Help me , Mister

Not Again, Please.

Letitia's POV

I wake up to someone calling my name and shaking me softly. Who is this? I think to myself groaning in displeasure. I hear a soft giggle next to me and I quickly snap my eyes open and see Larisa sitting next to me with a little grin on her face.

"Come on !", she says taking my hand in hers and pulls me up so I am standing. I let her pull me up with no protest because I do not have the energy and I am still sleepy.

"Go and take a shower. There are clothes in there and you'll find me here.", she says opening the bathroom door and pushing me in before closing it . I sigh as I lean on the door and my eyes widen when I see myself in a big black t-shirt. Who changed me ? I'm sure Larisa changed me, he is too much of a gentleman to do that.

I quickly take a shower washing away all the sweat from yesterday and get out when I finish. I wear the sundress she chose for me and look myself in the mirror only to see the bruises on my neck and cheek. My eyes water when I see them but quickly get rid of them. I will not do this to myself again. I think to myself as i open the bathroom door and close it behind me.

"You look great, CupCake.", she says beaming at me and I smile a little.

"Not better than you.", I say walking to her and sit next to her on the bed.

"Not true. Let's eat, I am starving. ", she says taking the tray and placing it between us.

"Looks great. ", I say to her as she takes a bite on her slice of toast. We eat in silence until we finish. We are now sitting on the couch that is in the bedroom talking and laughing together.

"CupCake ? I know you said you don't want to talk about it but I can't just stay quiet when I see bruises all over your precious body.", she suddenly says with a gentle tone and I find myself fidgeting when she looks at me.

I do not want to talk about it but I think it will help having someone who will listen to me and not judge me. I need to let all the pain out. Larisa has done a lot for me and I started trusting her more than anyone.

"It was an arranged marriage. ", that is what I first say and I see her eyes widen at that.

"My uncle arranged it and he manipulated me into agreeing to it. He said that is what my parents wanted and I didn't want to disappoint them , so I agreed to marrying him. He was my highschool crush and I really liked him which was a bonus.", I say with a small smile and look Larisa to see if she is still listening.

"Our marriage was rushed which made me really suspicious but never voiced it out. We met before the wedding and I saw the boy I really liked in high school. He was such a gentleman and I fell for his charms. The first year of our marriage was the best. We used to do everything together, we were a team but that all changed and I didn't know how to get his old self back.", I say remembering the first time he acted cold and distant. We had movie nights on the weekends and watched them together but he started coming home late . He made a lot of excuses like saying he is tired.

"The first time he laid a hand on me was Saturday, the day Kazimir saved me. He came with a woman that he claims he is in love with and that was our second year anniversary. ", I say with blank face and tone.

"W-what?", she stutters looking at me with wide eyes.

"He also told me he never loved me and married me because he wanted to close a business deal. He bought me and I've been so blind and naive that I did not see that he does not want me anymore . ", I say tears flowing down on my face.

"No, please. Don't blame yourself. You can't blame yourself for their cruelty, please.", she says her voice cracking a little and she hugs me to her chest as I cry silently.

"I have nothing left ,Larisa. I have no one , my only family just sold me to a man they don't know. I am alone in this big and cruel world. ", I say sobbing on her chest .

"No , CupCake. You have me and Kazimir. We're here for you , always.", she says rubbing my back gently in a soothing manner.

"My uncle and aunt sold my family's house. My childhood home is living strangers and I have nowhere to go. That is all I have left from my parents but now I lost it too. I am such a failure, I can't do anything right. My life is upside down and I don't know how to fix it. ", I say calming down from my sobbing.

"Don't say that. You are not a failure and I am here everytime. I will help you get your life on track, okay ?", she says kissing my hand softly and I smile at her wiping my face clean.

"Where is Kazimir ?", I ask trying to change the subject and mentally facepalm as I see Larisa smirking at me and looking at me with a knowing look.

"He went to work. He had an early meeting. ", she says and I feel the urge to throw up but I try to supress it. The urge becomes stronger but I keep on trying to stop it.

"Are you okay ? You look pale.", she says in concern but I could not answer her I just get up and run to the bathroom. I open the toilet seat and throw up. I feel someone taking my hair and rubbing my back gently. I finish and brush my teeth while she flushes .

"I think you might have a cold.", she says putting her hand on my forehead. "I'll buy medicine just sit on the bed and take a rest while-"

"There is no need , Larisa. I'm fine. ", I say cutting off her little rant.

"Yeah ? You just threw up and you say you're fine ? No way!", she says looking at me with an uncertain look.

"I said I'm fine , okay?!", I shout at her and see her eyes widen in surprise and immediately realise my mistake.

"I'm so sorry. ", I say looking at her with an apologetic look.

"It's fine , really. I need to get going now. You will be fine, right?", she asks me taking her phone on top of the bed .

"Of course ,I'll be fine. I need to get going too.", I say looking around the room for my bags.

"What do you mean ? You can't leave , where will you go then ?", she asks in a stern voice.

"I can't stay here , Larisa. I don't want to be a burden.", I say to her but she does not want to hear it.

"You're not and this house is big enough, you can stay here.", she says with a shrug and I look at her like she is crazy.

"No way! That does not mean I should stay. This is not even your house.", I say looking at her with a challenging look on my face.

"Okay, fine but you can't just leave because you still have to thank Kazimir. I mean he did save you twice and I am sure he will be offended if you just leave without talking to him first. ", she says trying to blackmail me but I know she is right.

"Fine. I will stay but I will leave as soon as he arrives.", I say folding my hands on my chest.

"We will see about that. ", she mumbles under her breath and I couldn't hear her.

"What did you say?", I say with a confused expression while she walks to the bedroom door.

"I said his favourite meal is Lasagna and he also likes pasta.", she says closing the door behind her leaving me confused. I repeat her sentence in my mind and finally see what she was insinuating. I laugh to myself and try to find my suitcases. I first look in the walk in closet and see it next to the chair.

I sit on the chair and look in the bag for all my documents. I want my passport ready because I am not staying here, this city has many bad memories. I feel myself yawn as I put everything back to its place. My body is tired , I think as I get out of the walk in closet and walk to the bed . I throw myself on the bed and take a little nap. Just a few minutes.

I wake up to my phone vibrating on the bed and quickly sit up. I rub my eyes to get rid of sleep and look at the message . It is from Larisa.

'Hope you are good, CupCake. Tell me if need anything

PS: Don't forget to tell me all the details'- BigSis'

I laugh to myself when I finish reading her message. She is just too much . She is already playing matchmaker and I do not think I am ready for that now. I look at the time only to see it is already 5:40pm. I quickly get up from the bed and run to the kitchen. I take all the ingredients needed and put them on the kitchen counter and start cooking.

I finish everything a bit early but he is still not here. I dish up for the both of us and put his plate on the microwave while I seat on the kitchen counter and eat. When I finish eating , I go to the living room and watch my favorite series. The time strikes 9 o'clock and still no sign of him. Does he always work this late?

I hear people talking outside but I can't hear what they are saying. Maybe he is here with Larisa, but she didn't say she will come. I think to myself with my heart beating fast and my hands sweating. The front door opens and I can hear them clearly now but what makes me disappointed is that this is not Larisa.

"Why are you here, Camilla?", I hear his voice and their footsteps get closer.

"You didn't call me, Kazimir and the annual ball is near. We have to choose our-", he cuts her off before she could finish.

"Camilla , you should have called or texted me and-", he stops talking as soon as he sees me and I make eye contact with him before looking down. I look up to see the woman he is here with and of course she looks like a supermodel. I will not jump to conclusions this time but it is hard when I see the woman holding his arm possessively as soon as she sees me.

"I thought you never wanted maids here, baby. Who is she and why is she here?", she asks him looking at me with an annoyed expression. No! Not again. I shouldn't have listened to Larisa and just left here. Of course he has a girlfriend , why wouldn't he looking like that? I don't want to be the cause of the conflict between them. He will probably humiliate and kick me out of his house now.