Chapter 2 ACCUSATION

"You're just too insecure!! " he yells as he walks off to the bathroom angrily.

What's wrong with me?.. why am I questioning him??, he won't cheat on me, I just have to work on my insecurities, I thought to myself as I bit my lips slowly.

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I jolted awake as Icy water splash all over my face, causing my thin silk nightgown to be wet and cling coldly to my skin. I wiped my face in shock as I strain my tired eyes to see who poured water on me.

The blurry image of Ma Hilda greeted me with a devilish smirk on her face.

"Get up, you lazy thing!!" she bark at me

I touched the other side of the bed, and its emptiness hit me. Xavier had gone to work, the bed was cold, a sign he had left for a while, I had cried myself to sleep yesterday after our argument, I sigh in frustration.

"Are you deaf??!! Ma Hilda snapped as her voice brought me back from my thoughts, she grabbed a fistful of my long tangled hair and yank me out of the king size bed, pain lance through my scalp, I could feel my hair about to pull off, as she drag me down the floor roughly to the pool side.

She pushed me roughly to the edge of the pool.

I tremble as the cold feeling emanating from the pool hits me, my face arch with confusion as I raise my brows confusedly at the blurry image of Ma Hilda and Macy lagging behind her.

What are these people up to now?

"My jewelry fell into the pool, I want you to look for it, it's inside a tiny box" ma Hilda said as she grin like a clincher cat

My heart skips, as panicked feelings rush into me, my stomach tightening, I felt goosebumps all over me at the thought of entering the pool to look for jewelry. I'm very prone to cold and besides I'm not even with my glasses, how can I search for something blindly?

"Ma please, you know I'm prone to cold, I can't get into the pool, I will catch the fluid" I whisper to her, hoping she will show mercy.

"You don't want to dare me, if you don't get down there and find my jewelry, I will design your face with acid"

I shook in fear, I know very well she's capable of carrying out her threat.

"Can I at least get my glasses? I asked

The blurry image of Macy looms over me..

Before I could react she pushed me to the pool as the cold water me and I stumbled to hold my ground.

I stretched my hands pathetically as I bent and swept the pool from one edge to the other with my hands in desperation.

I've been on it for hours, Macy and her mom had gone back inside.

My stomach chun in hunger as a feverish heat burned inside me, my eyes I guess would be so reddish by now, I sneezed out, my body shaking violently.

Finally my hands hit a tiny box, I could finally get out of this pool, I opened the box to see the jewelry,..I widened my mouth in realization, the box was empty.

The thought of the empty box weakened me as I felt light headed, I shivered in cold as I tried to get out of the pool but was too weak to do so, my leg weakened as I fell backward about to hit my head but a hand caught me.

Stretching my eyes it was Ethan, our pool boy, he lifted me out of the pool,clutching to the floor wimping, he sat close to me, we have never spoken before, so I wondered why he helped me.

"You caught the fluid ma, go inside for some warmth"

He helped me up as he bowed and left.

My teeth clench and I limp tiredly inside.

Ma Hilda was sitting with a newspaper on her hand as Macy was nowhere around, I limp towards her.

"Ma here's the box, it's empty" I said slowly, stretching the box to her.

"Ooh Yes, I found the jewelry already, I forgot to tell you..don't worry you can trash the box".

My eyes sting at her words, why's she so wicked to me? I sigh as I leave for my room, my eyes are bringing out fluid from stressing it too much, I had to climb the stairs gradually.

I ran a warm bath as I soaked myself in the bathtub, I cried pathetically for hours, before getting out, I picked up my phone to call my mum.

"Hi mum" I whisper lowly

"Aren't you a darling, Xavier sent me some money and I went shopping" She giggled as I could hear the clicking sound of her heels through the phone.

"Mum.... I'm..

"Get me that bag please" mum's voice rants through the phone, she's not even listening to me, she has always been like that, paying less attention to me all she cares about is money and shopping.

"I will call you later Isa, I'm busy and please continue to be a good girl and tell Xavier to send me more money"

The call ends abruptly as I clutch the phone to my chest, why's my life so Miserables?

I better call my bestfriend Camille, she's the only person that brings light to my life with her positivity.

The door to the room bangs open with force as Xavier matches in with his long legs, my face drops as I see how angry he looks, his fury made the temperature of the room stuffy as I stood up panicking and adjusting my glasses.

"Are you ... .I was caught short as a heavy strike hit my face causing me to fall back at the bed.

Xavier just hit me, I gave him a surprise look, I never expected him to raise his hands on me, yes he had talked down on me but hitting me was something I never expected from him.

There's this look on his face, he looks at me with disdain....

My heart slams in my chest..

I looked behind him to see Macy standing akimbo with an evil grin on her face.

"So you are fucking the pool boy!!! Xavier yells as my mouth and face dropped

What!!?