Never Again š· ā¢R O S E C L I N T O Nā¢ I was deep in thought when someone placed their hand on my shoulder as I screamed and jumped in surprise, "Hey-hey, Rose, what happened?" Asked Aiden, steadying me as he held both of my upper arms in his while my right hand rested against my chest." Sighing in relief, "Nothing, I'm fine." I said. He brushed free tendrils of my hair from my forehead as they were sticking to my forehead, "You don't look fine, Rose." Said Aiden, searching my eyes for something. I shook my head in denial, "I was thinking something, you surprised me." I said and smiled a bit. But, I knew I couldn't fool Aiden as he was too smart for himself. Trying to change the topic, "You needed something?" I asked. Squinting his eyes at me for a second, he breathed out and said, "Ah-yes. Linda left for work and I thought you were sleeping so I woke the twins up and they both are ready for school." Her eyes widened, as a smile took over her features, "Did you really handle t
Never Again š· āNever ignore a person, who loves you, cares for you, and misses you, because one day you might wake up and realise, you lost the moon while counting the stars.ā ~ā¢~ ā¢R O S E C L I N T O Nā¢ I saw him staring at me with his alluring forest greens with such intensity that they literally caged my honey browns. My cheeks started heating up, no matter how much I tried I couldn't look away and I was shocked when I realised, I didn't even want to. Our staring moment was interrupted by Alexander calling my name, "Rose," but the way Xavier held my gaze was so magnetizing that I wasn't able to revert back my attention. When Xavier himself looked away from me towards his son, I was finally able to look at Alex too, "Yes?" I asked. "Can I stay here with you?" He asked, innocence reflecting in his honey browns. I wonder why he hadn't inherited his father's eyes? "Rose, can I?" He asked again, setting his hairs off of his eyes. Smiling at him, "Of course, if your daddy al
Never Again š· āI wish it could be so that God would grant my pleaā¦ In your place, love, death would take me.ā ~ā¢~ R O S E C L I N T O Nā¢ "Sometimes I don't understand this guy!" Spitting in frustration under my breath, I saw one more taxi passing my side. Standing in the middle of the road, I waited for a damn taxi. But, thanks much to my luck, it won't stop even if it was empty. Absent-mindedly, my hands wrapped around myself as the cool wind whizzed past me, sending a shiver in my body. I didn't have any clue that it was going to be this chilly tonight. If I knew, I would have carried an overcoat with me. Since I was going to the party- for which Aiden said a clear no!- but did I listen to him? No! Of course not, I would not agree to whatever he said, unless he explained the reason. Wearing a simple light green dress, with white flowers on it, I knew the dress was a bit favourable to wear on sunny days, but as Issac said I look pretty, I wore it, how could I deny my
"I…" my voice trailed as I pulled him into a hug to which he circled his hands around my neck, "Yes, I'll be there." I said, rubbing his back.Pulling away, he kissed my cheek, as I said holding his hands, "But, you'll not run like this, okay?"Nodding happily, he said, "Okay."With that I ruffled his hair and stood up at my place, and Alexander went towards Xavier.Before Aiden could say something to me, he got interrupted by a call as he excused himself and went to attend the call. While I looked at father-son's bonding, Katherine pulled me towards an empty table, "How are you?" She asked.Although a smile lingered on my lips, a frown accompanied it, "I'm good, why do you ask?" I asked."It's been years and-" Katherine stopped midway as she realised something."Years?" I pressed, my smile disappeared as a look of confusion took c
Never Againš· āTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.ā ~ā¢~ ā¢X A V I E R K N I G H Tā¢ There she was, the love of my life, my wife. She looked so simple, yet so beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off of her as she walked in wearing the green dress. Amazement was so obvious in her honey browns, the moment my eyes landed her hand intertwined with Aiden, my jaw clenched. I balled my empty hands in fists to prevent myself from ripping his hands off her but when she slipped away from his hold, my fists loosened. Sitting on the stool, I saw her confused features while interacting with Katherine. Pouring myself a glass of whiskey, I sipped on it while just admiring her, my Rose. Even if she doesn't remember anything about her past, she still had the very name I used. For the last five years, I haven't seen her, not even a single glance at her photo that had been placed upside down on my desk. I felt someone's hard gaze and I found Aiden glaring at me. Followi
Never Again š· āParting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.ā ~ā¢~ A heavy feeling settled in Xavier's stomach as his body went extra stiff and rigid. A sudden coldness dreaded in his being when Evelyn said with a horror stricken face, "Kids! They are in hospital!" Aiden's eyes widened in alarm as he held her arm in a firm grip, "Let's go." And started dragging her towards the elevator. His feets were glued to the surface and wasn't able to make any movement. What did she mean by kids? Whose kids? Are they hers and Aiden'sā¦? No-no, no, NO! Meanwhile, "I'm sorry, it's an emergency. I'll make it up to you later, we better leave." Aiden said in a hurry to Mason and Katherine. "Rubbish we're coming along, let's go," declared Mason, turning his head, "Marcus!-" Before Mason could finish, Marcus came with his car-keys, saying, "Let's go." It was hard for Evelyn to grasp any voice as she herself reached the elevator and pressed the button, not waiting
Never Again š· X A V I E Rā¢ After the doctor checked my blood pressure, he went to see the status of my daughter. When I declared the relation of being the father to the kids, Evelyn's hard eyes weren't easy to ignore. They had questions, numerous questions in those dark browns. She looked like she was going to explode and burn me alive. Although, she did utter a single word, asking, "Why?" It wasn't just a word, it was the whole train of questions. I knew she wouldn't back down until I answered the question, so to my stupidity, I said, "It wouldn't take much time now considering the donor is her father." I very well knew it was a stupid reason, but I had to give one. Descending down the corridor, I made my way toward the room that the doctor had asked me to come to. I halted in front of OT-07, the room allotted to my daughter, my heart was racing at another level and I did not want to break down here. "I know," someone said beside me that broke the train of my thoughts. Te
Never Again š· I moved my eyes to see Mason and Marcus, but they weren't there, "They went to fulfill the requirements." Answered Evelyn for me. She walked out of the room as I trailed behind her, once we were in a quiet isolated zone, seeing the rise of the sun. No words were exchanged and it was uncomfortable, I looked at her through my peripheral vision, my brows drawn together slowly as I gazed upon her pretty face. Even with the light scar on her forehead she still looked as beautiful as the day I saw her walking down the aisle. "I'm going to ask you something and please be truthful." She said, turning her body towards me to which I nodded. "Have we met before?" "Yes, we have." I answered absent-mindedly and mentally cussed myself, "At your office." "Before the office I mean." She cleared. "Not that I remember of, why did you ask?" I questioned. Stop it, Xavier. She knows you're lying. "You eyes," looking into my eyes, her gaze was like she was finding something in my