Her Innocence novel Chapter 40

"If you don't want to talk about it-" I cut her off with a smile as she tried to smile in the situation.

"No, no its fine. It's just past, something that I have to overcome." I told her in a whisper as she nodded understanding.

"My aunt did this." She gasped as I didn't dare to face her. I kept my eyes over the small cup of coffee, filled with goodness but covered up by glass letting no one devour its taste just like me. I was covering myself with a glass so no one could know me but now I will let Valeria have a sip of my world.

"I used to have a happy family, but when I turned five, my father left. He and my mother used to fight a lot. But at the end they used to forgive each other but that one time my father got so angry that he left and never came back." I sighed as I thought about him, even after what I saw. I feel like he still misses me and I want to meet him. "After that my Mother was a little sad not much because he was still in contact with us, it was later when everything was settled. When at the age of seven, my aunt told me that my mother got tired of me and left me. She took me to another house and I worked there like a servant. I never believed her and I was right. She didn't leave me because I heard my mother's voice when that devil was talking to her. She was trying to find me and at that moment I came to know that-" I stopped as stated at her in the eyes.

"That I got kidnapped." A tear fell from her eyes as I didn't know I was already in tears. I laughed humorlessly as I wiped my tears and sipped the already cold coffee.

"Didn't you ever try to run away from there?" She asked.

"Many times, but couldn't, all these scars and burns were because I tried to run away but she caught me every time. For ten years I tried and tried but I got no hope. Until one day, when she for the first time took me out of that prison. I was relieved and afraid, because I thought I was going to die. At that point I welcomed death.

"But then I meet Nathan. It was like a gift from God. It was like a reward for being patient and a sorry for suffering all of those painful tortures." I finished as she side hugged me with her one arm around my shoulder. I leaned my head over shoulder as we kept quiet, savoring the moment.

"Janet never think you are alone. You have everyone around you. You have Bella, me, Derek and most of all Nathan." She told me as we pulled back. I smiled at her response as she held my hand and gave it a squeeze giving me a reassurance look.

"I can never be more thankful."

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"Hope you won't get scared." He said with the smirk growing onto his lips. I rolled my eyes at him as I faced the big black screen.

"I won't." I told him as I leaned back on the cinema seats and balanced the soda in the cup holder.

"You can hold my arm if you get frightened." He held his bicep up for me as he kept his arm over the chair handle making my fingers touch his. His hair fell over as I turned to face him. He was so, so handsome even in the dark, his blue eyes gazed at me with that playful smile. He bit his lip as I took a hold of his arm, my fingers roamed around his flesh as I gave it a squeeze. We gazed at each other for a long time before I couldn't take his stare and looked away, blushing.

I forgot all about it, and I could have asked Valeria about the letter. I took my purse out of the closet, unzipped it and casually took the letter out. Maybe Valeria wanted to send some papers or photos. I was curious, so I tore the letter an took out the piece of paper.

When I read the letter, there weren't many words but whatever was written it scared me to the core. My hands shook as I read the words again and again.

I am watching you!

I crumbled the paper and threw it in the dustbin. Not wanting Nathan to know anything. She can't do anything. I kept telling myself as I ran towards the bed and snuggled into the blanket. Nathan was already half asleep as I moved closer to him. His arm held me as I closed my eyes not wanting to think about it.

She can't do anything. She can never come in between me and Nathan. I am just afraid if she hurts Nathan, I won't be able to live knowing he will get hurt. But I can't tell him either. It's just I don't know how to tell him. How will he take the confession that my aunt is threatening me? I shook my head out of these thoughts and leaned more into Nathan as deep sleep consumed me.

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