LIVING WITH MY TEACHER - CHAPTER 77&78
Josephine yanked Laurent’s hand away from her immediately they came out of the house.
Her heart was breaking into pieces, she almost ran back into the house to tell Pascal that everything she said was rubbish but she couldn’t cos it would cost him going to jail again.
She was hardening her eyes to prevent her tears from coming out, the pain in her heart was more than a thousand pain.
She knew the decision she took would be a disaster but to save him from her father she had no option but to do that.
“What is that look on your face, my dear?” he asked, and she faced him with a cold look.
“I h@?? you so much” she said h@??fully, and started walking to the car.
Her father brought up all this idea of him going on a date with her, and she couldn’t say no.
FLASHBACK*
As she hugged Pascal, her phone vibrated and she checked to see a text message from her father. She checked the message and her heart started beating fast.
*YOU ARE GOING ON A DATE WITH LAURENT TODAY, I KNOW YOU HAVEN’T BROKE UP WITH THAT LOSER, DO IT TONIGHT IF YOU DON’T WANT HIM TO RETURN TO PRISON, DON’T PLAY WITH ME, LAURENT WILL BE COMING TO PICK YOU UP*
She hugged Pascal tighter as she finished reading the message and she started crying silently unknown to him.
END OF FLASHBACK*
Laurent smirked and entered the car, she looked away immediately their faces met.
“You are going to be my wife soon, you should stop thinking about that loser” he said.
“Call me a loser and I swear I will do something you will regret, drive me to the d@mn restaurant” she shouted with a serious tone.
“I’m not going to marry you bastard, you framed him up but don’t worry you will regret this, I h@?? you and my parents” she said, her voice cracking as she was almost about to tear up.
“You should start loving me, our engagement party is coming up soon” he said but she said nothing again.
BACK IN THE HOUSE*
Pascal heard the car zooming out, and tears started coming out of his eyes again. He started pinching himself to be sure he’s not dreaming, he felt pain and he stopped.
“She broke up with me” he said hurtfully, his heart and his soul was hurting badly, and he staggered, falling on his butts.
The shock was making him shake so much even as he sat on the floor. His whole body was shaking badly, and his lips started quivering. He was looking lifeless as he sat there, remembering the hurtful words she said to him.
“Why? Josephine? I love you so much” he cried, burying his head on the ground as his tears wet the floor.
He was dying inside slowly as his heart kept bleeding.
“No!!!!!!!” he screamed loudly.
His body shook more, and he started crying loudly and painfully, the pain in his voice was so visible.
His first love and he got broken, she promised never to leave him but she broke the promise today and went out with Laurent.
“No!!!!!!!….ahhhhhh” he screamed, tightening his hands as he cried.
Is this what his instincts had been trying to tell him, he suddenly started feeling like something bad is coming ahead.
She really left him? Telling him he’s not her class but he knows for a fact that something is controlling or is it real?
He stayed on the floor for twenty minutes but he stood up with red eyes, he started going in, he got inside his room and he fell on the bed but he started crying immediately he felt her scent on the bedspread.
“Joseline” he called in tears.
A RESTAURANT*
Laurent and Josephine got here thirty minutes ago, and they were directed to the private room Laurent booked.
Their meals were brought, Laurent had to make the order for Josephine as she has been zoning out since they left her house.
He poured himself wine and poured into her cup too, he looked up and caught her staring into space.
“Let’s eat” he said, and she came back to earth, she looked at him with hatred in her eyes.
“You don’t feel any remorse for framing Pascal up and doing this, I don’t love you, you don’t have a conscience? Why?”
“You should eat” he said simply, ignoring her question.
“Laurent” she yelled.
“Yes” he replied, he started eating.
“We are on a date, shouldn’t we focus on us?” he asked.
“You are a devil, I h@?? you so much” she said ragingly, and stood up.
She started running out of the restaurant, he stood up and ran after her but when he got outside, she wasn’t there anymore.
“Where did she go?” he asked, looking for her but he didn’t see her.
“You are stuck with me Josephine, I will do everything to make you mine, I don’t care if you don’t love me” he said, going back inside.
LANDON’S HOUSE*
Landon opened the door after a minute of hearing a knock on his door. A wide smile on his whole face when he saw Manon at the door.
“Baby” he called happily.
“Love” she smiled, hugging him. He lifted her like that and closed the door, he took her in before dropping her.
“You didn’t tell me you were coming after our call” he said.
“Are you scared?” she asked.
“Why?” she replied.
“You are not hiding a lady inside right? I didn’t inform you cos I want to see if you are with another lady, you are so handsome, I’m not the only lady that wants you” she replied, and he started laughing.
“You are so funny, seriously? You don’t trust me?”
“I do but, I’m sorry” she pouted and he kissed her.
“I am not a player, I won’t cheat on you unless we break up” he said, and she frowned.
“You plan to break up with me?” she asked and to his surprise tears came out of her eyes.
“Manon” he gasped.
“Manon, not love again” she said and started crying loudly.
“Love” he said, cupping her face as he started wiping her tears.
“I swear, I didn’t plan to break up with you, I won’t try that” he said sweetly, and she began sniffing.
“Don’t ever mention break up in our relationship, I love you so much, I didn’t show it but I’m crazy for you” she sniffed, and he smiled.
“I won’t try that, I can’t cope without you” he said and kissed her lips.
“Seriously, I didn’t know you have this side, you are always showing me your feisty side” he said and she pouted.
“Only love can bring this side out of me”
“I love you” he smiled.
“I love you too”
“You are spending the night here right?” he asked, caressing her cheeks.
“Yes” she replied.
“What do you want to eat?”
“You” she replied naughtily, flashing him cute smiles.
“You naughty thing” he smiled and she hugged him.
“Take me to your room” she said and he carried her up.
She kissed his neck, and he smiled as he started going in.
MINDY’S MANSION*
Josephine was on the bed as she cried her eyes out, she took a cab to Mindy’s mansion immediately she left the restaurant.
She knew it won’t be easy to cope without him but she didn’t know it would be worse than this. She was dying inside and her happiness completely vanished.
“You said all that to him”
“I know your father thr_@tened you, I know you are doing this because you want to save him but do you think keeping it away from him is the best?” Mindy said and Josephine looked at her with tears in her eyes.
“You should have explained everything to him, he deserves to know, do you know how much you hurt his feelings, this guy loves you so much and you know how crazy he’s about you” Mindy said, and Joseline looked away guiltily.
“I… tried telling him about it but I didn’t have the courage to face him” she cried.
“What if he h@??s you now?”
“I don’t want him to h@?? me”
“But you said hurtful things to him, I know he won’t h@?? you, Pascal is an understanding guy, I can’t believe you hurt him this much”
“I’m sorry Pascal” Josephine started crying loudly, and tears came out of Mindy’s eyes.
She can’t stand seeing Josephine in tears.
She got on the bed and pulled her into a hug.
“I hope a way would come for the both of you”
“I broke up with him, I said the words but I’m suffering it the most now and it’s just an hour, I’m so useless, I can’t even fight for our love, I h@?? myself for hurting the guy that loves me genuinely” Josephine continued crying on Mindy’s shoulder.
Mindy wanted to console her but she decided to allow her to cry out her sorrows.
NEXT MORNING*
Pascal woke up with high fever, he was badly sick and he couldn’t stand up from bed. His eyes were red and dark circles around his eyes, he didn’t sleep well last night.
His heart was still bleeding, and even currently he was stopping himself from tearing up again. Waking up to discover Josephine broke up with him last brought back the pain.
He thought she would come back to the house but she didn’t come back throughout the night, she really meant what she said.
“I don’t love you again” her words echoed in his head, and he closed his eyes.
“It hurts” he mumbled, covering himself up.
*
“Where are you going?” Mindy asked as she came out of the kitchen and met Josephine rushing downstairs.
“To my parent’s house” she replied.
“Can I use your car?”
“Sure, please drive safe, don’t hurt yourself” Mindy said and hugged her.
Josephine nodded with a force smile, Mindy broke the hug and she went out, she almost bumped into Julius at the door.
“I’m sorry” she said, and without wasting time, she went out.
“Julius” Mindy smiled, walking to him.
She hugged him herself.
“You change your perfume” she said.
“How did you know?”
“I know the smell of your perfume” she replied, and he smiled.
He kissed her forehead, and she smiled.
“Who’s that?”
“My bestie, heiress to Kings cosmetics”
“Oh! Is she okay?”
“She is not, but let’s not talk about it, come, I’m making breakfast” she said, taking his hand. He smiled and started walking to the kitchen with her.
THE KINGS FAMILY MANSION*
“Dad, mum, do you two adopt me?” Josephine fired the question.
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m doubting if I’m your real child, I should be pampered as your only child but I never received the love, you want to sell me out to a man I don’t love, tell Me, are you my real parents?”
“You are our only child, do you need a DNA test?”
“Then why did you two h@?? me, why can’t you two value my happiness? I love Pascal so much”
“You can’t love him, that love is forbidden, Laurent is the right guy for you, his parents are rich, you two can build an empire” Mrs Kings said.
“You broke up with him yesterday, get ready to move out of that house, I already got you a house, you are moving in today, I won’t stop you from teaching but stay away from that guy or else he will be going back to jail and it won’t be funny this time, get ready your engagement with Laurent is coming up soon” the chairman said and went upstairs immediately.
“Stop the tears and start reasoning like an adult” Mrs Kings said and went upstairs.
Josephine fell on her knees as tears came out of her eyes.
PASCAL’S ROOM*
Nathan after taking almost an hour he was able to convince Pascal to take drugs to bring his temperature down. He refused to visit a hospital.
“I can’t believe she did that” Nathan said.
“Did you tell Landon?”
“I didn’t, I don’t want him to be worried, please don’t tell him” Pascal said weakly, and Nathan nodded sadly.
“You are hurting, I was so worried when I didn’t see the two of you in school, I know things weren’t right with you”
“What should I cook for you?”
“I’m not hungry”
“Pascal, please, you need to be strong, you need to eat to get the energy”
“I don’t want to eat”
“I think someone is manipulating her, I don’t want to believe it that she is acting according to her will” Nathan said, and Pascal looked at him.
“Your love story with her won’t be easy but love will win in the end” Nathan said.
EVENING*
Josephine came out of the taxi and she stood there, staring at the house for minutes before she started walking towards the door. She stopped at the door, breathing in and out.
The memories of yesterday came rushing into her head, and she closed her eyes before opening it again.
She opened the door slowly and walked in, she met the living room empty so she proceeded into her room.
She couldn’t stop the tears as she started perceiving his scent in her room.
She slowly walked to the wardrobe and packed her clothes into her bag, she took the bag and she started walking out of the room, dragging her feet on the floor.
She came out and her eyes caught Pascal staring at her with pain in his eyes.
She looked at him and she felt more broken seeing his state, he isn’t alright and it’s showing. Their eyes locked.
She quickly looked away guiltily, and without saying anything to him, she started leaving.
“Josephine” he called and she stopped, without turning..
“Are you really leaving me? Tell me your father is making you do this” he said pitifully.
She almost dropped her bag and rushed back to him, hugging him tightly and explaining everything to him but she already hurt him.
“Please” he said tearfully, and she felt more broken, tears came out of her eyes torrentially.
“Don’t leave me, please, I love you” he said emotionally, and her hand tightened on the bag.
She remembered her father’s thr_@t, and she started crying again without turning her face to him. She couldn’t even face him.
“I’m sorry” she said and ran out.
*
TO BE CONTINUED.