Chapter Fifteen

                                        

                                              
Chapter Fourteen..
" What is all this? ", Arianna blurted angrily as her husband tried walking out on her.
For like hours he has been on a phone call,  completely forgetting about her who has been waiting impatiently in the living room.
And now he just wants to Walk out .... Like that?
What the hell is wrong with this man?
" What do you even you are doing Richard? I need your words, to explain all of that craziness that transpired there. You can't keep running away", she yelled , blocking his path with herself, her heart pounding heavily and erratically across her chest.
His chin hardened tightly, his jugular vein on full display.
"Arianna please....", He trailed, doing so much work to make his voice come out stable.
" Let's have this conversation tomorrow.... Please", he pleaded softly, trying to touch her shoulder but she wriggled away before he could.
A trail of hurt flicked through his face , making his jaw to clench harder.
" Don't touch me", she spat,  the venom sipping out of her words pierced through his skin.
" That is exactly what you are good at... running away..... from problems.... From everything. ", 
He gulped down hard as her calm but heart wrenching words pierced his mind.
" No it isn't like that , Arianna please just trust me okay, I want......"
" I trust you, I believe in you,. But I don't think it is the same for you...... what exactly is happening? What is going on?? Why are you in that pictures? Why are those going around about you? Is it true or false? I need your words.... Your EXPLANATIONS ", Arianna yelled, giving a long emphasis on the last word.
" Who are you?", She added.
" Aria, please. Let's just have this discussion tomorrow, I promise to tell you...everything... please ", Richard pleaded, the look of desperation and helplessness on his face.
He felt as tho all of his inside is crumbling.
Arianna shook her head repeatedly letting put a scoff, " And that is what you are doing now..... running away
..I...."
" Arianna!!! ", he roared, his jaw tightening in anger.
The intensity of his yell made her flinch so bad, her heat missing a beat.
The look on his face isn't that of anger anymore but rage. 
" Stop saying I am running away, I am not. Stop it ", he yelled, swiping his hand in the air.
" You are my wife Aria, you are to stay calm for me but what are you doing?  ..... adding a bunch of salt to my wound? ", He stated, his voice a bit low and calm now but the anger in his tone could not be hidden in any way.
" I said we will talk about it all tomorrow.... I promised....but what exactly do you want?? Please Arianna let me be.... ", He muttered softly, pang of guilt slammed through Arianna's. Has she been too harsh?
" I am.in chaos myself..... please", he added lastly before walking away to their room.
Arianna didn't miss that last look he gave her, he is so disappointed in her.
That gaze, it made her kneel weak, never has she seen Richard so down and vulnyas that.
But no one can actually blame her, she is a very hypersensitive person and who would not act like that after witnessing such horrible moments of her husband.
There in the pictures, he looks so savage,like a killer.
Her mind wandered off to the probability of him killing someone and she shuddered.
Her lower sink into the sofa behind her.
Who is her husband? Why is he not telling her anything.
She was so deep and engrossed in her thoughts, when her phone beeped a ring.
Jessica, her husband's sister.
" Hi Jessie ", she said immediately she picked it up, trying to make her voice as cheerful as ever but it came out sullen... horrible.
" Arianna are you okay? My brother is he alright? ", She panicked.
Arianna sighed rubbing her forehead as she felt a headache coming in.
" Jessie what is happening?.I'm confused , and your brother isn't saying a word to me. ", 
A short silence came through the other side.
" Is Richard okay? Where is he ?" , Jessica said instead.
Arianna sighed," in the room, he will be fine ",
Jessica let out a light sob, taking Arianna by suprise.
What exactly is happening?
" Arianna I beg you, stay with him. Please, he has been through so much already and is definitely feeling alone right now, I know. He needs you, no matter what please stay with him..... please ", Jessica sobbed .
Arianna's confusion and urge to know the fact soared more, the fact that his sister is breaking down right now tels that his family knows something.
" Jessie, what is going on? Tell me please", 
" Richard is not a bad person, he will never hurt a soul. You should know that.  He was just a lost soul", Jessica said softly before hanging up .
" Hello, Jessie... hel...", she trailed, coming to know the call has been ended.
She flung her phone frustratingly, running her hands through her dark silky hair.
  Why the hell is all of this happening now? Tomorrow she has a court session and she isn't emotionally stable.
Her mind wandered off to the note she received at the ball and fear and anxiousness crept more into her system.
 Someone is definitely behind all of this, but who could it be?
Fabian Delagado or Marshall? Which of them ?
With all of this happening and a lot of things on her mind, she hope she will be able to get through tomorrow.
She hope so 
©Adira H.