บททั้งหมดของ DEATH BE MY LOVER : บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

CATALINA THURSDAY,9AM ON THE DOT“Lady Thales seems to be very busy these days,” a maid commented while she dished my breakfast. I forced a small uncomfortable grin, praying she’d let this conversation slide but she didn’t.“You rarely sleep in the house anymore,” she continued chirping like a song bird. “I wonder if you’ve finally found a boyfriend” she nudged my shoulder and winked like it was some secret language I didn’t know we had.“Dolly please,” I called her name nervously. “Can you please drop it? This is really not a public conversation.”She giggled. “But we are not in public silly. The only new face in the room is Sir William but I’m sure he doesn’t mind us girls having some chit chat.”My eyes rolled from Dolly face to meet William cold dead stare. He was looking at me from the rim of his Versace thin gold thousand dollar glasses. There was something about that look, something unreadable. He returned his gaze to the pages of the magazine he had on his left hand and conti

CATALINA The staff had a lot to say. Their lips moved endlessly while their hands gesticulated. There were many women amongst the staff. Some of them seemed devoted to getting a word in, while others clung to William, rubbing against him any chance they got and hoping he'd finally notice them.I lowered my head, placing a finger under my nose then I quietly laughed at their childish desperation. I kind of pitied them. If only they knew that William Elsega would only mind you if you were dead.“Catalina.” A voice called out to me. A voice I couldn't possibly mistake. I raised my head and trained my eyes on the Man with an empty expression who was staring back at me. He beckoned on me to come, with his fingers.I hurried to him. The crowd parted for me, murmurs naturally breaking out behind me. I came to his side, fixing myself next to him. “This is Catalina, everyone. She is my personal assistant. She is partly somewhat of a medical student since she studies Clinical Psychology. All m

WILLIAM A FEW HOURS AGO “Is there a problem?” She asked me.“No.” I lied. “I don't think there should be. You wanted to go somewhere right?” I changed the topic. “Oh yes.” she answered, remembering. Quickly she packed up the little multi-colored sticky notes on her table. She'd been writing on them this whole time. I watched her as she held the papers against her chest and swayed towards the door with a hop in her step.Is she… excited?I pinched the bridge of my nose and heaved a sigh.Nothing had happened since we came here so why would she be in such a good mood. It made no sense. But then again, since I met her, I've only been able to comprehend her motivations half the time. “Strange human.” I muttered, pushing my chair back and standing up. Her weirdness was the least of my concerns right now.I strolled to the glass overlooking the city and I stood there. The streets were bustling, as it always did at this hour. Humans, like tiny moving toys, wandered from place to place

WILLIAM I eyed him but he wasn't looking at me. He was looking at the nurses. “Calm down, he won't hurt you.” He said softly. The women were still scared of their mind nevertheless.Charles held up a warm before he raised his hand and gestured to the door. “You didn't see anything. You were never here, understood.”The women's eyes glowed with yellow light. They eased away from the wall, fixed their clothes and left quietly.I turned away to face Catalina. She was sleeping, a bandage wrapped around her forehead. Unlike them in the hallway, she looked more alive now. Well, strands of her hair still looked—I went around to her headside and stroked her hair back, revealing a thin, weak and pale blonde strand hidden underneath. ‘Is her hair not black?’“William can you not care even a little about humans. Are you that incapable? You know it doesn't matter if you are incapable, you still have to care.” Charles scoldedI rolled my eyes. So he was still in the room, I forgot already. I

CATALINA “Uh… I just took a wild guess.” I said, spinning around to face him. I quickly put on a practiced smile and even flashed my innocent eyes at him.William took one long look at me and then sighed, drifting his gaze back to the books around him. “I don't know which one's funnier; that you thought that you can actually deceive me or that you presume I will be fooled by that smile.”My grin turned upside down. I pursed my lips, feeling like a guilty child caught in her own act.“I will not probe any further. You have the freedom to keep secrets after all.” He finalized before he went completely quiet. I watched him return to his books and forget my existence. I stepped back and plopped down on the couch, noisily enough for anyone to glance at least.William was unbothered. He was giving me the silent treatment again. I heaved, crossed my legs and picked at my nails while staring at them.‘He said I could keep secrets right? Then why is he being so cold? He is treating me li