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?"

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

that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to

to visit

keeps you from

guarding the area.They’ll find me if I go there.She had no idea that I have a name now.I’ll tell her my name when I meet

fixed on Shelia and

be more than likely that she would like you.She had a soft spot in her heart for adorable kids.She said that

to use this term to describe a

was an apt description

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

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

as if it were a

the orphanage, each kid was given 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,’

get the best

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one with the

was toasting as they

gave her the meat

set

her gut just after

so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

after a

her feet, she

nodded and was ready to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

pause, he took Shelia’s hand

Shelia used a dart to put marks on the

had lost track of time

sun had cooled

Victor in sitting down on

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

drank some water

exhausted after so much walking, and

incoherently, "I’m sure we can.Let’s