Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

Sabrina was in her old room with an open curtains from her slide door to the garden. She was standing and leaning on the door frame of the open slide door. It was raining hard. Her arms are crossed and she was staring at nowhere, her mind was drifted away by the rain.

A warm fluffy blanket wrapped around her together with strong arms. Sabrina hold his hand in front of her and rubbed her cheek to his. She feel depressed. Because Catriona is blind and pregnant. Tequila is deaf and her grandfather is hiding something from her.

She wonder now—whom she should trust. She was betrayed not once but twice. Gabriel can feel her depression and he feel depress as well.

”Tell me what’s wrong.” Gabriel ask.

”I feel so anxious right now. I don’t know how I’ll protect the people that are important to me. Enzo, Ethan, Aria, Veronica, Catriona, Tequila, Brandy, Whisky, Dad… you…”

”I’ll help you protect them. Just let me… and I’ll protect you as well.”

”My grandfather is hiding a mistress… I don’t know what else he’s hiding from me but he wants Francisco dead. That’s what I want as well—but I think there’s so much more and I’ll find out.”

”Tell me, more.” She look around and start picking up the bugs that Enzo put. She pull out a bug detector and make sure that there’s nothing else.

She closes the slide door and climb to the bed. He follow her and sat down facing her.

”I can wait. I don’t want to push you…”

”My dad cheated on mom. We were just infants… Janine seduce my dad and—put a drug in his drink and slept with her. The turn of events—Janine did it all. She kept on clinging on dad though dad kept pushing her away and then he told him that she’s pregnant with his—my mom of course knows about it but she remain quiet. Still, dad betrayed mom and us… I was fourteen when I saw him with his woman… I remain quiet and acted like it was nothing until I and mom were kidnapped while we were shopping.”

She bit her lower lip. Not going to tell him what else happened. She clenches her fist and her eyes dark and tears started running down to her cheek. Gabriel was worried so he hold her. He had guessed what happened but he never know how brutal it was.

It was painful for her. He can see that. Her body was shaking, in anger and in pain. He pull her to him until she let it all go.

”Francisco **** my mom in front of me. I watched every scene.” She said with a broken voice.

Gabriel’s eyes dilated and he hug her tighter. His wife suffered a lot. Whoever that Francisco is—he’ll make him suffer as well more than she suffer and more than Anastasia suffered.

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Catriona was on her window seat with the window a little open as she listen to the rain outside. She can feel her babies pulse inside her. They are alive and a little naughty. She always have morning sickness and Tequila monitor her from the other room.

”Do you need anything to eat or to drink?” Tequila asked.

”No. I am fine.”

”Three o’clock. Your fridge is there.”

”Thank you.” Tequila even put names on every container through braille letters. He was creative on his way and there are notes everywhere on a thick paper through braille letters.

”There’s a package from Brina.” He place it on the bed. ”Do you want me to describe everything?”

”Hmm.”

Tequila open the box excitedly. There’s a baby book and mother’s book written in braille and three adorable blue socks and three blue gloves.

”Take care of my nieces or nephews.” Tequila read the note from Sabrina.

”Aren’t you bored?” Catriona asked.

”A little.”

”You don’t have to take care of me.”

”I have to. That’s what big brothers do. Besides, I have lots of things to do here. I am starting to grow vegetables in your green house and—I love the flowers here. Samantha will surely love it.”

”Hmmm.”

”Do you want me to let your pets in? They are outside wiggling their tails.” He asked. Catriona smiles and nodded.

She stood and walk to the bean bag couch slowly since she already knew the order inside her room. It was minimized but has high security. Tequila closes the window and let her puppies in. They will soon grow bigger. There’s the breed of Bull Mastiff and Rottweiler and American Pitbull and Doberman and Akita. All of it are protective dogs.

She bought it all with her one million to protect her and her babies. She patted each of it and then she raise her hand. They all stop but keep wiggling.

”Sit.” They all sit in unison. Catriona feel that they all followed her. Then she took the treats from her pocket and some pours down but the dog stay still with their wiggling tails. They can say that Catriona was a dog whisperer.

Tequila watch as Catriona train her dogs though she’s blind. Those puppies are all smart and was born to be protective to the owners.

Tequila help Catriona teach them to be her eyes when she’s outside. He smile and told her that he’s just going to prepare dinner. Catriona reach the remote and turn on the television. She sat down on the bean bag on the floor at the edge of her bed while her puppies are huddle around her. She listen to the movie and study all of the noises.

She suddenly miss Versace. Though she have dogs around her, Versace was a smart dog and love her so much. She also missed Enzo. So after her dinner with Tequila and after feeding the dogs. She cuddle the big stuff toy that Enzo gave to her on her bed and cry on her own. That’s all she could do. Cry and missed him.

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Veronica drink up her bubble tea and was still curious on why Vivien was still there. She sipped on her bubble tea and didn’t even ask Vivien if she want one. On the other hand, Tony was busy heating up the take outs and the pizza that she bought.

”Don’t worry, I’ll leave as soon as possible.”

”Good then. But you have to eat first before leaving.” She said and smile brightly at her. Then she face the television and her expression changes into serious quickly. They ate their dinner quietly and only Tony asked her if there’s something she needed.

Soon, Vivien was pacing back and forth and keep contacting the person.

”Sleep in the guest room. It’s not like you are going to crawl on Tony late at night.” Veronica said to her. Tony shrugged at Vivien.

Veronica went to bed with another bubble tea. Tony want to let her get moody. It was his fault for not locking up the door. She’s leaning on the headboard while sipping on her bubble tea and he crawl on her and kisses her legs and then her forehead.

”Are you mad at me?”

”What? No.” She answer. ”I am not mad at you. It might be a good thing for you to reconcile with your ex. For you to easily move on once I am gone.”

”What are you talking about?” He frown. ”Stop talking nonsense.” He put away the bubble tea and kisses her lips. Veronica kiss him back with desperation and loneliness until they both made love all night loudly.