Angel Of Despair

The long cruel summer heat comes to an end as the first rain of summer reaches the peak of the city mountain. The clouds danced between drizzle and torrential rain. The wind makes you ache in places that are deeper than your bones. It may be that it touches something nasty in the human soul. The already gloomy place turned even more sombre. On the highway, cars after cars were moving slowly towards the cemetery. These were the cars that were not seen very commonly, each car was expensive and very few in the whole country, and all these cars' destination was the same cemetery. It was one of the best locations to rest as it shows the view of both mountains and river. The trees surrounding the areas were moving ever so slowly as if they were mourning for the descents. The rain was getting heavier as the cars reached closer to the location. Finally the cars stopped and one after another people dressed in suits started to get out. Someone hurriedly came out from the front seat of the first car with an umbrella, opened the back seat door and waited for the person to exit. From the back seat, there stepped out a woman dressed in a long black dress, her face was covered with black veil and hat. Her face was white as a sheet and eyes bloodshot red. She looked like a ghost walking towards its demise. Under the protection of all these people besides her she looked like a ghost that would disappear any moment. "Be strong Mrs. Miller, our prayers are with you." the cemetery worker said as he walked her up to the allotted location. Edlyn looked up to him. Just like her name she was small, fragile. Her eyes were glittery red with a streak of tears on her cheeks. Whenever she smiled in these situations,she gave the feeling of pity, the kind which makes mendesire to conquer and protect. In a crooked voice she whispered "Thank you." Even though the cemetery worker saw this scene day and night, seeing this young lady, he almost felt bad for letting her see her husband buried in front of her. Ivan Miller was an astounding man when he was alive, so it was only natural if his funeral was as astounding and impressive as he was. The people gathered around there were those you would see on rare occasions. All the prominent people in each field of life were present there, be it the A-list actor, the famous singer or the President of the country. They all were standing there with silence with a crestfallen expression on their faces. The best of the best location was selected to give an outstanding man an outstanding resting place. It was the place where Ivan Miller's Cloth Grave would be. The plane he was on crashed and burned into pieces leaving nothing but ashes. People searched around the area for the longest time but not a single person was found alive. Theycould not find a single bone, that's how bad the crash was. Everything was scattered into pieces. Edlyn looked at the black and white image of Ivan Miller before she choked on tears and turned her head away. People behind her sighed at her pitiful state. Young love they thought to themselves. Poor Mrs.Miller. There were some who deemed it was not enough and whispered to others " I heard they loved each other very much, how come she isn't shedding a single tear now that he's being buried?" "Hush," someone whispered "Don't you know? The poor gal has been crying ever since she got the news of the crash. I heard someone say she fainted a few days ago because of crying. It's probably because she's become numb and no more tears are coming out. Look at how much weight she has lost" After saying that, everyone around them sighed. "Sigh, she became a widow at such a young age. Life is really unfair sometimes." "Well she did inherit his billion dollars property, it's enough for her to get by all her life." "I heard she isn't that fond Luxury. What is the point of all this money when you have no one to share with?" "Exactly," A few, almost undetectable sighs reached Edlyn's ears. She turned her head down and wiped the tears from her cheeks. 'Pity and envy' - that's what everyone felt about her. Pity because she became a widow at the age of 24, envy because her husband was one of the big names of the country and now she was the richest woman among them. A cold wind passed her, making her shiver. She staggered and closed her eyes to make herself stable. A jacket was placed on her shoulder. She turned around to look at the owner of the jacket. "Sister-in-law, you should take care of yourself." It was a young man. His raven hair styled to the side, his sharp features and his facial expressions were of someone you wouldn't want to mess around with, but the clear worry and tenderness was contradictory to his usual expressions. "Thank you, Zayn." She smiled slightly, despite her trembling body and Zayn stepped aside to give her space to say a final goodbye in peace. ✨✨✨ After a long tiring day, Edlyn finally returned to the Miller Mansion with a few lawyers in tow with her.They placed a few documents in front of her as they were the properties and shares that originally belonged to her Husband. "Mrs. Miller, these are documents of his properties and shares worth approximately 40 billions that your husband has left behind. Please check them and make sure everything is right. As for your husband's unexpected death, there hasn't been any records of Mr Miller making his will. According to law, you are now the sole owner of all his properties and shares", said the chief lawyer. She merely glanced at the documents. It was obvious she had no interest in all the money. The lawyers saw this and sighed in their hearts. "No matter how much money she has now, what's the use of it? She has no child and now her husband is gone, too. The law of Jungle prevails in this world. People will eat her alive just for this", thought the chief lawyer. He had heard about the couple being in love but seeing is believing. He sighed once again at her uninterested expressions and sigh. "After three months from today you can inherit all of this. As police couldn't find his body, lawfully he is still a missing person. After three months you can declare him dead. And this will be resolved," she heard the chief lawyer and nodded. "Thank you everyone" she whispered softly. "Take care Mrs.Miller. Everything will be alright" with that the chief lawyer left the mansion with the other lawyers. ✨✨✨ After talking to the lawyers she went straight to her room. As soon as she closed the door, out of nowhere a cold wind blew into the room, Making her body shiver. She removed her veil and hat and went towards the vanity. She looked at her pale lifeless face and smiled at herself. She grabbed the make up wipes and started removing the thickest layer of foundation she has applied to make herself look pale. Underneath those layers her skin was glowing and her eyes bright. It's been three years since she married Ivan. three years after passing by a bazar an old man, who looked like a fortune teller, told her she is going to get married in the next few months and her husband will die three years after their marriage in a plane crash. She scoffed at the man, she was only going to turn 21 at that time, married and a widow at the age of 24. ' Yeah right' she had thought to herself. But fate was laughing at her when she said that, the same night she went to a club and got drunk to the point she slept with someone she shouldn't have. It was best f*****g night of her life, because the man was wild and everything she ever wanted in bed. But the next morning she was dumbfounded. Because the man shamelessly asked her to take responsibility for him because he was drugged and she slept with him. He said He'd either Marry her or she would marry him, whichever makes her comfortable. She tried to explain herself but the man was determined that Edlyn takes responsibility for him. She scoffed to herself thinking in which century this man was living in? But then it hit her. It hit her like a f*****g truck. The man in front of her was none other than Ivan Miller, the most influential man in the Country and one of the most desired bachelor of the world bachelor at the moment. He was said to be picky about his women. Even on Social events where having a partner was necessary he either had his Assistant or one of the Industry's hottest model/singer/Actor. The women around him are never ugly. There were whispers that he killed his last wife because she wasn't what he expected. Terrified, she politely told him that it was a mistake that she had no intention of sleeping with him; she just got a little too drunk and lost control of herself. She politely excused herself and ran away from the motel. She thought she had escaped the situation But her luck was not with her, sometime passed when she saw some unexpected guests at her place. As she was 21she was living with her parents. So when she went downstairs to see who it was sitting with her parents she was shook beyond words. Ivan Miller sat there smiling shamelessly at her. Her mother told Edlyn that Mr.Miller has asked for her hand in Marriage. He said people have to take responsibility for their actions. Herparents had thought It was him who accidentally slept with her so he was being a gentleman. She gaped at him with her mouth wide open. This shameless bastard. She refused to marry him, but her parents told her that there's no one better than him as he has the looks, he was filthy rich and most of all he came all the way here to ask for her hand in Marriage. There was nothing better than marrying the one who truly wants to appreciate you. She told them she didn't know him and she didn't want to marry a man without love and she was only 21. but it was all vain, somehow he convinced his parents for early marriage. So that's how she was married at the age of 21. Funny, isn't it? Just like some f*****g Rom com, she married the man within three month. In a span of months she learned that this man was not to be messed with. He was a 100% boss villain. His looks were just to deceive you. It was like a sweet beautiful trap to capture its preys. he was cruel, ruthless and cold-blooded. Anyone who came into his way died a tragic death. She learned that Ivan liked fragile, weak looking girls, he liked them in the palm of his hands. She should stay by his side. She should be loyal and not cause any kind of trouble for him. He will shower them with luxurious gifts when he's happy, but he'll make their life living hell if they try to cheat him or make trouble for him. After first hand experience she decided to be a perfect doll for him and not cause any kind of trouble for herself. In desperate situations people would believe that elephants can fly and just like that Edlyn believed that old man in Bazar and because that bastard old man has said she would be married within months so here she is married to a f*****g mafia boss, he also has said he would die after three years. So now each passing moment she was waiting for this exact moment. So acted as a perfect wife for him. A wife who doesn't like to shop that much, a wife who prepares everything for her husband. Who wakes up before him in the morning and waits for him at dinner. She acted like she was as pure as white flower who got drunk for the first time that night. Which was true (the getting drunk part). Time passed just like that, three years passed and she was ready to give up on the act of being A Perfect when suddenly she heard the news of the crash. God damnit.. finally free.