"Come. I am taking you to my parents' home. There, shake these thoughts off." He said in a gentle tone as my heart fluttered with a strange sensation which I never thought I'd feel.
"Yes or no?" I asked sternly. "What do you think?" He asked. "Yes, you do." He opened his mouth to reply quickly but closed it afterwards. I gave him a strange look, he shook his head and said, "Believe what you want." Bipolar, cold, heartless, cruel and all other words like this.
We reached the La Corte Mansion and went inside the house. I smiled faintly. Mr and Mrs Corte saw us and came to us.
"Oh My! Welcome home!" She kissed Desmond forehead and then mine. I smiled at her and greeted Mr Corte.
"Father, Something came up, Ester's gonna live with you guys for a few days."
"That would be lovely!" Mrs Corte exclaimed with joy.
"Father, we need to talk." Mr Corte nodded as Desmond left with him.
I smiled at Mrs Corte.
"Oh come dear! We're about to have dinner." She offered, I just nodded and went with her. We were having dinner,
"Is everything alright? Mrs Corte." I asked.
"Dear, call me mother."
"Mother," I said, trying to sound how it feels to say a mother who is not your mother. It feels awkward. We began to eat as she answered my question,
"I don't meddle in James' business life." I nodded.
"So, how is your life going? Desmond treats you well, right?" She asked.
"Oh, Yes." I smiled remembering the sweet moment we had together- for the first time
I stayed in the La Corte mansion for a few days. Mr and Mrs Corte are so good. We are having breakfast as Mrs Corte began to say,
"So, how was your honeymoon dear?" I choked on my food a little. I looked at Mrs Corte who laughed a little at my action. I blinked at her.
"Well... Tell us, Sweetie" My lips formed a thin line. What am I supposed to tell her? Her son didn't even acknowledge my existence. Or that he prohibits me from wearing short clothes.
"Well..there's nothing to say.." I trailed off.
"There must be something to remember!" Mrs Corte is very interested in that. I remember that night. I blushed and began to tell her,
"Well... I went into the woods to admire nature and got lost in the woods. I was really scared. It began to rain and the sun also set. I was crying under a tree and Desmond finally found me and took me home.." I smiled remembering him picking me up and taking me home. He also set the fireplace for me and we had that small talk.
"Oh, Dear! What an incident to remember. Romantic as well as Funny" Mrs Corte smiled. I smiled back as we began to eat in silence.
After eating, I went to my room. I was singing to myself. Then, Mrs Corte called me,
"Ester!"
"Yes, Mother?" I walked down from my room and saw Desmond, I smiled at him.
"Looks like, someone can't live without you~" She teased. I blushed and went away with him. Desmond took my hand and we left.
The drive was silent and I spoke up,
"Is everything alright?" Even though I shouldn't have said that but, still. He looked at me for a second and said, "Yeah, everything is fine." I nodded and the drive continued.
"Ester," Desmond called my name and my heart began to beat faster.
"Yes?" I spoke in my usual soft tone.
"I.." He tried to speak. I looked at him. His eyes flicker with desperation like he is dying to say something but couldn't and that is eating him up. He is burning in a fierce fire of unfathomable thoughts. I smiled a little and spoke up,
"Keeping things to yourself will eat you from inside.."
"I can't-" He spoke in a hurt tone. "I can't tell you."
"You don't have to. Just tell me whenever you are ready.." I said reassuringly as he nodded.
We went home and Desmond held a pissed look on his face all the time. I feel like I am going back to my nightmare. Like, what happened between us before leaving is nothing but my illusion. Dread filled me up and the urge to go back to that time or to back to La Corte mansion rose in me. Mr and Mrs Corte are so nice. They took great care of me. They are so different from Desmond. We went home. I went to my room and took a quick shower. I forgot my clothes outside. I wrapped the towel around me and quickly locked the door. If Desmond walked in, he'd be so angry and if he saw my scar, it's gonna give him a new reason to mock me. I was wearing my clothes and heard a knock,
"Ester, Open the door." Desmond's voice startled me. I quickly wore my jeans and Shirt and opened the door.
"What took you so long?"Desmond said. He stares at me amusingly. Being dumb-found by his expression, I simply replied,
"I-I was changing... " He sighed and went inside.
"You're in such a hurry that you wear the shirt inside out." He said monotonously. I blushed and went to the bathroom to change my dress.
I got out and saw Desmond leaning on the wall. He pushed me away and was about to enter the bathroom, but I called him,
"Desmond!"
"What?!", He asked, irritated. I glared at him that he is once again back to that cold Desmond.
"Nothing, You Rude Guy!" I rudely said and turn to leave but he held my wrist and said,
"Okay, tell me, what is it?" He said in a less irritated tone. I narrowed my eyes at him, "Ester, tell me. " He said softly finally as I smiled.
"Can I plant a yellow rose in the garden?" I asked sweetly for his permission. He stared at me for a while,
"Do as you please with the garden." He said as he went inside. I grinned at him.
"Thank you!" I beam and leave.