Elijah watched as Amara emerged from the room. The relief in her eyes was enough to tell him that whatever tension and worry she had been feeling had been washed away.She spotted him just as quickly and offered him a faint smile.“The doctor?” She asked, stopping in front of him.“He’s on his way,”
He continued, approaching the chair beside Tobias’s bed and taking a seat like they were long time buddies.“That’s the only way I can get to have this conversation with you.”Tobias’s confusion had built up until now and he couldn’t help but ask.“What conversation.”Lorenzo’s lips curled up furthe
Elvis was pacing back and forth when Amara returned home. The moment she stepped in and the door was closed behind her, the old man spun around and stared at her, his eyes filled with rage and his face contorted in anger.“You-“ He was about to go off on her, lecturing her about how reckless and stu
The old man was panting now, his words had gotten faster, and the frustration and anger in his eyes grew.“Grandfather, please, you should calm down.” Amara tried to reason.“If I listen to you, would you listen to me? Would you?!”His question was followed by a violent cough. His chest heaved and h
Two days. It had only been two days, but it seemed like an eternity.Amara sat in the center of her grandfather and brother at the dinning table, absentmindedly picking at her food.After her grandfather had gotten checked up, prescribed some BP drugs and instructed to take things easy, the man had
“Of course you won’t.” Lorenzo mumbled, not sure if his grandfather was joking or not. “You sure do have preference when it comes to grandchildren, don’t you, grandfather?”“Stop talking nonsense!” Another smack to the arm and Lorenzo was forced to keep his mouth shut. “Remember, the invitation are
But no. Nothing like that. Just a simple, “If that’s what you want.”“You…you don’t mind?”“I would be lying if I said I didn’t, if I said the idea of being engaged to you, marrying you and waking up to you by my side ever single morning for the rest of our lives, isn’t the most desirable thing in t
Those words felt like melodies to Elijah’s ear.‘Give us a try’, she had said, and Elijah was left staring at her with a blank expression, unsure if he heard right.“W-what?” He stuttered.“Us, Elijah,” Amara repeated, but gone was that unsure look in her eyes.She looked certain of every word that