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?"

so I fled.My

had been scattered by the trees and fallen to the ground.She placed her hands behind her head, her lips quivering.She

to visit

keeps you from

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

eyes remained fixed on Shelia

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 for adorable kids.She said that I was a

It didn’t seem appropriate to use this term to describe

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

Victor asked her, "Since she was responsible for your upbringing, how come you

illiterate.She never referred to us by name.Only a poker card was in

gently removed it from her pocket as if it were a treasure

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

I get the best card?"Shelia

"It’s definitely the best."

"I am the only one with the

toasting as they were

her the meat

all set to

gut just after

hand to her stomach and ate the meat with

better than the meat I

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

felt rejuvenated after a good

her feet, she said, "Let’s keep

ready to rise when Shelia abruptly

"Come on, get up."

a little pause, he

hard way, Shelia used a dart to

track of time as

had cooled

down on a stone and drank some

not sure how far we’ll have to travel until we’re out.Hopefully, we can

drank some water

walking, and he was coughing up blood

incoherently, "I’m sure we can.Let’s