Chapter 54 Rejection

I looked at Zuriel, and quickly wrapped my arms around him, placing my head over his chest. He smiled and caressed my hair.
I glanced at the set of books. They're a collection of Indian ancient and historical love stories from history and mythology. Not only that, there was a set of coffee mugs of different colors.
"How do you know that I love Indian history, especially love stories in them?" I asked him, pulling away.
That's a secret, "he winked at me."
I gasped at him, "Are you a vampire because they can read minds?" I asked him wide-eyed.
He pressed his lips together while his body was shaking.
"Fine, you can laugh," I said, rolling my eyes, and he burst into laughter.
"If you become happy seeing me as a vampire, then you can consider me a vampire. I don't have any problem with that," he said while ruffling my hair.
I slapped his hand away from my hair playfully.
"Don't you know that touching a woman's hair can ruin our hairstyles?" I told him.
"Come on, you're not like those typical women. I know that," he said and sat on my bed.
"How?" I asked him.
Trust me, I've spent enough time with you to understand you at least this much; now come," he drew me over him, causing me to fall over his broad chest and wrapping his arms around my waist, tightly hugging me.
I smiled and leaned towards him more, hugging him back.
But, my smile fell instantly when I remembered Carly.
Carly
Isn't he with her at the restaurant? He was hugging her then. How and why did he come back to me?
My uncle said that he's soon going to leave and divorce me for her.
"You meet Carly today," I whispered, and I felt his hand stop, which was caressing my hair lovingly.
I looked into his eyes, "Don't get me wrong, you've told me already that it can happen that you can't love me, after her, but did you talk to her? What did she say? She wants to break back to you," I stuttered and I could feel my hands trembling so badly with the even thought of Zuriel going back to her, leaving me.
Zurile's muscles were tense, and he was staring at the ceiling, lost.
He suddenly looked at me.
"I..." he sighed and closed his eyes, breathing heavily.
Shit, why the hell do I have to ruin our beautiful moment like that? I'm a complete idiot.
"You know, don't answer that, ignore it," I shook my head.
He looked into my eyes intensely, "Yes, she came to meet me this morning," he sighed and held my hands, looking at the ceiling like he was trying to stabilise himself from getting broken.
"And." I swallowed as my stomach churned.
I kept looking at him, trying to find the pain, but he was so calm saying it, no pain in his eyes.
How can this be possible?
"And you know what I told her," he said. I looked into his eyes and my heart started pounding on my chest like a hammer.
I've said to her that I didn't feel like what I used to feel around her before whenever she was used to being around me. I felt a spark around me, whenever her skin touched mine, but now I didn't feel like that. I didn't feel that spark now. Everything is just over now with her, just as he said these words and I don't know what happened to me.
"I love you, Zuriel," I'm not sure why or how, but these words slipped out of my mouth, his muscles stiffened, and he froze in place.
Moments passed, and I don't know how long from then, but he didn't utter a word. I looked into his eyes, mixed emotions of trust, pain, hatred, happiness, everything I saw in them.
My heart started pounding in my chest, and when he still didn't say anything, I sat up on my end of the bed, and when he pulled away from me, I stood up from my bed.
I kept looking at him, swallowing
"I have an important business meeting to attend. Excuse me," he said blankly and went away from my room.
I've never expected this from him. How and why he behaves like this
I felt rejected.
Rejection!!
I kept sitting in the same position, preventing my mind from thinking of anything, either good or bad.
Zuriel, when he didn't love her, then why didn't he love me? Why doesn't he want to be with me?
Uncle was correct; he would abandon me in reality. I swallowed.
Two weeks later,
I looked again at the door of the mansion.
He didn't come home after that day when I confessed my love to him.
I don't even have any idea where he is now. His phone went straight to voicemail.
What I'm going to do now
Bri, "I jumped back when I heard Analia's voice."
"Amelia, you scared me bitch," he said as I held my hand over my chest, breathing heavily and staring at her.
"As usual, I'm never going to be changed," he said, shrugging.
I shook my head and looked at the floor.
"Bri, what happened? You're looking so stressed," she said, keeping her hand over my shoulder.
I looked at her, shaking my head.
"Nothing, just thinking of something random," I said and lay on my bed again.
I'm missing you, Zuriel. Where are you? I need you, Zuriel.
I didn't see him for two weeks. You know, I've never felt this before, but I think—I know I'm going around like a typical cliche—but it's true Analia, I'm in love," I took hold of her hands.
I'd expected him to scream in excitement, to bladder like his typical self, but she only smiled at me genuinely.
"I've known it since the day of your birthday, and even a blind person can tell what's going on between you two," she says.
"Am I that obvious?" I asked, and she shrugged.
Suddenly, I remembered what Zuriel told me that day.
Carly still loves Ivaan.
But Analia also loves him. I know I'm very glad that she doesn't love Zuriel, but I'm not so selfish that I will be happy seeing my best friend in pain.
That day, when Ivaan rejected Analia, I could see her eyes, how broken she was, and today I'm also feeling the same trauma.
I've never thought that rejection could be this bitter too.
"Now tell me why you're so sad," she asked me.
"Um, I confessed my feelings to Zuriel, and he didn't even say anything to me after that and just went away. It's been two weeks. He didn't come home. I tried to contact him, but his phone was going directly to voicemail," I sighed.
"I think you should give him some time, Bri. You know, a study shows that an average human being needs at least three months to heal completely from the trauma of love," he said.
"But, you took only three days for it. This proves that you're not human like us," I laughed and we laughed together. I tried to smile but wasn't able to do it when the thought of Zuriel came into my heart.