~Aoife~ Matt & I headed to the hospital. After I hung up Matt’s phone, I got a call from Xander. “Where are you? I was worried about you; you left the room saying nothing,” I blasted on him. “So sorry for not attending your call. I am in the hospital. My mom fell from the stairs, and she had a broken arm. “ I could feel his upset voice. “I am so sorry to hear that. I want to come to see her.” I said. He sends me the details. Immediately, I called Matt and informed him about Xander’s mom’s condition. Within a few minutes, Matt came to pick me up. “How did this happen?” “I don’t know, Matt. After your call, he informed me about his mother’s health. I hope she is fine,” I answered. “Let’s see. I don’t understand why he didn’t call me?” Matt was confused. “Let’s see.” We reached the hospital. After inquiring at the front desk, we found ourselves in front of the VIP room. “Hey, I think I forgot to lock the car. You go in; I will come in two minutes.” Matt left. I was unsur

~Aoife~ The wall of thoughts deployed one after another, capturing the dread of betrayal. Anxiety curbed my sight, and I ran aimlessly to calm my suffocation. I couldn’t pinpoint what hurt me the most. Is it the lie or the closeness I witnessed with Zareena? But why I was running, because this is what I always do. No, I am not the girl who runs from her challenges, but why didn’t I feel the courage to confront him? Is it because I had a hidden fear he would break my heart and leave me when I needed him the most? I didn’t realize when the anxiety turned into tears, and I bumped into something. I heard a groan, only to see it was not the wall but a man. “Look out, Miss,” The train of thoughts shattered, and the wall of fear replaced with an unknown voice brushed my ears, bringing me back to my senses when I realized my smoothie splashed on his clothes. “Sorry,” The vulnerability inside me could come out in screaming, but only in whispers of gagging. “Are you ok? Miss,” he passed

~Aoife~I opened my eyes with a sense of leftover stress from the last night and found my redeemer was sleeping next to me. What should I say? I was lucky to have this gentleman in my life, and one more time, thanking God for him.He is my rescuer, always there when I need him.I kept my palm on his face to appreciate him. He was in a deep sleep and didn’t realize my hand trailed on his face.“Thank you for being here for me,” I murmured in my mind.Slowly, I woke up from the bed and walked towards the bathroom to do my morning business.Matt was sitting on the couch when I came out, rubbing his eyes like he had woken up in the middle of sleep.“Hey, good morning,”He looked at me while racking his hair and answered.“Good morning,” I sprinted toward him with all my emotions and hugged him.“Hey, are you ok?”“Yes, just happy you are there for me. Thank you for everything.” I snuggled my head in his chest like yesterday and felt delighted when he wrapped me again in his friendly warmt

~Aoife~I woke up with a heavy head. Xander was sleeping next to me. Now and then, I felt like I had never slept alone. Either Matt or Xander, I woke up next to anyone of them.I groaned in pain as my head was hitting hard like a cannon.I shouldn’t have drunk that much. I scanned his face and how I fell in love with this man. As much as I love him, I am scared to get my heart broken by him.I stood up and walked towards the bathroom, where I saw I was not wearing anything.Great, so I slept with him even when I was angry with him. I rolled my eyes, but my aching body and the glow on my face after an intense moment with him made me feel happy. Whatever it was, I would talk to him, and we would sort everything out. I did my morning business and wrapped my body in a clean towel just to go out and search for my last night’s dress.I found the dress, but it was hard to discover my other belongings that needed to be worn under this dress.“Where did he throw them?”I muttered and looked un

~Aoife~I prepared myself for the evening. It was Zareena’s birthday, but my heart was pounding to meet Xander. I feel like I will see him after years, imagining the scene a thousand times; I will run into his arms, kiss him and tell him how much I love him, or should I wait for him?I wanted to wear something beautiful to catch his attention. And I know how much he appreciates the simplicity.On that note, I took out my baby pink dress. It’s a long-sleeved, off-shoulder dress to peep my skin. It came all the way down to my knees as the delicate lace flower enhanced the beauty of my body. Keeping my pendant to highlight my dress, I made my hair in a perfect bun. Falling strands and light makeup. I wanted to remind him of everything we had; we enjoyed it when we were on the Island.I love you, Xander. And today, I want every awful thing between us to go away. I reached the place.Undoubtedly, Zareena’s house was enormous. She’s a rich girl, and her parents seem to be very close friends