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 nced at my stomach. He doesn’t take his


    attention away from me, even though his hand is inextricably linked to mine.


    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 ced 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 thest 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 wee me, since Stanley’s mother hugged me immediately away. When she


    separate, that’s when I introduced myself.


    “I am Caroline Miller. d 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 wee 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 ce 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 manipte. Even though he was there in front of me now, I didn’t even


    show him I had missed him for months. That I me 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 rece


    it with his name.


    He took my hand holding a fork, then kissed it. Aunt Lennie apuded 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. Heughed out loud. His parents also joined in the


    laughter.


    They just stopped cackling when the spoon and fork on the te suddenly rang loudly. With so


    much force, I think the te 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.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    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 noting back even a few minutes ago.


    “I saw the fountain outside. I just wanted to ventte 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.