Chapter 8: Chapter 7

Teresa’s P.O.V

When Rihito asked me to listen to what my husband had to say, I thought he came to apologize about the night’s incident and of course he’s not getting off the hook without a proper apology, only I know what I had to go through yesterday in the dark alley in the middle of somewhere, I can’t even describe the fear I felt. Thank heavens that I somehow managed to find a telephone booth and thank god that I remembered Rina’s number because when this cruel monster, threw me out of his car, he drove off along with my purse which had my phone and money and also the hope I could find my way back home. Never in my wildest dream did I think that my husband would leave me there or else I would have held the purse tightly like my life depended on it. I didn’t even move from the place for hours in hope that he might come back. But what’s done is done so I do expect an apology after what he had made me go through!

It’s already been 10 minutes and I’m offered with just silence instead of an apology.

“You’re coming back with me.” He orders.

“Excuse me?” I glare at him, he is supposed to apologize and not order me around.

“I know I shouldn’t have done what I did...”

Thank god he at least thinks it was wrong! Good!

“Would you mind telling me exactly what you did? just making sure at least you know what you did.” I have no intention of letting this matter go easily so do hell with getting in his good books or whatever. I can’t continue pretend to be sweet and meek after what he’s done to me!

He glares at me, I glare back.

He looked away, his eyes staring at the ground now. Good he’s guilty at least!

“I left you alone. I know I shouldn’t have. I know that was wrong.” He speaks.

I already know what’s wrong and what’s not. I just want his apology that’s it.

“And?” I wait for him to apologize.

“and I’m here to..”

“And you’re here to?” Just what the hell is taking him so long? You know you’re wrong, you’ve done a huge mistake, just apologize and get done with it!

I hear him sigh, “and I’m here to take you back home.” He answers.

“and that’s it?” I narrow my eyes at him. Where is the damn sorry?

“yes that’s it.” He nods.

“you’re here just to bring me back? You want me back home?”

“Yes. Mom’s wants you back she misses not having you around.” He shrugs.

What’s the meaning of that? You’re not here to apologize? You came here because your mom misses not having me around? What the hell?!

“You could have sent someone else why come yourself?” I test him to know if he actually came realizing his mistake or someone forced him to?

“I was just passing from here so thought I’ll take you along with me.” He replies.

This jerk! Just passing by? So this jerk is here not to apologize but he was just passing by! Stop kidding me!

“I’m not going anywhere with you.” I make it loud and clear.

“What?” He narrows his eyes at me.

“Exactly what you heard!” I try not to raise my voice, trying hard to contain my anger, but it still gives away.

“I’m here to take you back and you are going with me.” He declares.

“Don’t you dare order me! I don’t even feel safe standing here alone with you, don’t even think I’ll go anywhere with you!” I yell at him. He’s not even apologizing and even dares to order me?

“If you’ve forgotten you’ve signed a contract with me and you promised me you’ll help me out with my parents you can’t back out!” He shouts.

Now where the hell did this come from?

“What does our ‘contract’ marriage has anything to do with this?” i ask him.

“It does. You’re making this difficult for me, what will I answer mom?” He snaps at me.

“Oh then did the contract state that you could throw me out of your car I the middle of the night in middle of somewhere?” I glare at him.

“I said I was wrong and whose fault was it? it was you who made me angry.”

Oh my god!! This dude is crazy!

“I just asked why we left the party and it was my fault? Whom are you kidding?”

This jerk sure knows how to make people angry!

“I didn’t have to answer your silly question.” He retorts.

“Really? Then even I don’t have to go with you either, I am going to stay here.” I declare as I cross my arms.

“I’m your husband and I’m taking you home! You’re coming with me and that’s final.”

“Oh wow! You’re my husband? That’s a news to me! You can do whatever you want, but I’m not going anywhere with you and that’s my decision.” I declare as we both glare at each other.

He then storms out of the room.

Why did he even come? to ruin my mood? to depress me more than I already was?

He just simply had to apologize!!

Ryouma’s P.O.V

I shouldn’t have gone there in the first place! That woman! Rihito called her a sweet innocent lamb?! Nothing of her was innocent and sweet instead she was picking a fight with me! Now my headache has just gotten worse!

After office, I head home. Mom will kill me from her nagging, where is Teresa? Why isn’t she home? Argh! Damn.

Dinner time

After finishing working on a power point at the rooftop, I come downstairs to have dinner, but everyone is ignoring me like I’m invisible! Just what the hell is going on?

I’m about to take my plate but my mom takes it with her,

“Mom?” I raise my eyebrows at my mother, who doesn’t respond and instead starts serving my dad.

“MOM!” I call her again, great! no reply! fine!

I look at dad, who just hides behind the magazine on his hands.

“Maria, pass me the plate.” I call my house maid, but even she doesn’t respond and runs inside the kitchen.

When I get up and try to take the plate myself my mom again snatches the plate from my hand!

“What the hell? I don’t even get to eat in my own house?” I protest.

“Yes! You’re not getting any food today, if you’re hungry go get your food yourself!” my mom glares at me definitely planning to starve me.

“Whom is that for?” i point the tray, full of dishes in her hand.

“Oh this it’s for my daughter” she answers with a big smile.

“daughter? Teresa? She’s here?” I ask her and I thought she said she’s not coming here, no matter what.

“If you don’t want to see her then you can get out of this house, son.” She rolls her eyes at me and walks upstairs with the tray, my mom not only she wants me to starve but also wants me out of the house?

“hey mom! You’re not possibly taking that to my room?” I narrow my eyes at her. “I like my room clean and dinner is supposed to be eaten at the dinner table not in room and especially not in my room!” I glare at her but she ignores me and goes upstairs.

“I see what’s going on here and dad you’re supporting them?” I look at dad hoping at least he would help me out.

“You reap what you sow son.” He simply means ‘do not make me mess with your mom, she’ll throw me out too.’

“Fine, just do whatever you want.” I shout and go upstairs in the terrace and have my food...ordered food....but more than half of it I threw it away. I can’t digest restaurant food. Even though they made it like homemade but still can’t match a real homemade food, can it? And my mother knows how to torture me that’s why no food for me. She even barred me from entering the kitchen! I can manage for a week or two but the problem is how many weeks are they going to torture me? I Sigh.

After having my food, I head towards my room. I don’t even bother looking at her side, I brush my teeth and got into my bed. Wait! What?!

“what the hell are you doing in my bed?” I jump out of the bed as I yell at my wife.

She rubs her eyes and stares at me, blankly.

“Sleeping of course. Can’t you see?” She asks as if I’m an idiot not to make out such a simple thing.

“I can see that woman! But why are you sleeping in my bed? Go sleep in yours.” I point at the direction of her bed.

“Which bed?” She shrugs, I look at the space where her bed was supposed to be, now empty.

“Where did it go?” I ask her.

“Oh! It got bored here, so it walked away.” she laughs.

She’s messing with me now!

“Are you crazy?” I shout at her.

“No, that’s only your copyright, being c-r-a-z-y, you just asked a crazy question! ‘Where did it go?’ “it got bored and went away.′ is my answer.” She rolls her eyes.

“Okay, miss intelligent, mind telling me where the hell is your bed?” I narrow my eyes at her.

“This is my bed!” she points at my bed.

“This is my bed.” i protest.

“That bed, mom took it away. so this is my bed now!” She smirks.

“Wait! you told her everything?” No wonder my mom was treating me like that! My mom got to know everything and she is acting like it’s no big deal at all?!

“Do I look that stupid to you?” She asks glaring at me.

“yes!” I answer honestly, I’ve always found her stupid!

“what? ok whatever... but let me make it clear, I haven’t told her anything about our contract! If your mom gets to know everything my dad gets to know it too, we jumped in this together so we’re both equally responsible, If you’re caught I’m caught too so no I’m not that stupid as you think I am! got it?” she points her index finger at me.

I roll my eyes.

“Now, good night!” She pulls on the blanket and goes back to sleep.

“Do not sleep in my bed.” I pull off the blanket as I shout.

“Then, where should i sleep?” She narrows her eyes at me.

“Just go and sleep anywhere but not here that’s my bed!” I yell.

“I’m very sleepy don’t make me fight right now. We’ll continue later ’kay?” She says as she yawns.

“No! We’ll sort this out now. Why are you here? You were going to stay in your best friend’s house forever, remember?” I snatch the blanket from her.

“Yes husband I said so. But then you only reminded me, that you’re my husband and I’m supposed to stay here with you, so yes I’m in my house right now, got a problem? and why are you fighting like a child over bed anyway? It’s a bed enough for both of us.” She gets up from the bed and walks towards the couch and picks up the cushions.

“Hey! Don’t touch them!” I throw the blanket on the bed and run to snatch the cushions from her hands.

She raises her brows at me and grabs another two from the couch and tosses it on the bed, creating a line in the middle of the bed, dividing it into equal halves.

“this is my side ’Kay? You can sleep there.” She says pointing to other side.

“I don’t like sharing my things. I can’t sleep with someone right next to me!” I protest.

“Okay I’ll solve this too. We’re married and a contract marriage means we follow every rules of the marriage unless the contract states otherwise, so the law gives me all the power to be in this room, in this bed and since we didn’t mention about it in the contract it makes it all more simple, dear husband, what’s yours is mine and what’s mine is also mine so basically everything’s mine there is nothing to argue about and if you can’t share bed with anyone that’s simply your problem not mine so good night husband, sweet dreams!” She pulls on the blanket and goes back to sleep.

“Okay, so you want to share a bed huh?” I cross my arms and look at her.

“What do you mean?” She blinks in confusion.

“I mean exactly what i said.” I smirk and get close to her.

“Oye, w-wait stay away from me!” She shouts. “I’m warning you! Do not come closer than this! Stop right there!” She suddenly brings a paper “the contract paper” in between our face.

“Rule no. 1!! Rule no.1!!” She shouts desperately.

I try to control my laughter as I take the pillow behind her.

“Just your face is enough for me to stay away from you. I do not need any contract!” bleh! I stick my tongue out.

“What did you just say about my face? you arrogant jerk!” she shouts as her face reddens.

“I said what you heard! Good night, wifey! sweet dreams! “I walk to the couch and sleep.

“jerk!” she throws a cushion at me. “Wish you a very very bad night! I curse you to have the scariest nightmares! I curse you wouldn’t be able to sleep the whole night you big big jerk!” she continues cursing.

“How childish!” I mutter as I sleep with a smile on my face.

1 am

I turn right and left, why is this couch so uncomfortable?

I walk to my bed and look at my wife sleeping like a child, making me sleep there, she’s sleeping her peacefully!

I crawl back to my bed slowly making sure not to wake her up. I better be up early morning before she does, I would rather die before she even gets to know I slept here. Now finally I get to sleep, I close my eyes.

3 a.m

I wake up as I feel someone’s hand on my face, I open my eyes and see her right beside me and her hands suffocating my face, I slowly remove her hands. Just as I turn the other side, I feel her hands around me, I slowly put her hand away.

phew!

3:15 am

“Ouch!” I slip from the bed and hit the floor. Seriously? I get up and see this girl has taken 85% of the bed. God!

I quietly go to other side of the bed and try to sleep again.

3:30 am

*dang* I hear a sound. I look at the other side, she fell from the bed!

God, what’s with this woman? I pick her up and put her back to the bed.

4:00 am

“ouch!” something hits me.

“ouch ouch ouch!” she keeps on punching me.

what the hell?

I tie her hands with her scarf, I actually want to tie her neck with it but I somehow manage to restrain myself.

5 am, again she has taken whole 180 degree round the bed.

When I finally kept some cushion in between us and got ready to sleep it’s already 6:30 am.

Damn! In the end I couldn’t sleep a wink!

I look at the witch beside me whose curse actually worked.

A sweet innocent lamb married to a devil, huh? at this moment I feel like a goat married to a witch!

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Today I took a day off, normally I never did but that witch! Her curse didn’t let me sleep a wink last night and I was so sleepy that I almost fell asleep in the middle of a very important meeting so I decided to just take a day off and sleep.

I directly went to Rihito’s place to sleep peacefully but this damn devil wouldn’t stop irritating me with his questions! I decide to answer his questions all at once!

After I narrate the entire incident, the demon laughs like there’s no tomorrow. Well I’ll actually make sure this will be his last laugh but not before I get my most awaited and needed sleep. “Now shut the hell up and just let me sleep.” I yell. Before drifting into my dreamland hear him murmur, “the devil got his right match.”