All Chapters of WillowRidge: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The next morning was not easy. I woke up with millions of thoughts , for the first time in so long I was not enjoying the beautiful morning of our town. I walked towards my cafe, the beautiful mountains as always gave my heart some relief, but peace was not to be found today inside me. I reached my cafe and opened the door, started making preparations for the day, Nina came to me and asked ‘How are you Bea, you look tired. What happened yesterday? Did everything go well?’ I said ‘I don’t know where to start Nina, it was a very unexpected day’ I explained through everything that happened the day before keeping some details out. Details about Adam’s confusion regarding me, details about Sebastian’s odd behaviour. I think I wasn’t ready to share it with anyone until I myself knew what was going on., but I did tell her about the meeting, hotel project, my part in it etc. She was visibly shocked, but it took her not more than 5 minutes to get over it. She gave me a hug and went alo

It was the day of my discharge from the hospital. As Nina helped me out of the hospital I could see some guards around, I didn’t think much of it, but as we left the hospital main gate in Nina’s car I could see Media again, held by around 18 to 20 guards, all dressed in Uniform. Definitely not for me I guess, this might be something else. But it all went in puff when one of them saw me and yelled ‘THERE SHE IS’ trying to run after the car. My heart stopped, what had become of my peaceful life that I had a few days ago. The guards were able to stop them. Nina calmed me down. I called Sebastian from the car, he picked up not even with one ring on. ‘ARE YOU OK?’ He said instantly. Me: ‘I am fine, not thanks to you, listen you need to clear this up with the Media. They know your history right, that you were born in WillowRidge, stayed here until a few years ago. Tell them you were just going around the town when you visited for the meeting as it is your home town and just stumbled u

I was dumbfounded. No words were forming inside me. I managed to get a few words out of my mouth after a few minutes ‘You have been saying weird things to me Sebastian for the last few days, Is this some kind of new technique of yours to torture me’ He put both his hands in his hair and looked down. ‘ Why don’t you listen to me first Bea, give me your opinion later’ THIS FOLLOWING STORY IS IN THE WORDS OF SEBASTIAN, IT WILL GO ON FOR A FEW CHAPTERS: My first memory of you Bea is your father bringing you to the community hall in his arms when you were 2 years old. I felt a connection to you, I was around 5 then. I always spent my time with you, playing, taking care of you, not sharing you with anyone. As we grew up we became very good friends, when you were around 4 you started playing with me too. Before that it was always me looking for you, holding your hand, getting your attention. But after you turned 4 you started playing with me more, you used to wait for me if we we

BEATRIX: The silence in the room felt heavier than Sebastian’s confession. My mind replayed his words: “Because Adam’s here. And I can’t lose you to him again.” I opened my mouth to speak but closed it again. What could I possibly say to that? My thoughts felt too scattered to string through a response. “Bea,” he said softly, breaking the silence. “I know I’ve made mistakes. I know I’ve hurt you. But everything I’ve done has been to keep you safe, even if it doesn’t seem that way.” “I made Tanya my girlfriend so that I can stir myself away from you, my inner obsession with you was increasing day by day. She knew it and took it out on you.” I said, “ can you tell me what happened to Tanya and family after that incident, where did they all go?” He put his hands in his hair again and said, “I couldn’t bring myself to forgive her or myself for what she did, but when my father got to know about the incident he warned them to never return to WillowRidge or else their daughter will b

Beatrix: The tension between Adam and Sebastian was electric, threatening to spark into something far more dangerous. I stood frozen between them, torn between demanding answers and running away from it all. But this wasn’t just about them. It was about me. And I wasn’t going to stand by and let them fight over my life like it was some prize to be won. “You both need to stop,” I said, my voice firmer this time. “I’m not some pawn in whatever game this is. If you have something to say, either of you, then say it. But stop dancing around the truth.” They both hesitated, their eyes darting to me and then back to each other. Finally, Adam let out a frustrated sigh. “She’s right. This isn’t the time for games.” Sebastian crossed his arms, his jaw tight. “Fine. Let’s tell her everything, then. You go first.” Adam’s gaze softened as he turned to me, his expression unreadable. “Do you really want to know, Beatrix? Because once I tell you, there’s no going back.” The weight of h