Golden Sunset (On Hold)

Chapter 17

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"Scar, is that you? Oh my God. Finally. Where the hell have you been? Even your phone was switched off. Why did you leave? Look, I gave you enough space. Now you would make everything clear to me. So no more excuses. Speak up," fumed Adam and stood confidently before his sister, leaving Prachi behind.
It was Scarlett's nature to escape from the problem instead of facing it. Whenever she had any issue or she was upset, she would leave without informing anybody and go to her friend, Emma's farmhouse. Emma's family loved her like their own child. So she was always welcome there. And she would stay there until her head and mind would be cleared.
Pinching her nose, she forced herself to relax. She had just returned one hour ago and after staying beside her niece for sometime, Prachi literally forced her to go to her room to take rest.
She didn't get chance to meet her properly before today as she left the day she joined here. She had her reasons. Her mind reminded her that unwanted scene till now. It had left a big scar on her heart. The moment when he crushed all of her romantic feelings for him under his feet at once. The moment he uttered those hurtful words to let her know how irritated and disgusted he had bee with her presence. She just couldn't forget how he was looking down at her in the detention room as if she was some kind of cheap girl who knew nothing except flaunting her body in front of some men. He not only hurt her, but also crushed her all hopes, happiness. He made her believe once again that she was nothing but an ugly nerd. She was not worthy of him.
She couldn't take this raw rejection. She needed time to think properly.
She needed space to pick up the shattering pieces of her heart and put them together.
She needed to learn how to lock her feelings, her pain and her emotion at the back of her mind and throw the key somewhere.
So she decided to take a break immediately. On that day once her detention was over, she called Emma and informed her that she would join her in her farmhouse soon and then she switched off her mobile. After spending days in self pitying, she finally decided it was time that she would come back and this time with a new determination.
"Hey, I am asking you something." Adam interrupted her thoughts impatiently.
Scarlett sighed again and replied, "Please bro. Can you spare me the night? I promise I will tell you everything tomorrow. But not now. I am really tired. In fact I was sleeping just a few minutes ago. But I heard some noises downstairs so I came to check. Please excuse me tonight."
Before giving her stubborn brother any chance of reply, she scurried away from there. As Adam began to protest, a small hand on his shoulder broke his trance and he calmed down.
"She is right. You should let her rest for tonight. She was very tired when she came back. Please understand." The softness of her voice melted away the coldness of his heart and he decided to listen to her for once. However he couldn't help but notice the unavoidable similarity between Prachi and Silvia. Prachi was behaving like the beloved mistress of this house which brought a strange warmth in his heart after a long time. He didn't want to create any uncomfortable air around them so he didn't mention any of his thoughts to her. However he couldn't help but smile inwardly and noticed the erratic breathing of his own heart.
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to be continued...