His Silver Eyes
Chapter 4
It's been 3 hours now since we departed, and I am now at the front lower deck of the ship watching the scenery in front of me, watching how the ship hit the waves of the sea, watching how the ship move forward behind the departure area of the town. Lights are like little firefly from my point of view, as the darkness surrounds entire kingdom.
I took a sip from my glass of wine, and then a memory of me and my brother lingered in my mind.
How my brother fools me around every time he got the chance, how he always teased me, and make fun of me, calling me names and draw on my face every year on my birthday, and gives me presents at the end of the day. How he helps me and fight for me every time someone tries to bully and make fun of me, he always tells them "I am the only one allowed to bully my sister", how sweet isn't he? How I wish I could turn back the time and spend more time with him. I miss my dear brother.
I emptied my glass and headed to the mini bar inside the ship.
"1 margarita please"
"1 margarita for this sad beautiful lady, coming up." The bartender informed, I look at him and smile at his little joke.
I look around me and notice the ball of light at the middle of the room, the band at the stage playing some kind of music that calms my soul and the couples swaying to the beat of the music, if they were still alive, maybe mama and papa would be one of the dancers in the dance hall. I looked away and fix my eyes on the bartender finalizing my margarita.
"A glass of Blood drips please" a very familiar masculine voice said just behind me.
"Margarita for the lady in black" he placed my order with a very bright smile showing off his dimple at the left side of his face.
"1 Blood drips for the Count, coming up."
"I wonder why is it always been you who first to find out where the hell I am" I commented with a sarcastic smile plastered on my face, while my eyes are still set on my glass of liquor.
"Trust me, I am asking the same question for month's now." He laughed in response as he handed over the wine he had ordered.
Then silence embraced the both of us, and the band that gives life to the room is the only noise you can here and the glass that clashes with the tables.
Then the music became a mellow slow music.
"My parents were both good dancers. since young, they us how to dance, and brought us both to every dance contest or dance floors they usually go, but they were always not at home most of the time, they were busy with their business and maybe with other things they think are more important than staying at home, they were busy saving other's lives, while they can't even save themselves from the same fate of the people they couldn't save. How ironic, I who haven't got any idea about what they were truly doing, I who haven't got any idea about fighting and killing was the only survivor.
What's the purpose of living this life, if I am alone? Why am I the only one left in this cruel world?" alexander is nowhere I could reach, my family are gone, and my only uncle are nowhere to be found. The only family I got is missing.
I emptied my glass and ordered another margarita.
"You know what you should be having fun now,
do not lock yourself in the past, how can you move forward, if you only focus your attention to the past? Do you think they'll be happy hearing those words from you? After sacrificing their own life just to let you live your life? Will you waste their sacrifice? "
hearing those words rang a bell and made me realize the shit I am saying now.
I drank my margarita bottoms up, wipe my tears and look at Marcus who's now looking at me with pity and… anger?
"Maybe you're right. But what do you expect from me? My family were murdered in a snap, lose everything in a night. Excuse me, I wanna go back to my cabin now." I excused myself and walk away, but then I felt dizzy. I close my eyes hoping it'll ease the dizziness but it just made it worse, and almost tripped myself over a chair and felt a hand in my waist almost hugging me.
"Careful Fania." Then I felt his breath in my neck and send shiver all over my body.
Fuck, I forgot margarita and wine aren't a good combination.
I must remind myself not to get drank when I am with him, he has this effect in my body I shouldn't be having, not to mention that we are both engaged.
"Let me walk you instead, it might hurt if you go up to your cabin alone." I did not complain anymore and let him slowly guide me to where we should go. My breathing becomes heavy, and my body feels hot. And I know exactly why.
"Are you okay? You blush "there is concern in his voice. I just nodded and didn't speak anymore.
His hands are still at my waist and the other is holding my hand while he slowly guide me walking in the staircase.
"And you're hot too. You sure you're okay?" he asked with concern.
I look up to him, his face is inches away from me.
"Why do you care so much to me Marcus? Are you engaged? What if your fiancé saw us and thought that was impossible? " I stopped walking and looked him in the eyes,
They are really beautiful.
"We're both engaged Marcus." I continued.
"You know what? You must be drunk just to call me Marcus " he changed.
I just shook my head and started walking.
"She can't even recognize me." He replied softly as he held me tightly, and walked quietly again. "Maybe you shouldn't drink liquors anymore, aside from wine I guess" he laughed in response when we reached the opposite side of my cabin.
"atleast you see your fiancé even if she doesn't remember you. While mine seems to have really forgotten me, then I still don't know what is really happening to him, the last news I got was a month ago, from someone else. Anyway, goodnight Marcus, thank you for listening again in my nonstop rants and making me realize things I should have known" I smile at him, and opened the door behind me.
I was about to close the door when a forced opened it, and a guy came into view.
"What are you doing Marc-" then a soft lips met mine, he was now kissing me senseless, tongue was inside my mouth and instead of protesting,
a soft moan escaped instead. He's not Marcus, he loves his fiancé.
He grabbed me closed the door and pinned me behind the door, his kisses deepened, and his hands are now on my waist and the other on my face.
I feel dizzy
'Remember me please'
"Please remember me my Fania" he whispered between the kiss, Alexander?
Then everything went black.
I had a weird dream last night. In the dream,
I was with Alexander, He is here on the ship, entered he was here inside my cabin, and then we shared a beautiful kiss, then I woke up.
I am now alone eating peacefully my breakfast in a table near the glass window pane, where you can see clearly the calm sea and the sky merging together. From time to time, other employees will greet me 'good morning' with a smile whenever they pass to my table.
The dream I had last night still lingers in my mind, Alex is the only one who calls me 'my Fania' apart from Marcus.
"Is he really here?" not in my own whisper, and just dumbfounded by the sea to my left.
"Who are you referring to Ms. Estefania?" a VERY familiar voice almost gave me a heart attack
"My goodness Marcus! You will be the death of me!" I said half-whisper-shout at him.
He chuckled and sat in front of me with a tray in his hands, maybe his chosen breakfast, our food is free for this 2 weeks.
"Are you okay My Lady? I heard your panic voice" Marculfo suddenly popped out, and gave me another heart attack.
"Can you stop shocking me? My god! I will definitely get a heart attack. Anyway, I'm okay Marculfo, but please don't startle me too, I will haunt you when I die of a heart attack because of you. "
I breathe and calm down my nerves and look at the both of them
Marculfo just smiled apologetically and made a peace sign in his right hand, so childish, while Marcus is just eating his breakfast as if nothing happened with a wide smile in his face.
"After saving me for two times you are the only reason for me to die" I said shaking my head and ate my food again. And then his laughter was the only thing you can hear in the entire dining hall, and people are looking at us weirdly, maybe thinking why the Count is laughing so loudly with a person like me.
It took him minutes before he stop,
"You look happy today" I said
"Well, of course I am! I think this 2 weeks will be the greatest 2 weeks of my life" he said happily.
I nod convincingly and sip my ice coffee.
"Is there a particular reason behind it?" I asked while raising a brow at him with a questioning look visible to my face.
"Well let's just say, something good happened to me, last night." He answered still with a wide smile from ear to ear. I stopped talking and finished my meal. The 3 days trip to the island was good, there's no storm along the way. I thought those three days would be a long trip, but thanks to Marcus' company the trip went well, I noticed that Marculfo and I seemed to be close, eh, I once caught them playing chess on the 2nd day on the lower deck of the ship , while I was there in the mini-pool and sun bathing with the others, they both look serious while playing when you were in a championship game they were both, their eyes were just focused on the board and they were seriously moving chess pieces, and obviously seriously thinking of the next move to beat each other.
They became instant friends at that 3 days travel, and when Marculfo follows me, later I will only see Marcus following us and talking to my butler or maybe they are playing board games so sometimes card games.
Every night held a party, people wear their formal wears and as usual I am with the Count and my butler at my both sides.
And as soon as we get to the island, other staff are handling the items to be used for the photo shoot, others are bringing the luggage's inside the hotel, after eating our lunch in a restaurant inside the hotel, we are already handling for the photo shoot, 3 hours later our first photo shoot starts tonight, they put me in a red-t-shirt with a 'mine' printed in front and a high-waist blue jeans paired with a silver stiletto heels very high and fur coat in cream color, and a they made me wear a black cloth and wrap it around my neck in a tie and a black wig as my hair, which is naturally blonde, and for the sake of the magazine they made me do it even though I don't want to but it turns out great, I never know a dark hair suits me very well, while taking a picture of Marcus in the bathroom of a room we use for a photo shoot today, Marcus is wearing a black dotted polo, and a tight black pants, while a makeup artist do my makeup here in my room, where I am groomed and dressed.They took a few more solo shots and called me.
I approached the glass window of the hotel room with a small book shelf at the bottom just near the bathroom of the hotel room and then posted, while in the middle of taking pictures of me, Marcus came out dripping wet, after a few shots, exchanged I also wore a dress, they also wore me an off-shoulder floral summer dress and paired it with black boots when I came out of the room the hotel room set up was ruined, there was a small pool in the middle of the room with water, a hand-made stone improvised by other staff, and the background looks like heaven, I looked at my companions who were also busy with him he was just doing, while Marcus was standing in front of the camera while wearing a mask with a gun strap attached to her waist, her white blonde signature hair turned greyish blonde.
The stars are really beautiful at night. They light up the dark and lonely sky. I smiled
i sip another glass of wine. Its near midnight now and i can't even feel any tiredness after all the activity today.
"Life can be really beautiful even at times of darkness." i heard Marculfo from my back.
"How was your life during those years Marculfo? I bet ymit was rather okay than mine." i asked.
"Those were the years where i was given a chance to be with my family for a long time. It was scary knowing there are black vampires hunting us down, but we survived" he said smiling.
"I bet you'be found your ms. Right during those year." i teased.
"Nah, i don't have the luxury time to even know her, i was busy making sure my family and the organization is fine, hahaha" he laughed.
"Im glad your safe" i said sincerely.
"I was more than glad that you are safe Young lady" he said dearly.
This 2 weeks in this island will be very eventful for me for sure.