Translucent #Billionaire Series (1) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 21

It's been four days since I came to Seattle. Dad's condition was stable yet he did not open his eyes. Doctors did say that there is nothing to fret and patient is responding positively, but I couldn't help but be concerned. Every day the torcher grew, my day started with taking care of dad and ended with sleeping near his bed.

I was tired, I didn't get proper sleep for the last days but my mind was not at peace and I refused to think anything other than dad. For the long term interest, doctors prescribed a lot of drugs and the bill was quite long.My mom was adamant on not taking  money from Summer, that girl had been nothing but a blessing  but she straight away refused to withdraw her Hand from helping us.

She religiously came to the hospital everyday and she is practically running Park Enterprises in dad's absence. She completely took care of all the monetary matters and I couldn't help but feel ashamed.

And for the first time I realised, how I was living in a bubble. A bubble which included my mom, dad and my friends. I didn't know the pain people took to earn money, I am so pampered I'm afraid I don't know the dirty tricks of the world , the horrors of this society, the actuality of life until I met Terence.

For these past few days, he left me alone. It's as if our engagement the whole facade never took place but I knew better than to believe that, especially when very channel, every paper discussed the infamous Billionaire's engagement. Every one around the world had so many theories about me. Some were gruesome while others were downright bluffing, regardless nothing was true.

Thankfully, there wasn't any picture of us together and the picture they had of me did not do justice in showing my face, my head was hung down and Mark was covering my body from the prying paparazzi.

I gently rub my arms, my muscles were sore. The weather was hostile and I was close to catching cold.

Mom and I didn't talk much, I had no clue what to say to her. I couldn't believe my ears when she said that my marriage to that man will be real for her. Well, it will never be for me. I cannot even think him as my husband. That intimacy, that authenticity..that love, I will never give it to him. He is the reason my dad is so stressed, I'm in this situation..I can never look at him differently.

I come out of my thoughts when I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn around and come to face  Sara and Abby.

My tiered eyes meet their serious ones and I gulp. I didn't know what to say to my friends, and now that I'm engaged to Terence. There is a lot I need to tell them...and I'm afraid things between us might get rocky..from now.

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I look around and take in my peaceful surroundings, the big tress and the chilled ,cold rays of the transparent sun and the silent breeze calmed my nerves. I nervously rub my hands together and look at two of my friends, who were lost in deep thoughts just like me. Unlike my previous notions they did not bombard me with questions.

They just understood the graveness of the situation. Silence became too heavy between us. All three of us were shocked because of the recent turn of events, no one of us could fathom what just happened. Our lives were completely disturbed. Sara and Abby cared for me. Despite knowing them only for the past two years, our bonding was unlike anyone else. I was so wrong about them, at the end of the day they are here with me, like my true  friends unlike Elisa and Ray.

How strange things are right..my childhood friends, who knew everything about me, every note, every word weren't here with me. Aren't here when I needed them the most. Our relationship was just a phone call now. That's it. I often wonder how fragile bonds are, how sensitive human emotions are. Well, actions speak louder than words and I have got my answer. I guess I was the only one investing in our friendship and at the end of the day..I'm a loser.