Chapter 10

Pain, Love and Sharing

Edwin was blushing internally still remembering that he was the one and only with whom she had slept. So he mentally repeated the promise he had done to himself that after that day she would be the one and only he would share his bed with.

This was his personal gift to his love and he would never take it away from her.

"So how did you know she was virgin? I can't believe it. I mean she was an adult and she did have a boyfriend." The girl sitting in front of him asked.

Oh shit!

Edwin was so lost in Stella that he forgot that he was actually sharing his love story with a girl whose name he did not know, she was a whore too but she was trying to help him.

'I think I do respect her individuality.' Edwin thought

"Sorry miss. I do not want to offend you but can I kno..w yo...ur name please?" he asked her hesitatingly.

"Oh! Sorry you cannot call me Rosie here. Right I am Iris. You can call me Iris now." She replied.

It was then reality stuck him; her name was Rosie as a prostitute kept accidentally and so on.

"So Iris you are a girl and you very well know the bleeding on first intercourse thing right." he told her a little shyly trying to avoid the eye contact.

He hadn't ever shared such a kind of thing with anyone other than Stella.

He remembered first time when she said "We couldn't have sex." It took her an hour to explain him.

She did explain it to him because he started panicking "You don't really like me. Do you?" he had asked.

Stella laughed at him and explained him everything. After that, the topic was quite open between them.

"Yeah I understand. With so much in my life I think I have started underestimating the nobility of a human being. Glad to know though that there still are people like you and Stella present on earth making this world a beautiful place to live in." Iris said

Still Stella's virginity was a surprising shock to her. "Continue please." She pleaded.

"Not before I go and get a quick glance at her. I want to see her." Edwin scratched the back of his neck feeling nervous.

"Sure please go, if it helps you. Why not?" she waved towards the exit door of the cafeteria.

"I'll be back" he told and ran towards Stella as if she was waiting wide awake with her open arms for him although he knew with the amount of sedatives given to her she would be sleeping.

Yet he was longing see the angelic face of his love.

Rosie was still staring at the way where Edwin left to see his wife.

She would never forget his face how it was gleaming as if he was a 6 year old running to see his Christmas present.

Right then her eyes went wide when she saw another figure heading towards her.

A height of more than 6.2, a big broad body like that of 'wwe' participants wearing a ragged denim and a sleeveless jacket with tattoos all over his chest. His long hair tied into a pony completed his brutal looks.

"Holy shit! What is he doing here?" she muttered tried to disguise the fear and disgust when he reached her and pulled her from elbow holding it tight enough to leave a bruise.

He dragged her to the janitors which smelt like puke and was filled with dirty linens and was very dark out there with little light peeping through muddy curtains so they could only see each other's face.

"Brent please!!!!! Please leave me. It is hurting" she begged looking at her elbow which was red due to his death grip.

He did loosen his grip from the elbow only to pull her hair that were tied into a pony making her wimp due to sharp rising pain.

"You bitch, bloody whore, dick sucker. What the hell? You are supposed to give me my brokerage with the amount you earn and you bloody are having it all by yourself." He spat venomously.

"No Brent I swear I always give you percentage of what I earn. I always do." she was sobbing now due to the pain and his accusation took all her senses.

"Slutty shit if you are speaking the truth then how come you paid so much to these people in the hospital. Did this whore get a magic want?" he tightened his grip on her hair increasing the pain and tried to dirty kiss her, he would always do as if she was his property.

"No no Brent. It was an emergency. It's not mine. I mean the money. I borrowed it from one of my classmates at college. I have to return it to her" she lied.

She would never get Edwin into the picture.

If he comes to know that she had such a well wisher then he would use him to his best asking for money again and again, even blackmail him.

Brent was such a piece of thrash.

"How much do you have now?" he asked. He now let her hair.

Rosie breathed finally relieved that he had bought her story

"Not much. I just got half shift yesterday." she told him slowly

"SHshhhhllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap" he hit her hard on cutting my lip that she could taste her own blood.

He snatched her bag and took all the cash from there.

"I will take this now. Next time pay me in time and if I ever", he stepped closer to her looking at hwe with his blood shot drunken eyes "If I come to know you cheated on me with money." He warned "I think you love your father and brother too much. UNDERSTOOD" he gave a devilish laugh and squeezed her boobs before leaving.

Rosie was now looking for Edwin by peeping out, still hiding behind the door of the janitors so that Brent does not see them together.

Brent was still in the cafeteria; trying to flirt with the nurse rather she was sure abusing the nurse as his eyes were always targeting helpless girls in need of money so that he can put them in the business of prostitution.

Oh my god! Rosie mentally shrieked.

Both Edwin and Brent were in the cafeteria.

Rosie feared if ever Brent came to know about the bills being paid by Edwin, he would suck him for the money and god knows that he can cross any limit to get what he wants.

He was a moneypecker.

Rosie stayed in hiding and noticed that Brent was talking to the receptionist about something.

She prayed that he does not come to know about the person who had cleared the bills.

She had already taken enough favors from Edwin and did not want to put him into further trouble.

Then her eyes went to Edwin

He was looking happy. That said Stella was recovering well.

She found him scanning the room, probably looking for her.

How badly she wished to hug him and cry to him so that he coos her back telling everything will be fine.

But why would he do so?

She does not remember last time when was hugged or loved by someone who actually meant it.

She waivered her thoughts away 'he is nobody to me'

She was contended that they were sharing their tough times together and she was enjoying listening to his story and for the sake of her sanity she wanted to assume that he was also enjoying narrating it to her, amicably that's why he was here looking for her

But she decided to avoid him at least till she was sure Brent has left the hospital and if necessary to keep him safe she wouldn't ever meet him again in this wretched life of hers.

He surely has made a place in one of her fondest memories. 'I can thank my stars enough to bring him to me in my lifetime and I am happy with it.'

When she saw him leaving, she decided to leave the stinking place too. She could not hold her breath any longer

Once she was out she found him turning back, she quickly ran to hide in the same janitors praying that he didn't see her or seeing me avoiding him, he should return.

Oh god! Oh God!

But to her dismay he was here

"Iris" he shouted.

She pulled him and he bumped at her. She pulled him tightly to make sure he was not visible to Brent who was still outside hitting on some other girl who was crying over something. "Sshhhh"

"Tell me Iris." Edwin shouted in shock "Holy shit!! Who did this?" he was referring to the bruise on her elbows.

Iris pressed his mouth with her hand. He was so tall that she had to lift myself on her toes.

"Please keep quite." she begged murmuring with pleading eyes.

He nodded with understanding giving a wink. So he let her hands down.

He wiped the sweat drops that were on her forehead due to the suffocating room with his sleeve that was still red of blood. Then he slightly touched her lip and wiped the blood with his thumb. Shock was evitable on his face.

"What happened?" he questioned very slowly with concern.

She turned around from him hiding her tears and emotions, "Nothing to worry about. It is all under control."

He gave her some confusing looks as if he was trying to frame another question in his mind.

Making sure that Brent had left, Iris went to the crowded canteen to avoid his further interrogation.

She did not want him to know that there are devils still living in this world where he was nothing but an angel.

She went to get two cups of coffee but had forgotten that she didn't have any money left.

It was all taken away by Brent.

She stood still wondering what to do when the same salt and pepper haired man was asking for money.

She could feel tears dwelling in her eyes and wondered what would Edwin think of her.

'He knew he had paid me enough for a week' she murmured 'and me I am feeling so helpless. I wish the ground opens and I sink into it.'

"Hey keep this and add some cookies too" Edwin said as he pulled her from her tiny waist and stood in front to pay.

She felt so cheap, that she was about to run away.

She could not make eye contact with him.

But he pulled her back and took her to the table they were sitting earlier.

He did signal the same waiter to serve it on the table and looking at her the waiter really understood and agreed although it was against the rules to serve to the table.

"Thank you sir" Edwin shook his hand offering him another $10 bill that he accepted most hesitatingly.

"I am so sorry Sir. I am getting a bit too expensive and you are paying for something you do not owe me at all for." She said biting her lip. She was too ashamed at her situation

She was feeling guilty. She was minting on his money on no return basis. There was no way she would be able to pay him back for his generosity. Only thing she was skilled for was being a slut which she never wanted to give him though she believed he'd be the nuclear man in the entire universe sleeping with whom she would not feel like crawling insects on my body and her soul won't feel like deceived as it would be the most aspiring and whelming thing to be done to him.

She still do not want him to suffer enough to succumb his orgasm to a whore like her.

"Still interested in my lovestory?" he asked with his dazzling eyes.

"I am sorry for rr...." she said still squinting to avoid his vision.

"Don't be. At this hour I am feeling so lonely, I am glad I have you on my side." He said astonishing her.

"I hope you still remember that I am a whore who tried to rape you last night to earn some money." She asked if he was mistaking her for some one else.

"But you didn't. Right. So take all this as a pay back. That meant a lot to me. It horrifies me to even think if there was someone else and I cheated Stella. I mean I could have never been able to face my Stella again." he said.

"And also I had a shoulder when my love was fighting for her life. Otherwise it would have shattered my heart into pieces." He added.

"Back to your love life." She proposed to lighten the mood as it was getting too much and she wasn't accustomed to too many humanities.

Edwin's love story [flashback]

It was her first sex and that scared me to the bottom of my heart.

Hope I did not hurt her too much. Wish she doesn't think it to be a mistake once she wakes up or if she regrets doing it with me. How bad I wish that she loves me back or what if this is one of my dreams I used to get before I met her.

Then my eyes shifted to Stella who looked gorgeous as she wore nothing but an adolescent smile as she cuddled back to me. She was sleeping like a newborn, who is satisfied with her mother on his side.

Oh she is real and I love her more than anything else. Though my making love was an accident but I wanted to make the first dawn of her non-virginity special and memorable. So I slipped silently and slowly from her cuddle and did keep a pillow at my place so that she is not disturbed with all of a sudden movement.

I rushed out of the dorm looking for something in particular. I was framing in my visionaries to do something special for her. I had to rush too because I wanted to return back before she's awake and sees an empty bed concluding that I cheated on her enacting a one night stand since I never committed anything to her.

But I badly wanted to do this and this time it should be perfect.

This is perfect. The blue stone shone like her oceanic eyes and the tiny diamonds below signifies the ecstatic smile that magnifies her beauty." This is it" I told myself. But how do I get it in this hour of the morning?

I decided 'I want it and I'll have it for the beauty who is sleeping with an innocence that I like to cherish all my life and expecting me when she opens her eyes.

I banged the close doors but there was no reply. I checked the mobile number painted below the name of the shop and I dialed the same number.

"Who the f##king hell is calling before the sunshine?' the feisty lady who possibly was the owner of the shop shouted on her cell.

"Madam sorry to trouble but I think you would not mind helping true love." I said trying to keep my nerves calm.

"Talking about true love to some one who had a break up last night you son of a bitch." She replied even more infuriated.

"Please don't hook up ma'am. Please. Lease let me explain." I pleaded, begged.

"Not today silly loverboy. Fuck off." BEEEP BEEEP she hooked up.

I had decided that the ring is for her and so it should belong to her so I wouldn't give up. I hunted through the directories and her emails and somehow managed to get her address and next moment I was at her door ringing her door bell even ready to chop my balls off as I could make it that the female is really wild because of split with her ex.

Anyways who said love was easy? And to propose was the thousand times harder and I was in for it.

Anything for Stella.

Mother f##ker, d!ckhead, son of a b!tch, bugging a$$hole..... and so on was she chanting as she came to open the door. I could feel sweat pouring from my body. I was so scared that I felt like running far away. But I won't give up.

"Good morning ma'am" I said as I handed her a single white rose that I took from the bunch of flowers I had bought for Stella.

"The morning is no longer good you a$$hole knocking at 6 on my door." She took the rose even more harshly than expected. "Did that a$$hole send you to apologize for last night."

The hair of my neck pricking because of her feisty voice "No m'aam I was the one who called you 22 minutes ago" I checked my watch to be precise.

"So you are the enemy of my early morning sleep." She snorted.

"Apologies for that" and I was on bended knees next moment, "Ma'am I am in love. I just took her virginity last night and now I want to convince her that was the best thing that happened to me so I want to propose her with the blue ring in your shop so could you please do me a favor to open the shop and let me get it for my girl. Please. Please. Please." I said it all in one breath before she disagrees to even listen to me.

Next I looked at her trying to read her expression, which was anger, subtracted by shock multiplied by confusion as if she was mentally trying to fix up the meaning of words I uttered to her.

Just when I was about to loose hope of convincing her, I saw her lips twitching a little broadening the lip line finally reaching a smile.

"I did it," I told myself happily dancing in my thoughts.

She took a deep breath, "Okay I'll sell it to you at this hour if you spare me some time to wear some clothes on."

It was only then I noticed that she was only wearing a pair of thongs over a tight snug tee, which barely covered her stomach. She was also beautiful with perfect curved figure but did not appeal to me a bit. I was whipped. The only beautiful thing in my world was Stella"

She came along in my cab that was loaded with flowers and was delighted to help me.

She gave me the ring after I signed my card and all other stuff a credit card needs to do, I being too excited was only rushing through the things.

"Thank you so much. I have been such a pain." I told her.

"No I am glad that I am a part of completion of at least one love story." She said no longer showing her feisty side.

I simply smirked and jumped into the car, couldn't wait to see my angel's face.

The college was empty as the festival was over last night and participants might have left immediately. I guess the college staff also had their day off as there was no staff visible giving me solitude to do my proposal in a most private and pleasing way.

I worked with the bouquet of flowers making a heart of red rose bouquet, layering with a bouquet of daffodils, and then another heart shaped of tulips and carnations. "Picture perfect" I told myself then massaging my own palms I headed towards the coziest paradise where my Stella was fast asleep. I knew because I peeped in before working with the flowers.

I opened the door of the room and I could hear something.

Oh my god she was crying.............................