Chapter 22 New Hopes "Stella.. Stella where are you?" There was darkness every where and Edwin was in despair completely clueless where to find Stella. The place looked like a hollow vacuum tunnel. It was ever widening with every step he took. It was a never ending dark alley and Stella was lost somewhere in there. Sweat droplets shone on his forehead and he was scared, very scared. Whenever he thought he was getting closer to Stella why does fate do this to him? 'I cannot loose her. I want her safe. I want her with me.' He chanted in his head 'Stella Stella" he shouted and the voice echoed back ten times louder. ~''''''''''''''' "Edwin wake up I am here." Some one pushed Edwin and he sat straight all of a sudden sweat droplets on his forehead and a smiling Stella standing in front of his eyes with a tray of tea in her hands. She kept the tray aside and wiped his forehead with the tissue that she had brought along with tea and cookies. "Dreaming about me?" She aske
Chapter 23 Games Life Plays Edwin feels impatient as he calls up Iris to confirm her dad's operation scheduled on Monday. To his frustration she wasn't picking the phone. Irony being he very well knew why she was not picking up the phone. Although a male he still hated the kind of work she did for her living. He wondered how sickening it would be for her to go through the same work daily. Money was so damn f##kingly important in life. Ignoring her thoughts that were disturbing and making him alarmingly impatient because he was longing to see her cheerful face or hear her charming voice after she gets to know that her dad had been approved of the operation and f##k! the deadline she doesn't even have to pay for it. He celebrated internally "I have planned it just perfect!" Looking at Stella he had faint idea how a girl feels for her father and can imagine the happiness on Iris's face when she'd come to know about her dad's surgery. He gave a gratitude call to Stella's frie
Chapter 24Let's Play A GameIris panicked ‘I did not even fulfill my commitment with my customer and who is the guy who was taking my name?’ she was confused ‘my ex customer, no he did not call for Rosie if I remember but no one knows me in that street.’"Feeling okay?" a masculine voice called.She pulled her sheet to cover her body, not wanting to move out of the comfort of the thick foamy bed and warm covers and the room was still very chilled.She tried to remember the blue black eyes, cropped dark brown hair, tall very tall and perfect macho's body toned and covered with a sporty tight fit gray t shirt and sleeves folded into folds showing his elbow muscles not natural but formed after immense workout.She realized she'd been staring too hard so averted her gaze"Do I know you?" she asked "you seem recognizable." She was blabbering suddenly nervous "I mean you don't look like a stranger, neither ..." she bit her tongue not wanting to continue"Coffee." He chuckled and handed her
Chapter 25Chores Of LifeEdwin continued laughing "You soiled, no shit in your panties"He had tears in his eyes. After ages he was laughing so hard."The strong girl sitting in front of me shit in her panties." He repeated."I told you, first day of school, I was nervous and I was so very small." She said hitting him playfully, fully embarrassed and blushed but she didn't mind though. They were getting comfortable with each other."Your turn now." She said pulling his phone and trying to jiggle the dices."It's below 7 for me now." She said and continued like a kid. One could never judge she's the same girl who minutes ago had no intentions to play and was sickeningly worried about the operation thing that she had no control over."No I want less than 7. You roll and the call is of opponent." He said to which she agreed wherein there was no such rule.Edwin was simply saying it and bet her innocence she accepted it honestly."Yeah! 5 and 3. I win. Now you got to take the penalty."
Chapter 26Humiliation!Iris never felt so good and special in her life.Edwin’s touch and looks made her feel alive.His compliments made her believe that she wasn’t only a bitchy whore but a human who deserves an equal amount of respect. He did not touch her for lust or pleasure. He touched to assure her that everything will be fine. The warmth it gave was like her mom hugging her when she was 7 year old and returned home after she lost in a fancy dress competition at school. Immediately after the hug she felt that the competition was nothing in front of her mom's warm embrace. She had déjà vu feelings when he hugged her."Remember we all are good in some special ways and we deserve to be loved too." Edwin had commented when she was about to leaveShe hated to leave her father and go for work; the routine one which was as casual as going to office and working but with a difference. She was now adapted to Jason's harshness and since she was feeling physically healthy today she w
Chapter 27Happiness-A Myth Iris wasn't; neither did she want to be a social person especially not for her classmates from college. She had managed to be a reserve, introvert not at all communicative in her classes.Her confidence was all time low for the kind of low jobs she did. Away from crowd and no revealing is what she had started believing. She wanted to do nothing with this guy BenSo wherever he was wasn’t a matter of her concern.She brushed off the unpleasant thought and decided to handle bigger things of her lifeShe rushed to the waiting room where Edwin was sitting fiddling with his mobile and playing some games if she was not mistaken. "You are early?" Edwin asked and looked at her cheerfully. Immediately his face dropped as he looked at her. He could see the memories of the evening being recapped on her face."You look bored" Iris commented noticing him sitting alone at the waiting area."I am fine" Edwin smiled "The doctors are working continuously because the g
Chapter 28Doom Before The DawnBen, Iris noticed had a beautiful smile with tiny dents on his cheeks that any teenage girl would have loved.If she agreed to have liked it, it would be an understatement.She returned his smile with hers and he winked. She felt elated at the exchange and was now focusing well on the lecture. Another paper ball hit her after some time. This time it was a pink colored paper ball which she couldn't ignore. She opened it to see that it was a message from Ben "You have a beautiful smile" it readShe couldn't help blushing. If she got to see herself in the mirror her cheeks would have been red by now. This was such a lovely feeling that she had never expected. She always tried to be aloof from her classmates in the class. Even if anybody tried she gave them a cold glare and never missed classes to move out, a complete nerd types. This was a major step and she did like it. Another ball hit her. But teacher caught it right then and kicked them out of
Chapter 29Human TraffickingEdwin was getting restless with the passing time, not having heard about the progress of Iris's dad. He was waiting for a call from Iris or at least a text from her notifying that the operation was a major success and stuff like that. He was actually expecting to hear her cheerful voice from the other end. He was fiddling with his phone when Stella came and rested on his lap.Being home late last night he woke up late in the morning and the moment he woke up he was keen to know about the surgery.Damn! Iris had taken a promise, not to call her or text her regarding the same. She promised "I'll do it on her own. I beg please don't call me"But he cannot blame her since she's been spinning around her work, her studies, hospital, brother that silly f**king bas***d who hit her. Her forgetting to call was quite normal. Stella kissed him hard and he immediately kissed her back with full intensity. Her touch had that effect that he'd forget everything in the
Chapter 121It is NormalIris always knew that she loved him truly but hearing him from Edwin simply was enigmatic, it was a kind of turn on."hence” edwin sighed as he put back her fray strands of hair behind her ears “I love you and I love each and every part of your body even your abdomen where Isabelle rested for nine months" he smiled and went back to her torso.His hands moved around her lower abdomen creating tiny crackers insides her body the soft harmless ones that erupted every where making her moan. Just when Iris got used to his magical touch, his fingers were replaced by his tongue, which raised the level of pleasures the tiny crackers increased on their intensity forcing her to make cries of moan.Iris closed her fist unable to control what was happening inside her when he bit exactly below her naval, the magnitude of pleasure reaching new heights and Iris closed her eyes."No do not close our eyes" he said commandingly as he looked at her. When her dark met his hazels
Chapter 120Beautiful Love "I am sorry Edwin." Iris said. "I did not trust your love, I was scared and disturbed of having $ex with you" she looked at her toes embarrassed of what she was saying. "It was unfair. I knew I hurt you. I feel very low of myself."He cupped her face in both his hands, his touch tender making her lean her face, giving up her strength and submitted to him breaking all her wallsIris looked back at him as he repeated the words "I am sorry" he said "I should have understood, I forced myself on you. I should have courted you first, showed my love, made you believe in love and win your trust first that I do love you.""Edwin" Iris called his name; his words so polite and sweet making her heart melt. Iris was not used to something like this and couldn't believe that this was happening. She wanted to stop him, so that it does not get washed away. "With all the hardships in my life somewhere I had accepted happiness is curse for me and I cannot have it and so" s
Chapter 119Picture PerfectIris turned around to see Edwin and a red blush embraced her face."Umm... I guess I am early." Iris said to cut the intense silence between them.Edwin complimented me. He said I look pretty.I am blushing!"No you are on time." He offered his hand for Iris to take and she did.He walked with her at the start of the first painting.He pressed her hand softly making her look at him.The innocent grin in his hazels made Iris lock her gaze at him. He raised his eyebrows gesticulating something. Iris was so lost in his handsome face that was full of love for her that she couldn't decipher his actions.He put both his hands on her shoulders and turned her around pushing towards the first painting from the row.The painting was covered with a netted curtain. Edwin lifted his neck asking her to undo the curtains.Iris looked around as if she was stealing from a departmental store. I mean who was she to unveil somebody else's property?But Edwin gave another
Chapter 118Date NightEdwin...Iris sighed... She was behaving like a teenager in cliché' love.After the day she let her fears out to Edwin, he'd been distant. He never shouted or lost temper.He'd even polite and normal with Isa and her too.Sometimes Iris wondered if she had kept her mouth shut the other day, things would have been different.I should have tried on my own, I shouldn't have bothered him. I could have made excuses but I couldn't lie to him direct on the face..Again the way he asked, it felt that he cared and so Iris let the doors of her insecurities wide open in front of him.For better or worse... it's yet to decipherOtherwise she believed he would have easily guessed it out. Exactly like he guessed that something was seriously wrong within Iris and their relationship.Probably Iris's confession the other day made him realize what she was earlier and now What if he loathed me, felt disgusted with the thoughts of having $ex repeatedly with a prostitute.' Negati
Chapter 117I Am Not A Virgin"You are in love." Twain couldn’t be happier, he was smiling from ear to ear."I do?' Edwin spoke for himself "I don't know how but every time I shout at Iris with an attempt to hurt her so that she despises me and walks out of my life, I feel the pain, ." He shuddered at the memory "Her eyes that'd turn glassy for a fraction of a second and jump back to normal again hurts deep in my heart.I cannot hurt her. Ever""You two good now?" Twain could see the answer on Edwin's face but still he asked "She looked so pretty in the morning when she was showering all her love on Isabelle, the way she looked at Isabelle, helped with her tiny feet to wear those shoes, the patience she was portraying when Isa was showing her tantrum throwing her shoes away every time she tried to put them on her. My heart constricted with a strong feeling for her." Edwin smiled faintly "That feeling made me realize that I was doing what Stella wanted to do. I was falling for her but
Chapter 116Can We Fall In Love Twice?Edwin held her from shoulders, his grip tight enough to hurt as he pulled Iris making her look at his eyes which were not furious; they were confused."Hate you... tell me how do I hate you Iris? Tell me? I tried to hate you. I told myself Stella didn't fight her disease because she had YOU.' He stressed on the last word and then loosened the painful grip. Iris's hands brushed the place he held tight to rub away the pain.But her eyes and ears focused on the man who was her legally wedded husband.For the first time the authority of his voice made her realize he was her husband"I want to hate you because you agreed to sleep with me. I want to hate you because you loved me even when you knew I was married and you could never have me. I tried to hate you." His voice soft now and his hands closed to her, his fingers brushing her cheeks for a second and then he moved the strand hair on the face behind her ears.He moved closer giving a short peck o
Chapter 115Hate Me Like You DoIsabelle turned one year and six months today. She was the sweetest child Iris had ever seen, not that she had seen much of children in her life but still Isabelle was the best and she loved every bit of her. She gave meaning to her existence, she was heir to my unconditional maternal love, and she was her world.Today when it was time for Edwin to take Isabelle for a morning stroll, Iris was playing with her trying with the new jumpsuit and shoes that she had brought for her especially for a morning walk.Edwin saw Iris with her and cringed; he was getting restless to take Isabelle in his arms. He got so impulsive that he shouted at Iris that even Isabelle got scared and leaned her shivering body close to her.She was so scared that she hid behind Iris peeping at Edwin's figure in dismay"Its okay baby." Iris kissed her forehead and handed her to Edwin.Edwin had a grimaced look on his face, completely disappointed at the fact that Isabelle was scar
Chapter 114Time & PatienceVoices of playful Isabelle gurgling, laughing and Edwin's soft honeydew laughter woke Iris up in the morning as she lifted the covers put on me while I was asleep.Iris knew who the one behind it is and her lips curved to a smile....Antonym of emotions seared in Iris.She felt guilty, ashamed and terrible about herselfHow can a mother sleep when her child is in danger? Or was it all a dream?Iris opened her eyes to shut them again.The bright sunlight emanating from the windows made het squint as she reopened them, her heart pounding with fear. Iris was jerked back into the past when she was surprised waking up in a complete different ambience.Isabelle crying, her abdominal pain and then Dr.Simpson uttered those words 'Isabelle is critical', Iris went out of control.Oh shit! I even slapped the doctor.Iris behaved like a possessed screaming, shouting and cursing when the staff and the nurses held her tightly making her wince with her inner pain and sh
Chapter 113Cruel Words With pounding heart Iris reached Stella's room She panicked when she found Stella lying on the floor straight, her face reflecting pain and Isabelle in her arms.Stella looked at Isabelle with concern and as Iris scanned the room.Iris could judge with Isabelle's crib half fallen and Stella's leap to save her falling from that cot of hers.Quickly Iris picked Isabelle who was shell shocked at her happening, Stella's pained face doing no good to calm her down.Lulling her for a second Iris nestled her on the bed and still she sat straight at an instant, fear lined on her face as Stella stayed on the floor with helplessness, small moans of pain escaping her mouth.Being a healthy baby of almost 11months Isabelle tried to reach Stella.Stopping her with a stern 'Sit" gesture Iris attended Stella. Iris tried to lift her off the floor but with the pain she was bearing, lack of cooperation on her part did not help."Stella please try." Iris begged."Isabelle" Stel