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 head, Shelia said, "No.But I was desperate to visit her tomb, so I fled.My whereabouts remain unknown to them, and

scattered by the trees and fallen to the ground.She placed her hands behind her head, her lips quivering.She sighed with disappointment as she

to

what keeps you from doing

that I have a name now.I’ll tell her my name when

fixed on Shelia and he said

continued, "If she had the chance to see you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would like you.She had a soft spot in her heart for adorable kids.She said that I was

use this term to describe a

Victor concluded that the adjective "lovely" was an apt description of her features, particularly

her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name

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

it from her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented it to Victor

a unique card.When the elderly woman split the fruits, she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were naughty,’ shella erupted into laughter, which

I get

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only

meat was toasting as

her the meat after he re-applied

all set to go.Eat,

came from her gut just after

put her hand to her stomach

It’s much better than the meat

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

feet,

was ready to rise when

"Come on, get up."

aback, and after a little pause, he took Shelia’s hand in his and replied,

Shelia used a dart to put marks on

lost track of time

sun had cooled

assisted Victor in sitting down on a stone and

we’ll have to travel until

some water

after so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for

sure we can.Let’s