nedelia landed in her fortress, in front of the wooden house. It was an abandoned house when she first cos here to get away from the madness that happened to her, and she made it her own.
Ahhhh... thirty years have gone by so quickly.
Her nostrils picked up the scent of delicious dishes originating from the house. Rebecca is cooking lunch.
She arrived in ti!
She entered the house and walked straight to the kitchen. "What are you cooking? It slls delicious!" she stated.
"I'm cooking chicken curry with coconut milk, curry powder, and herbs..." Rebbeca said, grinning.
nedelia salivated while looking at the pot. "I'm getting hungry!" she said and sat on the table.
"I will let it simr a few minutes more, and I'm done cooking," Rebecca said.
Half an hour later, the two won were already eating lunch at the table in comfortable silence.
After eating, nedelia left the house and went to her favorite spot. She lowered herself on the wooden bench located under the shade of the Acacia tree.
She stared at the horizon and breathed deeply.
Her mind journeyed back to mory lane thirty years ago.
~~~Flashback~~~
She and Evelyn were kindred spirits. They love going on adventures together. Evelyn gave her a nickna, nde.
It's one of those days...
During one of their adventures.
It's been five tis already that they visited the abandoned manor located in the middle of the forest. The manor looks deserted on the outside but inside is a different thing.
It's beautiful inside, there are so many things to see... blooming flowers in the garden, majestic fountains... and the manor doesn't look abandoned at all on the inside.
They found a handso guy swimming in the lake at the back of the manor.
"Wow, he's so handso!" Evelyn giggled.
"Shh...be quiet... he will know that an intruder invaded his ho. We don't want him to know that we co to his ho without permission!" nde warned her friend.
Evelyn nods her head and stopped talking, instead she stared in awe at the handso guy swimming in the lake. She was srized by his good looks.
nde looked at her friend and rolled her eyes. "Co on, let's go ho now!"
"Wait, I'm not done yet admiring at his handso face," Evelyn replied.
"Let's just co back here the other day," nde said.
Evelyn pouted. "Alright, let's go ho!"
nde grabbed her friend's arms, and they teleported back to Evelyn's room in the manor.
Unknown to them, the guy swimming in the lake was smirking.
The two friends landed in the bed laughing together.
"Isn't he gorgeous?" Evelyn gushes.
"You an the guy swimming in the lake?"
"Yes! No one else! He's so handso!" Evelyn giggled.
"It's already three tis that we saw him swimming in the lake every ti we visited that place. Is he showing off his great physique to us?" nde said jokingly.
"And I like it!" Evelyn gushes.
nde's eyes widened. "Oh my, you're having a crush on him?"
"Yesssssssssss!" Evelyn admitted. "Can't wait to see him again! Can we go back there tomorrow? Please?" she begged.
"I think we shouldn't go back to that place anymore," nde refused.
"B-but why?" Evelyn asked, panicking.
"I don't trust that guy," nde replied.
Evelyn pouted. "We haven't talked to him yet, and you already judge him?"
nde shrugged. "Alright, I'm going ho now. See you tomorrow!" she said.
"Wait... don't go yet!" Evelyn protested.
nde shook her head. "I gotta go!" she said and initiated the teleportation process in her mind.
She vanished from Evelyn's room in split seconds.
The following day.
nde is back in Evelyn's room.
"Friend, take back to that manor in the forest! Please?" Evelyn begged.
"No!"
"Pretty please!" Evelyn begged her. "We won't stay there for long!" she promised.
After one hour of constant begging, nde finally relented. "Fine! This will be the last day that we will visit that place, okay?"
"OK!" Evelyn said. "Let's go now!" she said excitedly.
nde holds her friend's arm, and they teleported back to the manor.
They quickly entered the manor and went to the backyard to the location of the lake. But the girls didn't find the handso guy there.
Evelyn looked at the lake, she wore a disappointed look on her face. "Where is he?" she said in dismay.
"Are you looking for , girls?" a male voice suddenly ca out of nowhere.
They turned around and looked at the owner of the voice, there he is! Standing a few ters away from them.
'Wow! He is extrely good-looking,' nde thought to herself.
Evelyn's eyes glead excitedly. "Hello... are you the owner of this place?" she asked.
The guy smiled brightly. "No. This place is owned by my grandparents. They're not here right now. So, I'm the caretaker of this place as of the mont," he replied.
"We're sorry that we entered your place without asking your permission. We're naturally curious. I hope you will forgive us," Evelyn apologized.
"No problem. You can visit this place anyti. You are welco here!" the guy said.
Evelyn's eyes widened in happiness. "Really-?"
"Yeah, sure!" the guy said.
"Um... what's your na?" Evelyn asked the handso guy.
"My na is Rigor. How about you girls? May I know your nas?" he asked.
"My na is Evelyn, and this is nde, my best friend!" Evelyn replied cheerfully.
"Nice eting you, girls. Would you like to co with ? I will show you around. The castle looks crumbling outside, and it badly needs repairs. My grandparents are going to hire people to renovate this place soon," he explained.
"Ah, okay..." Evelyn said.
nde was silent the whole ti, studying and observing the guy.
"Girls, co with inside!" the guy invited them over.
Evelyn grabbed nde's hands, they followed Rigor inside the manor.
They co to the living room, and there was an old sofa and so antique furniture scattered all around the area.
"Have a seat, ladies! I'm sorry, the place is a bit shabby. I arrived here two weeks ago to take care of the place while my grandparents are on vacation," he explained.
Evelyn smiled at him. "No need to apologize, we understand," she said.
"Would you like a drink? I have so apples and oranges in the kitchen. Wait here for a mont. I'll get them for you," he said and walked into the hallway.
Evelyn and nde watched Rigor's back walking towards the end of the hallway and disappeared into one of the doors.
"OMG! He's so handso! I love the sound of his voice, so manly!" Evelyn giggled.
nde rolled her eyes. "Don't fall in love with him! Today is the last ti we co here. Let's go ho now!" she said and stood up, ready to leave the place.
Evelyn grabbed nde's hands, forcing her to sit back on the couch. "Just a few minutes, please? It's a rude attitude if Rigor cos back here and finds out that the guest already left without saying goodbye. Where are your good manners?" she reprimanded her friend.
"Alright, but don't eat the foods that he will give you! I don't trust him! He's too good to be true!" nde warned her.
"Okay, fine!" Evelyn said.
They saw Rigor coming back to the living room, carrying a wooden tray with oranges and apples. He put the tray on the center table. "The fresh fruits are here! Enjoy them, ladies!" he said in a delighted voice.
"No thanks. I'm not hungry," nde said, refusing to eat the fruits.
Rigor's face fell. "How about you, beauty?" he asked the other girl.
Evelyn smiled and grabbed one red apple. "I'm not hungry, too. But I will bring it to my house. I will eat it later," she said.
Rigor smiled. "Okay..."
"We will go ho now," nde said and stood up.
"Oh, why? It's still too early. But anyways... I want to give Evelyn sothing. Wait for a second please..." he said and rose to his feet, he went in the direction of the garden.
nde grabbed her friend's arms. "Let's go!"
"Let's just wait until he cobacks!" Evelyn begged her friend.
nde pouted and rolled her eyes.
A few minutes later.
Rigor returned to the living room holding a bouquet of red roses and gave it to Evelyn. "This is for you, beauty! I hope we see each other again soon!" he said and winked at her.
Evelyn accepted the roses, her heart lted right on the spot. "Thank you for the beautiful flowers!" she said, smiling brightly at him.
"We're going ho now," nde said and grabbed her friend's hands. They walked in the direction of the entrance of the manor.
"Girls, wait... I'll accompany you out," Rigor offered.
The girls walked towards the entrance of the manor and exited the gate.
"Bye, girls! Co here again soon!" Rigor said, waving his hands at the girls.
Evelyn waved back at him.
The mont the girls reached the tree, nde teleported themselves back to Evelyn's house.
They landed inside Evelyn's room.
nde looked at the red apple and red roses. "Throw them outside!" she ordered.
"No, I won't!" Evelyn said, refusing to throw the aningful gifts that she received from her crush.
nde sighed. "Fine, just don't eat the apple, okay?"
"I won't, promise!" Evelyn assured her.
"Alright, I will go ho now. I'll co back here if I have free ti," nde said.
"Take care, friend," Evelyn said. She fixed her gaze on the red roses that she was holding in her hands, smiling happily.
nde shook her head, then sighed heavily. She vanished from the room a few seconds later.
Evelyn arranged the flowers in the flower vase. She giggled in happiness, rembering so well Rigor's hypnotic eyes looking at her. His magnetic look can lt a heart of stone. When he winked at her! OMG! Her heart jumped up and down in her rib cage.
Then her face fell. Sad to say, she will never see Rigor again. nde will never bring her again to that manor.
Hours went by.
That evening, after dinner.
Evelyn was standing beside the window, staring at the full moon and the stars shining brightly in the sky.
That night, during bedti.
Evelyn was tossing in the bed, she can't sleep. She keeps thinking of Rigor!
It was near midnight when her body and mind finally succumbed to a night of deep sleep.
While Evelyn was sleeping soundly.
Suddenly, the red roses glowed in the dark, producing a faint light that traveled towards the window. Outside, a solitary figure was standing on the ground, looking at the window.
Evelyn dread of Rigor in her sleep.
In her dream, he visited her at her house and brought her a bouquet of red roses.
The following day.
After breakfast, Evelyn was shocked when the servant inford her that a handso guy nad Rigor wants to see her. He was waiting outside the gate.
She can't believe it! Her dream last night suddenly co true!
Evelyn bolted towards the gate and found the smiling Rigor standing outside the gate, holding a bouquet of red roses.
"Good morning, my dearest, Evelyn!" Rigor uttered his greetings, showering her with his dazzling smile.
That very mont, Evelyn was floating in cloud 9.
...
And that is how their love story begins, that ended in tragedy.
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