>>Hazel
The water moved in the bathtub as Valek shifted his position and let go of my hand.
I shrunk back down on the stool still feeling conflicted and surprised, “This-” I was shocked at how he knew about these scars. Did he perhaps see when I slept in his room? I thought about it. Oh! He might have seen them in the beginning when the doctor was tending to me. Has he known all this time? “Are we sharing secrets now?” I placed my hand to cover the scars of my distant past.
“We can.” He answered, “If you want this is.” He turned his body to face me directly, “But it has to go both ways.” The water made a few soft splashes as he moved his body, “So,” He gave me a rather mysterious smile, “What
>>KimThe mansion I and my colleague stood in front of was fairly big but if I consider how big the Vincenzo family main house is, this one appears to be a decent size in front of that.I looked at the porch and wondered why we weren’t welcomed inside. For a house this big, I’m sure they have a guest room or living room to offer the guests a seat but nope. We stand here away from the main door.“Hey,” Ria, the officer who came with me, nudged me with her elbow.“What?” I looked at her.She had her gaze elsewhere before she turned to face me, “Is it only me or are the guards glaring at us?” She whispered.
>>HazelI looked at Valek in pure and utter bewilderment when he told Silva to give the officers my passport and documents.What is he doing?For a few seconds I couldn’t believe my ears while he stood in his place with confidence as I clung to him in fear.What the hell is the meaning of this?! Where did he get my documents from? Did he have them all along? Or did he have fake ones made?Wait! If they’re not real will the cops find out?!I glanced at the officers who were going through my passport and stuff. It seemed like they were giving a very thorough look at everything and that fact was only giving me more anxiety.
>>ValekI sat in my study behind my desk at night as I thought about all that happened today.The thing that was bothering me the most was Hazel’s reaction to her things. I get you can get attached to things but she seemed awfully concerned about her phone.Was there something important in it?I thought about it.Important enough to get her downhearted?I tapped my fingers on the surface of the table as I gave it some more thought.Was it perhaps a memory?I titled my head slightly.Pictures of someone?
>>HazelI woke up in the morning with a lazy mood and sighing heavily was the first thing I did.Another day with nothing in my favor. I didn’t feel like getting up, it was hard to find the motivation so I didn’t move for a while.After a few minutes of just simply lying on the bed I took a deep breath and went to the bathroom to freshen up. Since Emilio had started kindergarten I go to drop him off there daily.He’s taken quite a liking to that environment and I’m glad about that. I guess no one expected he’d be that happy going to school since his first experience was very bad.He comes back home and chatters so much about what he did and what his friends
>>HazelI messed up didn’t I?“I mean-” I raised my hands up in defense, “I like him as a bodyguard. He seems capable.” Valek took a step towards me with a grim expression, he was closing the distance between us and the only thing I could do was step back, “W-what I’m trying to say is different!” My heart started pounding, “I meant it in another way!” Soon enough I came against the table and ended up falling back on it. Valek slammed his hand on the table beside my head and leaned in. That led to me getting a panic attack and I squeezed my hands over my chest and closed my eyes, “I’m saying this because he’s the only one who treated me nicely.” He stopped there and I noticed that. So, I opened my eyes and saw him staring down at me with cu
>>Hazel“So it’s a spongebob themed party?” Valek asked as we both stood at the side of the garden while the kids played among themselves.“Mmmhmm.” I replied to him with my hands folded in front of my chest.“And Emilio wanted to dress up as the squirrel girl?” He pursed his lips together in order to make sure he didn’t burst out laughing.“Mmmhmm.” I nodded again but didn’t speak because I too was trying hard to keep myself from laughing.Emilio and all three of his friends wore costumes. I had to work a little hard but I was able to find them.
>>HazelContrary to my expectations, nothing really went wrong.As soon as they came in, Emilio saw them and got up. He was excited to see them and went running to his relatives.“Uncle! Grandma!” Vincent picked him in his arms when he came close enough and I watched in bewilderment.I glanced at Valek who had an unpleasant expression on but didn’t say anything. He just sat there with his fingers stretched at the side of his forehead.I turned my head back to look at the uninvited guests.Is Emilio attached to them? I had no idea… I actually didn’t even think about the possibility.
>>HazelValek looked back at Silva in bewilderment. As he was frozen in his place, thinking about how that could have happened, answers came to him and the expression of surprise shifted to a disappointment one. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth in annoyance then took a deep breath as he opened them back.“Did Grandmother stop inside before coming here?” He asked Silva as he looked at the hedge while focusing on something else in his mind.“Perhaps,” Silva replied, “I’ll ask the people inside.” Silva wasn’t sure because he was outside in the garden with us all the time.“No need.” Valek stopped him, “The timing is too perfect.” He s