THE PAST

"Who even told you that crocodiles would come over. I know you're only concerned about me but you shouldn't be scaring me this way. I don't like it. Which animal would be awake at this late hour of the night anyway. Don't you think you've cracked a simple joke. If you really want to scare me, come up with something big. Something very dangerous."she was teasing him.

"If I'm lying then what's that."he asked coldly while pointing at a crocodile in the opposite corner.

"Co..cro.. crocodile!"the same girl who wasn't getting out of words was now struggling to utter a small word.

"Oh girl, don't stutter. Where's your ego and stubbornness now. Where are they. I dare you to chase it away!"he challenged.

"Woooooo..."before he knew it she was screaming on top of her lungs that she almost broke his eardrums. "It's staring at me."she said in fear.

Laughing uncontrollably Trion later spoke, "calm down please. It's dead. I can't harm you."

Araxie didn't wait for him to finish talking but to wrap he