Dark Romeo

chapter 4- you want a divorce?

Chapter 4 _You want a divorce

(Gracey’ Pov)

“Your father is dead” he spoke again.

“nnooo no, that’s not true” The tears flowed from my eyes nonstop, and my body trembled at the weight of his words, my soft criers piercing the growing silence in the room. “noo no, no he is not dead” I repeated the words trying to reassure myself, denying the reality of the situation.

“I need to see him” I headed for the door, but Romeno heard my wrist to stop me

“ I need to see my father”. My sobs were raw and unrestrained, I clutched his chest and hit him hard, he tried to hug me, but I struggled in his embrace and pushed him hard “ I need to see my father, we need to speak with the police, I heard gun shots when the caller told me about the accident, let me go please Romeno, I won't ask anything from you, you can take the money, take everything, I just want my father” I fell to the floor, my body losing the ability to be mobile, I cried my voice rising in anguish, my vision blurred from the tears.

How did it all get to this point “I need to see my father”. I screamed.

“I am sorry Gracey but I won’t let you go out of this room” he walked out leaving me, I could no longer struggle with him, as I lost consciousness from the world.

I woke up in the early hours of the morning, and I found myself on the bed

“Aargh” I screamed, I had a terrible headache, and the memories of last night came flooding my mind again.

“Father” I tried to get myself off the bed, but was pulled back by the stab of pain on my head, I searched the room for my phone but I could not find it. suddenly the door swag open

“Good morning darling” Romeno's voice filled the room.

“I want to see my father”. My voice came out pained and frustrated

He Walked up to me. “Oh my Angel, I already told you what happened to him, he will be laid to rest today”.

“Hunn”. I snapped from the bed ignoring the throbbing headache. “What? Why” uncontrolled tears began to drench my cheeks again. “We need to talk to the police, I heard a gunshot as I spoke to the caller, please let me see him for the last time, please Romeno, I promise I will do anything you want me to do, I just want to see him please” I screamed, even if I was already losing my voice.

“Oh, sorry little princess, I can't grant you that request”.

He grained at me and was about to leave.

I ran to him held his wrist and knelt before him “Romeno please let me go, I need to see my father” he parted my hands and held my shoulders, a glint of hope flashed in my heart when he did that, I smiled weakling.

“No”. Came his voice, the core of my being shook, and I knew I was going to do anything to get out of here, he wouldn’t listen to me, I tried to push him back and get to the door, I kicked him hard and ran out of the room, My breath was heavy and frantic as I ran ignoring any pain I was feeling, I held my skirt to avoid tripping, I could hear the thud of Romeno steps behind me, I ran with everything in me but before I could even get to the lobby, he grabs my hands with so much cruelty and pushed me hard to the wall, his breath was heavy as he also tried to steady his breathing.

“You can’t escape me”. His voice was laced with menace as he falsefully carried me on his shoulder brought me back to the room and dumped me recklessly on the bed. I tried to fight back and I kicked him in anger.

“Stop this rubbish now”. His voice blazed with warning, but I care less about his mood, I scrambled from the bed and headed for the door, just then, he sent a slap across my face.

“Aargh,” I screamed, and I fell to the ground he went out of the room, and I got up from the floor, thudding hard on the door.

“Romeno open this door now”. Even if I knew it was useless I kept on screaming till I lost my voice.

For two days I did not see Romeno, the maids just brought food, I tried several ways to get out of the room but all my attempts were futile, daily my soul, searched for ways to get away from the mansion but each time I tried I failed, but as I laid on the bed resigned myself to fate, the door swag opened and the view of the man who has kept me locked up for the days came into sight.

“Hello Angel” Romeno spoke, with a fake smile plastered on his face, he threw some bunch of documents on me.

“Sign”. He said.

I looked at the papers, he threw on my face, and my eyes glittered with pain and anger, I lost my voice for a split second, when I finally found my voice, it came out broken and weak.

“These are divorce papers, do you want a divorce?”. Even if the papers I held spoke of the reality of the situation, I could not believe the wedding I had fantasized about for months was crumbling before my eyes in less than two months.

“Your father took you to the best schools and if I remember very well, you graduated as one of the best students in your class, so you understand a divorce paper when you see one right?”.

Romeno spoke caring less if I was hurt or not, I was not expecting him to consider my emotions but I felt he could have put the divorce on hold because I just lost my father. My gaze on him was weak but firm as I unconsciously crumbled the documents in my hands.

“What if I refuse to divorce you?”.