>> Hazel
Sometimes logic just decides to take a break and go on a vacation all of the sudden and as result you end up making a decision you later think about and wonder, why the hell did I do that?
That’s exactly what’s happening to me. I don’t know why I said ‘yes’ to Valek’s suggestion. I even changed clothes and sat in his matt black lamborghini and we drove all the way to this fancy restaurant. Only when we reached our destination, I realized what I had done.
Did I just come on a date with Valek?
It’s almost like my brain suddenly went to sleep while my body acted on it’s own and boom! Here I am. I really didn’t think about anything this whole time! Is that even poss
>>HazelFor a few moments there was silence. After my confession I just looked down at my hands and wondered why I told him such a private thing? Only a handful of people know about this yet I ended up telling Valek for some reason.Was it because of the mood? I don’t know.It just came out as we proceeded through the conversation.“Sir?” I heard Nall’s voice, “Are you ready to give your order?”“Ah-yes.” Valek’s reaction came out a bit confused, “Um, bring the usual for both of us.”“Right away sir.” He answered and took the menu from Valek a
>>HazelI sat in my seat completely still after hearing his words.“She was killed?” My mouth was slightly open in disbelief and I said my words carefully. Then in anxiousness, I bit the side of my lower lip, “How?” I raised my hand and pointed my index finger towards Valek slowly, “Did you-?”“No,” He denied the accusation immediately, “Why would I kill the mother of my child?”A wave of relief washed over me and I suddenly felt relaxed, “Then who?”“I don’t know.” He answered.“What?” I asked in as
>>HazelNothing in particular was out of order.Everything was like how it usually is.Time was passing by like normal, yet, I was stuck.My mind was stuck in a particular time. That time, when Valek told me he had indeed burned his mother alive.Was I shocked at that?Yes,I was. It was something that left me in a trance. It was beyond shocking.It was something I couldn’t understand. For me, or a person like me, who had lost her mother tragically and wanted her back in my life every single day, what Valek had done to his mother was something I couldn’t understand. 
>>HazelValek turned the lights on and then looked at us from where he stood.“Stay here.” He told us, “I’ll go look.”“Daddy don’t!” Emilio tried to stop him, “It will get you too!”Valek looked back at us, “What will get me?” He looked at the door, “This is concerning, the guards are on duty. No stranger should be in the house.”“It’s not a person.” I said, not realizing how stupid I sound.“Mmm!” Emilio nodded as he sat in my lap, “It’s the big monster!&rdq
>>HazelI woke up unsure of where I was and lazily opened my eyes. I couldn’t really understand who the handsome man was in front of me and why there was a kid attached to his chest.What kind of a weird shit dream was this?!I wondered and narrowed my eyes only to realize a moment later that it was Valek and the kid on his chest wasn’t merged in but just lying on top of him.Oh shitEmilio was the kid on his chest.I guess some time during the night he had made his way there and at the moment he was spread out on his father’s chest. Valek had his hand intertwined under his he
>>Hazel“Mommy?” Emilio’s soft groan made me come back to my senses and I immediately wiped away my tears. He turned around and looked at me with half open eyes, not sure if what he was seeing was right or not, “Mommy?” He turned and came closer to me, “Are you hurt?” He hugged me, snuggled next to my chest and then looked up, “Does it hurt?”His childish innocence was sort of comforting, it felt like a safe zone.I wrapped my arms around him and held him tightly, “I’m fine.” For some reason I felt like he would be like Emilio, “Mommy’s not hurt.”“Really?” His big eyes peeked at me and I could sense the
>>HazelToday seems particularly odd.In a weird manner, it seems things have been a bit off right from the start.Right from the moment I opened my eyes things have been going in a strange direction.I ended up telling Valek my reason for coming here.I made a promise to Emilio which indirectly means I’ll stay with him forever. That means I’ve accepted that I’ll be staying with them for a long long time.How did this happen?It just went so smoothly I didn’t even realize it.I blankly stared out the car window.&
>>HazelEmilio and I walked towards the playgrounds.“Emilio?” I still had him in my arms.He looked up at me, “Yes?”“You seemed a little scared when you saw those teachers. Did they do anything to you before?” I asked and he shook his head very innocently while he had my shirt very strongly in his grip.For the next few moments he didn’t say anything, then he hung his head, “When the other kids made fun of me they saw but ignored me and left.”A soft sad pout appeared on his face while something boiled in my head.