Chapter 08

"Here, change your clothes with these for now," William said handing her his big clothes and his boxer.

Brieanna took the clothes he handed. She cleared her throat and looked at the side. "Thank you," she said shyly.

"We'll get you new clothes tomorrow. More comfortable ones than my old clothes. Also you can change in that room," he said and pointed a room. "My room is in the opposite side. You're staying with me while you're in this island."

She couldn't say anything, it's embarrassing that she's going to stay in William's place.

"I'm going out to get us food. Don't try to kill yourself. Be good and feel at home." After saying that William left.

Brieanna was still wrapped up in that thick blanket. She stand up and made her way to the room that he said. Inside, she took off her underwear and put the dry clothes on. She was hesitating to wear his boxer but whatever she thought. It's better than wearing nothing under the big shirt.

She looked at herself in the mirror and then smiled. "You're so brave to have really done that. Now, why don't we give life a second chance? Who knows it might be a little better now."

Brieanna thought it was embarrassing to live with him for free. She thought of going home but she's not ready nor could she go. She doesn't have any money nor an identification card to go wherever. Her identity is drowned deep down the ocean. It's like, she jumped and left her past together with her belongings deep under. It's like a fresh start for her in this island.

Her gaze accidentally focused on the view outside her tinted window- she meant his tinted window. She gasped when she realized this was the place she...

The moment when she asked him if he comes to the place often came back to her.

"Ugh! He lives here that's why he said yeah!" She yelled and collapsed on the bed. She took a pillow and hugged it while she toss and turn.

William went to the night market to buy them both food. He know he could've been at his resort but he doesn't want to tell her that he owns that place. He bought different foods and when he was about to go he saw a stall who makes different personalize bracelets.

He smiled when he thought maybe he should get her one. So he went inside.

"Hey," he greeted the guy vendor who had few tattoos on his arm.

"Hello, good evening sir," the vendor greeted back. He seemed friendly, he thought.

"Yeah you too and uh... I'd like to buy a personalized bracelet for my... uhm."

William doesn't know the right word to describe Brieanna at the moment. All he knows is that he likes her and that he wants her to live.

The vendor grinned and chuckled at him. "I know! It's for someone you like," the vendor said and took a paper and pen. "Draw how you want the bracelet to be and what's written in it."

William isn't good at drawing but it's whatever, he wanted this. So, he wants something that is thin and light. A black string laced into braids and will be connected to a rectangular shaped varnished coconut shell with a width of an inch and half and length of a fourth of an inch.

The words carved should be 'lost souls' with a rose at the left side of the other bracelet and right on the other one. He wants two, and that's for her and him. He wanted it tied in a adjustable knots.

After finalizing everything, he gave his drawing with the details to the vendor.The guy stared at his drawing. Then after few minutes he put his drawing down.

"This design is really plain but very deep. Alright, tomorrow come back here with her. It should be all done tomorrow and you could show her the place," the vendor said and smiled.

William did the same and waved goodbye to the vendor. He thought the vendor wasn't going to accept the design he wanted.

On his way home he thought of what happened. She is really capable of killing herself and he bet nobody thought she would do it. The harder he pressed her chest, the eager he is to save her. Maybe, maybe they could be more than two lost souls.

"I'm home."

Brienna heard William yell. She stopped tossing and turning hearing his voice. What the heck is happening to her?She got up and walk out of her 'room' because she knows, if she doesn't go out, he will come inside.

"What took you long?" Brieanna questioned.

"I talked to townspeople for a while," William answered as he took the foods out of a paper bag.

Brieanna licked her lower lip and bite it as she saw the foods he bought. She never felt so excited to eat!

"Can I eat now?" She asked him being all impatiently cute.

William puffed out a breath and then secretly smiled. He nodded and she dig in with the food. Then he thought she must not be eating well this past few days. Staring at her as she eat and indulge with the food he brought makes him happy. She could watch her eat all night.

"Calm down, you might choke," he told her but she didn't pay attention at all.

Then his eye caught the bandage he put on her cut. It was filled with blood, he needs to dress it up again.

"When we're done eating, I'm going to dress your cut with another bandage," he told her.

Brieanna just nod. She might look like a pig in front of him right now but she doesn't care! She's really hungry!

After eating, they stayed in the living room to replace her bandage. William slowly took out the old bandage filled with blood. Then he took a cotton and filled it with a sanitizer and cleaned the side of her cut.

"Why did you even decided to cut when you're just gonna go drown? Either way you die," William asked.

"I cut so I won't feel scared to jump off the cliff," she answered honestly.

As he put anti infection to her wound, he noticed the scars on her wrist all the way up to her arm.

"Do you cut your skin often?" He asked as he put new bandage.

"If twice or thrice a week is often then yes I do. Sometimes it's every night... Cutting helps me to calm down, just like how smoking weed relieves stress though I don't smoke. I don't like drugs especially the other type of drugs."

That answer Brieanna gave him just made his entire body freeze for a few seconds. Now, how could he tell her that the man she is with right now was a drug addict?