Deprived Love - Chapter 34: Chapter 34
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Third person's pov
An anchor…
There's always an anchor in every emotion… something or someone for whom we cross all our limits. Chris seemed to be that anchor for Bella. Chris unknowingly pushes Bella to cross her own limits… to betray her own principles… to negotiate with herself.
Bella never wanted to love Chris but she did, she never wanted to love a guy involved with mafia shits but she did, she wanted to stay away from mafia shits but she wasn't able to.
Bella chose to love Chris knowing by the fact that as long as Chris would be with her, mafia shits would get along too.
But right now the anchor word is not for this situation, it was Bella's thoughts while the fierce sound of gunshot echoed in the dark night.
As Chris was just a chapter in her life not a protagonist of her story… it seemed that it was a cursed love where the universe was against their love. It was just a week ago, she was able to see that pair of orbs shining as the galaxies right in front of her and now if she dares to open her eyes they may be closed.
She wanted all this to be a shitty nightmare so that when she would wake she could see the bright sky instead of the scary dark night.
She would not be able to witness Chris shot again…
She was praying to all the deities who could hear her when a warm hand caressed her bare shoulders.
She opened her eyes and glanced, those hazel orbs were the one that caught her attention and her heart started beating again which seemed to stop a while ago, she released a breath she didn't know she was holding all along. It would always be those pairs of hazel orbs that Bella would notice first whenever she saw her love.
As if she would never get enough of it.
She got up from her knees and threw herself on Chris's and he wrapped his arms around her.
Her breath hitched when she saw the wrinkled old man lying lifeless on the ground and Liam choking a furious Jack, a gun in his right hand.
She withdrew from the hug and Chris gently wiped the beads of tears from the back of his hands, shaking his head as to request Bella not to cry more.
“You killed my uncle too?! Leave me you bastard, you are nothing but a slave of his.” Jack spat furiously trying to get out Liam's hold.
Chris took some steps forward and gestured to Liam to let go of Jack. Bella's breath hitched, afraid of what Chris would do to him. She still didn't like violence or blood even if the person attempted to take away her happiness.
Liam let go of Jack in a jerk that he fell on ground with a thud. Jack hissed as his knees got bruised by the fall, Chris crouched in front of Jack and pulled him from his collar.
Bella flinched when a sound of slap echoed in the empty dark roadside.
“This was for attempting to shoot my angel.” Chris gritted his teeth.
Another slap…
“This one was for making her cry!”
Another slap…
“This one for kidnapping her.”
Jack wiped the corner of his lips which was bleeding.
Chris grabbed his hand and placed it on the ground making him bend a little, Jack began screaming when Chris started crushing his hands with his boots.
Bella covered her ears, unable to hear the scream.
“And this was for touching who belongs to me!” Chris growled.
Bella shivered, the evilness she saw in Chris when they met for the first time was nothing compared to the Chris in front of her. This was just another avatar of Chris.
The gentle, calm and sweet Chris whom she fell in love with was replaced by the monstrous one. The scream became more unbearable for her that her ears seemed to be numbed.
Bella felt hurt that the person she fell in love with is the same person she despises the most. She thought she moved on and accepted this side of Chris too but seeing him torture a person, she felt throwing up.
Deep within she knew that the scene in front of her isn't even a torture, the real torture is much much dangerous and unbearable. She knew it, she saw her dad torturing others when she was little and she knew Chris tortures his enemies mercilessly too. Watching the man she fell in love with doing the thing she hates the most was heartbreaking.
Bella wanted to feel happy that Chris didn't even complain about getting hurt. All he cared about was the things Jack did to Bella but she didn't feel good when Jack was suffering. It was against her morals.
Her heart was mixed with the war between her love and morals.
She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't realise Chris was in front of her.
“Bella?” Bella snapped back to reality. His hazel orbs were still the first thing that caught Bella's eyes before anything.
Her eyes fell upon Chris's hands that were covered with blood. She tilted her head to look behind Chris, she visibly gasped when she saw Jack's limp body, his face was not even recognisable because of Chris's beating. She averted her gaze because she felt like throwing up.
Her eyes glistened with tears.
“Bella… Darling… What happened? Are you okay?” Chris took a step towards her but she quickly took a step back shivering.
Chris brought his hands to hold her but she took a step back again bringing her hand to stop Chris, shaking her head.
Bella's brown eyes met Chris's, his eyes conveyed that he was hurt but Bella needed time.
“Liam?” Bella uttered without meeting Chris's gaze.
“Yes?” Liam said after putting Jack's body inside the van.
“Can… you drop me at my apartment?”
Liam looked back and forth from Chris to Bella but nodded head anyway.
Liam sat in the driving seat of the van, Bella sat on the passenger seat and Chris behind them.
After some minutes, they reached Bella's apartment and she ran away without bidding goodbye to either of them.
“Something happened bro?” Liam questioned Chris.
Chris took a deep breath.
“Liam… she… she is scared of me.” Chris uttered, a tear escaped from his eyes.
“Come here.” Liam patted the seat beside him where Bella was sitting a moment ago.
Chris slided the van door, and sat at the passenger door beside Liam. Liam captured Chris in a hug.
“It's okay. She needs time.”
“No.. no.! She hates me now. She saw the monstrous side of mine that I never wanted her to see again.” Chris's voice broke and it broke Liam's heart too. He really wanted his little brother to be happy.
Bella stared at the still ceiling in front of her, hiccupping because of sobbing for nearly an hour.
She felt guilty too for ignoring Chris. She knew that Chris was hurt but she couldn't bring herself to pretend everything was fine when she was not.
“Chris, are you sure you are going to do this? It would hurt Bella.” Liam asked.
“It would be just temporary pain bro, she would be happy permanently after that. So we need to do this.” Chris sighed.
“Fine. If you say so. I'll arrange things.” Liam uttered and Chris nodded.
An anchor…
There's always an anchor in every emotion… something or someone for whom we cross all our limits. Chris seemed to be that anchor for Bella. Chris unknowingly pushes Bella to cross her own limits… to betray her own principles… to negotiate with herself.
Bella never wanted to love Chris but she did, she never wanted to love a guy involved with mafia shits but she did, she wanted to stay away from mafia shits but she wasn't able to.
Bella chose to love Chris knowing by the fact that as long as Chris would be with her, mafia shits would get along too.
But right now the anchor word is not for this situation, it was Bella's thoughts while the fierce sound of gunshot echoed in the dark night.
As Chris was just a chapter in her life not a protagonist of her story… it seemed that it was a cursed love where the universe was against their love. It was just a week ago, she was able to see that pair of orbs shining as the galaxies right in front of her and now if she dares to open her eyes they may be closed.
She wanted all this to be a shitty nightmare so that when she would wake she could see the bright sky instead of the scary dark night.
She would not be able to witness Chris shot again…
She was praying to all the deities who could hear her when a warm hand caressed her bare shoulders.
She opened her eyes and glanced, those hazel orbs were the one that caught her attention and her heart started beating again which seemed to stop a while ago, she released a breath she didn't know she was holding all along. It would always be those pairs of hazel orbs that Bella would notice first whenever she saw her love.
As if she would never get enough of it.
She got up from her knees and threw herself on Chris's and he wrapped his arms around her.
Her breath hitched when she saw the wrinkled old man lying lifeless on the ground and Liam choking a furious Jack, a gun in his right hand.
She withdrew from the hug and Chris gently wiped the beads of tears from the back of his hands, shaking his head as to request Bella not to cry more.
“You killed my uncle too?! Leave me you bastard, you are nothing but a slave of his.” Jack spat furiously trying to get out Liam's hold.
Chris took some steps forward and gestured to Liam to let go of Jack. Bella's breath hitched, afraid of what Chris would do to him. She still didn't like violence or blood even if the person attempted to take away her happiness.
Liam let go of Jack in a jerk that he fell on ground with a thud. Jack hissed as his knees got bruised by the fall, Chris crouched in front of Jack and pulled him from his collar.
Bella flinched when a sound of slap echoed in the empty dark roadside.
“This was for attempting to shoot my angel.” Chris gritted his teeth.
Another slap…
“This one was for making her cry!”
Another slap…
“This one for kidnapping her.”
Jack wiped the corner of his lips which was bleeding.
Chris grabbed his hand and placed it on the ground making him bend a little, Jack began screaming when Chris started crushing his hands with his boots.
Bella covered her ears, unable to hear the scream.
“And this was for touching who belongs to me!” Chris growled.
Bella shivered, the evilness she saw in Chris when they met for the first time was nothing compared to the Chris in front of her. This was just another avatar of Chris.
The gentle, calm and sweet Chris whom she fell in love with was replaced by the monstrous one. The scream became more unbearable for her that her ears seemed to be numbed.
Bella felt hurt that the person she fell in love with is the same person she despises the most. She thought she moved on and accepted this side of Chris too but seeing him torture a person, she felt throwing up.
Deep within she knew that the scene in front of her isn't even a torture, the real torture is much much dangerous and unbearable. She knew it, she saw her dad torturing others when she was little and she knew Chris tortures his enemies mercilessly too. Watching the man she fell in love with doing the thing she hates the most was heartbreaking.
Bella wanted to feel happy that Chris didn't even complain about getting hurt. All he cared about was the things Jack did to Bella but she didn't feel good when Jack was suffering. It was against her morals.
Her heart was mixed with the war between her love and morals.
She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't realise Chris was in front of her.
“Bella?” Bella snapped back to reality. His hazel orbs were still the first thing that caught Bella's eyes before anything.
Her eyes fell upon Chris's hands that were covered with blood. She tilted her head to look behind Chris, she visibly gasped when she saw Jack's limp body, his face was not even recognisable because of Chris's beating. She averted her gaze because she felt like throwing up.
Her eyes glistened with tears.
“Bella… Darling… What happened? Are you okay?” Chris took a step towards her but she quickly took a step back shivering.
Chris brought his hands to hold her but she took a step back again bringing her hand to stop Chris, shaking her head.
Bella's brown eyes met Chris's, his eyes conveyed that he was hurt but Bella needed time.
“Liam?” Bella uttered without meeting Chris's gaze.
“Yes?” Liam said after putting Jack's body inside the van.
“Can… you drop me at my apartment?”
Liam looked back and forth from Chris to Bella but nodded head anyway.
Liam sat in the driving seat of the van, Bella sat on the passenger seat and Chris behind them.
After some minutes, they reached Bella's apartment and she ran away without bidding goodbye to either of them.
“Something happened bro?” Liam questioned Chris.
Chris took a deep breath.
“Liam… she… she is scared of me.” Chris uttered, a tear escaped from his eyes.
“Come here.” Liam patted the seat beside him where Bella was sitting a moment ago.
Chris slided the van door, and sat at the passenger door beside Liam. Liam captured Chris in a hug.
“It's okay. She needs time.”
“No.. no.! She hates me now. She saw the monstrous side of mine that I never wanted her to see again.” Chris's voice broke and it broke Liam's heart too. He really wanted his little brother to be happy.
Bella stared at the still ceiling in front of her, hiccupping because of sobbing for nearly an hour.
She felt guilty too for ignoring Chris. She knew that Chris was hurt but she couldn't bring herself to pretend everything was fine when she was not.
“Chris, are you sure you are going to do this? It would hurt Bella.” Liam asked.
“It would be just temporary pain bro, she would be happy permanently after that. So we need to do this.” Chris sighed.
“Fine. If you say so. I'll arrange things.” Liam uttered and Chris nodded.
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