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I laid on the bed with my thoughts far I couldn't believe that Bethany still haven't happened 10 years ago...…

"Hi sweet heart" popped up Damian as he entered the room interrupting my thoughts.

Oh God now this day would be even worse I thought couldn't he had just stayed where he was? He had to just come home and spoil my day I thought.

"Hi" I said expressionless.

"I have a surprise for you" he said grinning

"What can that be?"

"Just get dressed, let me take you out and show you" I don't feel like going anywhere" I said blankly and turned my face from his direction to the mirror hanging on the wall.

" I said go get dressed now" he barked but I wasn't moved, I wasn't ready to go anywhere noticing this he came towards the bed, held my hand and dragged me up

"You want to disobey me?" asked Damian enraged I could see the anger in his eyes

"No...No... I...…" I stammered as I moved about the room with him following me

" how dare you…?" he said and gave me a hard slap which landed me on the floor, at that point he regained himself, he bent down to help me up

"Am sorry… am so... sorry "he said

"Don't you dare touch me" I yelled as I got up by myself

"You know what I am capable of so please go get dressed now else….." he said and I could see the look in his eyes, they were deadly I feared what he would do so I took my dress from the wardrobe and was about to go out to another room and change when he called out

"Fernanda! I would leave for you to change"

I just went back dropped the dress on the bed and stood staring at him. It was a way of asking him to leave but he just stared at me Jerk!! I thought, he finally got the clue and left I breathed a sigh of relief, each time he was around me I felt suffocated.

He took me to a beautiful restaurant, he got some people to play music for us and bought me flowers then he broke the silence which we had maintained since we left the house.

"Do you like the place?" he asked, I nodded in reply. I thought it was the right time to ask him what I have wished to ask him for a long time.

"Since it is my birthday, can I ask for something?"

"Yes sure" he answered amidst a mouthful of food which he had ordered

"Can my parents….. Come ….. Like... can they start visiting me again?" he dropped the fork and stared at me, "You won't just let it rest would you? Three days ago you asked me the same thing and I said no why are you still bringing it up? Huh? You just want to annoy me right? Or do you want to try to run away with them again?" But…." I tried to say but he cut me off

"But what?" he asked

"But for the past 8 years, you made me cut all ties with them, you stopped them from visiting isn't that enough" I asked frustrated as I fought back the tears that were clouding my eyes.

"Please Damian….."

"Fernanda, stop…. Just stop" he said and got up

"In fact you have spoilt my mood let's go home" he said as he signaled the waiter to come, paid the bills and we left. Throughout the drive home there was silence between us.