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?"

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

dingy ground, Shelia lay down immediately.She was bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the ground.She placed her hands behind her head, her lips quivering.She sighed with disappointment as

want to

keeps you from

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

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and

be more than likely that she would like you.She had

appropriate to use this term to describe a

"lovely" was

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

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

her pocket as if it were a treasure and presented

let us take them as we

get the best card?"Shelia

"It’s definitely the best."

am

meat was toasting as they

gave her the meat after

set

from her gut just after his words

to her stomach and

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

feet, she said, "Let’s

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

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

the hard way, Shelia used a dart to

lost track of time

sun had cooled down

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank some

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

drank some water as

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

sure we