EMMA
Was this a dream?
Watching as the place that I grew up in burn down without any regrets, or any emotions lingering...was it all really true?
The feeling of letting it all go?
Back then when mom was still around, we both treasured this place and treated it like our heaven, with so many emotions tied to it.
"Emma....don't run around too much"
She'd watch me run around the entire place every single day.....just to see every corner of this place.
"Mommy.... let's walk around..."
"The garden is very pretty right..."
The place was so beautiful, so peaceful, so overwhelming.. that mom and the little me would always walk around every day.
We loved it, even when dad wasn't around....our little heaven existed for the both of us....just us.
Emily and Emma Dave.
But now that she's not around anymore, this place only disgusted me....I hated it, and I didn't regret burning all of it down.
None at all.
The thought that this man I called my father brought in his mistress, while mom was even still around.....the audacity he had marrying her after mom's unfortunate death and raising their bastard child here.
I hate it so much to the point that if any one of them were standing right in front of me..... the burning flames would be their grave.
Nothing concerning my past should exist anymore....I just want all of it gone, to burn down to ash..... just like that house.
All the mockery made out of my mother by that scheming woman, all the times I was forced to live like an outsider in that very place which rightfully belonged to me.....all those hurtful insults and words I had to endure, all of it should just burn.
I couldn't care less if they gave it back to me, but since it's mine.....I can do whatever I want with it right?....even burning it down.
No more Dave Mansion.
No more hurtful memories.
No more Emma Dave.
That name should just burn along with that house too, it's dead to me already.
I want to forget it all...
I'll just focus on the life way ahead of me, my life with the man I love....a kind of life I've always dreamt of.
The kind of life I want with him.....
My husband, Draken.
A man who treasures and loves me the most...a man who's willing to go to great heights just to see his wife happy.
A man who held my hand when I needed him, stood up for me...saved my life more times than I saved his....a man who didn't hesitate to marry someone who had a broken life.
A man who brought back happiness in my lonely world.....
He never broke any of his promises he made...I trust him, more than I trust myself.
If it's a debt, then I can never repay all he's done for me....for as long as I live.
I wouldn't ask for a better person in my mom's place than him, Draken Hunt is more than enough for me.
He belongs to me, only and only me.
He's mine.
He loves me, and I love him.....that's all that matters.
I'll never leave him, not in this life or our next...
Only death would do us part, but I was sure...even in our graves or the afterlife...I'd still have this man beside me...
My whole world revolves around him now completely...some day, we'll have a baby....if we do, I just want it to be as strong as him.
The bravest man I've ever seen.
The most charming.
My man, my husband....Draken Hunt.
"Thank you...."
As we made our way home.....all I could whisper underneath my breath was that.
I made this decision out of anger and haste....but he still supported my tantrums.
"My good wife, just rest more..... we'll be home soon" he whispered back, caressing my face as I lay down on him.
I could feel my eyelids grow heavier and heavier, I couldn't hold how tired I was anymore and the drinks I had earlier were finally having their side effects.
I was a light drinker, I knew this....but I still drunk because my best friend was in pain.
I wasn't afraid of the consequences... because I knew..... he'd come and take me home.
He never disappoints.
DRAKEN....
"Sleep tight my Emma, tomorrow will be another hectic day....."
Watching as my wife slept peacefully despite everything that had just happened...makes me proud.
My beautiful wife.
I made the right choice marrying her.
Her idea surprised me, but it's what I wanted.....to burn that place to ashes.
Great minds think alike.
Emma is not so weak as she used to be.... she's stronger now.
She's the wife I made myself.
My lovely wife.
Those pests don't matter to her anymore, so I can rid of them for her... anytime I want.
She's ready to let go of that filthy past, just like I let go of mine.
I thought it'd be hard for her....but she surprises me more and more every single day that goes by.
My little bird.
She's not so little anymore, she's not caged anymore....she can finally be free, just like I want her to be.
Who ever thought, that the 'prince of this city' as they called me....who wanted nothing to do with marriage or love.....would be such a devoted and loyal husband to his wife.
I've completely lost my mind when it comes to Emma..... nothing can change that.
The word marriage and love that I used to curse while growing up, I actually treasure it now.....all because of this woman.
She's turned my whole life upside down.
I couldn't care if I have to play dirty just to keep my wife with me forever, and keep that smile she has only for me on her beautiful face.
I like how things are now.
I don't care about anything else right now....all I want is to make my wife happy.
It's all that matters.
She's all that matters.
"Are we home yet Draken?"she mummured in her sleep.... clinging to me like a baby.
That's cute.
The mere thought that I'll have her all to myself on our honeymoon....makes me feel like a teenager..... falling in love over and over again.
I love this woman more than anything...
She's the best thing that has ever happened to me.
The once forgotten Emma Dave, who was invisible.... living in the shadows of her bratty little sister....
She's now living like a queen in my arms, the new princess of this city....the one with everyone's attention...
She no longer has to be invisible....she'll get everything she truly deserves.
Emma, my Emma.
"Sir, we've arrived...."
Finally, we're home.
Carrying her inside like I always do....all the way to our bedroom.
"Rest now...."
Tucking her in was the most precious thing I could ever do.
"Play with me....don't go"
Emma's voice was more playful than usual....and that's when I realized she was drunk.
"We'll play tomorrow...you drunkard"I replied.
"I'm not drunk...k"
Says the woman who can't stand on her own two feet.
She jolted from the bed, and started taking off her clothes. I know I've already seen her naked, we've done so many things in bed together....but this woman's body is just so beautiful like her.
The normal state Emma would never be so bold and seduce me like this....
I like this drunkard side of her.
Her naughty and playful side of her.
"The best gift I can ever give to you is myself...do whatever you want with me..."
She's playing with fire....and I can't hold back my lust for her any longer.
My Emma....always stirring the emotions I have within me.
She drives me crazy....and I love it.
How could I refuse such a gift, offered to me wholeheartedly....this night was going to be a long one.
The next day...
"Mom, dad.....you need to see this! Our house burnt down! It's allover the news!" Samantha screamed on top of her lungs after watching the news.
The three had fled the previous night, and only then did they realize...that if they didn't, they'd be dead by now.
Those were wild flames that burnt everything.
"That crazy bastard.....he planned on burning down the house, so he forced us to leave!" Sam's mom thought to herself.
"How could something like this happen! That was our home!"Mr Dave exclaimed.
"Did you know this would happen? Us it why your forced us to leave mom?"Sam asked her mom.
Slowly by slowly, the Daves were falling from grace.
"I didn't know anything, I'm just surprised as you both are"she replied.
They were now forced to live in a smaller house.....like they were some needy people.
They were losing everything.
"First the company and now the mansion, it must be Emma's doing"Mr Dave immediately came to a conclusion.
He was right, it was her.....but he couldn't prove it.
Not while Draken Hunt was around.
This was just the start of their suffering.