CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER SEVEN

EVRIA SIGRID'S POV

I woke up the next day with a really bad

headache.

I touched the side of my head where it ache as I wondered how I even slept off after crying all my tears out last night.

I remember Mom had helped me into my

room and said some motherly words to me that I can’t even recall them.

I yawned widely causing the headache to

pound even more.

I sighed and layed back my head on the pillow and closed my eyes. That was when I think I heard voices downstairs.

Voices?

I struggled out of my bed, rubbed my eyes,

slide into my slippers and walked out of my room and headed downstairs without minding how my face was.

And yeah, they were actually voices.

My Mom was yelling.

She was at the door, her left hand holding the doorknob and the other up in the air.

I haven’t heard the other person’s voice and

can’t see who it is yet cause I'm still getting down from the staurcase.

Who the hell is Mom yelling at?

But it downed on me who it was actually when my Mom mentioned his name.

Grian.

I stopped on my track.

“You are no match for my daughter, Grian. And I'll make sure you'll never come close to her again.

You’ve been nothing to her but pain. She love you all this while but you do nothing than make her cry.

Get out of here before I order my gate keeper to push your useless self out of my house!”

I stayed still to hear Grian’s voice

“Mommy please I'm begging. I'm on my knees. I'll kill myself if I don’t see Evie. Please I

wanna explain everything to her. I deeply love her. I swear I do."

“You always have a stupid explanation to make but not this time around. Get lost out of my daughter’s life!" Mom fired and then I heard the door bang shut.

I was already in tears.

“G-Grian!” I called and rushed to the door.

But she blocked me from reaching the

doorknob.

“Mom, please let me talk to him.” I said with

the tears falling.

But she pushed me further away from the

door.

“What is wrong with you Evie? Are you so

stupid!?”

Mom yelled.

Soft knocks started and I know it’s Grian

knocking.

“Mom I want to talk to him.” I said with tears.

“No way again Evria. You’ve been fooled for

too long by that idiot. You can’t keep doing this to yourself. Come here.” Mom said and dragged me to a couch. I slumped into it.

The knocks where still coming and my Mom

walked out, shuting the door.

I walked to the door and tried to open it but

realized my Mom was actually holding the doorknob from outside.

I left it and walked to the window and drew

the curtain.

Even though I can’t see them from here, I

could hear them.

“If you don’t leave here this minute, you will

regret coming here!” Mom threatened.

“Mommy, Please I really need to talk to Evie. A minute will be okay. I'm pleading Mom.” Grian said.

I blinked as more tears rolled down my eyes.

“Liam, Liam! come over here!” My Mom

yelled.

I sniffled and rushed to the door, pulling the

doorknob with both hands and it opened.

Mom was already facing me with angry eyes

and with her hands closed.

Grian rushed forward, “Evie,” He called, kneeling down immediately.

My Mom moved back shaking her head.

Liam was standing behind her.

“Evie please, I’ll explain.” Grian said with

gloomy eyes.

I sniffled, wiped my tears and looked away.

Looking at him would end up softening my

heavy heart right now.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, with my

face still away.

“Evie please, it wasn’t the way you thought.” He said.

I scoffed and wiped my tears again.

“She’s actually my cousin's sister. She came to visit.”

He said.

I couldn’t help turning to him with wide eyes.

Faye was his cousin's sister?

“Grian you are a liar, Faye is your cousin's sister? Tell me what I've not heard before. You were cheating on me with Faye!” I seethe.

“No baby, that wasn’t Faye’s voice. You

mistook Kezia’s voice for Faye. Faye and I haven’t even talked since then, please just believe me.” He said.

I blinked my eyes.

I looked at Mom and she shook her head.

“You can’t listen to him Evria. You are not

having anything to do with this boy anymore!” Mom seethe.

“No I will call Kezia right now, so you could

hear her yourself.” Grian said and quickly took out his phone.

He still knelt down.

“Hello Kezia.” He said, putting the call on

‘loud speaker.'

“Grian—?” Her voice came in.

I shook my head. That’s Faye’s voice.

“Are you there with her?” She asked.

“Yes I am, please tell her everything. She can hear you.” He said.

“Evie, I'm really sorry for last night. I'm Kezia actually and Grian’s cousin's sister. I was really upset with him last night, that was the reason for my act. I'm apologizing, please forgive him okay? I wanna

meet you, it's just that I left already. So are you gonna forgive me please?”

I sighed.

What do I do?

Can I just believe she’s actually his cousin.

“You see babe, That wasn’t Faye. You only

thought it was her. Babe? I'm sorry.” He said.

“Why are you saying sorry?” I asked.

“For making you sad. I really didn’t mean to. I kept calling your lines but they were switched off.”

He said.

Liam. already left.

“So can I get up now please?” He said.

“Evria Sigrid.” Mom called and I looked at her.

She came forward, gripped my hand and

dragged me inside, shutting the door.

“Mom?” I said.

“What’s really wrong with you? You wanna

believe all that!?” She yelled.

“Mom it’s obvious I over reacted. He’s telling

the truth.” I said, not even sure of myself.

She shook her head.

“Read my lips honey, he’s lying to you. Oh I

need to call your friend Alyss. What about you packing to your new house today?” Mom said.

“Yeah I am.” I replied, my eyes at the door.

“Go upstairs.” Mom said.

I gazed at her.

“Now!” She ordered.

“Mom wh–”

“Now!”

I sighed and turned towards the staircase.

I got to my room and went for my phone.

I switched it on and seconds later, Messages came in, all from Grian.

Explaining just the same thing he did outside

there.

About her being his cousin's sister and all. Apologizing in a way that I finally felt sorry for him.

For over reacting. I shouldn’t have switched

off my phone.

Maybe I could have been more patient.

I blamed myself for making him rush over this early morning to explain everything.

I sighed and sent a message to him.

"Go now okay? I'm sorry for thinking

otherwise. I love you so much."

A message came in minutes later.

"Thank you so much baby, I'm gonna meet you at your new house by 2 PM to help out. I love you so much."

I smiled and dropped my phone.

Now I'm happy and relieved. 

“Evie, are you seriously telling me you

forgave Grian?” Alyss asked as we were in my room, arranging my clothes in the cream-cloured closet.

They were workers at the sitting room, bringing in the couches, sofas, tables and dinnng chairs.

A new bed had just been brought in and Vida was spreading the bedsheets and putting in the pillowcases.

I ignored her and walked over to the ensuite.

It was neat and magnificient but Vida would

have to do some cleaning tho.

“You are not answering my question Evie.” Alyssa said.

“Yes I did.” I said as I turned back,and walked over to her.

“Just like that?” She said, widening her eyes at me.

I tucked my hair behind my ears.

“Yeah. I was actually thinking otherwise.” I

said.

“And you said he’s coming?” She asked.

“Yeap.” I said.

“I don’t know what’s really wrong with you Evie. You need to treat yourself. You are a doctor.” She said.

“I'm perfectly fine. I'm just inlove. You can’t

blame me.” I said.

“God!” She said before walking out.

I followed her.

The sitting-room was just the way I want it.

The walls were in different paint.

The couches at the right place, just like in

Dad’s house, the couches are different in colours.

Two guys were arranging the dining table and chairs at the dining room at the left while another guy was fixing the flat-screen

TV.

“Your house looks amazingly beautiful.” Alyss said.

“And colourful.” The guy fixing the TV said.

“You must be a fan of colours.” He added and I smiled.

“Yeah.” I said.

“I think I'm gonna make my house interior look just this way. Colourful and beautiful.” The guy at the dining said.

I smiled.

“So ain’t we gonna celebrate?” Alyss asked.

“Of course. Mom’s coming over soon and Grian too.”

“Are we gonna be a part of this?” The guy fixing the TV asked.

“Of course.” I smiled.

“Woooowww!” All of them chorused.

“Thanks doctor.” The girl said.

“We go pop champagne!” Alyss yelled out.

I was actually heading back to the room to

check what Vida is doing when I got stopped by someone who ran in and stopped at the door, breathing heavily.

He had long messy unpacked dreadlock, very fair in complexion and if I would guess should be two or three years older than me.

He wore a dusty torn jean and dirty brown

shirt. With worn out bathroom-slippers.

He had a dusty football in his hands.

He flinched when he saw there were lots of

people in and he quickly threw the ball into his shirt and held it there after looking at everyone in a childish frightening eyes but looked at me with a really cold eyes, he turned and ran out.

The guy who was fixing the TV bursted into

laughter.

“Seriously who is he?” I asked.

“He looks like some crazy guy.” Alyss said.

“He’s not crazy. He’s just an adult-baby.” The

guy said.

“Adult-baby? Why did he come here  anyway?” Alyss asked.

“He must be looking for where to hide. He

must have stole the ball.” The guy said.

“Go lock the gate Henry.” He said to a boy,

helping him out and Henry ran out.

”He came in cause the gate was open for him.”

He said.

“And his name is?” Alyss asked.

“Well his name is Joy.” He said.

“Joy? A guy whose name is Joy?” Alyss asked.

The guy shrugged with a smile.

“I don’t know if that’s his real name but ever

since he came down to this street, that have been his name.”

He said.

Gosh, I felt scared.

Why did he had run in here and why did he

look at me that way?