Stephanotist

19 — Emotions of the Past

Two days have passed since the shooting. Vernon is dead. Although Mr. Clayton's out to call somebody. Doctors said after the bullet removal surgery, Vernon still needed time to recover.

Accompanied by Petra sitting on her back against the wall, Vernon looked dreamy and stiff.

Vernon's condition is still unstable. And Petra couldn't figure out why Vernon was so stubborn and childish when he was sick. The man continued to whine and threaten to get out of the hospital on the border of the city of W.

But Mr. Clayton refused firmly and threatened back so that Vernon stopped whining and rested adequately.

Petra laughed amusedly considering Vernon could not dispute Mr.'s orders. Clayton's.

"What are you laughing at?" asked Vernon looking at Petra cynically.

Petra rolled her eyeballs off guard, "Of course you are. Who else?" petra replied and pretended to close her eyes. Trying to secure his position to sleep.

Vernon grunts not accept. "Basic madness" said Vernon quietly, his head turned to look at the outside view from the glass window.

"I can hear you, dude" Petra said, not one bit provoked by choosing to take a break.

Petra was not willing to persuade Vernon to rest. After all, the man was very stubborn and selfless. Already knew his body was weak, still insistent on asking to go home.

"What do I care about."

Vernon no longer spoke and thought of anything that had plagued his mind since awakening. Vernon couldn't stay in the hospital like a child. But he couldn't get out of this building without his father's approval.

The man's eyes sharpened and began to sink into his mind. Little by little memories of the past flashed through his head. Vernon was again struck by an unfamiliar taste.

A feeling that makes his chest harder to breathe. The sense he repeatedly felt when remembering how cruel and stupid he was destroying the life of a woman who had always looked at Vernon as the man he loved.

The flashback

Vernon stepped down the stairs quickly. Vernon's ears hear Sarah's screams from inside the room, making Vernon immediately descend to see what's going on downstairs.

The man approached his lover and watched Sarah closely. "What's going on?" ask Vernon.

"He's — he broke my homemade cake! I'm trying to make this cake for you." Sarah pointed at Kezia and started crying.

While Kezia just pegged on the spot. Kezia sees with her own eyes that Sarah is the one who broke Kezia's cake, because she doesn't want Kezia to give her cake to Vernon.

Vernon turned to look at Kezia with sharp eyes. His jaw hardened and walked closer to Kezia. Kezia flinched and took one step back from his place. Kezia was obviously afraid of seeing Vernon's change in attitude turn frightening.

"A — What do you want—"

Plaque!

Vernon slaps Kezia and makes the woman close her eyes. Kezia's right hand held her cheek which was heating up due to Vernon's slap.

But the man in front of Kezia didn't care. As if blinded by anger, Vernon pulled Kezia's hand violently and led Kezia into the woman's room.

Before, Vernon told Sarah to go upstairs. But Sarah did not want to and left the house Vernon did not forget to take his bag that is in the living room chair.

Vernon was getting angry. Because of Kezia, Sarah left her home. Vernon was completely overwhelmed with emotion.

Kezia started to tear. His legs started to limp and bit his lips hard. Kezia sees Vernon like a terrible monster. Vernon never wanted to hear the truth from his mouth.

"You're really challenging me, huh!?" exclaim Vernon. Vernon took off his tie and threw it anywhere.

"No, Vernon, you misunderstood. I didn't break the cake. Sarah — her — argh." Kezia groaned as Vernon clasped his hands tightly. It caused pain in his wrist.

Kezia begged to be released but the man only looked at Kezia sharply. The cold aura emanated clearly. Kezia could not escape Vernon's grasp that hurt him.

"I didn't tell you to talk. You should know yourself in this house." Vernon pressed down on every word.

Kezia no longer broke out and just cried. I don't know how many times she has spent tears because of the man who is her husband.

Vernon let go of his hand grips violently. Because of her very unstable temperament Vernon could not feel anything when he saw Kezia's tears.

The man immediately pushed Kezia into the bed. Then overstretched Kezia and looked at Kezia hatefully.

After that Vernon did not stop torturing Kezia and made the woman cry all night. Many traces of blueness - blueness around the neck and back of Kezia.

The woman simply resigned and hoped that one day Vernon would stop giving painful torment. Vernon really has no feelings. Time and time again made Kezia curled up in bed in fear. And left the woman after she finished teaching Kezia a lesson.

Kezia soaked her cries and covered her body with a blanket. Her clothes were broken because of Vernon. Kezia doesn't know he can leave the room tomorrow or stay in this room because of the bruising.

Flashback off

Vernon held onto his chest that was starting to cramp. He could not prevent a single tear from falling from his eyes. It was fortunate that Petra was unaware of her current state. Vernon did not know what to do if everyone knew of his immoral behavior towards Kezia.

Vernon closed his eyes to neutralize all the mixed feelings into one.

There was nothing Vernon could hope for when he met Kezia later. That woman must have hated Vernon so much. Kezia certainly did not forgive Vernon's behavior that always hurt his heart and physique.

Kezia must be asking for a divorce from Vernon. The thing Vernon wanted before feeling as miserable as he was now.

Somehow thinking of Kezia handing him the divorce papers made the temprament of Vernon rise. Vernon squeezed out a blanket that covered half of his body.

When unable to stand his own assumptions, Vernon slammed a glass filled with water against the wall.

Petra who was about to enter dreamland immediately jumped in shock. The sound of broken glass made Petra open her eyes.

"What are you—?" petra's question was interrupted when she saw the horrifying-looking Vernon. He doesn't know how to. Just this time he saw Vernon with a chaotic appearance and his face flushed red.

Mr. Clayton opened the door immediately. Then he looked at Vernon and Petra in turn. The middle-aged man who became Vernon's real father seemed agitated at the change in his son's attitude.

Mr. Clayton knew very well what Vernon was feeling right now. His son must have been very depressed and tried to fight his extreme temperament.

Slowly Mr. Clayton guides Vernon to defuse his anger. Makes Vernon calm down a bit and eventually falls asleep.

Petra just stayed where she didn't understand what was going on. Petra did not want to interfere and chose to call a doctor and cleanliness duty to clean the broken glass because of Vernon's actions.

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