[I'd rather have someone say they hate me to my face, than to have them talk bad about me behind my back...-]
It was the D-day.
Finally...
Jenny was tired of waiting. Tired of waiting for this day. But it was finally here. She was sitting in front of the mirror wearing a big smile on her pretty face. It was her wedding day, the day she anticipated for so long. She was getting married to the love of her life..
Aiden MacDonald !!!
"Jen, stop smiling too much now". Miley, her sister said
"Isn't it time to come out already?". Jen asked. She was getting impatient already.
"We just got you ready ten minutes ago. Mum is coming to take you out". Miley replied..
"Well where is she?". Jen asked with a slight frown. Her feelings were always shown across her face.. She just couldn't hide it. Whenever she was happy, it would show on her face. Whenever she was upset, it would also show on her face.. That's how she was!!
"bro went to call her!". Miley replied and jen rolled her eyes.
"Couldn't you send someone responsible?". Jen asked with a slight frown. "He'd probably forget the task you assigned him and flirt with all the girls in the wedding". She added.
Mac was her younger brother. He was quite a flirt and a playboy. He could flirt with just about anyone. Quite an advantage, when you've got good looks.
"Ugh, that's true. Totally forgot.. I'll go myself". She replied, got up and patted Jenny by the shoulder saying "you can fantasize about him while i'm gone". Then she winked at her, before leaving.
Jenny blushed, but she was gonna take her advice anyways. Aiden!! She shut her eyes as his face appeared in her mind.
He wasn't putting on any shirt.. She was in his arms, they were sweating from their previous escapade. Then he pulled her even closer, and whispered those three magic words she yearned to hear from him. I love you...
"Mum is here". Mac announced and she shot her eyes open, snapping out of her fantasy.. She looked at both of them through the mirror's reflexion.
Her mum walked up to her with a charming smile, and she couldn't help but smile back. "My dear..". Her mum started. She talked ever so calmly "You look beautiful". She placed both hands on her shoulders and they stared at each other through the mirror. "I never thought this day would arrive so soon. I'm so happy". A tear fell off her face.
"Come in now, if you cry, she'll cry". Mac said as he approached them both "Quit this emotional thingy and let's go. Everyone must be waiting".
"Right". Her mum said as she wiped the tear off her eyes. "Lets go. You can't keep your husband waiting on the altar".
As they walked down the aisle, Jenny's heart beat quickened. He was right there on the altar, watching her every step. Finally, she stood in front of him. He stretched out his hands, like the perfect gentleman he was, giving her that killer smile that always managed to take her breath away. She placed her hand on his, and he wrapped his fingers around them, before pulling her up to stand besides him.
The wedding began. The priest said all the necessaries. They exchanged rings, then he finally said
"You are now husband and wife. You may now kiss your bride".
She didn't wait for Aiden to make the move as she cupped his face and pressed her lips against his. She could hear the loud gasp from the crowd, but who cares?? It was her husband she was kissing, not someone else's.
She pulled away when she heard someone coughing. As she pulled away, her eyes quickly darted to her siblings and parents who were seated on the front roll. Her siblings were grinning at her, while her parents had a teasing smile on.
They finally arrived at his house , or should I say their house now. She stepped out of the car and so did he. He took long strides into the house, leaving her behind. She watched him leave, but said nothing, making up a reason that it must have been something important, or that he was really exhausted. Something must have made him leave her behind.
She sighed as she held her wedding gown, raising it up so she could walk. On getting inside, she was greeted by maids and guards. She smiled curtly before going upstairs to the bedroom..
Aiden had taken off his clothes and was already putting on a robe.
"I knew you were in a hurry to take off those clothes. Itchy right?". She asked with a smile as she locked the door.
"Mm".
"Same here. Could you help me pull this down? ". She asked, as she stood in front of him so he could pull down the zipper of her wedding dress.
He stood behind her, his eyes carried nothing but coldness, as he pulled the zipper down..
"Ouch". She shrieked when he stuck one of his nails into her back.
"The zipper got stuck". He mumbled and she nodded. "Done". He said, before walking to the window side.
Jenny pulled the dress off her body, and turned to see her husband by the window side. She walked up to him, then placed a hand on his shoulder. She felt him stiffen beneath her hand. "Are you okay?".
"I'm fine". His voice was hoarse.. She could not see his face since he faced outside and she wasn't that tall.
"I thought you must be tired. Let's get some sleep". She said and held his hand.
He obliged and they both went to bed. She placed her head on his chest, and had her arms on his neck region.. The moment he began to hear her steady breathing, he pushed her off his body like she was some sort of contagious disease.
He loathed her. He despised her. He..... If there was any other word to describe pure hatred, then that would be the right word to use in describing how much hatred he had for this woman!
Getting out of bed, he left the room as seeing her irked him, and all that came to his mind was to kill her that moment. But no, he wouldn't, not now. He couldn't do that yet, not when he hasn't used her like his puppet. Not when he hasn't made her do all the things he wanted her to. He still had a lot up his sleeves. There were a lot to do, and alot for her to know.
He entered the third room after theirs and locked the door, before throwing himself on the bed.
Getting married to her......*tick*
His revenge has just begun!!!
[Every coin has two sides, just like most people have two faces.-]
Jenny woke up in utter satisfaction. She couldn't believe she was finally married. Married to the love of her life. She was a twenty two years old lady, and yet this moment she was acting like a kid; blushing and smiling to herself. She looked to her side and that's when she realized he wasn't there. With a slight frown, she got out of bed to look for him.
"Aiden? Dear?". She called out as she checked the bathroom and closet, but he wasn't there.
She got out of the room, and she saw him sitting in the dining table with two females.
She walked up to him, kissing him on the cheeks, and she felt him stiffen. He was probably shy in front of... His sister and the other person.
"I've been looking all over for you".she said, and he gave her a curt smile.
"I didn't want to disturb your sleep, so I decided to have breakfast. You're wearing so little". He flung a coat across her shoulders. She smiled warmly at him. So considerate, he didn't want people looking at her.
"Hi Charlotte". She greeted his sister, but she threw her face the other side. Jenny always knew his sister never liked her, and she wondered why.
"Hi". She said to the other person.
"Oh, this is Ava, my..". He paused, then glanced briefly at Ava. "Close friend". He replied and she smiled. The smile didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Ava, meet my wife...". The word 'Wife' came out rather stiffly, like he was forced to say it. "...Jenny".
"Hi. Nice to meet you". Jenny said, and stretched her hands out for a handshake.
Ava took it with a small smile. "Nice to meet you too". Ava replied, before pulling her hands away.
"Now that you're done with that. Could you go upstairs and change?".
"Sure". She replied with a smile "I'll just freshen up". She walked away, and the cold expression returned to Aiden's face.
"I hate that girl". Charlotte said as soon as she was out of earshot.
'you're not the only one'. Aiden thought.
Jenny freshened up and changed into new clothes. She then went downstairs for breakfast, but there was no one in the dining anymore. With a sigh, she pulled out a chair and ate alone.
After eating, she searched around for her husband, but couldn't find him, but on getting to the garden, she saw Charlotte and Ava chatting happily among themselves .
"Well, uhm, have you seen my husband?". Jenny asked as she approached them.
"He is your husband so why ask us?". Charlotte replied, then resumed her discussion with Ava like she was never there.
Jenny didn't know why Charlotte disliked her so much, but she still wanted them to get along.
"Can I join you two?". She asked, but all she got was silence. Since no one replied, she sat down besides Charlotte, but she pushed her away like she was some worthless piece of trash.
"Get out of here. What's your problem?". Charlotte asked, irked by her presence alone.
"shouldn't I be asking you that? What have I done so wrong that you dislike me? Huh? From the first day you met me, you've been cold towards me. Tell me what I did that's so wrong". Jenny shouted as she sobbed, not getting up from the floor.
"What you did? You did a lot. You and your-". Charlotte stopped talking as Ava held her hands, and scratched at her palms lightly. With a sigh, she walked away. Ava helped Jenny up.
"Sorry". She muttered softly. "I'll talk to her".
"What were you planning on telling her huh? You wanna ruin our entire plan. What's wrong with you? Thank goodness Ava was there, else...". He gripped her by the shoulders, shaking her slightly. "We would soon get what we want. We would soon get our revenge. Patience my dear, patience!". Aiden said with a sly smile, but charlotte was having none of it as she walked to the other side of the room
"Patience! I have been patient all my life. I have been patient for six years. Then we finally found them.. I had to be patient for a year and six months. Now, you're still talking about patience?". She huffed.
"Calm down Charlotte. Things must go according to how we want it to. Exercise a little bit more patience. Also, try to be nice to her ". Ava advised, and Charlotte scoffed.
"Nice to whom? Never! I won't-".
"Ava is right Charl. Couldn't you just put up an act for a few days? We don't want her running off to her parents, crying that my sister maltreated her, or do we?". Aiden asked and she sighed.
"I'll try . but...but I'm not giving you my word". She replied in annoyance, walked to the door, unlocked it and left.
"Keep an eye on her". Aiden warned.
"Why should I? She is your sister, not mine". Ava replied and Aiden glared at her before leaving " Ugh, these people".
Aiden went back to the room where Jenny -he didn't consider her his wife - was. She was sitting down on the bed with her arms folded across the chest.
"Babe..".he called out softly.
"Please just ask your sister to tell me why she hates me so much. That's all I want to know, please".Aiden's fists clenched and for a moment, he lost his cool, but when he thought of his plans again, he knew he couldn't blow it yet.
[Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are--]
"You'll know soon enough". Aiden muttered underneath his breath.
"Huh? Did you say something?". She asked as she lifted her head to look at him
"yeah, I said you should forget about all that. She is always like that". He replied. She got out of bed and strode towards him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she kissed him lightly on the lips. "Well, with time, she'll like me. Just like you. You fell in love with me". She said with a smile, swaying her body slightly.
'You wish'. He thought. His phone rang and he pushed her off ."Sorry, I need to take this call". He said. Even though she was startled by the sudden push, she nodded her head and he walked away to take the call.
As soon as he entered the bathroom , he answered the call.
"Good timing". He said to the caller.
"I know. I saw everything. You fell in love with her my foot". Ava scoffed. She was passing by the terrace, when she saw them conversing through the huge glass door of their room. She obviously eavesdropped and when she saw Jenny holding Aiden so affectionately, it irked her. She thought of how she could disrupt, and then she suddenly thought of calling him, which she did.
"That's her business. Like am I stupid or something? Fall for her?". He scoffed. " Oh please".
"yeah I know that. But let's leave her to daydream for a while. Come, come fast".she said, and before he could speak, she added "It can't be said over the phone". He cut the call and walked out of the bathroom.
Without a word, he took long strides towards the door, but stopped on hearing her annoying voice
"Where are you going?". She asked.
"I just wanna attend to something real quick". He replied and she nodded her approval. Not like he would stay if she asked him to.
"What? What's wrong?". Aiden asked as he entered the room.
" Your sister.. She's in that state again". Ava pointed.
"well then give her the shots". Aiden shouted as he searched the drawers for the injection..
" It's finished. No use searching. I checked already". Ava panicked. "its really bad this time. She's struggling to breath, her body is turning white and her eyes..". Tears rolled from her eyes. "I couldn't go in, even if I wanted to". Ava said as her body trembled.
"Where is she?". He asked.
"I locked her up in the bathroom". Ava replied, sniffing.
Aiden patted her shoulders, silently asking her to calm down., then he quickly rushed to the bathroom, unlocked it and rushed inside.
"Charlotte, Charlotte, calm down its me". He said, trying to approach her, but she was in a world of her own, as she attacked him, biting off the flesh in his arms. She devoured it, and licked her lips, while he tried to hold her steady. " Charlotte, please, listen to me. It's Aiden. Aiden..". He nodded as he saw she was scrutinizing him, probably trying to recognize him.
"I'm here for you. Please, calm down ". He couldn't hold back his tears as she pushed him away. He tried again, coming ever so gently, trying his best not to scare her. "Its me. Please stop this. ... Please". He begged.
As she attacked him once more, he gripped her tightly and hugged her, patting her head. "Charlotte". He called her. "Please be okay". He pleaded.
"Aiden?". Her voice was weak, and he could hear the sadness in her voice. He pulled away slightly and held her face.
"Charlotte? You're back... Oh, thank goodness". He said and hugged her even tighter.
As she realised she had misbehaved again, sobbed profusely. "It happened again didn't it? I gave you this wound didn't I?". She knew the answer already, and Aiden didn't bother answering. His silence told her everything.
"I became a monster again right?". She sobbed bitterly.
"No, no". He said, as he held her face. "You're not the monster. They are. They are the monsters..". He corrected.
Meanwhile, Jenny waited for Aiden but he didn't come. She got out of bed and walked out of the room, only to hear noises coming from the next room. She knocked on the door and the door flung open few seconds afterwards.
"Oh, Ava ".
"What do you want?". Her voice was cold and cracky, and her eyes were red and swollen like she was crying.
"I.. Heard some noises coming from this room.. Is everything okay? Are you okay?". She asked.
"I'm fine". Ava replied and attempted to shut the door but Jenny stopped her. Ava raised her brows at her
" I just wanted to know..uhm..is Aiden with you?".
"No". She replied coldly and slammed the door.
"What is wrong with these two ladies? Geez". She muttered before walking away.
Back in the bathroom, Charlotte was still sobbing. " You must take revenge on them for this". She said, whilst sobbing.
"of course, I will. I promise you sis, I will . Will you stop crying now?". He asked, wiping the tears off her face.
"I will not..". She loosened her hair. "Tie my hair until I get the revenge I want". She said with a serious face.
"But sis..". She stopped him from speaking.
"You won't change my mind". She said as she got up from the floor and walked out of the bathroom. He followed her behind, but she had already left the room.
" what happened?". Ava asked. "why did she loosen her hair. Isn't that..".
"Yes, if she stays for a month like that, She might loose her mind and her memory of every one". He replied. "Talk sense to her". He said before leaving.