HIS TRUE BEAUTY

“You don’t want to talk about it?”she asked , but I ignored her.

She sighed and stare at me for a while, I pretended to be busy, typing on my keyboard.

“Everyone in this company seem to be keeping a secret from me, the executives had some meeting like that this morning and I am very sure it wasn’t goodnews for Bruno”.

All this while I wasn’t listening, I was creating a conversation in my head with Bruno, about what happened between his father and me , how to put the words right.

Mom said i should not tell him yet but I just can’t hold back, I feel like a bad person if i don’t let him know about it, then when I heard her say that about Bruno and the company , my attention was drawn to her, I listened carefully to what she was saying.

“What do you mean by bad news to Bruno”.

I asked worried if it was another problem for him.

“I know! The hell you think I am doing here, playing? I am trying here! get those copies from the editor”.

Bruno’s voice echoed in the room.

Everyone was as shocked as well as Jessi and me, I never heard him shout that loud before.

“Wow, dude about to blow up, go talk to him babe”Jessi told me.

Tears clouded my eyes, I decided to seal them in tightly. Why is everything happening all of a sudden.

“I can’t,”I replied to Jessi slowly.

“You’re his fiancee, come on babe…. he will listen to you, if he continues like this he might get really depressed and believe me it won’t be good , he needs you at times like this”she advised.

I took a deep breath , my heart raced, I guess she’s right, I need to support him this time.

“Sorry sir”.

We heard his secretary reply finally and walked out of his office embarrassed.

“Now go go”Jessi instructed.

I quickly stood up and walked towards his office my fist tightened and my heart pounding again.

I knocked once and went in.

“Baby..”I mumbled feebly, trying not to break down. He couldn’t look up at me, I noticed he was drying his face.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

I looked over the table and found a bottle of hot wine almost dried up and a pack of cigar, then sticks of used cigars.

He turned his back at me embarrassed, shoving them all into the trash can.

I hugged him from the back tightly.

“I really miss you so much”I whispered almost sobby in his ears.

He turned with his eyes red and swollen and hugged me tightly.

“I am sorry about yesterday I .. i.. just…,”.

“Shhh it’s okay, I understands, I am just scared you are pushing yourself so hard, if there’s anyway I can help please tell me”I replied and took his hands and kissed them, held them close to my heart.

“No… baby there isn’t, I can do this , don’t stress yourself, I promise everything will be fine soon”.

He said and pulled his hand from me, my face dropped pale , I stared at him for a while then I sighed loudly.

“Okay promise you won’t need those drinks and cigars again, I am here for you..”

His phone beeped, interrupting me, he read the message, I noticed his fight tightened making the network of veins in his arms visible.

“What is it honey?”I asked scared of more bad news.

“Can you go leave now, please I need to attend to something”he said without looking up at me.

“I… can help out, tell me what to do”.

I tried to calm him with a kiss but he pulled his face off.

“Beauty please I don’t need any distractions now”he said slowly.

“Honey I can help , share with me , what is it?”

“For goodness sake Beauty, go back to your post , this is work, can you for once pretend I am Bruno and not your fiance that’s what I need now! Stop gettingon my way please!”he yelled out angrily.

The scream terrified , my feet freezed, my heart shattered, it felt even worse when he left me and walked out of his office.

I stood at the same spot, swimming in tears with my hand on my chest , a minute or so, Jessi knocked and opened the door.

“I shouldn’t have asked you to go talk to him, this is way out of hand, I am so sorry Bea”she said sadly.

I guess they heard him out there, I forced a smile and clean my face.

Slowly I walked out of the room, Jessi followed , I was so ashamed to go back to my post.

That afternoon , I skipped my lunch break, each minute I will glance towards Bruno’s office.

**BRUNO’S POV**

All this time I felt really bad for Beauty, aware that she was trying her best to cheer me up, but yet i don’t want her to worry about me but she kept doing it, I had to make her see that I was serious about it. It was just us in the office , others went for their lunch breaks.

I sighed deeply and bowed my head regretfully, as our precious discussion came to mind. I wondered if she’s about to hate me for being an asshole and screamed at her back then in the office.

She was only trying to support but I don’t want her to , I am just protecting her, my years of hard work is about to drown at the bottom of ocean and if care is not taken I don’t know how it will end up for me.

I don’t want her to worry about me either.

She emailed me

“Am I a distraction to you Bruno? Don’t you love me anymore, am I really on your way?”

The message sent chills to my body , I could actually feel the emotions poured out in those texts. I glanced towards her but she didn’t look up from her computer.

“I love you Beauty, I was an asshole, you don’t deserve me, I poured my anger at you for no reason”.

I texted back then I glanced back at her again.

she covered her mouth with her palm , I guess she broke down crying.

This is why I wanted her to see me as just Bruno, It will affect her if we continue like this.