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?"

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

down immediately.She was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the ground.She placed

to

you from

idea that I have a name now.I’ll tell her my name when I meet her again in the future," Shelia said,

fixed on

likely that she would like you.She had a soft

didn’t seem appropriate to use

Shelia, Victor concluded that the adjective "lovely" was an

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

never referred to us by name.Only

were a

the elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were

I get the best

"It’s definitely the best."

said, "I am

meat was toasting as they were

gave her the meat after he

set to go.Eat,

gut just after his

put her hand to her stomach and

meat I made myself! Van, you’re

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a

to her feet, she said, "Let’s

and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand

a dart to

of time

had

sitting down on a stone and drank

how far we’ll have to travel until we’re out.Hopefully, we

drank some water

much walking, and he

incoherently, "I’m sure we can.Let’s