Chapter 5 The proposal

"You asked me if I knew what haphephobia was, and my answer was no. So, what is it?"

" Is a phobia, but I call it a psychological sickness"

"Psychological sickness?" Now I was intrigued. I suddenly wanted to know what was wrong with this young billionaire.

"It's a sickness that makes one afraid of being in direct contact with a person of any kind. Both the male and females included"

Woah! Woah! Woah! What a nice story, but I don't see how any of that concerns me.

"Ok," I awkwardly said. I wanted to avoid making it feel like I wasn't paying attention, but I am not a pretty good actress myself.

"For over 17 years of my life, I have been living with the phobia. Not being able to touch anyone, you won't want to know how it feels" he chuckled.

"I won't, but I find it pretty hard to believe that you can't touch a person. Not to be rude, but you are very much a man whore". I said, and he laughed.

Now that I am focused on him fully, I can see the dimples on his face and how sexy it made him look.

" Enjoying the view," he teased. I knew he saw me staring, but I didn't care.

"Don't be cocky" I snarled, but he just laughed. Seems like laughing was his hobby.

" My illness doesn't affect me sleeping with women. I also put on gloves and I make sure they don't touch me" he said.

"For the first time in 17 years, I felt how it was to be in skin contact with someone without feeling the urge to barge or fall sick. And it felt nice". What the hell was he saying?

Why am I suddenly feeling sad for him?

"I went to meet my doctor after our encounter that day and explained what happened. He said I might have found my cure. Someone who could help cure me" he sighed softly like he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"Marry me, but it will be a contract marriage," he said.

Was he kidding me? Does he think that marriage was child play?

"Woah! I enjoyed our little conversation and as much as I would like to listen to you more, I can't. Ava is probably looking all over the place for me" I did s I stood up from the chair.

"What about the proposal? You will also gain from it!".

Wow! The man was sure trying so hard.

"As I told you before, Mr. Carter, am not interested. So, if you don't mind, excuse me". Without waiting for his reply, I walked out of the office.

Marriage? He must be kidding me.

His driver dropped me at the front of my building, and I thanked him before he left. I wondered how many hours I spent there with Mr. Carter, seeing that it was already late.

I walked to my apartment with plenty of thoughts in my head. This is the reason I don't like making people's business mine, now I doubt I will even have a good night's sleep.

As I entered my apartment, Ava was standing with her hands crossed over her breast, scaring the living daylight out of me.

Doesn't she know how creepy she looks?

"Hi" I waved trying to lighten the mood, but she just hit me on the hand as she hugged crying on my shoulder.

"Do you know how scared I was? I nearly went rampage thinking that you have been abducted right in front of me in the daytime for that matter. I was scared out of my ass you know" she cried, sniffing at the jacket I was putting on.

"Am sorry. And are you sniffing me right now?" I laughed.

"Sorry. When you were taken, 5 minutes later, some man came and explained to me what was going on. At first, I asked why he didn't just ask you to come instead of abducting you, and the person who was Mr. Carter's secretary said you won't have agreed to go with them" she said as she went through the fridge looking for what I don't know.

"Even though. Don't you think it is more appropriate to ask the person for a meeting if you want to meet them?" Taking the can of beer from Ava's hand, I went to sit on the sofa as she came to sit with me.

"And you would have gone?"

"Of course not" I wasn't stupid.

"Case closed. Now I understand why he chose to abduct you instead" she grinned.

"Are you taking his side or mine?"

"Of course your side wifey, you know I will always take your side no matter what". She nuzzled my neck for a while before going back to the fridge for more beer.

" That's right, the bitch has been calling me nonstop and is starting to piss me off"

"Then block her. That's what I did" I replied nonchalantly. I don't have any more business with her again.

"Ava, do you know the reason Sebastian wears gloves?" I was curious, not that I was interested in knowing about him, I was just curious.

" I don't know. But I heard he has never taken it off. Anyway, goodnight" she yawned as she left for her bedroom.

"Love you husband"I called after her.

"Love you too wifey" she called back.

The sky is blue, the clouds are white

My princess is prettier than anyone

My swan princess,

You are the best

And Daddy loves you.

I will catch you if you fall

I will fly around the world for you

I will be your Superman

No, no, no, no please, please, dad stop, please stop.

It was all my fault. We shouldn't have gone.

"Evelyn!" Someone is calling me, but my dad, I need to tell .....

"Evelyn"

Please, please, please, pleaseeeee

I woke up screaming, pushing the person who was holding me.

I needed to tell my dad not to go again, so why was this person stopping me?

Not only that, but I feel so suffocated! I need air, I need air.

"Hush. Breath Evelyn, breath. You are not there anymore. Is me, Ava".

Ava? It was her. I couldn't hold the barge that was about to come out, so I rushed to the toilet and empty everything until there was nothing left again. And Ava was there with me, patting my back as I did my business.

"it Is okay Eve, it's okay. You can cry as much as you want now" Ava whispered, still patting my back. She was the only person that I could let my walls down for.

But I swore never to cry again, that only makes you weak, and am not weak because if I were, I would have been broken by now.

"No, I am fine. It's just some stupid nightmare" I sniffed as I went back to my room, shutting the door behind me. And I appreciated that Ava didn't push it.