Chapter 1
Veronica chapter 1
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I’m Veronica Banks and I am the daughter of a low life salesman. I grew up in a decent size house and went to a good school even though I was decently wealthy. I still never had the thing every child wants and that is the love and attention from their parents. My mom left when I was eight, and my dad said it was my fault and on the day she left she told me to always smile and to never shed a tear for a man or anyone, so when my dad would yell, or hit me I smiled. So let’s get this story started, I woke up to my dad yelling at someone over the phone.“ I DON’T CARE GET IT DONE!”, i got ready and put on a pair of jeans and a white top and i put my messy Brown hair into a bun and I couldn’t decide if i wanted contacts or glasses but i guess glasses would look ok for now. I made my way down the stairs to get greeted by my dad yelling “WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!?” I smiled and responded with “ I apologize father” he looked me up and down and frowned “tsk whatever at least you look decent oh and you’ll be meeting your fiancé tomorrow he is the son of the biggest-“ i look at my father in disbelief and before he can finish his sentence i scream “ what fiancé !?” What is he talking about? I wasn’t informed that I had a fiancé. He glares at me probably because I interrupted his “big news”. “ tsk you disrespectful girl now let me speak like I was saying before i was rudely interrupted he is the son of one of the businessmen and he owns one of the biggest companies in America, Antonio Rossi so you will marry him and if you dare try to embarrass me i will make you regret it” i stare at him in disbelief and i smile and walk out of the house to cool off I have to get out of this somehow. I call my best friend Natalie, “nat my dad just told me I’m engaged “ I can hear her gasp on the other side of the phone “ WHAT TO WHO!?” I take a deep breath and say “ Antonio Rossi…” I hear nat screaming on the phone . “Omg girl you lucky” if only what she said was true.. how can someone see this as lucky. “ yeah so lucky but I don’t want this marriage “ i sigh. “Sorry girl, I didn’t think of your feelings but hey at least it isn’t some old man” I can tell she is trying to make the situation seem better than it is but I can’t help but feel drained and stressed about it. I mean me Veronica Banks engaged to someone like Antonio Rossi. I ended the call and checked the time. It was already 12:00pm so I decided to go get lunch. I decided to go to a small but fancy restaurant about 15 minutes away and I ordered my food and left as I’m walking to my car. I noticed a beautiful woman and a handsome man who looked around my age, maybe older. He was talking to the woman and then out of nowhere she kissed him. In public really i turn around i can feel the heat on my face i walk to my car hopefully I don’t see them again that would be embarrassing I hope they didn’t notice me.., i get back home and what i see when i get there is worse than any engagement or those people kissing at the restaurant . I walk in and see my father and his assistant kissing in our living room. I ran upstairs. My father must have seen me because I heard my name as I ran upstairs to my room. A couple minutes later my father barges into my room screaming “ NO WONDER YOUR MOTHER LEFT US ”he grabs my arm tight “ YOUR ANNOYING NOISY GIRL ! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME SHE LEFT BECAUSE OF YOU!” I’m terrified he would always say things like this but for some reason this time I believe him. I managed to say “ yes…sir..” he left ,i began thinking why i didn’t cry when he said those words or why i couldn’t just talk back to him. Maybe he’s right, maybe it was my fault she left.., I managed to fall asleep around midnight but I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was my fault she left us. I woke up feeling exhausted from the prior events from yesterday and then I remembered oh no todays the day I finally met my fiancé and soon to be husband Antonio Rossi. I get Dressed and put on a yellow dress with some white shoes and then head down to ask father when I will be meeting him. As I’m walking down the stairs I see my fathers assistant. As soon as she notices me she gives me a look of disgust. What is her problem? I ignore her and then meet my dad in his office to discuss when Antonio would be arriving. “Good afternoon father, I was wondering if I could discuss something with you?” I try my best to not scream at him and tell him that his assistant is a brat. “I am very busy Veronica so be quick with it go on” I can hear the irritation behind his words. “When will Antonio arrive?” He glares at me and rolls his eyes “is that all so you interrupted my work for a stupid question! He should be here at 7:00pm and you’ll move in with him in 3 days so be nice or else.” I nod and leave and look at my phone to see what time it is. It’s 9:28am. I’ll go for a run. I will change into a pair of black leggings and a tight fitting jacket that I don’t really like but it’s whatever. I put my hair in a ponytail and grab some sneakers. I love running. It makes me feel like my life isn’t a total mess. It feels like I’m free and that the world doesn’t hate me. I get lost in thought while running and realize it’s 1:30 pm. I should head back. I take a break and go to my favorite cafe and get a small cappuccino with 2 shots of my favorite espresso with a cream heart on top. After finishing my drink i head back and get home around 3:00pm and head up to my room and take a shower, as i get out i look at the mirror and stare at the scar on my left side just below my rib cage, every time i see it I remember I’m not free but trapped in a nightmare of lies and abuse. I brush the thought off and get ready for tonight’s meeting. I put on a pair of jeans and a white shirt with a black belt and a pair of silver heels. I decided to put my contacts in and I straightened my curly hair. I’m ready so I head down stairs and its 6:46pm I hear my dad and another man’s voice as I walk down. I see…the man from the restaurant!?. I can see his face clear as day now and his features are amazing he has black hair that looks like its curly but he has it combed to the side tight and clean his green eyes sparkle and he has a little stubble, no wonder that woman was all up on him but let’s not get distracted he is the enemy here, well not really. I can’t believe that I stare at him in shock and confusion. I get a grip and introduce myself. “Hello I am Veronica Banks, nice to meet you” I smile and raise my hand for a hand shake but he grabs my hand and gets on his knee and kisses it!? This strange man looks up at me grinning and says “ nice to meet you Veronica I’m Antonio Rossi” no freaking way he is my fiancé?!. “Ok well let’s get going and please get off your knees.” My face is burning. He stands up and we make eye contact. I look away and I notice my dad has left me alone here with this man?! I take a step back and manage to say “ok then let’s go out where would you like to go?” He looks at me and answers with a smug expression on his face “ how about we go to one of my personal favorite restaurants? I set a reservation but if you would rather go somewhere else that’s fine, wait do you like Italian?” I actually love Italian so I agreed with a simple smile and we headed out. He was being such a gentleman that I almost forgot what I witnessed yesterday. How could he kiss another woman while he is engaged to me, not that woman. I find myself staring at him .“if you keep staring Mia cara, potrei doverti baciare” he is speaking Italian but what did he say? It was probably something like ‘if you keep staring I might cancel our marriage’ I feel like that’s what he said I’ll look it up later. “ I wasn’t staring at you and what did you say I don’t speak Italian?” He chuckled and said “then I guess it was my imagination Mia Cara” . This man is starting to piss me off. I bet he is criticizing me in Italian! I roll my eyes “ ok so where are we going?” He looks at me and he says “a Italian restaurant with the best food and view ever” I sigh “ok” I turn on some music, my favorite song starts to play ‘yam yam by no vacation’ I start singing it and forget Antonio is sitting beside me. The song finishes and Antonio is clapping, I get embarrassed and turn a bright shade of red “ so you sing Mia Cara?” “Yes..oh look we’re here ” I get out of the car and take a deep breath. Perhaps it won’t Be such a terrible night as I thought it would. We head into the restaurant and I have to admit it is beautiful.
