17 Truths are meant to be revealed

"Stephen?" his eyebrows arched,

"Yes, Stephen" I nodded, please open your mouth and spill the beans!

"What do you want to know about him? He looked at me without any kind of expression,

"His father..." I breathed and prepared for anything that was going to come.

"His what!?" his eyes widened in utter surprise.

"Father...that what he said"

"He said what, father! Oh my can't believe that guy actually disclosed the key word of his life." he shook his head in amusement.

"I am also scared of my father, but when he said father I felt something was really wrong.... Help me!"

He sighed and nodded his head. "Okay I will help you, but not here. Let's talk somewhere else." As he said he stood up and made me cross the road, we walked a few meters and at last I saw a coffee shop.

The coffee shop had a balcony inside the building and the smell of fresh roasted coffee beans was stuck in my nostrils.

My spirits were lifted.

Phineas chose a seat in the corner from everyone's eye.

"Sit down, let's talk" he made me sit down and ordered two hot coffee.

"What do you want to know about him" he linked his fingers.

"Everything" I saw straight into his eyes, to remind him of my determination.

"Ok..firstly, I won't tell like other people that this is not my story to share, secondly, I haven't told this to anyone because I didn't find the right person"

This made me smile and my heart did dance a little.

"Now you found the right one, tell me!" I urged him,

"Where to start...ok..everything began when Stephen's dad took control of him. He was supposed not to go anywhere without his knowledge, he loved to drive his own car, but never was allowed to,

One of the important rules is that he should never speak to any girls other than his relatives, I mean the close ones. The sad truth is..those cousins were also married, taken and some are still kids."

he laughed but stopped when I lifted my brows and glared at him, how the hell is he living a life like that!

No offence I also have the same problem but that's not the point, something else is hidden inside.

"Tell me more!" I pressed just when the coffee arrived.

"Calm down and listen, he is a psychopath and sadist. He beats Stephen without reason, poor Stephen has no voice in his own life" his voice was low and eerie. My hands shook in fear.

Poor guy what has he been through.

"And..." Phineas continued, "when I asked why his father was controlling like that, he said 'because his father wanted to' that guy desperately wanted to be out of the bond but...something is stopping him from standing up for his life.

That guy is full of mystery,these were the only things I know.

like he was supposed to eat what his father orders him to, he should not look his father eye to eye and...he should not to love anyone, not even a dog.

Now I give a mission to you, I want you to free the bird from its cage.

You can." he said sternly.

Can I ?

I should!

"By the way, why did you approach me? You could have asked anyone even your friend"

My friend? Who?

"The way you both talked with each other told me your best buddies, why my friend?who's my friend that you want me to ask?"

I asked him curiously.

"You don't know?" he looked at me doubtfully,

"Know what?"

"Your friend Sicily, what do you call her...cece, yeah cece"he smiled.

What the actual hell, why would she know?

"Why should I ask her about Stephen, they barely know each other"

I smiled confused.

"What...no....cece is Stephen's fiancée!"

The coffee on my throat refused to go further inside due to heavy information and was pushed outside.

I sprayed everything on the floor and that bought me disgusting looks from the other people in the shop.

"What!? Wait, are they actually engaged? Did they have an engagement party? They love each other?"

My heart started to pang in my chest and the feeling of betrayal

Filled my brain and my throat clogged, my nose stung.

My body was announcing that I am going to cry.

"Calm down...you know right his stupid control freak father wanted marry the girl he choose, but don't worry Stepehen just now fighted that he want to call of the engagement.

And no, there was no engagement party. They were engaged just by words and paper not by heart and ring."

I had no strength to speak or to ask anymore questions, I quietly stood up to leave.

"I am leaving...." I said unsure.

"Yeah, wanna me to drop you?" he asked knowing how I look.

No, I don't want anyone with me right now.

"I wanna go alone, bye."

Then the next thing I know, with a thud I throw myself on the bed and allow myself to cry.

I did trust my friends wholeheartedly, I didn't doubt them.

At least Jaz could have told me!

I took a deep breath and started to think, then I remembered Sylvia warned about the girls.

Every piece was falling into place, and the rest was in tears.

Betrayal is the sharp metal, it's like an earthquake.

When a building is built trusting the ground, when it betrays the whole building is shattered.

Just like that... I never expected this words from Phineas's mouth, engaged? I scoffed. what is this 19th century!?

but....Cece just hid a pupmkin in a rice bowl,

wait, I can't decide things on my own, I have to talk with Cece .

Then exhaustion and tears of betrayal oozed from my eyes took me to a soundless sleep.