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 remain

bathed in shards of sunshine that had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the

to

keeps you from

a name now.I’ll tell her

remained fixed on Shelia

more than likely that she would like you.She had

seem appropriate to use this term to

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

thinking twice, Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how

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

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

she put them on the cards and let us take them as we pleased, but we were

get the

"It’s definitely the best."

retracted the card and said, "I am the only one with

toasting

the meat after he

set to go.Eat,

gut just

embarrassed, so she put her hand to her stomach and ate the meat

than the meat I made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after

feet, she

rise when Shelia abruptly extended her hand to

"Come on, get up."

a little pause,

learning the hard way, Shelia used a dart

had lost track of

sun had cooled down

on a stone

until we’re out.Hopefully, we can

some

much walking, and

incoherently, "I’m sure