Cursed by his Love (Completed)

Chapter 5

The more I tried to avoid him or avoid his thoughts, the more he comes into my life again and again. ‘What an unfortunate girl I am?’.

I peeked to see his house and found his home was locked. As I was annoyed by his thoughts, staring at his home and was lost for a minute until I heard, ‘Please come in’, a young handsome man opened Lauren’s house door. He must be her son.

‘Where is Madam Lauren?’

He showed me her room. I could remember he was launching a greeting attitude until I get inside Lauren’s room.

‘Hello! Nora’, Lauren said with a full grin.

Until I changed the bandage to her, the man who opened the door to me, sat next to her, holding her hands. He seemed so gentle and impressive.

‘This is my son Jack Nolan’, Lauren introduced me to her son. I acknowledged her with a nod and a smile. Jack Nolan was the Lauren’s ex-husband’s son whereas Jerry Nolan was the son of Lauren and her second husband Harry Nolan.

When I was about to leave, Jack asked, ‘I can drop you to the hospital’.

I suddenly shook my head, ‘No, thank you for your concern. But hospital cab will be here in a minute’

He nodded, ‘okay, catch you up another time. bye’, he said, patting my shoulder and left the home. Jack spoke gently and was so kind in attitude, no wonder he was the son of Lauren.

Once Jack left, I was waiting for the cab to come. I hurried out to see Frank’s home, but it was still locked. I launched a sad face and went back to the hospital.

For the next 15 days, it became a routine to go to Lauren’s house and I was looking forward to meeting Frank, but I could only see his locked empty house and I was surrounded by melancholy.

Lauren became better and she no more needed a nurse and I no more need to travel to Lauren’s house. On the final day, she even invited me for dinner the following week and I agreed to go since she insisted me to come.

I was wondering, a rich woman like Lauren could be so kind to a normal nurse like me. Lauren was really a good-hearted lady.

Days passed by I could not stop thinking about Frank. One fine Saturday evening, I decided to go to Frank’s home, meet him and was going to tell how I feel about him. I brought all my courage and went to his home, holding a pink rose bouquet.

Standing in his house’s entrance, I realized how stupid that idea was, but day by day I developed my feelings for Frank. I agreed with the fact that I really like him.

I remembered people say, ‘Love is blind’, I agreed to it at that moment when I realized that I was standing in front of my kidnapper’s house holding a rose bouquet to tell him I love him. Hilarious! wasn’t it?

What funnier was his house door was locked. I sat on his doorsteps more than an hour expecting he would come but he never showed up that day.

After realizing it was going to be dark soon, I left the flowers at his doorsteps and left the place.

I did the same, twice after that, I used to go to his house expecting him, but I saw only the locked house and used to leave the flowers at his doorsteps. But each time, previous flowers were gone there, I assumed he must have taken it.

…

Someday, when I was placing the flowers at his doorstep, a hoarse voice, ‘What are you doing here?’.

Oh s**t! Before even I turned back, I knew it was Frank. I prepared a long speech to talk to him, ironically, my mind had gone blank again. I stood speechless with my eyes wide open.

He rushed near to me and opened the door in a haste after seeing around outside as if he was checking whether someone was watching us or not. He pulled me inside his house.

‘What the f*ck are you doing here?’, he asked me in a hoarse voice by shaking my shoulders.

‘Are you going to tell the police that this is my house?’, he narrowed his eyes, his gray eyes were hard to see and gave a cold stare.

I quickly replied in a worried tone, ‘No, no’, shook my head.

He gritted his teeth and pressed me so hard on the wall, I could not bear the pain, I shut my eyes, ‘I love you’, I said nervously.

‘What?’

‘Yes, I really like you. That’s why I even went to every bike race’, I said in a timid tone looking at him with a worried face.

‘Is this a joke?’, he asked me so seriously.

‘No’, I said it in a serious tone, ‘I really like you Frank’, I bit my lower lips and was so nervous about what I had said to him.

The next moment I was expecting him that he will make fun of me or he will burst out and laugh at me and make me feel humiliated or embarrassed.

But he actually kissed me, Yes! He kissed my lips. The kiss was not quite gentle though nice. I was completely speechless and became a statue with my eyes wide opened like I saw a ghost.

I did not even breathe at that moment. I did not kiss him back also and stood stiffened my body due to shock. I could not move and felt bewitched like somebody cast a spell over me.

He noticed my reaction, ‘Are you okay?’, asked me, looking at my face in a gaze.

I exhaled heavily with a timid smile. I could not control myself from smiling due to shyness, so I bit my lower lips and tried to stop me from smiling.

He saw me trying to control the smile, he gave a small grin, ‘so you are the flower delivery girl? I thought someone delivering here by mistake’.

I smiled and lowered my eyelids.

‘Don’t come here anymore. If any of them saw you, definitely they will murder you this time. Everyman in the gang was already in a fear of being getting caught to the police. Moreover, you know their faces.’

I nodded, ‘Okay, I will not come again’

‘Great, leave now’, he opened the door and I left his house like an obedient puppy. I did not get what was the meaning of that kiss. Why did he kiss me? Does that mean he loves me? Or was he just using me? Did he even know my name? or what I do?

Rubbing my hair in confusion, I started walking. As soon as I took two steps, I heard someone called my name, ‘Nora?’.

I turned and saw Jack Nolan, Madam Lauren’s son, I was flustered, ‘Hello! Jack’

‘What are you doing here?’

‘I... I.. came to see madam Lauren and I forgot which house yours is.’, I stammered.

‘thank god, you called me’, I added and smiled.

He looked me like he did not believe me and replied, ‘Sure, go in, she is in her room’. I nodded and went inside Lauren’s house.

…

A few days later, I came to know there was a bike race event that weekend. I did not tell Rose and I went alone. Frank won that race. Once I saw him on stage with a serious face, I wondered why he was not smiling even after winning the race.

I slowly walked out of the crowd to the gym area where the players' dressing room was there, where they used to store their stuff in lockers, baths. I waited there to meet Frank.

Unfortunately, I met Jonas, Frank’s competent in the bike race, he approached me and asked, ‘Can I help you?’. He noticed that I do not belong there and asked this question.

‘I am waiting for my friend’, I snapped.

‘okay’, he shrugged after gazing at me up and down which really made me feel uncomfortable. So, I started to walk. Suddenly, I heard a bold voice, ‘Nora?’.

It was from Frank. Before even I smiled or acknowledge to Frank, ‘oh, Is he your friend? I am better than him. Wanna try?’, Jonas smirked with an evil face.

‘Stay away from her’, Frank said this to Jonas in a cold voice, clenching his fists. I stopped Frank not to make the situation worse, ‘Frank, it’s okay let us go’. He suddenly held my forearm and took me inside the gym.

I could notice he was not in a good mood because of the confrontation with Jonas, I tried to explain to him, ‘I just want to see you. That’s why I was waiting,’ before even I finished, he kissed my lips, pressed me so hard on the locker, he kissed me for so long.

Even some other players entered the room but left with a grin after seeing us kissing. I felt so shy and was shrinking all over my body.