CURSED 1

HE IS ALIVE

***PENELOPE’S P.O.V***

Chris and my relationship been very strong, and it has just turned out in a way that I had never thought that it would be like that. I have started to understand and acknowledge our friendship, and I am very happy that he is a part of it. I am happy and grateful that Myra and Chris are with me. I am happy that it is

We both have a great bond with it. I am grateful that we will have it. I just want one thing, and that is that now today’s drama will just go fine. That’s it.

“Look, I just want to let you know that it’s going to be okay and don’t you panic, you just have to focus and do your dialogue.”

Pearl said as she came to me. I smiled at her. I have to be calm on the stage. I can’t just lose my temperament or think that it can be quiet. I just said it. I know one thing that’s it.

“Wait, let me just tell you one thing I am not panicked about, it’s going to be so superb.” I told Pearl, as she was. God god. She just. hypers a lot I know that Pealr is just going to be good at managing it all at once

“How will I manage? I can manège and try to manage it all backstage, but I just can’t do anything else more than this, and you just know that very well. Devin is not here. I don’t know when he is going to come. Where is he.”

Pearl said she was right. I didn’t notice that he was not here. “Wait Pearl, don’t worry, I will call him. He will come soon. Just relax. Don’t worry at all.”

I told her I took my phone and then tried to call him. Where are Devin? Please come here. Pearl is.

I texted him a message and I didn’t understand where he was gone.

“Did he pick up the call? Did he tell you anything, tell me Penelope?”

“No he didn’t, but don’t worry he might be driving. They just told us to come on the stage. Now what would happen?”

“Pearl, I will go and continue and as soon as he comes, just send him. I know that he will come.” I just said that, then she nodded, and then I went on the stage. I started to deliver my dialogue. Please, Devin, just This play needs you. Please

I went up the ladder and then called my Romeo, and I was shocked when I saw Myra. She went down and looked at me. “Oh my Romeo.”

“I am Juliet.”

“Ohh sorry I am Romeo. You are my Juliet. You know how much I was missing you, how much I was thinking about that,

How can I have you.”

“I was missing you also, Romeo. I know that you have been in such tough a spot because of my father, but I promise you that I will be there for you. We will fight for it together.”

I was just saying my dialogue when I heard “Juliet, look, I am here. Where are you, my love?”

“God no what is Chris also doing over here as a Romeo.” Myra looked at me and then him

“Who the hell are you? I am the real Romeo and Juliet. Don’t trust this man. I don’t know who he is.”

“I also don’t know who you are and why you are here.” I stepped down from the ladder and then looked at them both.

“No Juliet, this is a trap from your father. That is just fooling you. I am your real, Romeo, not this one.? Can’t you even recognize your own Romeo? Tell me love.”

What are they doing? What am I supposed to do now? I don’t have any ide at all. God, what be doing right now. “I don’t know about that, but the only thing that I know is that my heart can know who my Rome is, and it says that he is my Romeo, and he is going to be my Romeo should I don’t trust you.”

Myra was just smiling when her mystick felt: “This is your Romeo. How come he is your Romeo who doesn’t even have a mustache? He was faking it if you see it?”

“Then do you have a real one?” Myra said and then went to Chris and then removed his mustache, also and what the hell are they all doing? I just don’t get it at all. I just have no idea about that at all?

“What the hell? Is it. Tell me, look at me and tell me, why who are you, where is my real Romeo? You both are my father's both.”

I started to act and then started to cry. do right now. I don’t know at all. I I was just crying a lot and a lot.

“Just don’t do that. You know what I want to tell you. Just look at me and just know one thing. That I have feelings for you. I am the one who loves you and will always do that.”

Chris said as he arrived and then said he made me look at him, “I don’t know. I just want my Romeo. I love him. I just can’t love anyone else. I am sorry, but I just love him a lot and don’t think that I will choose someone else.”

“Here I am Juliet your Romeo.” Thank god he is here now. This game will be safe.

Myra and Chris both looked at Devin. I looked at him and then ran towards him. I hugged him. “My dear, I missed you. You know why these two were following me so much. Thank god that you are here, otherwise just god knows what would have happened to me.”

“Until the day I am alive nothing can happen to you, Juliet. I am here for you and I will protect you and our love from the whole world.”

He said and then slowly Myra and Chris went away, then me and Devin played the role properly and then let it go.

We both came off the stage and then Pearl hugged us. “Thank god that you came Devin. I was so scared, and you were seeing how they were handling it, not just Myra. They also went. They were both just so irritating and Myra, I was telling you the dialogue and what you were saying.”

“What I was just trying to improve is your dialogues were so boring that it was giving me a headache, and I just don’t understand why you were thinking. I was so good at that. Chris, he just came and spoiled it all.”

Myra started to blame Chris, whatever people would say, it was actually fun to do this drama. “It was if I had known that you were becoming Romeo, then I would not have come upstairs.”

“Ohh, so even after seeing me on the stage you were not aware of it.”

“Ohh god yes it was not at all you were actually doing s**t I came and saved it okay.”

“Enough guys. I am glad that it's now gone. Just relax. You both just relax and don’t worry at all. Just look at me and relax, okay, don’t worry at all.”

She said," I don’t understand why they both keep on fighting. I mean there is just no way. I hugged them. Then we discussed laughing and said for a while and just got shocked when we got the price because we just changed the whole drama.

I am happy that it happened. Now Pearl is relaxed and relieved. So now are you happy?”

“Definitely I am what I would not be if we got the price just because of the stupidity you all did. I never thought that we could have or do something stupid. What we have always done is that we have just always done this basic. I am glad that it happened.”

“Thank me because I was the one who did it all. Actually, I need a treat at a party after all I have done such a great thing.”

“You and never party.” Pearl said they were all talking when I went to Devin.

“Hey wait.” He stopped and then looked at me.

“Yes.”

“Where were Devin? I mean you knew that we had our drama but you still didn’t come on time.”

He looked at me with his old face looking at why he looked at me this way. “Because I had some important work, and I was busy doing that. If it had taken more time, then I would not have even come, but still I took out the time and then decided that I come, and I did would so just don’t show me this tantrum of yours.”

He turned to leave, but then I held his hand and then looked at him. “What do you think is that I am dying to meet you? I have called you so many times and have asked you for just one reason, because I wanted you to come soon so that nothing bad happens and Pearl was so upset that she was about to cry.”

He came close to me and then held my hand tightly? “What do you think? What is it that you think going on? What am I a fool? Let me tell you one thing, stay away from you.”

I got tears in my eyes

I just don’t understand why he is behaving like that to me. I know that he doesn’t like me at all, or he doesn’t want me around him because I am not, until now, as he isn’t like he is at, but this behaviour Hurting me.

“Just let go of my hand, and you are hurting me.” I said with tears in my eyes. This man

me every time.

I just don’t get that at all, I just want to know. What is the Why are we all doing it? I just don’t know at all why he behaves like that. For me “You stay away from me or else you will only get pain and, one more thing, you are continuously interfering with my stuff. I don’t like to stay away from myself.”

“Why, Devin, are you scared that I will learn about something that you have done? I don’t understand why you behave as if I am some sort of shot. Why, Devin, I know that I am not one of you, but this behavior.”

I said with tears in my eyes," it just hurts a lot to can’t he be like a normal person? I don’t understand that at all. He should at least know that he can’t behave like that with me. I am not some sort of toy for him.

“No, I don’t care about you. The only thing that I ask from you every single time is to stay away from me. As far as you can, don’t irritate me. This happened to that Called drama that you wanted. Now what else do you want to tell me?”

He asked me what I should tell him should you me every single time. “Why do you protect me every single time, why should you not do that, you should just stay away from me, but no, you just always end up protecting me saving me. Just tell me why what is the reason.”

“I don’t care about that at all. If anyone apart from you had fallen, then I would also have protected her. You are not special. Don’t think that I will ever fall for an orphanage like you.”

I just said it and I just don’t get that at all, what sort of man he is. I just don’t get that at all. Listen to me Devin, I am not coming to you begging for you to be with you. I just want to tell you that as a normal person I was talking to you, but it’s alright.”

“I just wanted to let you know that things will be like this, just so, just make sure that if you don’t want to get hurt, then just don’t talk to me at all or just don’t think that I will be talking nicely to you and just because I saved your life once doesn’t mean that I will do it again.”

He said it and then, to leave, when I said “Yes and that is why you did that, you chose to save me that day and when I fell from that, why did you save me?”

He didn’t say anything, just left. He is rude. He is so very rude he thinks that he can do whatever he wants to do, and I will just not let that happen at all.

My self-respect. No one can do this. However, you try to be sweet with him, it can never be possible that it will ever be like that at all. It

He had just left, and I still had tears in my eyes. I know that he just hates me a lot, but I don't have to deserve this. I have never done anything wrong. Why Devin, why do you hate me so much and push me so much away from you?

“Penelope, are you okay?” Chris came and then asked me. He looked at me and my tears.

“So he said something to you. I just don’t understand what his problem is. Actually, what I don’t get is what your problem is, why you don’t get it, that it’s not that you should do it is that you about to talk to him.”

Chris started to shout at me. I just don’t know why I am crying and why he why he at me.

“Why?

Are shouting at me. You know that I should not have talked to him or have seen anything to him, but he was late. He was not sure, and you have not seen Pearls he's condition. I was just telling him that he can do whatever he wants whenever you want, you have to respect him. Someone else is time also.”

“Listen to Pearl, that you care a lot about her, but at the same time, I know one thing, let’s stop doing that. I just can’t see you hurting yourself every single time because he is a guy who doesn’t give a f**k about anything.” I just looked at him. I know actually I’m not even in a bit of a mood to talk to him the way he is just to me right now. It was not what he should have done. I just don’t understand one thing about why he also thought that is and shouted at me just because I am in it or everyone just thinks that anyone can say whatever they want to.

“ Now I think that I should go.”

I just said it, and then told him to leave when he held my hand. “Why are you going away from me? Just tell me. I know that I have shouted at you. It was absolutely wrong, but I was just worried about you because I

So how did he behaved to him and I just got angry. I’m sorry.”

He said, and made me look at him. I just knew that he was worried about me, but this is not the way that you can talk to me.

“ I’m sorry Chris, I know that you care a lot about me, but at the same time, I just want to let you know that you can talk to me like that. I completely understand that he talked to me like that, and you were upset. Start the seat on. You also have to respect that you are my boyfriend and this is not the way you should be talking.”

I just told him I needed this when he told him

That he could talk to me in a heated way, and it was not acceptable. I think we really understand that sometimes that we cannot be in control, but he has to control himself. He can’t talk like that to me.

“Penelope, listen to me. I am sorry, I am extremely sorry that I., and I talked to you like that. I am extremely sorry. I just want to apologize for that. Please don’t leave like I know that I was very wrong.”

“ It’s not that you are at home. I just completely understand you were upset, but now I just want a little bit of my time. I’m sorry.”

I just said this because I really need my time. I am very upset right now at all.

Is happening and whatever I will say you have ever seen, people just have to assume that I am wrong, so I just need some time.

“ You're not going to leave me alone. I am going to be with you here and one more thing. I’m extremely sorry for what I have done. You are the most integral part of my life.”

He said something which made me stop. What I thought was that he not into me. Respect is very important for me, a very important part of my life.

“It’s okay Chris, I forgot you because I know that you didn’t mean that it’s alright.”

“What happened, what you two were?

Let’s go shopping.” Pearl said. Then he held my hand and then we both held each other's hand and headed inside.

We all later sat in the car and then went to the hotel. We all settled down and then ordered our food.

“God you know what Chris, it was like Penelope betrayed you. It was like you are like, please don’t say that.”

Pearl said and then laughed at him, “

I just wanted to make it feel like it’s true. That’s why I was doing that.”

“Ohh Oh Chris, everyone knows that you don’t like it if someone has her attention,” Pearl said, then Myra said.

“Yes, but in the entire drama someone else had her attention right Penelope.” I looked at Chris. He knew that Myra was teasing. I just hope that he will not have any to do With anything.

I looked at him and then held his hand under the table. I held it, giving him the assurance that it all just didn’t matter at all, not even a bit.

“Whatever you will want, it was on stage, but off-stage it’s all on me.”

He said, and then I smiled at him. I am happy that he is happy with me, and he is not worried about anything. I am

I just want that Devin will not again become the topic of any disturbance now. It has been a while now.

We all had our dinner. Then I was sitting in Chris' car. He looked at me. “Penelope, thank you so much for coming and becoming a part of my life. I am glad that now you are that in my life.”

“I think that I should be the one saying that you came and then had me like this in your life, which was just the best.”

I am happy, or I say that I am g. that I am very happy that he is with me. I hugged him “Tbanks Penelope.”

“Common Chris, stop saying this, sorry I came now. I think that we should just go.”

Myra said, and then I looked at her and laughed “She is right now. We should go.”

” Chris said, and then he left us all in her house as it was a lot late so I didn’t go back. To my hostel. I was lying down on the bed and Myr. Pealr was also there.

“You know what, Myra, you just don’t know what you should say. Chris was already upset with Devin and you.”

“Please, birdy, there was nothing wrong with that. I said he should think about it himself. Did he even think about how Penelope would have I mean how he could shout at her.”

“It’s okay Myra, he apologized.”

“I get it, but still it’s not acceptable.”

She said

I do accept that she is right, but I know that it was just not what he meant.

“Shutup Myra, it is between Penelope and Chris and you are going to spoil it. That’s not correct.”

“How come not correct. Just tell me it is not correct. I am telling you Alena, just don’t do anything wrong did you get it don’t you dare to do anything wrong at all.”

“Don’t worry Myra, I will not make any mistakes and Chris and I also had a big argument about this because he couldn’t talk like that to me, and he apologized that he didn’t mean that, so I accepted that he didn’t mean that.”

I said it. I know that it might sound weird, but that is just the truth and that is all that I know.

“Penelope, I don’t want to rule or interfere in your relationship, and you know that it’s just that I don’t want anyone to behave like you. That’s all that I know. I know that it might sound weird, but at the same time had I just know that you are very important friend of me and even if he would have not been my friend I would have said the same thing.”

I went to her and then hugged her. “Why do you think, Myra, that I will not trust you, or I will doubt your I know what you meant and mean as you know and can see, I am not angry with you, and honestly I can never be angry, from me. Trust me on this.”

I told her I Myra very well. She can never desire or think to hurt me, not even by any chance at all.” It’s okay now, no more of both of your drama dramas’s Myra. Just let it all be. I am very happy, and now I want to sleep peacefully.” Pealr said. I smiled at her. I am the luckiest one to have them all at once. I never had a family, and then now this

can they be, so great things can happen to be.

“Now, don’t think much as you said, things are now sorted between you and that asshole so It’s alright I am okay with that just know that you have to be happy that’s all that I want for you.”

“I know Myra.” We both lay on the bed and then slept of together I am happy that it’s just happening I am glad that it’s all happening at the same time

I close my eyes and then Devin only person who makes me sad and who makes me question everything is him he just makes me irritate he just makes me feel that I am wrong or even my existence is just wrong

I got up and then went to balcony I was just looking in the garden this home this place I have to actually keep a distance from this place this is his home what if someone will know about him than everything will be shattered and I just don’t want that to happen it will destroy there happiness whatever he had done with my mom and me they should not pay for that Maria aunty she should not know about it or she will be broke she loves that man alit just more than anything

Definitely,Our faith is written by go do we just can’t control it at all if we will try to control it then it will be our stupidity to do so we have to just make sure that whatever we do is just correct and not anything wrong in our senses and taking someone’s happiness is just not correct I looked at the star mom that after she will be away from me she is going to be the star I know that you are the star mom no and you are looking for me and every single day you just pray that I will stay happy that’s all that you wish for and you know what mom I am absolutely fine I am more than good

I have friends who are more than family few peoples who loves me so much that I just don’t have any other exception other than that

“Hey sleeping.” Myra said as she also came and stood next to me

“I was just looking at the sky mom said that she will become a star and will always protect me I know that she is been looking at me isn’t it good.”

“Definitely just wanted to let you know that, I am also here and when you feel that you wants moms love you can for sure go to mom she will be with you in everything she is just going to make sure that you will stay here and you will just stay happy that’s it don’t worry okay just relaxed

You know that everyone is with me but the more close I will stay with them the more there happiness will be challenged and I just don’t want that to happen at all

I know that it’s not a great idea but I have to maintain a particular diatcnce

My life will also life an Di just don’t want that to happen j don’t want that they will even for a bit feel that whatever just happened was not correct or was not that something that should have happened the secret that no one knows should just stay that way only and it should not change cause the day it will chnage it will be a terrible mistake

“Hey, what you want to sleep, or keep you just want to keep standing here long Penelope. I know that there might be something that you don’t want to tell us, but that is just absolutely alright. That’s not an issue, about the only thing that I know is that you should be stressing out yourself for tha.”

I smiled at her as she said that I that I should not be stressing out about that at all. I should not stress about that, but at the same time something about which I should actually be stressing out and even if I change it or not change it will just not chnage at all

“Myra, thanks, but I do need some time. I want to stay back here for a while, I am

“Wait Penelope, you were all great, is it because Chris listened. I know that he is a scrum bag He just doesn’t know how to behave sometimes, but just forget him. What he. It was just a mistake that happened to him that will not happen again.”

“I got that, I just completely got that. I know that it’s not going to be a great idea, but trust me, I am not upset because of that and if you have forgotten, I was the one telling you that it’s absolutely fine, and I am just not upset.”

“Yeah you did, but it could happen that you must be lying to not make me or Pearl feel that you are sad today. She was very happy after all.”

“No Myra, honestly. I was not upset with him at the beginning. I definitely was because I was not able to understand why he did that, why he just shouted at me so much without even thinking, but it’s okay he just said that he was upset, which is cool. Sometimes it happens.”

She smiled at me. “You know what, Penelope, this Chris is a good man. He will learn stuff. He will learn how he has to be

will change, and I promise you that it’s just that he got a little jealous because of Devin. He had all your attention.”

“He didn’t. It was just that I let it be. I know that it doesn’t matter, but just forget it, let it all be how it is now, and if you are alright now. We should sleep.”

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