Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Lila, the servant, came out from the kitchen.Wiping her hands with a washcloth, she murmured, "It must be Mige Bennet."

"oh, good!" Joey was ecstatic.

"I’ll open the door.Just get on with your work."

Lila was about to go back to the kitchen when she saw Joey walking out of the living room towards the porch.

"Joey, take an umbrella with you," she reminded him.

"Okay." Joey took an umbrella from the umbrella stand before stepping out on the front porch.

"Joey, be careful," Lila called out.

"The road is slippery on rainy days."

Joey turned around and raised his hand, making an OK gesture.

Seeing Joey rushing headlong to the garden path, Lila turned around and went to the kitchen to continue cleaning.

The drizzle beat gently on the umbrella as Joey walked across the small garden.

The rain went pitter-patter and gave out water spray as he walked on the cobblestone path.

All this while, Joey was thinking about asking his mother to cook something delicious for him.

When he was about to reach the gate, he raised his head and looked out.

"Mom?"

The smile on his face was wiped out.

Joey turned around to go back to the house.A man stood on the other side of the gate.

"Joey," he called out when he saw the boy.

Joey stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at the man.

Face flushed, he wanted to leave the man alone.But he didn’t.

Instead, he walked towards the gate.

"What are you doing here?" Joey asked, his jaw raised slightly in a stubborn way.

"Didn’t you ask me who I was that day? And now, here you are, knowing who I am."

"I heard it from Ivan." Victor’s eyes darkened.

"I’m here for your mommy."

‘So, he didn’t come for me"

looking forward to.He felt a sense of loss when he heard what Victor had said.His knuckle turned white as he held

mommy is not at home, so you

"Did she go out?"

won’t be back anytime soon," Joey said

out with my

around and hurriedly walked back to the house, leaving

son, and yet, here you are looking for my mother!

anger.He stumped

and wetted the hems of his trousers Lila heard Joey walk across the porch to the living room.She thought that

wore a long face

was fine when he went out a while

is Miss Bennet? Didn’t she come

her eyebrows furrowed

and said, "My mommy hasn’t come

"Then…"

now? I just want to sleep," Joey said in a

nodded, understanding how Joey

when

past Lila, and went upstairs to his

her head to look at the small garden outside the porch.She saw what looked like a

is not Miss

who the man

mood changed just when he met

that it would be wise to go out to have a

her, "Lila,

and said, "Of course.I’m going to heat

"Thank you."

walk back to the kitchen and then remembered the man standing at

a moment and then asked, "Joey, I saw a man standing

is taking shelter from the rain," Joey said in

rain, huh?

might have pressed accidentally,"

sleepy.Can you bring me the milk

questions.So, she walked towards the kitchen, putting aside

room.He lay on the bed, staring at the

turned into

that he didn’t

the hospital? Did he recover fast? These questions kept popping up in Joey’s

and turned in bed, unable to sleep

milk is warm.Shall I bring it to

sat up in

a welcome relief to

do come in.The door is

then pushed the door

glass of milk on the

noticed the dour look on the boy’s

something the