Met again
Met again
His formerly dark eyes had darkened much more. His calm eyes had changed to ice, as if intractable, and were no longer the same as before. His gaze seemed to pierce as deep as my soul, and I could sense the tightness in his jaw as he glanced at my stomach. He doesn’t take his attention away from me, even though his hand is inextricably linked to mine. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
I looked at Stanley as he hem and wrapped his hand around my waist. I smiled at him to show he had nothing to worry about. I was no longer the Caroline he had known. And I won’t let him compare himself to Andrius. My heart may still know who the former owner was, but I knew he would know Stanley as well.
“I am Andrius Easton.”
First, I focused on his hand. Stanley’s parents stared at me, who was already smiling. Beatrice, who was barely able to paint her face. She doesn’t give me a harsh stare, but she’s expressionless. I’m not sure what her reaction is. I eventually grasped Andrius’ hand in mine. I smiled at him showing my tooth, so he’d know I wasn’t hurt when he once threw me? Stanley’s clutch on my waist tightened, so I placed my head on his chest.
Next to introduce was Beatrice. Why do they have to introduce themselves to me when they already know who I am? Well, it’s not a big deal to me because somehow, I know I’ve made progress. And they look like that too, so I don’t think there’s a problem.
“I am Beatrice Scott EASTON,” she emphasized the last word she said. Suddenly, her grip on my hand tightened, so I looked at her. She looked straight at me as if she was already stabbing me in her mind.
“Miss, my hand,” I said nervously as I recovered it and smiled at her. Why is she behaving this way? I simply ignored her and proceeded to look at them one by one to inaugurate myself. What I was most interested in was Stanley’s parents waving at me. Even though I hadn’t met them yet, they
appeared to welcome me, since Stanley’s mother hugged me immediately away. When she separate, that’s when I introduced myself.
“I am Caroline Miller. Glad to meet you all.” I touched my stomach, then bent down. However, he and his mommy stopped me from doing what I was going to do. Because maybe my stomach is so big they don’t want me to squeeze it.
“I am Lennie Gray and this is Dominador Gray. As you can see, we are Stanley’s parents. And the people who first introduced you were his friends. Beatrice is his younger childhood friend and Andrius is her husband. I invited them both here so that we can have more people here.” The excitement on Aunt Lennie’s face was indelible. I am very grateful to be welcome even though they have only just met me.
“Let’s go?” Stanley was the first to ask us to go to the table. The older couple came first and then Beatrice. Andrius didn’t leave his place first, so we didn’t leave either. Nothing has changed in manner, it’s still the same. The only difference is that his eyes deepen. You think he hasn’t slept in weeks.
Stanley grabbed me by the waist, so I walked away. I never looked at Andrius again. My heart calmed down as well. This is what Stanley tells me I will never lose. That I am no longer the same as before that is easy to manipulate. Even though he was there in front of me now, I didn’t even show him I had missed him for months. That I blame them for what happened to me. But what can I do if that is what happened? We can do nothing but let it go and move on with life.
Everyone is talking happily. I also noticed in Andrius that his body had grown a bit. Because of his navy polo, his muscles were shown while Stanley was still the same as before. You will immediately recognize who Andrius is and who Stanley is when you turn around. It used to be that when they turned around, you couldn’t recognize who it was. I only came back to existence when Stanley suddenly squeezed my legs under the table.
“We’re not in a hurry but I wish that before we get married, I want her to give birth to our baby first.” I quickly looked at Stanley as he finally took possession of the child. There was a twinge in my heart because he was so serious and he stood by what he told me. He did not disappoint me. And I don’t know why my heart didn’t see him back then. If I could just erase the name Andrius, I would replace it with his name.
He took my hand holding a fork, then kissed it. Aunt Lennie applauded loudly for what he did while my cheek turned red.
“Stop being sweet to me, it’s embarrassing for them to see it,” I whispered that to him even though they could hear me. I can’t cover my face. I blushed as I looked at his parents with a wide smile and Andrius, whose expression did not change at all.
“Why? They will also witness our wedding, and mommy will always see this scene from now on.” I pinched his side, so he let go of my hand. He laughed out loud. His parents also joined in the laughter.
They just stopped cackling when the spoon and fork on the plate suddenly rang loudly. With so much force, I think the plate broke.
“Ahem! I’m sorry, I’m just going to the bathroom.” Andrius immediately stood up without looking at us. I just looked behind him, but he hadn’t gone far yet. Beatrice also stood up quickly.
“Please, excuse me.” Beatrice bent down to apologize then ran even though she was stunned.
I saw Stanley swallow. I don’t know if it was because of Andrius ’reaction or because of Beatrice, but I noticed a quick change in his mood. I think tonight is too intense for me. I fanned myself with my hands. I took a deep breath, then continued eating. When I finished my food, I said I would go outside.
Beatrice and Andrius are still not coming back even a few minutes ago.
“I saw the fountain outside. I just wanted to ventilate first.” I wiped my mouth, then drank some water. I had to go since they simply nodded, but Stanley started up to follow, but I stopped him.
“Spend your time with your parents. I’ll be right back.” I didn’t wait for him to answer and I went straight out. The wind immediately embraced the cold night. I rubbed my arms because of the cold.
I went down three stairs to walk to the fountain, but when I finally came down the stairs, someone suddenly grabbed my mouth and dragged me somewhere. My heartbeat quickened and mastered because I remember scenes like this. My hands were trembling rapidly. The drag wasn’t strong and aggressive, but I was immediately out of breath.
When I was released by someone who dragged me into the dark, my tears flowed one after another.