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,

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

want to visit

keeps you from

find me if I go there.She had no idea that I have a

fixed on

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

didn’t seem appropriate to use this

concluded that the adjective "lovely" was an apt description of her

twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you got your name so

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

as if it were a treasure and presented it

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 was maybe due to the reference to

I get the best

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with

toasting as they were

the meat after he

all set to go.Eat,

came from her gut just after his words

her stomach

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a

she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s

rise when Shelia abruptly extended

"Come on, get up."

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

used a dart to put marks

lost track of time as

had cooled

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

we’ll have to travel until we’re

drank some water

so much walking, and he was coughing up blood for the second

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