Chapter 35 Chapter 35
Chapter 35
Iris POV
I laid in bed, scrolling through my phone when Tony called me. Why is he calling me all of of a sudden? I have ignored his calls and texts all morning but he doesn't seem to want to rest.
I guess I will just pick and hear what he has to say. "What do you want, Tony?"
"Iris is that you." Came his voice, he sounded like he was drunk.
"Are you drunk?" I questioned.
"Yes... I mean no." He rushed out.
"Well, that's your business not mine. Why have you been blowing up my phone? I thought I made myself clear last time." I almost yelled at him but controlled myself.
"Just listen to me please Iris, I miss you. My life has been a total mess without you." He blurted.
"Do you think I give a fuck about how miserable you have been? No, I wish you were even more miserable than this." I shouted.
"Please calm down and listen to me Iris, I want you back please just come back to me."
"I promise to do everything right this time, I will reject whatever your father offers me. Just please, I need you in my life." He pleased.
"Maybe you should have thought about that before you did what you did Tony. See, I don't have the time to banter with you." I groaned, already frustrated.
"Fine, it's fine if you don't want me back in your life. Just give me another chance to prove to you that I can be the man you want me to be." He continued begging.
"I don't know how many times you want me to say it but I will never be yours again Tony, it's over between us. And I mean it."
"Are you saying you don't feel anything for me anymore?" He questioned.
"Not even the slightest bit of like Tony. All I feel for you now is hatred." I answered him.
"It's okay, my love is enough for the both of us to share." He muttered.
"Are you stupid?" I hissed.
"Yes I am Iris, I'm stupidly in love with you." He responded.
"I don't know what you want to hear from me but we will never be together again. And I don't want to meet up with you either."
"Have you moved on? Is that why you don't want me back? Tell me that asshole's name and I will teach him not to touch what isn't his." He barked.
"It's not your business if I have moved on or not, I don't want to see you or hear your voice any longer. Please don't call my number any longer or I will be forced to put a restraining order on you." I spat, ending the call.
I threw my phone on the bed angrily, he thinks he can just betray me and come back and I will accept him with open arms.
What did I even see in him, I was such a fool.
A knock sounded on my door breaking me out of my thinking. "Come in." I called out, my voice still slightly higher than I intended it to be.
The door creaked open and Darius stepped in. I stood up from the bed instinctively, super aware of his presence.
"Is...there anything I can help you with?" I stammered out. I hope he is not here because of what happened at the table earlier where he said if I wanted more I could have just asked him.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked, his voice deep and making my body tingle.
"What do you mean?" I asked back, looking past him. I didn't want to look into his eyes, they were pulling me in and I don't think I can handle that.
"Well, I just wanted to check up on you. I will get going now, send my regards to your father." He said, and I looked at him confused.
Is he divorcing me? I mean, is he divorcing my sister? Why is he asking me to send his regards to my father?
"I don't understand you." I voiced out but he didn't reply. He studied my expression as if trying to read me.
"It's okay Vickie." He said turning away from me and leaving my room.
Wait, he just called me Vickie. Does he believe I am Vickie now? But I didn't like the way he said it, maybe it's because of my heart used to him calling me Iris even when I argue with him that I'm Vickie.
The sound of my phone ringing snapped me of my thoughts. That better not be Tony, or else I'm changing my number.
I picked the phone up realizing it's my father that's calling me. He barely calls me, what does he want to tell me? I contemplated between picking the call and not.
I don't think I'm ready for what he has to say yet. But then he will get angry if I don't pick and he might do something to Vickie, no I can't afford that to happen.
I need to pick it up and listen to what he has to say.
"Good evening father." I greeted him as I picked up the phone.
"Tomorrow morning, I want you in this house." He said harshly and ended the call.
What was that about? Does he want to punish me? Or did Darius report me to him? No, that couldn't be Darius can't do something like that.
When did they even get back?
Why didn't Vickie inform me, I mean we spoke for a long time last night so why?
Maybe I should ask Vickie. I went to my call log dialing Vickie's number but she didn't pick up, I tried again but still the same.
Maybe she is busy with something. I decided to send her a message.
'father just called me, he told me he wants me back at the house.' I read the message again to make sure it was okay before sending it.
I sat down at the edge of my bed, waiting for her reply. I quickly grabbed my phone as it dinged.
'It's about Darius.’