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 unknown to them, and I don’t intend

spite of the 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 she gazed up at

want to visit

what keeps you

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

eyes remained fixed on Shelia and he said

"If she 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

seem appropriate to use this

adjective "lovely" was an apt description

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

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

if it were a

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."

card and said, "I am the only one with the King of

was toasting as

her the meat after he re-applied the

set

from her gut

her hand to her

much better than the meat I made

Victor’s expression softened somewhat.

rejuvenated after

she rose to her feet, she said, "Let’s

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

"Come on, get up."

little pause,

Shelia used a dart to put marks on the tree

of time as

sun had cooled

sitting down on a stone and

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

drank some water as

perhaps exhausted after so much walking, and he

said incoherently, "I’m sure