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?"

her tomb, so I fled.My whereabouts remain unknown to them, and I don’t intend

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

to visit

what keeps you from doing

there.She had no idea that I have a name now.I’ll tell her

remained fixed on Shelia and he

more than likely that she would like you.She had a soft

didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

Victor concluded that the adjective "lovely" was an

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

and illiterate.She never referred to us by name.Only a poker card

if it were a treasure and presented it

the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter,

get

"It’s definitely the best."

the card and said, "I am the only one with

was toasting as they

the meat

set to

growl came from her gut just after his words

her stomach and ate the meat with a

It’s much better than the meat I made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand

"Come on, get up."

taken aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s

Shelia used a

lost track of time as

sun had

in sitting down on a stone

how far we’ll have to travel until we’re out.Hopefully, we can get out before the sun

some water

walking, and he was coughing up blood for

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