Temporary Husband

Chapter 16: Daisy.

I rushed to Daisy’s apartment and rang her doorbell like a mad woman. But still no response…. I started to become agitated and that was when I remembered that I always had a key to her house. I used it to enter and called out to her softly.

“Daisy?” She was still not answering. I walked to her bed room and that was where I found a dead drunk on the floor.

She looked so messy. I could figure out how much she drank with the amount of canned beer lying on the floor. She was simply too drunk to talk. I tucked her in her bed and sat on the edge as I caressed her cheek softly. She looked so tired and was dressed too lightly with just a huge shirt on. I let her catch some sleep as I went around cleaning her house. She was just too unkempt.

Time flew by. It was already 4 in the evening. I grabbed a pack of instant noodles and started to cook it. The fragrance hit my nose. I can’t wait to eat it already. That was when a small groan distracted me. When I peeped into her bedroom she was holding her head on her hand and was wincing in pain. I grabbed the hangover medicines and rushed to her. She is just too stupid. After drinking yesterday here she goes drinking again.

“Here...” She almost instantly grabbed the meds from my hand and gulped them down. I sat at the edge of her and asked her with a serious tone in my voice.

“So... Care to tell me what happened?” She looked hesitant as she opened and closed her mouth like a golden fish without any words. I rubbed her back gently by making circles. I knew this would help her calm down a little. I really wanted to know what happened to her to make such a painful face. But I can’t force her to open her mouth as I continued to rub her back until she felt okay.

After coaxing her for some good few minutes she finally opened her mouth.

“I slept with a man…” She said as she put her head down looking at her intertwined fingers.

“Did he force you?” That was the only thing which came to my mind. I was trying hard to suppress my rage. If she said she was forced I swore to myself that I would chase that man to the ends of Earth and tear him into shreds!

She noticed my anger and held my hand softly as she shook her head and spoke in a voice that was almost a soft whisper. “No… He didn’t… and that scares me more…”

Daisy might look like a happy go lucky person but that is not the real her. She is someone who bears a heavy pain on the heart. When I learned that she was abused as a child all I could do was curse myself for not finding her sooner and for not sharing her pain with her. If it were not for our Godfather, she would still be stuck in that hell hole…

I felt relieved when she said she was not forced… That’s probably something good… She cleared her throat and nudged my shoulders lightly.

“Won’t you ask who?” I blinked at her blankly and that was when I realized that was the usual process when your friend says something like that to you… I scratched the back of my neck as I asked her who that was. And once again she became hesitant and looked like a kid that was about to be scolded by her mom for doing mischief.  

“What happened babe? Why are you scared like a kid?” I could hear her gulp down on her own saliva. She opened and closed her mouth again without saying anything.

“Daisy… Baby… You know you can always speak with me… Why are you so hesitant? This is so unlike you!” She looked at me in the eyes as she took in a deep breath before she finally opened her mouth to speak.

“I… slept with… Liam… your brother-in-law…” Her voice was so shaky she was clearly scared that I might say something to her. But instead I burst out laughing at her.

“You silly billy. Why do you act like you slept with my husband? You got me there! Hahaha!” She had a dumb look on her face which only looked so funny. I laughed as I pinched her cheeks hard. She finally relaxed in front of me. I was also a little surprised that she slept with Liam but so what? In my eyes he is a good young man worthy of my Daisy.

“So how did it happen?” I was really curious to know what led to that. She tucked her blonde messy hair behind her ear and started to speak softly as she blushed at the thought.

“Well… I forgot my purse at the bar… When I went to collect it, I saw Liam with some girl. It looked like she was giving him a hard time and continued to insult him badly. I was a little annoyed by seeing him staying there silently hearing to all her nonsense. It made me furious… I can’t understand why I acted the way I did. But somehow I ended up fighting with that girl for him and took him to my home in the fit of anger. He looked so heartbroken by her words that I just couldn’t bear to send him off just like that. So I let him in… and we drank…. Then… one thing led to the other… and…. I ended up… sleeping… with him….” She stammered a lot when she completed what she was saying. I was having this weird big grin on my face.

Her cheeks where delicately tinted a soft pink as she ruffled her hair and covered her face with the blanket. That was when we both smelt some unidentifiable smell coming from the kitchen.

“Oh s**t! I forgot the noodles!!!” I ran to turn off the stove. It turned all black and sticky. Totally not something edible! I had a goofy smile on my face as I showed her my oh so ugly creation. We both laughed out loud which totally broke off the ice and decided to just go out to grab something.