Robyn pressed her hands together to keep from fidgetting. This had to be some sick joke or maybe they heard it wrong. She looked at Colin who had an amused expression on his face."Why do you seem to find this amusing?""Because arranged marriages are so long ago.""Exactly! You should be with the woman you're in love with. I don't really believe in a one true love but this is extreme.""Tell me something Robyn, I'm I that bad of a person that you'd be so upset about marrying me?""No. It's not that. I just don't think it's a good idea.""Then would it not benefit us both to be with someone we know well and are honest to than be with strangers?""Oh my goodness you're right. It's not like I have someone to hold on to." She said looking away. The realisation hit her hard.They sat there thinking about how being married to each other would be benefici

The early afternoon sunlight hit her face perfectly as she looked up with eyes closed. It reminded her why she had loved this place in the first place. It calmed her, be it day or night. She was glad it had not changed ownership at all.She breathed in so hard as the smell of earth, grass and just nature in general wafted to her nose and she smiled. Colin had brought them for an amazing picnic"Okay, tell me the story.""What story?""About you and Beau. You used to be close till sometime when I was ten or so..." Robyn said glancing at him."If I tell you that, will you tell me why you seem to always run away from him?""I don't run. I just avoid him.""Uhuh. Especially when he is with someone else....""Fine, I will tell you."Colin grinned at her. "Fair enough. So it started one night when our mum was arguing with Beau's dad. By then he was dad to both of us. It escalated and mum let slip that I was not his son. We were both shocked so we run upstairs to Beau's room and he was crying

The first thing that she became aware of was the smell of  chemicals torturing her nostrils. She felt like something was stuck in her throat that smelt like wood mixed with more chemicals. She could not lift her hand to scratch away the annoying smell,something was pressing her body had onto whatever she was lying on. She was no longer floating on the clouds. Robyn willed her body to move but it was being very stubborn. Was she dead? That could not be, she would not smell things if she was. Then again what did she know about being dead, maybe this was what the after life was like. Someone opened one of her eyes and flashed a very bright light. She screamed in her for the person to stop but her mouth did not move. What the hell was wrong with her? All of a sudden she felt light weighted and began floating again. She welcomed the sleep that was strongly embracing her, gladly falling into its pit. There was peace at last. 

Robyn was discharged from the hospital a few days later. Her mother had insisted to take her back to the Hachi Manor but Aunt Viv instead it was better she stay within a small distance of the hospital and since Drew would be around to check on her if anything went wrong. That's what won her mother over. Ella had practically moved in with her at her Uncle's residence. She took a leave of absence from work. Drew tried to avoid her as much as he could while Tara the nurse flirted with him more. That made Ella roll her eyes and glare daggers at her if she was around. It was always entertaining to watch. Colin,Beau and Layla visited often too and she had a two week sick leave which she insisted. Her Uncle as the boss gave her a full month leave but she had argued that she was better and staying home would drive her crazy with boredom.  He agreed after she threatened to leave the house. Drew seemed a little upset about so

Robyn sat at the breakfast table eating her pancakes as the two women across her glared at her.  She had told them she was going back to work that day. "Frown lines are not pretty on you ladies." Robyn said. "You're supposed to be resting Robbie." Ella said. "I'm better now. I'm tired of staying home." "It's not even been two weeks yet." Her Aunt said. "Ma, I know that. But if I stay cooped in here for a day more, I will get cranky and you know how that goes." "But Roh..." "I'm not even driving myself there." Robyn tried to convince them. "Fine. But promise you will get home for lunch and you won't go back to school." "But Ma...." "I'm very serious Robyn." "Fine." "And you have to check in with us every hour." Ella said.&n