Roseline's POV Two weeks have passed since we took the entrance exam, and today is the day when the results are supposed to be announced. Anxious and eager, Kevin and I find ourselves seated on the couch in our living room, each with our laptops open in front of us. We couldn't help but refresh the website again and again, with the hope of getting our results, only to get a zero notification. Kevin lets out a small sigh, "I wish they would just announce it already. This waiting is killing me!" "I know, right? It's like the website knows we are refreshing it like crazy." I commented, equally nervous about the result. Kevin chuckles nervously, "Yeah, it must be tired of us by now." "You know, refreshing it again and again won't make the result come any faster." A voice from behind made us turn heads and we found Vincenzo standing at our back. His hands were on his waist while his eyes were fixed on the laptop screen. As today is a national holiday, he was at home but working in h
Roseline's POV "Do whatever you want" were the words of Vincenzo when he went towards his study, leaving us in our own world. We took it as his permission and right away I called Liam and Emma, who were equally excited to get the news. I invited them to the house party. Kevin, being the diligent organizer, took charge of arranging everything for the party. Initially, he seemed a bit hesitant about splitting the bill, but I insisted that it was only fair since it was also my success party. With everything settled, I suggested that Kevin invite his friends as well, but he shyly admitted that he didn't have any friends in the area. I empathized with him but assured him that the three of us would make sure he had a great time at the party. In the time I have stayed here, I have come to know one thing about Kevin: he is a people man. He doesn't take time to be friends with others, which is quite a good quality in him. As Kevin went out to get some supplies from the market, I assumed h
Roseline's POVMe and Kevin came out of our room at the same time but it was me who went to the door first because I wanted to welcome them and was overexcited."Rose, congratulations!" Emma squealed with joy, almost knocking me off balance. I steadied myself quickly, with the lingering dizziness still affecting me slightly."Thank you, Emma," I replied with a smile, genuinely happy to see my childhood friends here to celebrate with me.Liam, equally beaming, offered his congratulations too. "Congratulations, Rose! Well done!""Thanks, Liam," I said, feeling grateful for their warm wishes.Liam's gaze then turned to Kevin, and I gave them some space to interact, introducing them to each other. "Kevin, meet Liam and Emma, my childhood buddies."Kevin smiled and extended his hand to shake theirs. "Nice to meet you both."He smiled and greeted them."He is Kevin," I told Emma and Liam."Vincenzo's brother," Emma askedI nodded."The one who also qualified for college," Liam asked.I nodd
Roseline's POVNegative thoughts consumed my mind as I tried to move away from the man's hand, but he remained unmoved, keeping a firm grip on me.Suddenly, my body was forcefully slammed against the wall, shocking me with the abruptness of the action. A loud gasp escaped my lips as the impact almost knocked the breath out of me.And another gasp left my mouth when I saw the person who almost knocked the oxygen out of me.It was none other than Vincenzo himself.What?Why did he do that?Before I could ask him anything he slammed his palms to both the side of my head caging me in his arms and blocking my way away from him."What are you doing?" he demanded, his voice laced with frustration.The shock of the situation mixed with my own fear and frustration bubbled up, making my voice come out louder than his. "What are you doing, Vincenzo?""I am doing what a husband in his right state of mind should do," he replied, his voice firm, almost controlled anger simmering beneath the surface
Vincenzo's POV"Don't touch me, even if I am dying." Her words kept echoing in my head, like a relentless mantra, refusing to fade away even when she was not with me.I couldn't think of anything else. Her words cut deep, and I found myself grappling with conflicting emotions.How could she say that so easily?Why doesn't she understand that what I am saying is also right? I don't understand if she is blind or what. Can't she see the love that is quite clearly visible in his eyes?She says that she will also need someone after we parted ways but for now we are together and I haven't found my love yet. For the time being, I belong to her as much as she belongs to me.Can't she understand this simple thing?No matter how much I try, I can't deny the fact that I have become possessive towards her.All these feelings died with her.It was a feeling I had never experienced before with any other girl. I had always been guarded, not allowing anyone to get too close. But with her, it was diff
Vincenzo's POV"Actually," she gulped, taking a few seconds before opening up, "you are right, there is a very big reason behind her getting scared of the fire. When she was a kid, she lost."But before she could complete herself, the doctor interrupted her."Mr. Luca"My attention completely diverted to the doctor, as first I wanted to know how was. My heart raced with concern, desperate to know how Rose was faring."How is she?" I asked him, and Emma and Kevin stood behind me."She is fine for now but in the future, you have to take care that she doesn't get panic attacks because it could be really dangerous for her medical condition." The doctor's expression is soft and he is looking at the tension in the year.His words hit me hard, and I understood what he meant by "medical condition". I told the doctor that medicines are working very little on her body and he has told me that soon we will need bone marrow and I am not sure from where we are going to arrange it.The doctor contin
Vincenzo's POVI looked after her the whole night while she slept. In the morning, the doctor discharged her and I asked him to take her blood samples again because it was the toughest task to bring her to the hospital for the test. Back at home, we went to our room. I guided her to sit on the bed while I excused myself from my study. There, I needed to go through the documents again to understand more about Rose's past and her age.My mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Rose's past and the traumatic event that had caused her pyrophobia. She was 9 when I lost her and according to that, she must be 24 on the current day. The realization weighed heavily on my heart, knowing that I had lost so many precious years with her—the days that I could have cherished with her. "Ahhh!" a painful yelp escaped my lips as I tried to open the drawer. Despite the agony, I refused to let it deter me. I had endured pain before, and I was not one to succumb to weakness.It wasn't the first time I fac
Roseline's POVAbruptly, I stood up and decided to make my way out of the closet before things became even more awkward.As I was about to step out of his closet, his feet came between us, halting me in my tracks. My heart raced, and I felt a rush of nervousness flood over me.My breath hitched in my throat and all the heat rushed to my cheeks in anticipation of what he might ask next.What if he asked for exactly what I was thinking?I can't!I have never and I will never!I gulped hard and slowly turned my head, only to find him holding one of the exquisite watches from his collection, silently asking me to fasten it around his wrist.Ohh!I am overthinking now!I need holy water to clear my mind, which has become so dirty. Earlier, these thoughts used to never enter my life and now everything I think is at a different tangent. I am surprised by my own behavior.Taking the watch from him, I gently locked it around his wrist, trying to keep my composure despite the fluttering in my h