Chapter 4

Jake also took Eleven away from that place, he introduced his wife, Eva before leaving with his luxury car. Eleven sat in the back seat while Jake was the driver and Eva sat beside her husband. The atmosphere was still silent at that time, Eleven just put her hands together, she looked nervous and afraid that her decision this time would lead to something even worse.

"Eleven" Jake said, but Eleven didn't answer, she just stared at Jake.

“Do you have any other family apart from your father?”

"No" Eleven said.

"El, you don't worry, we won't hurt you, we will take care of you, you are safe now, but I only ask you one thing, be a friend to our son" Eva said.

"Actually I don't understand what you guys are talking about, I don't know why I have to take care of him and be his friend, you two are very rich people, there must be a lot of people who want to be friends with him, why me?" Eleven said, but Eva and Jake just looked at each other, they also don't know how to explain it to Eleven, but meeting their son face to face might make Eleven understand.

After arriving at a huge mansion owned by Jake, the three of them got out of the car, Eleven, who was still staring in awe at the magnificent residence, could only remain silent, her eyes not blinking. She turned to Eva and Jake as if she couldn't believe that what she saw in front of her was real.

"Welcome to your new home Eleven" Jake said.

"No, there is no home for me, this is just my shelter" Eleven said and they went inside.

When they went inside, Jake immediately took Eleven to his son's room, he would explain to Eleven after she saw his son's condition herself.

"Hey boy, I came with a friend I promised you" Jake said and a boy who was lying on his bed turned towards Jake, Eva and Eleven.

"Who's she? I already told you that I don't need friends."

"She's Eleven and El, this is my son Nathan" Jake said.

"Are you used to that?" Eleven said.

"What do you mean?" Nathan said.

"You have guests and you just lie on your bed." Everyone was silent, Nathan didn't even say anything, he just turned his head away.

"What? Did I misspeak?" Eleven turned to Jake beside her.

"El, we better get out, the most important thing is that you two know each other, come on" Jake took Eleven out of his room but not with Eva, she stayed there to calm her son.

"What is it? Did I misspeak? He's really not polite like that” Eleven said.

"El, actually that's what I want you to know, the reason why he can't have friends like the others is because he can only lie on his bed" Jake said.

"What happened to him?"

"He had an accident on his 10th birthday, the accident left him paralyzed, the doctor said there is hope for him but it's very small, plus his desire is disappearing, that's why I'm looking for someone who can take care of him and be his friend when we're not there beside him , I'm sure he needs someone to share his stories and feelings with. I've paid people many times to do that but Nathan always does weird things so they don't feel comfortable working here. I just hope you can do the best for us” Jake said.

"Why? Why should I help others when no one is helping me at the time?” Eleven said.

“Isn't it just a matter of timing? Look, now I take you out of that scary place and you can live freely, I will pay for everything, you can live normally like other teenagers."

"No, I can't. You might be easy to say but not with me. I screamed every night because my dad always fucked me until he got tired and decided to stop, he beat me if I resisted and I still fought until the last time he did, living a normal life just isn't in my head right now. I just want time to turn back to the time when my mother was still alive, because if she dies, I want to go with her, that's all” Eleven said.

"El, I may not know how you feel, but as a father I know exactly how to take care of someone I care about, my wife, my son, they are my family, I want the best for them even though my job is far from good, but I want to help you. What can I do so that you can help me too?” he said.

“I just want to get out of here” Eleven said.

"No, you can't leave here" Eva said, her words made Eleven and Jake look at her who had just left Nathan's room.

"Please El, I need you, we need you, I'm sure you two can heal each other, please" Eva said and Eleven just stared at the two of them silently.

"Why me?"

"Because we only have you here, we have given up hope, but we always promised him that if he will live like any other teenager, he will feel the same affection as everyone else, without exception" Eva said. 

"Why are you guys so selfish? I mean, I'm broken too, I'm far from perfect for your son, I also need someone who can distract me from those dark times, not even taking care of someone like him"

"El, can you try it first? I promise, if you feel uncomfortable with this, you can leave, I will give you the freedom you want" Jake said.

"Jake..." Eva said.

"It's okay Eva, if she doesn't want to do it, we can't force her, she said she is broken, the same goes for our son, if we just force her, what she said is true, we are so selfish"

"I can't promise to look after and accompany him, I have to know what kind of man he is, if I can't deal with his personality, I'm out" Eleven said and Eva immediately hugged her. Something that Eleven had never felt in her life again, that hug felt like a mother's. Eleven pushed Eva's body away and lowered her head.

"So where's my room? I'm tired” Eleven said and Eva immediately took her to the room.

A room not too big but not too small, bigger than the room in her old house, quite comfortable and there was a lock on the door, she could maintain her privacy without them knowing.

This house was much safer than her own, but she never wanted to live like this, she just wanted to be free and enjoy her remaining days to have fun, forgetting what was going on in her life. She doesn't even think about love, for her love is bullshit. SHe was even disgusted with herself, so she wouldn't let anyone else taste her again. She just wants to be alone.