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
My eyes jerk open when I feel being lifted up in the air. Soon, I find Darin has me in his arms bridal style. I smile lazily and get all cozy into his warm shirt clad chest. "Angel, you up now?" He asks while carrying me into his penthouse. I just hum in response loving the feel of being carried by him. He takes the hint and does not say anything afterwards. On reaching my room, he lays me on the bed and starts pulling away but I hold his hand in mine before pulling him down to the bed next to me. Well, I am not feeling anymore sleepy but I just want to be with him, until the time comes...and I am dreading it. As he lays next to me, I stare into his emerald orbs which I have grown to love. He smiles at me warmly and reaches his hand over to my face and starts caressing my cheeks with his knuckles with absolute care. "So, since when do you know that I am not Arabella Rossi?" He chuckles and kisses me on my jaw, lingering. "Remember yesterday when you came here with Bambi?" I think
Darin's POV "Hey, Angel! Please let me in? I am sorry! You know that I did not mean to say anything that would hurt you. Please, just talk to me!" I plead with her hoping that she would let me in this time. But, all in vain! Let alone opening the door, she does not even reply to me. Okay, I will try harder. "Angel? I know that you are listening to me. You are just being a stubborn baby and not opening the door. Okay, then. Fine by me. But let me remind you something, if you have forgotten. Remember, last night we had a bet and you had lost it. So, you have to give me what I want now, after all rules are rules." I tell her. But still, no answer. I sigh and think that I should give up on that already. She is just being too stubborn for my liking. And I did not say anything like I will be done with her. She just misunderstood my words. I thought she knew how much I love my dad, but still she said to my face that she doubts if he is a good man or not. And just like that, I lost my cool,
Darin's POV Trinn....trinnn..."Arghh!" I wake up with a groan to my phone ringing continuously. Who is calling me right now? And what time is it? I bring my phone which was on top of the nightstand. By now, the ringing has stopped. I open the screen to see it is five thirty in the evening. Damn! I have slept for that long. Well, seeing as I did not sleep quite well the past two days and not even a wink yesterday, it is understandable. And to say I have had the best sleep today would be cent percent true. Having my Angel in my arms while going to sleep is just something magical. Her fruity mint scent overwhelms my senses as well as calms me down. Wierd, but true...but wait, where is she? Maybe, downstairs or in her room. I just hope that she won't lock herself in again. Because I know that she loves me too. I heard her reply before I passed out earlier. She must be thinking that I was asleep but no, I was not! I heard her saying that she loves me back and she also called me by my mid
I feel myself being blessed with utter peace and contend as I stay in his arms. Since the first time I have seen him in the morning, he looked like has not slept well in days. And I was right when he gradually falls asleep while partially laying on top of me with his face buried in the crook of my neck. I can feel his warm breath against my skin making me ticklish a little bit. Wrapping him around by my arms, I smooth my fingers through his locks and he sighs blissfully. Soon enough, he starts breathing evenly and deeply telling me that he is fast asleep. His last words before passing out rings in my head. 'I love you, my Angel.' A smile graces my lips unknowingly. How do I tell him that I am not an angel, but rather a sinner who he is about to hate because he is about to lose his dad just because of me, if he ever comes to know which I highly doubt. "I love you too, Santi." I say, though to myself since he is already deep in sleep. Smiling, I caress his hair gently as I think of me
Darin's POV Inside the parcel are clothes, torn and smeared with blood. I look at mom to find that she has a very blank look on her face as she searched through the contents of it. Then an id and some cards fall from them. I am quick to pick them up and when I do, my heart stops for a second. They belong to my dad. But why do his clothes have blotches of blood on them? Is..is he alright? The cards get snatched from my hands, and I see my mom giving it a mere glance like she is going through a boring fashion magazine and then throws them back in the box along with the clothes. She takes that box with her out to the backyard. "Mom, what are you doing?" I can't understand what has happened to her. Why is she behaving like this? Here we still have to find about dad's whereabouts, or whether or not he is still alive. And she is looking the least bothered by it now. Placing that box in the middle of the backyard, she brings a lighter out. What the hell is she going to do? "No, no, mom!
Tears well up in the corners of my eyes as I see him silently crying out in grief while sitting quietly in the balcony attached to his room. Right now, I am at the Morellis mansion after I am done with Benjamin Morellis and his mafia reign. But what has my heart clenching in pain is that my Darin is grieving his dad's death because of me, even if he does not know that I am the one behind it. Seeing him crying himself to sleep is what I wanted not to happen. But knowing how much he loved his dad, I know that this was inevitable. And I can just pray that he never knows that it was me. "I miss you, my Angel!" He says in a very broken tone which breaks my heart as well. Leaning against the wall, I peek through barely opened door of the balcony which leads to his room discreetly, I close my eyes as the tears roll down finally. 'I miss you too, my Darin! I am so sorry that you are going through this because of me.' He snuggles his into the pillow and gradually passes out. I slowly get up t
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