Sam’s face was flushed as he extracted himself from Rosa’s arms. He took two steps away from her and muttered, “Good to meet you.”
His eyes were focused on Sia. He didn’t want her to misunderstand.
Following his eyesight, Rosa realized that someone else was present too. In her excitement, she hadn’t noticed that Sam had company.
“Oh! Sia… honey are you alright?” She asked adding unnecessary sweetness to her voice.
“Aunt Winnie!” Sia exclaimed as she opened the door. Her lips stretched in a polite smile. “Thank God you are alright.” She said crushing her in an enormous hug. It was becoming difficult for Sia to not push her away as she was applying too much force. She heaved a sigh of relief when she finally released her. “Ummmm…” Aunt Winnie said licking her lips. “What is cooking? It smells heavenly.” Sh
Sia’s eyes shone with excitement as she woke up early in the morning. Today was her 18th Birthday. She couldn’t wait to see the surprise Uncle Roy had planned for her. He always came up with something unique. She was never able to guess it. Sia resolved to break this record today and went in Search of Uncle Roy. She was about to wear her slippers but she decided against it. She didn’t want to warn her uncle about her arrival.She took a tour of the bedrooms, the hall, the art room, and
The leaves sparkled in the morning sunlight. The sweet twittering of the birds was like honey to the ears. Colorful butterflies flitted from flower to flower. It was as if the creator had decided to paint the most joyful picture today. Sia looked at everything with admiration but she couldn’t feel joy. She tried, she really did, but everything seemed so meaningless. She trudged through the forest aimlessly. After a while, her path was obstructed by a ribbon. It was tied to cordon off the prohibited area. Her uncle had been kidnapped a few meters from here. Hence, people were not allowed to venture beyond that line.
Sia found herself on her bed when she woke up. Panic seized her when she recalled the scene she had seen. She looked around and tried to get up. Her feet got caught in the sheets and she was about to fall but Sam caught her. He made her sit on the bed and hugged her tightly. He kept rubbing the small of her back as and kept repeating, “Don’t panic, everything will be alright.” Sia pushed him away. looking at him she said, “How?” The grief in her eyes pierced straight through Sam’s heart. He had no reply to that question. H
“Sia, you shouldn’t have come inside while Mr. Roy’s body was still lying on the terrace. How could you? If you had stayed you could have seen what the kidnappers had done to him.” This caught her attention. Her head snapped towards him and she looked at him with questioning eyes. “His body was covered with gashes that were partially healed and many other scars too.”“What kind of scars, Sam?” She asked.
Sam felt restless the whole afternoon. His thoughts lingering on Sia. He wasn’t even able to eat his lunch properly. By the time it was evening his feet moved towards Sia’s house on their own accord. He wanted to check if she was alright. He was surprised to see that the main door was still ajar. He hoped that she was alright. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion as he saw her heat the clamps on the stove. His brain was incapable of coming up with an explanation for the same. The sleeve of the sweater on her left hand was rolled up to her elbows ex
“Sam….Sam….. please don’t do this. I have realized my mistake. I was behaving like a crazed idiot.” Sia ranted with pleading eyes. Sam looked at her with raised eyebrows in reply. “Okay…. I promise I won’t try anything foolish….ever again….Will that be enough?” Sia looked at him expectantly. She really hoped that he would give up. If Sam
Sia tried to shield her face with her hands but the intense sunlight was very uncomfortable. She tossed and turned but the sun was hot and she couldn’t continue sleeping. She woke up and rubbed her eyes. She looked towards the couch but instead of Sam, she found Myra sitting on the couch. “So our princess has finally woken up,” Myra said with a smile. “Where is Sam?” “Was he supposed to be here?” Myra asked