*DRAVEN*“So Alfeo called you too?” Diana asked as the two of us found each other standing on the port ready to board the yacht.“Yes, apparently it had been a major event so I had to attend,” I said, finding it too tedious to be there. The ocean didn’t feel the same without Silia around.“Yeah he did say that it was a once in a lifetime moment of his life,” Diana said as I helped her walk up onto the yacht. Her face held curiosity while I couldn’t be bothered by it. I had planned to open a bottle of whisky and get drunk for the night. As it was, sleep didn’t come easy to me and I had been looking forward to passing out after a week of restlessness and missing Silia.“What do you think it could be? Gavin was excited to come too but had some urgent work so he couldn’t come but I promised to take a lot of pictures for him,” she said, posing for her camera to take a selfie and send it to her boyfriend.I was happy to see that she was in love but I wondered if she understood that some tim
*DRAVEN*Before I could understand what I was doing I was already walking up to her. I couldn't watch her standing there looking pretty for someone else and before she could reply to him I had punched Alfeo making him stagger back and away from her.“Alfeo!” I heard someone shout but my senses weren’t in my control. All I could see was blood. I needed to hurt him. I needed to hurt him enough to somehow get rid of the pain that he had ignited in my heart.“I told you to stay away from her,” I mumbled to no one in particular as I stalked over to him and punched him again, this time making him fall down.“Draven!” someone called out to me but the wind was whooshing in my ears carrying the echo of his proposal.‘Will you marry me?’Laughter resounded in my ears following that question. Memories of Silia laughing and crying when I had proposed to her filled my mind. It irked me, it made me wonder if she would have reacted in that same manner if I hadn’t interjected.Kicking him once again
*SILIA* “You…remember?” Draven’s words made me freeze in my spot. Finally. At last he realized that I knew he was a betrayer and a liar. Alfeo noticed the nervousness on my face and placing a hand on my back he whispered, “This was the moment you were waiting for, right? This was what we worked hard for so you cannot show any weakness now. You are the one wronged and you are the one in power now.” Nodding at him I tried to smile when suddenly I felt myself being pulled away from him and up to my feet facing Draven. His gray eyes were fluttering all over my face, a little disoriented with fear and crazed with fury. “You remember everything!” he said and wrenching my hand out of his tight grip I looked away. “What do you mean? What do I remember?” “Don’t act like you don’t know,” he gritted, coming in my line of sight again, making me face him. For some reason he looked really angry and that ignited a spark within me too. I had always wondered how he would react when he realize
*SILIA*Alfeo took me back to my room in the yacht while I could hear Diana and Draven shout at each other talking about what had just happened.Helping me to sit down Alfeo crouched to remove my heels for me and said, “Relax here while the boat goes back to the dock. Draven will not be able to enter here without the passcode.”He smiled for me probably knowing that I was feeling bad for him and patting the seat beside me I said “Sit down here.”A little confused he listened to me and getting off the bed while he looked at me confused I went to the bathroom. Searching the cabinets for the first aid I found the box finally and took it back to him.“You didn’t have to do that,” he said realization crossing his face when he saw the box.“No, I should, you took all the beating because of me,” I said feeling bad for his swollen lip.“If you treat me like I am weak then it would be too disheartening,” he said and sighing at his words I placed the first aid box beside him and opening it I we
*SILIA*When we got near the dock Alfeo had insisted that Draven left first with Diana but he wouldn’t move an inch and at last we had to both climb off the dock together with Draven and Diana walking beside us.I could see Diana peeking at me every few seconds looking guilty and I knew she wanted to start a conversation or say something to me but she couldn’t muster up the courage to say anything and seeing her this depressed was making me feel sad too. This cool and powerful lady that I had come to know from both my far away past and near present was reduced to this sulky and ashamed form right now because of me.It made me feel distressed and I would have tried talking to her again now that I had calmed down slightly if not for the man walking beside her on her other side.Since we had gotten off the yacht although Draven had insisted on walking with us back to the car he had not once looked at me or Alfeo, seemingly lost in his own world. His gaze and the expression on his face wa
*SILIA* It soon became clear where we were going to when I saw the familiar neighborhood I had seen just this morning come within my sight again. I hadn’t expected him to take me there but given that this was probably the safest place where no one would try to interfere with us, he had chosen it. I wondered if there was another reason but nothing came to my mind and quietly looking out the window I remembered how it had felt before when we had been together and going through these exact places around in a car. It had been such a peaceful and happy journey then, going back to the place that I had come to know as a home for me with dreams of living as a family with Draven. But now I could hardly breathe sitting with him in this car going in the direction of the same house that had the memories of the past I had forgotten. When he finally parked the car in the driveway he got out first coming around to open the door for me before I could get out on my own. He was silent the whole way
*SILIA* “I didn’t know,” I whispered, feeling my head sting and holding onto it I felt it spin. Staggering back I fell right into Draven’s hand that was quick to catch me. “What’s wrong? Are you sick?” he asked, leading me to his comfy office chair and making me sit down. “Should I call the doctor for you?” he asked, already taking out his phone but holding onto his hand I shook my head. “Just give me some time to process it,” I stuttered out and I could see the pity on his face as he brought the other rolling chair around and sat in front of me. “I am sorry that my words hurt you again,” he said and then taking a box he brought it to me and said, “Take a look inside when you feel better.” The curiosity wouldn’t let me stay still and taking the box I opened it to see the box completely full of pictures of me. They were of my working at the café, at the bakery or even just simply walking on the street. There were countless pictures and when I took out one particular one from the b
*SILIA* I had a fear gripping me as Draven took his time trying to understand what he had said. “So you don’t remember anything about the accident?” he asked and listening to him talking about it made me feel better. At least he hadn’t recoiled from my touch and was still holding my hands. “No, can you please tell me about it? It has been messing with my head trying to remember what happened,” I said and he looked doubtful at my words. “Are you sure? It might be that your brain is purposely keeping it away from you to save you from feeling hurt. It might trigger a trauma for you,” he said, looking worried now that I had revealed the truth to him. While he was worrying bout me my baring as already searching for memories and answers realty to an accident. My head throbbed again like it did every time when I wracked it for an answer but I hid the discomfort from my face to have Draven tell me the truth. I felt like there was something vital that I was missing. I think I had seen one