In Love, Never Say Never

Huh? Is this a confession?

His genuine smile took me by surprise, and I quickly shrugged all of my concerns off my mind. I grasped his hand and nodded as a tiny smile played on my lips.

…

After spending another fortnight at the hospital for a series of therapies, the doctor finally agreed to discharge me from the hospital.

As it was early winter, the weather was just about right.

I put on a jacket over my patient gown and took a seat next to Marcus, who was in the driver’s seat.

Irked by my hair that was shoulder-length, I ran my fingers across it, drooping it behind my shoulders when the car was brought to a halt at the traffic light.

It took a little longer than usual for the traffic light to turn green. Bored, I wound down the window to survey the surroundings that felt familiar yet odd at the same time. “Have I always been in frail health? It feels like I have made countless trips to the hospital. I can vividly recall this particular route to the hospital..”

later, he stared dead ahead and said, “I neglected you

signs to carry on with

limousine pulled over by the road. The lavish vehicle caught my attention

the limousine wound down the window and a mellifluous tone could be heard as a

because the child had uttered harsh remarks that were unbefitting of the image of

who looked about five or six-year-old craned over and tried

put on made him seem like a miniature version of a gentleman. He had been blessed

he was merely a step away from sneaking his

a gigantic hand could be seen lifting the little boy’s collar and bringing him back to the car. The boy seemed like a defenseless prey that

me,

little boy glanced at me and asked rhetorically, “Excuse me, Gregory Hall? Have you always considered your father a

seemed to be out of this world. His abysmal pair of eyes seemed to be able to easily intimidate

catching my breath. I could feel my heart sinking as the time flew by. I placed my hand on my heart in an

started the car again, but he