Can't You Be Mine

Episode-14

**   Episode-14**

   Amber’s POV:

      I hate this, really… I am in car as
Edward is dropping me for my first day of college.  I am really nervous. Edward is busy on the
phone as he speaks to someone. He is really… really annoying….

     I
really don’t want to go. He ended the call and said, “Amber, just be good, and
don’t fear.”

 Edward turned to me as he fixed my hair
strand, as his hands touched me, My heart caught speed. He just gave a barely noticeable
smile  brushing my cheek, he said, “Just
relax….. Everything is going to be fine…”

No, I should not think
of him like that….. He doesn’t mean any of this.

    I looked out of the window saying, “like
you care if I fear..” I can’t keep quite. I heard him, “Amber…” he is warning
me.

   I just said looking out of window, “You are
not my dad, you have no right to scold me.” The car stopped, I looked at this
huge college campus and the students walking in. This is giving me chills. I
heard Edward, “Don’t act like a child?... be cautious with your words while you
speak to me”

   I opened the door in anger and said, “Then
don’t talk to me.” I closed the door as I got down. I looked at the campus and
I noticed few people are looking at me, I looked down and walked inside. No one
should notice me, I made sure no one notices me, I am dressed simply. I walked
inside the building and made sure I didn’t turned back to the car. In fact I
wanted to run into the car. This is horrible.

    1 week later,

     I attend the college but I never really
talked with anyone. I am just with myself. no one actually wants to talk to me
either. It’s fine, I am use to this. I am home right now, it’s weekend. I
walked down for lunch, I want to get into fresh air, but as I walked downstairs
I noticed Edward was giving maid instruction. Why is he here? we didn’t talked
to each other in a week.

Wait.. I remember, he
has to visit me once a week, so he is here to do that. He is really calculated
with work. This fact made my heart sour.

      He noticed me and said, “You look much
better, come let’s have lunch.” Like he is pretending happy to see me.

  He walked to the dining area, I sigh. I
followed him, I took a seat and just focused on the food. I heard his words,
“So, Amber… How is college?”

     I looked at him then back to the food,
there is lot to learn but I still don’t want to go. The rest of the lunch I
went silent and so did he. But I feel weird around him, like I don’t want him
to go. Maybe because he the only one left around me, I am clinging to him. I
shouldn’t... I really shouldn’t…

    He said suddenly, “I almost forgot.” He
passed a card to me and said, “Take this, use it however you want. It’s yours.
I will transfer your allowance, which is 20% of the profit in it.”

   He added again, “If you need more, you can
just call me.” I took the card. Money.. Lot of money, but still lonely… Extremely
lonely.. I have everything a teenager will want, cars, never ending wardrobe,
big mansion, money… But not a family…. I want to chuckle on my own situation
but I never had guts to do that.

     His watch made a sound, he got up leaving
the lunch in middle, he said, “Sorry, I have meeting in 30 minutes. I have to
go.” He works on the weekend.

 He patted my cheek and said, “take care, don’t
throw tantrum like a baby.” He said this softy, and walked out of the mansion.
His touch, it gave a weird but addictive sensation. What is going on with me? I
looked at him as he disappeared….

  After the dining table was left empty by him,
My reality stuck me back…. I am the only one at the end of this dining table…..
They say right no amount of money can buy happiness….. or even single meal with
someone you care for…..

     I
went to my room and pulled my wallet. I have my card the normal one, which
barely has few hundred dollars, but… I chuckled. This black card is somewhat
weird to me, I put in the locker. Right now I don’t need it.