Chapter 18: Chapter 18
Calista was thinking about whether she should eat the food or not. She said to Rhino that she can't eat. But Rhino wasn't a person to leave her easily. Calista thought it was impolite. But still she thought of all of these, she couldn't do it anymore. She was still hungry, so she took the sandwich. Seeing that Rhino gasped. He felt like he was telling a story to feed a small child. Calista was eating with her head down. But Rhino was in trouble. How will he eat? Harold was right. He had never eaten these junk foods before. In fact, he does not like these foods. But if he didn't play in front of Calista, Calista would doubt him. So, despite reluctance, he put the sandwich in his mouth. Rhino swallowed the food somehow.
Rhino was thinking in his mind, "What kind of day has come for you Rhino? You have told so many lies for a girl. Again, you are playing with what you did not eat in your life! Wow, you have improved so much. I don't know what I will do next. Because I am totally out of my mind. I'm going crazy."
After eating, Calista sat and chatted with Rhino. Now she had to kiss him.
Rhino uttered, "Okay, now the time has come. Give me today's kiss."
Hearing Rhino, Calista swallowed. Rhino closed his eyes. Calista also closed her eyes after some time and kissed Rhino's cheek and ran away like yesterday. Rhino was once again lost in that pleasant feeling.
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A week passed by. In this one week, the inner inertia of Calista and Rhino had reduced a lot. Calista was not afraid of Rhino like before. Now they talk a little. Calista also liked to spend time with Rhino somehow. But Calista's shyness hadn't reduced even a single bit. She still ran away after kissing Rhino. And Rhino was getting more and more addicted to Calista as the days went by. His feelings were getting stronger and stronger, which Harold and Edith clearly understand. Because these days Rhino had a different kind of spark in his eyes. Rhino himself was understanding this a little, his feelings. However, he did not want to reach any decision yet. Because he thought it's a temporary infatuation. With time, the infatuation also passed. Then the girl will suffer. So he wanted to understand his feelings with some more time.
8-30 at night. Calista was sitting on the table. Suddenly the bell of the house rang. After a long time when no one was opening the door, Calista got up to open the door. She opened the door and saw that her uncle Lewis Ivelle had come.
Calista smiled at her uncle and uttered, "Hello, uncle. How are you?"
Lewis Ivelle smiled back and responded, "Hello dear, I'm good. What about you, my dear?"
"I'm fine too. come in."
Lewis Ivelle came in and sat down
He looked around and asked Calista, "Brother is not at home?"
Calista said with a small face, "No father is not at home. He went on another business trip yesterday."
Lewis Ivelle said lightly as he was sad, "Oh. Well, how's your studies going? Is there any problem in the new place?"
"No uncle, no problem. Everything is going well."
"Well okay. If there is a problem, tell me."
Then Calista's uncle took out some money and handed it to Calista.
He uttered to her, "Keep the money."
Calista said hesitantly, "No no uncle, there's no need for it. I still have the money you gave me last time."
Lewis said, "Hey, I didn't ask to take it. Why are you talking so much? I know very well that you will never ask for it yourself. So I gave it. You will spend it when needed."
Calista couldn't argue anymore. So she took the money. After talking for a while, Lewis Ivelle left. Meanwhile, Calista's stepmother was watching this from a distance and was fuming with anger. She was trying so hard to stop Calista's studies. And this guy was making it more difficult by giving more money. Because Calista will spend this money on her studies.
Calista said goodbye to her uncle and looked ahead. Kyrie was standing with her hands on her waist with an angry face.
Calista asked with furrowed brows, "What happened mom? Do you have anything to say?"
Kyrie Ivelle said with an evil smile, "Well done. I'm just wondering how you are still hanging on to your uncle?"
Kyrie acted like she was thinking about the answer to her own question.
Suddenly she shouted, "Yeah, this might be the reason. You are still having his attention by showing your appearance."
Calista said without understanding her words, "What do you mean? What are you talking about?"
Kyrie stepped a little forward to her and uttered, "What am I talking about? Huh, you look like you don't even know how to eat fried fish upside down. You are using your beauty. What did you think? I don't understand anything? You are a girl whom her own father thinks is poison for his eyes but your uncle, he is so interested in you. He even gives you money! At the end of the day, you hang your own uncle in your beauty net."
Calista's whole body began to tingle with hatred after hearing such a despicable abomination. She felt like someone had poured hot oil into her ear. Calista wanted to die after hearing such horrible words. Calista could not bear it anymore and shouted.
Calista spoke, "Mom, how could you say such a horrible thing? He is my uncle. He is like my father. And you! It never occurred to you to say such an inferior thing!"
Kyrie Ivelle gasped and said, "Hey, you bit*h, don't scream at all. You don't have the right to scream at me. You are no one. Huh."
Kyrie Ivelle left after cutting the brush. Calista was not even able to move. She couldn't digest such words. She was getting sick. Calista somehow ran to her room with her hands on her face. Calista went to the bathroom and vomited. Then she sat down on the floor with her back against the wall of the bathroom. Calista heard those words repeatedly. She held both ears with her both hands. Then she started crying loudly.
"Why didn't I die before hearing such words! I don't deserve to live." Calista said while crying.
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Calista was sitting on that bench under the banyan tree. Where she meets Rhino every day. Calista's mind was very bad. She still couldn't forget those horrible words of yesterday. She fell asleep in the bathroom while crying at night. She got up in the morning and left the house without eating. Today Ezlyn did not come either. So her mind became even worse. She came here after attending a class. She liked the place. It's a very quiet environment. The shade of trees all around and the gentle breeze soothes her mind.
Calista was sitting with her legs raised on the bench, her knees bent and her hands wrapped around her knees and her snout on her knees, looking at the water in the lake in front of her. Rhino came on that time. He was a little surprised to see Calista from behind.
Rhino thought to himself, "Am I late today or she is early?"
Rhino then looked at his watch.
"No, the time is right. That means Calista has come before me today."
Rhino felt very happy just thinking about it. He smiled and went to Calista. Standing beside Calista, Rhino looked at Calista. He was a bit surprised thinking that Calista wasn't aware that someone was beside her. Rhino looked at the direction where Calista was staring. Rhino tilted his head seeing that Calista was staring at the lake. He slowly sat next to Calista without giving Calista any presence. Calista came out of her own world due to Rhino's throat clearing. Calista looked at Rhino and was in shock. Rhino's smiling face became silent as he looked at Calista's eyes. It twisted his chest. Rhino saw how Calista's face had faded. Her eyes and face were red and unwell.
"Why does the girl look like this!"
Rhino asked worriedly, "Hey, what's wrong, why do you look like that? Has someone said anything to you? Tell me. Just say the name once. And see what I do."
Calista looked at Rhino in surprise.
"Why is he thinking about me so much? And tell him or what? How can I tell him the horrible truth of my family? And if I tell him what will happen? Everything is my fate."
Seeing Calista's silence, Rhino started to worry more.
He said again, "What happened? Tell me? Tell me damn it."
Rhino was losing his mind after looking at Calista devastated.