Chapter 5
Tara's pov
“Tara!” He yelled again, the voice sounded so familiar, Andrew turned to me,
“Who's that?”
“I don't know, Maybe it's the agent,” he added, I walked to the door turned the doorknob, and the door opened ajar, there and then I saw, Carlos standing by the door, dressed in a gray tuxedo suit, his gelled up hair fell ringlets beneath his brows, I forgot how handsome, Carlos was in just a few days I left.
“Carlos?” I called stunned to the ground as I stared at him in shock.
“Tara .” He smirked, as he walked in slowly.
“Excuse me, who are you?” Andrew turned to him, and from the look on his face, he seemed confused.
Carlos looked at me, “C'mon tell him who I am. Your husband.” His voice was deep as it echoed in the living room, I rolled my eyes and then stepped back.
“You don't exist to me so how the hell would I know you? I asked, all the anger came rushing in like a force.
His dark wild eyes glared at me, I could see the visible anger and duty in his eyes, as he snarled.
He clenched his fist, as I spat out the words he never believed I would.
“What is that supposed to mean?” He asked again,
“I ask again, Carlos. What are you doing here? To make my life miserable?” I drifted back, all these years I'd been blinded to see how stupid I was to even think I had a future with this monster.
“You think you will be okay with him?” He asked again with his voice deep in contempt as he stared at Andrew, who was trying not to contain his cool.
“Yes I will be and for your information, get a life! My whole world does not revolve around you”. I stared clearly.
Andrew turned to me, “Who is he, again?” He asked, I stood still rolling my eyes as I looked at Carlos assessing him from head to toe.
“The man that ruined my life.” The pain in my eyes as I looked at him deeply,
Andrew frowned,
“So you're the monster?” Andrew turned fully to him, his eyes with unspeakable disappointment as he looked at Carlos.
Carlos turned to me and then scoffed,
“ Monster? How about the fact that you cheated_” I didn't even wait for him to finish I raised my hand, landing it on his face with anger,
His eyes turned bloodshot red as he glared at me in bewilderment, I had never disobeyed him all the five years I lived with him, he looked at the new me, raising his hand to hit me but Andrew immediately intervened blocking his hit with his hand as I flinched.
“You can't be serious!” And before I knew it, Andrew threw him a punch in his face
“You want to hit me?”I stared at him, where did I go wrong with him? Didn't I give my all to this bullshit marriage?
He stumbled a bit, I looked at his lips, it was bleeding, and my eyes darkened, I turned to him, the anger visible to him,
“You're the worst thing that can ever happen to any woman. I hate you! Get the hell out of here! You'll hear from my lawyers soon. I'm done with this thing called marriage with you!” I yelled not knowing where the courage was coming from, or is it Andrew by my side? I was hurting too much, not only did he cheat with my best friend, he killed my baby. How the hell was I able to stay for five years?
“You're a disgrace to man!” Andrew yelled
He turned to me, with a disdainful glare, his gaze held nothing but anger and contempt.
He looked at the both of us and then turned to leave but his eyes said otherwise, like he was trying not to say he'd be back.
He turned to the door, slamming the door behind him, the sound vibrated the whole house, and the sound bounced through the walls, making me flinch.
I stood transfixed and frozen, unable to move or speak. My hand was still itching from the slap, and my heart was racing.
I did not just stand up to Carlos. It felt good to finally be able to say no for once.
Andrew turned to me, my face went pale,
“Tara, Are you okay?” Andrew turned to me with a concerned look on his face, I immediately crashed to the floor, crying and breathing slowly to calm myself, my nerves relaxed, I was happy at the same time scared of what Carlos could do.
It felt like a heavy burden had been lifted off my shoulders, this was a new beginning for me and I wouldn't want the presence of Carlos to jinx it. Now that I could be my own person and make my own choices, without having to worry about Carlos was the best feeling
I felt his arms around me, I raised my gaze to meet with Andrew's,
His eyes filled with deep concern for me, I had never felt this loved before,
“You'll be fine,” he said to me, then pulled me into a warm hug, I clung to him, as the tears I had been fighting back came rushing down.
His grip around me tightened as I sobbed.
He held me, as he pats me softly as I sobered hard into his broad chest,
I cried till I had no tears left. Apparently, this is good to be the last time I'll cry for that monster,
After I was done bawling, I broke the hug, he held me as I took me to the couch,
“Have a seat. You've had enough for one day.” He said as he said with me, his arms still around me as he sat next to me,
I looked at him
“Thank you, Andrew. I don't know what I would do without you.” I finally said, finding comfort in a stranger was just weird but what can I do, my own best friend is the devil herself.
He looked at me, still not saying anything, I took a deep breath and then continued
“You're so kind and thought_” Before I could say anything, he held me closely around my wrist, drawing me to him that we were inches away from each other unlocking my lips with his in a deep kiss.