Lilian stared blankly at the greenery. The crimson sky was waving at the setting sun, bidding goodbye after a long, tiresome day where it shined dazzlingly to provide vitality to this world. The air danced unhurriedly in cadence, with the leaves of the trees singing a soothing, rugged song in the background. The two big dogs of the Tucker household, Charlie and Cooper, were playing on the soft, big lawn prospered so beautifully, entertaining the infant sitting in his mother's lap. The little one enjoyed the variety of stunts the canines showed. To her surprise, he was so calm compared to the typical cranky composition he displayed in the sundowns.Despite these exquisite and heavenly surroundings, Lilian's mind was still cloudy, with the scene in the afternoon. It was hurtfully running over again and again in the screen of her mind. Even after numerous trials, she couldn't shoo away the distasteful thoughts and not feel hurt anymore. His cold utterances, that displeasing stare of deni

Lilian looked at the mobile screen shining brightly, popping the name 'mom' with a red heart she had set affectionately. Her eyes moistened at the thought of the warmest person in this world whose embrace could hide her from all the tragedies and hurricanes. The girl felt herself reaching out, wanting to pour all her heart out in front of this magical individual called Mother, but she restrained herself from being weaker. Things were already exceedingly stressful after Nia passed away, and even her marriage, where they didn't give in entirely, had complicated things. The daughter didn't want to make things more troublesome for them than it already was. Lilian exhaled all the air in her lungs and forced a smile to formulate herself as the happiest soul. She picked up the device and skated the green circle on the mobile screen."Lily..."She heard her mother's tender voice, almost relinquishing in insanity to complain about this unfair and frigid world. But she knew she couldn't. She di

Lilian's face flushed with the darkest shade of red when she realised the density of words that left her mouth. Her dark orbs were sealed with Richard's stretched eyes, and she pursued his gaze, looking at her index finger that pointed at her chest area where she was burned earlier. She met his amber stares again, feeling too embarrassed to the farthest point of the galaxy. She lowered her limb, squeezing it to be punished while biting her lower lip in discomfiture."I... I w-will help myself with that." Her tomato-red face declared, shuttering on some simple, effortless words. She wanted to dig her grave and disguise herself somewhere far away from his sharp, penetrating gaze. "Y-yeah, here." Richard handed her the tube hesitantly, the awkwardness between them making the scene more intricate.Lilian found herself getting up in the awkward silence, and Richard said nothing, not even looking at the girl as he stared somewhere aimlessly. Her feet started treading to exit the room robot

Lilian stared at herself in the mirror, a white flowery tank top and brown casual jeans hugging her pale, milky skin. She reviewed herself up and down, but still, she couldn't claim in her mind that she had the worthy appearance to walk by Richard's side. Yes, that busy, extravagant, intimidating and heavenly handsome man was supposed to tag her along. But no matter how many dresses she tried, it wasn't enough to match his standards to be a suitable couple. The colours she adored differed from what Richard preferred, making her wonder if there were even the slightest possibilities of reaching each other in this broad diversification they represented. Even their likings, the things they preferred, the things they enjoyed and the group of people they shared in part of their life were totally contrasting; even the drinks they preferred were different. How did she even fall for a man so much more distinct than her?Finally giving up on messing her wardrobe more than it already was, the gi

Lilian looked at a similar t-shirt. It was the duplicate of her chosen one but it was more like a mirror image of what she had selected. The lassie looked up at the owner of the other piece, meeting the amber eyes, which widened a little more than usual. She glanced back at her chosen T-shirt and then at Richard, the coincidences tingling her brain in amazement. It's funny how it was so similar yet different, and she couldn't break the eye contact they were maintaining for no reason.The couple stared deep into each other's eyes, having similar clothes in their hands and their faces flustered in charisma, awakening something new. That lovely sight caught one grandma's attention as she was passing by. The duo looked beautiful, and with the baby fast asleep in his father's arms, it caught her special attention at the fact that they didn't keep the infant in the stroller like young people these days do. She smiled at them warmly."You guys are cute." She remarked, and Lilian's face flush