The night that Oriel had put her hopes in, ended. That night she had almost gotten kicked out of the party, been the date of the handsome host, and also stumbled upon a face from her past. Nothing of this was ever fathomed by her. At the end of the night, she was left with Rever, who was brimming with alcohol down his throat. He needed her support to even walk out of the farm house. Oriel became lifeless even at the thought of bearing him till she manages to find a cab. "Lord! will there ever be a day when I won't regret being alive?" she muttered to herself while Rever leaned on her shoulder that was too frail to handle his weight. She tried walking straight and coordinated his steps with hers. She collected the stares of the guests who were on their way outwards. Just as her mind veered to the embarrassment that she was facing because of him, she couldn't maintain her balance and Rever almost tripped with his head on, but Collin came lifting him from the other side and saved his sk

Roger gently tucked little Oriel in a fluffy bed, set the room's temperature to her comfort and let her sleep in peace after a long time. She had sunk into a serene slumber when she fell weak on the soft and bouncy mattress.Collin didn't leave her side the entire time she was sleeping. He rested his head on her bed and gazed at her, reflecting on his incapability to protect her. He slowly moved his hand and lifted his pinky finger and crossed it with hers to make a promise while she slept calmly. "I know I have failed once but I promise I won't let anything bad happen to you again."Roger came downstairs to attend to the little guests from the Orphanage, and to proceed with the event. "You all look so beautiful today." He went to the adorable children, who rejoiced at the event that was solely held for them."Let's have fun today, all of you are the stars of this party."They were served delicacies that most of them had never seen before, let alone having tasted them. "You don't eat

"Paul likes Oriel. If they are to take this further, then it is going to help our company a lot. We can go back to the way we were," Roger kept on venturing the idea.It went dark in front of Collin's eyes. "But... Paul is a trash of a guy, he is the biggest troublemaker of the school. Do you how many students had to transfer because of him?" Collin uttered in a single breath.Roger set his eyes on him, he could hear his aggressively beating heart. "But that doesn't mean that he will treat our Oriel like that?""But it is wrong. Oriel doesn't like him. And he has misbehaved with her so many times," said Collin.Roger was not willing to listen any of his reasons and he kept on insisting Oriel to agree to date Paul. "I was right about you having feelings for her. But I was wrong to tell you about this. I should've asked Oriel first. She would have never looked down on my request."Collin was disappointed to see this side of Roger. He didn't try to understand the heart of either Collin

Harboring new feelings and love in their hearts, both Oriel and Collin returned home. Their eyes were not letting the other one off sight. Roger was looking their way, waiting for them to turn their eyes to him. "Oriel, what am I listening?" he asked in a tone unfamiliar to her." "Dad!" she exclaimed and her hand separated from Collin's. Collin protectively blocked her front and faced Roger fiercely "You can't blame her for anything, I was the one who did that to Paul." "Do you have any idea what you have done?" asked Roger. dashing towards them in fury. Oriel stood trembling in fear, it was the first time when Roger had raised his voice on her. "Dad! Paul tried to abduct me, he was taking me away against my will," she said. "I don't want to hear anything from you. You have heavily disappointed me. Not only have I lost the last chance of retrieving my company but I am on their target for doing that to Paul. You don't know what those people will do, Paul is their only son." Orie

The Present DayFrom the window above her head, first rays of sunshine passed in and fell on her face, causing her to squeeze her eyes in discomfort. She used her hand to block it but realization of the time didn't let her fall asleep back again. Although the clock had only chased the time till 6:20, but there was place where that she had to be at that time.She got out of the bed that was a mattress on the floor, she stretched her hand for the pleasure of her joints and headed toward the window, relishing in the warmth of the early morning sun. "I hope that by the end of this beautiful day, I become happier," she prayed and turned to take a look inside her room."Good Lord!"She found that the dress that she had laid on her bed in order to return it spotless to the dry cleaners, was not there anymore."I'm sure that I laid it on the bed, and I myself slept on the floor because the dress is worth more than me... then where did it disappear it to?"She panicked and ruffled the covers a