Rosette's POV."You should have insisted on that water, would have been a lot better" a voice filled with mockery rang out.My darling Rowland."I was promised a refreshing mocktail" I said in Caleb's voice.I didn't even need to turn to know it was him as a bottled water appeared in front of me.I dropped the cup of Rosetail and grabbed the water instead."Water is indeed life" I muttered opening the cap as I drank out of it.I have never been more grateful for the gift of water, not until that very moment.I closed my eyes taking a deep breath and when I opened my eyes again, Rowland was standing behind the bar, talking to the snobbish girls."May I know how long you have been stalking me?" I started, feigning a serious expression."I'm not a stalker, I was just giving your boyfriend the opportunity to approach you first""How does it matter?""It does because Caleb has asked me to stay the fuck away from you""What?""Yeah" Rowland asked, grabbing a cup from the stack and without a
Rosette POV."You are the reason this happened. Why must you claim to be a hero every single time?" Kara yelled at Rowland as they threw her in the same cell we were.I knew what she was trying to do, she was going to find a way to shift this on me now.Everyone turned to look at her but ignored her, no one gave into her silly talks because every other person was more interested in leaving this cage than trying to pin the blame."Hey!" The female constable yelled at Kara and immediately her mouth closed."We told you this before, right? The reason why the police raised the party was because we got some information that there was some use of illegal drugs and we only wanted to conduct a search party, but everyone ran away" The female constable shouted, making sure her words sink into each and every one of us.Rowland stood at the darkest corner of the cell, his arms crossed over his chest, I couldn't make a head or tail out of his facial expression and even though I knew I should than
Rosette's POV "But you know it's quite common for the Police to raid a college party" Damon started after I gave them a run down of what happened.My mother held me until I couldn't cry anymore and with the help of Damon, they moved me to the couch and then I had some water..An unsettling silence hung over the room but no one pressured me to say anything, they didn't even ask me questions I just told them everything on my own accord.I didn't tell them about the things Rowland said, I only told them the issue with the men and how the police carried us without any explanation."The last thing I want is for you to support her on this Damon, she knew she shouldn't be there in the first place" my mom countered, raising her voice.I knew it was going to come down to this, one way to the other, I wiped the corner of my eyes as I looked away."Susan, it's a party, no one expects the bad things to happen when going for a party and when you don't let her attend such events, how can she soci
Rosette's POV.The weekend passed so quickly washing away the ugly memories of Friday night along with it..Despite the ugly incident on Friday, this weekend happened to be one of the best I have ever had in a while, I had all my meals in bed, mom didn't let me lift a finger as she kept checking on me every twenty minutes and at some point, she moved her laptop to my room and some snacks to my room and insisted we watch some movies together.When I asked for Damon, she told me that he was busy with a conference, which was going to last for hours so she stuck with me.When I woke up this morning, I thought he would reply to my message, but the last message I sent was still there."How many times do we have to watch Perfect Find?" My mom asked as I clicked the play button on my laptop, setting it in a way we could both see."Because it's a perfect movie, exactly what I need, something funny and light-hearted as well." I answered."Your taste in movies is very weird I must, why are you a
Rosette POV There was something different in the air in college today, it was like everyone was still in shock or recovering from whatever happened during the weekend, but as for me I was already over it and ready to face my exams..I made my way to the class and on getting there, there was an unwanted visitor on my desk.So here is the thing, when Kara and I resumed college, we picked the two middle seats in the hall, as the best spot to listen to lectures and be faraway from professors eyes.And so we sat together for every lesson not until Kara started misbehaving. She migrated from that seat to the back row and to be honest I couldn't care less.Sometimes my bag occupied the seat and other times, Rowland did."Why are you here?" I asked, dropping my bag onto the desk, pushing my hair out of my face."We need to talk to Rose, and I know this isn't the right time but...""But what Kara? What do you want to say that I haven't heard?" I threw back at her, I tried so hard not to sound
Damon's POV.“I hope things remain this way, Rose is more free with me and you know there is just this calmness in the house and I want it to last forever" Susan stated, we just finished having lunch and she was ready to step out."And now I feel abandoned, y'all bonding and doing your thing is nice, all I want is for the both of you to be happy" I added, without taking my eyes off my laptop."You have helped me a lot, I don't know how much I can thank you, but then, thank you so so much for everything" Susan said."Why are you thanking me?""Well that's because I trusted you with my daughter and you didn't break my trust, in fact in my absence you have given her enough support and I can see the changes in her now, I'm grateful for that" I paused for a second as I raised my head looking at Susan, excitement written all over her face as she packed up her bag.These days, she has grown extremely close to Rose. Sometimes in my office I could hear the sound of their laughter coming from
Rosette's POV "You think so? I'm just so scared Damon I really don't know" "You don't have to be scared, if you show her that you are scared, she will find more reasons to poke you and trouble you, we don't want that you know right?" Damon countered."She is already doing that, I think I will have to show this video to Caleb, probably let him handle things from here, the same way she instigated him, I will do the same, I will present the video in such a way that will make it look she was trying to make me leave him, would that work?" I asked, pondering over it again..I already checked through the timetable for tomorrow and hence I knew that Caleb would be in college undoubtedly, and then I will have to corner him first and Rowland afterwards."That could work, but what if Caleb is also involved in this?" Damon asked."Not at all, we are all taking advantage of Caleb, he has a soft heart, and quite easy to manipulate but he wouldn't do this to anyone and by the way he likes me so mu
Rosette POV. I squealed, jumping in excitement as my eyes scanned the entire room, large artwork, beautiful pieces covered every part of the wall and they all had a certain vibe. Greenery. It felt like I had just stepped into a lush green forest, surrounded by mountains and rivers. On the other side of the wall, paintings of the oceans covered the entire wall, then the mountains and the forests. There were different canvases littered all over the room, each with an easel and a stool in front of it. There was a small podium in front, different paints, covered the entire space, I could bet on my car that there was no shade of colour that one would need and not be able to find there. Damon was a perfectionist after all. He would certainly get everything down to the least important tool required. Breathing in this studio, made me forget about all my worries as I moved from one artwork to the other, check-in them out. "I can't believe I had this in the house and you kept it
Damon's POVOnce the meeting was over, I rushed back to the last office where Rose was waiting for me, and to my greatest surprise, she was asleep.The last few weeks have been hell for me. Not just me but us. A lot of mental and emotional stress coupled with that emptiness creeping in my heart.My eyes raked all over her body, taking her sleeping figure in as I memorized the image of her, storing it in the deepest part of my heart, so I can never forget.Just because, a part of me knows that she would always remain there.Last night, when we danced, I could see her eyes pleading with me not to end things, but what would be of me if I didn't?A cheat?A mother fucking backstabbing liar?Everything we have done so far was... forbidden and wrong.But then putting an end to it, felt so right.Too right.And so I made up my mind that no matter what happens, once the 100 day mark comes, I will go very far away from her. Before we destroy ourselves.I wanted to make these last moments in o
Rosette POV "I need to tell you something" I said barging into Damon's office."Sir, I tried stopping her but she wouldn't listen and..." His secretary followed behind me.Instead of heading home, I changed my destination and came over to Damon's office.I remembered he told me that he was going to be here today for an important meeting and unfortunately that meeting was going on at the moment.My mouth fell open as my eyes danced around the men, or rather investors sitting around the table in their fancy daper suits."It's okay Jane, I will handle it" Damon said rising from his chair as he adjusted his suit without taking his eyes off me."I'm sorry I had no idea...I thought she was just trying to..." Before I could complete my statement, Damon grabbed my arm, placing a finger on his lips as I went silent."Excuse me gentlemen, I will be right back" He said, pulling me out of the office.Once we were out, I found the courage to speak again, "Damon please, I didn't mean to ruin your
Rosette's POV.Ronan.It has to be him.My hands trembled as I took a step back in fear, my eyes darting around in search of him, but there was no one around other than regular students just like Rowland and I."Rose..Rose are you okay?" Rowland asked placing his hand on my shoulder."Yes" I managed to utter, but I was far from okay, I was suddenly so self aware as I continued looking around."So, what's the answer?" Rowland asked again."Can we leave here?" I countered, putting my phone back into the bag."Emm...is that like a yes?""No...that's like a we should leave now, we need to hurry" I answered grabbing his hands as I started walking fast."Rose..calm down" Rowland called after me but I didn't stop, I kept pulling him and just as we got to the gate he suddenly stopped."Come on Rowland, this is important please..." I said, turning to face him."You know I would go anywhere with you right? But I have a class and I cannot miss it" Rowland stated, taking me by surprise."You have
Rosette POV "Rosee" my name left his lips, he was completely surprised on seeing me there."Hi Rowland" I replied, trying to be as polite as possible, without stopping, the last thing I needed right now was a heated conversation of any sort.Especially not with Rowland.Just as I walked past him, he caught my arm, we were still in the professor's office and so I couldn't react."Please Rose, can we talk?" He asked with a small smile on his face, so that the professor doesn't suspect anything."We have nothing to talk about please" I replied, placing my hand over his as I stylishly removed his hand."You don't have to do this Rose, you know...""Is everything okay Rose? Rowland you can come in, I have been waited for you" the professor interrupted saving me unknowingly."Everything is fine, I will take your leave now" I answered before he could speak up and then I walked out of the office.I sighed, feeling relieved as I walked out of the building, I know avoiding an issue is never th
Rosette's POV After our little romantic dance in the sitting room, Damon and I found ourselves in the kitchen.While I refilled my water bottle, Damon munched on some snacks, there were lots of papers over the counter top, his glasses and his laptop."Can I ask you something?" "Sure""Is everything okay with you? I mean with work and all, you have been way too busy and engaged with it recently so..."Damon sighed, taking a deep breath as he dropped the bowl of chips in his hands, "Actually work is crazy but there's nothing you should be worried about" "Well, it's just that I have never seen you work so hard and you look worried mostly" I pointed out.Damon forced a smile as he walked closer to me, "I will handle everything, and that's enough about me, what are your plans for tomorrow?" He asked, tracing my cheeks with his thumb."Well...I was going to drop by at school, start my registration for the next semester and after that, mom and I are going to the dentist" I answered."Hmm
Rosette POV.I kept tossing on the bed, endlessly, despite everything that has happened, for some reason I still couldn't sleep.I was thoroughly tired, but yet wide awake, the scene with my mom replaying over and over again in my head. Coupled with many others.The holiday was almost over, so was our pact with Damon. We had only two weeks and two days left.And with school resuming that means I will have to face Caleb and Rowland again. I already promised my mom that we are cool as friends, but it was far from it.Throughout the last semester, I spent half of it avoiding Kara. At some point, I avoided Caleb and now I was going to repeat it again?Exhausting.I wondered if he was also thinking about it the way the thought weighed in my mind.A small sigh escaped my lips as I sat up, turning the room lights on as I reached for my water bottle, only to discover that it was empty.A reason to go downstairs.I yawned, throwing my legs off the bed as I slipped my feet into my slippers, bef
Rosette's POV "Hey baby, can I come in?" I heard my mother's voice, after about half an hour since I returned to my room."Yeahhh" I answered, sitting up while adjusting the bed covers.I spent the last thirty minutes trying not to think of whatever transpired downstairs as I busied my hands and mind by cleaning up the entire room.The door opened slightly as my mom walked in, her face dried and her eyes a bit red, a solid evidence of how much she had cried."What are you doing?" She asked, closing the door gently behind her."Nothing, just here" I answered, looking around."Are you hungry, should I heat up something for you?" She asked, sitting at the edge of the bed while smoothing her dress.An awkward tension crept its way into the room as an odd silence hung over us."Why is it always weird between us, I'm your mother I shouldn't be scared of you," My mother started again.A slight chuckle escaped my lips as I tossed a pillow towards her, "Why should you be scared of me? Anyways
Rosette's POV Susan went ahead and told Damon about everything, how she juggled jobs until she came across an offer in a company.On getting there, the CEO developed an interest towards her and then things changed for us.I started getting new toys, gifts and so many new things and the sadness in my mom's eyes was also starting to fade.Soon, she moved me into another proper school and a new house, with attendants. I was starting to have everything well except for her.She was never present.I remember waiting up every night for her to return but ended up sleeping on my nanny's lap.Time passed and by the time I was fifteen, I finally understood everything, the changes, her absence, the price she had to pay to get us comfortable.I watched my mother work her way to the top of her career with Mr Smith beside her. I honestly thought that he was going to end up being my step father, but turns out he was my father's best friend and everything he did for my mom and us? Was for our good."
Susan's POV"I didn't have a choice, he reached out to me, begging and I have been putting him off for years and I just believe after staying in jail for so long that there is a possibility that he might have changed, I don't know..." I tried for months to hide this from Damon while contemplating if I was making the right decision or not.Only for Rose to walk in on me.And now they were both looking at me, like I was some sort of criminal and I hated how it made me feel."That makes no sense Susan, for what reason do you think he wants to be back in Rose's life? What if he wants you back?" Damon questioned."That's ridiculous, I don't have any feelings for Ronan, it's you I love, I love you Damon" I confessed, placing my hands on his chest, while pleading with my eyes."Susan....""I'm a mother Damon, everything I did, I did it as a mother, I only wanted stability in Rose's life, I just...""And what makes you feel like there is no stability in my life mom? I'm very stable, here in