SIENNASylvester frowned as he kept his gaze on my face. He looked at me intently and I tried my best to remain nonchalant under his watchful eyes. It was almost as if I was able to sense his disbelief, like he didn't believe me. But what did it matter if he believed me or not. It wasn't going to change the fact that he was with her and they were together. It wasn't going to make it hurt less. “Would you be interested in staying behind, having breakfast perhaps?” He offered. The way he looked at me rendered me breathless, it was like he was hoping that I was going to give in. I wanted to. I wanted nothing more than to spend time with me. My instincts yelled at me, screamed at me to be with him all the time and I wanted to take him up on his offer but I also knew that Tamara was going to look for a way to get under my skin, especially if we were going to have breakfast together. She was going to fuss over him and make a show of claiming him. I wasn't entirely sure that I could endure
SIENNAI felt my shirt cling to me in sweat as I continued to strike the punching bag. Somehow I couldn't exert or drift my mind away from the anxiety that clinged to the walls of my stomach. I was beyond exhausted and tired and yet, I couldn't get over him. I sighed, placing my hands in my knees, trying to control my heavy breathing. I could feel the pounding in my head and I decided to take a seat, to regain some of my energy. I thought I would be able to take my mind off him but somehow but I couldn't. “Getting tired already?” My head snapped up towards the direction of the entrance and I spotted Benjamin walking in.I wiped the sweat from my forehead and tried to muster up a smile that I didn't quite feel. I thought training would be able to make me feel better. But it didn't. I felt worse. “Are you okay?” His voice was laced with concern as he looked at me. I wasn't okay, I was far from it but there was no way that I couldn't tell him that I was thinking about Sylvester. It wo
SIENNAHe had that effect on me everytime. The one where only one glance at him rendered me breathless. My heart picked up in speed and it was almost like I couldn't seem anyone in the room apart from him. I wondered how he did it, how he was always able to look so effortlessly gorgeous without even trying too hard. I stidied the sharp edges of his face, the slight smile lines, the little dimple that appeared on his left cheek each time he smiled. I took in all the little details and studied him. I felt a sudden rush of heat beneath me and I shivered at the strong effect that it had on me. As if he knew he was being watched, his eyes caught mine across the room and the corners of his lips tilted up into a smile, his eyes glistened with something that I couldn't quite decipher and his eyes raked over me as he smiled at me. I became very self conscious, my heart pounding frantically. I watched as he excused himself and tried to pave his way over to me through the crowd of small cliques
SIENNAI was very conscious about the feel of my hand in his as we paved our way through the crowd. The feel of the fresh breeze against my face was relieving. We headed past the fountain into the garden. The glass of champagne was still in my hand. My heart fluttered against my chest as he held my hands. We walked side by side into the lonely garden. I didn't expect that he would turn down Tamara for me. I know I shouldn't give more meaning to it, maybe I shouldn't overthink things but I couldn't just crush the hope that was beginning to well up in my chest. It had to mean something.I listened to him talk about how he dreaded birthdays. “I guess you coming was one of the highlights of my birthday,” he said and my cheeks flushed with color. I was glad that it was dark, so he couldn't really see me or notice how his words wanted to make me giggle excitedly, like a lovesick school girl.“Why don't you like Birthdays” I asked curiously and he stared into the empty distance. Like he
SIENNAMy eyes fluttered open in panic. My eyes raked over the room as I tried to register my surroundings. I wasn't in my room. That much I knew. I touched the back of my neck. I didn't feel so feverish anymore. The pounding in my head had reduced to a loud thud and the nausea in my belly had subsided. Yesterday I was in the gardens with Sylvester and all of a sudden. I had felt everything all at once. I groaned, raising my hand to my head and closing my eyes. The door creaked open and my eyes fluttered open almost immediately. Sylvester walked in. He looked as if he had not gotten any sleep at all. His hair was tousled and the eye bags were visible under his eyes. Hie shoulders sagged with relief as his eyes caught mine. “You are okay,” he said. the relief was evident in his voice as he walked over to take a seat beside the bed. I frowned at him, my brows furrowing in confusion. “What's going on?” I said. He hesitated for a moment. “You had your tummy pumped. Apparently, the g
SIENNA “How do you feel?” Tamara asked softly. I fought against the urge to narrow my eyes at her and tell her to leave me alone. But it wasn't entirely impossible that she was coming from a place of concern, plus Sylvester might not really appreciate me being rude to his fiance especially after he offered me hospitality and concern. So I swallowed my distaste and I softened my facial expression.“I'm alright, thank you” I said curtly. When she dropped the cup of tea beside the bedside table, I knew I wasn't going to drink. I could no longer trust anything inside Sylvester's Mansion. For all I knew, everything could be poisoned. I felt better but at the same time I felt weak, I knew eventually I would have to get it together. I wanted to rest for just a couple of hours more before I gathered the strength to leave Sylvester's manor. “Your father doesn't know about what happened” Benjamin said and I felt the tightness in my chest loosen a little. “I knew you wouldn't want him to kn
SIENNAI was too conscious about the feel of his hand against mine, I was very aware of the way he threaded his fingers through mine to show mine. My heart pounded quite ridiculously within my chest as I sneaked up a glance at him. The proximity between the both of us was very close. Side by side we walked down the hallway. Benjamin was nowhere to be seen but I wasn't worried because Sylvester had explained it earlier. Apparently. He had to return back home so that it wouldn't be too suspicious that we didn't return yesterday night. He was going to tell my father that today has been quite packed and I had to catch up with meetings and there was a possibility that I might not even return home today because of how busy I was. It was quite a convincing and father was most likely to believe it. I felt bad for having to lie to my father like this but I also knew that he was someone who could exaggerate matters out of proportion. If he found out about the incident of me being poisoned and
SIENNAI kept on munching into the cheeseburger. I almost moaned aloud with pleasure at the feel of the cheese and soft bread filling my mouth. Sylvester's eyes darkened as he watched intently. “I was right. It tastes good, doesn't it?” He said and I nodded. I should be embarrassed that my mouth was filled up with food but at this point I was way past caring about anything. The food was absolutely delicious and it would be a crime not to enjoy it. He pushed the plate of chicken wings towards my direction as I ate. “You should try these. They're one of the most epic things to exist” he said, amusement shining in his eyes as he looked at me. I took one chicken wing and bit into it. It was delicious. For a diner so small, and so minimal, they seemed to have really delicious food. I couldn't imagine the last time that I was enthusiastic to eat anything like this. I noticed that his food was untouched and he preferred to watch me. I tried not to allow myself to feel too conscious about