Lucy's pov;Since I couldn't sleep, I sat by the window and looked at the night sky, a darker shade of blue here, not quite black yet. A few stars peeked through the clouds. I was alone in my room tonight, and had nothing but my thoughts to keep me company. The silence inside and outside of this room was only disturbed by my breathing. The restlessness in my mind didn’t feel so much a part of myself anymore. It was like it didn’t even exist sometimes. It was still there, lurking around the corners, waiting to take over when I least expected it.As the cold wind blew the curtain on the window, it brushed against the edges of my hair and my face. A little static electricity buzzed between each touch. I ignored the goosebumps that came up on my body at its coldness. I didn’t need them right now. Right now I just wanted some peace. Just once, just for a moment. I needed to forget all of the things that haunted my head every minute. I could be numb and unbothered like this and no one

Lucy's pov;Tyler and I went to a place where people were having coffee and drinks. Tyler says, "I'll go get something to drink." And left me along with strangers. I looked around for an empty table but couldn't find one since it was crowded. I remembered Tyler saying that he hates places with so many people. How come he likes this place? Maybe it was empty when he visited. Someone tapped on my back and asked, "Looking for a seat?" He was a good looking young guy who's taller than me. I nodded.He showed me a table where there were already people sitting with only one empty chair. I said, "I'm looking for accommodation for two people."He nodded and said, "No problem." And tapped on some guy asking him to squeeze with another. "It's fine. I'll look for another table. You just sit comfortably.""You won't find seats at this time. Take a look around, everywhere is crowded. Come with me." After taking a look, I took a seat at the table he pointed to before. The table had three boys a

Lucy's pov;At the dining table, Tyler served me food and sat beside me and started eating like nothing happened. Didn't he just have a fight with his brothers? How can he look like he isn't bothered by it? I asked Tyler, "If you had work, then why did you take me out? What if they think I pressured you to do it?" "They won't think like that. Moreover, didn't you listen while I was talking to Daniel? I talked with the client yesterday and rejected their proposal. I didn't ask them to come today. They came on their own. Why should I attend the meeting if the proposal has already been rejected? Since I didn't accept, they're trying to turn Daniel and Levi against me using this.""And they did."Tyler shook his head and said, "They'll understand why I did that. And, Daniel isn't someone who holds a grudge for something like this."After a while, I asked, "Still it would be better if we stayed…"Before I finished, he said, "I wanted to be with you. That's why I took you out. Understood?

Lucy's pov;At Mr Anderson's house, I took a seat across from Mr Anderson on the sofa in his living room that smelled of coffee, cigar smoke and cigarettes. He looked at me with concern in his eyes and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but then closed it again. I knew that expression so well now. He looked like he had a lot to say and was worried about how I would react. A maid came and offered me a cup of coffee, Mr Anderson said, "She doesn't drink coffee. Bring her some fresh drink." The maid nodded, left the room quickly and left us alone again. Did Tyler tell him about my preferences? We were quiet for quite some time. Then, the question came. He asked, "Is everything alright?" "Yes. Everything's going well for now. But I'm not sure when things will change.""It won't," he replied immediately. "What?" He placed the coffee cup on the table in front of him and said, "I invited you to talk because I wanted to find out what happened in your life for signing a marr

Lucy's pov;The next morning at 8am, I woke up feeling like someone had just dumped a bucket of ice water on me. It was the kind of cold you could see your breath in the air. My skin felt clammy and I was shivering uncontrollably. I opened my eyes and saw that it wasn’t the first time that something like this had happened. I was always cold in the winter months. It was one thing I’d never gotten used to. The winters were hard for me. They made my body go numb from the inside out and sometimes even my toes and fingertips froze over. When I looked at my other side of the bed, snowball wasn't there. Where did he go? I tried to get up from the bed but couldn't move. Something was blocking me, restricting my movements. "What are you doing? why are you getting up ?" I heard a voice say from somewhere behind me. I turned around and saw Tyler standing in the middle of the room holding a vessel full of what I hoped was warm water. He placed it beside the bed and said . "You need to