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AUTHOR'S POVEveryone had ordered Italian Pasta. Sia was not hungry, so she just ordered what other three of them were ordering. They were waiting for the food to arrive, while Emily was talking nonstop.She was telling Sia about how they became friends. Apparently those three were family friends and they knew each other from childhood. Louis lived nextdoor to John and Emily's house was also close to their houses.“So would you like to know how we met, Sia?” Emily chirped, asking Sia the same question for the third time. Sia just gave her a blank stare, to which Emily excitedly started to tell her the whole story, once again. Oh God! Not again! Sia whined internally, but from outside she looked calm as ever.John and Louis were enjoying Sia's state. They were trying to hold their laughs in. Emily had been eating Sia's brain out f~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVShe was tying her hairs in a ponytail, standing in front of the mirror, but her mind was somewhere else. She was thinking about yesterday. Those three really didn't leave any stones unturned, in trying to eat her brains out. They were talking nonstop, even when the pasta has arrived. Sia was used to eating alone and in silence, but yesterday they really had disturbed her peace. She sighed and tightened her ponytail. She was wearing a sky blue hoodie with black jeans and her white sneakers. Her face was void of any kind of makeup as usual. She grabbed her backpack from the table and slinged in on her back.Time to go to university, after almost one and a half week. She just wished those three didn't come to disturb her peace again. She didn't want anyone in her life and didn't want to get used to anyone. She wanted to be alone
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVShe was walking to reach the university on time and could clearly notice the car following her. She huffed out. He won't get off her back so easily!She turned around and looked directly at the black porsche following her. The car stopped just as she had stopped and she could clearly see John smirking through the windshield.She walked to the car's passenger seat in a fast pace and opened it. After sitting down with a huff like a sulking child, she closed the door harshly, creating a loud thud sound which made John flinch. He had just bought this car and she was hellbound on breaking it. He shook his head smiling and gave her a side look, who was now removing her backpack and placing it on her lap.He shifted the gear and car started to move again. She will have to think about something else. Her mind was moving with speed of the light with ideas
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia was standing outside the canteen, staring inside with a frown fixed on her forehead. Why did she even decided to agree? She groaned internally and started following Emily as she knew there is no way out for her.She was not watching where she was going, as she was too indulged in scolding herself internally. Bumping harshly with someone bought her back to the world outside her mind. A hiss left her mouth, as whoever she had bumped with, felt to be made of stone.“ Are you blind?” Someone hissed loudly. Sia looked up in surprise at the harsh tone, the other person has used.In front of her, stood a handsome boy, he had a fair complexion with big eyes, a long nose, thin lips and a square jawline, completing the perfect Greek God image. A frown was formed in between his eyebrows and his eyes were n
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POV“Here is everyone's snacks!” Louis sighed out and started dropping the items from his arms. He had been carrying them all scooted in his arms and was almost about to drop them all, but he still managed to reach the table before finally putting them down.Sia looked up at him and then down, where a chocolate milk bottle has fell from the table. Louis sighed and bent down at the same time as Sia, resulting in the harsh collision of their heads.John and Emily bursted out in laughter, as Sia glared at Louis rubbing her head and he gave her an apologetic look. Harry pursed his lips and looked away.Sia picked up the bottle and placed it down on the table with a thump, still glaring at Louis, who was trying hard to not look at her.He pouted his lips and got up, going back to his spot. He sat down with a thump
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POV“No!” Sia deapanned with a straight blank face dumping water on Emily and Louis's hopes. Their smiles fell, but a smirk stretched upon John's face as he relaxed back in his seat and folded his arms on his chest.“ Are you scrared?” John mocked still smirking.A frowm etched between the soft skin of Sia's eyebrows and she leaned in to the table, hissing, "What do you mean?!” Louis and Emily exchanged worried glances at the interaction, but Harry was observing everyone closely.“What I mean is...” John trailed off leaning in, mirroring Sia's pose, “ You are scared that you would get used to us in a month!” He stated smugly and leaned back again with victorious expressions.Sia tried hard to maintain eye contact with the smug John to prove him wrong, but her eyes starting s
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVShe sighed for the nth time tossing around in her single bed. Why did she do it? She hit her head with her fist, regretting what she did yesterday.She placed the pillow on her face and screamed her lungs out in frustration. She tossed the pillow away and thought about John's words, “ We will come to pick you up tomorrow and we don't want any excuses! Don't go back on your words!”.She pursed her lips and muttered to herself, “ Coconut head!” What now? She had already agreed to do whatever they wanted for the rest of the month and her cruel FATE didn't help her either, as sudden holidays have been announced in the university.She thought about his words again and mimicked, “ Don't go back on your words! ”She sat up straight and her eyes went to the clock on her bedside table.
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVThe living room of Sia's small one bedroom studio apartment, had a grim atmosphere as Louis sat on a sofa holding onto his head, trying to ease the pain he was feeling. It felt like a truck had passed over his head. Did Sia really had to hit him, this hard?John and Emily sat on both sides of Louis, looking around Sia's small but neatly arranged living room. They were acting like Louis was not even present in the room, as he groaned in pain from time to time, announcing his presence too. John had noticed, that there was no picture of her at all in the house. It was not a home but a house! He sighed and turned his head to Louis, slightly patting his back in sympathy, when he glared at him, making John retract his hand awkwardly.Harry was standing by the wall with his one leg folded behind him as a support to the wall and his other leg standing s
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVThere is a French proverb that goes by, 'YOU OFTEN MEET YOUR FATE ON THE ROAD YOU TAKE TO AVOID IT'. Sia had never liked that proverb and She was hating it even more now. She had done everything to avoid them. Everything that was possible! But here she was, sitting beside Louis sandwiched between the door of John's expensive car and Louis, cursing her fate again and again. She had tried everything possible to get them out of her house earlier, but she was the one who ended up getting dressed in what you can't call morning or night either and being forced into John's car, against her good will. She sighed and looked around herself.John was driving the car, while Emily was sitting in the passenger seat. Harry was sitting behind John on the backseat with Louis in the center and Her on the left, behind Emily. What A Joke! S
AUTHOR'S POV “ We are going to marry next week. ” Hardin dropped the bomb on her and Sia's jaw hanged low in shock. Now, this was what they called going overboard with everything. Sia thought and whipped her head around to argue with him again when his hands made their way to her sides for the second time. “ Hardin Please. Listen to me. ” Sia placed her hands on his wet chest and sighed. Hardin's hands paused, his eyes assessing her expressions. “ I am listening. ” He smiled, pushing Sia's hair behind her ear softly. Sia heaved a heavy breath not knowing what to say to him. She did not know why she still felt so scared of everything. “ Don't you want to be with me? Don't you want everyone to know that we are married? ” Hardin whispered, his eyes noticing her expressions that changed to one of horror. “ No. No. It's nothing like th
AUTHOR'S POV When she opened her eyes and found him on his knees in front of her with a ring box opened in front of him, all fear got replaced with awe and raw shock. It was like she would never be able to breath again. “ So? Will you marry me Sia Hardin Black? Once Again? ” He smiled nervously as he proposed to her. Sia's hands shot up to her mouth to cover it as a gasp left her lips. Tears started streaming down her red cheeks. “ I wanted to prepare a grand proposal event something but I think this is the right time for this. ” He shrugged his right shoulder as he stared in his teary eyes hopefully. His heart was beating in his ears like a drum. This was the second time in his whole life that he was so nervous. Truly scared yet hopeful at the same time. “ I think this is the best time because there is only you and me. You need me and I want to be there for you whe
AUTHOR'S POV Sia turned around in the bed, her eyes opening. She did not know when she fell asleep and woke up just now. Yawning, she focused on the figure laying just beside her with his arm draped over her waist protectively. Her hand reached out to brush off his bangs away from his eyes with her fingers gently as he sighed in his sleep. An unconscious smile was tugged up at the corners of Sia's lips. Her thumb slowly drew circles on his cheek with her eyes taking in the sight before her. She had never thought that it was possible for Hardin to love her. It all felt like a lie at first but the sincerity in his eyes and the determination in his voice drove all fear away. Now there was only him and there was only her. Nothing else mattered. Atleast she could try thinking like that but she still had a hard time adjusting to this new thing. She pushed herself off the bed as she grabbed her clothes to wear them.
AUTHOR'S POV Sia turned around in the bed, her eyes opening. She did not know when she fell asleep and woke up just now. Yawning, she focused on the figure laying just beside her with his arm draped over her waist protectively. Her hand reached out to brush off his bangs away from his eyes with her fingers gently as he sighed in his sleep. An unconscious smile was tugged up at the corners of Sia's lips. Her thumb slowly drew circles on his cheek with her eyes taking in the sight before her. She had never thought that it was possible for Hardin to love her. It all felt like a lie at first but the sincerity in his eyes and the determination in his voice drove all fear away. Now there was only him and there was only her. Nothing else mattered. Atleast she could try thinking like that but she still had a hard time adjusting to this new thing. She pushed herself off the bed as she grabbed her clothes to wear them.
AUTHOR'S POV “ What? What did you say? ” Hardin shook his head, his heart pounding in his ears. He was wondering if what he heard was really what she spoke just now. “ I will stay. I said I wil-will stay. ” Sia immediately changed her statement, her cheeks starting to heat up. She had never said I love you to any man before and she felt like she did something out of the world just now. His shocked eyes were making her breath hitch. “ You said something else. ” Hardin's eyes darkened as a smirk tugged up at the corner of his lips. He knew that she confessed to him just now but changed her words instantly after that. She felt awkward but he would definitely hear it from her. One way or another. Sia pulled her hand back feeling nervous and turned around to march closer to the pictures that were hanged on the wall. Her hands were trembling at her side,
AUTHOR'S POV “ You! You will come with me. ” He grabbed her wrist and started dragging her back inside the mansion as Sia let him take her, feeling dumbfounded. What was Hardin doing? Sia wondered but could not find the answer to that. She guessed, she would find out in a while. Hardin dragged Sia to the room on the upper floor which was his as she recognized instantly. The combination was maroon and black. It gave off an eery vibe just like his personality. He pulled her inside and closed the door behind them smoothly with a click. Sia took in the interior of the room. There was a huge king sized bed in the middle with black sheets and maroon duvet and pillows. Sia's eyes conveniently left the bed and stopped at the wall beside it. Her breath hitched when she noticed alot of pictures hanged on the wall. Her pictures. She had never seen them before though. She did
AUTHOR'S POV “ I am going to leave now. ” She whispered and looked up in his eyes that were open now as his heart dropped down to the pit of his stomach. “ What do you mean by this?! ” Hardin pulled away from her and asked in a cold tone as Sia gazed up in his eyes thoughtfully. “ What do you mean by leaving?! ” He asked again with hysteria clear in his eyes. Sia heaved in a heavy breath before grabbing his hands and pushing them off her arms. She looked in his eyes for a moment before replying in a determined tone. “ I am going to take Emma and I am going to leave from here. I am going to go somewhere far from here. ” Hardin's eyes went wide realising what she was hinting at. She was talking about leaving him. She was telling him that it was over between them. It was over before it even started. “ No. No! You can't do that! ” He growle
AUTHOR'S POV Sia embraced Emma closer not knowing what to say as a lump formed in her throat immediately. Emma placed her head on her shoulder and did not say anything else either. Sia's eyes travelled upto meet Hardin's baby blue orbs that were already staring at her with an unrecognizable emotion shining in them. “ I won't cry if you won't cry. ” Emma sniffed after a while and pulled away wiping her eyes with her small hands. Sia grimaced as she averted her eyes back to meet Emma's eyes that painfully reminded her of Emily's eyes. “ I won't cry. ” Sia shook her head as she pushed the tears back, looking at her. Emma pulled her closer once again and sighed out as Sia felt her heart hurting more. She was just a child yet she was like this. Emma pulled away instantly and her eyes shot up to meet hers. “ Will you play chess with me? ” The same excitement shined
AUTHOR'S POV Standing in front of two old graves, Sia did not know what she exactly felt. She never knew these two people. Luther Martin and Lily Martin yet their connection was deeper than anything else. Their blood ran in her veins and pumped through her heart. But she was not used to this. Her whole life, she had known only herself and her loneliness. Nothing else. She was so used to it that the term family scared her now. Shaking her head, Sia turned around to leave. They were dead and she had to move on from all of it once again. All important people in her life were either dead or they left her like Harry was going to do. A red rose was clutched tightly in her hands. It was so surprising that Lara, Lucas and even John and Emily's new graves were in the same cemetry. Her parents were so close to her yet she never knew. And now, when she knew everything, it did not make any difference. Glanc