“I will be fair”

**   Episode-54 “I will be fair”** **   Ernest’s POV:                                                                  ** I was checking the papers, I had nothing to do today, nothing.. so I decided to work extra hours.. what I didn’t knew was Celeste will show up… I looked at her, she is studying.. I noticed she opened her wallet, and touched it’s inner side, she smiled, what is she looking at?.. I am too far to see what is looking at that, she smiles but appears sad at the same time… she kept the wallet aside and concentrated on the book Her hairs are down today, they are really long, almost reaches her butt.. she was so much into the book, her lips moves as she read the lines silently, her eyes are so concentrated… I smiled to myself.. wait… what.. I couldn’t take my eyes off her, suddenly Isabella’s face came in my mind, (Isabella whined, “babe.. I have exam next week… can’t I just study” Ernest pulled her on his lap and kissed her collar bones, Isabella giggles as she feels the funny sensation.. Ernest said, “exam is next week.. today.. can’t your boyfriend love you..” Isabella touched his face, she smiled and said, “you won’t stop right…” Ernest said as shake his head, “no..” she kissed on his forehead..) Icame back to sense.. I gulped this feelings, my eyes were not leaving Celeste who was busy in study… she flipped the page, and continued to read… my mind rang with the words Alexis said to me, “Make her Isabella..” I continued to read the papers to distract himself…. After 30 minutes I heard Celeste, “Sir… it’s time for your coffee but office cafeteria  is locked, should I order a coffee?” she said this all cheerfully, this girl is not in my understanding, sometime she is indifferent and sometimes she is cheerful.. I opened my wallet and pulled the card and said, “ok.. take-” she said in between,  “Sir… it’s fine.. I already ordered it.. and I made the online payment… actually you let me sit in your cabin and let me study.. so this is my treat… we should be fair right…” I looked at her as she spoke the same words,   (Isabella said as she demanded, “you paid for dinner last night.. I am paying for lunch… I don’t care if it’s your Shane uncles restaurant.. I will be fair, right?” Ernest raised his hands in surrender and said, “as you say…” they both giggle..) Celeste was still smiling her phone rang, she said, “coffee is here… I will be back..” she walked out of the cabin in excitement… I sigh as I covered my face with my hands, how can she be so similar to Isabella… I got up and walked to the sofa… I couldn’t help my curiously.. I looked at the book and it’s thick.. it’s been years since I saw a book related to study… I saw her notepad, her hand writing is beautiful…  I read her notes.. she is clean with the notes, Aaron was right, she makes it easy but sharp and perfect notes.. I noticed her wallet, she was smiling bitterly as she was looking into it… i want to know what’s inside it.. I took the wallet in my hand and its’ old, this girl, I pay her good amount of salary but using this wallet… I noticed there is written something on the wallet, “from dad”…. Her dad… he is missing… maybe a gift.. she is like me clinging to past even when it hurts you.. I smirked, I opened the wallet and I was frozen as I see this picture in the wallet.. my hands are shaking in anger, I see this picture of a young teen age girl, I can tell it’s Celeste and a women beside her and a man… the man I hate most… the man in the picture made my inner demon awake, Celeste was hugging the man in the picture…. The man looks happy.. how dare he be happy after making me miserable…. I heard the door open, Celeste walks in, she said, “sorry.. I didn’t knock…” she was surprised to see me with her wallet.. she walked to me and said, “my mom.. isn’t she beautiful…. I was 14 when we clicked that picture…. Mom and I …” She kept the coffee down on the table.. she sigh and said, “and dad….” Something inside me was burning in anger.. Celeste smiled bitterly and said, “My dad… Reef Millar… my missing father…” the revenge I was craving for crawled to the surface…  I looked at her in anger…. she was the daughter of the man who killed my Isabella, and she was all around me for more than a month…. Well come to hell Celeste… my personal hell for you..….