Captivation: Want Nothing But You

"In order to survival," Shelia said casually.

But Victor felt sad upon hearing that.

"Is the meat ready to be flipped? It’s on the verge of being burned." Shelia pointed out.

Upon recall by Shelia, Victor saw a small burn on the meat’s exposed side when he looked at it closely.

He flipped the meat over while he was still thinking about what she just said.He had second thoughts about whether or not to ask her about it.

It was, after all, Shelia’s own business.

Shelia, on the other hand, didn’t seem to take it seriously.She asked, "Will you please teach me?"

"Hmm," Victor said after a while.

"Is that a yes?"

Suddenly, Shelia’s eyes glowed, and she broke into a grin.

Her two dimples, meanwhile, became much more stunning.

Victor nodded, "Okay."

Shelia grinned broadly as she said, "Thanks so much, Van.You are the kindest individual I’ve ever encountered, except for my caretaker in the orphanage."

"Orphanage?"

"Yap! That’s where I was raised.However, two years ago, the orphanage was taken over and the old woman was unwell and died." Shelia’s eyes clouded as she spoke about this.

"The elderly woman was a wonderful friend.When I was younger, she prepared great meals and gave me a lot of fresh fruits."

‘‘She is an orphan…’’ Victor pursed his lips.

"A guardian was needed to look after you since the orphanage was taken over.Why didn’t you leave with the other kids?"

Shelia looked up at Victor and answered, "I didn’t want to leave."

That was the only home Shelia had known for so long.

"Are they okay with you being outdoors on your own?"

Shelia said, "No.But I was desperate to visit her tomb, so

by the trees and fallen to the ground.She placed her hands behind her head, her lips quivering.She

want to visit

what keeps you

area.They’ll find me if I go there.She had no idea that I have a name now.I’ll tell her my name when I meet her again in the future," Shelia said,

on Shelia and he said

Van, it would be more than likely that she would like you.She had a soft spot in her heart for adorable

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

"lovely" was an apt description of her features, particularly

Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

she was deaf, mute, and illiterate.She never referred to us by name.Only

it were

fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which was maybe due to the reference

get the best

"It’s definitely the best."

am the only one

meat was toasting

meat after

set

growl came from her gut just after

she put her hand to her stomach and ate

the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

feet, she said,

nodded and was ready to rise when

"Come on, get up."

little pause,

Shelia used a

of time as

had

down on a stone and drank

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until we’re out.Hopefully,

some

and he was coughing up blood for

said incoherently, "I’m sure we can.Let’s move