8. "Mysteries in his sudden appearance."

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Mother superior, please forgive me. Just take this headache away.

If you do, I promise you one thing…

“I’m so never going to drink again!” I screeched, springing up from my bed and grinding my teeth. I looked around my room. It was obvious I had kicked off my shoes and thrown Sir Colton’s yellow umbrella to one side of the room.

Something was wrong though. It was sparklingly clean.

Did some night spirit immaculate visit overnight?

“Holy shit!”
I cursed, with my eyes bolting the instant it landed on the alarm clock just on my cupboard. It was 8:22am! I moved to get up, only to come to a realization.

The alarm clock wasn’t even working. It spoilt long time ago, but defiant me kept it there, due to my inability to let it go.

Think Rias, think…

“Yes, my phone…!” I hastily searched for it. Luckily, it was safely tucked in my hand bag.

6:24am.

Oh wow, more time to get ready, I guess.

Thank goodness!

My butt hit the bed, as I sat down. Some events of last night, spun in instantly. The second Colton’s face appeared in my head; I began to feel a mystified feeling.

The mysteries to his sudden appearances. The way he was right in front of me in a milli-second, when he had just been a distance away…

A slight knock jeered me out of my thoughts.

“Come in?” I let out, thinking of who might be knocking so early in the morning. I looked down at my violet dress, only for my eyes to bolt.

Reyna’s vomit!

I instantly sprang up, with irritation and aim to rip the damn dress off my body I struggled with the piece severely only to hear a voice.

“Do you need help with that?”

The dress currently blocked my vision and all of my head so I had a hard time seeing who it was. But whoever it was, however supported me to remove it.

“Arrgh!” I let out throwing it angrily at a corner of the room, the instance it was all done. Goosebumps overrode my skin at the thought.

These were things I dreaded so much. Much worse that a surface full of tiny holes…!

Oh no…I think I’m gonna puke badly.

“How horrendous! That’s so unhygienic, Rias. You’re a grown woman.” Some voice commented. “You should know this, dear.”

It was then I realized that I wasn’t the only one in my room. And someone indeed helped with my dress, but who? I hastily turned towards the voice.

I almost jumped at my spot when my gaze connected to Karen’s face. Her blonde hair, which was neatly combed in a bub. And her rich aunty vibes, clothing, which depicted an aura of perfection that irked every fiber in me.

“What? Hold on a minute, why are you here?” I stated, pointing my hands at her rude motherfucking ass, which I was gonna whoop if she didn’t shut the fuck up…

“What do you think? I moved in as your step mom, Rias. Didn’t your dad tell you about it, like I asked?” she said in a soft tone.

Her choice of words definitely irritated me further.

I looked around my neat room. It had been obviously dirty before. Hold on, did she have something to do with this?

“Oh, I see what this is. You coming into my room, touching my stuff, in a pretense that you’re arranging them, right…!” I angrily let out.

There was no point in my words, but I was angry. Really angry at dad for what he was doing to mum, goddamit!

“I wouldn’t put it that way, Rias dear. I was only trying to lend a helping hand—”

“Get out.”

“W-what? Why, did I do something wrong sweetie?” she stammered, saying.

“Look I don’t know what the fuck my dad made you think but just know that you would never! Ever! Replace my mum!”

I said, dashing to open the door which swung widely.

“Now get out!”

She blinked her eyes multiple times, with her eyes in shock. I could tell she was surprised at my reaction because this was not the Rias that she met, long time ago. But that was when I knew her as my dad’s co-worker at the undercover agency.

Besides, I was too frustrated. From the migraines, to my loss of the $5, 000, 000 script. And the fact that it was too early.

“I.Said.Get.The.Hell.Out.”

My hands moved to grasp her hands, dragging her along.

“W-What are you doing?” she answered in a puzzling expression. “Oh my, really? Throwing me out?”

Luckily, she didn’t use any of her special agency skills on me.

Instead, she just went in tune with it, standing outside the door with her face in shock.

“Yes, good riddance to you. Please don’t come back!” I clasped my hands saying before banging the door.

I kicked off some shoes that were on my way, as I moved to get ready for work. As I peeled off my clothes and entered the shower, I began to overthink.

How did I get out of this manuscript mess? Should I go take a loan and fake my death? That wasn’t necessary. More like an overreaction.

Speaking of overreactions, did I cross the line with Karen?


“I’m sending you off now, my fiery redhead. Little hell princess… go out the world like you do, once in a while. Do not come back until you cool it off.” – Dad.

I sighed, grumbling as I read the note and took a look at my belongings just outside his large mansion.

“Dad, not again!!”

I exclaimed, with my hand hitting the entrance’s door. I had just come back from work, so tired and messed up and now this?

“I didn’t even lay a finger on her, dammit! I’m the best gift of a child you’ve ever had, and you’ll choose her over me!”

He didn’t even reply to any of my rantings.

This wasn’t the first time this had happened.

Mr Gremory has thrown me out so much time than I could count. He had a really hot-temper, which I obviously inherited. And dammit, I hated that I did.

Dad could be really sweet. But he just didn’t condone any form of disrespect to your elders. To him respect was really important and I definitely didn’t exercise any of those on Karen today.

Judge me not, she was being a bitch. And screw that! Respect was reciprocal…

I stood up, dialing the moving vehicle’s number but it sent me on voicemail, saying it was past their working hours. It was evening already— 6pm or so…

Had no choice than to carry the entire thing on top of each other. It was just a box full of my clothes and toiletries and another carton of novels, written by Colton Stone.

Tears pooled my eyes, at the thought that I was a really fucked up now. Damn, I didn’t even make time to see mum, this week.

“What am I supposed to do now?”

I said, crying at the fact that I was homeless, and a $5,000,000 manuscript was stolen from me.

Perhaps, I should concur an escape plan from work, and remain a fugitive before I figured out what to do…

“Reyna, can you come pick me up?” I called out, to her sitting on the roadside just by the bus stop, with my belongings.

“H-ello... Rias?” she called out but the connection seemed really bad.

“Hello, yes it’s me. Can you hear me? Hello?”

It disconnected soon afterwards. Tried it a couple of times, only for the same thing to occur.

“Dammit!” I exclaimed angrily. I really hoped not to end up in a hotel. The bills were really high and I had to save up. Due to the fact that I’ve been cut off from dad, and I had insane debts to pay!

“Sir Colton.” I muttered to myself hopelessly. “Wherever you are, I hope you forgive me. I’ll definitely spend the rest of my life atoning for it.”

“Atoning for what?”

Huh?

I fell off from my sit at the sight of Mr Colton, right at my front. For a moment, I actually zoned out. It was almost like he appeared all of a sudden from nowhere, and it was entirely mysterious and strange.

“S-sir Colton? W-what are you doing here?” I asked, wondering just how much he had heard.

“Have you been crying, Miss Gremory?”

“Nope, nope. Something just got stuck in my eye,” I replied, spreading my teeth in a wide smile.

Entirely fake.

And unreal.

“Ah really, is that it?”

His delicate tone of masculinity voiced out. I nodded my head in reply, moving to stand up to go. He however, rushed in front of me, extending some white square-shaped handkerchief from his pocket.

“Here.”

“Clean those off, or I lose my cool, mate.” he added.

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