She came in late the next day and she found him pacing about his little spot.
"Hey," she greeted, getting his attention. He came to her.
"Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday. I… I… it's complicated and I…"
"Then don't worry about it," she smiled, "a little bit of mystery only makes you more attractive."
She patted his cheek and sat down. She looked up to find him blushing.
"Oh no," she laughed, "he has fallen for me finally."
"Shut up," he snapped, using his palms to cover his cheek.
"Don't be shy," she spread her arms, winking at him, "we both know I liked you first. It's not a big deal, it'll pass soon."
"Right," he eyed her and sat next to her, "I'll hold that as consolation. A few days at most and I'll be free from this evil."
She gasped, "I'm hurt."
Then she squealed, "he likes me back!"
His hand shot out to cover her mouth.
"Shhhh, don't be so loud."
"Why?" She wiggled he
Sebastian jogged down the museum stairs and got into the back seat of his car. He stared out the window as Marco started the car and drove away. She didn't come out to watch him leave this time."Looking for the pretty girl?" Marco asked. His head snapped away from the window."What?" His heart pounded furiously in his chest. Marco couldn't possibly know."Hiding things from me doesn't always work in your favour, Sebastian, you should know better.""She's just a girl I met there and she just forced herself on me and I had no choice but to talk to her. It's nothing serious, nothing you have to worry about at all," he explained quickly, his hands gripping his bag so tight that he feared his fingernails would break."That's why you are so worked up," Marco glanced at him through the rearview mirror, "wait until your father hears about this.""Marco, please," he leaned forward, beads of sweat running down his face, "that's too extreme. We were just talking, there's nothing bad in me havin
When Aurora awoke, she found herself hidden behind a shrub."Really?" She scoffed, getting up and dusting her clothes. Her house was only a few blocks away. She picked up her bag and hurried away, looking behind her shoulder every few seconds.Getting into the house, her mother's unfriendly face greeted her."You are banned from going to that museum," Cecilia said firmly."Mum, I can explain," she said quickly.Cecilia turned away, "I do not want to hear it. Go to your room.""I was kidnapped."Cecilia whirled around, "what?"Her father, Patrick, came in from the kitchen alongside two relatives."What did you say?" He demanded."This big guy, he kidnapped me and said something about my family staying away from him. Are you guys into bad stuff?" She questioned, folding her arms.Cecilia dragged her to the living room and sat her down on a sofa."This guy, what did he look like?" She queried."B
"Uhh…" Aurora stammered, looking back up at him, "have we met before?"He stepped closer and pressed the knife to her neck."A warning," he said lowly then walked off abruptly. She stood, looking dazed for a moment before hurrying away."Where were you! I said twenty minutes!" Princess whispered-shouted when she emerged from the restroom with her clothes changed."I know, I know, but the librarian kept talking a lot and there were a few hiccups on my way back so…" she shrugged, throwing a few things into a basket."I've bought already," Princess sighed, showing her the packaged goods in her right hand, "replace them and let's leave."Aurora did so and they walked out of the mall together.The drive back to the house was silent and Aurora simply stared out the window."You didn't see him, did you?" Aurora shrugged.Princess shook her head then abruptly swerved the car around."What are you doing?" Aurora looked at her cousin."Taking you out," she answered, "I'm your cousin, your fami
Marco carried an unconscious Sebastian to his bed and laid him on his stomach."Come back to check on him every twenty minutes," he said to the maid who stood obediently at the door."Yes sir."He walked out and she got to work, cleaning up the bloody mess on the floor.*Princess ended up sleeping in one of the guest rooms because Aurora never opened the door.The next morning, new year's day, while the rest of the family went to Church, Aurora moped around her room and didn't come out until Princess began to carry out on her threat of breaking down the door."What?" Aurora barked, pulling open the door."Finally," Princess rolled her eyes, putting down the shovel. She shoved past her into the room and settled on the bed."Why didn't you tell me you were threatened by a man with a knife?" Princess demanded."So you'll sieze my phone and lock me out of reality? Thank you, I'll pass," Aurora replied sarcastically, sitting at the study."Aurora, I'm your cousin, I'm just three years old
Aurora drove randomly, tapping her fingers against the steering and enjoying the night view. Peace… she felt peaceful.Chaos… she would meet chaos when she returned home but it might be worth it after all.Still driving, she wandered into quiet roads that probably led to private residences and forests. She reversed, deciding to stick to the busy parts of the town. She was just about to complete her reverse when a car appeared out of nowhere and aimed for her.She screamed, turning the wheels furiously. She narrowly missed the car hitting her. She stopped at the side of the road, panting for breath. Her eyes were wide and her heart was racing at an unbelievable speed. The other car, black from what she could see with her car's headlamps, had stopped at the other side some metres ahead but the occupant made no move to step down.She had a bad feeling so she started the car and drove off but passing by the car, a strong urge made her stop.It was dark and the road was poorly lit and so
Williams received a notification on his phone. He frowned and called Marco."Why are the garage doors open?"Marco was also perplexed."I have sent men to check it out. No one is in the garage at the moment, I'm looking through the CCTV but it shows nothing out of sorts."Williams tapped his chin."Give me a call when you find something," he ordered."Yes, boss."Ten minutes later, Marco called."I'm afraid it's your son. I spotted him entering the garage."Williams shot up."Where is he? Is he in his room?""No, his room is empty.""Find him!" Williams barked and cut the call.Marco stared at the drops of blood on the white rugs and he followed the trail to the small study desk and found the trap door."Oh hell," he cursed, opening it and going down at once.It led directly to the inner garage entrance. A car was missing and the garage doors were open.
Marco kicked the front door of the Grazias open."Patrick Grazia," he growled, glaring at the group of four who stood waiting behind the door."You must be one of Williams' henchmen," Patrick said, stepping forward, "I haven't seen him in a long time.""Where's Sebastian?" Marco demanded, "how dare you abduct him?""We saved his life actually. If my daughter didn't find him and act so kind to bring him home for treatment, who knows what would have happened to him out there on a lonely road?""And be nice," Cecilia spat, "you are on the Grazias turf now, show some respect."Marco glared at them and made to match inside with his men but Patrick stopped him."You stay right there," he ordered, "I'll fetch your boy for you."He signalled to Cecilia and Natalie and the two went up the stairs.*Aurora went back into the room."Now!" She whisper-shouted, "they are coming up the stairs!"Sebastian settled into bed and pretended to be asleep. Aurora sat on a chair by his bedside and watched h
Daniel got a lot more closer with them as the weeks passed by. Classes got more boring and Mrs Dorothy continued with her stories."So now we know empress Aurora's daughter has some impressive powers, can anyone tell me how's that possible?"Several hands went up."Dearest Aurora," Mrs Dorothy called upon her.She blinked, several visions flashing in her head."Dearest Aurora… dearest Aurora… my dearest Aurora… dearest jewel…"She shook her head. They were all different scenes that were unfamiliar but the voices were of one person, Sebastian."Aurora?"She rose, her brows creased in confusion."The moon goddess," she mumbled."We can't hear you!" someone shouted from the back.She cleared her throat and spoke again."The moon goddess. She mentioned she was going to send a savior. Perhaps, Laelia is that savior and she secretly blessed her with powers.""Good reason, Aurora. Yes, Susie?"Aurora sat down. She ran a hand across her forehead to realize she was sweating.*"How was history