(RHIO)
Sya was waiting curiously at the base of the stairs and was looking at me as if a miracle had just happened.
(SYA)She’s crying when I entered the room, naked except for a blanket wrapped tightly around her.
(( Rhio POV’s )))“Do you know what the ha
(SYA)I and the other maids stayed in line below the stairs. There were yelling from upstairs but we couldn’t meddle in or dare to walk away unless we were told. Rhio expected our presence at the moment.
((( Jasmin POV’s )))He put down his cutleries and drank some water. Then dabbed a fine cloth against his mouth like some aristocrat. “I’m not yet satisfied with what happened last night. I want you to stay here.”
(JASMIN)“There’s nothing we could do. Whatever Rhio says, is done. But we’re always here for you,” the old woman smiled at me, “You know, you’re the first woman Rhio has ever brought here. Whatever his reasons are…I think he’s doing this because he doesn’t want to lose you.”&
(RHIO)“Good morning sir,” Deogreeted me in his usual buoyance.
(RHIO)Time skipped. The flight, the program, the general assembly afterwards… All went by without notice. And I’ve been waiting exactly to call her again.
(JASMIN)The kiddie cartoon doodles on Rhio’s bed clothes stared back at me when I woke up.