"Uh...you can take the room upstairs, beside mine. Here, give me your bag. I will help you." He says extending his hand to take my bag. But I guess, Bambi has some other plans with him since he opens his mouth and snaps at me the minute he comes near. "Ahh! What...what is he doing?" Darin stutters out, scared. And I almost chuckle at that. "Aey, Bambi! No, he is our friend. Don't need to snap at him." I say as I adjust him in my arms by facing towards me. "Darin, it is okay! I will manage with it. And, sorry about Bambi's behavior. You know, the reptile thing. They are actually good with humans but just don't get along with everyone, especially strangers." I explain and all he does is nod at me while still training his beautiful yet cautious emerald greens on Bambi who is now cool but is also staring at Darin with his head tilted slightly. Curious!"Umm..okay, whatever you say! But please, keep him away from me because I don't think that he likes me that much. And I still want to liv
Darin's POV "Darin?" I hear her calling me and turn around to face her. But as soon as do that, she gasps. "Darin, what happened to you? Why is your forehead bandaged?" She asks with concern. With creases on her forehead, she looks so adorable! I clear my throat and look at her with a smile. "Oh, this is nothing, really." She scoffs."No, this (Pointing at his bandaged forehead) is not nothing, Darin! Tell me what happened!" She demands to which I sigh and take her hand in mine. And she looks at me with her confused chocolate brown eyes."Come, sit here." I take her to the couch and sit her down before sitting opposite to her."Actually, I had a small accident while going to the market." She gasps and covers her mouth with her palms on hearing that. "But don't worry, nothing serious! I am perfectly alright. Just my forehead got hit by the steering wheel. So, I had to bandage it." I explain to her. "Did you go to the doctor?" She asks. Well, I did not! It was not necessary, so why
I remain rooted in my place after he practically runs off after pecking me on my cheek. I slowly move my hand upwards and touch where his lips made contact with my skin. An involuntary smile tugs on my lips as I move my palm from my cheek and press my lips on it, thinking it to be his lips. Blushing afterwards, I glance at the staircase for once more and then go back to the couch where now Bambi is. I sit on the table opposite to it."Oh my baby! Did you see that? He kissed me, finally. Even if it was just a peck on the cheek, it was enough, for now. And he is yet to confess his feelings to me. So, I have to wait till then." I say giggling to myself. Then, I make myself comfortable on the other couch which is small but cosy for me. I can't leave Bambi here all alone. Anyways, he has separation anxiety. Umm...I have, too. As I close my eyes humming a song, my phone vibrates making me almost jump as it is in my jeans pocket. Releasing a long breath, I take it out to see my papa's numb
"Umm..." I moan when I feel a feathery soft touch against my cheek. It feels like someone is trailing their finger down my cheek. And I want to see who is it, but damn, my slepy eyes revolt against my mind to not open anytime soon. "Wake up, Angel!" I hear that voice, his voice. My Darin! He is here, with me. He is touching me. I smile at that thought, automatically. "Are you dreaming of me, Angel?" He chuckles softly while running his hand through my hair.Wait, Dream? Am I dreaming? Is he touching me in my dream? Well, maybe yes. It feels too good to be real anyways. I feel him running his finger gently through my long hair, caressing them. Wait! My hair!! And long? Oh, no! My wig may come out if he does that...I open my eyes abruptly and groan when the bright light hit them making me shut them tightly again. "Oh, you are awake!" I hear his voice again, cheerful as ever. Opening my eyes slowly, the first thing that comes into my sight are his breathtaking emerald green eyes.
"Do you like me?" His hand stops midway as he was going to take another forkfull of spaghetti. His molten green eyes meet my brown ones immediately. "What...did you ask?" He asks as if to confirm that he heard me right.Taking in a deep breath, I repeat my question. "Do you like me, Darin?" He keeps his fork on his plate now giving me his sole attention. "Yes, I like you. So much." He says and I release my breath that I was holding unknowingly, waiting for his answer. I smile and look down at my plate which is still more than half full. I could not eat with my full heart as a lot of doubts and questions were swarming in my head knowing that I would ask him that question. But now, I am feeling hungry. "Hey, Angel!" I look up through my lashes at him. "Do you like me?" He asks. "You know, I told you that I like you and now it is your turn to tell me if you reciprocate my feelings." I look into his emerald orbs that hold a very deep emotion, and I don't want to give name to that, a
Darin's POV "Hey, Angel! Wait!" I run behind her up the stairs. But she does not stop until she reaches the top of the staircase. "Why the hell are you chasing after me? Huh? Go to your room and put some pressure on your brain or maybe you can use a diary, so it can be of some help to remind you of your body count?" She rants continuously and one thing I am sure of now is that she is indeed jealous. I smirk at her."Oh, my sweet Angel is jealous. I see." She rolls her eyes at me before turning around and walking off into her room. But I follow her suit and when she is about to close the door, I put my leg in between, knowing that she would not hurt me. "What are you doing? Take your leg out." She whines to which, I just shake my head with a silly grin plastered across my lips. "Arghh!" She groans before giving up. And I take that chance to get in. She goes straight off to her bed and falls on it with a sigh. I follow her lead and do the same. Now, we are both laying on one bed, wi
It is five thirty in the evening and Darin and I are getting ready to go out on our first ever date night. I quickly dash into the bathroom to get a quick shower and come out while towel drying my hair, as in my real hair which is in beautiful pixie cut. And I can't help but hope that I could let Darin see me just the way I am, and not as Arabella. Okay, now I have got no time to think about that 'cause I have got a bet to win. Looking at the time, I find it is already five forty one. Oh, no! I don't have much time left. And losing this bet is not an option for me. 'Cause I never lose!Okay...egoistic much!! Whatever!After properly towel drying my hair, I leave it to dry naturally while I choose and wear a nice dress for tonight. I go for a beautiful but elegant golden yellow color dress which is sleeveless and off strap on the right side and is body hugging and goes down to my knees. I never intend to wear anything that stops anywhere near my thighs seeing as the scar on my thigh
Darin's POV I walk out of the restaurant after taking our parcel and go to where I have parked my car. There are not much streetlights where I have parked the car as it is at the back of the restaurant. Reaching near it, I hear yelling. "No!! Leave me, you bastard!" It is my Angel! Is she okay? I dash towards it and what I see infront of me is not something that I have anticipated. There stands Devin as he is trying to yank her out of the car. My blood starts boiling at that. I look around my environs and my eyes land on a stone lying on the ground. I pick it up and charge towards him with a mission in my hand. "Ahhh!!" Before I could even reach near them, his piercing scream is heard. What happened? I stop in my tracks when I see him crouching him down on the ground with his palms clasped against his stomach. Then my Angel comes out of the car, voluntarily. The dress she wears really suits her, but that is not the matter of concern right now. She eyes him up and down with distas
Darin's POV "Uh, yes, there is vaccine available for this one as well." I tell this to my student while I am explaining about the canine parvo virus to her. I can tell that she is so intelligent and super curious to learn such facts, and it should be since she is preparing to become a veterinary surgeon. She nods in understanding before scribbling it down on her notepad real quick. I bite down on my lower lip as I stare at her while feeling the surge of so many emotions in my heart. While writing, her long hair comes infront of her eyes and she tucks them behind her ear with a frown. She is always this cute! "Thank you, Darin!" She says after she is done jotting her notes down. With a shake of my head, I motion her to come near me, which she already is. Just a little bit more! Chewing on the end of her ball pen, she looks at me with a hint of a smile before scooting near me a bit more. And I pull her flush on top of me with ease to which she only giggles as she already had the idea t
Darin's POV Squinting my eyes, I glare at her playfully as she giggles at my creation. Currently, we are in the kitchen of my penthouse and I have made her a mid evening snack, something new out of something ordinary. And well, it turned out pretty um..bizarre. I don't know what had inspired me to make a new creation? I only ended up looking like a fool infront of my Angel! I look at her to find her laughing her ass off at me. Scoffing, I go to dump the bizarre of a dish into the bin. "You know that I cook well. It is just like sometimes when I..." "When you think that you should make some inventory and do some experiment, right?" She cuts me off adding her own thing. I let out of sigh and hum before leaning over to the counter where she is sitting on right now. Suddenly, the sour mood comes back when I remember that she is leaving tomorrow morning. And she senses it! Putting her arms around my neck, she pulls me closer to her. "I know that you don't want me to go, but like I said,
A gasp leaves my lips and I take a few steps ahead to stand near Mrs. Rossi and Ara. Holding onto her cheek, Ara keeps her head down staring at the floor while tears flow out of her eyes freely. Mrs. Rossi's eyes are also burning with the tears she is holding in. "How could you do this, Ara?" She asks disappointedly. "Why did you have to do this to your sister who has done nothing but protect you from the beginning." She says, but her words make me gulp down in guilt. Yes, I have protected Arabella but why? Because she was in danger just because of me in the first place! She is the victim here as well, as she had gotten tangled up in my mess and had to go into hiding when she should be out there enjoying her life to the full. She had done nothing to deserve all this drama! "I am very much disappointed in you, Arabella!" Mr. Rossi says in a displeased tone. I see her palm enclosing around the hem of the sundress as she tries to hold in some more tears from spilling out of her eyes. He
After telling Darin about the whole incident from that day, I heave a heavy sigh and look at him to gauge his reaction. His face comes out to be void of any expression as he stares at me. Not at me exactly, but at the bed post behind me. Though he staring, he is actually looking at anything in particular. With beautiful emerald green eyes hard, he clenches his sharp jaw still having that distant look. And I take that moment to admire his features, which are sharp. Though he is not a very muscled guy, he is quite fit since he is into football and all. His lean figure attracts me like no one else's ever did! How much in love I am with this creature blessed with the Greek God looks! "How could she do this?" His hard and gruff voice pulls me out of my forbidden imagination and I gaze at him after blinking twice. "I always had a feeling that she is somewhat jealous of you, and I know that she is a spoiled brat. But doing this...stooping this low?" He shakes his head as his eyes hold anger
*FLASHBACK*Dhanishta's POV Numb! All I feel right at this moment is numb! My head is throbbing and all I can see is darkness surrounding me from everywhere. What has happened? Where am I? As I try to open the lids of my eyes, I fail miserably. Why is it taking so much effort to open my eyes? Damnit! I give up on trying to open them again and just then, I hear a voice. It sounds unclear to my ears at first. But then I can hear it all clear. "Hello, baby!" Arabella! It is her! "How are you doing?" Whom is she talking to? And even calling them 'baby'? Does she have a boyfriend? Maybe. Not like we have ever talked much. "I know right! Yes, and I understand why you don't want to come here. I can totally understand. Even I am not that fond of her, you know. But you see, she is in a coma state temporarily and as her sister, I should at least look after her. And that is what I am doing right now." Sister? I guess then she is talking about me, but with whom? Her boyfriend? Why would she tal
"Why are you doing this, Angel?" He questions as he locks with emerald green eyes with me. Anger, confusion and...hurt swirl in them. With a genuine frown, I ask him back. "What am I doing exactly?" He suddenly takes in his arms pulling me flush against himself. "Darin!" I gasp out at the impact. He smiles down at me while looking into my eyes, but it really does not reach his eyes this time. "What is it that I am doing, Darin?" I ask him again and his eyes flicker from mine to settle on my moving lips, then back to them. "You really thought that I would never figure it out, Angel? Huh?" He asks making me all the more confused. What is he trying to get to? "If I tell you that I know about your facade, will you tell me the reason behind it?" What facade? And then...it hits me! Does he know that I am completely fine as well as my memory? I can feel all the blood rushing down from my face. And to confirm my doubt, he says, "Yes, I know that you have not lost your memory." He knows!! Bu
Darin's POV As I am standing here at the foot of the staircase waiting for Hani to come down, I am wondering if she will even come or not. I mean, she has earlier made herself clear that she will not come, but I have this feeling that she will come. And I am praying for that feeling to come out true now. Just then I hear the clicking of heels against the tiled stairs. I immediately turn to see who it is, and my breath gets hitched in the back of throat. There comes Hani, my Angel! The dress which she wears is not the one that I have chosen for her and I feel a slight bit disappointment. But at least she is coming with me, hopefully. As she comes down near and near to me, my lips part and a breath escapes them."Angel!" She gulps visibly before clearing her throat maybe, to catch my attention which is already solely on her. Blinking twice, I smile at her. "So, you finally decided to come to the ball with me?" I ask still not believing at what I am seeing. I need her to confirm it hers
Darin's POV "So, will you come with me?" I ask Dhanishta while she is sitting on the island of the kitchen munching on a granola bar. She only nods her head at me and continues to give that bar her sole attention. "Okay, it is decided then! We are going to the ball as dates." I annouce. And that is when she whips her head in my direction, with wide eyes. "What?" I ask innocently. "What, what? What did you just say?" She asks while squinting her eyes at me. "You were not listening? I said that you will come with me to the ball. That is all!" I tell her, even though I know what she meant by that. "No, no, not that!" She exclaims as she shakes her head vigorously. "What I am asking is, did you say that we are going there as a couple?" She asks, with eager and anxious eyes boring into mine. I smile brightly before nodding. "Yes, we are!" To this, she does not say anything and just stare at me with a distant look. Is she lost in her thoughts again? It is happening way too much with he
Humming a slow song, I descend down the stairs and go into the kitchen straight. With my grumbling stomach, I can eat a whole human! But guess what? I am not a cannibal!! Ha ha...Stop it, Hani! You are not funny. Chiding myself internally, I go to search through the kitchen cabinets while trying to minimalize the noise as much as possible. Well, do not want to wake anyone up due to this. And seeing as it is fifteen past one, in the night, I don't want anyone to come here directed by any sound and scold me for not having a full dinner and throwing tantrums. Uh, the thing that actually happened earlier during dinner for which I did not have dinner to the full is that...Darin was seated next to me at the dinning table, tending to my needs. But why?? Should he not be sitting next to Ara? Should he not be hating me? Or, he was doing all this out of pity because I have lost my memories, at least according to them? I...don't know! But whatever is his reason to do all that, it will not chang