Lucy's pov;When I came to Tyler's house, I saw Tyler standing outside of the house and looking over at me. When he saw that I had noticed him, he gave me a big smile. "hey." he said as he approached me. "Didn't you say you'll be late tonight?" I asked him as he walked towards me. He shrugged his shoulders as he spoke. "Because I finished my work early today, I thought we could go get dinner or something," he explained to me. "Sure." When I tried to go inside the house, he held my hand and asked, "Where are you going?" I pointed at the door and said, "Inside." he shaked his head and said, "We're going out. Come with me!" so i let him guide me into his car. When he tried to start the car, we heard someone shouting behind us. I leaned out and saw Daniel's car coming towards us. As soon as they were close enough, they honked their horns and waved their hands. "Daniel?" Tyler gave me a pat on my shoulder and asked, "Didn't I say he'll be back? But why did he come now? wait in
Lucy's pov;At Mr Anderson's house, I took a seat across from Mr Anderson on the sofa in his living room that smelled of coffee, cigar smoke and cigarettes. He looked at me with concern in his eyes and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but then closed it again. I knew that expression so well now. He looked like he had a lot to say and was worried about how I would react. A maid came and offered me a cup of coffee, Mr Anderson said, "She doesn't drink coffee. Bring her some fresh drink." The maid nodded, left the room quickly and left us alone again. Did Tyler tell him about my preferences? We were quiet for quite some time. Then, the question came. He asked, "Is everything alright?" "Yes. Everything's going well for now. But I'm not sure when things will change.""It won't," he replied immediately. "What?" He placed the coffee cup on the table in front of him and said, "I invited you to talk because I wanted to find out what happened in your life for signing a marr
Lucy's pov;Tyler and I reached home in an hour. After Tyler cleared the dining table once we finished dinner, I tried to go to my room but stopped after hearing Tyler calling out my name from the kitchen. I walked to him and asked, "What is it?" Tyler turned around quickly and said, "Don't take his words to heart. He's just trying to..." Before he finished, I said, "Yes, I know." I cut him off. "You're lucky to get someone to care for you so much. I hope you won't disappoint him and break his heart." He let out a chuckle and said, "To do that I got to lock you up here, babe." And laughed at me. When he noticed that I was staring at him, he asked,"What is it? I was just kidding.""Not fun for me. If you're done talking, can I go to the room now?" Tyler walked to me without saying anything and stared at me while I stood there waiting for him to answer me. I could feel the tension in the air. His eyes seemed like lasers as they locked with mine. He raised his hands and slowly walk
Lucy's pov;The next morning at 8am, I woke up feeling like someone had just dumped a bucket of ice water on me. It was the kind of cold you could see your breath in the air. My skin felt clammy and I was shivering uncontrollably. I opened my eyes and saw that it wasn’t the first time that something like this had happened. I was always cold in the winter months. It was one thing I’d never gotten used to. The winters were hard for me. They made my body go numb from the inside out and sometimes even my toes and fingertips froze over. When I looked at my other side of the bed, snowball wasn't there. Where did he go? I tried to get up from the bed but couldn't move. Something was blocking me, restricting my movements. "What are you doing? why are you getting up ?" I heard a voice say from somewhere behind me. I turned around and saw Tyler standing in the middle of the room holding a vessel full of what I hoped was warm water. He placed it beside the bed and said . "You need to
Lucy's pov;I woke up from my nap and sat straight on the bed to assess what was happening with me. I touched my neck and forehead to check the temperature for fever. It wasn't as high as it was in the morning. Looks like my temperature has settled down a bit. I let out a sigh of relief. "We should always use a thermometer to check for colds," Tyler said as he stood up from the chair beside the bed. Was he in the room the whole time when I fell asleep? He sat beside me on the bed and checked my temperature using a thermometer. "How much is it?" I asked while he was looking at the temperature.He says, "Your temperature's normal." When I tried to get up, he stopped me and said, "But take a rest for a while. You're not recovered fully." I held his hand and made him touch my forehead while saying, "Look, I'm better than morning." He retreated his hand quickly and said ignoring my face, "Take rest. I'll bring hot soup for you." And left the room. What's with him? I let out a sigh a
Lucy's pov;I woke up to the yelling of someone inside my ears. When I opened my eyes, Daniel was in front of me calling out my name again and again. I pushed him back as soon as I saw him. I looked around and saw I was in a different place. Where am I? Why is Daniel here with me? I remembered what happened before I fainted. I clenched my dress as I was asking, "What happened? What did you do to me?" Daniel let out a laugh and got up from the floor while saying, "Come on, let's go. Tyler will be waiting for you." "What did you do to me?" I asked him again. "He'll get mad if I am late…"I walked to him and asked, "What happened after I fainted?" "Are you sick again?" When he tried to touch my forehead, I backed away. He let out a sigh and said, "Nothing happened.""You said a lot of things while I was drunk, you took me to your room and…""And?""I don't remember!""Because nothing happened. I was only playing with you. I didn't know you're a lightweight. I didn't know you'd faint a
Lucy's pov;At the dinner table, I asked Tyler, "Why didn't you have dinner?" "I waited for you.""It's past 10.""Are you worried about my health?" He let out a chuckle and said, "Time doesn't matter to me when it's about you."I shook my head and continued eating the food in front of me. Tyler says, "And I had a meeting too. Since we were in different time zones, it ended a while ago." I nodded.Tyler continued, "And, I talked with the principal today. He said you can join in a week. One more week to go to school. Are you excited?" "Not excited but scared.""Am I hearing properly? Did you just say you're scared? Can Lucy be scared too?""I'm not sixteen to get excited about going to high school after finishing middle school. I'm nineteen." "Three years is not a big deal, babe." "Everyone will be younger than me. I bet they're going to tease me. Can I get home tutoring instead?""No. Who will look after you after I go to work? You're going to school.""Are you sending me to sch
Lucy's pov;Daniel and I came to Shadow's warehouse. Daniel asked as we were walking towards the warehouse, "What kind of underling were you? The one who beats up others or kidnaps or murders?" "I steal."He nodded as he was saying, "So a thief. What have you stolen so far? Is it the Queen's crown?" And let out a laugh. I let out a sigh and walked ahead of him. When I reached the gate, the guy who was guarding the gate asked me, "Who are you?" "I'm Lucinda. Shadow asked me to come here to meet him. Is he in there?" "Yes." He opened the gate and said, "He told me you'll be coming today."While I was walking inside the warehouse, the guy stopped Daniel and questioned his identity. I told the guy, "Let him in. He's with me." And the guy allowed Daniel inside the warehouse.While we're walking inside, I told Daniel, "Shadow is one of the scariest loan sharks of Colorado so don't get into trouble with him. For him, everyone's the same." "Is this a warning?" "Definitely." Shadow wal