After the sun went on its short hiatus, Bella returned home by herself. She had walked out taking Oriel but seeing her coming back without her, Collin poured his queries out."I was able to find someone from her family: I think it was her uncle. They told me that they had been out, finding her for the last two days. They took Oriel with them and were very happy to see her again. They also told me how grateful they are to us for taking care of her," said Bella, smiling till her teeth flashed and a voice that didn't waver while spewing the lies."It is great that she has returned her home, back to her family. Although, I really wanted her to stay with us," Roger spoke in a slight letdown.Meanwhile, Harry was not convinced by her story, "It's not possible. She told me that she didn't have any relatives or friends in this town. She had only recently moved here.""Collin," Bella spoke. "Are you saying that I have lied to you?""Honey! Collin didn't mean that. He was just trying to clear a
The night that Oriel had put her hopes in, ended. That night she had almost gotten kicked out of the party, been the date of the handsome host, and also stumbled upon a face from her past. Nothing of this was ever fathomed by her. At the end of the night, she was left with Rever, who was brimming with alcohol down his throat. He needed her support to even walk out of the farm house. Oriel became lifeless even at the thought of bearing him till she manages to find a cab. "Lord! will there ever be a day when I won't regret being alive?" she muttered to herself while Rever leaned on her shoulder that was too frail to handle his weight. She tried walking straight and coordinated his steps with hers. She collected the stares of the guests who were on their way outwards. Just as her mind veered to the embarrassment that she was facing because of him, she couldn't maintain her balance and Rever almost tripped with his head on, but Collin came lifting him from the other side and saved his sk
"The garden with long strings of little bulbs hanging on its bushes, fell into silence after the party was over. The dew had already started to collect on the leaves and the guest house was put under darkness until the next time invitations were sent. Moon was at its zenith, and Collin stood beside a tree looking up in the sky. His mind wandered as he stood in the garden quietly."Is it over?" came from behind, Mr. Bruce, with his footsteps getting muffled by the grassy ground. Collin turned behind to face him and smiled. "I'm sorry that you had to see off the guests in my place, do you look tired because of that?" he asked, assuming the reason behind Collin's daze.Mr. Bruce slowly walked toward him and put one of his arms over his shoulder. "What's the problem, my boy?""I won't have any problem, if you stopped making one, someday," said Collin."Come on! not like I want any of this," Mr. Bruce explained. "I wish I could just end it with her. She is the biggest mistake of my life."
Roger gently tucked little Oriel in a fluffy bed, set the room's temperature to her comfort and let her sleep in peace after a long time. She had sunk into a serene slumber when she fell weak on the soft and bouncy mattress.Collin didn't leave her side the entire time she was sleeping. He rested his head on her bed and gazed at her, reflecting on his incapability to protect her. He slowly moved his hand and lifted his pinky finger and crossed it with hers to make a promise while she slept calmly. "I know I have failed once but I promise I won't let anything bad happen to you again."Roger came downstairs to attend to the little guests from the Orphanage, and to proceed with the event. "You all look so beautiful today." He went to the adorable children, who rejoiced at the event that was solely held for them."Let's have fun today, all of you are the stars of this party."They were served delicacies that most of them had never seen before, let alone having tasted them. "You don't eat
"Oriel is sketching in the class; she is not listening to the lecture," he complained and made the teacher show her out. She lifted her eyelashes to glare at him, meanwhile rising from her desk on the order of the homeroom teacher."Oriel! you can leave the class if you do not want to study but I won't tolerate this behavior in my class," the teacher burst on her and she lowered her head in embarrassment.She hesitantly gathered her stuff scattered on the desk: her color pencils and sketchbook. She put them in her bag and walked out of the class with her head tilting downwards. "I won't forget it, Collin!" she blurted in the air.Collin knew that he had made her upset. He immediately regretted his actions. "I am such an idiot," he knew that he messed up."Okay! Collin you can take your seat, there will be no disturbance now. Let's turn to the next page," the teacher ordered as he pushed his loose spectacles up again.Collin hastily shoved his book inside his bag and said, "I'm sorry,
"Paul likes Oriel. If they are to take this further, then it is going to help our company a lot. We can go back to the way we were," Roger kept on venturing the idea.It went dark in front of Collin's eyes. "But... Paul is a trash of a guy, he is the biggest troublemaker of the school. Do you how many students had to transfer because of him?" Collin uttered in a single breath.Roger set his eyes on him, he could hear his aggressively beating heart. "But that doesn't mean that he will treat our Oriel like that?""But it is wrong. Oriel doesn't like him. And he has misbehaved with her so many times," said Collin.Roger was not willing to listen any of his reasons and he kept on insisting Oriel to agree to date Paul. "I was right about you having feelings for her. But I was wrong to tell you about this. I should've asked Oriel first. She would have never looked down on my request."Collin was disappointed to see this side of Roger. He didn't try to understand the heart of either Collin
"Stop the car you bastard," Collin shouted at the car scampering ahead of his bicycle.Paul turned his head and saw him right behind his car, following him. "What is he doing here?" he asked. "Did you call him?"Oriel's rampant heartbeat restored its calm at his sight. "Stop the car, let me go."Paul's head went cranky, he tightened his fist in anger. "Don't you dare to stop the car," he ordered the shaking driver.The driver didn't have another option, he stepped on the accelerator and it became hard for Collin to follow it on his bicycle. He was already exhausted, pedaling continuously but thought of Oriel didn't let him give up."Just wait till I get my hands on you, you bastard," he gathered more energy."Hahaha... look at the poor cycle guy, trying to chase after my ride," chuckled Paul.Oriel rushed and unbuckled her seat belt and tried to open the door. "Oriel, don't jump! You can't hurt yourself. I won't let anything happen to you, just wait for me."Oriel trusted him and dro
Harboring new feelings and love in their hearts, both Oriel and Collin returned home. Their eyes were not letting the other one off sight. Roger was looking their way, waiting for them to turn their eyes to him. "Oriel, what am I listening?" he asked in a tone unfamiliar to her." "Dad!" she exclaimed and her hand separated from Collin's. Collin protectively blocked her front and faced Roger fiercely "You can't blame her for anything, I was the one who did that to Paul." "Do you have any idea what you have done?" asked Roger. dashing towards them in fury. Oriel stood trembling in fear, it was the first time when Roger had raised his voice on her. "Dad! Paul tried to abduct me, he was taking me away against my will," she said. "I don't want to hear anything from you. You have heavily disappointed me. Not only have I lost the last chance of retrieving my company but I am on their target for doing that to Paul. You don't know what those people will do, Paul is their only son." Orie