Trapped By The Devil

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I saw Noah sleeping soundly beside me when I woke up today. His mouth slightly open and hair disheveled. I smiled and caressed his cheek but he grabbed it in his sleep and turned to the other side.

Slowly retrieving my palm from his hand, I pecked on his temple and pulled the sheet till his shoulder. The morning was a little colder from which he was having goosebumps. I tip toed to the common bathroom and did my business.

Deciding to make something special for my love, I went to the kitchen with my iPad and searched something to make. Then grabbed stuff from cabinets and drawers to make.

When I was done with the brunch I ran to take a bath then did my make up. After everything, I walked to the kitchen to arrange the food on dining table.

"Good morning sunshine"

Noah came out of nowhere and turned me to hug tightly. I was lost in his aftershave minty smell when Noah broke the hug and walked to the table.

"Good morning Noah.."

He started opening every casserole one by one with a huge grin on his face. He pulled me to his side and pecked my temple.

"You made this all for me?"

I gave him a toothy grin and nodded. He was looking real happy.

Today he looked like he did had a sound sleep last night. His eyes not so red or puffy. I patted his cheek and pulled a chair for him to sit. When he was seated I started serving in two plates which I already placed there.

"Uhmm... It's super delicious"

He moaned with closed eyes. Laughing at his antique I continued eating.

After brunch, Noah wanted to go out so we went. We both were in light colour shorts & tshirt with shoes. And all this time my hand was in his. The passers were looking at us like we are aliens.

Noah and I were walking by the roadside when a florist offered a tierra but Noah refused. He knows I don't like it when people pluck flowers when they don't even grew properly and do business with it. For me flower has a short life why not just let them grow?

We walked further down the hill where I bought two coconut to drink its water and then gave one to Noah. After few minutes Noah took a pic of us drinking it.

"Posted!"

He said after uploading on one of his social media. I smiled and we continued walking down.

"Shae's always the first one to like & comment!"

I hummed while drinking the coconut water. Shae was like a social media queen. Always up to date with every one's life and posting stuff about her life too.

"You said about the new boss? Whose it?"

"It's still a suspense. I don't know when this workload be going to over."

I huffed and pulled my hair in a messy bun. My hair was stucked to my nape and it started to get itchy.

"Don't worry sweetheart... I know you can manage just don't stress yourself over it."

He said walking ahead of me. Only if he started to stay with me than I will be stress free.

"Noah please na.. why don't you come stay with me?"

I spoke, rising this topic once again out of nowhere. Even when I bought that apartment, I asked him to live with me but he refused.

"You know. Its not like I don't want to but I just can't."

He said which made me angry. He was always like this when it comes to this topic. Either he won't say a word or just avert the topic.

"You think I know but its not like that Noah. We can't just stay like this forever. Now I want you with me in that house. That place is just a four wall house for me not a home. You are my home, my safe place."

I ranted out. I wouldn't have asked him to come with me if its not because of timing issue. I need to reach office early and his office start way late. And the fact is he's the owner .

"Clara... We have talked about this earlier. I don't want to do this right now."

He said slowly as if I was a five year old kid. I looked in his eyes and pushed his hands away from my upper arm then threw the coconut.

Its always like this. Whenever we were so happy something will happen and everything turned sour. I took few steps back and said...

"I am going back..."

I let the sentence hang in there and turned to walk back to his cabin house. We need solution on this. We can't just live away forever.

"Whut?? Clara..."

He called but I didn't turned and carry on walking. After few minutes I heard footsteps behind me, I knew it was him because I saw his shadow alongside mine.

When we reached home, I went straight to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, I grabbed the first bottle from the side and chucked half of its contain down my throat. Than after cooling my body temperature I went to take a shower to cool down my nerves from all the walking and the argument we just had.

After the shower, I changed into a pair of short shorts and a cropped hoodie then went to check on my mails. I checked those mails on the laptop which I brought with me. Noah was in the bathroom. He left me in my own space because he knew I get even more angry when I am mad.

"Did you eat?"

He asked when he walked out of the bathroom. I didn't say anything and continued my work. He then again asked if ate anything or wanted to eat.

"No and I don't wanna eat..."

I said bring back my attention to the screen. I heard the towel hitting the sofa but didn't look up and felt him leaving the room.

Half an hour later Noah came back whistling a tune. I was just going through an important mail which was an addition to my anger. I was like good... Just good! The new boss have to arrived when I was away plus he already fired six people. Great.

"Here... Eating something you didn't eat whole day"

Noah said. He was going to snatch my laptop away when I stopped his hand. He pulled his hand away from my grip to do something.

"I said I don't wanna eat!!!"

I spoke in a curt voice. I already said and the s**t right now I was dealing with not gonna help me digest the food he bring.

"I don't wanna hear anything Clara... Just eat this you can continue your work later..."

He spoke while bringing the plate near my face. I was so engrossed in reading the line that I didn't saw and just pushed his hand away roughly and the plate fall from his hand broke into pieces.

Just when I heard the plate hitting the floor, I looked at the ground and immediately stood up saying sorry but the s**t already happened and saying sorry now was not gonna do anything. I was going to pick the pieces of the plate but Noah stopped me saying.

"Don't"

"Noah... I didn't mean to... "

He squatted down and started picking the pieces. I pulled the piece from his hand and it accidentally went through his skin, drawing lots of blood.

"Sorry... Sorry... Sorryy.."

I sucked in a air through my mouth when I saw what I did. I chanted the word sorry but it didn't effect him and Noah furiously started picking each and every piece then left the room.