Wing Of Change
Chapter 55

Aria sat in the passenger seat with her face turned towards the window while Henry drove towards home in silent. Her shoulders seemed to be shaking as she quietly cried out her frustration and anger.

She could feel her heart squeezing within her chest over and over again as tears continued to pool at her eyes before rolling down her cheeks.

He did it again.

Frank has hurt her again.

This time, it hurt more than she could absorb and just push aside as if it’s nothing. Because the pain she was feeling at that point was real. The tears in her eyes were not fake_ she was hurting like never before.

Every time he did something to hurt her. She told herself to stay strong and not to cry and each time she found herself crying again.

The shock in his eyes when he realized she was watching him says it all. Frank wasn’t expecting her to catch him in the very act like she did.

Was that the first time or he has been doing it. To think that Frank has been spending an awful amount of time with Daniel lately only to replace him in a compromising situation wasn’t helping either.

Another tears found it way down her cheek and she lowered her head in despair.

But why?.

She could think of a thousand reasons why he couldn’t have done it willingly but the fact that she saw him doing it was overshadowing those very reasons she could have held on to.

She would have at least given Frank the benefit of doubt if someone had told her but she saw him.

He kissed her.

Frank freaking kissed that woman.

And there is no justification for what he did. Frank was in his sane mind and not under some sort of spell or illusion that would have been his excuse.

More tears rolled down her cheeks as taunting image of Frank locking lips with that woman kept flashing in her mind over and over again

she wiped her tears with the back of her hand and sniffed back the rest before leaning against the headrest.

She sat in that position for a while and Henry on the other hand was concentrating more on driving as he was gripping the steering wheel so tightly.

Was he angry?

Aria couldn’t read his mind nor could she picture his face clearly in the dark but she was thankful for the silence that reign between them at that moment.

She felt her phone vibrating but she choose not to look at it. It was non other than Frank and she would be damn if she would allow herself listen to any of his lies tonight.

She felt Henry’s gentle touch against her shoulder and she turn and faced him with wet lashes.

“I’m sorry over what happened Aria. I never would have forced you out tonight if I had known this was going to happen. it really hurt me to see you like this”

The sincerity in his voice told her he truly did feel sorry for her and it made her appreciate him the most.

“Don’t be sorry. It’s not your fault” she assured him through hiccups and a rather forced smile after composing herself a bit more.

He took hold of her hand with the other hand still controlling the steering wheel as he gave it a little squeeze.

“Are you sure?”

Before she could reply him_she felt her phone vibrating again and it was Frank.

They both turned and stared at the phone at the same time.

Aria made no move to answer it as she only stared at the screen with a blank expression.

“Maybe you should answer that and listen to what he has to say” Henry had suggested.

She shook her head.

“No, not today. Whatever he has to say can wait. Right now, all i want is to get home and rest. Am really tired”

“Okay”

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Aria thought she had cried all her tears already but as soon as she got home and was left alone within the four corners of her living room. Everything came rushing back with full force as she cried some more.

The emptiness and anger she felt earlier was suddenly multiplied as it caused her b***d to boil and every hair on her head to stand on edge.

Her already broken heart was being scatter all over again.

It’s hard not to think that Frank had broken her trust after seeing him with that woman and even worst,sharing a k**s with her.

Ever since Aria gave her first k**s to Frank. She had never, not even for a second thought of kissing another man. It has always been him occupying every bit of her heart.

No doubt she also went out with Henry but it was just to get food. She only went along because Henry had insisted and practically dragged her out and not because she was cheating behind his back and hoping not to get caught.

She heard her phone vibrating again and thought it was Frank as she was ready to turn it off but stopped when she realized who it was.

It was her mom.

She quickly wiped her tears and cleared her throat before picking up her call.

“Hello Mom” her voice sounding husky.

“Hello dear,how..” She heard her mom took a long pause before her voice finally came through again “Are you crying?” She questioned.

She could hear the fright in her mother’s voice.

Aria was afraid she would figure out her current condition the moment she open her mouth. Her mother knew her that well.

Aria would have really loved to answer that question and maybe share her pain as well but that would also mean explaining all she had not been telling her.

What would she tell her. That she has been happy with the man she loved until that day when she caught him cheating with the mother of his child?

“No mom..i’m fine” she replied her mom instead with a new kind of confidence.

“Ariana Davis, am your mother. Do not lie to me”

She heard her mother voice objecting firmly yet again.

“I’m fine mother. I have catarrh and it’s making my voice sound that way”

“Are you sure you are not lying to me”

“I’m sure, so stop worrying”

“Okay then if you say so. Your father and I still want you to take a time out and come visit us”

Aria could only rub her headache away with her thumb and middle index while she tried to come up with a suitable reply for her mom.

“I will mom but not right now. I still have a lot to do over here and my job won’t permit me for such visit but i promise to make it home for Christmas”

She and her mom spoke about random things for a while as she listen and nod to her narrating all the event that has been happening back at home before she finally said good night.

Aria sat with her arms wrapped around her knee as she comfort herself with her back resting against the door. Her thought began to wander around for a moment before she finally decide to give it a rest and just drag herself from the floor and walked into the kitchen to refrigerate her dinner as she no longer have appetite for food at that point.