Chapter 16

After five hours of driving, Tian and Taria reached the house. It was a huge building very far away from the city and every other inhabited place. A place in the middle of the forest where no one could reach.

Taria was already awake, but she kept pretending to be asleep since she didn't know how she would face Tian after what she did, but before she could stop pretending, Tian was already carrying her and walking. She heard many voices greeting Tian saying "welcome back, young lord", and she could also feel how cold Tian was towards them all. After a while, Tian laid Taria in a soft bed, then he called Mia again but she didn't answer. Taria felt Tian's cold shaky fingers taking off the shoulder of the dress slowly, but when she opened her eyes, she saw him closing his eyes hard, and she saw a pajama beside her bed.

"Tian", Taria said, and he opened his eyes to see her laying in bed wearing the dress with a slipped shoulder, then he turned around fast.

"I brought a pajama, and I will tell Lessy to come help you", Tian said, then he got out of the room. After that, an old lady came, and she helped Taria to take off the dress and to wear the pajama, then she gave her everything she might need and went out.

Taria laid in the bed again. Her physical pain was over, but her mind was full of thoughts that gave her a headache. She kept thinking about Tian, a killer who became the light in her world, a cold person who filled her life with warmth. Should she tell him that she likes him? or should she keep him as a friend and avoid the risk? But won't she be playing with his feelings if she did that? Won't she be hurting him every time she smiles? every time she talks? every time she hugs him or holds his hand? And won't she also be hurting her heart that calls his name with every beat?

Taria kept rolling around in bed, unable to sleep, and unable to stop the thoughts from hurting her brain, so she got out of bed, and walked around the huge building she was in.

Taria thought she was in a hotel at first. She walked in an endless huge corridor, with white doors on one side, and a glass wall on the other side overlooking a sparkling lake, just like a hotel from a fairytale. Taria kept walking, amazed by how luxurious the building was, with golden chandeliers above her head, and red soft comfy carpet under her bare feet.

After a while, Taria reached the end of the corridor. It had no walls or doors, just a cut on the building that leads to the lake side. Tian and Ve were sitting there together, so Taria walked towards them without them noticing.

"I've never seen you like this before. What happened to your neck?", Ve asked

"Sigh, I had to drive with a tilted head so she would be able to play with my hair. It was my first time getting through an experience like that, Josephine can win a running race while she is on her period, then she would boast about that all the day", Tian said

"Your girl is so delicate", Ve said

"Yeah. My girl is so cute", Tian said, but Ve slapped his head from behind, then he said "wrong, she is not YOUR girl yet, brat"

"Who is your real sibling?" Tian said, holding the back of his head that Ve slapped, then they both looked at the lake

"It's a burden, isn't it?" Ve said coldly

"Yeah, it is", Tian said

The problem was that Taria only heard the last part of the brothers' conversation, and she felt furious, so furious to the point she walked faster towards Tian and kicked his back

"IF YOU THINK OF ME AS A BURDEN THEN WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE", Taria shouted, then she went back running while Tian ran after her

"Taria, wait. I wasn't talking about you", Tian said, then he pulled Taria to stop her from running away, and found out that she was crying again

"I know that my emotions are bad, hic, but it's a thing that I can't control, hic, if I have known that you would feel like that I wouldn't have let them out and I would bury them inside my heart, sniff, but I feel comfortable around you, that's why I acted as the real me", Taria said while her tears were covering her cheeks

"I wasn't talking about you. I would never feel that you are a burden. I was talking about family issues. I already brought you here to tell you about them", Tian said

"WHAT ARE THESE ISSUES, HA?" Taria said

"Why are you angry? I will tell you, but not now. Stop crying", Tian said.

Taria wasn't completely persuaded, but it was enough for her, so she stopped crying

"Are you better now? Did the pain fade away?" Tian asked, and Taria nodded her head while she was crossing her arms, then Ve came, and she went running towards him leaving Tian alone

"Brother Veeee. I missed you", Taria said while hugging him

"Are you ok? little kid", Ve asked, and Taria nodded her head with sparkling eyes

"I bought you chocolate, would you like to eat some?" Ve asked while patting Taria's head

"Really? Brother Ve is the best", Taria said, then Ve took her away while Tian was burning in his anger flames that he held back to not get Taria emotional again.