Tolerating The Playboy
Episode 39

“Zach?” My voice broke at the sight of him trying to force his way into the house.

“Isabella!” He yelled as he broke free from Xavier who had been holding him. He made his way to run towards me when Xavier pulled him back. He shot Xavier a warning glare but he didn’t flinch, knowing Xavier wouldn’t let him meet me he forcefully punched his face and I gasped in shock.

“What the hell are you doing here?” I tried to scream but my voice came out rather hoarse and quiet.

“I’m so sorry for what happened, I heard about everything and couldn’t help but to look for you. I couldn’t concentrate and I know the amount of pain you must be feeling but I am really sorry Isabella.”

“Lam called me to the party but I ignored his request, if I had known I wouldn’t have turned him down and none of this shit would have happened because I would be there with you” he rushed out his words as he walked closer to me.

I stood still as I watched him approach me, I wanted to go back to the room and lock myself up in it but I wasn’t moving, my legs couldn’t move and I ended up staying still. I wasn’t feeling alright but I guessed it must still be the effects from the drugs.

“Isabella” he called out my name as he kept on walking towards me, I didn’t want him to come any closer but I couldn’t help it. I silently prayed that Xavier would come save me because I had no control over my body or my feet.

He was about to lay his hands on me when I flinched, “Don’t touch me” I yelled as my body shook. I pushed past him as I ran down the steps, I had no idea where I was running to but all I knew was that I wanted to leave the house.

Xavier’s eyes brightened at the sight of me but the instant I ran past him I could sense the shock and feeling of disappointment in him.

I ran outside the door and spotted Devin standing by the car, I assumed he must have followed Zach but my legs didn’t stop running as I kept on running to where I had no idea. I could hear Devin calling my name but I didn’t turn to look at him.

ZACH’S POV

Immediately I got to Xavier’s house I ran to the door but it was locked. “Dammit!!” I yelled as i banged on the door really hard. For some time I didn’t get any response and different thoughts started running through my head. What if Xavier had took advantage of her weak state and did something horrible to her.

I could feel my veins throbbing as my hands folded into a fist. The more i thought about it was the more I wanted to break the door down hoping it was Xavier’s face I was smashing really hard.

“Bro chill, you’re going to break your bones if you keep smashing that door, it’s a strong one” Devin yelled from beside the car. I didn’t pay attention to him because he probably didn’t understand what it meant to feel this pain inside of you. The only girl you have ever liked doesn’t want to be close to you because you f****d up and the time she needed you the most you weren’t there for her, some other douchebag was there.

I continued to hit the door hard before I finally heard it clicked open, I stopped at the sight of Xavier who had rage on his face but I had sworn to myself that if he tried to stop me I would beat him to pulp.

“Where the hell is my Bella” I roared and he had a frown on his face. He tucked his hands in his pocket and I knew this was going to take long, he wasn’t going to easily let me see Bella else it’s the hard way.

I was about to grab him and yell again when I heard footsteps upstairs. I raised my head up and my face melted at the sight of Bella standing above, she looked really disorganized that you could tell that she hadn’t been feeling well, her face was pale and hair was messy. Her lips were lost of colours and I wondered if it was just me or she was losing weight drastically. She had a shocked expression on her face like she had just seen a ghost before her face fell and there was no emotion on it.

It kind of really hurt to see her look at me this way but I was going to make it up to her no matter what.

“Isabella!” My voice broke down as I made to to her but Xavier pulled me back. I had been trying to supress my anger towards him but the fact that he wanted to hold me back made me angry as I landed a punch on his face.

I turned to look at Bella and she had a shocked expression on her face, I knew I shouldn’t have done that in her presence but I wasn’t just thinking straight. I haven’t been thinking straight since she left me.

“What the hell are you doing here!” Her voice broke as I was on my way walking up the stairs to meet her. I was now close to her but there was still some space between us. I took this as an opportunity to apologize to her for what happened.

I tried to hold back the tears in my eyes so as to not break down in front of Xavier as I explained myself to her hoping she accepts my apology but she wouldn’t look at me. Her eyes were fixed on the rails, I moved closer to her and I could feel her breath increasing. Something was wrong with her but I didn’t know what it was.

I couldn’t help but touch her fidgeting body but she flinched when before my hand could touch her skin.

“Don’t touch me!” She snapped and raised her head to look at me, she was staring at me straight in the eyes before she shook her head and ran away from me. She ran downstairs and my heart broke that I could feel and hear it shattering on the floor.

She ran away from me, I watched as she was running to meet Xavier. I couldn’t hold the tears in any longer but when I saw her ran past Xavier I immediately wiped them off my eyes before he would notice.

With the humiliation and embarrassment, I wasn’t going to give up just yet. She was almost raped and she needs someone to be with her.

I ran outside the house to look for her, Devin was standing by the car with confusion written on his forehead. He knew I wanted to run after her so he pointed at the direction where she ran to. I never imagined myself doing this one day but she was all that mattered to me.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me till I saw her in sight.

“Isabella!” I yelled, she turned her back to see me running after her but she increased her pace running even faster. If she doesn’t slow down she might collapse and I was right as she fell in the middle of the road. I ran faster to meet her but she didn’t want me to be around her as she flinched.

“Don’t f*****g touch me! You caused all of this, I was almost raped!” She yelled as tears ran freely down her eyes. I knew what she meant moreover nothing of such would have happened to her if not for the obsession Aurora has over me.

“I’m sorry” was the only thing I could mutter as I bent to the ground to be beside her. She was still crying as she was soaked in her tears, i thought of what I could do to support but she wouldn’t let me touch her.

“Ever since I know you it has been nothing more than chaos and catastrophe in my life!” She cried.

We were already drawing attentions to ourselves as we were on the floor, people were gathering around and it was hard for them not to notice me begging a crying girl on the road. Not one day have I ever imagined myself in this situation.

“Isabella please stand up let’s go” I begged but she flipped and I feared I had made her more upset. She stood up from the ground as she stared at me with anger in her eyes.

“How dare you even come here to talk to me after everything you’ve done to me, you ruined me but you just don’t want to rest till I die don’t you. You might as well just f*****g rape me to death!” She yelled and everyone murmured among themselves.

I was humiliated but I was going to take it all in, I spotted my teammates coming closer to the scene. I guessed the few students here had announced it to everyone that I was begging a crying girl in the middle of the road but I didn’t care. I wouldn’t mind if she would just accept my apologies.

“Zach what the hell are you doing, leave the loser alone and let’s go” Lam yelled from the crowd. My eyes were never leaving Isabella’s face as she wiped the tears off her face, I knew she wasn’t going to forgive me easily but I never thought I would go through this.

“Yes Zach, leave the loser alone and get the f**k away from me!” Isabella yelled again.

A car screeched and parked beside us, Xavier came down from the car and the moment she sighted him she shook her head at me with rage in her face before going towards Xavier.

I tried to grab her arms but she removed them from my grip, I watched how she she went to stand beside Xavier. He opened the door for her and I knew I was losing her.

I ran towards the car, I knocked on the door for her to open it while Xavier had gotten into the driver’s seat. She was staring at me with tears falling from her eyes and I knew I really broke her.

He started the car and the engine roared, he was about to start driving the car when the words came out of my mouth.

“I love you!” My voice broke, she heard me and immediately turned her head to the other direction as the car started. The rest of the crowd heard me as they started gasping out loud. Some were cussing out on Isabella expecially the girls. I wanted to rip each of them mouth off for saying harsh words about her despite the rejection I got from her.

I couldn’t move from the spot and I wasn’t going to cry in front of everyone. Devin’s car pulled over and he ran down from the car as he patted me on the shoulder gesturing at me to get into the car. I entered the car and locked up the tinted windows. Even though I was beside Devin I still couldn’t bring myself to break down in front of him or that was what I thought because immediately we left the scene tears flowed freely down my eyes.