Everyone Is Leaving Me

Chapter-Nineteen

Madeline's POV:

After he stormed out of the house with the scowl etched on his face, I felt like crying at my bad fate.

My eyes caught the sight of rumpled bed sheets and the remainder of what we did last night on that very bed made my face heat up. I couldn't believe that we slept together.

Can we blame alcohol for what happened last night?

Unfortunately, we couldn't blame everything on alcohol. I was a bit drunk. But if I wanted him to stop I could have stopped him.

He wasn't that drunk either. If he wanted to stop he would've stopped himself.

But we both wanted it and we both did it.

When I tried to look pretty for him I didn't plan to sleep with him. I just wanted him to look at me like a girl instead of his best friend.

He was so passionate all night. He didn't let me breathe properly before claiming my mouth again and again. He told me he couldn't get enough of me.

He showed me a wild side of him that I never knew exists in him.

Last night, I could feel his lips everywhere on my body, burning my soul with the need that only he knew how to satisfy.

I lived in a different world last night with him. I didn't regret anything that happened between him and me. I would probably cherish that beautiful night my whole life.

I felt the small satisfaction knowing that Laura's wasn't able to ruin his first time with her dirty body. I felt glad that he was my first and I his first.

But it hurt me to think that I wouldn't be his last. He would always run back to Laura.

I would've told him what a cunning lying cheating bitch his girlfriend was. But that airheaded boy interrupted me by giving me that mind-blowing and my mind-numbing kiss.

He had the audacity to ruin the mood by giving me that haughty explanation and blaming me to seduce him.

I was mumbling and pacing in my room when my phone started to ringing.

I took the side glance at the screen and cringed.

"Hello?" I said.

"Madeline, where are you?" My aunt asked sounding angry.

"I'm at home. I was sleeping," I replied cringing at the word "sleeping".

"We're coming back so you better stay in a home." She ordered me.

The line went dead and I threw the phone on the bed.

I pulled my hair in exasperation.

My phone beeped again and I picked it up again to see a message from my overly elated friend.

Milly: I want to meet you. I have great news to share with you. I'm so happy!

Me: Okay. Let's meet at the "Café" in an hour?

Milly: Oh, God. I'm so excited!!

Me: I have concluded that. See you later.

I glanced back at the messy bed and groaned.

"I'm so tired. Now, who's going to clean it?" I asked myself.

"You miss-always-tired." My mind retorted.

I glared at my mind comebacks.

Hurriedly, I changed my bed sheets and cleaned the mess around the room. Then my eyes caught the half-empty wine bottle sitting on the small table in the center. I knew if my aunt will find out that we drank from her wine bottle she would chop my head off.

I emptied the bottle in the washroom sink and threw it in a trash can near my aunt's mini-bar.

When my room was tidy, I looked at myself and blushed. I was still wearing his stupid shirt.

"He looked hot last night in this," I mumbled.

I unbuttoned it and decided to wash it. After washing his shirt with my hands I dried it and decided to keep it in my closet.

Then I went to take a quick shower. I got under the warm shower and my body hummed in a sigh. I picked up the soap and started to wash my body. Some sore parts of my body started to protest when the soap touched them. But it washed off his smell from my body leaving a soft scent of jasmine behind.

After the shower, I changed into my jeans and a V-neck red t-shirt. I picked the small towel and started to dry my hair when my eyes again went to the bed.

I didn't know how I would ever be able to look and sleep at it without blushing and reminding myself about the night.

The bell rang making me jump in shock. I glanced outside from my window to see my aunt and my cousin standing with their luggage at the door waiting for me to come down.

They came into the lounge and slumped down on the couches leaving their luggage out for me to drag in.

I dragged their heavy luggage inside and shut the door.

"Madeline, bring me some water." My aunt ordered me.

I went to the kitchen, picked a glass and poured some chilled water in it then made my way back to the lounge.

Aunt Emma was massaging her head while her eyes were shut tightly.

"Ah... Water," I mumbled to catch her attention.

She opened her eyes and snatched the glass from my hand.

She stared at me sweeping her eyes up and down on my body making me feel nervous.

"You look different and happy. Why you are glowing so much?" She said making me froze.

I couldn't stop the blush from spreading on my face again.

"I took the eight hours of beauty sleep because someone wasn't here to disturb me in the morning," I said trying to look less happy.

Delia glared at me at my jab but stayed quiet. She knew I was talking about her.

"There is nothing in the pantry. I need grocery to prepare lunch." I said.

"No, we'll order some Chinese food today," She said with the smile.

I frowned at her smiling face feeling nervous.

I felt like something bad was going to happen?

"Can I go out to meet, Milly?" I asked hoping she would allow me to leave.

"Sure, dear. But try to come home early because you need to pack your stuff," She said picking up TV remote and looking nonchalant.

"W-Why do I need to pack my stuff?" I asked her scared.

"You cannot live here anymore," She said her eyes still on television.

The dread washed over me as her words settled in my mind making me hyperventilate.

"W-Why I can't live here anymore?" I asked her my voice so small and hollow.

"It's a right time for you to move out," she said.

Her words made me dizzy.

She thought it was a right time to kick me out.  I would be going to eighteen next week means I was still under her care legally. It was not like I wanted to stay under her roof all my life like Delia. I desperately wanted to move out, but all these years I wasn't able to save much money. She didn't let me get the job because she wanted me to take care of the house. All my teenage life I did the chores of the house. From doing laundry to cleaning basement everything was my responsibility.

"Please, don't kick me out. I'll do whatever you want me to do. I have nowhere to go," I begged her dropping on the floor and clutching her legs.

"I'm selling this house, Madeline," She said sighing.

"Why? You kept it when we couldn't afford anything because it is Uncle Nate's gift." I asked her confused.

"I need to sell it now. My mother needs a heart transplant and for that I need money," She said with her eyes sad.

"Oh, so where are we going to move after selling the house?" I asked her feeling better that she wasn't kicking me out.

"Only Delia and I will be moving to Colombia." She said.

My heart dropped in the pit of my stomach.

"If you want to stay in Boston, you will need to find a place here for yourself. I cannot bare your expenses with my mother hospital bills and pay a rent," She said without any remorse.

She never took care of me. She never treated me like a niece. She never feeds me.

She brought me into this house as a maid who will work for her and her bratty daughter and stay quite. I thought I was putting my share in making that home a peaceful place for us.

She knew that I had no money to live on my own. Last summer, I got a small job and managed to earn some. But I had to spend them on y stationery and keep some for my lunch.

"But where will I go? Please, take me with you." I begged her once again.

"You're a young and intelligent girl, Madeline. I'm sure you've already something planned out," She said getting up from the couch.

"I didn't know you are planning to sell this house," I mumbled.

I feel overwhelmed by what happened in the morning. Now, this decision had left me shaken.

"You've two days to figure out everything because the new family will move in here after two days," She said leaving the room.

I was shaking internally at the thought of being alone again. I recalled how it felt when my parents never returned from the trip they went. I waited for them to come and pick me up from school but they never came back.

I stayed in the school alone shivering in the harsh weather. I was hungry and tired.

At that time, I was just craving for my mother's warmth and my dad's hugs. I wanted to go home and sleep on my bed cocoon in my purple blanket. But my parents never came back to get me and I never got the chance again to sleep in my blanket.

I was in the principal's office when my aunt came. I never met her before in my life. She told me that she was my aunt and had a talk with the principal. She told me my parents have died in a car crash and I would be living with her from now on. I was five at that time and couldn't do anything.

I got up from the floor and wiped the lone tear from my eyes. I made my way out and started walking in the direction of the cafe where Milly and I planned to meet.

I didn't know how I will be going to find the place to live and a job.

"What about college?" My brain asked me.

I was still waiting for the acceptance letter from a few colleges and they would mail them to this house address.

When I reached the cafe I faked a smile and entered. Milly was sitting there in the corner drinking her coffee.

"Hi," I said, taking the seat opposite her.

"Hey. How're you?" She said putting her coffee cup on the table.

"I'm fine. What was the news that you were so excited to tell me about?" I asked her smiling.

"I've received an acceptance letter from the college of Australia. And that's not the only thing for my excitement. The real reason is that Mac is also coming with me. He also got accepted into the same college. Can you believe it, Madeline?" Milly said squealing in happiness.

My heart clenched after hearing her, it meant she would be leaving too.

I didn't want to tell her about my problem and spoil her happiness. She deserved happiness in her life and I didn't want to ruin my friends' mood.

"That's so good. But Australia is so far away. I'm going to miss you," I said truthfully.

"Oh, God! Madeline, you're right. I'm going to miss you a lot," She said jumping out from her chair and hugging me.

I hugged her back while a few tears roll down my face.

When we pulled away I saw her eyes brimming with tears. Wiping my face, I smiled and said, "You're not going to forget about me,"

"I can never forget about you. You're not easy to be forgotten, my sassy friend. I love you." She said smiling and hugging me again while the people in the cafe gave us weird glances.

"When will you be leaving?" I asked her.

"I'm leaving tomorrow," She replied.

"What? But that's so soon," I said feeling disappointed.

"I know right. But Mac and I need to visit some places to make a final decision about where we would be living. Its campus or some private place," She told me.

We chatted for an hour then she left as her parents were calling her and asking her to come back.

I told her that I would walk back home on my own when she insisted to drop me off.

Walking back home was so difficult. I didn't want to go and pack everything. I didn't want to leave the room I thought was my heaven.

I felt alone again in my life. Slowly everyone was leaving me once again.

Who hasn't left yet?

"Brandon." My heart whispered.

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Published date: 22-March-2017

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