Chapter 40 Is it the end?
40\. Is it the end!
Aurora's POV
Feeling the weight of a hand on my shoulder, I spun around looking at it.
As I lifted my head, my heart skipped beating for a second. It was Rosario. Smiling painfully with accusing eyes. The same look that I had caught on his face before I left his company building that day.
"Hey Aurora." He smiled from ear to ear but I flinched back feeling uncomfortable.
He took his hand back with escalated eyebrows, his smile faltering. Then he looked up at me again to give another forced smiled, trying to show that he was normal.
I looked around us to see whether or not he was stalking me. Then I noticed there was a driver standing far away across a Porsche. It might be his. I looked back at Rosario and registered his awful look. He seemed tired.
His shoulders were lightly slumped and expressions looked weary. Then I saw he had his passport in his hand. He might just have returned from a trip.
"Good to see you again. You came here to see Damien off?" I nervously bit into my lips for he stressed a little bit unnecessarily on Damien's name. I didn't want to continue a conversation with him after that but I can't ignore him too.
"Yeah, Damien's off to London for three days." I replied.
"Oh yeah, I remember him telling me about it last time." He smiled pocketing his hands.
There was silence between us after that. I had no idea what to reply to him whereas he just kept staring at me with those eyes that said, 'I missed you so much. I wish to hug you tight but you're not mine to hold any more.'
"Damien told me you were his classmate!" I finally broke the silence.
"Hmm, that's the only thing I share in common with you two. I was both your classmates— with special relation." He chuckled.
"I mean... He and I were rivals. We'd always fight and trouble each other. And you and I were—" be looked below. "I don't know what we were... Whatever it was I really miss it though."
I just smiled playing with my fingers for the other meaning of his statement didn't go unnoticed by me.
"So..."
"So?" I shrunk my eyes as I can see he was trying to change to a serious topic now.
"How about a coffee with me for our second encounter? We never got a chance to see each other after that day. I..." His eyes scanned me from head to toe before he completed. "... Went away for some business meeting and you probably just forgot about me— like you did earlier." It sounded like a tuant. He pretended to be cool and normal with me.
But I knew he wasn't. We weren't.
No matter how much he smiles or looks at me innocently, I know what he feels for me. The fact will not change that we had something for each other in the past. Now it's nothing.
"I am afraid I'll have to pass on your offer. I was just leaving. I have an appointment with my doctor. Bye." I lied. Not wanting to linger longer around him, I have to excuse in order to escape his intense look.
I reached the handle of the car but just as I pulled it ajar, Rosario covered my hand with his big one.
"Why are you punishing me Aurora?" He was behind me. His tone stressful and horrible.
"Ro— what are you trying to do?" The heat of his palm sent shivers down my spine.
His touch was the same. Warm and balmy. I quickly yanked my hand out of his grip and moved away. Even the driver who was to escort me back home came out of the car.
"What the fuck are you doing?" He bluntly grunted.
He removed the glasses he was wearing and scurried behind me, taking my back.
"Ms. Collins, are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
"I am fine, Oscar. We are old friends. Do not worry." I nodded in a yes and sent him back into the car.
He was one of Damien's favorite employee. The way he glared at Rosario before turning around, I recognized his feelings were mutual as that Damien's towards Rosario.
I felt bad when I brought my eyes up at Rosario's face again. He seemingly wanted to talk. So I did. It was impossible though.
I have promised myself that I would keep myself away from him as much as possible for the sake of my relationship with Damien. He is my present.
Rosario, on the other hand, was that memory of my past which was sweet and cherishable but I can't let it compromise with my future.
"I... Have to go." I said looking away. That sadness in his eyes made me short of breathe.
I felt cruel for ignoring him.
"Why are you acting so cold, Aurora? I just want to talk." His voice sounded deep and intense in my ears, he was hurt.
Yet always he was calm. His expression was neutral but that tightening of his muscle at his cheeks told me he was merely controlling himself.
"I am sorry, but I have to go, Rosario."
"You only want to ignore me, Aurora. As much as I want to keep it normal you just want to ignore like I am nothing. But we both know we deserve to talk. I deserve to talk with you and seek explanation." I halted in my action of unlocking the door of the car again.
I sensed him heave a long breath and move away. The warmth that's surrounded me with him standing in close proximity fading away as he took slow audible steps in the opposite direction.
Terror racked my spine. His words caused haywire in my system. I didn't want to feel but my chest grew heavy for he was right. We deserved to talk but my negligence wasn't letting me to.
"But know one thing, all that I ever wished after learning about your relation with Damien was friendship with you. You were never mine officially earlier, not now either. We were merely together, Aurora. I wish you can see it too rather than running away from me." With lots of courage I turned around him.
The eyes I met this time were red with annoyance and exasperation. What he didn't verbalize, his eyes portrayed. Definitely he wanted to talk but at the same time he urged to know what made me chose Damien over him. What made me replace him in my life.
He surreally was offended.
"I've honestly not expected for you to be waiting for me till my return. But now that I came, the least you could do was talk to me." My hands sweated as I noticed moisture in his eyes. He was in tears.
His stiff profile showed his dejection. He was disappointed in me for forgetting him yet he chose to keep his emotions unsaid as he walked backwards. Yet those eyes spoke volumes.
I was feeling relieved with each step he dragged apart, away from me. Still a part of me felt guilty. I remember he'd told me he will return. And that he would find me down if we ever forgot each other. Unfortunately, it was late.
I loved someone else now. And no matter how hard I wished to talk to him and let him know that I also desired to be friends with him, it was just not going to happen. I am afraid my proximity with him will give birth to new uncomfortable feelings between us which will only make Damien crazy.
He didn't show any anger previously. He would not excuse it this time if he sees me with Rosario again. I know his possessiveness. It scares me. Hence, it's better to ignore Rosario rather than creating predicaments I would not be able to face in Damien and my life.
"I just wanted to talk, Aurora. But since you're not interested, do not worry I will not bother you. I know I make you uncomfortable. Now I will make sure I am out of your way despite being your alpha boyfriend's business partner. Have a good day." His eyes glittered dangerously, a muscle in his jaw popped, and for a moment I saw him feeling vulnerable at what he just said.
But then he whirled around and walked away, never looking back at me.
I was staring at his car when he settled down and it drove away. I didn't know my own eyes were moist until I felt the trails of dribbling tears. He was hurt and I was the reason behind it.
Nevertheless, I ultimately cleansed my cheeks and entered in my own car. "Oscar, let's go."
"Sure, Ms. Collins." My driver acknowledged as he looked at me through the rear view.
Rosario is a nice guy. He's always been. While every girl in the college chased him, he chased me. It's just that... We were never meant to be.
I wish to talk to him too but I know my alpha boyfriend. He will go mad. He wants me to be special in his life. Feel loved and important just in his life. So I can't even think about being friends with Rosario again.
You can't be friends with a guy who once loved you, can you? Not at all when he was also your true love's arch enemy.
I placed my hand on my belly as I caressed it. Things are getting worse. I need to tell Damien about our baby. I can't wait any more. I should not wait any long either for Rosario's entry in our lives is another stressful thing which makes me feel terrified.
I need to tell Damien about our baby now.
Not thinking about the consequences it would bring, I reached for my phone in my bag as I decided to call him. This is not the best way to tell him after waiting for so long, but I can't wait more. I just can't.
I clicked his number in the contact list and put the phone near my ear. I closed my eyes waiting for it to be picked up. My heart was beating wildly in my ribcage then.
It was as if I was calling for my death. It was just like that. Calling Damien to tell him about his four weeks old baby felt dreadful.
Had I not engrossed myself too much in his thoughts and of how I was going to disclose the news to him, I would have perceived Oscar's loud shriek in time.
But I didn't... And that's when the blunder happened. That's when my happy world tore apart.
"Aaaahhh!" My hold on my stomach tightened, feeling a hard spine shaking jerk in my back and head.
My eyes widened in shock and that's when I observed our car was soaring inches high in the air while an unruly car twisted and turned besides ours as it dragged upside down in the opposite direction. We were hit.
"Oscar!" I screamed the driver's name wishing for him to control the car's speed, albeit, he was already unconscious.
I was wide awake when our vehicle collided with barrier fencing along roads.
"My baby!" I screamed as my head fell back with tears of dread, hitting the head of seat before everything went dark.
Tbc..
(will it end here? Will she die without telling him about the baby? Let's see what happens next!)