Rosette's POV.“What are you doing Rowland? Why did you do that!” I yelled at him as Kara broke into fits of cough.“She deserved it” Rowland spat out.“No, you don't just go around, grabbing people's neck…”“Even if they misbehave? I was so ky teaching her a lesson just because she deserves it, she came to me and I refused her, over and over again and she is only doing this…”“Please, don't say it again” I interrupted.“Rowland, man what are you doing?” Caleb jumped him, dragging him away as I turned to face Kara, disappointed written all over my face.I lowered my voice as I spoke to her, “Are you serious right now Kara? What is wrong with you? Why are you doing this? To get laid? Get a fucking direction and it will help you” Immediately Kara pushed me hard and I lost my balance, I was about to hit the ground but then Rowland caught me right in time.I hated scenes. I hated creating scenes but here I was, I'm the middle of a crazy fiasco, all because I have a mad best friend and an
Rosette's POV After the whole fiasco in the cafeteria, everyone went their separate ways. Instead of attending the last class, I booked a cab and headed straight home.On getting home, the entire house was dark, there was no one in the living room and instead of turning the lights on, I headed towards the stairs when I heard a weak cough coming from the kitchen.My brows deepened as I turned around, walking into the kitchen, it was still dark but I could make out a figure on the counter."Damon? You?"More coughs again and a weak yes."What is wrong with you, why did you turn off the lights?" I asked, walking into the kitchen as I turned on the lights.Damon was seated at the counter with his head bowed and a glass of warm water in front of him, a sketch pad, a pencil and his phone.Instantly I rushed to him, pressing my hand on his neck. "Holy fuck!" I cursed out loud.Damon was burning up.Like hot. His fever had gone up significantly.I rushed to the sink, filling a bowl with wate
Rosette POV "I'm so so sorry darling, I was in a meeting and..." My mom rushed in immediately. I opened the door, throwing her bag on the sofa as she rushed towards the couch where Damon laid. "A meeting? You couldn't just skip a day to look after your sick husband?" I threw at her, closing the door. "You don't understand it Rose, Damon was completely fine and I asked him if it was okay for me to leave, he was in good shape, how am I supposed to know that this would happen?" "No sick person would want you hovering around them like a fly, of course he knows how important your work is to you, were you expecting him to say no?" I shot at her. "Rosette!" She barked. "No matter how much you raise your voice mother you will have to hear it, what are you thinking? What if I didn't return from college early? What if he died? Okay if your work was so important why didn't you call me? At least..." "Rose that's enough.." a weak voice that belonged to Damon interrupted. "It's not
Rosette POV.The doctor diagnosed Damon and placed him on drip, he had to call his assistant to get the materials needed and afterwards he wrote down some prescriptions for us to buy.Well apart from myself I have never been in a position to look after a sick person, and I can't even remember the last time I fell ill that would put my mother in the position to look after me.My mom escorted the doctor out of the room where she shifted Damon while I sat down beside him, his eyes closed as his chest kept rising and falling.Beep.My phone beeped and I reached out for it immediately.It was a message from Evelyn."How is Damon doing?" I read out loud.Instead of sending a reply, I stood up from the bed and walked out of the room, dialing her number.On the second ring, she answered, "Hey cupcake!"My lips spread into a smile as I hugged myself with one arm, leaning on the wall outside Damon's room."Good evening Evelyn" I greeted."How are you doing? How is Damon? Is everything stable no
Rosette POV The days passed quickly as well as Damon's recovery, my life fell into a simple routine. Wake up in the morning, get dressed for college, check on my mom and Damon and I was out of the house. I attended all my classes while staying away from Rowland, Caleb and Kara. I made it so obvious to each and every one of them that I was actually avoiding them. I wasn't even in that mental state to speak to Rowland yet, even though he sent me a very sweet apology message and Caleb did nothing other than blow my phone up with calls. After college, I would lock myself in the room, studying and snacking on whatever I could find and then for the night, I joined my mom and Damon downstairs for dinner, afterwards we would watch a movie together. Rom Coms to be precise. In between all these, the highest Damon and I could do was exchange glances and brief hugs whenever I was leaving for college. But tranquility was present in the house and for the first time, it felt like a
Rosette's POV.Throughout my stay in the library, I pondered over everything Rowland said and then I listed out why I should attend the party and why I shouldn't. There were so many reasons why I should attend the party like Rowland stated, my life doesn't have to revolve around the issues of Kara and Caleb.All because of Kara I didn't get the chance to socialize, meet people and actually experience college fully, I wasn't bothered at first because I had her and I thought things would always go that way, if only I knew better.And the more I thought about it, the more I realized I had NO reason NOT to attend the party and so I made up my mind.Immediately I brought out my phone and sent a message to Rowland, telling him I would be there. Within seconds, he reacted to the message with a thumbs up and it was time to leave.******"What was Mrs Thompson doing here?" I asked my mom as she closed the door.On getting home, I was shocked to see Mrs Thompson leaving the house at the same t
Rosette's POV So that is exactly how I bought my way to this party. I stood in front of the door adjusting my dress, while summoning the courage I needed.One way or the other, I knew in my heart that Kara will be here, and Caleb too, and there is no way I will be able to avoid them, scratch that. I can avoid Kara, but I definitely have to speak to Caleb tonight.The party was in full swing by the time I arrived, music booming, and people dancing, the neon lights of the hall swayed all over, giving the hall a disco vibe.It was so hard to locate anyone with the lights and I didn't want to risk bringing out my phone. My eyes danced around the hall until they landed on a spot at the other end of the hall.It was kind of a mini bar, but from my observation, I figured out that it was for non alcoholic drinks, hence the less crowd and so I made my way there.I had less than two hours to return back home and in this crowd, if I'm not able to find Rowland I might just end up going home in
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"Are you busy?" I asked softly, closing the door behind me. "No, you have my attention" my mom answered, throwing her legs out of the bed.After grabbing my snacks from downstairs, instead of heading to my room I decided to drop by and check on my mom.Luckily for me, I didn't have to knock because the door was slightly open and when I peeped in, she caught me and asked me to come in."I just wanted to apologize for everything" I started, fixing my eyes on the floor."Will you ever get tired of hating me?" She threw back at me instead.Immediately my eyes widened, "I don't hate you" the words slipped out of my mouth."You don't?""Mom...""Will I ever be that to you and truly be it? Every second our relationship takes a step forward, something comes up and we take three steps backwards, it's exhausting" she added again.This time around, she was so right. I was teary, but didn't want to show it so I wiped the corner of my eyes stylishly."I don't want us to keep going ba
Rosette POV After an hour passed of thorough questioning and penning down statements, the officers promised to remain in touch with Damon, once the order was processed and for the meantime we were asked to restrict our movements.Damon walked the officers out of the house, while my mom picked up herself and headed upstairs, without saying a word to me. She didn't even spare me a glance and now I was starting to feel bad for everything I said earlier, even though a part of me knew that I couldn't blame her entirely for it, it just felt easier putting it all on her.I took a deep breath in, turning around when I met Damon, he was angry at me, as he crossed his arms over his chest."You need to stop Rose," he started."I....""You are hurting but you aren't the only one suffering, your mom isn't happy about this either and so you cannot continue with this attitude," he added again."I can't help but feel that way..." I countered."And I'm not saying your feelings aren't valid, all I'm
Rosette POV "I'm not making this an issue, it's not my fault that you are always on defense mode, you need to cut me some slack Rose, you went out this morning, without informing either of us and then you return with Damon, with takeouts, can't I ask questions?" Mom countered, her hands resting on her hips."Of course you can mom, but then when you... just forget it, can we go inside, there is something I need to discuss with you" I added instead.Arguing with Susan was pointless.We could never agree on something together.Our views were just so different and poles apart."Alright then, go in, I will join you" she said, looking away."Mom, can you please not do that right now? Okay I'm sorry, but this is important," I insisted."How important?""Ronan"At the mention of his name, my mom's hand dropped as she turned around, like she was in search of him."Ronan? Did you see him around here? Did he talk to you?""What are you talking about mom?" I asked, covering the distance between
Rosette POV "What are you doing?" The words slipped out of my mouth as I gripped the car seat tightly."Distracting you""Distracting me? From what exactly?" I asked, shivers running down my spine as Damon's hands moved up my thighs. And my legs? They fell open on their own.I was squirming hard on the car seat but then trying hard not to show it."You will get yourself distracted Damon, we are on the road for Christ sake!" I protested, hiding the smile that threatened to break out of my lips."Let me worry about that, right now my only focus is you, so spread those legs wider for me my sweet Rose, I want to feel you..." He said without taking his eyes off the road but for some reason I felt like he was watching me."Damon..." I whimpered as he pushed my panties aside, his thumb coming in contact with my clit."Hmmmm" he hummed in approval, stroking me, and then he plunged two fingers inside of me.My eyes flew open instantly, a loud moan escaped my lips, from the corner of my eyes I
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