Christian
When I woke up, I didn't find Ivanna. I thought she left. I didn't mind her leaving without letting me know. She must be getting late and generally, she couldn't wake me up. I would've done the same. I got a note beside my pillow written by her,
"Wanted to wake you up and get a forehead kiss from you. But I had to adjust with a stolen kiss. Sorry for stealing a kiss from you. I hope you would be punishing me sweeter for that. Miss you
- your little thief"
Why is she so cute? I giggled, looking at the note.
As I put it under my pillow, I heard the sound of the door. I immediately look up and discover the doctor.
IvannaFrom the day, my connection with Adavan leaked in the college, these girls are trying to be close to me. I don't know what they want. Was I worthless before I met Adavan? Money and power can buy friendship. This is what I learnt. If she was my true friend, at least a good friend, she would've never insulted my relationship.Being frustrated I sat on the bench outside the building."You can take mine", Piyali holds her notes before me as I look up. My glare attacks her."I don't need it. Thanks for the concern", I shrug and look away. I'm missing Ava so much today. Among all the people around me, I feel so lonely without her.Piyali sits beside me and holds my shoulder."I'm
IvannaVenessa's words had affected me. When Christian talked like that, Venessa's words flashed in my mind. Why would I do it? I don't know about habits and addictions. However, I can accept that Christian is my addiction which I can not give up. I'll think about him and talk about him for hours. I don't need anyone else to explore. What will I do by exploring? I'm living in my tiny world which is enough for me."I was just frustrated", I tell him, playing with my fingers, locking with each other."Come here", he says in a gentle voice.I go to him, lowering my head and sit on the bed. He cups my face."It was hectic, no?", he asks, rubbing his thumb on my cheek as I shake my head.
IvannaAs his body brushed against mine, I shiver terribly in contempt. In the darkness, I can hardly see him but I try my best to push him away. However, he is strong enough to hold me even when he is drunk. I struggle to shove him while sensing the disgusting smell of alcohol so close to me."Mr Adavan", I finally spit out. "What are you doing?""Holding you", he grumbles, taking another shot from his bottle.Fear is controlling on my body and soul, witnessing the situation. I wanna leave from here, I scream into my mind."Please leave me", I stammer, my voice breaks."I don't hold anything to leave", he grasps. His heavy scary
Ivanna"Please hug me tight", I whimper."Yes", he hugs me tight and rubs my back. "Your hairs are wet. Did you take a shower? What happened to you baby? Tell me. It's disturbing me", he becomes nervous and at the same time afraid too."I...I...", I can't speak and keep sobbing."Did you had a nightmare?", he asks and I shake my head. It was not less than a nightmare."Sssshhh.. Don't cry", he caresses my hairs. "I'm here with you", he gently kisses on my forehead, washing away all the disgust from my body."Chris!", I whine."Yeah", he answers, caressing my back.
Ivanna"Actually... I.. it happened last night. After coming from the shower I was trying to blow dry my hairs. So, the dryer touched my neck", I lie."Really?", he exclaims."Yeah. So, I left it and came beside you to sleep", I mumble. I hope he believes. He catches me every time I lie.I lower my eyes, preparing myself for more questions. He gets up and cups my face, his eyes glued to my neck. He looks at it intensely, lightly touching the band-aid. I just stare at him and his concern filled face."You should be careful", he says, looking at my neck. "Did it burn too much?""No", I sigh as he trusted my words.
Ivanna"Where's Mr Adavan? I haven't seen him for the whole day?", Christian asks on the dining table. I along with the doctor's team are having dinner at the dining table and Martha is serving us.I have almost erased the incident from my mind but Adavan's name took me back to the most horrible experience. I gulp my saliva and take another spoonful of rice."He is in Toronto for a concert", Martha says. "It'll need a few days"That's better if he stays away from me at least until Christian recovers and I leave from this place. Adavan has already tied me with a contract which I can't break."Oh! That's great. He hasn't been out of Washington in a while. I hope this concert will be
Ivanna"Dismiss? What contract?", he asks.I tell him about the contract which I signed before joining the firm and the clauses."So childish, Ivanna. You didn't read the contract?", he exclaims."Now you don't get started, please. Christian has already scolded me enough for it. Tell me if I can dismiss it or not", I ask."Well, I'm not a lawyer", he laughs. "But I have a little bit of knowledge. A contract can be dismissed if one of the parties isn't agreeing to do that. Moreover, you need the copy of the contract which you don't have with you know. If you wanna go for any legal action you'll need that contract paper", he says.
IvannaI run out of the room and directly climb to the second floor when I see Christian climbing the stairs."There you are. What took you so long? Are you ok?", he touches my cheek."Yeah", I smile. We climb down through the stairs together. I couldn't make it.We bid goodbye to everyone and the driver drives towards the highway.Adavan"Clever girl", I smirk, looking at the recording of my room. Iva must be searching for the contract papers. Does she think that I'm a fool? How can I leave the most important contract like this?It's the actual key to her whi