To Be Yours Again-Chapter 283 To carry you

After dinner, I headed up to my room to sleep.

I held the wall as I climbed the stairs.

I heard chuckle behind me.

I turned around and saw Mona.

“Do you want me to carry you, old man?”

I frowned. “You can make fun of me all you want. Soon, I’ll be walking sexily again.”

“Sexily, my foot.”

I was relieved when I finally got into my bedroom.

She walked in with me probably to make sure that I was okay.

Is this really Mona?

I saw a parcel on top of the bedside table and grinned.

Good job, Flora.

I sat on the bed.

“Good night.” She said.

“Mona, can you sit...I have something for you.” I said.

She slowly sat on the bed.

I held the parcel and sat beside her.

“While I was at the hospital, I ordered this online. The delivery got home and I guess Flora kept it here for me.”

“What’s that?”

I opened the parcel to reveal a bracelet.

“I didn’t get you any gift for your show.”

She smiled. “I didn’t know you were still thinking about that.”

I took her head and wore the bracelet around her wrist.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes, thank you.”

I stared at her, wanting to kiss her, badly.

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*MONALISA*

I should go to my bedroom now.

But I couldn’t bring myself to stand up from the bed.

Going to my bedroom felt like I was moving miles away from him.

“Do you want to spend the night here?” He asked.

I really do but I’m not going to let him know that.

“No.”I replied.

“C’mon, it was okay at the hospital. Just sleep here, huh...please.”

I grinned.

I do like it when he begs me.

“Fine...if you insist.”

He smiled at me as I got into the bed.

We lay beside each other in a not too awkward silence.

He rolled on his side.

“Hey, the doctor said you shouldn’t lie down like that.” I reminded.

“It’s this side.” He said touching the other part of his belly that had the bandage.

“Thank you.” He said.

“For what?”

“For being nice.”

“I’m not nice.” I snapped.

He placed his hand on my cheek.

“What happened to you, Mona?”

I frowned.”What?”

“What happened to you seven years ago?”

“You already know that.”

“I want you to tell it to me.”

“I don’t....”

“Tell me.” He insisted staring into my eyes.

Does he have a spell in his eyes or something?

“At eighteen, Julius was my first boyfriend. I really liked him. We attended the same school but he was on scholarship. Back then, he was so sweet, he would always walk me home and take me out on dates. I was ready to give myself to him but I didn’t know he had other plans for me. I know about his friends, they didn’t attend the same school with us though. I know for a fact that they were wild but I didn’t think they were that bad.”

I really hate talking about this.

It always makes me wish I could turn back time and stay at home that day instead.

If I did...

If only I did.

My eyes watered.

“He invited me to a party. At first, it was fun and all. I didn’t know that they had put something in my drink. When they took me upstairs and stripped me off my clothes. I couldn’t even struggle, I couldn’t scream, I wanted to, it was as if I was screaming in my mind but I couldn’t voice it out. I was too weak to do anything than to cry and watch. When they dumped me in front of my house the next day. The guards found me and I was rushed to the hospital, I thought that was the end of the nightmare but then suddenly, there was a video going viral about me. Everyone saw everything, everyone drew their conclusion on what had happened.” Tears spilled from my eyes.

He moved closer to me and hugged me.

I sniffed. “And when they got caught, they said they did for the money, that they hadn’t meant to release it to the public, they wanted to blackmail my father with it. Everyone I’ve ever come across is always in for the money, No one had truly wanted to be with me.”

He pulled me back so he could look at me.

“I don’t want to speak for myself because you don’t want me, but not everyone would want to be with you for that reason, for your father’s wealth, and I know you’re a good person, Mona, maybe a little arrogant. If I’m to think of the nasty things you’ve said and done, I’ll say...”

“What are you getting at exactly?” I asked smacking his arm.

He wiped away tears from my eyes with his thumbs.

“Don’t cry anymore. Even if you decide not to be with anyone which I wouldn’t really like, what I greatly hope and wish for you is to be happy regardless...”

Does he really think that I don’t want him?

Why am I even asking myself this question?

Of course I don’t.

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I woke up the next day in Lorenzo’s arms.

I kind of liked the feeling of it.

He was awake and it seems he had been staring at me.

“After breakfast, we’ll go somewhere.”

“Where?”

“Somewhere”

I rolled my eyes.

“That somewhere doesn’t have a name?”

“Trust me...I’m not kidnapping you.”He said with a smile.

I scoffed. “As if you can.”

“Don’t underestimate me, woman.”

“But you can’t leave the house yet.”

“I’ll be fine.” He assured.

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After breakfast, the two of us headed out and soon, we were pulling up at the bottom of the hill beside a park.

When I got down, I saw him get down, holding a wireless microphone.

“What is that for?”

“I can’t really shout right now because of my condition so I need this.”

“For what exactly.”

“Well, I’ve watched movies where they do this and it kinda helps so we’re doing it.”

“Doing what exactly?”