Pure Perfection

JULIANA'S POV

I buried my head into Tyberias' chest and quietly let my tears soak into his jacket as I saw my mother's coffin slowly being lowered into the ground.

It was a small ceremony. The only people who attended were us and a couple relatives who flew over from Barbados. We didn't tell them how she actually died though, only said that she got hit by a car. Somehow, telling them that she was actually shot by her husband who was meant to shoot me, didn't sound that believable.

"I want to leave" I told Tyberias after people began burying the coffin. He nodded and led me to the awaiting car.

Once we got inside he placed me down on his lap where I sank into his embrace. He began stroking my hair and rubbing my back.

Tyberias always made things better.

He slowly ran his thumb over my face, wiping my tears away.

"I need to pick up Estella from Mrs Green's apartment" I mumbled tiredly.

"Don't worry about it, I'll collect her. You just need to rest." He said and I nodded.

I had hardly been getting any sleep these past few days, being kept up by nightmares of what happened. Every night Tyberias would wake up with me and try to calm me down. I couldn't help but feel guilty that I was also keeping him up.

I felt him place a light kiss on my forehead as I slowly slipped out of consciousness.

TYBERIAS' POV

I placed Juliana's sleeping body in bed and wrapped the covers over her.

I smiled as I saw her mumble something in her sleep before subconsciously curling up into a ball.

I then left and headed to Mrs Green's appartement which was a five minute drive.

I knocked on Mrs Green's door and it was slowly opened, revealing an elderly woman who looked to be around 60.

asked

Tyberias, Juliana's boyfriend. She asked me

just get her"

me. Over the past couple of days, I felt myself get much closer to Estella. Due to Juliana still mourning over her mother's death and locking herself in her room, I had to start

to think I hated kids, but maybe it was

head into my neck. She couldn't pronounce my name properly, but who could blame her.

sceptically. She giggled. She loved the nickname I had for her. When Maria was making pumpkin pie she found

per usual" I heard Mrs Green

for looking

hesitate to drop her off at any time"

booster seat and placed it in the passenger seat next to me. I put Estella on it and strapped

when I started

"Yeh?"

me?" She asked and began

would you

to me anymore. Did I make her

dealing with something right

she sighed but I

arrived home, Estella said she was tired so I quickly gave her something to eat and I put her to bed and went

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as I knocked on her

from the

I come in?"

heard her sigh and she unlocked the

in a messy bun and she was wearing baggy sweats.

around the room and saw about 5

you can't keep living like this"

don't know how it feels to have your mother to bleed out in you arms, so don't you dare tell me how to mourn her death" She

Are you even planning on telling Estella that her mom is dead?" I