and it was already dark outside..! He had a strong feeling that something was amiss with her and he couldn't just sit idle until he confirmed that Juliette was safe at her home. Despite the heavy rain, he drove to her house immediately. Reaching there he found nothing but the locked doors. His mind stirred at once. He asked around the neighbors and got to know that Anna and her mother w
Author's point of view... Aahh...! Juliette screamed out as the realization hit her like a lightning stroke. Did he change her dress? Did he see her naked? Her face flushed and she couldn't bear that it had happened. As her screams reverberated inside the house, Richard was startled in the bathroom and rushed out immediately covering himself in just his towel without even washing himself up. "What... What happened?"At that moment, all he could focus was on Juliette, closing her eyes and screaming like she had seen a ghost, still lying on the bed. Her face was red as if burning hot and tears glinted on her cheek. What else would he need to think something was bad with her? Worried he ran towards her without thinking twice. He didn't see what he was wearing, he didn't think about what he was doing, all that he could think about was Juliette. His body was still covered with soap lather and so was his face and head. The soap droplets from his body dropped on the floor making th
Author's point of view... Early in the morning, when Juliette got ready to go to school, she wanted to talk to Richard about the money she needed to pay and reluctantly moved to his room while Cathrine was cooking. She just wanted to borrow the money for a few days and thought about returning it to him when Anna and her Mom returned but before she could knock at the door, she heard Richard talking to his Mom in the kitchen about something. She heard them talking about the expenses of that month and the property deeds they paid for. Though it wasn't her concern, Juliett felt guilty because the property deeds they were talking about belonged to her family and she was so grateful to them that they paid for it. Based on what she knew about them, Solmon's were not that rich unless why would Richard work as an art teacher at their school. He was even taking extra classes for foreign languages to help ends meet. She heard Catherine scolding Richard for being careless and wishful about sp
Juliette's point of view... When Richard dropped me near the intersection, I saw Nathan and Scarlet waiting for me before the cafe. I initially planned to tell Richard everything about the money I needed but after hearing his mother scolding him, I was clear about one thing he himself was in short of cash, what would he possibly do to help me? I wish I was a Cinderella and he was my prince charming or at least a hidden billionaire or something like that. But...! Fictions are fiction and reality sucks. He was just a normal man with a low bank balance who could not help me right now with my situation. I called Scarlett earlier to ask her to accompany me to the pawn shop as that was my only way out. I needed the money so badly and as my family was not responding, I had no other choice but to pawn the only precious thing with me, my platinum chain. It was a gift from Mom when I stood first in my tenth standard. I never wanted to lose it but today I am hopeless. Though I called Scar