The Cold Mask

Chapter 8

But I was just that

A bodyguard

Nothing else

"Wait here for a  minute, please" Cataleya told me while heading back to her room

Leaving me with her father

His face is irritating me

"If the night goes as expected we will have a wedding soon" he said while laughing and winking .

He just wants to get beaten, dosen't he?

I think I am learning quite well from Cataleya because I am now looking at him blankly

He looked at me confused as to why today I'm not laughing and smiling with him like other days

Fortunately before he could comment, Cataleya came with a bag in her hand

The clothes she would wear on her date

That made my anger raise once again

I wanted to punch something very badly

Preferably her father or the minister

We began walking to her new car not even saying goodbye to her father

And I was conflicted from many emotions

Anger,sadness...

And so many more that I didn't even want to admit I am feeling it

The moment we were on the road I couldn't take it anymore

"Are you really going on that date" I said in a voice that hides anger

"Yes" was her clipped answer

That is it?

Of course Noah what were you expecting that she won't go to this date because you didn't like it

You are nothing, just a poor bodyguard that nothing is working in his life and she is a genius girl that invented a cancer medicine

She deserved better...

I clenched my hands and blocked everything

I'm just being silly

Tomorrow everything will be okay

And with that I went with my day even while brooding

If Cataleya realised my mood she didn't say anything and continued with her work

I even denied helping her

Because helping require to be sitting close to her and smelling her strawberry and vanilla scent that makes me even more confused with what I am experiencing today

It's just a phase

Tomorrow everything will be okay

Without even realising the clock turned six and a half  and Cataleya went to change

I was hoping that she will choose something that will make her beauty dime

But we are talking about Cataleya here

She walked out with a white dress that made me want to drool with a minimum make up and her hair was still on his natural form

Not that he needed anything

Her hair is the beat feature in her

For some reason I didn't want her to go especially in that dress

"Are you really sure you want to go?" I asked her hoping that she will say No

And I will take care of the rest

She looked at me in her usual emotionless face that I began getting accustomed to and opened her delicious lips to reply but her phone dinged

She looked at it than at me "he is here, goodbye" and with that she turned her back

And I felt my heart constrict and my fist clenched tightly

And she left

      **End of Flashback**

"Tell me what happened to make you like this" Eli's voice made me get out from my thoughts

"I don't want to talk about it can you change the subject" and I knew from my voice he understood I was on the verge of letting my anger control me

And trust me nothing good happen from that

"Okay,did you watch yest..." he begin to talk but I interrupted him

"She is with a minister on a date" I spat

"Who is.."

"I told you I don't want to talk about it change the subject"

He nodded and begin once again

"I met Al..."

"She was looking so beautiful of course he won't keep his hand off of her"

My knuckles turned white from how much I clenched my fist on the glass

"What are ..."

"I told you to change the subject!!" I hissed at him

"You aren't let..."

"Do you think he will kiss her!!or even take her to his house" I began shouting and at that thought I threw the glass on the floor

And was about to do the same with the chair hoping it was the minister itself

But before I can do it Eli restrained me "leave me I want to kill him if he put his filthy hand on her"

"Ok you are clearly drunk let go of the chair Noah" he said as if he was talking to a 5 years old kid

3rd person pov

Eli watched his friend look at him with blood shot eyes clearly drunk ,still holding the chair

"Will you kill him with me?"

Eli sighed thinking of the reason who made his best friend in this state

He hasn't been drunk from after his father death

"Yes but tomorrow, now let the chair go. And let's go home"

He nodded and did as I say while mumbeling different unknown things

Eli struggled to walk drunk Noah home, it was an unusual thing for Noah to consume alcohol

It's Elijah thing ,when his life became too hard on him and want an escape

And because of that Eli knew that his friend is in a serious problem

And if his gut feeling is right

It's because of the brat rich girl that his friend is protecting

When they finally arrived at his room Eli put his friend on the bed after getting rid of his shoes and was going on his way

Shaking his head at his unlucky friend

And he missed the last word of Noah before darkness consuming him

"Will she finally smile

To him?"