Chapter 61 - Evil Plot (1/2)

On our way back, I decided to drive the car. Stella was quietly sitting on her seat. I stopped the car in the middle of the road, where it was not crowded. The empty road was the perfect place to murder someone or to gather up your thoughts.

” Why did you ran away that time?”

” ... I don't know. I just felt so sad and heartbroken when I saw you with her. Even though I knew it was nothing to make a fuss about.” She was looking at the window avoiding my eyes.

” It's okay. You don't have to be sad.” I tried to comfort her. The eyes of her were on the verge of crying. They became the pools of tears. The warm drops of tears began to fall down on her smooth skin. ” I'm just glad that we didn't had any misunderstandings. But I still have one thing to know from you. What you said to Ray, is that true?” I was gazing at her, my eyes were fixed on her, waiting to hear the answer.

” Yes.” She nodded her head as she replied. For a moment I couldn't believe my ears. I was just stunned and shocked as well. My mouth took a shape of a bright smile. In fact I can tell it was brighter than the sun. Although the seat belt was keeping me on hold, I stretched out my body and warped my arms around her.

” I knew it!” Stella smiled but the drops of tears were still there. Such a pretty smile being worn out by those pitiful tears of her. I wiped them with my palm. ” Shhh. Why are you still crying? ”

” Because I'm stupid. I'm crying because.... I was overthinking this whole situation. I should have stayed and talked with you, right there instantly..... If I hadn't ran away, you couldn't have gotten hurt.” She burst out in tears. Her nose and cheeks were puffed up bright red. Her eyes had turned swollen.

” That's not your fault. Besides nothing happened to me—— see! I'm perfectly fine. Please calm down.”

” I can't.... I just can't! Everything is going out of my control. My stomach hurts so bad after running like that and-”

” Are you still on your period?”

” Mmmm .”

” Okay, lemme take you somewhere else.” I drove away the car and took her to eat ice cream. As much I know, girls like eating ice cream in these days. We went inside the cafe and sat in a corner where people won't see or bother us. I told the waiter to bring us ice cream Sunday.

” Let's start it from the beginning. What happened when I went for trip?”

” Ray had apologised to me after that day when he came to our house. He said, he was only worried for me so, I believed. But I noticed that Ray was trying to talk negatively about you. In the past, when I would discuss anything with Ray he would only agree with me. That's why, when he was saying the opposite of mine, I started to doubt him. Even I went to meet him and he still talked badly of you which made me feel sad.”

As the waiter came to serve us the ice cream, Stella stopped her speech. Her emotional state was beyond explainable. She was angry and sad at the same time. She began to take spoonful of the ice cream and stared to eat it in a hurry.

” Well, as you know now Ray loves you that's why he was doing all these scheming.”