Emerald's Core
"This shouldn't be happening,Emerald held her chest like it was the only thing holding unto her and 6 ft under.It was a little bit of a minus of how you could love someone and a ghost them.
"Give it a try"a seizure in her chest aligned,but the echoes of getting hurt,feeling j heard or maybe made a fool of being the other girl.
"I never really knew myself".
"Did I ever love myself?".
"Cause how can a boy make me feel like a real cave woman ,shattered back and forth like sea waves of a dead shore"
Her mind and her heart fought for two different reasons and that would be on the issue of "trust".
Ofcourse,she kept on make believing,kept on enduring how much a fairytale her life would be if she gave him a chance .
But every time she's reminded that those risk aren't for a fragile girl like her.So she hides and ghosts,sets boundaries because she knows the game.Hurt them before they break her first.
One ring,two rings,then three,her phone rang and the name popped up."Asher",this was the name that unlocked all her futile hearts.
"Emerald are you ignoring me?"The voice asked with a hint of disappointment,but Ofcourse the words couldn't form a statement so she hang up immediately.
She made way to her fathers dinner party,all guest sat with poise as she walked her stance trying to forget the he she just neglected.She was the daughter of "Louis Stanford" ,the top most influential business man known for dealing in artificial intelligence.
She never lacked,never had any care to worry about,she could soak herself in makeup,skincare ,wealth and all the paparazzi will show ,but even with all these she wasn't happy.
She was like the definition of inside out she'd you'll see that even the most influential had scars.But with him everything made sense,no worry ,no after thought Except she knows her fate.It isn't right and her heart might be scared to make it a way too.
Emerald stood with her guests,waving and smiling like she was some pert of her fathers robot programmmrd to smile : she roamed her eyes through the hall,she roamed her eye through the hall,unknownly searching for hm.
"This right here is my eldest daughter Emerald"Her father introduced her to a Scottish man in his thirties.
"Nice to meet you miss Emerald"the figure said.
"Nice to meet you too"Emerald answered politely.However there was something in the air that existed apart from politeness and pleasantries ,his lustful smile answered her question right away.
"Oh,it was marital season"She said in her thoughts ,
Just like every other girl,she knew she'll be sold off for a business collaboration.And knowing her father ,he was agile to use his first and k my daughter to scary bag a deal with his colleague .
"Anything for the market "she sighed
Emerald excused herself from that crew kneomh if she stayed a minute longer,a ring I'll be put on her finger .
Nervously ,she wandered down the hallways,needing for air,for a place to inhale and breathe without giving back.She went out of the garden and just when she was about to light her cigarette,a form fell upon her gaze .
"Still smoke?"that voice,that scent?that look that always made her act so timid yet so warm.He grabbed the cigarette out of her hands and threw the lighter.
Silence reigned for a minute or two,then he spoke again."Did I do something wrong?"
Wrong?,that was such a misconception,this man has never wronged her ,he has always been her oxygen,a reason to exist,capturing her youth and essence.Wrong?,if that was a word that will never be associated to someone of his status.He has been her source of freedom,to dive in another world,so what exactly does wrong mean?to love her like Adam so loved Eve he gave her a rib,or to nullify her of her existence and adapt to her rough circles.
She shook her head while looking vulnerable in his eyes.
"If I didn't then why did you ignore me"Asher asked needing answers.
"Asher I cannot keep on seeing you"she spat out,making it seem like they were a thing.
"But I see you Emerald,I need you to stop this and let's talk"he said
"Asher we can't be in private places together,I cannot keep on seeing you,we cannot exist together"
"Not even as friends?"
Friends?that word choked Emerald to almost crying out tears.
"Friends don't look at each other like they could see a realm of their soul"she said to him,locking eyes in depth .
"This isn't right Emerald"Asher said trying to understand.
"Exactly,none of this is,me…you…it's forbidden.Asher you are the son of Zane,you are a Carter…you have his veins in you,the same veins my father hates,the same veins who killed my mom"
Asher tried to speak but Emerald held his words.
"It was a mistake,I'm sorry if it feels unfair,but from today ,never come near me "
And just like that,Emerald left the scene,somewhere in her heart wanted him to follow her,but her mind had taken over,she was done acting like a thirteen year old on a trio with her crush.