"But it looks like master is sleeping, Miss," he continued successfully bringing my footsteps to a halt.
"Is Axe sleeping with Oracle?""Yes, miss," he replied, causing Rose and I to glance at each other."Just open the door, Bridgette," Rose said impatiently.I took a deep breath, determined to open the car door. I wonder what their poses will look like when they're sleeping together? Would they look the same when their eyes were open, or would it be the other way around?Imagining that, a strange feeling suddenly invaded my chest. I don't know. Should I be sad or happy to realize that Axe and Oracle got along so easily. But I can't lie that at the bottom of my heart, there's a hope that's soaring high into the sky.I want to someday be able to be honest with Oracle about who I really am. All this time all he knew was his mother Rose, not me. I pity him too, since he never felt the presence of a father. Even he was very confused when Axe asked him who his f"Let me carry him." Axe forcefully pulled Oracle's body from my arms, leaving an empty feeling when Oracle's small body was transferred to his father's hands.I was going to protest, but since we were walking in the hotel lobby. I decided against it and let Axe go ahead of me. Axe's sturdy back seemed to be getting farther away as his wide strides never paused.Axe seemed to be hunting for time. Where is he going after this? My mind kept asking questions.I quickly caught up with his footsteps which now seemed to be entering the hotel room. Every movement Axe made seemed strange to me, or was it just me? I quickly shook my head and pushed the door that was almost closed.I breathe a sigh of relief to see that Axe has already moved Oracle's small body onto the bed, his sleep still as deep as it was in the car. Not at all disturbed from one move to another. "What's wrong, Axe? Why did you leave me?" I asked as I closed the door softly.I stepped towards him wh
"So what should I call you?" asked Oracle innocently as we walked side by side to our hotel room."You can call me daddy.""Daddy?" Oracle asked again as if to confirm the truth of Axe's words."Yes," Axe replied quickly. He was still faithfully holding Oracle's small hand as he led his through the steps."Aunty. May I?" This time Oracle turned to me. His hopeful gaze broke my heart. Why did it hurt so much to see Oracle wishing that he could call Axe daddy. I really do. He made me feel like a bad person for separating him from his own biological father."Aunty, why you be quite? Can I call handsome uncle just like 'daddy'?"I smiled a little and nodded in response. I had nothing to say but to say yes. I quickly wiped away the tears that were about to fall. For a moment I saw Axe staring at me intently. Unlike at the restaurant earlier, this time Axe gave me an unflattering and questioning look. I think Axe was watching my every move, so suspicion was lodged
Who is he?My eyes continued to watch the unexplored steps. It was getting closer and closer. I'm sure my breath started to catch. I couldn't see the man's face at all, making me regret turning off all the lights in this room. I tried to digest the situation here. Slowly but surely, my hand moves to grab my cell phone and blame it on the flashlight. I quickly shone the light from my cell phone towards the man. To no one's surprise, he immediately raises his hand to cover his face, disturbed by the glare of the light."Turn it off!" he exclaimed unhappily as the lights came on in this room, he was the one who pressed the light switch.Axe!My eyes immediately rounded to see the face I had been worried about. "Where have you been, Axe?" I asked, not caring about his glare. There was a little relief in my heart at his condition. I was glad that Axe was okay."None of your business!" he snapped as he strode towards the bathroom."Your health condition is my
I was a little flabbergasted to see him holding a medium-sized kitchen knife. Don't tell me Axe is going to prove what he said in the bathroom. I really couldn't believe it."Don't do this!" My steps definitely took a step back as I realized the distance between us was getting thinner."Go away!" I screeched almost like a madman. My chest rose and fell feeling tight at the unforgiving glint in his eyes. Is it true that the one in front of me right now is Axe? I shook my head in answer to myself. Of course, there was only one human like him on this earth.Degh!The sound of a stifled voice made my heart instantly hammer. Woefully, there was no more room for me to move. I was locked in with my body restrained by the pantry. "Stop right there!" I exclaimed, trying to grab whatever was still left there, perhaps the chefs had left some leftover ingredients that I could use to throw at Axe's face."Stop, Axe!" I couldn't stop crying when I turned around and found nothi
"Aunty."A small call followed by a gentle peck on the cheek vaguely made me open my eyes. I smiled to find Oracle sitting sweetly in front of me."Good morning, Aunty," he greeted successfully, causing a warm feeling in my chest. It felt good to wake up next to Oracle like this."Good morning, Oracle," I replied, pinching his cheek lightly."Where's Daddy, aunty? I don't see him."My heart was suddenly blurry at the sound of that name, the name that had kept me awake most of the night. My breath hitched roughly and I looked deeply into Oracle's innocent face."Daddy sleeps with Om Edward in the other room," I replied simply. I didn't even know where Axe was right now. My gut feeling told me he was in the other room though it was unlikely."Daddy's busy, huh, Aunty?""Yes, dear. While waiting for daddy, we should get ready to meet mommy. Oracle already misses mommy Rose, don't you?" I deliberately changed the subject. I didn't want to feel like discus
From the afternoon, until now it's late at night. My phone kept vibrating and displaying several message notifications that I kept ignoring. I have no intention of picking up the call or reading the message. I left my phone on the nightstand, not even glancing at it. I could already guess that the culprit was none other than Axe. Who else would have my new number besides him and Edward. That's right. Axe did give me a cell phone, but with a note that I had to use the sim card he gave me. So the few old contacts I had couldn't be saved. Let alone other people, I didn't even have my mom and dad's numbers. That's why I didn't contact them, even though my only wish when I first came under Axe's custody was to contact them.Axe shouldn't have needed to contact me anyway because he obviously knew where I was given the tracking device on my body. Remember what Edward once told me?My breathing ended in relief when there was no more vibrating coming from my phone. It wasn't that som
"Bridgette!"My eyes blinked faintly at the knock on the bedroom door. What time is it already? The question managed to make my own body move quickly, until now I was sitting with my chest rising and falling irregularly.Last night I fell asleep so easily against my will. I mean, last night I intended to confirm Axe's whereabouts after 10 minutes of turning off all the lights so that he would think I really didn't care about him. I had intended for him to go back to the hotel and rest at his place. Unfortunately, I fell asleep before the first two minutes after lying down on the bed. Now at the risk, my heart would have to pound to question his whereabouts.My feet quickly stepped towards the window. I pulled the curtains until the morning glare made me dodge a little. Looks like I overslept.I searched for Axe and found him still standing there. Is what I saw true? I pinched my arm for a moment and what was in front of me didn't change. Axe was indeed standing there
Six days I've been at Rose's apartment. Those six days I also let Axe stand in the garden waiting for me to apologize. I don't know, time seems to have flown by, even though it feels like it was only yesterday that we had the fight.'I'll wait for you in this place until you forgive me.'I can still hear that confident sentence. But I salute Axe, he put his words into action. Six days and five nights living out there just for me, it was an unbelievable struggle. I knew Axe was tired underneath it all. It was noted that on the first to second day he was still able to stand and on the third day until today, his position had changed. Axe was no longer towering, but sitting with his head slightly bowed, and once in a while I found him lying down tired. Sometimes I also saw him massaging the bridge of his nose and squeezing his head roughly. My chest was aching, I couldn't bear to see him continue like that.I quickly moved to the door connecting the balcony. I push the