A Never-Ever After

"Well, Adrian... It's your turn, truth or dare?"

Spinning a wine bottle, it stopped facing someone who was sitting on the sofa like a king. Beside him was a hostess who was trying to seduce him but that didn't affect him. He was like a stone who didn't even melt to that hostess touch but he didn't push her away either.

"Truth!" he answered.

His voice was cold, but there was a hint of playfulness in it. placing the flicker of his cigarette between his lips, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the hostess beside him.

"I'll ask the question!"

A friend of his said as he got up from the sofa, with a whisky bottle in his hands. He was already drunk.

"Do you have something which you did in the past but regret now? If you have, what is it?" the guy asked.

A smile appeared on his face, he looked at his drunk friend and chuckled. For the first time in his life, someone aimed a hard question at him. He lowered his eyes and looked at the silver lighter in his hands and played with it for a while.

"I have!" he replied.

"What? You have? Adrian Harisson has something he regrets?"

Everyone looked at him with surprised faces, Adrian did nothing but stare at his lighter as he played with it. He clenched his sharp jaws and looked at his friends with a small nod.

"What the fuck? What the hell is that? Tell us" one of his friends looked into his eyes and asked him.

"A girl, whom I played for three months knowing that she was innocent"

His answer was dangerously honest, he did it. He did it when he was twenty years old and she was just eighteen at that time. He never had regrets about anything he did but that thing, eating him alive.

His face was serious, the little smile on his lips faded as the darkness suppressed his face. His eyes fell on the back of his right hand. On his hand, there was a unique tattoo that was designed with two orcas.

The tattoo was somewhat small, but it held so many undying memories. Looking at the tattoo, he was pulled into the past five years ago. His mind started to show the pictures of her, she was smiling all the time.

She was beautiful, her beauty was the first thing he got addicted to. Innocent and pure, she had everything a perfect woman would have but she trusted too much and she loved too much, that was her only weakness.

He liked her smile, so he wanted to possess it. He successfully possessed it but when time passed he got bored of it. Even though she loved deeply, he was just playing with her all the time.

"Adrian, is it okay if I designed the tattoo for you?" she asked with a pretty smile on her face.

"Yes, do it!" he whispered against her ear playfully as he kissed her earlobe.

"Move away, I can't concentrate when you're here and touching me"

Pushing him away, she looked at him and smiled. That smile was filled with love and affection she held for him. He was her everything and she gave him everything she had without even thinking about her own future. Then she came to him after some time.

"Orcas? Why them?" he asked.

He was curious seeing the tattoo she had designed for him. He knew she likes spending time in the aquariums and watching it but never expected this kind of design for his tattoo.

"Well, there are so many reasons. Just like you, they are smart, strong, elegant, and deadly at the same time. But most importantly it's devotion and faithfulness."

"Aren't they similar to my boyfriend?"

She was smiling at him with the answer, he looked at the paper in his hands, she had perfectly designed it. He can be sure that he will be the only one who wears that tattoo.

Even though she was correct about Orcas, she was just wrong about him. He had no devotion and faithfulness in him.

"Where is she now?"

Adrian was pulled back from his memories hearing one of his friends' voices. Letting out a deep sigh, he got up from the sofa and looked at his friend.

"I don't know.." he replied.

"I'm leaving,"

He said walking out of the door of the presidential suite he and his friends were drinking. Entering the elevator, he looked at the time. It was almost ten in the night. He left the hotel and got into his car.

Then he drove away. While he was driving, his mind was a mess. He couldn't stop himself from thinking about her. Her smiling face was still inside of his mind and never faded away even after everything was over.

"Elaisha, when would I be able to forget you?" he asked.

He was guilty of what he did and he regretted it for five years, but his heart was cruel and brutal. His heart always wants to do the same thing again. If he ever gets a chance to see her in this lifetime, he would definitely get her and still do the same thing.

He didn't know why he didn't want her to smile, even if he was obsessed with her smile, he didn't want her to smile because that smile made his heart skip a beat with unknown feelings. So he gave her pain and made her cry in front of every colleague in their college.

He embarrassed her in front of everyone and successfully wiped out the beautiful smile she had on her face and replaced it with pain and tears.

"I was such a bastard!" He chuckled looking out of the window as he sped the car.

Entering the courtyard of his house, he stopped the car and got out of it as he walked towards his house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother was reading a magazine while sitting on the sofa.

"Why are you here mom?" He asked.

Stopping what she was doing, his mother got up from the sofa and walked towards him with an angry expression on her face.

"Can't I visit my son?" she asked.

"You can,"

Adrian replied as he walked away from her and sat on the sofa. He looked at his mother and sighed. Because he doesn't go home, here she is.

"Adrian, when are you coming home? Just for dinner?"

His mother's voice was broken, walking towards him she asked. Rubbing his forehead with his fingertips, he let out a deep sigh.

"Even though you controlled father's every company well and became a brilliant CEO, you're a failure if you can never have a good family life"

"I know you're not interested in getting married because you have so many women around you but if you ever lost this wealth and your handsome looks, would you think those women would still be with you? The answer is no!"

"So I'm telling you to quit being a playboy and start to think about your life seriously, just come home and live with us, then you can begin a new life because we are there to support you"

"Just find a woman with good qualities to be a wife and get married, you're getting old!"

Adrian pressed his lips together and stared at his mother, she was both angry and upset. Even if she talked about marriage, she just wanted nothing but to take him back home and make him live with her and his father.

"I don't want to get married, mom." he sighed and replied.

"Well, of course, don't marry because no woman can stay with a man like you!"

She threw the magazine at his face and stared at him with a fire of rage-filled eyes. Then calming down herself she spoke again.

"I don't know and I don't care about anything, just come home," she said as she walked out of the house with anger.

Leaning against the sofa, he grabbed a cigarette out of the box and took the flicker between his lips as he lit it. He closed his eyes and peacefully took puffs of the cigarette. All of a sudden, his mind repeated something his mother said.

No one will be there for him if he is poor. His heart tightened remembering something and his eyes turned red.

"It doesn't matter Adrian, you know my family is also not rich. We are just a normal family and there were so many hard times for us but my parents stayed together and overcame it. They loved each other."

"So I also believe in that, I actually don't want to be a lady of a rich family marrying a rich man. both of us are poor so we will get rich together in the future."

Her voice was echoing inside of his head, he acted like a guy from a poor family in front of her but she gladly accepted him even after telling him he had no money to buy things she liked.

Clenching his jaws along with his muscles because of anger, he just got up from the sofa and walked upstairs.

"Fucking annoying,"

"Elaisha, you look so pretty tonight"

She blushed after hearing her boyfriend's praise. Biting her lower lip nervously, she smiled at him. He was so handsome and kind, she couldn't believe that she got a boyfriend like him. His dark brown hair was messy, his ocean blue eyes were intimidating which made her heart flutter.

"You look so handsome Adrian." wrapping her arms around his neck, she muttered, making him chuckle. Lowering his head, he gently pressed his lips against hers, and at the same time, everything got dark as a big hurricane was coming with hurt as Adrian disappeared from her sight.

"Bitch! What made you think that Adrian Harrison would date you seriously? Haha"

"He's the freaking son of Eric Harrison. Don't you know that rich guys always liked to play with girls like you?"

"Your father is a fucking carpenter, how can a girl like you compare with Adrian? Fucking disgusting"

"Watch this... You dumbhead."

Throwing a phone at her face, a girl laughed as the others joined her soon. Elaisha slowly looked at the picture on the phone screen. Her heart shattered into pieces seeing it.

Her boyfriend was kissing another girl. Her heart ached and she clutched her uniform tightly, her breathing became heavy and the suffocating feeling inside of her heart grew harder.

"Wake up, Eli.. wake up.."

Hearing her sister's voice, her eyes snapped open. Her body was trembling, and couldn't breathe properly. She hardly raised her arm and pointed to her inhaler.

"Give.. it..." she forced words out, tears rolling down the corner of her eyes because of the pain inside of her heart, and at the same time she was suffocating.

Then she sighed in relief as her sister gave her inhaler and helped her with it. But the pain in her heart was still there. She looked at her sister and forcefully smiled.

"Another dream about the past?" her sister asked.

Lowering her eyes, Elaisha smiled and nodded. Wiping the tears in her eyes, she tried to sit up on the bed but she couldn't because of the pain in her chest.

"I'm gonna kill that bastard one day, trust me Elaisha"

"No! Help me to get up" hitting her sister's head she smiled. Even though her sister was three years younger than her, she was way more stubborn than her and also savage.

"Alright, don't go to work today Eli. I'll call your boss" her sister said.

"No, I have to go today. There's a presentation which I need to do about a new project"

Elaisha said as she slowly got up from the bed and walked towards the washroom with the support of her sister.

"But in this condition, how can you do a presentation?" she sighed and looked at her sister's worried face. Patting her head, she smiled at her.

"I'm okay Emy, just get ready and go to the university"

She entered the washroom and closed the door behind her. Then walking towards the mirror she looked at herself through it. Tears welled up in her eyes and her body again began to tremble.

She was not like before, she was now a heart patient and also depressed. Her heart status is getting worse day by day due to the heartbreak of five years ago. Even though doctors said it was treatable it wasn't treatable at all. Here she is still having sudden heart pains. She has no idea when her last breath will be, maybe it could be in a second.

"You really gave what I deserved for loving you Adrian" she sarcastically muttered before walking towards the shower.

After taking shower, she walked out of the washroom and got ready. She was asked to dress properly and decently because important guests were coming today. Looking at herself through the mirror, she sighed with satisfaction.

Wearing a double-breasted black skirt reached her knees with a light pink chiffon blouse, she looked charming and elegant. Then she tied her hair to a low ponytail. Her face was somewhat pale because of the thing that happened in the morning but she ignored it and walked away taking her bag with her.

"I made breakfast, please eat and go" She nodded at her sister and pulled a chair out as she sat on it. Then she finished her breakfast and got up to leave.

"Eli, if anything happens call me okay?" Elisha's heart tightened, her sister was taking care of her all the time even if she was the younger one.

"I will" With a smile she replied as she walked out of the house.

Coming to the road, she stopped a taxi and got into it. Then rested her head against the window of it as she watched the outside. She cannot believe that five years had passed and she was already twenty-three years old.

So many things happened in her life, her parents passed away from an accident leaving her and her sister alone. Not only that but also the boy she loved turned out to be a player who plays with girls' feelings but the most shocking thing was, he's the only son of Harrison family.

And everything he said was lies, why did she not recognize him? She could've found information about him but no one knew that he was a son of the Harrison family. He just acted as if he came to their city recently.

"Miss," she pushed her thoughts away and looked at the driver, then she found she was already there. With a smile, she got out of the car and gave the money to the driver as she walked towards the building.

"Can't use this elevator Elaisha, just use the elevator in the car park"

She stopped and looked back at the security and sighed. Then without any argument, she just walked away and entered the car park. There were a few luxurious cars in the park, maybe the guests had already come. She thought as she entered the elevator.

Then she came to her office and arranged things for the presentation.

"Elaisha, get ready, you have to do the presentation first. Be there in fifteen minutes" she nodded at her boss with a smile.

Working as a jewelry designer was not simple for her at all. She just has to work hard for everything. She took her phone out and looked at the photos of her designs. There were more than five necklace designs but her eyes stopped at one necklace which she designed remembering someone she used to compare with orcas.

Letting out a deep sigh, she took her things and walked towards the presentation hall.

"Everyone is here?" she asked her assistant.

"Yes but the main guest was not there yet, it's okay let's begin" Elaisha nodded and entered the presentation hall as she looked at everyone who was there.

Then she walked towards the stage and placed her laptop on the table and looked at everyone. Then with the signal of her boss, she started to do the presentation.

While she was doing the presentation, someone entered the hall but she didn't pay attention because she was only focused on what she was doing. While explaining about the last design of hers she looked through the hall but her eyes stopped at the seat which was empty a while ago but now someone is sitting on it.

Her heart shook violently seeing the man sitting on it, looking at her with the same emotionless eyes. Her heart was pounding against her chest with fear and hurt.

What is he doing here? She didn't want to see him again in her lifetime.

"Don't ever trust anyone like this. You'll gain nothing but the pain!"

Eyeing at the girl who was sitting on the cold floor covered with blood, he muttered. He couldn't see her pretty face because of her long raven hair which was hanging through her face. She was beaten up by her classmates, she had no friends or someone to help her.

His emotionless eyes were intimidating, he slowly moved towards her and bent down as he caressed her silky hair. He really liked her hair, it made her look so fucking gorgeous. Then he slowly put his hand into his pocket and took a paper cutter out.

His heart tightened with the thing that he was going to do to her but that didn't matter because he's not going to give her to another guy even after he was done with her. Without a second thought, he heartlessly cut off her long hair making it only reach her neck.

He had successfully broken her, he destroyed the smile on her face then no other guy will see her smiling. Looking at her pathetic profile, he smirked and turned to leave.

"Adrian?.. Why are you doing this to me? We were lovers"

His actions stopped hearing her, he turned and looked back at her with a heartless and cruel smile. She was looking up at him with her big watery eyes. He clenched his jaws seeing her, even if he just cut her hair she was still beautiful with the way her hair was now.

Walking towards her, he grabbed her from her chin, she hissed from pain and looked into his eyes with her beautiful hazel eyes which were suppressed by tears.

"We were never lovers, Elaisha. I was just playing with you all the time. You were so beautiful and innocent so I got you, now we are done."

"Did I ever ask you to love me huh? Did I?"

"I never asked you to love me. You fucking did it on your own and now don't blame me. You were my only target ever since I came to this college. Gorgeous, innocent, and hard to get but now look at you" he mocked.

"But why? What have I done to you for treating me like this?"

Her voice was broken and helpless. She didn't move her eyes away from him, tears welled in her eyes. Then she got up from the floor and walked towards him. With a small smile, she took his hand.

"Adrian, why are you angry with me? If I did something wrong, tell me, I will not do the same mistake again. Let's forget what happened between us okay? I don't believe what they are saying. I know you weren't playing with me and you don't have women everywhere"

"Please.."

She spoke, making his heart clenched and regretting his actions. He heartlessly shook her hand away and looked into her eyes.

"Fuck off Elaisha. You're fucking annoying, just don't touch me!"

"They are right about me, wait if you don't believe me. Let me show you" grabbing her from her arm, he walked out of the art hall of the college. Then he threw her against the lockers of their college and grabbed his phone out as he made a call.

Then in a few minutes, the one he was expecting came, with a smirk on his face, he grabbed the girl from her waist and kissed her letting Elaisha watch them. While kissing the girl, he looked at Elaisha.

The look she had on her face was the most heartbreaking thing he had ever seen.

Adrian forced his memories back and looked at the woman who was doing the presentation on the stage. Her hair had grown, already reaching her waist. Five years had passed, but his heart was still beating in the same way it happened from the first day he saw her walking past him, hugging her art tools against her chest. She didn't even spare a glance at him.

Emotions surged into his mind, sudden happiness spread through his chest seeing her. She was still beautiful and curvaceous. Grazing at her body, his mind showed him the picture of her naked body lying beneath him.

He never expected to see her here, all he knew was that she left the city with her sister after her parents' death. His mind was in a daze, couldn't think anything properly. He did nothing but watched her presenting the jewelry designs.

Then suddenly, her eyes fell on him. His heart stopped for a second seeing the same familiar eyes. Still beautiful and lovely. Looking at her, he didn't miss the way her body stiffened seeing him.

Her eyes turned red, she stared at him with a shocked expression. His heart was pounding against his chest and he wanted nothing but to go to her and kiss her pinky lips because of the way they parted.

She immediately looked away from him and continued her presentation, her hands were trembling as she pointed the designs on the screen. After finishing her presentation, she immediately excused herself and walked out of the hall.

'Is she running away from me?' he asked himself. Then a smirk appeared on his face as he decided to stay calm. Turning his face to the director of the company he let out a smile and said something.

"I need to see that presentation again, ask her to do it again when everyone left"

His heart was again feeling the same feeling which he felt five years ago when she was with him. Lowering his head, he looked at the back of his right hand as he slowly caressed the tattoo on it.

Clenching his jaws, he raised his perfect eyebrows. His eyes were sharp and cold, his mind was craving to have her back. Seeing her after five years, his all hidden desires surged into him again. The desire for her love and her body, the feeling she gave him was something he never had with another woman.

Only Elaisha could satisfy him, deep inside of his heart, he knew that fact. She was the only one who made his heartbeat go wild and feel unknown feelings when he was with her so that weird feelings made him ruin her.

"Adrian, be gentle okay? This is my first time" she looked at him and mumbled shyly.

"I will be gentle" he smiled at her and kissed her forehead as she wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face against his neck.

"A-Ahh" she clutched his hair tightly from one hand and dug her nails into his skin because of the pain of her first time.

"Mr. Harrison, is it okay if I let Elaisha do the presentation after lunch?" the director asked as Adrian came back from his memories.

"Oh, okay" he nodded with a small smirk playing on his lips.