“Let me help you,” said Irene as she moved behind Hazel to tie the knot of the brown overcoat she wore. “Thank you,” she mumbled gratefully, standing still. Her eyes moved to Christian from the window of the door of her room. He stood outside the room, talking to the doctor, nodding his head and then listening to her carefully. She smiled unconsciously. It hurt her. No, it hurt both of them but she was glad he got the point.“Here, it’s done,” Irene came to stand next to her, giving her a smile. Hazel nodded and then moved to walk by the support of Irene. She was still weak. Irene held her gloved hand gently and put her other hand behind her back to lead her out. The door opened and Christian glanced at Hazel, trying to smile at her but failing miserably. She still appreciated his efforts. “The car is ready. Come,” he said, walking ahead as the ladies follow him. In the middle, he kept stealing glances at Hazel to make sure nothing bothered her. Well, nothing could bother her whe
“So what’s your plan after that?” Irene asked Christian, sitting on a couch and smelling the tea in her cup. The hot air caressed her face and her eyes fell shut. She sighed, loving the pleasant heat. Hazel silently looked at Christian. Her gaze was soft but she admired Irene’s boldness inwardly. The girl easily asked him question after question and to her surprise, Christian did not even find it annoying. He was ready to answer her without sounding gruff. “Um… just handle my business stuff and all,” he said, could not resist a shrug that Hazel noticed. Her gaze did not leave him even for a moment as he talked to Irene but suddenly, Christian looked down at her, making her avert her gaze. “Sounds good.” “What about you? Would you look for a job?” “Yeah, I’m thinking…” Irene continued answering him as Hazel looked down at her cup, feeling embarrassment rushing up to heat her cheeks. He caught her staring at her and the emotion in his eyes was so soft and delicate that she could fe
His mobile rang and he put the screen near his ear as he came out of his room, closing the door behind him. “Chris! Finally, you answered! Did you eat anything, my child? And where are you? Were you sleeping? Did I disturb—” as she was about to complete her other question, Christian chuckled softly, interrupting her, “Mom, I’m fine and yeah, I had dinner!” She released a phew. “How could you laugh like that? I’m worried about you, not cracking jokes for you!” She scolded over the call, frowning a bit. Christian chewed his bottom lip, running a hand behind his head. “I’m sorry, mom.” “Good boy, now tell me when are you coming back? Is your work over?” “Tomorrow, I guess,” he said, began walking ahead in the corridor, his hand holding the railing. His eyes went to the door of her room which was right next to his. “You guess? Isn’t it already done?” She asked but the voice from behind interrupted Christian to answer her. “The weather isn’t good, sweetheart, he might have to delay,
“...but he was lying to my mother! By the way, my mother always takes my side but on that day, he was such an expert…” his voice began to slow down as he lazily but carefully looked down at the girl only to find her asleep. Her soft breaths were slightly audible. She was sleeping soundly. And he could not help but smile shortly when he saw her. She fell asleep while listening to him. He sighed, eyes blinking briefly. He was not displeased to find her asleep but he could feel warmth spreading in his chest by looking at her. He held the blanket and pulled it on her shoulders, covering her up. He then checked the time and found it was already around four at the dawn. He wondered how he managed to talk to her for so long. He had never talked to anyone for so long before. He never had so many things to talk about. Never thought that he would not even feel the passage of time while talking with someone. But the bigger surprise than that was that she was also listening to his words peacef
As the breakfast was done, Christian went to look out through the window once again. It was raining once again. The sun was hidden behind those heavy clouds, showing no hope to him. “I checked the news and they said it’s not going to stop today. You should stay here for tonight as well,” said Irene as he heard her from behind. He turned to look at her, sitting on the couch and scrolling down through her mobile, her whole attention taken by it. “Thinking so,” he mumbled, walking there when the doorbell interrupted him. It got everybody’s attention. Hazel peeked at the door from the kitchen while opening the oven. “I’ll check,” said Christian as he went to open it while Irene put her mobile down on the table. Christian’s mobile was also there and she noticed his mobile screen turning on as a notification flashed across with the name Gabby. She found he had muted her already. This means he was avoiding her. Well, it should not matter to her. Ignoring it, she gave her attention back
When Hazel came downstairs to fill her jug of water, she noticed a huge figure resting on one of the couches in the living room. She did not feel scared as soon as she looked at him from behind. She knew who it was. She did not even need to look at his face for confirmation. She just knew it was him. Only him. Putting the jug on the marble slab, she went to him. She stood behind him, noticing his gaze which was on the sky outside. The glass doors were giving a clear view of the scene outside, did not matter if they were slightly tinted. He could see the dark sky easily. Hazel looked at the scenery, too. The sky was dark but it was not raining as it did in the afternoon till the evening. It rained heavily a few hours ago but now the sky found its peace. Even if it was not clear, both of them knew it would be clean by the next morning. There were no stars, no moon, not even the dark blue colour of the sky but just some very heavy clouds which were moving away slowly, yet something
“You won’t meet her before leaving, why?” Irene asked him, standing in front of him straight, looking up at him as her chin raised. She pushed her hands into the pockets of her jacket. “No.” He breathed. “I’ll be more restless, then.” “You mean kawra bawra?” Irene chuckled, throwing her head back. Christian just smiled. “Can say,” he said, his voice coming out soft. “Okay, I respect your decision. By the way, I thought of giving you the news before you leave…”“What?” “I got a job!” She whisper-yelled at him. His eyes widened as he murmured, “That’s great! What’s that about?” “To teach kids manners!” He chuckled lowly. “Well, it was awesome to hear that. I’m happy for you!” “Thanks,” she smiled, “Haze will be very happy to know too. If you had stayed here for some more time, I would have given this news to both of you together. Well, my wishes are with you for the journey. Must come to meet.” He smiled, nodding his head. “I will,” if fate will be on my side. “I should leave
He stepped into a new atmosphere, breathing in the sweet and strawberry fragrances mixed with a few different ones emerging out of the guests standing there, under the large and high ceiling with each other. Some of them were murmuring into each other’s ears out of their habits while some were looking at the standing in front, with admiration in their gleaming eyes. He took confident strides, reaching a few people which he knew. Dressed in a shiny black suit, his hair gelled backwards, he got almost each of the girls’ attention in the room. But that did not waver his confidence. He did not even avert his gaze from anyone. “You may kiss the bride now.” The weak sound somehow reached him. He glanced at the couple as they leaned closer but he averted his gaze when he found his friends waving their hands at him. He smiled at them, joining them soon. He took a seat there, putting the gift box next to him and then giving his attention back to the couple. They just pulled back, now smili