Aurora was going back to her cabin when her cell phone beeped with a notification. She was about to clean the notification bar thinking it was Susan once again but stopped when she glanced at the name of the sender, it was a message from Gabriel.
The smile evaporated from her face recalling him but she couldn't do anything about it. Even if she had stayed with him, it would have been a form of cheating. She no longer had Gabriel in her heart, she wondered if she ever had.
The attraction, possessiveness she felt for Liam she never felt for Gabriel. Aurora was astonished by her thoughts, shaking her head she opened the message box to read the text.
It read: I apologize again for what I said, Aurora. I never meant to hurt you but it was hard for me to accept your decision. I loved you with every ounce in me but now that I looked at our time together, I realised that that was not the right way to treat you. In my fear of losing you, I tried to control you. I apologise for it and have decided to move back with my uncle. He is not doing good health-wise and now that I have lost you forever I have nothing to keep in Churchill. Thank you for everything Aurora but know that I will love you forever. Hope we can at least remain friends :) Gabriel.
Aurora felt relief after reading his message and she typed back a thank you in her message. She didn't have anything else to say to him. She tried everything in her relationship but it was not meant to be. She was always destined to be with Liam and once again a smile broke on her face.
Aurora's tummy grumbled in hunger, she didn't have any breakfast in the morning so she decided to eat something for lunch. Luckily, there was no one else in the cafeteria except for her. She ordered her food and went back to her cabin to eat peacefully but when she reached there her mood soured.
Susan was sitting in Aurora's cabin with a straight face. She was angry at Aurora for being irresponsible. She was going mad when she couldn't find her at home, she asked Emily but she was also not aware of her whereabouts.
"Where the hell have you been, Aurora? Didn't you think of at least informing me or Emily that you are going somewhere? I was tense the whole night because of you!" She tells Aurora who fisted her hand in anger.
Aurora silently entered the cabin and placed the burger carton on her desk. "Why should I inform you about my whereabouts, Susan? Why do you always have to know everything about me?"
Susan stood up and looked at her with a frown. "Why are you being rude to me? Don't you know that I worry all the time about you, Aurora? I am worried for your well being?"
"And I am asking why? I have always told you not to interfere in my personal matters but you never gave a fan about my decisions. I have told you many times, Susan. I will handle my personal life then why do you have to poke your nose in everything? Why?" She practically yelled.
Susan was stunned. Aurora had never talked to her like that before. Yeah, they had fought on multiple occasions but never like this. "Is there something wrong, Aurora?" Susan asked calmly, trying to know the reason behind Aurora's outburst.
"Think Susan, think if something is wrong or not? Have you done something which I disliked? Is there something you want to confess, Susan?" She demanded crossing her hands to her chest.
When Susan didn't say anything, Aurora stepped closer to her and gazed into her eyes, "let me give you a hint, Gabriel came to meet me last night."
Susan stiffened hearing his name. Fuck! Her eyes widened and she tried to touch Aurora's hand but she snatched her hand away. "Do you remember now right, how could you do that to me, Susan. How could you?"
Aurora was enraged. "I couldn't believe my ears when he told me how you blocked his communication with me, Susan. I was crying and disturbed because I couldn't talk to him while the man was trying everything in his power to talk to me. Do you know he was attacked by goons and was in the hospital for three months? He accused me of cheating, Susan. I felt guilty when he told me all those things."
Susan was stunned to hear that. "I didn't know, I swear I didn't know anything, Aurora. I was trying to help you move on. That man was trying to control you from the beginning of your relationship. I agree I blocked his contact but it was to protect you, that man was not right for you. You also agree with me now, don't you?"
Aurora shook her head."Who are you to decide what is right or what is wrong for me? I am an adult, Susan. I can make my own decisions. Whether he was right for me or not you were no one to decide. No one! Do you understand me? Do you have any idea how humiliated ain't last night? I can't forget his face, Susan. I can't forget his words…" a few tears strolled down her cheek, Susan's interference had hurted her the most.
"I did that because I care about you!"
"Well, I don't need you to care about me Susan, I don't need you to behave like a mother hen with me all the time. I never told you how much I disliked your one-night stand lifestyle because I respect your right to privacy. Am I expecting too much if I want the same thing from you?"
"I can take care of myself, Aurora but you can't. I…" She tried to tell her but today Aurora was not listening to anything.
Aurora had enough, she loved Susan like a sister but she needed to understand that she was an individual who loves her privacy. "I am sorry but I can't do it anymore!" Aurora said, throwing her hands into the air.