“ Something still bothering you? Luth is recuperating well though..” asked Ian with that hint of interrogation manner startling Tia away from her daze. Tia took her cast away from the view of the hillside and drew her attention towards Ian instead.
“I’m thankful that he is but…probably he will never be able to walk again..” utters Tia sadly as she place her hand upon the majestic window frame of Ian’s living room with her focus strain back towards the hilly side. “And that’s what worrying me..”
However to Tia’s annoyance Ian simply ignores her reasons and said, “ Or was it your lover boy that’s been hovering your mind?” As he stride forward towards Tia.
“What makes you so against him?” Asked Tia.
“Aren’t you either? Or else, why do you need to come running back to me?” Marks Ian coldly.
Tia remained silence with a dismay form mark on her face. It’s has been almost a week, she’s been staying in at Ian’s place, however soon she begin to realise the darker form of Ian had slowly begins to manifest. He was a person who will not accept reasons and what’s bolted Tia was his underlying demands and possessiveness. Long gone was his carefree bubbly self traits, his listening ears and gentle coaxes.
“Ian, I need to be back in school like how I’ve promised Luth ..” requested Tia.
“So you can take the chance and run away again with that scum..” scowl Ian harshly.
“You are just too impossible?” Said Tia furiously as she usher herself away from Ian’s nearness, however Ian had roughly snake his hands upon Tia’s arm and curvy waist, pulling her up close to his front.
“I will show you what’s impossible is..” exclaimed Ian as he roughly tugged upon Tia’s tresses, locking her head in his hands and brutally kisses her lips. Tia struggle against Ian’s ferocious touch and fondles with raging tears piercing her eyes.
“Master..” noun Ian’s butler much to his annoyance.
“What?” Exclaimed Ian as he shove Tia’s form away from his clutches.
“You have The visitor..” noun the butler in such a stoic tone.
“Keep her inside..” warned Ian as he walks ahead towards the stairways and hurried down the stairs.
“Please come along with me Missy..” utters the butler ushering Tia firmly back to her room.
“Whatever you are looking for is simply not here..” exclaimed Ian haughtily.
“Cut that lie, because you are never good at it..” state Zander as he pushes Ian away to the side and rushed up towards those flight of stairs.
Ian too took full stride in a hast and block Zander from climbing up further. “Why don’t you ever learn Zander?” Cried Ian. “Their father took your mother’s life, and Iris the son took your sister’s life my niece..damn it. You’ve killed my brother’s hope..betraying our family.”
“I do what I feel is the right way to do..none of those that had happened is Tia’s and Luth’s fault..” exclaimed Zander.
“Reza pin such high hopes and goals upon you but you smother them with your blazing traits of righteousness.? Such a misery..curse upon my brother for having a son like you..” cried Ian.
“My mother’s death is due to his own lapse…” utters Zander as he step up ahead towards the stairs.
“You are still a kid to understand..” mutters Ian in such a dismay tone.
“Aren’t you?” noun Zander. “We are all inside that vehicle when that misfortune had happened. It was an accident Ian. My father, Reza should’ve just let it go.. but he insisted of pursuing his chase upon Arion’s car..” marked Zander grievously. “My mum pleaded and begged for him to stop and think about the kids.. about us..but do he listen?” Exclaimed Zander.
Tia had apparently heard upon Zander’s voice and in a haste, she jump out from her seat and sprint towards the door. However, unfortunately, she was quickly grope by the large hands of the butler. “Zander..” cried Tia tearfully but her voice muffled in between the butler’s palm. To her horror, she begin to feel faint when she suddenly realised upon that palm, he had placed a fabric with a strong smell of a liquid substance, causing her to slowly blackout.
“My sister in law died because of Arion.. he knew what is coming to hit us..” exclaimed Ian as he tugged both his fist tightly upon Zander’s shirt.
“Accept the truth Ian, we both know something won’t come out good from it all.. can’t you recall how my mum had pleaded with him to stop..” rant Zander as he vividly remember his mum had screamed as the huge truck headed straight towards their car. Upon seeing this, Reza steered his vehicle in such a drift that the impact had eventually flipped it several times before it slumped hard upon the iron barricades which killed his mum in an instant. Reza, Ian and his kid sister had laid unconscious however Zander suffered few cuts and mild concussion. Nevertheless the trauma was real for him not to phantom right until these days. He remembered seeing blood, torn up limbs and smoke.. What had kills him spiritually and emotionally was, how he had cried out for his mum and his dad but silence seems to become so real..dampening his hope, crushes his dream…The emotional pain he were force to endure, as he seeing Ian his young uncle who only turns eleven of age, begins to stir and moan in such grievous pain due to the deep laceration cut on his forehead, seeing his sister almost five summers, laying and paling away, causing such wreaking fear upon his tiny heart to embrace.
“Why am I left unhurt, why am I not burned?” Ponder nine years old Zander as those conflicting emotions begins to hit him hard tremendously.. The guilt he was blame to carry, probably for the rest of his life..
“Do right deeds..forsake greed and abandon those dark ambitions..” those were the last words which he could clearly remember been told over and over again by his mum..Eva.
“Because of my promises to my mum Ian..I forsake Reza.. I betrayed his ambitions..” utters Zander.
Ian loosen his grip upon Zander’s shirt as he shifted his sight away from Zander, hiding his tears and grief well. “Leave Zander..please. About Tia, I won’t hurt her.. I will keep her well and safe here. Reza won’t know..”
Zander knew Ian is suffering in silence too....probably in dilemma..he’s not bold enough to go against Reza’s tyranny fist..Zander had witness it all, the abuse and suffering which his mum and Ian was force to go through..what repulses Zander was, why Reza has never laid his hands upon him and his sister Helena..? And why Reza’s was too determined to terrorise Arion household..was it to compensate the burrow of guilt which he had embark on himself due to his ruthless attributes towards his mum..?
Zander had definitely torn Reza’s faith apart after Zander left his mobster region and join together along with Noah, his rival gang of righteous..to go against him.
“What’s your intention of pawning your soul to me..to go against your father?” Asked Noah as he set his warm gaze upon fifteen summers of Zander.
“For redemption..to make him come back to his senses.. to make him realise, for all his wrongdoings will falter him further down to the torrential tides..” utters Zander icily..
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