Cold sweats dripped down Nicholas’ temples as it took him a few minutes to sink in. There are thoughts which hindered him from admitting what he truly felt. Because deep inside, he may not realise it now, there was something he couldn’t figure out yet but special.
He watched Isabella’s eyes flutter open and noticed her chest heavily rising. At some point, he wanted to hold her tightly and tell her that she mattered above all those things he had responsibilities for. However, he had no courage to do so.
“I, I shouldn’t have asked that. I’m sorry,” Isabella speaks after she has had enough of his muteness. With her breaths starting to shaky, she removed her hands from his and turned around.
Her steps seemed so heavy to carry when he didn’t move a muscle. He just watched her walk away witho
