Willa's povIt felt great to be home, I am glad that uncle Adam had agreed to come because dad has been busy with his phone since we got home, he went out to speak with auntie Eloise. I am sure he misses her, he looks flushed anytime he is on the phone with her or whenever they are together. "You never told me what it felt like," uncle Adam said sighing"What what felt like?" "The... you collapsing, you know""I am sure you would rather not hear about it""I would not have asked if I did not" "It was scary, I had thought that I died when it went all dark. It started from a headache and then my head was heavy and all I remembered was waking up in the ambulance" "I am sorry you had to go through that""It is not your fault""What?""You should only say sorry when you are the cause of the problem""Oh, okay, whatever. I am just trying to offer my concerns""I know, it is scarier that I do not remember anything from when I fell to waking up in that ambulance" "I think it is better th
Taylor's povGod, these voice messages from him broke my heart, I wish he did not have to send them. It is much harder because I had believed that I would not miss him, yet I did. The other day before I left, he had said to me, "If you choose to walk away, I will not beg you to stay. Maybe you wanted that, I do not know. But I will never make you feel trapped. That is not my way."I wonder why, maybe he had a change of heart? Argh, I think like a silly little girl. The island was great, I need not look over my shoulder or be worried about running into him. I had kept my mobile phone so far away from me as I had no family that would bother to call. I just wanted to cut out from the outside world. I met this guy at a bar last week and we had a one-night stand. And I expected it to remain that way but clearly, the guy was not over the sex we had yet. He wanted to have more so he kept coming back"You know, you are beginning to grow on me," I said thoughtfully"You are too, and I love
Olivia's pov "Did you not say that you had a busy day at work?""Yes, that is indeed true""What are you doing here then? And so late?""When I told you that I cannot live without you, you thought that I was joking?""I did not know you would take it so seriously""Well, I did take it seriously, now you see it" "I like to believe that I have seen more than enough" "I do not know what to do with you""How do you mean?""I mean, you always fill my thoughts, no matter where I am or what I do, I am always asking myself what you would be doing at that time of the day""That is terrible, is it not?""No, not at all. I find it beautiful, keeps me inspired as well""Is that not a distraction from work?""I am yet to find a word for it, but what I have in mind is not exactly distraction" "Alright, what are you thinking then?""Something else""Fill my ears then""Why not move in with me?""I do not understand, we just met""Well, if you look at it technically, we had not just met. All thes
Olivia's povWhen Adam asked that I move in with him, I must admit that I was elated and scared at the same time. Elated because I felt wanted and needed by someone, I had not felt this way in years. On the other hand, I was scared that this might be like my other relationships and marriage. First was with Davies, I had moved in with him, and we had a daughter and yet it did not last. The second was after I had left Davies, I tried getting married but it did not last either. These are not all for I have been in several relationships that did not turn out right. Now that I think about it, it is best if I refer to them as "situation ships" as they never lasted more than 3 months, it was odd saying that you were in a relationship. Each time I move in with a lover, the relationship was bound to end very badly. It lasted longer if we did not live in the same house or room, I can not explain the reason for that. Perhaps, I am allergic to living with a man or was destined not to. I was b
Davies's pov"Shit!" I cursed when I was finally awake, the light from the window must have signaled to me that it was day already. The thought of the kid was the first thing on my mind, she did not have to wake up to not find me there.I did not plan to spend the night with Eloise but I guess it just happened. Speaking of Eloise, where is she anyway?I turned to see her staring at me, I was not sure if it was with admiration or something else, I could not place it."Did I do something wrong? Look if it is about me spending the night here, I am so sorry""It is not that" she replied rather calmly, surprising me "Nothing is wrong?""Yes, nothing is. Or is something wrong?""No, you were staring at me?""Does that mean I am not allowed to stare at you? I mean, you stare at me all the time and I never complain, I just smile" "You want me to smile, I can do that" "And you spending the night here, I loved it so stop apologizing for it""Really? Then, I should begin thinking of spending
Natasha's povI believe that my dad felt differently towards me from that day forward. He still liked me compared to my siblings, which I knew for sure. And it was because of one thing, my academic prowess. That was the only thing that qualified you to be on dad's favorite list. Less than 5 months after we returned, my mom lost her mother, our grandmother. This was my first experience of losing a close relative, I did not know if I felt sad or not, I guess I was just neutral. One of the things I might have forgotten to tell you about myself is that perhaps I am strong-hearted for I do not show my emotions. If anything, I would rather lick myself up and cry in my room than have anyone else see my pain or tears. It is safe to say that I rarely cried, escort of course on very rare occasions. Unfortunately, this was not one of those rare occasions as I did not share a tear as my grandmother was being buried. I had to be dragged out of there by my mother as other relatives and people p
Eloise's povWhat do you see when you look into my soul? An abyss of sadness, pain, hurt, loves lost, memories, and treasured loves I hold dear?Do you dive in and learn me and understand me, and swim in my waters? Or do you run for cover not wanting to get wet? Do you know how to calm my chaos, sadness, and insecurities? Do you know how to calm the storms in my heart and excite me?On the days that I am not sad, do you add to my happy mood by making me elevated and full of smiles? On my sad days, do you make me feel loved, understood, and calm? Be all that. Be my safe place. Be calm when my storms rise. Be my steady hand when I am turbulent with uncontrollable sobs for no reason I can rationalize. Be my strong sounding board when I was that for everyone else. Be my breathing easy when it gets too much for me. Be my home. Be my love that is beyond compare to any other I have never known. That is how you will never lose me.Davies met his match with me (chuckles). Both heaven and hel
Olivia's povI believe that as youngsters, we were entranced by enchantment, and as grown-ups, we dread love, when did we fail to remember they are the same thing?"I think the second sort of pain that I have encountered (the first being from home), was with Colin. You understand what they say regarding first love, forgetting about him was hard. It was like, he was latched onto my subconscious mind and psyche.I thought of him the entire day, I sat tight for him to call and apologize and let me know that he was sorry. Unfortunately, he won't ever do it. I needed to figure out how to let it go completely all alone.It showed me something imperative that would help me all through my different connections.365 fucking days and counting. That is how long it takes to neglect to recollect a snapshot of touch. So before reaching anything or being reached. Review these words, since it won't be sheep that you will count around nighttime, in any case, days until you are fearless enough again f