CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND SEVENTY

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND SEVENTY

CATHERINE'S POV

After leaving the house for a while so I could be alone, sulking and wishing I had never met Burke, I had to go home because it was getting late. I guess it was time to leave the mansion after all, I've had enough of everyone's bullshit.

I gathered the little strength I had left in me, eyes red and swollen, a headache that much, I walked past through the trees reminiscing the moments I had spent in Crescent Park, the good and the bad ones, I am surely going to miss crescent park when I finally leave.

I strolled until I finally got to the mansion. I saw a few maids but I didn't want them to see me so I took the back door and got into the house. I went straight up to Rikky and Dikky's room to check up on them.

"Rikky, Dikky, open the door I called.

" Mum you are back, everyone has been looking for you, where have you been I mean," Ricky said to me immediately the door was wide open.

"You both have not arranged your stuff. I mean you are not ready yet, I thought we agreed to leave this place", I said angrily.

"But mum it's late we can't leave now", Rikky replied.

"And who says so, another day in this crazy house gives me the creeps I want to be able to leave here as soon as possible and get back to my old life", I said.

"Okay mum okay, we have heard you would arrange our stuff first thing in the morning we would leave her, we can't leave her this night", Dikky said.

" Okay, fine, we will leave here first thing in the morning just get that", I said.

I do not know why they are hesitating to leave this place. They are supposed to be by my side here, I walked in on Nikky and there she was as usual behind the mirror doing only God knows what.

" Nikky, aren't you ready yet, we are supposed to be on the run today you know", I said.

" Today, I am not following you anywhere today, you know how scared I am of the dark and it's getting late what happened to tomorrow", she scorned.

" Young lady, don't talk to me with that tone, I get the final say and you don't so right now I am saying that we leave tonight", I yelled at her.

She looked really scared after I had yelled, I don't mean to be just pissed that's why I did it.

" I'm sorry for yelling baby, it's just that mummy has had a long day and I gave you guys an instruction and none of you did it, you all are supposed to be on my side Nikky", I said softly.

" We are on your side, whose side would we be on if not you, I'm only just saying, it's dangerous out there we can't leave tonight", Nikky said.

" Yeah, I get it, I know I just want to make sure you're the ready first thing in the morning before we would leave", I repeated.

" I've heard you and besides Dad's been looking for you all evening where have you been?", she asked.

" Why, what does he want? Did you tell him anything?", I asked in return.

" Yeah I did", she replied.

" What did you tell him?" I asked curiously.

"The truth, I told him I know he killed Jaxon and I know he and Hayley are like a thing but he should not hurt you again", she replied.

"What, No Nikky why would you do that, you're expected to just ignore him and shut the door in his face", I said angrily.

"Well technically I can't, he is my father that would be rude and he is willing to apologize, it's just that no one has found where you've been", she said.

"Well, I went to clear off my head for a bit and I am very happy that I don't get to see him, I don't want his apology he should shove it in Hayley's face ", I said.

" Okay that means you should probably go check up on him,, he said he was famished if he was going to eat the food reserved for you", she replied.

She didn't care if I wanted to talk to Burke or not; she just continued to feed me with information about him.

"Well if he is hungry that's his luck I am not going to look for him I don't need him anyway, I'll be in my room, thank you for this useless information though, I scoffed.

"Mum, that was rude, I was only just being there for you", she replied.

I ignored her because I knew if I continue to engage in a conversation with Nikky all she would continue talking about is Burke, I get the fact that she loves her father but he has hurt me beyond repair and they need to see that so that they can fucking start hating on him the way I hate on him now.

I went up to my room and opened the door, my eyes glanced through every corner of the room in a split second, clothes on the bed, the floor, and even on the sofa, the room had been a mess ever since I found out about Jaxon's death I had prevented any maid from cleaning it up, or even entering the room, Jaxon's blue shirt that he gave me when we were still together was sitting pretty right on the bed, I smiled when my eyes glanced the shirt.

I am sure going to miss this room but what can I say? It's high time I go somewhere I am wanted and that place is Chicago. I brought down my luggage from the top of the wardrobe and began to arrange the clothes bit by bit when I heard a harsh knock on the door.

"Who is it, I don't need anybody here I just want to be left alone", I yelled.

" My lady it's me, it's my Lord he has been rushed down to the hospital he was bleeding from his nose and mouth after eating a meal that was supposed to be for you", she cried out from behind the door.

" Wait, what? Burke?".