The Billionaire's Captive

The tending

It 9 am; the third day in hell, I’m lying upside down on the bed burning in fever, devoid of my belongings, not knowing where my future lies, unaware of the surprises that I’m yet to discover, lying nearly dead at the throne of a merciless King who is asking my integrity to satisfy his lust, thinking why the poor always get to experience the worst things in life why not rich, why only us have to adapt to the devastating tragedies and bitter truths of this life, diving into the death gradually yet painfully and the door lock open?

“Honey, get up, you should be ready for breakfast before Gabriel arrives at the hall” Ms. Jules voiced

“I don’t want to, I won’t come” Rosanne whispered

“But dear you must…”

“Ms. Jules please go away”

“Alright” Ms. Jules voiced while getting away

As Ms. Jules gets downstairs, she finds Gabriel standing amidst the main hall waiting with his hands in pockets. He turns back and glances at Ms. Jules in an interrogative way.

“I tried Gabriel but she is not willing to get up”

“Then I must go and check by myself”

“But son be patient with this girl, she’s scared” Ms. Jules whispered when Gabriel gets past her

“Like you don’t know me, Anam Jules, it will be fine, don’t worry” Gabriel voiced smiling

“Okay son, God bless you”

Gabriel walks upstairs and enters Rosanne’s room. He silently approaches Rosanne, stands beside the bed for a while smiling and gazing at her from behind, then sluggishly gets on the bed, gets closer to Rosanne, plays with her blonde hair for a couple of moments, then sniffles his nose against her blonde hair, catches some lustful feels, then starts moving his fingers through Rosanne’s neck and back getting his face closer to her neck, then starts kissing her neck leisurely, and then suddenly he stops as if some shock wave has hit him. He moves his face away, puts his right hand on Rosanne’s neck, and then her face.

“Oh my dear Lord, Rosanne you are burning with fever, what happened to you? Rosanne, get up, hey Rose look at me” Gabriel voiced worriedly while moving Rosanne to and fro

“Anam Jules, Anam Jules, hurry Rose has caught a fever, kindly attend to her” Gabriel voiced hurriedly calling Mrs. Jules in

“Oh my dear daughter, what happened?” Mrs. Jules voiced worrying

“Did she take anything oppressive or something, I don’t know” Gabriel asked worryingly

“No, my son she hasn’t eaten anything except for a single or two bites from the last night’s dinner, she must have gotten it from depression, she has not been doing well since the moment she got here, you should call Dr. Andrew” Mrs. Jules replied

“Yeah, I’m calling him right away, you stay with her” Gabriel voiced while getting out of the room and calling Dr. Andrew

“Yeah, Mr. Andrews, umm I was hoping to see at the mansion, there is a umm patient, she umm, she has gotten a pretty harsh fever, I don’t know what to do”

“Gabriel, I would have hurried to reach you but pal I’m out of town for a meeting, I won’t be able to make it till tomorrow, have you caught the fever, I should send someone from the hospital if that’s fine?” Mr. Andrew voiced

“No, I’m fine, it’s a guest, and that won’t be necessary, you know I don’t allow anyone else here, you umm, how about you guide me how to deal with it instantly?”

“Yeah okay, if you must, I suggest you should take the patient and give him a cold shower, that would take the fever away, then wait for some time, if it continues then I’ll suggest you a medication alright”

“Alright Andrew, thank you, will keep in touch”

“Anytime bro, take good care”

“Alright see you”

Gabriel gets in the room, approaches Rosanne, stands for a moment gazing, then asks Mrs. Jules to bring soup and tea.

“Will you handle it Gabriel or I must help you?” Mrs. Jules asked

“No, it’s not necessary, you should go prepare the soup, bring it in after some time”

“As you say” Mrs. Jules voiced while getting out of the room

He takes off his coat, tie, shirt, and pant, then approaches Rosanne, takes off the blanket, reach or her, carries her slowly in his arms and gazes at her pale face.

“Let’s get you up Rose” Gabriel whispered

“Let go of me” Rosanne whispered in half-consciousness

“It’s okay, you will be fine” Gabriel whispered

Gabriel carries Rosanne to the bathroom, rests her on the bathtub, takes off her blue frock, gets in the tub, takes the shower, and starts to shower her slowly starting from the head. Rosanne starts to shiver and groaning in pain and fever.

“Stop it, stop it please” Rosanne whispered while shivering

Then Gabriel grabs her towards him and rests her in his arms to make her feel safe. Then again starts to shower getting wet along with her. Rosanne is resting on Gabriel’s chest and after a moment grabs a hold on him so firmly that Gabriel starts to feel her heartbeat against his. After a great deal of time, Gabriel has been listening to his heartbeat, it’s like Gabriel had forgotten that he also possesses a heart. The moment has clenched him; he put the shower away, holds his arms around Rosanne, rubbing his hands on her arms and back, she has gotten goosebumps and he is soothing her nerves. He hugs her firmly, puts his face onto her neck rubs his nose against her neck, then turns his face completely into his neck and starts sobbing as some old event has struck him. They sit in the bathtub for some time then Gabriel gets up, puts on the bathrobe, then puts one on Rosanne, pulls her out of the tub, carries her to the bed, and lays her serenely. He is standing above her, watching her sleep, and then the nostalgia comes over him. He stands gazing at her till his eyes teemed with tears and just when he was about to burst, someone knocked at the door.

“Yes” Gabriel voiced

“Gabriel, I brought the soup, will you do it yourself?” Mrs. Jules asked entering the room

“No, umm I have this meeting I need to go, I’ll come to visit her in the evening” Gabriel voiced confusingly and got out of the room

Then he went to his room, put on his clothes, stands before the mirror, and stares at himself while hooking up the shirt’s buttons. Then he puts on his watch and gets out.

“Moles, get me my phone, I left it in Rosanne’s room”

“Okay Sire” Moles voiced while running away

After grabbing his phone, Gabriel walks out of the hall while putting on his shades and gets in the car.

“Duck, we’re not going to the meeting” Gabriel voiced

“Where are we heading Sire?”

“Graveyard”

“As you say Sire” Duck voiced while driving the car out of the main door

Rosanne lies in the bed for some time, then wakes up sluggishly, and revolves her head around.

“You’re up dear, how are you feeling now?” Mrs. Jules asked

“What happened, what happened to me?” Rosanne asked in a haze

“You caught a bad fever, Gabriel asked the doctor as soon as he found out, then he gave you a shower to deal with the fever and see you got better dear”

“What, Gabriel gave me a shower?” Rosanne asked surprisingly

“Yes, he did, he took great care of you, if it wasn’t for you, he wouldn’t have done, I mean Gabriel has not been like this for a long time” Mrs. Jules spoke

“Huh, so that happened”

“Yes, but it's good you got better, I have made this soup for you, you should drink it, you have lost a great deal of strength, also you must be hungry, come on drink it”

“It’s okay Mrs. Jules I’ll drink it myself, you don’t have to worry you can leave”

“As you like dear, I’ll be here if you need anything, you have this bell here, you can ring it if you need anything”

“Okay Mrs. Jules and umm Mrs. Jules”

“Yes, dear”

“Thank you for taking care of me, it means a lot”

“Don’t mention dear, it’s my duty, and besides you should thank Gabriel, he needs it” Mrs. Jules spoke getting out of the room

Rosanne starts to drink the soup while being lost in her imagination. It was quite surprising for her to hear and expect such a tending from a cold-hearted person.

“So, Mr. Gabriel also happens to be a human after all or maybe, maybe he was just doing it to gain my affection and change my decision, you are wrong Gabriel, you’ll neither earn my trust nor my love, that’s for sure” Rosanne whispered to herself

Gabriel arrived at the graveyard, Duck opens the door for him, he gets down, the worker runs towards him, pays his respect, then Gabriel approaches a specified grave area, sits in front of a grave, takes off his shades, puts a bouquet of daisies on it, gazes on the listed stone and sobs for a great deal of time. Then finally gets up, cleans his face with the handkerchief, puts on his shades back, and reaches for his car. Then he arrives at the coffee shop, sits there for some time, and then by night returns back to the mansion. Gabriel gets down from the car, enters the mansion at a slower pace, gets upstairs, and enters Rosanne’s room. Rosanne is sitting on the chair beside the window, looking outside, as soon as Gabriel enters, Rosanne returns to her harsh reality from the fantasies and turns her head towards him. This is the first time Rosanne is seeing Gabriel other than his arrogant state. He seems different today; his face seems submerged in sadness, his eyes are puffy, and his facial impressions are not demanding rather appealing. I am also expecting from his situation that he might be drunk and now he is gonna make me pay for his miseries. He is standing across the door, continuously staring at me, eating me alive with his questioning impressions and I’m waiting in dismay what he has to ask me or what he is going to do with me tonight. The moment seems tensed and strangled between Gabriel and Rosanne and the night seems held in silence.