A LOVE UNTOLD - CHAPTER 88&89
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The following morning, Lucian came downstairs already dressed up for work.
His face was dull, like he was sick, but he wasn’t sick.
Lucian stops on his track when he sees Seraphina setting up the table for breakfast alongside with Aaliyah who was helping out.
He felt a Painful lump in his throat, and he felt like crying, just looking at the innocent girl.
“Good morning Lucian”. Aaliyah greeted the moment he saw him, and Seraphina who has be backing him, turns to look at him.
“Lucian”. She muttered smiling, and walks up to him.
“Good morning Lucian”. She said.
But Lucian didn’t respond, or look at her, he was avoiding looking at her straight in the eye.
“Is everything okay with you Lucian”.
And Lucian only nods his head.
“But you ain’t lively like you used to be, and what were you saying last night, I don’t understand”.
And Lucian looks at her, but slowly looked away.
“I’m fine”. He managed to answer.
Seraphina sighs and said
“If you’re bother about something, you can talk to me about it, am ready to listen”.
“Am Fine Sera, don’t worry about me”.
“Are you sure”.
And Lucian reluctantly nods his head.
Seraphina smiles and wrapped her hand around his arm.
“I’m glad you’re, I was just worried for nothing….anyways, I prepared your favorite meal, you should eat, and take some medicine, so you won’t develop a flu, you got soaked in the rain alot”.
Lucian looks at her, and when he sees the care and love in her eyes, thousands of guits fell on him at once.
He slowly remove Seraphina’s hand from his arm, and said in a voice that wasn’t audible.
“Am sorry Sera, but I got to go”.
“Huh, where are you going”.
“To work”.
“Ain’t you going to eat first, I woke up earlier just to prepare this for you, are your just going to dished it off”. Seraphina said so innocently, making Lucian feel more guilty.
“I’m sorry”.
“What exactly are you sorry for Lucian, you’ve been saying since last night, did something happen”. She asked.
And Lucian shakes his head.
“So why’re you sorry, and what with this quiet and dull attitude of yours, your getting me worried”.
“I’m sorry, am so sorry”.
“For what exactly”.
“Nothing”. Lucian said and leaves the house, before Seraphina could ulter another word.
“Aaliyah, do you know what eating your brother up”. Seraphina asked with a worried face.
“I dunno Aaliyah, even Alvin has been that way too, he came back early this morning, and he has been in his room…..I wonder what happened last night”.
And Seraphina looks at her, trying to figure out what was going on with Lucian.
*****
ABI COMPANY***
“I think you should tell her Lucian”.
“I…I….can’t to that Jae-hee”.
“And why not Lucian, ”
“Am afraid, I don’t want to see her get hurt”.
“But am telling you Lucian, the pain is going to hurt less if you tell her the truth, tell her that you made the deal back then when you both were enemies, but you love her now,….yes she’s going to get hurt, but it won’t be compare to the pain she’ll feel if Yasmeen tell her, and besides is no longer a deal, since she didn’t help you get into ABI”.
“I know that Jae-hee, but it’s doesn’t change anything, I was the one who came up with the suggestion, no one force me, I can’t even look at her in the face, talk more of telling her the truth, I just h@?? myself, I h@?? myself”. Lucian said slapping himself, as tears falls down his eyes.
“This is not the time to blame yourself or cry Lucian, if you don’t want your relationship with Seraphina to end, you should tell her the truth, am a girl too, and I know how’s going to feel, when you found out from someone else that the boy you love so much doesn’t love you”. Jae-hee said.
“But I love her Jae-hee, I love her so much”. He said crying.
“Then tell her truth before is too late Lucian, Yasmeen is the devil’s advocate, and you won’t know when she will come in to destroy you and Seraphina”.
Lucian tries to talk, but no word could form out from his mouth.
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SERAPHINA’S MANSION***
“Where the heck have you been Seraphina, do you know how I worried, when it’s rain last night”. Paisley ranted.
“I’m sorry Paisley, sorry for making you worry, but am fine now, nothing happened to me last night”.
“What do you me nothing happened to you, ain’t you phobia with Rain”.
“Yes I’m, but not anymore, I overcome my trauma”.
“Really, how did that happen”. Paisley asked smiling.
“I choose to fight with it, and Lucian helped too”.
“How”.
“He slept with me”.
“Ahha, now I see why you’ve choose to be in his house, because you both kept doing it back to back”. Paisley mockery.
Seraphina sighs and falls to the couch.
“What wrong Seraphina, you look worried”.
“Is Lucian”.
“What about him”.
“I think he has a problem, which he doesn’t want me to know”.
“Meaning”.
“Last night, when he didn’t return home on time, I decided to go in search for him, only to see him standing outside the house under the rain, and when I asked why, he kept apologizing saying his sorry, and it’s repeated it’s self this morning, all he kept saying his sorry, and he didn’t even eat the food I prepared for him”. Seraphina explains worriedly.
“That’s weird, have you try calling him”.
“Yes I did a thousands of times before I came here, but his not answering, his new behavior is getting me so worried”.
“Maybe you should go see him at work, everyone already knows his your boyfriend so there won’t be any fizzles, try finding out what his hiding from you, and why he feels guilty okay”.
And Seraphina nods and sighs.
*****
ABI COMPANY***
“Are you sure you can handle the things here, you look sick”. Jae-hee said.
It was late already and everyone was already going home.
“Yes I’m fine, just go home Jae-hee”. Lucian said and sneeze.
“Why didn’t you take drugs when you know you bathed yourself in the rain, now you have gotten a flu”.
But Lucian didn’t say a word, he was shivering, and him crying all day added to his flu.
“Your something else Lucian”. Jae-hee sighs, and takes a band from inside her bag.
“Take off your shirt”.
“Why”. Lucian asked quickly.
“If I rub this on you, is going to reduce your shivering”.
“Am fine Jae-hee, just go home”.
“There’s no way I can leave you here knowing the fact and that you’re sick….you won’t be able to forcus on the artworks you want to do”. Jae-hee said.
“I’m”. He muttered.
“No your not”. And with that she took off Lucian’s shirt.
“You don’t have to do this Jae-hee, am fine”.
“And I said you’re not fine….. just stay put, it won’t take long”. She said and Lucian decided to let her be.
Jae-hee slowly began rubbing the band around his chest, easing the shivering he was having.
“Thanks Jae-hee”.
“Is nothing”. Jae-hee said and continues rubbing the band on him.
Seraphina having ask around the people who were still present at the company, where Lucian’s office is, enters his office, and seeing the scene in front of her, her bag fall from her hand.
And the noise alert both Jae-hee and Lucian.
“Se…..se….. Sera”.
“Is this what you’ve been busy doing in the office”. She asked, she wasn’t yelling, but with her facial expression, you could tell she’s really angry.
“Is not what you think Sera”. Lucian said.
“Not what I think, I was calling you the whole day, but you weren’t answering, I was darm worried about you, only to come here and see this”.
“Is not what you think Seraphina, Lucian was having a flu, I just want to help him reduce his shivering”. Jae-hee said.
“I don’t care, you both can continue wh@??ver you both were doing, I was so stupid to come here”. Seraphina said and leaves the office.
“What are you doing, go after her”. Jae-hee said.
Lucian Wears back his shirt, and hurriedly went out from the building, but Seraphina has already entered her car and drove off.
Lucian quickly enters his car and followed her.
****
“Seraphina, your back, did you speak with Lucian”. Paisley asked when she got back.
“I want to be alone Paisley”. She said and ran to her room.
Paisley was still anticipating on what going on, when Lucian enters the house.
“Lucian….”
“Where’s Sera”.
“She just hurriedly entered her room just now….what happened”. She asked.
Lucian ignores her question, and went to Seraphina’s room, it wasn’t lock, so he entered.
“Get out”. Seraphina said backing him.
“Sera”.
“I want to be alone Lucian”.
“Sera I’m sorry, is not what you think”.
“If you were sick, why didn’t you tell me, I could have being the one taking care of you, not that Jae-hee of a girl”.
“I’m sorry”.
“Can you please stop saying your sorry, it’s cooking me up with worries!!”. She finally yells at him.
Lucian ran his hand around his hair weakly, and sits in the bed with her.
“Sera”.
“Don’t call my name Lucian”.
Lucian takes in his lips.
“Jae-hee was just helping me out, it was nothing, she and I are just friends, no strings attached, please Sera, there’s nothing going on between I and Jae-hee”.
“Then what are you hiding from me Lucian”.
And Lucian went Mute.
“Even if you ain’t saying anything, I know your hiding something from me, what could that be Lucian, what secret are you keeping, that you don’t want me to find out”.
“Sera I….I…I…”.
“You what Lucian, tell me, what going on”. Seraphina asked caressing his cheek.
Lucian looks at her, and he couldn’t bring himself to tell her the truth, seeing her cry will hurt him like mad.
“Lucian”.
“Sera, no matter what happens, always know that I love you, I love you so much Sera, and I won’t ever think of hurting you, I love you alot”. Lucian said, fighting back his tears.
“I love you too Lucian, and let this be the last time your going to let someone touch you again, if that happens, am going to spank you, real bad ok”.
And Lucian nods.
Seraphina smiles, she was expecting Lucian to kiss her like she always does, but when he didn’t, she kissed him.
It’s took some seconds, before Lucian kissed him her back, and when Seraphina started aiming for his shirt, Lucian broke the kiss.
“Why do you stop Lucian”.
“I…” He stops halfway, he couldn’t bring himself to have S*x with her, knowing what’s at stake.
“You don’t what me”.
“Of course I do, I really do”.
“Then let’s do it Lucian, I want you”. Seraphina said and kiss him again, but Lucian broke the kiss.
“Am sorry Lucian, am not feeling well”. He said not looking at her.
Seraphina stood up from the bed, she made to leave, but Lucian held her.
“Let’s sleep in each other’s arms, that’ll do”. Lucian said.
Seraphina looks at him, and even if she could tell from his facial expression, that he was hiding something, she choose to let it slide for now.
Both lay in the bed, Seraphina cuddle herself around Lucian tightly, like he was going to disappear if she doesn’t.
Lucian removes the strand of her hair to look at her properly.
His heart burnt with guilty, as he sees her soundly she was sleeping, cuddling him.
“I don’t want to hurt you Sera, please forgive me I love you so much”. He said and kiss her forehead, with balls of tears, falling down his eyes.
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RODRIGO’S MANSION***
Yasmeen smiles as she hears Lucian’s voice note from her phone.
Her mind flashback to how she has turned on the sound record in her phone, when Lucian brought out the idea of breaking Seraphina’s heart.
“Your a genius Yasmeen, now let’s see if the face of Australia won’t get hurt when she hears this”. Yasmeen said and laughs like a witch which she was.
“Someone seems to be in a good mood”. Madelyn said she enters her room.
“Yes mom…..someone is about getting hurt”.
“And who could that be Yasmeen”.
“Who else but my rival Seraphina”.
“What’re you planning on doing Yasmeen”.
“Nothing much, just want to hurt her emotionally”.
“How”.
Yasmeen smirks and plays the voice note for Madelyn.
“Lucian made a deal with you to break Seraphina’s heart”.
“Yes he did, but he love her now, and is no longer a deal since I didn’t help him get into ABI….but who cares, am still going to show this voice note to Seraphina, and you and I both know that Seraphina has intermittent explosive disorder right, once she gets too angry, her body system gets trigger, and she’ll never be able to forgive the person that triggered her mental system, just like how she hasn’t forgive Jaxon for what he did to her five years ago”.
“And since she loves this Lucian a lot, she’s going to get so hurt for it, they by endangering her brains”.
“Exactly, we finally found a way to make the face of Australia go back to her sad Shell again”.
“Bingo”.
And Both mother and daughter laugh like witches.
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A WEEK LATER***
“Lucian hasn’t told you anything”. Jamilia asked over the phone.
“No, is there something his supposed to tell me”. Seraphina said coming down from her car, she was so tired from all the photo $h00ts she did today, and Paisley visited her family.
“Emm, nothing”.
“Jamie”
“Yes Phina”.
“Do you by chance know what Lucian is hiding from me”.
“No…I….I…don’t”. Jamilia starmmed.
“Why do I feel like you do”.
“Phina, wh@??ver happens, know that Lucian loves you so much, he was just being stupid”.
“What are you trying to emphasize on Jamie”.
“Nothing Phina, I just thought you should know that Lucian loves you…..bye Phina”. Jamilia said and ended the call.
Seraphina sighs, she was about calling Lucian, since he has been out of reach lately, when Yasmeen approach her.
“Hi dearest cousin”. She said smiling.
“And what did heck are you doing here, didn’t I tell you not to ever show your snuggle face in front of me again”. Seraphina said angrily.
“Relax Seraphina, I didn’t come here to fight, I came here to talk to you”.
“I don’t have to strength to talk to you Yasmeen, so just get lost”. She said and about to leave, and Yasmeen quickly said.
“Is about Lucian”.
Seraphina stops on her track and Yasmeen Smiles.
“What about him”. She asked.
“I’m sure you must have been wondering why Lucian has been awkward lately…..I Know why his that way”.
“If you don’t have any useful thing to say, just get lost”.
“Lucian told me his going to break your heart into pieces, once you fall inlove with him”.
And Seraphina’s looks at her with shock.
“Your Jocking right”.
“I wish I was, but am not, he said his going to break your heart, just to make you shattered”.
And Seraphina shakes her head.
“That’s not true, Lucian will never do that to me”.
“Well he did Seraphina, Lucian doesn’t love you, his only playing with your heart”.
“I don’t believe you Yasmeen, Lucian will never play with my heart, he’ll never do that!!”.
“You want prove, then am going to show it to you”. Yasmeen said and played the voice note which she already edited.
Seraphina on hearing the voice note, lost balance and falls to the floor, she couldn’t talk, her tears was the one doing the talking.
“You see Seraphina, Lucian never loved you, you’re just a pawn in his eyes”.
“Sera”. Lucian said the moment he came down from the car, and seeing how Yasmeen, and how shattered Seraphina was, he knew Yasmeen has spilled the bean.
“I’ll just leave you two to talk”. She said Leaves laughing.
“Sera”. Lucian muttered, as she raised the weaking Seraphina to her feet.
Seraphina looks at him with multiple tears in her eyes.
“I…..want…you…to…tell….me….the….truth Lucian, did…you tell Yasmeen….that…you were going to break my heart”.
“Sera”.
“Just answer me Lucian!!!!, Is she saying the truth!!!” She yells.
And Lucian slowly nods.
“Yes I did, but….” Lucian was caught Short with a hot slap.
“You animal, you monster, how could you do this to me, I gave you my heart, I gave myself to you…..I love you so much, but you were only playing with heart….you jerk!!!!”. Seraphina yells at him, hitting and slapping him, and crying at the same time.
“Sera, am sorry I..”
“Don’t freaking tell me your sorry!!!,…don’t come me…..Don’t!!!!!”. She yells loudly.
Lightenings stricks in the sky, Seraphina screams so loudly, and her throat seized, she held her neck in pain, trying to force out a word, but no one came out from her mouth, no matter how hard she tried to talk.
She held her neck, feeling lots of pains in her lump, she was bleeding from her nosery and ear too, and she could feel her brain getting damage.
“Sera”. Lucian muttered looking scared, on seeing that way.
Seraphina kept crying as she was trying to force herself to talk, but she couldn’t.
Another lightening stricks in the sky, and Seraphina passed out immediately.
“Sera!!!”.
TBC