The Forbidden Passion

Chapter seven

*Heavily UNEDITED*

Taking his hand means accepting him and she gets to keep the organization while rejecting it means losing her family and the organization so she stretched her hands forward and accepted his handshake. Samuel wrapped his hands firmly around hers and brought it to his lips giving it a light peck as he looked into her eyes which sent chills down Ariana’s spine.

The Anderson’s got into the car then Benjamin smiled and waved at Ariana and she returned with a wider smile and wave. A gesture that made the little boy happy. Their car finally disappeared and everyone went inside the house.

“I’m going to my bedroom” Brie announced.

“Didn’t ask, don’t care.” Ariana rolled her eyes as she walked past her. Brie turned to Cole with questioning eyes “Aren’t you going to say anything”. “Well... no one actually asked” Cole shrugged and Ariana chuckled. He walked past Brie and join Ariana on the stairs and they laughed and shared a hi-five. “I’m pretty sure she was pained” Cole muttered. “Well that’s the least she deserves for being b***h” Ariana replied as she walked into her room.

“Dad, are you also just gonna keep quiet while she disrespects me” Brie whined and Peter just cleared his throat before walking away to his study leaving Brie stunned and alone. She stomped her feet on the ground before going to her room.

They used to be a happy family. Sure they had their little fights but they always made up after some days, now they’re just a scattered family on the road to bankruptcy and with little to no respects for one another. She misses when she and Brie were close, when they’ll talk about anything and anyone, when they shared their deepest secrets, when they’ll prank Cole and their parents, when they’ll sneak out of the house with their dads car and go to the night club, she misses their old relationship. Where did it all go wrong? When did she and Brie start hating each others gut? When did their family become a wreck?

Ring!!! Ring!!!

Ariana’s ringing phone brings her out of her deep thoughts, she smiled when she saw the caller IDs. It was a video call from her two besties so she placed her phone on the table and was greeted with loud greetings. .

“Jeremy you seriously need to stop screaming like a girl” Ariana and Daphne laughed. “Oh shut up. I miss you so much Ri” Jeremy said, pouting. “I miss you too girlie” Daphne said and Ariana smiled “I miss you guys too, so much”

Jeremy and Daphne have been Ariana best friends since high school. The three of them have been inseparable ever since, they attended the same college and lived in the same apartment which made them become closer than ever. They drifted apart a little when those two decided they wanted to go to Switzerland for their masters.

“So tell me, did your parents change their mind” Jeremy asked and Ariana signed then nodded the negative.

“Wow! I can’t believe your own parents would do that to you. I could’ve sworn that they’ll change their mind y’know” Daphne said.

“Well they didn’t.”Ariana deadpanned.

“Huhh girl I just wanna hug you so bad right now.” He said as he pouted again.

“I don’t wanna talk about me Jerr, let’s talk about you.. Tell me, have you found a boyfriend yet” Ariana asked and Jeremy blushed. “You did” she raised her eyebrows in surprise. “You got a boyfriend and you didn’t let me know. Wow! I’m hurt” She said, pouting as she holds her chest in fake sadness.

“No,no,no.” He said quickly. “Ri I was gonna tell you, I swear it but Daph here said you’ve gotten a lot on your plates already so I shouldn’t add my ‘boy trouble’.” he air quoted as he turned to Daphne and gave her the finger which she returned.

“And besides it’s nothing too serious yet. Yes we’ve kissed a few times and i really like him but he hasn’t asked me to be his boyfriend yet” he added looking sad. “We both know he would eventually” Daphne said as she snuggled him.

Ding Dong.

“Speak of the devil” Daphne winked and Jeremy smacked her lightly on the arm as he blushed. “Gimme a sec” He excused himself.

“He looks happy” Ariana smiled.

“He is happy. I haven’t seen him this happy since his last break up. I really hope this relationship lasts longer” Daphne replied. “Hey, so tell me. Is the old man hot”she bit her lips. “ Or he’s the typical old man? She grimaced.

“Well..... he’s not the typical old man. To be very honest he actually doesn’t look that bad for a fifty-four year old man. And he’s totally your type” she laughed.

“Oh girlfriend let’s switch role please. I need some sexy old man in my life” she cried dramatically and Ariana chuckled.

Ariana and Daphne talked some more about Switzerland and other things and just after Daphne narrated the story about how she and Jeremy almost got arrested at a club after they had beaten up a guy who groped her Jeremy appeared.

“Hey, I’m going out with my boyfrie...”he stopped and but his lips, realizing his mistake “I mean Elias, I’m going out with Elias.” He grabbed his phone from the table and gave Daphne a kiss on the cheeks then turned to the camera screen “Oh girl I’ll give you a kiss too but unfortunately you’re so far away so here’s all you get” he puckered his lips and kissed the phone screen and Ariana laughed loudly and pleasantly

“Love you” he added before dashing out of the room.

She missed her best friends. They’re the only ones who knows how to cheer her up whenever she’s sad and being so far away from them isn’t helping her at the moment. She needs them closer now more than ever. Talking to them really made her happy.

“Jeremy is in love I tell you” Daphne smiled and Ari smiled wider “I know right”

They talked some more before hanging up and Ariana went back to brooding. She realized there’s no going back and being depressed isn’t going to help. She picked her diary and wrote, one of the things that makes her feel better. So she poured her feelings inside the book.