Chapter 22: Confession

As the night darkened, the atmosphere became more silent with the cricket's noise. Juliet was standing still in Duke's tight embrace. Their hearts were beating in a sync, both warm and loud. As Duke was bended to hug her from the backside, his breath was resting in Juliet's nape, which was sending shivers down to her spine. Many thoughts were going back and forth in Duke's mind but within those losing her was scaring him the most.. So, he was very much determined to win her back today.

With some moments of pause he calmed down his racing heart and said,

"Juliet, I am really sorry, I truly am. I thought it would be best for both of us to not have any lingering feelings after how I turned you down! B-but I-I can't anymore ignore the change of my heart for you. I can't see you with another man!!! I-it makes me... uncomfortable… it's very hard for me to imagine you walking away from me holding someone else's hand…... I don't know what you call it? But for me I am unable to let you go."

Duke's voice was filled with anger and rage while saying the first phases but there was also a tone of regret and remorse compiled in that. Duke's voice gradually became soft and raspy as he commenced his talk once more.

"Please don't leave me Juliet. Please….. don't walk away with someone else....pl-please don't ignore me like I am someone, you don't know…..please...I am sorry for rejecting your love, I am sorry for making you cry….. I-I am really sorry for behaving like a total jerk. But please….please I am begging you.....don't do this to me... don't ignore me.... Don't behave like you really don't care if I am around or not. That will be the last thing for me to see. Please Juliet I beg your Apology.....please don't go so far unreachable for me …stay with me...…..plea….."

He could not continue his words as the warm stream of tears were escaping from his eyes and landed on her shoulder. Juliet could sense that he was in a vulnerable state from the beginning of this conversation. But right before saying those last few words Juliet felt his voice was cracking up as he chocked on his own tears in the last words. He was letting out the pent up of this whole time being. Juliet was getting weak on her knees while hearing his part of the tolerance he had during this whole time. She felt heartbroken as her loved one was in a crying mess because of her nonchalant behavior. Her eyes were as well full of tears. They were silently making their way out of her eyes. Juliet touched Duke's hands wrapping around her. But before she could move or make any words let out of her mouth Duke's voice wavered once again and make Juliet spellbound in that instance.

As Juliet grabbed Duke's hand the thought of her leaving his hold came to his mind. Duke panicked as he knew this was his last chance so he said, "I LOVE YOU, JULIET."

With his words the lightening cracked the sky open in two halves. They both saw a day-view in the night time after his confession. There were no warnings of happening a rainfall today. So, it came to them like a non-seasonal shower. The downpour started almost immediately after the thunder. The heavy drops of the rain were making them soak with the time being. They were still standing like they were before, only one thing changed and that was, now Duke could hear Juliet's sniffles and crying tones. Duke instantly let go of her and spin her back to face him.

He was right. Under that heavy rain splash he saw her crying. But why she was crying? Was having him by her side that disgusting that it made her cry like this? Or maybe she hates Duke so much that his touch till now was the reason she was this vulnerable right now?

Those unnecessary questions were making a way in Duke's mind. So, to stop her misery he said, "I am sorry Juliet, you can just forget what I said just now. I was not serious about the things I just sai…."

With another thunder sound, a cracking slap landed on Duke's left cheek. It indeed has much power because as soon as it landed his cheek was burning red. But Duke did not even touch his cheek. He just stood in that heavy rain with drooping his head. Juliet started to speak.

"Do you find it funny? Playing with my feelings???? Huh???? Answer me!!! Do you think love can be this easy!!! Is it a game for your amusement???? Am I a toy whom you can say you love this moment and toss around another minute??? Am I that easy for you??? ANSWER ME!! WHAT AM I TO YOU??? TELL ME!!!"

Her raging voice was fuming with the fuel of her anger. She could not contain herself anymore as she grabbed his collar and shook him while saying those words. She was crying loudly without holding back anymore. She was literally tired from all this burdened-love she did. So, she wanted to bury her feelings deep inside her heart but today Duke again shook her up from her core which made this eruption of her emotions.

She drooped her forehead on Duke's chest as she asked with a very low voice to him, "Do you even love me a little bit?"

With her question Duke's eyes grew bigger. There was a moment of silence for some time, but she did not receive any words from him today as well. Now Juliet avoided Duke's gaze to move back to the car.

As soon as she opened the back door of the car, Duke pulled her by the wrist and embracing her tightly with one hand he kissed Juliet in the lips. Duke was kissing desperately like there is no tomorrow. He sucked on her both lips so hard that it became deep red within some seconds. The kiss was short yet deep.

"I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE." were the only words he said before taking Juliet into the car.

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