Arielyn
''Why? What do you want to do with my phone?'
I asked, handing the phone to him, he took it without answering my question and typed on it, his phone rang a few seconds later and I finally understood why, but I didn't see the point of us exchanging contacts I had no reason to meet with him again and once I leave Owhen, I would forget his existence.
"What's the use of exchanging contacts, it's not like we will see each other again.
I said and collected my phone back from him, he already saved his number.
"You never can tell, we keep meeting each other accidentally and you may need me, call me anytime and I will be sure to answer, don't delete it though, you might regret it,"
He warned, as much as I knew I would not be calling him for help for any reason, I didn't delete the number.
"Thank you for the ride, and everything else,"
I said as I got out of the car, he did too.
"You don't have to follow me in,'' I said and heard him chuckle.
''I wasn't going to, take care,"
He said and got back into his car, he zoned off immediately, I stood there for a long moment before I knocked on the huge gate and was let in, I walked slowly towards the main house, and when I got in, I wanted to go straight to the guest room where I was staying but I decided to go say hi to Rose in her room, I shouldn't have, as I walked closer to her room, I heard first her mom's voice and then hers, I wanted to turn back and go to my room but I paused when I heard her mom mention my name, at first I didn't think it was for anything bad but then I heard what she was on about and froze.
"Winrose, I am not stopping her from being your chief bridesmaid, and I am not stopping her from being your friend either, she is a good person and I am not saying otherwise, all I am saying is that she can't stay here, I don't want trouble and you do not want your dad to lose a deal he just got right? He walked hard for it and it will break him if he loses it, Think about our family,"
Rose's mom said.
"Mom, how do you want me to tell her that she can't stay here? I am the reason she came down here in the first place, her dad is just being an evil jerk, you don't want to be as bad as he is right? Please Mom, please don't make me do this, I don't want to,"
Rose cried and I finally understood what was going on. My dad was at it again, and going by what Rose's mom was saying, he threatened them. I should have expected him to do something like this too, I should have seen it coming, I felt bad for putting Rose in the position.
"I am sorry sweetheart, your dad and I already concluded, if you can't tell her, I will do it, I am sure she will understand that this is for everyone's good,"
"No, Mom, please, she has nowhere else to go, please,"
Rose pleaded, again, I couldn't just stand there and do nothing, Rose didn't deserve this stress after all the stress her wedding preparation was already putting her through, I let out a depressed sigh and knocked on the door, and they both went quiet and I opened the door, Rose's mom eyes widen but I smiled weakly at her.
''Arielyn,"
Rose mouthed, she looked so sad with tears in her eyes, I felt guilty for making her look like that.
"Rose, you don't have to cry or beg, I understand and I will never hate you,"
I said to Rose.
"I am sorry for the trouble I caused your family, ma'am,"
I said to her mom who didn't look happy either.
"Thank you for understanding, I will leave you both to talk,"
Her mom said and stepped out of the room, leaving me with Rose who was still crying.
''Come on girl, stop crying already, you are making me feel bad, I am not leaving the country until I get you married, I just don't want to be the reason your family gets on my dad's bad side,"
I said, trying to console her.
''I don't get it, why does he hate you so much? Why is he making everything hard for you?'
She cried, I still haven't told her what happened with my dad and what he had suggested so I did, I explained everything to her and why I wasn't going to take up his offer.
''Goodness, so he is throwing tantrums just because you refuse to do as he said? What a loser,"
She let out after I was done.
''I know right, but he will not get to me, I am not going to live according to his rules, I will bear it until after your wedding and be gone from here for good, I have some personal savings back in Dilgem, I will be fine, I just need to find a place to stay for now,"
I said but Rose didn't want that.
''No, Arielyn, I will speak to my dad, I can't let you leave when I know you have nowhere else to go,"
''I do, I promise, just help me pack up, you know if your parent had another way, they would never make me leave, don't be so hard on them,''
I responded and hugged her.