Two days later**
The Milan Villa,
Afternoon,
Stella's point of view....
"Miss Miller, your lunch is ready, should I bring it to your room or will you come down at the table?" the lady with big fat specs asked me in her as usually firm and polite tone.
I was looking out of the window when she addressed me, "No thanks, Mrs. Black, I am not hungry now. You can leave the food in the kitchen, I will eat it." And I continued to look out of the window only when I replied her.
However, after my reply, she did not move. I can sense her lean tall figure standing beside me while I sat down on the window sill and stared out. I can feel her eyes watching me silently, with her lips quivering to tell me to move out of the room and to the lunch table with her. Because I have not touched a grain of food after that night.
"Oh Miss. Miller, you have not eaten anything fo
'I am sorry!''I am sorry!''I didn't mean to disappoint you, sir''Please take my call. I want to clarify myself to you'I typed and sent the message again and again.However, like previously they were left unseen. His last seen was hidden too and so, I can't even get to know when he was online and when not.It sounds irking that I am trying to ask for an apology from my boss whom, I first doubted and attacked. I guess any other women would do the same if they were in my place. I believed the news and media way too much however, I never knew Max was not how he was shown.I thought he was really like my father, a man with bad intention. But no. He was not.And now I feel pathetic of myself.I don't know what do I want from him? Love or care! Or simply, to have him stay away from me?
Third person's point of view... Stella uncomfortably moved in the bed. She shook her wrist and then her entire arm. Max who had been sitting next to her bed ever since she was brought here, batted his lashes several times as he noticed the movements in her body. His lips curved into a smile, and he immediately placed a hand under her back before she opened her eyes from the day's long unconsciousness. "Stella!" Stella blinked her eyes a few times, she almost gasped finding a face so close to hers that she freaked out until she realized who it was! It was her boss who had been avoiding her lately. There was worry written all over his face. The way he was leaning over her body, it showed his protection, even though he did not mean to convey that, Stella still took it as the same. She smiled while her lips slowly whispered, "Yo-you came!" "Oh lord, finally you are awake, Stella." He spoke near her face as he made
Kevin opened the door for his boss, who was helping Stella sit inside the car. "Carefully, don't hurt your head."Max cautioned her as he held her hand and made her sit properly inside the car. "Be quick, sir. The media is outside, we need to move before anyone finds us here." Kevin said. Today was the third day of Milan fashion week. Max had just reached the venue with Kevin when he received a call from the security staff of his villa. They informed him about Stella and her accidental fall. He became so restless that Max took a U turn and drove his car off right when the media approached him for pictures and question. His move was suspicious and a few vans of news channels chased him up till the hospital. Although Max avoided them through out the time he stayed in the hospital. And now when it was time to leave, Kevin suggested them to take the rear exit as the reporters have crowded the main gate. Having
Mrs. Black encountered Max with a bewildered face. She held her breaths and her entire body trembled watching Stella in Max's arms. She was on the verge of busting into tears when he informed her, "She is fine, just a bit tired. Don't worry Mrs. Black, she is just sleeping." She sighed urgently. Her fingers trailed around Stella's cheeks while relief filled her lungs. "Oh, you almost freaked me out Stella, I thought she is..." she purposely paused not wanting to finish the sentence. The time passed so rapidly that now even the twilight was up. The twilight stole away the colours of the day until the world looked like an old black and white movie. The vestiges of the setting sun disappearing over the horizon, the copper hues giving way to a dusty purple scattered with the occasional glitter of a faraway star in the garden before the villa. The distant skyline stood silhouetted against a velvety sky and, the golden dusk
30Stella's point of view... Two days later, Five days, it has been five days that we came to Milan and believe me, never have I ever felt soo happy in all these days. Yeah, I was happy. Happy because Max, who was my boss few days ago have now become my boyfriend!It is shocking, I know that. I was shocked as well when he proposed me but it was as beautiful as a fairy tale. The moment he sat on his knees and proposed me, I can't stop my tears from falling. I have seen way too much pain in my life. From my childhood to my adulthood, I only embraced pain. Having fled away from my house did not good as it led to another level of physical and mental pain as after that I met with the financial crisis and the problems of accommodation. Megan did come as my saviour in my life, yet I could not get over the affliction that I felt in a
31Well to be honest I have read about this place in the morning only after he disclosed that we were visiting it. However, I wanted to know more from his mouth. Just wanted to know how would he reply. Much to my astonishment, he only laughed, "Lovers? And suicide? What the heck? You really believe all those tales were true!" he remarked. I nodded my head in yes. I have read about this place and Wikipedia clearly said that. But I don't know why was he feeling so curious about it. Rather I should say, he was making fun of me. " Oh Stella, that is all fake. You see this place and its surrounding..." he pointed his spoon across us while I nodded. "It is a perfect location for opening restaurants or same buildings. But the local people you see, they don't want tourist industry to flourish here or let any builder take over this place and build any restaurant or hotels... So they spread rumours about the lov
My scream echoed in the environment with laughter. I had let my body loose accepting the fall nevertheless, I still could not feel any pain. I could still feel the harsh winds hitting my face while joyous laughs hit my ears. Have not I had fallen? I slowly undid my eyes only to welcome his smirking face. He was laughing at me. I shot open my eyes with the recognition that his fingers have loosened their grip around my wrist, but he held me by my waist such that I was hanging in the mid air in his arms. "Max!" pure exasperation filled my lungs. I cannot suppress my anxiety and anger. Having placed my steps on the rock back I pushed close. My fists banged on his chest as I oozed my anger on him. He was freaking teasing me. It was just a prank. "Easy. Easy.. Stella." He chimed between his laughter that were not in any condition of ceasing. I hit my fists on his chest with all my strengt
"Uh Max!" seemed like the clouds of desires have overpowered his thinking abilities. The way he savoured her skin, forgetting, the surroundings, Stella was left with no other options than to moan and grasp. They had had shared such kisses in the gone two days, yet it just felt beyond inveiglement. He tasted every inch of her mouth way more aggressively than she has expected. His teeth chewed her lips mercilessly as though she was his favourite candy. His arms have caged her waist in a way that Stella could not move nor could she tame his pleasure. He was dominating her in every sense. "Maxx" Stella moaned his name again as he travelled below her throat whilst leaving wet kisses on her skin. She was lost, Mark that... She was damn lost. His touch, his breaths, his iron grip around her body, his dominance and his kisses, they were just forcing her to drown more and more into him. Stella wanted hi