12 Chapter 12 (1/2)

Where was I? I try to look around, but my body won't will me to. It was a fact that I wasn't dead for sure. As the pain was very sharp along my ribs. I try to sit up, but I get dizzy. ”Easy” as a figure comes through the door. Wait a minute is that ”Lucas?”

”I'm glad you can now recognize my voice.” As I see his silhouette. ”What happened?” he takes a pillow and he elevates me with it. After some time, Lucas had told me everything that had happened to me.

The more he explains the more everything comes back to my to mind. I can't help but to clench my fists.

”Why didn't you just leave me to die?” as I try to stop the trembling.

”Because I love you Olivia.”

I know I should be grateful that Lucas had saved me, and I knew him but it kind of stressed me out that I was married to him. I was now bound to him. I was more indebted to him. Khloe would pay for everything that they had done to me. When I got better, I would seek her out and of course I would find someone strong enough to square up with her boyfriend. I would get my money that I had worked so hard to obtain.

I had planned on leaving him soon before this incident had occurred. I would compensate him for everything and then leave.

I would get a divorce eventually. He wanted something that I couldn't give to him and that was love. If it were another man, I could have acted my way out of this but no he was different and no matter how much I tried to unravel him it seemed almost impossible.

I shouldn't be mean to him as my life was in his hands. I couldn't even do anything. Not even the basics. I can play whatever part he wants me to. I can act the part of a grateful wife if that's what he wants.

”I bought you food” I turn and find Lucas sitting on the side of the bed. He spoons some soup into my mouth and it melts right in. When was the last time did, I have a meal? When he is done feeding me, he takes the plate to the kitchen.

”Did you drive us home?” when he comes back. ”Yes, you got discharged but you kept on falling asleep. You were asleep during the whole ride to the farm.”

”Farm? What do you mean by farm? Where are we?”

”We are by my farm. I thought it would be better if we moved here and get some country side fresh air.”

”How far are we from town?”

”Very far Olivia. So don't worry we are safe here. I will show you around when you get better.”

Worried? What the hell? I don't want to be at some farm with a guy I met just now! This would make it a whole lot harder to leave!Calm down Olivia.

”I didn't know that you had a farm?”

”It's because you have never asked. I have always planned to move here, and I have everything that I need with me and I knew it was time.”

I start to feel dizzy. I feel myself being lowered onto the bed. ”Lie down you have been up for way longer than you should have been.” I don't fight him on it as I am too tired, and I would think about this tomorrow as I let myself slip into darkness.

I had tried to not let it bother me the way Olivia had looked so done at the fact that we were at the farm. Surely, she would warm up to me. I wanted us to be somewhere with fresh air.

A new start is what she needed. Also a place where she could be safe. Yet my heart felt very heavy when I had seen her fists clenched. Lord I pray that she warms up to me.

Days pass and it is very hard to communicate with her. She doesn't say very much. It seems as if she is in her own world. She was healing nicely.

She was looking a bit better than when she got here.

I always leave her at a certain time so that I can go paint.The one thing that bothered me was the fact that she bottled up what had happened that day. She didn't let it out, I had assumed what had happened on that day but I couldn't be fully sure. If she wanted to tell me should at her own accordance.

I needed to show her that she could trust me and tell me anything. But that would take time. I would wait for her heart to soften so that she could let me in.

I come back at lunch time and I find her sitting upright. I don't think she even notices me.

”I'm bored and I can't stand this. Can I go outside or do something at least?”

”Okay we can have lunch outside.” As I am shocked that she actually did notice when I came back.

When I finish setting up food outside, I come back inside and help out the bed. ”I can walk on my own you know.” As she pushes my arm away. We get to the front porch where the table is set up. I open her chair for her and she sits down.

”This feels so much better than being cooped up in the house.”As I take my surroundings in. There is a dust road and a forest. It looked very calm and peaceful. It was as if we where in the middle of nowhere.

”Do we even have any neighbours?”

”Not that I know of. I haven't been here much but that's going to change now.”

My only source of companionship was him?

”I guess it's just the two of us” as I sigh.

”Yes and we are going to get to know each other.”

”Oh I am so excited to get to know you” as I don't try to hide my sarcasm. Which he ignores as he carries on dishing up food for us.

I take a sip of the orange juice and it tastes so fresh. ”You seem to be enjoying the juice.” As he smiles at me. ”It tastes nice” as I look away. I wasn't going to admit that this the best orange juice that I ever had.

”When you are up to it, I will teach you how to make it. It is simple”

”You made it yourself?”

”Yes. There are about five orange trees up there and they make very sweet oranges.” I wasn't going to lie I was a bit shocked to know that we had an orange tree. I had never seen one before.

”How do you water them?”

”There is a stream up there and there is also an irrigation set up.”

”Oh okay”

”We can take a walk when you are feeling much better.”

”Whatever you say.”