“Do you really have to leave” Mary finally raised her head to look at him, his blue eyes looked like it was glistening, and he had such an expression that she could not describe. She slowly nodded and bent her head to face her food again. Adonis lifted her head to look at his face by placing his index finger under her jaw. She got to look into his eyes but could not hold it up. She suddenly started coughing again. Adonis quickly stood up and rushed to her side. “I’m so sorry Mary”. He gently started rubbing her back in order to make her calm down, but his warm fingers running through her bare back seemed to have worsened things. Her whole body was suddenly on fire, she felt her skin tingle with every contact his hand makes with her bare skin. Mary’s breathing suddenly started to facilitate, her heart beat increased by a thousand times. “Are you okay” Adonis asked pulling out the chair beside her to sit close to her and looking straight into her eyes. Mary who

Outside the hall, Mary finally let out a long breath that she did not realize she had been holding until then. It was bright outside the cinema, it was almost as if the moon was in a good mood that night, Mary thought her mood reflected on the moon because she herself was equally in a good mood. She was thrilled and overwhelmed by Adonis niceness that night. She wondered if he was being nice to her because she wanted to quit, as some sort of parting gift maybe. It was until when they got to the car that Mary noticed that Adonis was still holding her hand tenderly, but firmly. She noticed he did not want to let go even after opening the passengers door for her to get in. He suddenly turned her around while still holding her hand and stared into her eyes. Mary held her breath, while her heart beat faster as she looked into the deep blue eyes that now stared at her. His eyes glistened under the moonlight making him even more beautiful than she has ever imagine. “You are beaut

Mary squinted her eyes to the morning sunlight seeping into her room from the window. She slightly rubbed her forehead which hurt somehow from all the partying last night. She noticed only then that she still had her dressed on. She had slumped on the bed last night, hoping to have a little rest before she changed her clothes, but it seemed like she had slept off and had forgotten to take it off. So he looked at her already packed belongings, then she looked at the clock by her bedside. She needed to be on her way. She remembered the look on Adonis face when he had asked her to stay. Mary shrugged her shoulders, her mind was already made up. However, Mary decided that she would serve Emma her coffee, and also use that opportunity to to inform her that she was leaving. Adonis bumps into Mary in the kitchen while making the coffee, in his mind he concluded that she had considered his request. “Good morning beautiful one” he teased. Mary let out a small smile, although she d

Emma’s countenance changed the moment Mary mentioned Adonis parents. Mary Wondered why she reacted that way whenever the topic of his parents came up. She could also not forget in a hurry, Adonis reaction the day she had seen the photo frame of the woman whom she presumed was his mother. Mary was curious about what might have happened to his parents. Perhaps did they abandon him when he was a child? “Ms. Emma, can I at least ask what happened to Adonis parents? Where are they” Mary found herself pushing, perhaps the old lady might change her mind and talk to her. But she became even colder. “No!” She said firmly. “Hurry up with the cooking and bring it to me in my room”. Emma said rudely and walks away leaving behind the vegetables she had started helping Mary to cut. Mary looked after her with agape mouth and then shrugged her shoulders. She made up her mind to never ask about Adonis parents again since it made the old woman upset so much. Even though she was still curious

Mary had a scared look on her face as she spoke in a shaky voice, half expecting Emma to fly into a rage and start pushing her around, or even scratch her face and call her a witch.But what happened afterwards was what she least expected. Emma burst into a loud laughter, clapping and clapping her hands at the same time. Mary had never seen her laugh that much, not even when they were gisting the previous day. “I can see you got so scared Mary” Emma said holding unto her shoulders and shaking her a little. “I was just kidding my dear, I just wanted to shaken you up a little, and you fell for it”. She burst into another round of laughter, Mary joined her this time around and they laughed together. Laughing themselves to stupor.Mary let out a sigh of relief as soon as she was out of Emma’s room, she thought her mood swings was back again and she was going to start tormenting her with her troubles again. She leaned on the door thinking of what would have become of her had it been Em