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

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 gazed up

to visit

what keeps you from doing

go there.She had no idea that I have a name now.I’ll tell her my name when I meet her again in the future," Shelia

fixed on Shelia and he said

you, Van, it would be more than likely that she would like you.She had a soft spot in her heart

appropriate to use this term

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

"Since she was responsible for

unable to communicate since she was deaf, mute, and illiterate.She never referred to us by name.Only a

her pocket as if it were a treasure

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

Did I get the best card?"Shelia

"It’s definitely the best."

and said, "I am the only one

meat was toasting as

her the meat after he

all set

growl came from her gut just after his

to her stomach and ate

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

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after a good

to her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

to rise when Shelia

"Come on, get up."

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

way, Shelia used a

had lost track of

had cooled

Victor in sitting down on a stone and drank

travel until we’re out.Hopefully, we can get out before the

some

much walking, and he was coughing up blood for

incoherently, "I’m sure we