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AUTHOR'S POVTalking to Louis, Sia didn't even realize when the rain had stopped and when they had reached down from the mountain.“ Finally! ” Sia heard a voice and her eyes rose up to look at the person whose voice it was. Harry was standing there with his hands around himself in what felt like an Anaconda grip, as he was shivering slightly.Sia and Louis jogged toward Harry, shivering in their way. When they approached him, he immediately opened the door of the car and sat down inside, closing the door behind him. Was he waiting for them? Sia was confused.She looked at the front seats and noticed John and Emily already seated inside the car talking or more like arguing about something.Sia looked back at Louis questioningly, but he just shrugged his shoulder and opened the car's door, sea~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia didn't know why she always ended up doing everything they wanted. Now she was standing in front of the huge apartment building where Emily's apartment was. In the car, they had an argument but Emily had convinced her saying that her house is near and they all need a change of clothes or they will get sick. If it was about something else, Sia wouldn't have agreed but then she looked at Harry who was shivering even in the warm heater which made her give up. Even if Harry was in her 'Forever ignore list', he was still a human and she couldn't bring herself to be the reason for someone innocent's suffering.Everyone got out of the car and started lesisurely strolling towards the building, as Sia stayed standing on the same place glaring at the apartments like it was all their fault.Emily si
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia stepped inside Emily's apartment which was on the top floor of the building. It didn't surprise her as she knew that almost everyone in her prestigious university owned wealth. Emily after asking her to make herself comfortable, disappeared in a room saying that she will bring clothes for Sia. John, Louis and Harry were God knows where, as she couldn't see them in the lounge. Initially, she had wanted to just sit but then she decided against it, as her clothes were still wet. Her eyes roamed around the huge lounge. It was a combination of white and Pink. Girly and so Emily! Sia thought and smiled to herself. She passed by the sofa and aproached the wall where alot pictures were hanged in a square shape. At the top left, there was a picture of a little girl making sand castle on a beach
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVHarry and Louis's jaws dropped as they looked at Sia who was stomping to catch up with John who was running around. They didn't know how to react for a while, as this situation was quite knew but then they both burst out in laughter seeing her like this. She looked weird in pink. Less scary and more like a red tomato.Sia stopped by the sofa where those two were sitting and laughing at her, before she placed her hands on her waist and glared at both of them. Louis fell down the sofa clutching his stomach as Sia looked around to find a spot to hide.Due to all to the chaos in the living room, Emily who was making coffee for everyone peeked outside through the door of the kitchen and placed her hand on her mouth to stop any noises from coming out. Sia looked so cute which was so against her style. She pulled her head back inside
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVLaying on the bed with head feeling like it was about to explode, was not something weird or new to Sia, but this time she was not even able to get up from the bed to take some medicines for the fever that was breaking her down physically.Coming home soaked from head to toe, she thought that she had a chance at not getting sick but here she was, laying on the bed with her limbs feeling like they were not attached to her body at all. It was 5 a.m in the morning and she woke up due to difficulty in breathing and ended up sneezing countless times which was a sign that she had successfully caught cold due to the changing temperatures she experienced yesterday.She was staring at the ceiling now, shivering slightly but unable to get up and take medicine. Was it the punishment from nature for hurting someone like, Emily? She thought and pursed
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia's body felt like it was on fire as she struggled to open up her heavy eyelids. Everything seemed blurry for a second as she adjusted to the light in the room. Someone was leaning over her and she took a second to recognize that figure, “ Emily! ” Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper as she blinked several times to get rid of the bluriness.Emily was so worried about her. It had been three hours and she was still not conscious. She had even tended to her by placing iced wet clothes on her forehead but her fever was not going down making Emily more worried about her conditions. She had been leaning over her to check her temperature when she heard her hoarse voice calling out to her. A smile of relief tugged up at the corner of Emily's lips as she stared down at Sia who was opening her eyes blinking several times.
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POV“ Emily? ” Sia looked up at Emily as she stopped in her track hearing Sia's voice.Turning around, she stared questioningly at her. Sia folded her arms on her chest to warm herself up a little.“ Where are John, Louis and Harry? ” She inquired still trying to hold in the shivers. She was feeling cold all of the sudden now.Smirking, Emily crooked her eyebrows at Sia, “ Do you miss them? ” Her tone was clearly teasing as Sia scoffed at Emily forgetting all about her cold.“ No! Not at all! Why would I even miss them? See it's so peaceful now! ” Sia shook her hand in front of her face laughing humorlessly as Emily's smirk deepened. Sia was clearly nervous. She usually doesn't say such long statements.“ Ofc
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSmirking sneakily at Sia, Emily picked up the bowl from the table as Sia too leaned down to pick up her bowl. Emily was reacting the same way, she anticipated.Looking down at the hot noodles, Emily picked up the fork and started eating. She had not eaten anything after the breakfast as she was too busy in taking care of Sia. She still didn't believe that Sia was worried about her sleeping hungry. A smile was constantly present on her lips as she slurped on the hot noodles almost burning her mouth.“ Slow down! ” Sia warned unconsciously as she noticed her almost chugging the bowl of noodles down her throat, but she regretted the moment these words left her mouth as Emily again gave her that creepy smirk and side eye. A shiver ran up Sia's spine. God! Sometimes Emily acted like a psychopath.
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVAfter the day Emily took care of Sia, Everything changed. Well! Not in a good way but not in a bad way either. Sia just realized what she had been doing. She had been showing too much emotions. When they provoked her, she got angry, irritated and when they did something good she showed her good side too. That's what she bad been doing! She had been reacting too much for them.So after that day when John took Emily home leaving the food behind saying that Sia can store it in the fridge, shs sat there for the half of the night thinking about her own behaviour. Giving up on her thoughts, she made a final decision. She decided that she would be neutral with them. Not showing any emotions or not reacting to whatever they said or did will eventually lead them away from her.What she did proved to be right! Emily and John start
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