Chapter 4 New Car

CHAPTER 4: New Car

"Eva, it's not what you think," He shutters, I grinned. "Then what," I snapped. "It was too good to be true," I muttered, slowly backing away.

"Eva, listen," He softly called. "Get out Ethan, or I will alert my dad," I threatened. He opens his lips, wanting to say something but stops, his eyes sadden as he leaves..

I, on the other hand, couldn't believe the first person I trusted was only using me. The hunger in me vanished and I only wanted to cry out.

Quietly, I went back to my father's room, he was fast asleep when I slept in. No matter how quiet I was, he was quick to notice.

"Baby doll," He softly called. "Can I?" The word break, I didn't need to complete before he left his hand so I could rest on it.

In his cuddle I felt safe, I felt no one could harm me. "I miss mom," I acknowledge.

I missed us being a complete family. Now I remember why I hated him, he was the reason my mom wasn't staying with me.

"She is coming back, real soon," He whispered, so low it took me a long time to break it down.

"Why, so you can beat again, maybe kill her?" I argue, with my mood changing. "Evangeline," He softly called, the rare times he called me by my full name.

"I'm sorry, I made you witness all that trauma, believe me I'm regretting, I was young, inexperience and stupid but one thing I know was I love your mom always and forever and I love you,"

"I won't harm you or your mom ever again so just trust me," He pleaded, his eyes filled with sincerity.

"I want to believe that dad," I muttered, burying my head in his chest. "I will prove it to you and your mother, baby doll," he muttered.

The next morning, I woke up alone in bed. I dragged myself, knowing I have school to go to.

"Had to leave for an early meeting my love, buy something for breakfast with my card if having breakfast with them makes you uncomfortable and come see me immediately after school," He texted, I found myself smiling profusely because of it.

Once I was dressed, I was ready to leave for school. My grandparents were around and were having fun talking with Megan and her mom, turning quiet when I passed.

"It seems dad left you to work quite early," Megan mocked. "To drive myself because I am more mature than you," I snapped back, swinging my new car keys in her face.

She quickly frowns, storming her hand on the table as she stood up. "Grandpa, father is being unfair, why does she get the latest sports car and I get an old model SUV," She lamented.

"Well, unlike you, my mother wasn't forced upon him, I'm the child of the woman he loves," I mocked.

"Child of a peasant," She struck fast. "Well, if you don't mind, this peasant wants to drive her new car," I finished off, giving them a mocking bow before leaving.

She kept ranting on, sobbing later. Throwing my bag in the front seat, I quickly entered the driver seat and drove off. I could see my grandfather's unpleasant face as he watched me.

Right from the moment my mom left, he had told me he would never accepted me as his blood, no matter the pressure he had placed on his son, my father never drove me out, in fact, as of my sixteen birthday, he had willed everything to me, although that's was still a secret between both of us.

My car caught the attention of many when I packed, including Stella. And throughout class, many just stared at me, whispered to themselves.

Ignoring them was easy but ignoring Ethan was tricky. He finds the slightest opportunity to want to meet him.

At recess, it seems to have given up or so I thought. "Testing, one, two, three," I heard his voice calling from the speaker.

"Eva, Eva darling, Eva love," He went on, no doubt he was in the school announcement room.

"I know you don't want attention Eva, but this is the only way I could get it," He went on.

"Look, I'm really sorry for last night," He began with the whole student roaring out loud.

"It's not what you think?" I found myself defending loudly. "Just let me explain please, it's really not what you think," he went on.

"You are not replying to my text, not answering my calls and you have been ignoring me in school, it's becoming unbearable," He complained.

My attention turned to my phone to notice the number of times he called me. Even my overprotective father hasn't called that much.

"Just call me back, let's meet up and talk or I will confess my crimes right now," He threatened.

"You are going to tell the whole school what happened?" I asked, curious. "One," He started counting.

"Be my guest and fucking tell them," I yelled. Taking my thing and storming off. "Eva," He called, I turned to find a breathless Ethan.

"Done with your tricks," I asked. "I was only trying to get you to talk to me and I was wrong,"

"Eva, you need to understand that I haven't apologised to any girl before," He admitted.

"So, should I blush," I snapped, surprising him. "It means, I really mean it," He mumbled.

"It's all a misunderstanding, just let me explain," He went on. "I saw it with my own eyes, you were using me, do you know how much it hurt, I finally thought I could trust someone and you turned out to be using me," I yelled, in frustration.

"Reduce your voice and give me your phone," he demanded. "Why?" I asked but he already grabbed it. Texting something so fast and handing it for me to read.

"Just please, read," he begged and I slowly turned my eyes to my phone. I wasn't expecting such an explanation, I was puzzled, not understanding what was going on here.

"How?" I muttered.